Books and Authors MCQs : This section focuses on the "Books and Authors". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Books and Authors skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
The book "My Life, My Mission" is the autobiography of which Indian personality?
A. Baba Ramdev
B. Sania Mirza
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Abdul Kalam
Question 2
Who is the author of the book "Panditharadya Charitham" ?
A. Tikkana
B. Ganapathideva
C. Yerrana
D. Palkuriki Somanatha
Question 3
Author of the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
A. M. J. Akbar
B. Jagmohan
C. Anees Jung
D. Nissim Eziekel
Question 4
The science fiction book 'The Extra-Terrestrial Delivery' is penned by which Indian author?
A. Sudipta Das
B. Namitha Ghokhale
C. Anosh Irani
D. Samit Basu
Question 5
Who is the author of the book named "A Prisoner's Scrapbook"?
A. Jairam Ramesh
B. Ravinder Singh
C. Dr. Upendra Dutta Choubey
D. Lal Krishna Advani
Question 6
Who is the author of the book 'The Prince' ?
A. Niccolo Machiaveli
B. Emile Zola
C. Bernard Shaw
D. V.S. Sharma
Question 7
The book Taste of India is written by
A. Ramachandra Guha
B. Khushwanth Singh
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Madhur Jaffrey
Question 8
Who is the author of the book " The Argumentative "
A. V.S.Naipaul
B. Vikram Seth
C. Sashi Tharoor
D. Amartya Sen
Question 9
The famous work 'Anandmath' was written by -
A. Sri Aurobindo
B. Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Sri Rabindranath Tagore
D. Sri Aarti Chaudhary
Question 10
Who is the author of the Indian English Novel 'No Other World' published in 2017?
A. Nidhi Chanani
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Rahul Mehta
D. Chetan Bhagat
Question 11
A China Passage' book was written by -
A. M. J. Akbar
B. Jagmohan
C. Anees Jung
D. John Kenneth Galbraith
Question 12
David Copperfield is the name of
A. novel
B. famous actor
C. poem
D. writer
Question 13
Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
A. C. D. Deshmukh
B. Dr. P. C. Alexander
C. M. O. Mathai
D. S. C. Rajagopalachari
Question 14
' Asian Drama ', by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects
A. Theatre Movement in Asia
B. Economics
C. International Politics
D. Look East Policy of India
Question 15
Which of the following books would you consult to get acquainted with Gandhian thourht
A. India wins freedom
B. India Divided
C. Hind Swaraj
D. Discovery of India
Question 16
The Discovery of India' was written in Ahmednagar Fort during imprisonment. Who wrote 'The Discovery of India'?
A. Swami Vivekanand
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 17
The Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found was written by _____________.
A. Vikram Seth
B. Suketu Mehta
C. Upamanyu Chatterjee
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 18
Who wrote the famous line : 'A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?
A. John Keats
B. V. S. Naipaul
C. Sir Richard Burton
D. Larry Collins
Question 19
'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
A. Anita Desai
B. Vikram Seth
C. Shoba De
D. V.S. Naipaul
Question 20
Who is the author of the book "The Interpreter of Maladies"?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Sunetra Gupta
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Kiran Desai
Question 21
Who directed the film 'Little Buddha'?
A. Richard Attenborough
B. Bernardo Bertolucci
C. Ben Johnson
D. Mani Kaul
Question 22
Who is the author of 'Tom Sawyer'?
A. John Ruskin
B. William Shakespeare
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. Mark Twain
Question 23
Which of the statements given below is/are not correct?1. 'Open' is an Autobiography of Andre Agassi.2. The author of 'India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium'A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.3. The author of 'A Foreign Policy For India' is L.K Advani.
A. 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 24
Who directed the film 'Sardar'?
