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.
- Q81.
Who is the author of the Telugu work 'Manucharitra'?
A. Tenali RamakrishnaB. Allasani PeddanaC. NannayaD. PothanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q82.
'Those Days' is the English translation of 'Sei Samay', a Bengali novel by:
A. Shirshendu MukhopadhyayB. Satyajit RayC. Mahasweta DeviD. Sunil GangopadhyaymediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q83.
'Aatish-e-Chinar' (Flames of the Chinar) is the autobiography of:
A. Bakshi Ghulam MohammadB. Farooq AbdullahC. Sheikh Mohammad AbdullahD. Mufti Mohammad SayeedmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q84.
Who is the author of 'India: A Million Mutinies Now'?
A. Pankaj MishraB. Mark TullyC. V. S. NaipaulD. Salman RushdiemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q85.
Who wrote 'Hajar Churashir Maa' (Mother of 1084)?
A. Bani BasuB. Ashapurna DeviC. Taslima NasrinD. Mahasweta DevimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q86.
'Viklang Shraddha Ka Daur' is a work of which Hindi satirist?
A. Sharad JoshiB. K. P. SaxenaC. Harishankar ParsaiD. Shrilal ShuklamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q87.
Who wrote the popular Hindi fantasy novel 'Chandrakanta'?
A. Lala Srinivas DasB. Devaki Nandan KhatriC. Bharatendu HarishchandraD. PremchandmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q88.
The famous Sanskrit play 'Svapnavasavadattam' was written by:
A. BhasaB. ShudrakaC. BhavabhutiD. KalidasamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q89.
Who wrote 'The Indian Struggle, 1920-1942'?
A. Jawaharlal NehruB. Bipan ChandraC. Subhas Chandra BoseD. Rajendra PrasadmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q90.
Who wrote 'The Early History of India' (1904)?
A. James MillB. A. L. BashamC. Vincent Arthur SmithD. Alexander CunninghammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q91.
The novel 'Flights', which won the Man Booker International Prize in 2018, was written by:
A. Annie ErnauxB. Olga TokarczukC. Jokha AlharthiD. Han KangmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q92.
Who is the author of the Sanskrit drama 'Ratnavali'?
A. VishakhadattaB. HarshavardhanaC. KalidasaD. BhasamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q93.
'Economic Nightmare of India: Its Cause and Cure' was written by which former Prime Minister?
A. Chaudhary Charan SinghB. V. P. SinghC. Chandra ShekharD. Morarji DesaimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q94.
Who wrote the Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram'?
A. TolkappiyarB. SattanarC. TiruvalluvarD. Ilango AdigalmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q95.
The 'Mahabhashya', a great commentary on Panini's grammar, was written by:
A. BhartrihariB. KautilyaC. KatyayanaD. PatanjalimediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q96.
Which is the oldest surviving work of Tamil grammar and poetics, from the Sangam period?
A. EttuthogaiB. TirukkuralC. SilappadikaramD. TolkappiyammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q97.
Who created the fictional scientist 'Professor Shonku'?
A. Satyajit RayB. Sunil GangopadhyayC. Sukumar RayD. Shirshendu MukhopadhyaymediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q98.
'On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power' is the autobiography of:
A. Manohar JoshiB. Sharad PawarC. Prithviraj ChavanD. Pranab MukherjeemediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q99.
'Through the Broken Glass' is the autobiography of which former Chief Election Commissioner?
A. J. M. LyngdohB. M. S. GillC. S. Y. QuraishiD. T. N. SeshanmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q100.
Who wrote the novel 'As I Lay Dying'?
A. Mark TwainB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Ernest HemingwaymediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›