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.
- Q41.
Which was R. K. Narayan's first novel?
A. The English TeacherB. The GuideC. Swami and FriendsD. The Financial ExpertmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q42.
'Galpaguchchha', written by Rabindranath Tagore, is a collection of:
A. PlaysB. EssaysC. Short storiesD. PoemsmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q43.
Which was the first novel of Anand Neelakantan?
A. VanaraB. The Rise of SivagamiC. Ajaya: Roll of the DiceD. Asura: Tale of the VanquishedmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q44.
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'The Discovery of India' while he was imprisoned at:
A. Cellular JailB. Mandalay JailC. Ahmednagar FortD. Yerawada JailmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q45.
The Sanskrit poem 'Ritusamhara', describing the six seasons, was written by:
A. KalidasaB. BharaviC. BhasaD. BanabhattamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q46.
'Wide Angle' is a book by which Indian cricketer?
A. Rahul DravidB. Javagal SrinathC. Anil KumbleD. Harbhajan SinghmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
Who is the author of 'We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World'?
A. Nadia MuradB. Greta ThunbergC. Malala YousafzaiD. Michelle ObamamediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q48.
'All Round View' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
A. Javed MiandadB. Wasim AkramC. Ian BothamD. Imran KhanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q49.
'The East and the West' (Prachya o Paschatya) was written by:
A. Rabindranath TagoreB. Raja Ram Mohan RoyC. Sri AurobindoD. Swami VivekanandamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q50.
'Durgeshnandini' (1865), often called the first major Bengali novel, was written by:
A. Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyayB. Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayC. Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarD. Rabindranath TagoremediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q51.
In which year was Munshi Premchand's novel 'Godaan' published?
A. 1936B. 1947C. 1925D. 1918mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q52.
The Tamil Buddhist epic 'Manimekalai', which tells the story of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi, was written by:
A. Sattanar (Seethalai Sattanar)B. KambanC. Ilango AdigalD. TiruvalluvarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q53.
'The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian' was written by:
A. Ved MehtaB. R. K. LaxmanC. Nirad C. ChaudhuriD. Khushwant SinghmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q54.
'Matters of Discretion' is the autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India?
A. V. P. SinghB. H. D. Deve GowdaC. Chandra ShekharD. I. K. GujralmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q55.
Who is the author of 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'?
A. Thomas HardyB. Charles DickensC. George EliotD. D. H. LawrencemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q56.
Who is the author of 'Living History'?
A. Madeleine AlbrightB. Hillary Rodham ClintonC. Condoleezza RiceD. Michelle ObamamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q57.
The book 'Stri Purush Tulana' (A Comparison of Women and Men), published in 1882, was written by:
A. Rassundari DeviB. Tarabai ShindeC. Savitribai PhuleD. Pandita RamabaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q58.
Who is the author of 'Abhinaya Darpana', a classical text on gestures in dance?
A. MatangaB. SharngadevaC. Bharata MuniD. NandikeshvaramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q59.
Who is the author of the Marathi novel 'Mrityunjay'?
A. P. L. DeshpandeB. V. S. KhandekarC. Shivaji SawantD. Ranjit DesaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q60.
'Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography' was written by which eminent jurist?
A. Nani PalkhivalaB. Fali S. NarimanC. Soli SorabjeeD. Ram JethmalanimediumAsked in SSCView solution ›