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.
- Q21.
'The Great Indian Novel' is written by:
A. Salman RushdieB. Vikram SethC. Shashi TharoorD. Amitav GhosheasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q22.
The autobiography of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, is titled:
A. AtmakathaB. My TruthC. India Wins FreedomD. Satya Ke PrayogmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q23.
In which year did Kiran Desai win the Booker Prize for her novel 'The Inheritance of Loss'?
A. 1997B. 2008C. 2011D. 2006mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q24.
The autobiography of the tennis player Andre Agassi is titled:
A. But SeriouslyB. Serve to WinC. OpenD. UnstoppablemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q25.
Who wrote the novel 'Coolie'?
A. Raja RaoB. Mulk Raj AnandC. Ahmed AliD. R. K. NarayanmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q26.
'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of:
A. A. P. J. Abdul KalamB. Vikram SarabhaiC. C. V. RamanD. Homi J. BhabhaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q27.
'My Country My Life' is the autobiography of which Indian politician?
A. Jaswant SinghB. L. K. AdvaniC. Pranab MukherjeeD. Atal Bihari VajpayeemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q28.
'Mein Kampf' is the autobiography of:
A. Benito MussoliniB. Otto von BismarckC. Joseph StalinD. Adolf HitlereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q29.
'Autobiography of a Yogi' is the autobiography of:
A. Swami VivekanandaB. Maharishi Mahesh YogiC. Paramahansa YoganandaD. Sri AurobindoeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q30.
'Pinjar' is a novel by which writer?
A. Mahadevi VermaB. Krishna SobtiC. Ismat ChughtaiD. Amrita PritammediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q31.
'The Fall of a Sparrow' is the autobiography of:
A. Jim CorbettB. Verghese KurienC. M. S. SwaminathanD. Salim AlimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q32.
Who wrote the novel 'Animal Farm'?
A. Aldous HuxleyB. Jonathan SwiftC. H. G. WellsD. George OrwelleasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q33.
'Train to Pakistan' is written by:
A. Bhisham SahniB. Khushwant SinghC. Bapsi SidhwaD. Manohar MalgonkareasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q34.
The novel 'The God of Small Things' is written by:
A. Arundhati RoyB. Kiran DesaiC. Anita DesaiD. Jhumpa LahirieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q35.
'The Palace of Illusions' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a novel based on which epic?
A. SilappadikaramB. Gita GovindaC. MahabharataD. RamayanaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q36.
The first autobiography written by an Indian woman was:
A. Smriti ChitreB. Amar JibanC. Stri Purush TulanaD. My StorymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q37.
Who wrote 'The Economic History of India'?
A. Dadabhai NaorojiB. R. C. DuttC. Gopal Krishna GokhaleD. M. G. RanademediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q38.
'A History of British India', published in 1817, was written by:
A. Thomas Babington MacaulayB. Vincent SmithC. John Stuart MillD. James MillmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q39.
'Freedom in Exile' and 'My Land and My People' are the autobiographies of:
A. The 14th Dalai LamaB. Thich Nhat HanhC. Nelson MandelaD. Aung San Suu KyimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q40.
'And Then One Day: A Memoir' is the autobiography of which actor?
A. Amrish PuriB. Dilip KumarC. Om PuriD. Naseeruddin ShahmediumAsked in SSCView solution ›