Books and Authors
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
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
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
'The Shade of Swords' is a book written by
- (a)
MJ Akbar
- (b)
Manil Suri
- (c)
Urmila Lamba
- (d)
Vasant Potdar
Who is the author of 'Adhe - Adhure'?
- (a)
Mohan Rakesh
- (b)
Prem Chand
- (c)
Nirala
- (d)
Pant
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
'Travelling Through Conflict', is a book written by
- (a)
Hamid Ansari
- (b)
Cherie Blair
- (c)
Balraj Krishna
- (d)
Salman Rushdie
Who formulated the 'Drain of Wealth' theory?
- (a)
Dadabhai Naoroji
- (b)
MG Ranade
- (c)
RC Dutt
- (d)
BC Pal
Who amongst the following is the author of the classic book 'Life Divine'?
- (a)
Ravi Shankar
- (b)
Swami Vivekananda
- (c)
Radha Krishnan
- (d)
Aurobindo Ghosh
Who is the author of the book 'Book at Noon'?
- (a)
VS Naipaul
- (b)
Chetan Bhagat
- (c)
Vikram Seth
- (d)
None of these
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'?
- (a)
Chetan Bhagat
- (b)
VS Naipaul
- (c)
Kiran Desai
- (d)
Anita Desai
Consider the following statement and identify the author of the statement using the codes given below
'I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony.'
- (a)
Baba Saheb ambedkar
- (b)
Mahatma Gandhi
- (c)
Gurudev Tagore
- (d)
Pt. Nehru
Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premvhand?
- (a)
Gaban
- (b)
Godan
- (c)
Guide
- (d)
Mansarovar
"An Inconvenient Truth" is a book on environment written by
- (a)
Barak Obama
- (b)
George Bush
- (c)
Al Gore
- (d)
Bill Clinton
'Global Crisis recession and Uneven Recovery' is written by one of the RBI Governors
- (a)
Subba Rao
- (b)
Bimal Jalan
- (c)
YV Reddy
- (d)
Rangarajan
The Immortals of Meluha is written by
- (a)
Aravind Adiga
- (b)
Arundati Roy
- (c)
Amit Chaudhuri
- (d)
None of these
Ramachandra Guha wrote which of the following book?
1.'Makers of Modern India'
2. 'India after Gandhi : The History of the World's Largest democracy'
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
Only 2
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
Neither 1 or 2
'Beyond the Lines' is written by
- (a)
Kuldip Nayar
- (b)
K Arumugam
- (c)
Shashi Tharoor
- (d)
Cissy Houston
Which of the following was Daniel Defoe's contribution to English literature?
- (a)
The true-Born Englishman
- (b)
Robinson Crusoe
- (c)
The Shortest Way with the Dissenters
- (d)
All of the above
Who is the author of the novel 'The Hungry Tide'?
- (a)
Amitav Ghosh
- (b)
Arundhati Roy
- (c)
Shashi Tharoor
- (d)
Ved Mantra
Who among the following wrote the book 'Ayodhya : 6 December, 1992'?
- (a)
Chandra Shekhar
- (b)
PV Narasimha Rao
- (c)
Jaswant Singh
- (d)
Arun Shourie
Who is the author of the book 'The Rights of Man'?
- (a)
Thomas Hardy
- (b)
Thomas Mann
- (c)
Thomas Moore
- (d)
Thomas Paine
Which one of the following is the central theme of 'The Communist Manifesto' written by Marx and Engels?
- (a)
Tools of Production
- (b)
Theory of state
- (c)
Abolition of state
- (d)
Class Struggle
' Asian Drama', by Gunnar Kari 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
Kalhana's well-known work 'Rajatarangini' is an important source material for the study of which one of the following?
- (a)
Ancient Kamarupa
- (b)
Post-Mauryan Magadha
- (c)
Medieval Rajasthan
- (d)
Early Medieval Kashmir
Who is author of the book 'Mother India'?
- (a)
Annie Besant
- (b)
Katherine Frank
- (c)
Katherine Mayo
- (d)
Sister Nivedita
What is common about these novels: Celebes in search of a Wife, Evelyn, Simple Story, Emma, and The Old English Byron?
- (a)
They are all gothic novels
- (b)
They are all sentimental novels
- (c)
They are all written by women
- (d)
They are all romantic novels
'Can't Is Not an Option' is written by
- (a)
Maria Sharapova
- (b)
Bob Woodward
- (c)
Walter Isaacson
- (d)
Nikki Haley
Which famous author wrote the following books: The Darkroom, Malgudi Days, Gudie, My Days, swami and Friends?
- (a)
Khuswant Singh
- (b)
Rk Narayan
- (c)
Rudyard Kipling
- (d)
Kuldip Nayyar
Consider the following statements
1. Freedom from Fear - Aung San Suu Kyi
2. Decision Points - George W. Bush
3. The IIIusion of Destiny - Prof. Amartya sen
4. The Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
2 and 3
- (c)
2,3 and 4
- (d)
All of these
Match the following
List I (Books) |
List II (Author) |
A. Rich Like Us | 1. Nirad C Chaudhari |
B. Reflection on our Time | 2. P N Haksar |
C. Hinduism a religion to live by | 3. Nayantara Sahgal |
D. Bliss was it in that Dawn | 4. Minoo Masani |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 1 3 4 2 - (c)
A B C D 3 2 1 4 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3