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.
- Q21.
'Freedom in Exile' and 'My Land and My People' are the autobiographies of:
A. The 14th Dalai LamaB. Thich Nhat HanhC. Nelson MandelaD. Aung San Suu KyimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
'And Then One Day: A Memoir' is the autobiography of which actor?
A. Amrish PuriB. Dilip KumarC. Om PuriD. Naseeruddin ShahmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
Who is the author of 'The Color Purple'?
A. Maya AngelouB. Toni MorrisonC. Harper LeeD. Alice WalkermediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
Who wrote the novel 'Chokher Bali'?
A. Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayB. Rabindranath TagoreC. Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyayD. Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyaymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Who is the author of 'I Do What I Do'?
A. Raghuram RajanB. Y. V. ReddyC. Urjit PatelD. Amartya SenmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q26.
'Razmnama' was a Persian translation of which work?
A. PanchatantraB. MahabharataC. Atharva VedaD. RamayanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
Who is the author of 'A Nation in Making'?
A. Bipin Chandra PalB. Bal Gangadhar TilakC. Dadabhai NaorojiD. Surendranath BanerjeemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
The 'Badshahnama', a history of Shah Jahan's reign, was written by:
A. Abdul Hamid LahoriB. Abdul Qadir BadauniC. Gulbadan BegumD. Abul FazlmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
Who wrote 'The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh'?
A. Sanjaya BaruB. Pranab MukherjeeC. Kuldip NayarD. Natwar SinghmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
Who wrote the novel 'The Insider'?
A. I. K. GujralB. Manmohan SinghC. P. V. Narasimha RaoD. Atal Bihari VajpayeemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q31.
'Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World' is the memoir of which former UN Secretary-General?
A. Kofi AnnanB. Ban Ki-moonC. Boutros Boutros-GhaliD. Antonio GuterresmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
Who is the author of 'The Turbulent Years: 1980-1996'?
A. Yashwant SinhaB. Manmohan SinghC. P. ChidambaramD. Pranab MukherjeemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
'My Archaeological Mission to India and Pakistan' was written by:
A. Sir Mortimer WheelerB. John MarshallC. Alexander CunninghamD. R. D. BanerjimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
'Clear Light of Day', 'Fire on the Mountain' and 'Voices in the City' are novels by:
A. Shashi DeshpandeB. Kiran DesaiC. Anita DesaiD. Nayantara SahgalmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
'Raga Mala' is the autobiography of:
A. Ustad Vilayat KhanB. Pandit Ravi ShankarC. Pandit Hariprasad ChaurasiaD. Ustad Ali Akbar KhanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
'The Act of Life' is the autobiography of which actor?
A. PranB. Anupam KherC. Om PuriD. Amrish PurimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
The 'Vikramarjuna Vijaya' (Pampa Bharata) was composed by Pampa in which language?
A. TamilB. KannadaC. MalayalamD. TelugumediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
'One Life Is Not Enough' is the autobiography of:
A. K. Natwar SinghB. Jaswant SinghC. Yashwant SinhaD. Salman KhurshidmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
Who is the author of the novel 'The Zoya Factor'?
A. Twinkle KhannaB. Shobhaa DeC. Preeti ShenoyD. Anuja ChauhanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
Who is the main author of the book 'India's Struggle for Independence'?
A. Sumit SarkarB. Bipan ChandraC. Ramachandra GuhaD. R. C. MajumdarmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›