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.
In which year was Munshi Premchand's novel 'Godaan' published?
A. 1936B. 1947C. 1925D. 1918mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q102.
The Tamil Buddhist epic 'Manimekalai', which tells the story of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi, was written by:
A. Sattanar (Seethalai Sattanar)B. KambanC. Ilango AdigalD. TiruvalluvarmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q103.
'Aalo Aandhari' (A Life Less Ordinary) is the autobiography of:
A. Baby HalderB. Rassundari DeviC. BamaD. Binodini DasihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q104.
Who is the author of 'Smriti Chitre', the Marathi memoir translated as 'The Memoirs of a Spirited Wife'?
A. Lakshmibai TilakB. Savitribai PhuleC. Tarabai ShindeD. Pandita RamabaihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q105.
'The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian' was written by:
A. Ved MehtaB. R. K. LaxmanC. Nirad C. ChaudhuriD. Khushwant SinghmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q106.
'Matters of Discretion' is the autobiography of which former Prime Minister of India?
A. V. P. SinghB. H. D. Deve GowdaC. Chandra ShekharD. I. K. GujralmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q107.
Who is the author of 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'?
A. Thomas HardyB. Charles DickensC. George EliotD. D. H. LawrencemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q108.
'The Great Gatsby' was written by:
A. F. Scott FitzgeraldB. Ernest HemingwayC. John SteinbeckD. William FaulknereasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q109.
Who is the author of 'Living History'?
A. Madeleine AlbrightB. Hillary Rodham ClintonC. Condoleezza RiceD. Michelle ObamamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q110.
'The Diary of a Young Girl' was written by:
A. Anne FrankB. Maya AngelouC. Malala YousafzaiD. Helen KellereasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q111.
Who wrote the novel 'Anna Karenina'?
A. Ivan TurgenevB. Fyodor DostoevskyC. Leo TolstoyD. Anton ChekhoveasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q112.
'Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored' is the autobiography of:
A. Raj KapoorB. Shashi KapoorC. Randhir KapoorD. Rishi KapooreasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q113.
The book 'Stri Purush Tulana' (A Comparison of Women and Men), published in 1882, was written by:
A. Rassundari DeviB. Tarabai ShindeC. Savitribai PhuleD. Pandita RamabaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q114.
Who is the author of 'Abhinaya Darpana', a classical text on gestures in dance?
A. MatangaB. SharngadevaC. Bharata MuniD. NandikeshvaramediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q115.
'Playing to Win' is the autobiography of which badminton player?
A. Saina NehwalB. Aparna PopatC. P. V. SindhuD. Jwala GuttaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q116.
Who wrote the novel 'Lajja'?
A. Mahasweta DeviB. Taslima NasrinC. Selina HossainD. Ashapurna DevieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q117.
'The Road Ahead' is a book by:
A. Steve JobsB. Bill GatesC. Elon MuskD. Jeff BezoseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q118.
The famous essay 'Why I Am an Atheist' was written by:
A. Periyar E. V. RamasamyB. Bhagat SinghC. Sukhdev ThaparD. Chandrashekhar AzadeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q119.
Who is the author of the Marathi novel 'Mrityunjay'?
A. P. L. DeshpandeB. V. S. KhandekarC. Shivaji SawantD. Ranjit DesaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q120.
'Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography' was written by which eminent jurist?
A. Nani PalkhivalaB. Fali S. NarimanC. Soli SorabjeeD. Ram JethmalanimediumAsked in SSCView solution ›