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.<\/div><\/div>\n
The book “Welcome to Nowhere” is written by:<\/strong>
\n[A] David Olusoga
\n[B] Malorie Blackman
\n[C] Revathi Suresh
\n[D] Elizabeth Laird<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: D [Elizabeth Laird] Notes: “Welcome to Nowhere” is authored by acclaimed children\u2019s 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.<\/div><\/div>\n
“The Wrong Turn: Love and Betrayal in the Time of Netaji” is written by:<\/strong>
\n[A] Aalap Roy
\n[B] Aadishri Roy
\n[C] Sujata Bose
\n[D] Namita Roy Ghose<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
The author of “The Secret Diary of Kasturba” is:<\/strong>
\n[A] Neelima Dalmia Adhar
\n[B] Aruna Chakravarti
\n[C] Som Sharma
\n[D] Narendra Verma<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
“Divine Comedy” is authored by:<\/strong>
\n[A] Goethe
\n[B] Milton
\n[C] Dante
\n[D] Shakespeare<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
The book “Matoshree” is authored by:<\/strong>
\n[A] Sumitra Mahajan
\n[B] Narendra Modi
\n[C] Venkaiah Naidu
\n[D] Sushma Swaraj<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
The author of “Divine Comedy” is:<\/strong>
\n[A] Goethe
\n[B] Milton
\n[C] Dante
\n[D] Shakespeare<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Dante] Notes: Dante Alighieri is the author of the epic poem “Divine Comedy,” a masterpiece in Italian literature.<\/div><\/div>\n
“Narendra Modi: The Making of a Legend” is written by:<\/strong>
\n[A] Sanjay Mathur
\n[B] Bindeshwar Pathak
\n[C] Aditya Sen
\n[D] Mohan Chauhan<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: B [Bindeshwar Pathak] Notes: Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International, authored the book “Narendra Modi: The Making of a Legend.”<\/div><\/div>\n
“Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths” is authored by:<\/strong>
\n[A] Dominique Lepierre
\n[B] Mark Shepard
\n[C] Minoo Masani
\n[D] None of the above<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
The author of “Jaisalmer ka Gundaraj” is:<\/strong>
\n[A] Hari Singh Burdak
\n[B] Sagarmal Gopa
\n[C] Kesari Singh Barahath
\n[D] Arjun Singh Gurjar<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the book \u201cHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] Satya Nadella
\n[B] Sundar Pichai
\n[C] Bill Gates
\n[D] Mark Zuckerberg
\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Bill Gates] Notes: The book titled \u201cHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need\u201d 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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of the book \u201cThe Unquiet River: A Biography of the Brahmaputra\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] Romila Thapar
\n[B] Irfan Habib
\n[C] Arupjyoti Saikia
\n[D] Upinder Singh<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the book \u201cOn Fire\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] David Warner
\n[B] Ben Stokes
\n[C] Virender Sehwag
\n[D] AB de Villiers<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of “Das Kapital”?<\/strong>
\n[A] J S Mill
\n[B] Adam Smith
\n[C] Keynes
\n[D] Karl Marx<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: D [Karl Marx] Notes: Karl Marx wrote “Das Kapital,” a foundational theoretical text in materialist philosophy, economics, and politics, published in 1867.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of \u201cEnd of History and the Last Man\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] Karl Marx
\n[B] J.S.Mill
\n[C] Francis Fukuyama
\n[D] None of the above<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of the book \u201cThe Black Swan\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] Nassim Nicholas Taleb
\n[B] Paul Robin Krugman
\n[C] Millicent Fawcett
\n[D] Arthur Pigou<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: A [Nassim Nicholas Taleb] Notes: Nassim Nicholas Taleb authored the book \u201cThe Black Swan,\u201d which discusses the impact of unforeseeable events and the damage they can cause.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of \u201cCow in Our Economy\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] Amartya Sen
\n[B] P.C. Mahalonibis
\n[C] J.C. Kumarappa
\n[D] Kaushik Basu<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Which books have been written by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi?<\/strong>
\n[A] Every Child Matters
\n[B] The Argumentative Indian
\n[C] Both of them
\n[D] None of them<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who wrote the book “Wealth of Nations”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Raghuram Rajan
\n[B] John Maynard Keynes
\n[C] Adam Smith
\n[D] None of the above<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Adam Smith] Notes: “Wealth of Nations” was written by Adam Smith, a Scottish economist and moral philosopher.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who wrote the book “Broken Wings”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Meira Kumar
\n[B] Indira Gandhi
\n[C] Sushma Swaraj
\n[D] Sarojini Naidu<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the book “Gita Rahasya”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Lala Lajpat Rai
\n[B] Bhagat Singh
\n[C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
\n[D] Sarojini Naidu<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Bal Gangadhar Tilak] Notes: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also known as Lokmanya Tilak or \u201cThe Maker of Modern India\u201d by Mahatma Gandhi, wrote the book “Gita Rahasya.”<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of the book “India-From Midnight to the Millennium”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Amartya Sen
\n[B] Shashi Tharoor
\n[C] Abhijeet Banerjee
\n[D] None of the above<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.”<\/div><\/div>\n
Who wrote the book “My Experiment with Truth”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
\n[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
\n[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