A. Das Gupta
B. Shyam Benegal
C. Tapan Sinha
D. Ketan Mehta
Question 25
Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book -
A. India Divided
B. Unhappy India
C. Mother India
D. Hind Swaraj
Question 26
Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
A. Plato
B. Gandhi
C. Aristotle
D. Henry Maine
Question 27
The book entitled 'Playing it my way' is related to which cricketer's life -
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Chetan Chauhan
C. Sourav Ganguly
D. VVS Laxman
Question 28
In which year was the 'All India Radio' set up?
A. 1936
B. 1927
C. 1947
D. 1950
Question 29
The book 'Satanic Verses' was written by -
A. Gunnar Myrdal
B. William Golding
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Agatha Christie
Question 30
Technology giant Microsoft's India-born CEO ___________ has written his first book "Hit Refresh".
A. Satya Nadella
B. Indra Nooyi
C. Kiran Mazumdar
D. Sundar Pichai
Question 31
Who is the Author of the book "You are the Best Wife: A True Love Story"?
A. Durjoy Datta
B. Savi Sharma
C. Ajay K Pandey
D. Preeti Shenoy
Question 32
Red Data Book provides an account of
A. extinct animals only
B. endangered plants & animals
C. endangered plants only
D. fossil plants
Question 33
The book " Truth, love and A Little Malice " is written by
A. Tarun Tejpal
B. Vikram Seth
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Question 34
Who is the author of the book 'Argumentative Indian writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity'?
A. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
B. Amit Chaudhuri
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Amartya Sen
Question 35
Who amongst the following is the author of the classic book 'Life Divine'?
A. Ravi Shankar
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Radha Krishnan
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Question 36
Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand
A. Gaban
B. Godan
C. Manasorovar
D. Guide
Question 37
Which one of the following literary works was not written by R. K. Narayan?
A. Malgudi Days
B. Swami and his Friends
C. Guide
D. Gardener
Question 38
Who is the author of "Half Girlfriend"?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 39
'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by
A. Shiv Prasad Singh
B. Subash Mukhopadhyay
C. Ram Vilas Sharma
D. Ramakant Rath
Question 40
'Ek Doctor Ki Maut' is a film directed by
A. Gautam Gosh
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Meera nair
D. Shyam Benegal
Question 41
24 Brand Mantras' is a book written by -
A. Bimal Chowdhary
B. Shiv Khera
C. Arindam R. Chowdhary
D. Jagdeep Kapoor
Question 42
Who is the author of the book "Death Of President"
A. Amitabha Ghosh
B. Shekhspear
C. W. Marchent
D. None of the above
Question 43
The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by -
A. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
B. Ms. Benazir Bhutto
C. Ms. Aunsan Suu Kyi
D. Ms. Bandaranaike Sirimavo
Question 44
The latest book 'Kurukshetra to Kargil' is written by :
A. Karan Singh
B. Kunal Bhardwaj
C. Suryanath Singh
D. Kuldip Singh
Question 45
The author of the book 'India Wins Freedom' is?
A. Kuldeep Nawar
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Indira Nehru
Question 46
Who is the author of the book New India?
A. Manik Bandopadhyay
B. Annie Besant
C. John Milton
D. None
Question 47
Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by -
A. Father Discoste
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Charles Dickens
D. Lewis Caroll
Question 48
'The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by
A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Larry Collins
C. Sidney Sheldon
D. Juan Benet
Question 49
What is the unique about the film ' Adi Shankaracharya '
A. It is the first Sanskrit Film
B. It has no female actress
C. It is the first film of the director G.V.Iyer
D. It has won the National Award
Question 50
Who of the following is the author of the book "The Audacity of Hope"?
A. Hillary Clinton
B. Barack Obama
C. Bill Clinton
D. Al Gore
Question 51
The book 'Midnight's Children' has been written by -
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Tasleema Nasreen
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Kiran Desai
Question 52
Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?
A. Ben Kingsley
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Mrinal Sen
D. Richard Attenborough
Question 53
The lead character in the film ' The Bandit Queen ' has been played by
A. Shabana Azmi
B. Rupa Gangulu
C. Seema Biswas
D. Arundhati ray
Question 54
My Story' is an autobiography of which famous cricketer?
