Books and Authors GK

1. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?
A
T.N.Kaul
.
B
J.R.D. Tata
.
C
Khushwant Singh
.
D
Nani Palkhivala
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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2. Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

A
Thomas Hardy
.
B
Emile Zola
.
C
George Orwell
.
D
Walter Scott
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
3. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

A
Gaban
.
B Godan
.
C
Guide
.
D
Manasorovar
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
4. Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?

A
Salman RushDie
.
B
Abu Nuwas
.
C
Ms. Taslima Nasrin
.
D
D.H. Lawrence
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
5. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by
A
Rupa Ganguly
.
B
Seema Biswas
.
C
Pratiba Sinha
.
D
Shabama Azmi
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
6. Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

A
My God Died Young
.
B
Islamic Bomb
.
C
Look Back in Anger
.
D
A Suitable Boy
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
7. Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

A
John Keats
.
B
Robert Browing
.
C
P.B.Shelley
.
D
William Wordsworth
.
Answer: Option A
8. Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
A
Anees Jung
.
B
Jagmohan
.
C
M.J.Akbar
.
D
Nissim Ezekiel
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
9. The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by

A
V.S. Naipaul
.
B
Alexandra Dumas
.
C
George Elliot
.
D
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
10. In India the first television programme was broadcasted in

A
1959
.
B
1965
.
C
1976
.
D
1957
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
11. 'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by

A
Corazon Aquino
.
B
Nayantara Sahgal
.
C
Aung San Suu Kyi
.
D
Benazir Bhutto
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
12. Who is the father of English Poetry?

A
Milton
.
B
Wordsworth
.
C
Chaucer
.
D
Charles Dickens
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
13. The popular TV serial 'Neem ka Ped' was written by

A
Rahi Masoom Raza
.
B
Sharad Joshi
.
C
Ashapurna Devi
.
D
Harivansh Rai Bachachan
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
14. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?

A
Leo Tolstoy
.
B
Mahatma Gandhi
.
C
Charles Dickens
.
D
Kipling
.
Answer: Option A
15. Which of the book was written by Graham Greene?
A
O' Jerusalem
.
B
The Power and Glory
.
C
Crisis in India
.
D
Of Human Bondage
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
16. George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was

A
a Welsh
.
B
an Irishman
.
C
a Soctsman
.
D
an Englishman
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
17. 'Mirchchhakatika' was written by

A
Vikramaditya
.
B
Shudraka
.
C
Kalhana
.
D
Banabhatta
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
18. The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by

A
Sarojini Naidu
.
B
Bankim Chandra Chottapadhya
.
C
Sri Aurobindo
.
D
Rabindrnath Tagore
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Anand Math is a 1952 Hindi patriotic-historical film directed by Hemen Gupta,
based on 'Anandamath', the famous Bengali novel written by Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. The novel and film are set in the events of
the Sannyasi Rebellion, which took place in the late 18th century in eastern
India, especially Bengal.
19. Who directed the film '1942: A love story'?

A
Mahesh Bhatt
.
B
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
.
C
Yash Chopra
.
D Ketan Mehta
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
20. Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which
governs least"?
A
Herbert Spencer
.
B
Harold Laski
.
C
Alexis De Tocqueville
.
D
Henry David Thoreau
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Henry David Thoreau 1849
"We've heard it said, that government is best which governs least.
That government is best which governs not at all,
and when men are prepared for it,
that will be the kind of government they will have.

21. Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?
A
Aladdin
.
B
Universal Soldier
.
C
Speed
.
D
Iron Man
.
Answer: Option A
22. Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
A
C.D.Deshmukh
.
B
Dr. P.C.Alexander
.
C
M.O.Mathai
.
D
S.C.Rajagopalachari
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
23. Aurobindo was the author of

A
Discovery of India
.
B
Hindu view of life
.
C
Yogashastra
.
D
Savitri
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
24. Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?
A
Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.
.
B
Edwina Mountbatten - Her relationship with Nehru
.
C
Mountbatten
.
D
Edwina Mountbattten
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
25. In which year was the 'All India Radio' set up?
A
1936
.
B
1927
.
C
1947
.
D
1950
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
26. Who directed the film 'Sardar'?

A
Das Gupta
.
B
Shyam Benegal
.
C
Tapan Sinha
.
D
Ketan Mehta
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
27. Who said "God helps those who help themselves"?

A
Andre Maurois
.
B
Andre Gide
.
C
Algernon Sidney
.
D
Swami Vivekananda
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The phrase "God helps those who help themselves" is a popular motto which
emphasizes the importance of self-initiative.
The phrase originated in ancient Greece, occurring as the moral to one of

Aesop's Fables, and later in the great tragedy authors of ancient Greek
drama. It has been commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin, however the
modern English wording appears earlier in Algernon Sidney's work.
It is mistaken by many to be a Bible quote, however the phrase does not

occur in the Bible. Some Christians have criticized it as actually against the
Bible's basic message of God's grace.
28. The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by
A
Shyam Benegal
.
B
Mira Nair
.
C
Aparna Sen
.
D
Mrinal Sen
.
Answer: Option B
29. 'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by
A
Father Discoste
.
B
Thomas Hardy
.
C
Charles Dickens
.
D
Lewis Caroll
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
30. The owner of Star TV is

A
Rupert Murdoch
.
B
Tata Group
.
C
Richard Attenborough
.
D
George Lucas
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
31. 'The Gathering Storm' is written by

A
Winston Churchill
.
B
George Washington
.
C
Voltaire
.
D
Romain Rolland
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
32. The television serial 'Charitraheen' is based on the famous novel of which of
the following authors?
A
Rabindranath Tagore
.
B
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaya
.
C
Tara Sankar Bandhopadhya
.
D
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
33. The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by

A
Zee TV
.
B
AIR
.
C
Sony TV
.
D
Doordarshan
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
34. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
A
Mahatma Gandhi
.
B
Michael Anderson
.
C
Winston Churchill
.
D
Jarnes Morris
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
35. Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?

