General Knowledge - 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
'24 Brand Mantra' is a book written by
- (a)
Bimal Chowdhary
- (b)
shiv Khera
- (c)
Arindam R Chowdary
- (d)
Jagdeep Kapoor
Who is the author of 'Adhe - Adhure'?
- (a)
Mohan Rakesh
- (b)
Prem Chand
- (c)
Nirala
- (d)
Pant
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
'Travelling Through Conflict', is a book written by
- (a)
Hamid Ansari
- (b)
Cherie Blair
- (c)
Balraj Krishna
- (d)
Salman Rushdie
Who has written the book 'Two Lives'?
- (a)
Salman Rushdie
- (b)
Arundhati Roy
- (c)
Vikram Seth
- (d)
Shiv Khera
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
'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
- (a)
Anita Desai
- (b)
Vikaram Seth
- (c)
Shoba de
- (d)
V S Naipul
Match the following
List I (Books) |
List II (Authors) |
A. A Bend in the River | 1. John Koerner |
B. A Brush with Life | 2. IK Gujral |
C. A Conceptual | 3. VS Naipul |
D. A Foregin Policy for India | 4. SS Kohil |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3
Match the following
List I (Books) |
List II (Authors) |
A. Moon and six pence | 1. Salman Rushdie |
B. Moor's Last Sigh | 2. Ved Mehta |
C. Portrait of India | 3. Sydney Sheldon |
D. Rage of Angles | 4. W Somerset Maugham |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3
Match the following
List I (Books) |
List II (Authors) |
A. Zulfikar ali Bhutto & Pakistan | 1. Clive Ponting |
B. Winston Churchill | 2. Rafi Raza |
C. Wings of Fire: an Autobiography | 3. Dr Pratibha Ray |
D. Yajnaseni | 4. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam & A Tiwari |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 3
Who is the author of the book '' a Secular Agenda''?
- (a)
Mahtma Gandhi
- (b)
Graham Greene
- (c)
arun Shourie
- (d)
Dushyant Sharma
'Wreck' is written by
- (a)
VS Khandekar
- (b)
Swami Vivekananda
- (c)
VS Naipaul
- (d)
Rabindranath Tagore
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. Scarlet Pimpernel | 1. Sarojini Naidu |
B. Scenes from a Writers,s Life | 2. Ruskin Bind |
C. Sceptred Flute | 3. Baroness Orczy |
D. Schindlr's List | 4. Thomas Keneally |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?
- (a)
'Look Cack in Anger'
- (b)
'Islamic Bomb'
- (c)
'A Suitable Boy'
- (d)
'My God Died Young'
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
An author sums up the human condition thus, "Human life is everywhere a state, in which much is to be endured and little to be enjoyed." Who said this and where?
- (a)
Alexander Pope - Essay on Man
- (b)
Oliver Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield
- (c)
Albert Camus - The Stranger
- (d)
Dr Johnson - Resells
The book 'Sonia Gandhi : An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny', an autobiography of Sonia Gandhi is written by
- (a)
Julian Barnes
- (b)
Mohd Hanief
- (c)
Rani Singh
- (d)
Tahmima Anam
Who is the author of the book 'India: A Million Mutinies Now'?
- (a)
VS Naipaul
- (b)
Mulk Raj Anand
- (c)
Nirad C Choudhari
- (d)
Amitav Ghosh
Who is the author of the book 'Conquest of Self'?
- (a)
Aurobindo Ghosh
- (b)
Rabindranath Tagore
- (c)
Mahatma Gandhi
- (d)
S Radhakrishnan
The development of which of the following administrative concepts could be attributed to German Sociologist Max Weber?
- (a)
Democracy
- (b)
Bureaucracy
- (c)
Pluralism
- (d)
Corporatism
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
The book 'Pax Indica' is written by
- (a)
foreign policy
- (b)
Indian culture
- (c)
Castel system prevent in India
- (d)
None of the above
Who of the following is the author of the book 'Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century'?
- (a)
Arvind Adiga
- (b)
MJ Akbar
- (c)
Nandan Nilekani
- (d)
Shashi Tharoor
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
Who is the author of 'A River Sutra'?
- (a)
VS Naipaul
- (b)
Nirad C Choudhari
- (c)
Gita Mahta
- (d)
Vikram Seth
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
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
- (a)
The Impossible : Faisal Devji
- (b)
No Easy Day : Mark Owen
- (c)
The Oath : Rowan Williams
- (d)
The Price of Politics : Bob Woodward
Who has written the book 'Still counting the Dead'?
- (a)
Frances Harrison
- (b)
Faisal Devj
- (c)
JK Rowling
- (d)
None of these