A. Kumar Sangakkara
B. Kevin Pietersen
C. Brendon McCullum
D. Michael Clarke
Question 55
Who is the author 'The Association of Small Bombs', which is currently shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award?
A. Karan Mahajan
B. Namitha Gokhale
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 56
Which of the following Newspapers are published in Bengali Language?
A. Lok Satta
B. Pratap
C. Din Mani
D. Jugantar
Question 57
Author of the book 'The Three Mistakes in My Life' -
A. Amrita Pritam
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Chetan Bhagat
Question 58
Who wrote Periplus of the Erythraean Sea?
A. Ctesias
B. Pliny
C. Ptolemy
D. None/More than one of the above
Question 59
Who wrote the book "War and Peace"?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Charles Dickens
D. Kipling
Question 60
Who is the author of the book "The White Tiger"?
A. Maneesh Tripathi
B. Aravind Adiga
C. Arvind Joshi
D. Vijay Lohkare
Question 61
Who is the author of the book 'Why I am a Hindu' published in 2017?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Arnab Goswami
D. Venkaiah Naidu
Question 62
Who is author of the book 'Preparing for the Twenty First Century '
A. V.S.Naipaul
B. John Ruskin
C. Paul Kennedy
D. Henry Kissinger
Question 63
Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Maulana Azad
C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
D. Jawaharlal Nahru
Question 64
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Nice Guys Finish Second'?
A. B. K. Nehru
B. Pupul Jayakar
C. Michael Hammer
D. R. K. Karanjia
Question 65
Who authored the book titled 'Jinnah often came to our House', which won the 2016 The Hindu Prize?
A. Kiran Doshi
B. Salman Rushdie
C. K. Vijay Kumar
D. Yasser Usman
Question 66
Who is the author of the book "The State of the Nation"?
A. Kuldip Nayar
B. Fali S. Nariman
C. Mark Tully
D. Vinod Mehta
Question 67
'India of our Dreams' is a book written by
A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
B. Dr. C. Subramanian
C. M.V. Kamath
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Question 68
Who was the author of the book, Plagues and Peoples?
A. W.L. Thomas
B. Rachel Carson
C. David Cannadine
D. William H.McNeill
Question 69
Who wrote 'Akbarnama'?
A. Abul Fazal
B. Faizi
C. Abdur Rahim
D. Abdul Qadir
Question 70
Who is the author of the book named "Making India Awesome"?
A. Jairam Ramesh
B. Tarun Khanna
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Amitav Ghosh
Question 71
Who is the author of the book titled "The Sellout"?
A. Paul Beatty
B. Arvind Adiga
C. Elenor Catton
D. Howard Jacobson
Question 72
Who is the author of the book Coming Round the Mountain?
A. Anish Kapoor
B. Ruskin Bond
C. P C Ghose
D. Veer Das
Question 73
Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work 'Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus' ?
A. Anita Desai
B. Aditi Krishna Kumar
C. Rupa Iyer
D. Preethi Nair
Question 74
George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was -
A. a Welsh
B. a Indonesian
C. an Englishman
D. an Irishman
Question 75
The Book "Romancing Targets: Get Closer to Selling in 7 Steps" was authored by
A. Nidhi Vadhera
B. Rakesh Khurana
C. Rashmi Bansal
D. Lynda Gratton
Question 76
The owner of Star TV is -
A. Rupert Murdoch
B. Tata Group
C. Richard Attenborough
D. George Lucas
Question 77
Crime and Punishment' was written by -
A. Alexander Solzhenitysn
B. Lewis Caroll
C. Fyodor Dostoevsky
D. Vladimir Nabakov
Question 78
"An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny" is a biography on
A. Manmohan Singh
B. Sonia Gandhi
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Indira Gandhi
Question 79
David Copperfield is the name of -
A. novel
B. famous actor
C. poem
D. writer
Question 80
Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?