A
Munshi Premchand
.
B
Raman
.
C
Max Muller
.
D
R. K. Narayan
.
Answer: Option D
36. 'The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by
A
Dominique Lapierre
.
B
Larry Collins
.
C
Sidney Sheldon
.
D
Juan Benet
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
37. The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of

A
Pakistan
.
B
Indonesia
.
C
Bangladesh
.
D India
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
38. The first history book was written by

A
Euclid
.
B
Herodotus
.
C
Aristotle
.
D
Julius Caesar
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
39. 'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by

A
Arun Shourie
.
B
Mani Shankar Aiyar
.
C
Prem Shankar Jha
.
D
M.J. Akbar
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
40. In which language did 'Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar' write?
A
Malayalam
.
B
Tamil
.
C
Telugu
.
D
Kannada
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
41. The book named 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of the

speeches of
A
A. B. Vajpayee
.
B
Somnath Chatterjee
.
C
L. K. Advani
.
D
N. G. Ranga
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
42. Who said 'Man is a political animal'?

A Dante
.
B
Aristotle
.
C
Socrates
.
D
Plato
.
Answer: Option B
43. The famous character 'Pickwick' was created by
A
Steven Spielberg
.
B
Leo Tolstoy
.
C
Walt Disney
.
D
Charles dickens
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
44. 'The General Happiness is the end of the state' who said this?
A
Hegel
.
B
Benthem
.
C
Plato
.
D
Green
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
45. 'Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by

A
Kapil Dev
.
B
Sunil Gavaskar
.
C
Ajit Wadekar
.
D
Nawab Pataudi
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
46. The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was

A
Arthur Conan Doyle
.
B
Ian Fleming
.
C
Dr.Watson
.
D
Shakespeare
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
47. Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?
A
Farukh Dhondy
.
B
Jon AMiel
.
C
Zohra Sehgal
.
D
Saeed Jaffrey
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
48. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?

A
Nirad C. Choudry
.
B
Subramaniya Swamy
.
C
Khushwant Singh
.
D
Muluk Raj Anand
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
49. 'India of our Dreams' is a book written by

A
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
.
B Dr. C. Subramanian
.
C
M.V. Kamath
.
D
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
.
Answer: Option C
50. Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?
A
Larry Collins
.
B
V.S. Naipul
.
C
V.R. Krishna Iyer
.
D
Paul Kennedy
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
51. Which of the film is directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Gupta?

A
Mohra
.
B
Krantiveer
.
C
1942 - A Love Story
.
D
Charachar
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
52. 'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by
A
Shiv Prasad Singh
.
B
Subash Mukhopadhyay
.
C
Ram Vilas Sharma
.
D
Ramakant Rath
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
53. The famous book 'Anna Karenina' written by ?

A
Boris Pasternak
.
B
Victor Hugo
.
C
Lewis Carroll
.
D
Leo Tolstoy
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
54. Who is the author of famous book 'The Judgement'?

A
Anthony Mascarenhasa
.
B
R. Vankataraman
.
C
Kuldip Nayar
.
D
Janardhan Turkur
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
55. Who said "I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before
dawn, if it can be had"?
A
Jawaharlal Nehru
.
B
Mahatma Gandhi
.
C
Rajendra Prasad
.
D
Nelson Mandela
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
56. 'Gita Govinda' is written by

A
Valmiki
.
B Jaya Dev
.
C
Tulsidas
.
D
Sharan Gupta
.
Answer: Option B
57. Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi'?
A
Sumitranandan
.
B
Raj Anand
.
C
Panini
.
D
Gitta Piramal
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
58. Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?

A
Ben Kingsley
.
B
Satyajit Ray
.
C
Mrinal Sen
.
D
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
59. Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?
A
Raj Mohan Gandhi
.
B
Shyam lal
.
C
E.M. Forster
.
D
Mark Tully
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
60. Who has written the book 'Kashmir - Behind the Vale'?
A
L. Ramdas
.
B
Lt. Gen. Dipendra Singh
.
C
M. J. Akbar
.
D
Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
61. Who has written the book 'The Famished Road'?

A
Ian Austin
.
B
V.S. Naipaul
.
C
Ben Okri
.
D
Zola Emile
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
62. 'Eight Lives' is a book written by

A
Raja Ramana
.
B
Savita Ambedkar
.
C
Mahesh Yogi
.
D
Raj Mohan Gandhi
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
63. 'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from
A
W.Wordsworth
.
B
J.Brayon
.
C
P.B.Shelly
.
D
J.Keats
.
Answer: Option A
64. Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
A
Kiran Bedi
.
B
Jawaharlal Nahru
.
C
Sheikh Abdullah
.
D
Nelson Mandela
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
65. The book 'A Farewell to Arms' was written by

A
Charles Dickens
.
B
Ernest Hemingway
.
C
Thomas Hardy
.
D
Huxley
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
66. 'Ek Doctor Ki Maut' is a film directed by
A
Gautam Gosh
.
B
Tapan Sinha
.
C
Meera nair
.
D
Shyam Benegal
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
67. The book 'Satanic Verses' was written by

A
Gunnar Myrdal
.
B
William Golding
.
C
Salman Rushdie
.
D
Agatha Christie
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
68. Who has won the Gyan Peeth Award for her book 'Yama'?
A
Maheswari Devi
.
B
Asha Poorna Devi
.
C
Amrita Preetam
.
D
Mahadevi Verma
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
69. Which of the following Newspapers are published in Bengali Language?

