TNPSC 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
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 book 'The audacity of Hope' has been written by
- (a)
Nayantara Sehgai
- (b)
Aravind Adiga
- (c)
Vikram Seth
- (d)
Barack Obama
'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
'The Shade of Swords' is a book written by
- (a)
MJ Akbar
- (b)
Manil Suri
- (c)
Urmila Lamba
- (d)
Vasant Potdar
'Travelling Through Conflict', is a book written by
- (a)
Hamid Ansari
- (b)
Cherie Blair
- (c)
Balraj Krishna
- (d)
Salman Rushdie
Who translated the National Song into English?
- (a)
Rabindra Tagore
- (b)
Dr S Radhakrishnam
- (c)
Sarojini Naidu
- (d)
Aurobindo Ghosh
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
The memoir 'The Test of My Life' is written by
- (a)
Yuraj Singh
- (b)
Rahul Dravid
- (c)
Adam Gilchrist
- (d)
Kapil Dev
Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premvhand?
- (a)
Gaban
- (b)
Godan
- (c)
Guide
- (d)
Mansarovar
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
Who is the Padma awardee French writer of famous book ''Freedom at Midnight''?
- (a)
Dominique Lapierre
- (b)
Isabelle Mornique
- (c)
Bethoven Spartacus
- (d)
Nicholas Sarkozy
The Immortals of Meluha is written by
- (a)
Aravind Adiga
- (b)
Arundati Roy
- (c)
Amit Chaudhuri
- (d)
None of these
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
In which language Mahatma Gandhi had written his biography?
- (a)
Gujarati
- (b)
Marathi
- (c)
Hindi
- (d)
English
Who of the following is the author of the famous book 'Das Kapital'?
- (a)
Adam Smith
- (b)
Karl Marx
- (c)
Rossaueu
- (d)
Victor Hugo
Who among the following has authored the book 'Hind Swaraj'?
- (a)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- (b)
Mahatma Gandhi
- (c)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- (d)
MG Ranade
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
Who is author of one Night @ the Call Centre?
- (a)
Vikram Seth
- (b)
Chetan Bhagat
- (c)
Anurag Mathur
- (d)
Robin Sharma
Match the following
List I (Books) |
List II (Authors) |
A. The Struggle is My life | 1. Lech Walesa |
B. The struggle and the Triumph | 2. Nelson Mandela |
C. Friends and Foe | 3. Leonid Brezhnev |
D. Rebirth | 4. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
5. Sheikh Mujibur rehman |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 5 3 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 5 3 - (c)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (d)
A B C D 2 1 3 4
Who is author of the book 'Mother India'?
- (a)
Annie Besant
- (b)
Katherine Frank
- (c)
Katherine Mayo
- (d)
Sister Nivedita
'Can't Is Not an Option' is written by
- (a)
Maria Sharapova
- (b)
Bob Woodward
- (c)
Walter Isaacson
- (d)
Nikki Haley
'Golden Threshold' and 'Broken Wings' are written by
- (a)
Sarojini Naidu
- (b)
Indira Priyadharshini
- (c)
Kalpana Dutta
- (d)
Lakshmi sehgal
'The Prince' was written by
- (a)
N Machiaveli
- (b)
Boris Paternak
- (c)
Devendranath Tagore
- (d)
Jawaharlal Nehru
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Book) |
List II (Author) |
A. Rahul Dravid Timeless Steel | 1. Steve waugh and Nasser Hussain |
B. An Ashes Summer | 2. Greg Chappell |
C. Sachin Hundreads Now | 3. Mike Atherton |
D. Opening Up My Autobiography | 4. V. Krishnaswamy |
- (a)
A B C D 3 4 1 2 - (b)
A B C D 2 4 1 3 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 4 2 - (d)
A B C D 2 1 4 3
Who is the author of 'A River Sutra'?
- (a)
VS Naipaul
- (b)
Nirad C Choudhari
- (c)
Gita Mahta
- (d)
Vikram Seth
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
Who has written the book 'on the Pathway to Development?'
- (a)
Jaswant Singh
- (b)
Harishankar Singhania
- (c)
Mark Owen
- (d)
None of these
Who has written the book 'Still counting the Dead'?
- (a)
Frances Harrison
- (b)
Faisal Devj
- (c)
JK Rowling
- (d)
None of these
Match the following
List I (Book) |
List II (Author) |
A. Mosaic of Faith | 1. Dharmendra Bhandari |
B. Tendulkar to Centurykar | 2. Kiran Madhavkar |
C. Confront and Conceal | 3. David Sanger |
D. Daughter Deficit | 4. Sharada Srinivasan |
- (a)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (c)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (d)
A B C D 3 4 1 2