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.
- Q141.
Who is the author of the Hindi epic poem 'Kamayani'?
A. Jaishankar PrasadB. Sumitranandan PantC. Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'D. Mahadevi VermaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q142.
'2001: A Space Odyssey', 'Rendezvous with Rama' and 'Childhood's End' were written by:
A. Isaac AsimovB. H. G. WellsC. Ray BradburyD. Arthur C. ClarkemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q143.
Who is the author of the 'Mimamsa Sutras', the founding text of the Purva Mimamsa school of philosophy?
A. KanadaB. JaiminiC. GautamaD. BadarayanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q144.
Who is the author of 'Si-yu-ki' (Records of the Western World)?
A. I-Tsing (Yijing)B. Fa-Hien (Faxian)C. Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang)D. MegastheneseasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q145.
'The Description of the World' (The Travels) is the account of which traveller?
A. Marco PoloB. Niccolò de' ContiC. Ibn BattutaD. Vasco da GamaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q146.
Which book is based on the views and interviews of Indira Gandhi?
A. My TruthB. My Experiments with TruthC. Daughter of DestinyD. India Wins FreedommediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q147.
Who is the author of 'The Testaments'?
A. Bernardine EvaristoB. Margaret AtwoodC. Alice MunroD. Hilary MantelmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q148.
'Boy: Tales of Childhood' is the autobiography of which author?
A. C. S. LewisB. Enid BlytonC. Roald DahlD. Ruskin BondeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q149.
'Girl, Woman, Other' and 'Blonde Roots' were written by:
A. Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieB. Toni MorrisonC. Bernardine EvaristoD. Zadie SmithmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q150.
'Beyond the Lines' (autobiography) and 'Without Fear' (on Bhagat Singh) were written by:
A. Kuldip NayarB. Khushwant SinghC. Prem Shankar JhaD. Arun ShouriemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q151.
Who is the author of the novel 'Kanthapura'?
A. Mulk Raj AnandB. R. K. NarayanC. G. V. DesaniD. Raja RaoeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q152.
Who wrote 'The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company'?
A. William DalrympleB. Shashi TharoorC. Nick RobinsD. John KeaymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q153.
Who is the author of 'Kitab-ul-Hind' (Tahqiq-i-Hind)?
A. Amir KhusrauB. Minhaj-us-SirajC. Ibn BattutaD. Al-BirunieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q154.
Who is the author of 'Hit Refresh'?
A. Sundar PichaiB. Nandan NilekaniC. N. R. Narayana MurthyD. Satya NadellaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q155.
'The Hindu View of Life' was written by:
A. Rajendra PrasadB. Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanC. Bal Gangadhar TilakD. Swami VivekanandamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q156.
Who is the author of the Telugu work 'Manucharitra'?
A. Tenali RamakrishnaB. Allasani PeddanaC. NannayaD. PothanamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q157.
Kamban wrote his version of the Ramayana in which language?
A. TamilB. TeluguC. KannadaD. MalayalameasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q158.
'Those Days' is the English translation of 'Sei Samay', a Bengali novel by:
A. Shirshendu MukhopadhyayB. Satyajit RayC. Mahasweta DeviD. Sunil GangopadhyaymediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q159.
'Aatish-e-Chinar' (Flames of the Chinar) is the autobiography of:
A. Bakshi Ghulam MohammadB. Farooq AbdullahC. Sheikh Mohammad AbdullahD. Mufti Mohammad SayeedmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q160.
Who is the author of 'India: A Million Mutinies Now'?
A. Pankaj MishraB. Mark TullyC. V. S. NaipaulD. Salman RushdiemediumAsked in SSCView solution ›