A
Lok Satta
.
B
Pratap
.
C
Din Mani
.
D
Jugantar
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
70. Who is the author of the novel 'Les Miserable'?

A
Victor Hugo
.
B
ALium tofler
.
C
G.Wynne
.
D
Fedric
.
Answer: Option A
71. The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by
A
Simmi Garewal
.
B
Satyajit Ray
.
C
Shyam Benegal
.
D
Mira Nair
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
72. The original name of 'Mahabharata' is

A
Katha Saritsagar
.
B
Jai Samhita
.
C
Vrahat Katha
.
D
Rajatarangini
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
73. 'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
A
Plato
.
B
Gandhi
.
C
Aristotle
.
D
Henry Maine
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
74. Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?
A
Arnold Toynbee
.
B
Leo Tolstoy
.
C
John Ruskin
.
D
Bertrand Russel
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
75. 'Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by

A
Shyam Benegal
.
B
Ketan Mahta
.
C
Bhupen Hazarika
.
D
Tapan Sinha
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
76. Who is the author of the book 'Naked Triangle'?

A
R.K.Narayan
.
B
Amrita Pritam
.
C
Balwant Gargi
.
D
Khushwant Singh
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
77. The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by

A
Alexandra Dumas
.
B
Charles Lamb
.
C
Charles Dickens
.
D
Jonathan Swift
.
Answer: Option D
78. Who directed the film 'Little Buddha'?
A
.
B
Bernardo Bertolucci
.
C
Ben Johnson
.
D
Mani Kaul
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
79. The controversial documentary 'Hell's Angel' broadcasted by Channel 4 on

Independent British Television Station is based on who among the following?
A
Joseph Stalin
.
B
Adolf Hitler
.
C
Mother Teresa
.
D
Saddam Hussein
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
80. Who is the author of 'Tom Sawyer'?

A
Leo Tolstoy
.
B
Mark Twain
.
C
John Ruskin
.
D
William Shakespeare
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
81. Who is the author of the book 'The Future of Freedom'?

A
Richard Wolfee
.
B
Peter Hudson
.
C
Tamara Lipper
.
D
Fareed Zakaria
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
82. Who said the words, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to Death
your right to say it'?
A
George Bernard Shaw
.
B
Lenin
.
C Voltaire
.
D
Mahatma Gandhi
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
83. The celebrated novel 'The Godfather' was authored by

A
Harold Robbins
.
B
John Milton
.
C
Victor Hugo
.
D
Mario Puzo
.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
84. Which of the following books is written by Rabindranath Tagore?

A
Rakta Karabi
.
B
Chidambara
.
C
Anand Math
.
D
Durgesh Nandini
.
Answer: Option A
85. The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of
A
Srinivasa Ramanujan
.
B
Sir C. V. Raman
.
C
Homi Bhabha
.
D
Vikram Sarabhai
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
86. Who is the author of 'Betrayal of the Defence Forces'?

A
Vishnu Bhagat
.
B
Tarun Tejpal
.
C
George Fernandes
.
D
Jaswant Singh
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
87. David Copperfield is the name of

A
novel
.
B famous actor
.
C
poem
.
D
writer
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
88. The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by

A
Ms. Taslima Nasreen
.
B
Ms. Benazir Bhutto
.
C
Ms. Aunsan Suu Kyi
.
D
Ms. Bandaranaike Sirimavo
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
89. Which is not a correct combination?

A
Prithivi Raj Raso - Chand Bardai
.
B
Idols - Sunil Gavaskar
.
C
Midnight Children - A. Sanderson
.
D
Meghdoot - Kalidaas
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Midnight's Children is a 1981 book by Salman Rushdie about India's
transition from British colonialism to independence.
90. The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is

A
R.K. Narayan
.
B
N.A. Palkhiwala
.
C
Amrita Pritam
.
D
Manohar Malgonkar
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
91. Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?

A
Dominique Lapierre
.
B
Maulana Azad
.
C
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
.
D
Jawaharlal Nahru
.
Answer: Option B
92. 'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
A
Anita Desai
.
B
Vikram Seth
.
C
Shoba De
.
D
V.S. Naipaul
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
93. Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?

A
Bernard Shaw
.
B
Niccolo Machiaveli
.
C
V.S. Sharma
.
D
Emile Zola
.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
94. What is unique about the film 'Adi Shankaracharya'?

A
It has won the National Award.
.
B
It is the first Bengal film.
.
C
It is the first Sanskrit film.
.
D
It has no female actress.
.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
95. 'Crime and Punishment' was written by

A
Fyodor Dostoevsky
.
B
Vladimir Nabakov
.
C
Lewis Carrol
.
D
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
96. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book

A
India Divided
.
B
Unhappy India
.
C
Mother India
.
D
Hind Swaraj
.
Answer: Option B
Q:
Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars '
A) Kiran Bedi B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Nelson Mandela D) Sheikh Abdullah
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Kiran Bedi
Explanation:
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Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand
A) Gaban B) Godan
C) Manasorovar D) Guide
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Guide
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Who is the author of the book New India?
A) Manik Bandopadhyay B) Annie Besant

C) John Milton D) None
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Annie Besant
Explanation:
Annie Besant is the author of New India

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Which of the books is written by Kapil Dev
A) One day Wonders B) Cricket - My Style
C) Twenty Years at the top D) Cricket-Favourite Game
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Cricket - My Style
Explanation:
Cricket - My Style is written by Kapil Dev.

