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.
- Q181.
Who wrote the Tamil epic 'Silappadikaram'?
A. TolkappiyarB. SattanarC. TiruvalluvarD. Ilango AdigalmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q182.
The 'Mahabhashya', a great commentary on Panini's grammar, was written by:
A. BhartrihariB. KautilyaC. KatyayanaD. PatanjalimediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q183.
Which is the oldest surviving work of Tamil grammar and poetics, from the Sangam period?
A. EttuthogaiB. TirukkuralC. SilappadikaramD. TolkappiyammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q184.
Who created the fictional scientist 'Professor Shonku'?
A. Satyajit RayB. Sunil GangopadhyayC. Sukumar RayD. Shirshendu MukhopadhyaymediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q185.
'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 › - Q186.
'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 › - Q187.
Who wrote the novel 'As I Lay Dying'?
A. Mark TwainB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Ernest HemingwaymediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q188.
Who wrote the novel 'Little Women'?
A. Harriet Beecher StoweB. Emily DickinsonC. Edith WhartonD. Louisa May AlcotteasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q189.
The famous novel 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by:
A. Laurence SterneB. Jonathan SwiftC. Henry FieldingD. Daniel DefoeeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q190.
'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 › - Q191.
'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' was written by:
A. Mark TwainB. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Herman MelvilleD. Jack LondoneasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q192.
'Heart of Darkness' was written by:
A. Graham GreeneB. Rudyard KiplingC. Joseph ConradD. E. M. ForstermediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q193.
Who wrote the Hindi novel 'Kitne Pakistan'?
A. KamleshwarB. Mohan RakeshC. Rajendra YadavD. Nirmal VermamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q194.
Who wrote the Hindi novel 'Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'?
A. YashpalB. Dharamvir BharatiC. AgyeyaD. Bhisham SahnimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q195.
'Moby-Dick' is a novel written by:
A. Jack LondonB. Herman MelvilleC. Ernest HemingwayD. Robert Louis StevensoneasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q196.
The English novel 'Kim' was written by:
A. Paul ScottB. Jim CorbettC. Rudyard KiplingD. E. M. ForstereasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q197.
'At the Close of Play' is the autobiography of which cricketer?
A. Shane WarneB. Steve WaughC. Ricky PontingD. Adam GilchristmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q198.
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 › - Q199.
The English novel 'Three Men in a Boat' was written by:
A. Charles DickensB. Lewis CarrollC. Jerome K. JeromeD. P. G. WodehouseeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q200.
The English novel 'The Rainbow' was written by:
A. Thomas HardyB. D. H. LawrenceC. Virginia WoolfD. E. M. ForstermediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›