A. Arnold Toynbee
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. John Ruskin
D. Bertrand Russel
Question 81
The book 'Kargil : Turning the Tide' is written by -
A. Mohinder Puri
B. Durjoy Datta
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Anita Nair
Question 82
'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by
A. Father Discoste
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Charles Dickens
D. Lewis Caroll
Question 83
Which of the following is a book written by Shashi Tharoor?
A. It's Not About You
B. Invisible People
C. An Era of Darkness
D. Democrats and Dissenters
Question 84
Who among the following is the author of the book 'A Comparison between Women and Men'?
A. Pandita Ramabai
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Tarabai Shinde
D. Rameshwari Nehru
Question 85
Aurobindo was the author of
A. Discovery of India
B. Hindu view of life
C. Yogashastra
D. Savitri
Question 86
Who said the words, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to Death your right to say it'?
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. Lenin
C. Voltaire
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 87
Who is the author of the book titled 'Selection Day'?
A. Aravind Adiga
B. Anil Menon
C. Krishna Sobti
D. Arunava Sinha
Question 88
Choose the most appropriate answer:The book, ‘Born Again on the Mountain’ is authored by
A. Pooja Rani
B. Arunima Sinha
C. Bachendri Pal
D. Urbashi Lal
Question 89
Who is the author of the book titled 'The Gita for Children'?
A. Puja Changoiwala
B. Ruchira Gupta
C. Priyanka Mookerjee
D. Roopa Pai
Question 90
Who has written the book 'The Famished Road'?
A. Ian Austin
B. V. S. Naipaul
C. Ben Okri
D. Zola Emile
Question 91
"Hema Malini : Beyond the Dream Girl" is authored by which author?
A. Meena Iyer
B. Hema Malini
C. Ram Kamal Mukherjee
D. Vijay Kumar
Question 92
Who authored the book titled 'Jinnah often came to our House', which one the 2016 The Hindu Prize?
A. Kiran Doshi
B. Salman Rushdie
C. K. Vijay Kumar
D. Yasser Usman
Question 93
Who wrote the book "The Arabian Nights"?
A. Stephen Hawkings
B. Vikram Seth
C. Zoya Hasan
D. Richard Burton
Question 94
Who is the author of the book 'Panchashati Galpo'?
A. Atin Bandyopadhyay
B. Samaresh Basu
C. Moti Nandi
D. Buddhadeb Guha
Question 95
In India the first television programme was broadcasted in
A. 1959
B. 1965
C. 1976
D. 1957
Question 96
Who is the author of the book named "Not Just an Accountant"?
A. Raghuram Rajan
B. Vinod Rai
C. Achal Kumar Jyoti
D. C. S. Karnan
Question 97
'The World Outside My Window' is written by which author?
A. Emily Bronte
B. Ruskin Bond
C. I. Jan Austen
D. Henry Fielding
Question 98
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
Question 99
Who is the author of "Koonalamma Padalu" ?
A. Arudra
B. Gaddar
C. Sri Sri
D. Devulapalli Krishnasastry
Question 100
The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by
A. Simmi Garewal
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Shyam Benegal
D. Mira Nair
Question 101
Who is the author of the book 'Akhada : The Authorised Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat'?
A. Rabi Thapa
B. Saurabh Duggal
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Tana French
Question 102
The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of -
A. Sir C. V. Raman
B. Srinivasa Ramanujan
C. Vikram Sarabhai
D. Homi Bhabha
Question 103
Who wrote the novel 'Tamas'?
A. Bhisham Sahni
B. Balraj Sahani
C. Premchand
D. Amrita Pritam
Question 104
Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book :
A. India Divided
B. Hind Swaraj
C. Unhappy India
D. Mother India
Question 105
Crime and Punishment' was written by -
A. Fyodor Dostoevsky
B. Vladimir Nabakov
C. Lewis Carrol
D. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Question 106
Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from -
A. James Byron
B. William Wordsworth
C. John Keats
D. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Question 107
Which one of the following is not an award given on the National Awards Day
A. Rajiv Khel Ratna
B. Arjun Award
C. Dhyanchand Award
D. Vishwamitra Award
Question 108
Who is the author of the Indian English Novel 'Sita : Warrior of Mithila' published in 2017?