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The celebrated Novel 'The Godfather' was authored by
A) John Milton B) Victor Hugo
C) Mario Puzo D) Harold Robbins

Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Mario Puzo
Explanation:

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Q:
The book 'India of our Dreams' was written by ___ ?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad B) M.V. Kamath
C) Dr. C. Subramanian D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) M.V. Kamath
Explanation:

6216588
Q:
Who is the author of "Unhappy India"?
A) Vikram Seth B) Lala Lajpath Roy
C) Chethan Bhagath D) None
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Lala Lajpath Roy
Explanation:
Lala Lajpath Roy is the author of Unhappy India

3711363
Q:
The famous book ' The Daughter of the East ' is written by
A) Ms.Benazir Bhutto B) Ms. Taslima Nasreen
C) Ms. Arungsan Suu Kyi D) Ms Bandarnaike Sirimavo
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Ms.Benazir Bhutto

Q:
Who is the author of 'Anandmath'
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya
C) Sarojini Nayadu D) Jyotiba Phule
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya
Explanation:

3310209
Q:
'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV Serial is based on a book

written by
A) Charles Dickens B) Thomas Hardy
C) Lewis Caroll D) Victor Hugo

Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Lewis Caroll
Explanation:

318840
Q:
Who is the author of the book "The Judgement"?
A) Kuldip Nayar B) Mathili Saran Gupta
C) Amitabh Ghosh D) None
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Kuldip Nayar
Explanation:
Kuldip Nayar is the author of "The Judgement"

188839
Q:
Who said, " I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very

night, before dawn, if it can be had
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Edwina Mounbatten
C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Ms. Taslima Nasreen
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation:
238187
Q:
' Asian Drama ', by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of

the following subjects
A) Theatre Movement in Asia B) Economics
C) International Politics D) Look East Policy of India
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Economics
Explanation:

117424
Q:
India Wins Freedom is the autobiography of ?
A) Abul Kalam Azad B) L.K Adwani
C) Rajendra Prasad D) Shubash Chandra Bose
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation:
India Wins Freedom is the autobiography of Abul Kalam Azad.

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207073
Q:
The famous character pickwick was created by
A) Leo Tolstoy B) Charles Dickens
C) George Washington D) Steven Spielberg
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Charles Dickens
Explanation:

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277043
Q:
Prime Minister NarendraModi released a book authored by

LokSabha Speaker SumitraMahajan in New Delhi, recently.
The book is titled as __________.
A) Matopadesh B) Bhagyashree
C) Preranadayini D) Matoshree
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Matoshree
Explanation:
Prime Minister NarendraModi released a book authored by
LokSabha Speaker SumitraMahajan in New Delhi, recently.
The book is titled as 'Matoshree'.
Q:
Amrita Pritam's work " A Revenue Stamp" is
A) A book of stories B) A novel
C) A biography D) An autobiography
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) An autobiography
Explanation:

176895
Q:
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ' Colours
of the Rainbow '
A) A.V.Kamath B) Anita Nayyar
C) Pritish Nandy D) Ranjit Biswas
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Ranjit Biswas
Explanation:

136573
Q:
What is Harry Potter's owl's name
A) Hedwig B) Honey Dukes
C) Money Duke D) Eagle
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Hedwig
Explanation:

66367
Q:
The famous book Kankal is authored by ?
A) Ketan Bhagat B) Mahesh Rao
C) Nirmal Verma D) Jaishankar Prasad
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Jaishankar Prasad
Explanation:

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176171
Q:
Which freedom fighter was the author of the book "An

Introduction of the dreamland" ?
A) Bhagat Singh B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Bhagat Singh
Explanation:

145803
Q:
Who is the author of the controversial book 'Forbidden

verses'
A) Abu nuwaz B) Salman Rushdie
C) D.H.Lawrence D) Ms. Taslima Nasreen
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Abu nuwaz
Explanation:

85755
Q:
' The general happiness is the end of the state ' Who said this
A) Plato B) Hegel
C) Hegeet D) Bentham
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Bentham
Explanation:

125353
Q:
The lead character in the film ' The Bandit Queen ' has been
played by
A) Shabana Azmi B) Rupa Gangulu
C) Seema Biswas D) Arundhati ray
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Seema Biswas

Q:
The religious text of the Jews is named as
A) The Analectus B) Torah
C) Tripatika D) Zend Avesta
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Torah
Explanation:

135165
Q:
Who is the author of "Koonalamma Padalu" ?

A) Arudra B) Gaddar
C) Sri Sri D) Devulapalli Krishnasastry
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Arudra
Explanation:

85113
Q:
Who composed the National Anthem ' Jana Gana Mana '
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) R.D.Dinkar
C) Bakim Chandra Chatterjee D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation:

74567
Q:
Who wrote the book 'Rama Charita Manas '
A) Tulsi Das B) Bhakta Kabir
C) Bhakta Ramdev D) Valmiki
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Tulsi Das
Explanation:
74424
Q:
'Zulfi, MyFriend ' is a book written by
A) Z.A. Bhutto B) Md. Ali Jinnah
C) Khushwant Singh D) Piloo Modi
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Piloo Modi
Explanation:

