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.
- Q201.
The autobiography 'The Story of My Life' (1903) was written by:
A. Eleanor RooseveltB. Florence NightingaleC. Helen KellerD. Anne FrankeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q202.
The novel 'Vanity Fair' was written by:
A. William Makepeace ThackerayB. Anthony TrollopeC. Charles DickensD. George EliotmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q203.
'The Truths We Hold: An American Journey' is the memoir of:
A. Nikki HaleyB. Kamala HarrisC. Michelle ObamaD. Hillary ClintonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q204.
'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 › - Q205.
Who is the author of 'Hind Swaraj'?
A. Lala Lajpat RaiB. Mahatma GandhiC. Aurobindo GhoseD. Bal Gangadhar TilakeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q206.
Who wrote the play 'Wedding Album'?
A. Badal SircarB. Vijay TendulkarC. Mahesh DattaniD. Girish KarnadmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q207.
'Balyakalasakhi' is a Malayalam novel written by:
A. Thakazhi Sivasankara PillaiB. Vaikom Muhammad BasheerC. O. V. VijayanD. M. T. Vasudevan NairmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q208.
Who translated the Ramayana from Sanskrit into Nepali?
A. Laxmi Prasad DevkotaB. Lekhnath PaudyalC. Motiram BhattaD. Bhanubhakta AcharyamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q209.
Who is the author of 'The Alchemist'?
A. Gabriel García MárquezB. Paulo CoelhoC. Jorge Luis BorgesD. Isabel AllendeeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q210.
'The Emperor's New Clothes' is a children's story by:
A. AesopB. Hans Christian AndersenC. The Brothers GrimmD. Charles PerraulteasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q211.
'Shantaram', a novel set largely in Mumbai, was written by:
A. Vikram ChandraB. Salman RushdieC. Gregory David RobertsD. Suketu MehtamediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q212.
'The Famous Five' series of adventure novels was written by:
A. Roald DahlB. Enid BlytonC. Agatha ChristieD. J. K. RowlingeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q213.
The famous Bengali primer 'Barna Parichay' was written by:
A. Raja Ram Mohan RoyB. Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayC. Ishwar Chandra VidyasagarD. Rabindranath TagoreeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q214.
In which language did Tulsidas compose the 'Ramcharitmanas'?
A. SanskritB. AwadhiC. Braj BhashaD. MaithilimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q215.
'Interpreter of Maladies' and 'The Namesake' were written by:
A. Anita DesaiB. Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniC. Jhumpa LahiriD. Kiran DesaieasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q216.
Who wrote the famous Hindi play 'Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja'?
A. Jaishankar PrasadB. Bharatendu HarishchandraC. Habib TanvirD. Mohan RakeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q217.
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 › - Q218.
Who created the fictional detective 'Sherlock Holmes'?
A. G. K. ChestertonB. Arthur Conan DoyleC. Edgar Allan PoeD. Agatha ChristieeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q219.
Who is the author of the motivational book 'You Can Win'?
A. Dale CarnegieB. Robin SharmaC. Rhonda ByrneD. Shiv KheraeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q220.
'Malatimadhava', 'Mahaviracharita' and 'Uttararamacharita' were written by:
A. BhasaB. KalidasaC. BanabhattaD. BhavabhutimediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›