General Knowledge - Books and Authors

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Question - 1

The novel 'The White tiger' which won the Man Booker Prize, 2008 is authored by

  • A Arundhati Roy
  • B Aravind Adiga
  • C Kiran Desai
  • D VS Naipaul

Question - 2

Which of the following books is written by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam?
1. Ignited Minds
2. Wings of Fire
3. The Luminous Sparks
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  • A Only 1
  • B Only 2
  • C 2 and 3
  • D All these

Question - 3

The book 'The audacity of Hope' has been written by

  • A Nayantara Sehgai
  • B Aravind Adiga
  • C Vikram Seth
  • D Barack Obama

Question - 4

'Neel Darpan' is a play based on the story of Indigo Rebellion of Bengal of 1860-61. Who authored it?

  • A Dinabandhu Mitra
  • B Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
  • C Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal
  • D Madhusudan Dutta

Question - 5

Which of the following books has been written by Kamala Das?

  • A 'Witness the Night'
  • B 'The Red Devil'
  • C 'Earth and Ashes'
  • D 'Tonight This Savage Rite'

Question - 6

'24 Brand Mantra' is a book written by

  • A Bimal Chowdhary
  • B shiv Khera
  • C Arindam R Chowdary
  • D Jagdeep Kapoor

Question - 7

'The Shade of Swords' is a book written by

  • A MJ Akbar
  • B Manil Suri
  • C Urmila Lamba
  • D Vasant Potdar

Question - 8

Who is the author of 'Adhe - Adhure'?

  • A Mohan Rakesh
  • B Prem Chand
  • C Nirala
  • D Pant

Question - 9

Match List I (Book) and List II (Author) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

          List I      List II
A. In Custody 1. Amartya Sen
B. Sea of Poppies 2. Amitav Ghosh
C. The Argument-ative Indian 3. Anita Desai
D. Unaccustomed 4. Jhumpa Lahiri
  • A A B C D 4 1 2 3
  • B A B C D 4 2 1 3
  • C A B C D 3 2 1 4
  • D A B C D 3 1 2 4

Question - 10

Who amongst the following is the author of the Book 'Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance'?

  • A Barack Obama
  • B John Evans Aatta Mills
  • C Nelson Mandela
  • D Danny Boyle