14264
Q:
The book ' Gullivers Travels ' was written by
A) Charles Lamb B) Charles Dickens
C) Alexander Dumas D) Jonathan Swift
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Jonathan Swift
Explanation:

54157
Q:
The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, authored by
_____________.
A) Jairam Ramesh B) Anand Sharma
C) Ghulam Nabi Azad D) Chetan Bhagath
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Jairam Ramesh
Explanation:
The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by

Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi
Memorial in the presence of former ministers, bureaucrats
and environmentalists who worked closely with her to frame
some of country’s landmarks wildlife and environment laws.
Renowned mountaineer Capt Manmohan Singh Kohli recalled
how Gandhi once told him “please call me as a daughter of
the mountains”. The book has been written by former Union
minister Jairam Ramesh and it has been published by Simon
& Schuster.

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74089
Q:
The book which deals with the love plays of the Dark Lord
Krishna and his fair beloved Radha.
A) Meghdoot B) Raghuvamsa
C) Geet Govinda D) Padmavat
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Geet Govinda

Q:
Who is the author of the book 'Smash & Grab - Annexation of

Sikkim'
Answer
Sunanda K Datta-Ray
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323870
Q:
Who is the author of the book 'WE INDIANS'
A) Khushwant Singh B) Mulk Raj Anand
C) Nirad C. Chaudhary D) Subramanya Swamy
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Khushwant Singh
Explanation:

83800
Q:
Famous book ' The Return of the Native ' is written by

A) Thomos Hardy B) Bill Gates
C) M.M.Kaya D) Lioy Douglas
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Thomos Hardy
Explanation:

73685
Q:
Which of the following books is written by R.N.Tagore
A) Rakta Karabi B) Anand Math
C) Chidambara D) Durgesh Nandini
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Rakta Karabi
Explanation:

63611
Q:
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the

first copy of a book“President Pranab Mukherjee – A
Statesman” on 2ndJuly 2017 from ________ at a function held
at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A) Sumitra Mahajan B) Arun Jaitley

C) Hamid Ansari D) Narendra Modi
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Narendra Modi
Explanation:
The President expressed his gratitude to The Statesman for

bringing out a photo essay on the 13th Presidency. He
appreciated the wonderful photos taken by Shri Varun Joshi
from The Statesman that feature in the photo essay. Prime
Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that the photo essay was
important from the historical perspective.

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143552
Q:
Who has penned a book titled 'I Do What I Do: On Reform,

Rhetoric and Resolve' ?
A) Ajay Tyagi B) Raghuram Rajan
C) Bimal Jalan D) Urjit Patel
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Raghuram Rajan
Explanation:

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103474
Q:
The book ' Discovery of India ' is written by
A) Maithilisharan Gupt B) Mahadevi Verma
C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar D) Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Explanation:

73388
Q:
Who is the author of the book "Flaming Tresses of

Draupadi" ?
A) Smriti Irani B) Veerappa Moily
C) Mallikarjun Kharge D) None
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Veerappa Moily

Q:
The book " Truth, love and A Little Malice " is written by
A) Tarun Tejpal B) Vikram Seth

C) Khushwant Singh D) Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Khushwant Singh
Explanation:

63338
Q:
Which of the following novels was translated in to telugu as

Pausanedi written by Paulo coelho ?
A) Brida B) Thevalkyrie
C) The Daniel and Miss prym D) The Alchemist
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) The Alchemist
Explanation:

23177
Q:
Who is the author of the book ' The Goldfinch'

Answer
Donna Tratt

233168
Q:
' The Nacked Face ', a very popular book is written by
A) John Milton B) Dominique Lapierre
C) Juan Benet D) Sidney Sheldon
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Sidney Sheldon
Explanation:

33095
Q:
Who is the author of the book One Night @ Call center
A) Chetan Bhagat B) Annie Besant
C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) None of these
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Chetan Bhagat
Explanation:
Chethan bhagath is the author of One Night @ Call Center

73009
Q:
Which of the following books was written by Graham Greene
A) Of Human Bondage B) The Power and Glory

C) Crisis in India D) O' Jerusalem
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) The Power and Glory
Explanation:

12952
Q:
Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu

released the book titled “Indian Railway- The weaving of a
National Tapestry” jointly authored by Sanjay Chadha, Vidya
Krishnamurthi and ___?
A) Andy Marino B) Sreedharan
C) Rakesh Mohan D) Bibek Debroy
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Bibek Debroy
Explanation:

32937
Q:
Who has written the book ' War and Peace '
A) Khushwant Singh B) Mikhail Solokhov

C) Count Leo Tolstoy D) Saul Bellow
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Count Leo Tolstoy

Q:
Who is the Author of the book An Unknown Indian?
A) Nirodh C.Chowdhary B) Leo Tolstoy
C) G. B. Shaw D) Mala Sen
Answer & ExplanationAnswer:
Explanation:

42671
Q:
What is the name of the writer of indian origin whose novel,

"The Inheritance of Loss" has bagged Man Booker Prize?
A) Vikram Seth B) Kiran Desai
C) Salman Rushdie D) V.S Naipaul
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Kiran Desai
Explanation:

12641
Q:
' Neela Charid ' which won the vyas Samman in 1992 is
written by
A) Subhash Mukhopadhyay B) VS. Naipaul
C) Ram Vilas Sharma D) Shiv Prasad Singh
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Shiv Prasad Singh
Explanation:

12632
Q:
Who wrote the social contract?
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau B) Immanuel Kant
C) John Locke D) Voltaire
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Explanation:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), in his influential 1762

treatise The Social Contract, outlined a different version of
social contract theory, as the foundations of political rights
based on unlimited popular sovereignty.

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32593
Q:
The book ' All Under Heaven ' was written by
A) Pearl S. Buck B) Sydney Sheldon
C) D.H.Lawrence D) George Bernard Shaw
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Pearl S. Buck
Explanation:

12561
Q:
Who is the author of the book ' Naked Tringle '
A) R.K.Narayan B) Khushwant singh
C) Balwant Gargi D) Amrita Pritam
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Balwant Gargi
Explanation:

22556
Q:
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary
work named
A) Geetanjali B) Rajtarangini
C) Chokher Bali D) None of these
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Geetanjali
Explanation:

22555
Q:
The noval ' Post office ' was written by
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) K.M. Munshil
C) R.D.Dinkar D) Neeraj
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

Q:
In Which Indian state is the world's highest cricket ground

located ?
A) Himachal Pradesh B) Uttarakhand
C) West Bengal D) Jammu Kashmir
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation:
102533
Q:
'The Race of my Life' the Autobiography has been co-

authored by Milkha Singh's daughter, whose name is ____ ?
A) Sonia Sanwalka B) Mankhia Singh
C) Sanjitia Sardar D) Poonam Dillo
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Sonia Sanwalka
Explanation:

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102517
Q:
Who amongst the following is the author of the book '

Freedom from Fear '
A) Nelson Mandela B) Aung San Suukyi
C) Taslima Nasreen D) Benazir Bhutto
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Aung San Suukyi
Explanation:

102482
Q:
Famous play ' Macbeth ' is written by
A) Leo Tolstoy B) William Shakespeare
C) john Milton D) Charles Dickens
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) William Shakespeare
Explanation:

52466
Q:
Who is the author of the book "Death Of President"
A) Amitabha Ghosh B) Shekhspear
C) W. Marchent D) None of the above
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) W. Marchent
Explanation:
W. Marchent is the author of Death Of President

02459
Q:
Who is the author of the book "No Full Stops in India" ?
A) R. K. Narayan B) Mark Tully
C) C. Narayan Reddy D) Ved Mehta
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Mark Tully
Explanation:

92448
Q:
Which of the following newspapers was published in Bengali

Language
A) Jugantar B) Pratap
C) Din Mani D) Lok Satta
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Jugantar
Explanation:

12404
Q:
Who is the author of the book 'The Fiction of Fact Finding -

Modi and Godhra'
Answer
Manoj Mitta
Q:
Who has released a book on the noted author and journalist

Khushwant Singh titled 'Khushwant Singh: In Wisdom and in
Jest' ?
A) Yogi Adityanath B) Vijay Rupani
C) Shivraj Singh D) Amarinder Singh
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Amarinder Singh
Explanation:

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72367
Q:
Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of
A) Peace B) Music and dance
C) Science and Technology D) Fine arts
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Science and Technology
Explanation:

12366
Q:
Which of the following books would you consult to get

acquainted with Gandhian thourht
A) India wins freedom B) India Divided
C) Hind Swaraj D) Discovery of India
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Hind Swaraj
Explanation:

22362
Q:
Panchatantra has been written by
A) Kalidas B) Surdas
C) Vishakhadatta D) Vishnu Sharma
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Vishnu Sharma
Explanation:

12326
Q:
Who is the author of the book 'Chronicles of Corpse Bearer' ?

A) Victor Hugo B) John Milton
C) Cyrus Mistry D) None of the above
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Cyrus Mistry
Explanation:

62287
Q:
Who is the author of book ' Arctic Summer'.

Answer
Dammon Galgut

22252
Q:
' In CUstody ' , an english novels, is written by which one of

the following
A) Vikram Seth B) Shoba De
C) Anita Desai D) VS.Naipaul
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Anita Desai
Explanation:

22248
Q:
Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award
A) B.N.Sarkar B) Prithvi Raj Kapoor
C) Devika Rani D) Kana Devi
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Prithvi Raj Kapoor

Q:
The book ' Around the World in Eighty Days ' was written by
A) Charles Dickens B) H.M.Munro
C) Jules Verne D) Sir Richard Burton
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Jules Verne
Explanation:

42222
Q:
' Crime and Punishment ' was written by
A) Alexander Solzhenitysn B) Lewis Carroll
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky D) Valdimir Nabakov
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Fyodor Dostoevsky
Explanation:
22220
Q:
Who is the author of the Book 'Social Exclusion and Justice in

India'?
A) Rakesh Kumar B) Arun Singh
C) M. Venkaiah Naidu D) P.S. Krishnan
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) P.S. Krishnan
Explanation:

82217
Q:
The Gathering is written by
A) Winston Churchill B) Voltaire
C) George Washington D) Steven Spielberg
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Winston Churchill
Explanation:

02203
Q:
Who is the author of the Novel 'Les Miserables'
A) Fedric B) Victor Hugo
C) Steven Spielberg D) Alium Tofler
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Victor Hugo
Explanation:

12193
Q:
Who has written the book ' The Famished Road '
A) Zolla Emile B) VS. Naipaul
C) Ben Okri D) Din Mani
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Ben Okri
Explanation:

22190
Q:
Who is the author of the book ' Aavarana - The Veil'

Answer
SI Bhyrappa
22188
Q:
Who is author of the book 'Preparing for the Twenty First

Century '
A) V.S.Naipaul B) John Ruskin
C) Paul Kennedy D) Henry Kissinger
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Paul Kennedy

Q:
Who is the author of the book "The Alchemist"?
A) Agatha Christie B) Paulo Ceolho
C) Frankenstien D) None
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Paulo Ceolho
Explanation:
Paulo Ceolho is the author of The Alchemist

12145
Q:
For which Novel Prominent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar
Sail will be awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2016
?
A) Hawthan B) Mandra
C) Chitt-Chete D) None of the above
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Hawthan
Explanation:

52144
Q:
Which one of the following is not an award given on the

National Awards Day
A) Rajiv Khel Ratna B) Arjun Award
C) Dhyanchand Award D) Vishwamitra Award
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Vishwamitra Award
Explanation:

32137
Q:
Who is the author of the book "The way of Knife: The CIA, A
secret army and a war at the ends of the earth" ?
A) Mark Twain B) Irika John
C) Mario Pujo D) Mark Mazzetti
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Mark Mazzetti
Explanation:

82132
Q:
Who is the author of the book A Journey ?
A) Tony Blair B) Bikram seth
C) Janardhan takur D) harisen
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Tony Blair
Explanation:
Author of the book A journey is Tony Blair

12103
Q:
Who is the author of the book ' Family Life '
Answer
Akhil Sharma

42029
Q:
Who wrote the book ' A Passage to India '
A) Ruskin Bond B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Victor Banerjee D) E.M.Forster
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) E.M.Forster
Explanation:

62006
Q:
Who is the auther of the book Atal Ji Ne Kaha?
A) Brijendra Rehi B) Sushwanth
C) Raj singh D) None of the above
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Brijendra Rehi

Q:
Who is the Author of the book "A Passage to India"?

A) V.S.Naipaul B) E.M.Foster
C) Amrita Pritam D) L.Fischer
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) E.M.Foster
Explanation:
Author of the book Passage to India is E.M.Foster . This book

is selected as one of the 100 great works of the english
literature and won James Tiat Black memorial prize for fiction
in the year 1924

11989
Q:
What was the topic of the book 'The Other America'?
A) Poverty was widespread in

B) Education was lacking in America.
America.
C) Racism was widespread in

D) Americans needed more highways.
America.
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Poverty was widespread in America.
Explanation:
The book "The Other America" was written by Michael

Harrington. The topic of the book 'The Other America'
was Poverty was widespread in America.
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31923
Q:
Who is the author of " A River Sutra"?
A) V.S Naipaul B) Nirad C. Choudhuri
C) Gita Mehta D) Vikram Seth
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Gita Mehta
Explanation:

11919
Q:
Who is the author of the book "Adventures of the sherlock

holmes"?
A) Harisen B) Arther Conon Doyle
C) Nirod C. Choudhary D) G. B. Shaw
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Arther Conon Doyle
Explanation:
Arther Conon Dole is the author of Adventures of Sheerlock
holmes.This book is related to the murder mysteries that are
solved by Sherlock holmes

21919
Q:
The book " The Vijay Mallya Story " has been written by _____
A) Vijay Mallya B) Gopinath
C) Giriprakash D) Siddharth Mallya
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Giriprakash
Explanation:

81887
Q:
What is the unique about the film ' Adi Shankaracharya '
A) It is the first Sanskrit Film B) It has no female actress
C) It is the first film of the director

D) It has won the National Award
G.V.Iyer
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) It is the first Sanskrit Film
Explanation:

11878
Q:
What is the name of Merilin Monro
A) Merilin Monro B) Norma Jean Bekar
C) Dorothi Manro D) Kathrin Bekar
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Norma Jean Bekar
Explanation:

21861
Q:
Who is the author of the book "The Hungry Tide"?
A) Mitali Meelan B) Ravinder Singh
C) Amitav Ghosh D) Sudha Murty
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Amitav Ghosh

Q:
Which Indian born scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in

Astrophysics
A) Prof Chandra Shaker B) Sir C.V.Raman
C) Satyendra Nath Bose D) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Prof Chandra Shaker
Explanation:

11835
Q:
The book '100 Things to Know and Debate Before You Vote' is
written by
Answer
Hindol Sengupta

01829
Q:
Technology giant Microsoft's India-born CEO ___________ has

written his first book "Hit Refresh".
A) Satya Nadella B) Indra Nooyi
C) Kiran Mazumdar D) Sundar Pichai
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Satya Nadella
Explanation:
101823
Q:
Who is the author of the book " The Argumentative "
A) V.S.Naipaul B) Vikram Seth
C) Sashi Tharoor D) Amartya Sen
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Amartya Sen
Explanation:

31823
Q:
The quotation ' Some of born great , Some achieve greatness,

and some have greatness, thrust upon them ' is atributed to
A) Bertrand Russell B) Abraham Lincoln
C) William Shakeshpare D) George Orwell
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) William Shakeshpare
Explanation:

11803
Q:
Who is the author of the book The Discovery of India ?
A) Kalhan B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Ashapurna Devi D) None
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation:
Jawaharlal Nehru is the author of the book The Discovery of

India

01803
Q:
Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy for ever '
A) P.B.Shelley B) William Wordsworth
C) John Keats D) Robert Browning
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) John Keats
Explanation:

01796
Q:
Who is the author of ' Tom Sawyer '
A) John Ruskin B) William Shakespeare
C) Leo Tolstoy D) Mark Twain
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Mark Twain

Q:
Which of the following is a film directed by Mr. Buddhadeb

Das Gupta
A) Krantiveer B) Mohra
C) Character D) 1942 - A Love Story
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Krantiveer
Explanation:

21772
Q:
Who is the author of the book ' The Rights of Man '
A) Thomas Hardy B) Thomas Mann
C) Thomas Moore D) Thomas Paine
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Thomas Paine
Explanation:

21758
Q:
The book ' Redesigning the Aeroplane While Flying :

Reforming Institutions' is written by
Answer
Arun Maira

51755
Q:
Who is the author of the book 'The Prince' ?
A) Niccolo Machiaveli B) Emile Zola
C) Bernard Shaw D) V.S. Sharma
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Niccolo Machiaveli
Explanation:

51734
Q:
Who is the author of the book PrisonDairy?
A) Amitav Ghosh B) Jay Prakash Narayan
C) Kapil Dev D) Mala Sen

Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Jay Prakash Narayan
Explanation:
Prison dairy is recollection of JP’s thought during his incarceration .

21731
Q:
The book "My Life, My Mission" is the autobiography of which

Indian personality?
A) Baba Ramdev B) Sania Mirza
C) Yuvraj Singh D) Abdul Kalam
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Baba Ramdev
Explanation:
"My Life, My Mission" is the autobiography of Baba Ramdev.
Whereas
Ace Against Odds is the autobiography of Sania Mirza

Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer is the autobiography
of Yuvraj Singh
Wings of Fire is the autobiography of Abdul Kalam.

61683
Q:
Who wrote the book ' The Prince '
A) V.S.Sharma B) Bernard Shaw
C) Emile Zola D) Niccolo Machiavelli
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Niccolo Machiavelli
Explanation:

01623
Q:
'Asian Drama ', by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of

the following subjects
A) Theatre Movements in Asia B) Economics
C) International Politics D) Look East Policy of India
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Economics

Q:
Which tennis player has authored a book titled

"Unstoppable : My Life So Far" ?
A) Serena Williams B) Maria sharapova
C) Sania Mirza D) Venus Williams
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Maria sharapova
Explanation:

51614
Q:
Who is the author of the book "Panditharadya Charitham" ?
A) Tikkana B) Ganapathideva
C) Yerrana D) Palkuriki Somanatha
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Palkuriki Somanatha
Explanation:

81608
Q:
Who wrote the Book "A Tale of Two Cities"
A) William Shakespeare B) Jane Austen
C) Leo Tolstoy D) Charles Dickens
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) Charles Dickens
Explanation:
A Tale of Two Cities, which is one of two historical novels

written by Charles Dickens, is set in London and in Paris
and the French countryside at the time of the French
Revolution.

131600
Q:
Lala lajapathi rai is the author of the book
A) India Divided B) Hind Swaraj
C) Unhappy India D) Mother India
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Unhappy India
Explanation:

01585
Q:
The first feature film produced in India was
A) Hatimtai B) Alamm Ara
C) Pundalik D) Raja Harishchandra
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Alamm Ara
Explanation:

11581
Q:
Who among the following has directed the film 'Sardar'
A) Tapan Sinha B) Shyam Benegal
C) Ketan Mehta D) Buddhadeb Das Gupta
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) Ketan Mehta
Explanation:

01570
Q:
Which the smallest among all the birds?
A) Ostrich B) Humming Bird

C) King Fisher D) Sparrow
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Humming Bird
Explanation:
humming Bird is the smallest among all the birds

11564
Q:
Who is the author of 'Ageless Body , Timeless Mind' ?
A) V.S. Naipaul B) Deepak Chopra
C) Dom Moraes D) Tony Kusher
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: B) Deepak Chopra

Q:
The lord of Rings : The Return of the King won Oscar award in
how many categories
A) 10 B) 9
C) 11 D) 12
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: C) 11
Explanation:

21548
Q:
Who wrote the book ' The Disrupter - Arvind Kejriwal and the
Audacious Rise of the Aam Aadmi '
Answer
Gautam Chikermane with Soma Banerjee

01536
Q:
Who written the book 'Ambedkar - Awakening India's Social

Conscience'
Answer
Narendra Jadhav

31519
Q:
Which of the following books was written by Gandhiji
A) Discovery of India B) My Experiments with Truth
C) India wins Freedom D) Freedom at Midnight

11518
Q:
The book "Two Year Eight Months and Twenty –Eight Night" is
authored by
A) Salman Rushdi B) Deepak Nayyar
C) Javier Moro D) Khurshid M Kasuari
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: A) Salman Rushdi
Explanation:

51500
Q:
The writer of the Harry Potter book series is
B) Dominique Lapierre and Lary

A) DBC Pierre
Collins
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) J.K.Rowling

11491
Q:
The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in

A) 1901 B) 1936
C) 1957 D) 1967
Answer & ExplanationAnswer: D) 1967
Explanation:

41407
Q:
Who is the author of book "Superstar India: Incredible to

unstoppable "?
Answer
Shobha Rajadhyaksha, also known as Shobhaa De (born 7

January 1948), is the author of the book "Superstar India:
From Incredible to unstoppable ". She is an Indian columnist
and novelist. De is best known for her depiction of socialites
and sex in her works of fiction, for which she has come to be
known as the "Jackie Collins of India".

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