Books & Authors Questions with Solutions
This topic covers famous books and their authors, including ancient Indian texts, works of the freedom struggle, classic and modern literature, autobiographies of famous people, and recently published books by well-known personalities. Questions usually name a book and ask for its author, or the other way round. Ancient and historical books, such as Arthashastra (Kautilya), Indica (Megasthenes) and Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore), are tested most often. Autobiographies are another favourite, so learn titles such as 'My Experiments with Truth' (Mahatma Gandhi) and 'Wings of Fire' (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam). Practise the books and authors questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Who wrote 'Rajmohan's Wife', generally regarded as the first novel in English by an Indian?
A. Rabindranath TagoreB. Michael Madhusudan DuttC. Toru DuttD. Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayhardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q2.
'Aalo Aandhari' (A Life Less Ordinary) is the autobiography of:
A. Baby HalderB. Rassundari DeviC. BamaD. Binodini DasihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
Who is the author of 'Smriti Chitre', the Marathi memoir translated as 'The Memoirs of a Spirited Wife'?
A. Lakshmibai TilakB. Savitribai PhuleC. Tarabai ShindeD. Pandita RamabaihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
Who is the author of 'Economy of Permanence'?
A. E. F. SchumacherB. Vinoba BhaveC. J. C. KumarappaD. Dadabhai NaorojihardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q5.
The Sanskrit poem 'Ramacharitam', which narrates the story of Rama and of the Pala king Ramapala at the same time, was written by:
A. BilhanaB. KalhanaC. JayadevaD. Sandhyakar NandihardAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q6.
'Bandi Jivan', an account of the revolutionary movement, was written by:
A. Barindra Kumar GhoshB. Sachindranath SanyalC. Ram Prasad BismilD. Bhagat SinghhardAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q7.
'Nitisara', an early work on politics and statecraft, was written by:
A. VishakhadattaB. Somadeva SuriC. KautilyaD. KamandakahardAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q8.
'Futuhat-i-Alamgiri', an account of Aurangzeb's reign, was written by:
A. Bhimsen SaxenaB. Khafi KhanC. Ishwardas NagarD. Saqi Mustaid KhanhardAsked in State PCSView solution › - Q9.
The book 'India for Indians' was written by:
A. Surendranath BanerjeeB. Motilal NehruC. Bipin Chandra PalD. Chittaranjan DashardAsked in State PCSView solution ›