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.
- Q101.
'Who Moved My Interest Rate?' is the memoir of which former RBI Governor?
A. Raghuram RajanB. D. SubbaraoC. Bimal JalanD. Y. V. ReddymediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q102.
'Heart of Darkness' was written by:
A. Graham GreeneB. Rudyard KiplingC. Joseph ConradD. E. M. ForstermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q103.
Who wrote the Hindi novel 'Kitne Pakistan'?
A. KamleshwarB. Mohan RakeshC. Rajendra YadavD. Nirmal VermamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q104.
Who wrote the Hindi novel 'Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'?
A. YashpalB. Dharamvir BharatiC. AgyeyaD. Bhisham SahnimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q105.
'At the Close of Play' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
A. Shane WarneB. Steve WaughC. Ricky PontingD. Adam GilchristmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q106.
Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for English in 1992 for 'Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra'?
A. Amitav GhoshB. Vikram SethC. Upamanyu ChatterjeeD. Ruskin BondmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q107.
The English novel 'The Rainbow' was written by:
A. Thomas HardyB. D. H. LawrenceC. Virginia WoolfD. E. M. ForstermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q108.
The novel 'Vanity Fair' was written by:
A. William Makepeace ThackerayB. Anthony TrollopeC. Charles DickensD. George EliotmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q109.
'The Truths We Hold: An American Journey' is the memoir of:
A. Nikki HaleyB. Kamala HarrisC. Michelle ObamaD. Hillary ClintonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q110.
'The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India' was written by:
A. Urvashi ButaliaB. Yasmin KhanC. Ritu MenonD. Aanchal MalhotramediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q111.
Who wrote the play 'Wedding Album'?
A. Badal SircarB. Vijay TendulkarC. Mahesh DattaniD. Girish KarnadmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q112.
'Balyakalasakhi' is a Malayalam novel written by:
A. Thakazhi Sivasankara PillaiB. Vaikom Muhammad BasheerC. O. V. VijayanD. M. T. Vasudevan NairmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q113.
Who translated the Ramayana from Sanskrit into Nepali?
A. Laxmi Prasad DevkotaB. Lekhnath PaudyalC. Motiram BhattaD. Bhanubhakta AcharyamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q114.
'Shantaram', a novel set largely in Mumbai, was written by:
A. Vikram ChandraB. Salman RushdieC. Gregory David RobertsD. Suketu MehtamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q115.
In which language did Tulsidas compose the 'Ramcharitmanas'?
A. SanskritB. AwadhiC. Braj BhashaD. MaithilimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q116.
Who wrote the famous Hindi play 'Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja'?
A. Jaishankar PrasadB. Bharatendu HarishchandraC. Habib TanvirD. Mohan RakeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q117.
The book 'Majma-ul-Bahrain' (The Confluence of the Two Seas) was written by:
A. Abul FazlB. Dara ShikohC. Jahanara BegumD. FaizimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q118.
'Malatimadhava', 'Mahaviracharita' and 'Uttararamacharita' were written by:
A. BhasaB. KalidasaC. BanabhattaD. BhavabhutimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q119.
'The Substance and the Shadow' is the autobiography of which film actor?
A. Dev AnandB. Raj KapoorC. Dilip KumarD. Ashok KumarmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q120.
'The Arctic Home in the Vedas' was written by:
A. Dayananda SaraswatiB. Swami VivekanandaC. Bal Gangadhar TilakD. Aurobindo GhosemediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›