\n[D] Mahatma Gandhi<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: D [Mahatma Gandhi] Notes: Mahatma Gandhi wrote the book “My Experiment with Truth,” which is also his autobiography.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of the book “Rangbhoomi”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Mahashweta Devi
\n[B] Harishankar Parsai
\n[C] Prem Chand
\n[D] Gulzar<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Prem Chand] Notes: Prem Chand wrote the book “Rangbhoomi,” addressing the caste system and the marginalized status of women in society.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who wrote the book “Tamas”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Prem Chand
\n[B] Amrita Pritam
\n[C] Bhishm Sahni
\n[D] Vikram Seth<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the book “Saheb Bibi Golam”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Bhishm Sahni
\n[B] Prem Chand
\n[C] Amrita Pritam
\n[D] Bimal Mitra<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: D [Bimal Mitra] Notes: Bimal Mitra wrote the book “Saheb Bibi Golam,” producing works in both Bengali and Hindi.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who wrote the book “One Night at the Call Centre”?<\/strong>
\n[A] V. S. Naipaul
\n[B] Chetan Bhagat
\n[C] Vikram Seth
\n[D] Amitav Ghosh<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: B [Chetan Bhagat] Notes: Chetan Bhagat is the author of the book “One Night at the Call Centre,” published in 2005.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of the book “Life of Pi”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Yann Martel
\n[B] George Saunders
\n[C] Salman Rushdie
\n[D] Amitav Ghosh<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: A [Yann Martel] Notes: Yann Martel is the author of “Life of Pi,” which won the Booker Prize in 2001.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who was the author of the book \u201cThe Presidential Republic\u201d?<\/strong>
\n[A] Jean Blondel
\n[B] Dorothy Pickles
\n[C] Walter Bagehot
\n[D] E.H. Carr<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the new version of the book \u2018Exam Warriors\u2019?<\/strong>
\n[A] President of India
\n[B] Prime Minister of India
\n[C] ISRO Chairman
\n[D] DRDO Chairman<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the book “Chip War: The Fight for the World\u2019s Most Critical Technology”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Yuval Noah Harari
\n[B] Malcolm Gladwell
\n[C] Chris Miller
\n[D] Walter Isaacson
\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Chris Miller] Notes: Chris Miller, the author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World\u2019s Most Critical Technology,” has been invited to address Tamil Nadu\u2019s Global Investors Meet, contributing to discussions on the US-China semiconductor rivalry.<\/div><\/div>\n
Which Norwegian playwright wrote the play “A Doll\u2019s House”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Henrik Ibsen
\n[B] August Strindberg
\n[C] Anton Chekhov
\n[D] William Shakespeare<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: A [Henrik Ibsen] Notes: “A Doll\u2019s House” was written by Henrik Ibsen, a prominent Norwegian playwright, challenging 19th-century marriage norms.<\/div><\/div>\n
Which Russian author is renowned for the psychological novel “Crime and Punishment”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Leo Tolstoy
\n[B] Vladimir Nabokov
\n[C] Fyodor Dostoevsky
\n[D] Anton Chekhov<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Fyodor Dostoevsky] Notes: Fyodor Dostoevsky, a key figure in Russian literature, authored “Crime and Punishment,” exploring profound psychological themes.<\/div><\/div>\n
Which mythological figure is not prominently featured in Ovid\u2019s “Metamorphoses”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Hercules
\n[B] Achilles
\n[C] Odysseus
\n[D] Perseus<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: C [Odysseus] Notes: “Metamorphoses” by Ovid features many mythological characters, but Odysseus is not a prominent figure in this narrative.<\/div><\/div>\n
What unique ability does the protagonist of “Midnight\u2019s Children” possess?<\/strong>
\n[A] Invisibility
\n[B] Telepathy
\n[C] Time Travel
\n[D] Super Strength<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: B [Telepathy] Notes: The protagonist of Salman Rushdie\u2019s “Midnight\u2019s Children,” Saleem Sinai, possesses telepathic abilities.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who wrote “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez
\n[B] Octavio Paz
\n[C] Isabel Allende
\n[D] Mario Vargas Llosa<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: A [Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez] Notes: “One Hundred Years of Solitude” is a renowned novel by Colombian author Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, known for its magical realism.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Jane Austen
\n[B] Charlotte Bront\u00eb
\n[C] Emily Bront\u00eb
\n[D] George Eliot<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of “The Book of Disquiet”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Fernando Pessoa
\n[B] Jos\u00e9 Saramago
\n[C] E\u00e7a de Queir\u00f3s
\n[D] L\u00eddia Jorge<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
“The Complete Essays” is a collection by which philosopher?<\/strong>
\n[A] Michel de Montaigne
\n[B] Jean-Paul Sartre
\n[C] Friedrich Nietzsche
\n[D] Ren\u00e9 Descartes<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
What is the setting of Giovanni Boccaccio\u2019s “The Decameron”?<\/strong>
\n[A] During the Black Death in Italy
\n[B] In Renaissance France
\n[C] In ancient Greece
\n[D] In medieval England<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who authored the book “The Sound and the Fury”?<\/strong>
\n[A] Ernest Hemingway
\n[B] William Faulkner
\n[C] F. Scott Fitzgerald
\n[D] John Steinbeck
\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of \u2018The Blue Umbrella\u2019?<\/strong>
\n[A] Ruskin Bond
\n[B] R.K. Narayan
\n[C] Vikram Seth
\n[D] Amitav Ghosh<\/p>\n<\/span>Show Answer<\/div>Correct Answer: A [Ruskin Bond] Explanation: \u2018The Blue Umbrella\u2019 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.<\/div><\/div>\n
Who is the author of \u2018Untouchable\u2019?<\/strong>