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.
- Q161.
Who wrote 'Hajar Churashir Maa' (Mother of 1084)?
A. Bani BasuB. Ashapurna DeviC. Taslima NasrinD. Mahasweta DevimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q162.
'Viklang Shraddha Ka Daur' is a work of which Hindi satirist?
A. Sharad JoshiB. K. P. SaxenaC. Harishankar ParsaiD. Shrilal ShuklamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q163.
Who wrote the book 'The Republic'?
A. PlatoB. SocratesC. AristotleD. MachiavellieasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q164.
Who wrote the popular Hindi fantasy novel 'Chandrakanta'?
A. Lala Srinivas DasB. Devaki Nandan KhatriC. Bharatendu HarishchandraD. PremchandmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q165.
Who is the author of 'Economy of Permanence'?
A. E. F. SchumacherB. Vinoba BhaveC. J. C. KumarappaD. Dadabhai NaorojihardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q166.
The famous Sanskrit play 'Svapnavasavadattam' was written by:
A. BhasaB. ShudrakaC. BhavabhutiD. KalidasamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q167.
The Bengali novel 'Pather Panchali' was written by:
A. Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayB. Satyajit RayC. Manik BandyopadhyayD. Tarashankar BandyopadhyayeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q168.
The book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' was written by:
A. R. C. DuttB. G. V. JoshiC. Dadabhai NaorojiD. M. G. RanadeeasyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q169.
Who wrote 'The Indian Struggle, 1920-1942'?
A. Jawaharlal NehruB. Bipan ChandraC. Subhas Chandra BoseD. Rajendra PrasadmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q170.
Who wrote 'The Early History of India' (1904)?
A. James MillB. A. L. BashamC. Vincent Arthur SmithD. Alexander CunninghammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q171.
Who is traditionally regarded as the author of the 'Panchatantra'?
A. SomadevaB. Vishnu SharmaC. Narayana PanditaD. KshemendraeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q172.
The novel 'Flights', which won the Man Booker International Prize in 2018, was written by:
A. Annie ErnauxB. Olga TokarczukC. Jokha AlharthiD. Han KangmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q173.
Who is the author of the Sanskrit drama 'Ratnavali'?
A. VishakhadattaB. HarshavardhanaC. KalidasaD. BhasamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q174.
The famous Hindi poem 'Jhansi Ki Rani' ('Khoob ladi mardani woh to Jhansi wali rani thi') was written by:
A. Maithili Sharan GuptB. Mahadevi VermaC. Makhanlal ChaturvediD. Subhadra Kumari ChauhaneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q175.
'On Economic Inequality', 'Poverty and Famines' and 'Development as Freedom' were written by:
A. Abhijit BanerjeeB. Jagdish BhagwatiC. Kaushik BasuD. Amartya SeneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q176.
Who wrote the famous Bengali novel 'Devdas'?
A. Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyayB. Rabindranath TagoreC. Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayD. Bankim Chandra ChattopadhyayeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q177.
The Sanskrit work 'Aryabhatiya' was written by:
A. VarahamihiraB. BhaskaracharyaC. AryabhataD. BrahmaguptaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q178.
Panini's 'Ashtadhyayi' is a famous grammar of which language?
A. PaliB. TamilC. SanskritD. PrakriteasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q179.
'Economic Nightmare of India: Its Cause and Cure' was written by which former Prime Minister?
A. Chaudhary Charan SinghB. V. P. SinghC. Chandra ShekharD. Morarji DesaimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q180.
Who is the author of the 'Natyashastra'?
A. Bharata MuniB. MatangaC. NandikeshvaraD. KalidasaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution ›