Books And Authors General Knowledge Questions

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Books And Authors General Knowledge Questions

The book “Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand” is authored by:
[A] Kapish G. Mehra
[B] K. Vijay Kumar
[C] Shekhar Gupta
[D] D.R. Karthikeyan

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Correct Answer: B [K. Vijay Kumar] Notes: The author of “Veerappan: Chasing the Brigand” is K. Vijay Kumar, the Senior Security Adviser in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The book “Welcome to Nowhere” is written by:
[A] David Olusoga
[B] Malorie Blackman
[C] Revathi Suresh
[D] Elizabeth Laird

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Correct Answer: D [Elizabeth Laird] Notes: “Welcome to Nowhere” is authored by acclaimed children’s writer Elizabeth Laird. The book explores the impact of war on a 12-year-old named Omar and his family during the Syrian civil war.

“The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji” is written by:
[A] Aalap Roy
[B] Aadishri Roy
[C] Sujata Bose
[D] Namita Roy Ghose

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Correct Answer: D [Namita Roy Ghose] Notes: Authors Sanjay Chopra and Namita Roy Ghose penned “The Wrong Turn,” a sweeping tale of passion set against the backdrop of the freedom struggle.

The author of “The Secret Diary of Kasturba” is:
[A] Neelima Dalmia Adhar
[B] Aruna Chakravarti
[C] Som Sharma
[D] Narendra Verma

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Correct Answer: A [Neelima Dalmia Adhar] Notes: Neelima Dalmia Adhar is the author of “The Secret Diary of Kasturba,” an imaginary chronicle of Mahatma Gandhi’s wife.

“Divine Comedy” is authored by:
[A] Goethe
[B] Milton
[C] Dante
[D] Shakespeare

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Correct Answer: C [Dante] Notes: Dante Alighieri wrote the “Divine Comedy,” considered one of the greatest works of world literature, between c. 1308 and 1321.

The book “Matoshree” is authored by:
[A] Sumitra Mahajan
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Venkaiah Naidu
[D] Sushma Swaraj

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Correct Answer: A [Sumitra Mahajan] Notes: “Matoshree” is a book written by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, covering the life of legendary Devi Ahilyabai Holkar.

The author of “Divine Comedy” is:
[A] Goethe
[B] Milton
[C] Dante
[D] Shakespeare

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Correct Answer: C [Dante] Notes: Dante Alighieri is the author of the epic poem “Divine Comedy,” a masterpiece in Italian literature.

“Narendra Modi: The Making of a Legend” is written by:
[A] Sanjay Mathur
[B] Bindeshwar Pathak
[C] Aditya Sen
[D] Mohan Chauhan

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Correct Answer: B [Bindeshwar Pathak] Notes: Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International, authored the book “Narendra Modi: The Making of a Legend.”

“Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths” is authored by:
[A] Dominique Lepierre
[B] Mark Shepard
[C] Minoo Masani
[D] None of the above

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Correct Answer: B [Mark Shepard] Notes: Mark Shepard is the author of “Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths,” a book discussing the implicit meaning of Gandhiji’s nonviolent action.

The author of “Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj” is:
[A] Hari Singh Burdak
[B] Sagarmal Gopa
[C] Kesari Singh Barahath
[D] Arjun Singh Gurjar

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Correct Answer: B [Sagarmal Gopa] Notes: Sagarmal Gopa, a freedom fighter from Rajasthan, authored “Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj.” He actively participated in the non-cooperation movement in 1921.

Who authored the book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”?
[A] Satya Nadella
[B] Sundar Pichai
[C] Bill Gates
[D] Mark Zuckerberg

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Correct Answer: C [Bill Gates] Notes: The book titled “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need” has been authored by Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation and American philanthropist. In the book, Gates explains his deep concern about climate change and his optimism regarding preventing the worst impacts of the climate crisis. The book was released on June 24, 2020.

Who is the author of the book “The Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra”?
[A] Romila Thapar
[B] Irfan Habib
[C] Arupjyoti Saikia
[D] Upinder Singh

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Correct Answer: C [Arupjyoti Saikia] Notes: Historian Arupjyoti Saikia authored the book “The Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra.” The book reimagines the layered history of Assam with the river at its center, combining disciplinary scholarship to unravel the geological forces and human endeavors shaping the river.

Who authored the book “On Fire”?
[A] David Warner
[B] Ben Stokes
[C] Virender Sehwag
[D] AB de Villiers

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Correct Answer: B [Ben Stokes] Notes: Ben Stokes is the author of the book “On Fire.” In the book, Stokes mentions that David Warner’s on-field sledging inspired his match-winning Ashes hundred at Headingley. The book also discusses the intense moments during the third Test.

Who is the author of “Das Kapital”?
[A] J S Mill
[B] Adam Smith
[C] Keynes
[D] Karl Marx

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Correct Answer: D [Karl Marx] Notes: Karl Marx wrote “Das Kapital,” a foundational theoretical text in materialist philosophy, economics, and politics, published in 1867.

Who is the author of “End of History and the Last Man”?
[A] Karl Marx
[B] J.S.Mill
[C] Francis Fukuyama
[D] None of the above

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Correct Answer: C [Francis Fukuyama] Notes: Francis Fukuyama, a political economist, authored “End of History and the Last Man” in 1992. The book satirizes the events following the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Who is the author of the book “The Black Swan”?
[A] Nassim Nicholas Taleb
[B] Paul Robin Krugman
[C] Millicent Fawcett
[D] Arthur Pigou

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Correct Answer: A [Nassim Nicholas Taleb] Notes: Nassim Nicholas Taleb authored the book “The Black Swan,” which discusses the impact of unforeseeable events and the damage they can cause.

Who is the author of “Cow in Our Economy”?
[A] Amartya Sen
[B] P.C. Mahalonibis
[C] J.C. Kumarappa
[D] Kaushik Basu

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Correct Answer: C [J.C. Kumarappa] Notes: “Cow in Our Economy” is written by J.C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian and Indian economist closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi.

Which books have been written by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi?
[A] Every Child Matters
[B] The Argumentative Indian
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them

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Correct Answer: A [Every Child Matters] Notes: Kailash Satyarthi, a Nobel Laureate, has written the book “Every Child Matters” and “Will For Children,” reflecting his activism on child rights and education.

Who wrote the book “Wealth of Nations”?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] John Maynard Keynes
[C] Adam Smith
[D] None of the above

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Correct Answer: C [Adam Smith] Notes: “Wealth of Nations” was written by Adam Smith, a Scottish economist and moral philosopher.

Who wrote the book “Broken Wings”?
[A] Meira Kumar
[B] Indira Gandhi
[C] Sushma Swaraj
[D] Sarojini Naidu

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Correct Answer: D [Sarojini Naidu] Notes: Sarojini Naidu wrote the book “Broken Wings.” She was a poet and a freedom fighter, given the sobriquet “Nightingale of India” by Mahatma Gandhi.

Who authored the book “Gita Rahasya”?
[A] Lala Lajpat Rai
[B] Bhagat Singh
[C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[D] Sarojini Naidu

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Correct Answer: C [Bal Gangadhar Tilak] Notes: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also known as Lokmanya Tilak or “The Maker of Modern India” by Mahatma Gandhi, wrote the book “Gita Rahasya.”

Who is the author of the book “India-From Midnight to the Millennium”?
[A] Amartya Sen
[B] Shashi Tharoor
[C] Abhijeet Banerjee
[D] None of the above

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Correct Answer: B [Shashi Tharoor] Notes: Shashi Tharoor, the former United Nations diplomat and the MP of Thiruvananthapuram, wrote the book “India-From Midnight to the Millennium.”

Who wrote the book “My Experiment with Truth”?
[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Mahatma Gandhi

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Correct Answer: D [Mahatma Gandhi] Notes: Mahatma Gandhi wrote the book “My Experiment with Truth,” which is also his autobiography.

Who is the author of the book “Rangbhoomi”?
[A] Mahashweta Devi
[B] Harishankar Parsai
[C] Prem Chand
[D] Gulzar

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Correct Answer: C [Prem Chand] Notes: Prem Chand wrote the book “Rangbhoomi,” addressing the caste system and the marginalized status of women in society.

Who wrote the book “Tamas”?
[A] Prem Chand
[B] Amrita Pritam
[C] Bhishm Sahni
[D] Vikram Seth

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Correct Answer: C [Bhishm Sahni] Notes: Bhishm Sahni wrote the book “Tamas,” which delves into the theme of the Partition of India, earning him the Padma Bhushan for literature in 1998.

Who authored the book “Saheb Bibi Golam”?
[A] Bhishm Sahni
[B] Prem Chand
[C] Amrita Pritam
[D] Bimal Mitra

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Correct Answer: D [Bimal Mitra] Notes: Bimal Mitra wrote the book “Saheb Bibi Golam,” producing works in both Bengali and Hindi.

Who wrote the book “One Night at the Call Centre”?
[A] V. S. Naipaul
[B] Chetan Bhagat
[C] Vikram Seth
[D] Amitav Ghosh

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Correct Answer: B [Chetan Bhagat] Notes: Chetan Bhagat is the author of the book “One Night at the Call Centre,” published in 2005.

Who is the author of the book “Life of Pi”?
[A] Yann Martel
[B] George Saunders
[C] Salman Rushdie
[D] Amitav Ghosh

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Correct Answer: A [Yann Martel] Notes: Yann Martel is the author of “Life of Pi,” which won the Booker Prize in 2001.

Who was the author of the book “The Presidential Republic”?
[A] Jean Blondel
[B] Dorothy Pickles
[C] Walter Bagehot
[D] E.H. Carr

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Correct Answer: A [Jean Blondel] Notes: Jean Blondel authored the book “The Presidential Republic” in 2015, providing a historical and comparative study of presidential systems worldwide.

Who authored the new version of the book ‘Exam Warriors’?
[A] President of India
[B] Prime Minister of India
[C] ISRO Chairman
[D] DRDO Chairman

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Correct Answer: B [Prime Minister of India] Notes: The new version of “Exam Warriors” is authored by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. It offers guidance and mantras for students and parents to cope with anxiety and stress during examinations.

Who authored the book “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology”?
[A] Yuval Noah Harari
[B] Malcolm Gladwell
[C] Chris Miller
[D] Walter Isaacson

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Correct Answer: C [Chris Miller] Notes: Chris Miller, the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology,” has been invited to address Tamil Nadu’s Global Investors Meet, contributing to discussions on the US-China semiconductor rivalry.

Which Norwegian playwright wrote the play “A Doll’s House”?
[A] Henrik Ibsen
[B] August Strindberg
[C] Anton Chekhov
[D] William Shakespeare

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Correct Answer: A [Henrik Ibsen] Notes: “A Doll’s House” was written by Henrik Ibsen, a prominent Norwegian playwright, challenging 19th-century marriage norms.

Which Russian author is renowned for the psychological novel “Crime and Punishment”?
[A] Leo Tolstoy
[B] Vladimir Nabokov
[C] Fyodor Dostoevsky
[D] Anton Chekhov

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Correct Answer: C [Fyodor Dostoevsky] Notes: Fyodor Dostoevsky, a key figure in Russian literature, authored “Crime and Punishment,” exploring profound psychological themes.

Which mythological figure is not prominently featured in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”?
[A] Hercules
[B] Achilles
[C] Odysseus
[D] Perseus

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Correct Answer: C [Odysseus] Notes: “Metamorphoses” by Ovid features many mythological characters, but Odysseus is not a prominent figure in this narrative.

What unique ability does the protagonist of “Midnight’s Children” possess?
[A] Invisibility
[B] Telepathy
[C] Time Travel
[D] Super Strength

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Correct Answer: B [Telepathy] Notes: The protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children,” Saleem Sinai, possesses telepathic abilities.

Who wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?
[A] Gabriel García Márquez
[B] Octavio Paz
[C] Isabel Allende
[D] Mario Vargas Llosa

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Correct Answer: A [Gabriel García Márquez] Notes: “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is a renowned novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, known for its magical realism.

Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”?
[A] Jane Austen
[B] Charlotte Brontë
[C] Emily Brontë
[D] George Eliot

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Correct Answer: A [Jane Austen] Notes: “Pride and Prejudice” is a classic novel of manners written by Jane Austen, celebrated for its wit and exploration of social class.

Who is the author of “The Book of Disquiet”?
[A] Fernando Pessoa
[B] José Saramago
[C] Eça de Queirós
[D] Lídia Jorge

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Correct Answer: A [Fernando Pessoa] Notes: “The Book of Disquiet” is a profound work by Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa, featuring poetic and philosophical musings by the semi-heteronym Bernardo Soares.

“The Complete Essays” is a collection by which philosopher?
[A] Michel de Montaigne
[B] Jean-Paul Sartre
[C] Friedrich Nietzsche
[D] René Descartes

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Correct Answer: A [Michel de Montaigne] Notes: “The Complete Essays” is a collection by French Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne, known for its blend of personal insight and philosophical musings.

What is the setting of Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron”?
[A] During the Black Death in Italy
[B] In Renaissance France
[C] In ancient Greece
[D] In medieval England

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Correct Answer: A [During the Black Death in Italy] Notes: Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron” is set during the Black Death in Italy, comprising 100 tales told by a group during a time of plague.

Who authored the book “The Sound and the Fury”?
[A] Ernest Hemingway
[B] William Faulkner
[C] F. Scott Fitzgerald
[D] John Steinbeck

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Correct Answer: B [William Faulkner] Explanation: “The Sound and the Fury,” a novel by William Faulkner, is renowned for its innovative narrative style and its deep exploration of the decline of a Southern aristocratic family.

Who is the author of ‘The Blue Umbrella’?
[A] Ruskin Bond
[B] R.K. Narayan
[C] Vikram Seth
[D] Amitav Ghosh

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Correct Answer: A [Ruskin Bond] Explanation: ‘The Blue Umbrella’ is a 1980 Indian novel written by Ruskin Bond about a young girl in a remote village who is gifted a beautiful blue umbrella. It is a simple moving story about human nature and relationships.

Who is the author of ‘Untouchable’?
[A] Mulk Raj Anand
[B] Vikram Seth
[C] Amitav Ghosh
[D] Arundhati Roy

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Correct Answer: A [Mulk Raj Anand] Explanation: ‘Untouchable’ is a 1935 English-language novel by Indian author Mulk Raj Anand. The novel established Anand as one of India’s leading English authors and deals with the subject of untouchability in India.

Who is the author of ‘A Fine Balance’?
[A] Rohinton Mistry
[B] Jhumpa Lahiri
[C] Vikram Seth
[D] Amitav Ghosh

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Correct Answer: A [Rohinton Mistry] Explanation: A Fine Balance’ is a 1995 novel by Rohinton Mistry set during The Emergency in 1975-77 in India. With four characters from varied backgrounds, it illustrates the cruelty and beauty of India’s caste system while portraying the human spirit’s ability to endure hardship.

Who is the author of ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’?
[A] Swami Yogananda
[B] Osho Rajneesh
[C] Jiddu Krishnamurthi
[D] Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

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Correct Answer: A [Swami Yogananda] Explanation: ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ is a spiritual autobiography published in 1946 written by Paramahansa Yogananda, one of the first yoga gurus to come to America. The book recounts his encounters with spiritual figures in India and America.

Who is the author of ‘Cuckold’?
[A] Kiran Nagarkar
[B] Amitav Ghosh
[C] Rohinton Mistry
[D] Vikram Seth

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Correct Answer: A [Kiran Nagarkar] Explanation: Cuckold’ is a 1997 historical novel by Kiran Nagarkar, set in 16th century India. It is based on the life of Mirabai, a mystic poet and saint, and her husband Maharaj Kumar Bhoj Raj.

Who is the author of ‘Haroun and the Sea of Stories’?
[A] Salman Rushdie
[B] Vikram Seth
[C] Amitav Ghosh
[D] Khaled Hosseini

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Correct Answer: A [Salman Rushdie] Explanation: Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ is a fantasy novel written by Salman Rushdie and first published in 1990. It explores the Indian oral tradition of storytelling through a young boy’s adventures to restore his storyteller father’s gift of speech.

Who is the author of ‘Ice Candy Man’?
[A] Bapsi Sidhwa
[B] Arundhati Roy
[C] Anita Desai
[D] Kiran Desai

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Correct Answer: A [Bapsi Sidhwa] Explanation: Ice Candy Man’ is a 1988 novel by Pakistani author Bapsi Sidhwa set in Lahore during the Partition of India. The narrative revolves around the abduction and recovery of Ayah, a young nursemaid, during the communal violence.

Who is the author of ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’?
[A] Siddhartha Mukherjee
[B] Atul Gawande
[C] Sudhir Kakar
[D] Amitav Ghosh

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Correct Answer: A [Siddhartha Mukherjee] Explanation: ‘The Emperor of All Maladies’ is a 2010 nonfiction book by Indian-American oncologist Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee. It is a biography of cancer, interweaving science history with personal patient stories, and it won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.

Who is the author of the novel ‘Mother of 1084’?
[A] Mahasweta Devi
[B] Anita Desai
[C] Arundhati Roy
[D] Kiran Desai

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Correct Answer: A [Mahasweta Devi] Explanation: ‘Mother of 1084’ is a political novel by Mahasweta Devi published in 1974 about a middle-class woman whose son is found dead bearing the number 1084 instead of his name, allegorical of losing one’s identity to the Naxalite movement.