A. Rahul Mehta
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Amish Tripathi
D. Robin Sharma
Question 109
Who wrote "Romeo & Juliet"?
A. Jane Austen
B. Mark Twain
C. Toni Morrison
D. William Shakespeare
Question 110
Who is the author of the book 'The Association of Small Bombs', which is currently shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award?
A. Karan Mahajan
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Namitha Ghokale
D. Arundathi Roy
Question 111
Who is the author of the book ' The Rights of Man '
A. Thomas Hardy
B. Thomas Mann
C. Thomas Moore
D. Thomas Paine
Question 112
Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?
A. Larry Collins
B. V.S. Naipul
C. V.R. Krishna Iyer
D. Paul Kennedy
Question 113
Which of the following newspapers was published in Bengali Language
A. Jugantar
B. Pratap
C. Din Mani
D. Lok Satta
Question 114
Who is the author of the Novel 'Les Miserables'
A. Fedric
B. Victor Hugo
C. Steven Spielberg
D. Alium Tofler
Question 115
Name the poet who wrote "Prithviraj Raso", a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan's life.
A. Vir Siroja
B. Chand Bardai
C. Meerja Umed
D. Nur Fateh
Question 116
Who has written the book ' War and Peace '
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Mikhail Solokhov
C. Count Leo Tolstoy
D. Saul Bellow
Question 117
Who is the author of the book titled 'Numbers Do Lie'?
A. Anil Menon
B. Akash Chopra
C. Ian Chapell
D. Kunal Basu
Question 118
The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by :
A. Charles Lamb
B. Charles Dickens
C. Alexander Dumas
D. Jonathan Swift
Question 119
The first lady of the Indian screen to had been nominated to the Rajya Sabha is -
A. Nargis
B. Madhubala
C. Hema Malini
D. Shobhana Bhartia
Question 120
Who is the author of the book 'If Cricket is Religion, Sachin is God'?
A. Vijay Santhanam
B. Shyam Balasubramanian
C. Both A and B
D. None
Question 121
Who is the author of the book "The Judgement"?
A. Kuldip Nayar
B. Mathili Saran Gupta
C. Amitabh Ghosh
D. None
Question 122
Which of the following books was written by Graham Greene
A. Of Human Bondage
B. The Power and Glory
C. Crisis in India
D. O' Jerusalem
Question 123
Author of the book named "Waiting for the Mahatma"?
A. P. C. Parakh
B. R. K. Narayan
C. Sanjay Baru
D. R. D. Pradhan
Question 124
Which is the first Harry Potter Book?
A. HP and the Philosopher's Stone
B. HP and The Chamber Of Secrets
C. HP and Goblet of Fire
D. None of the above
Question 125
Who is the author of the Book 'Social Exclusion and Justice in India'?
A. Rakesh Kumar
B. Arun Singh
C. M. Venkaiah Naidu
D. P.S. Krishnan
Question 126
Who authored the book titled ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’, which won the Man Booker Prize 2017?
A. George Saunders
B. Eliza Robertson
C. John Grisham
D. Stephen Alter
Question 127
Who wrote 'Jungle Book'?
A. Mohd. Salim
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Sibhu
D. None of the above
Question 128
Who wrote the book "The Broken Wing"?
A. APJ Abdul Kalam
B. Kiran Bedi
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Premchand
Question 129
Who wrote the book "As you like it"?
A. Stephen Hawkings
B. William Shakespeare
C. Vikram Seth
D. Vimal Kumar
Question 130
Who among the following has directed the film 'Sardar'?
A. Tapan Sinha
B. Shyam Benegal
C. Ketan Mehta
D. Buddhadeb Das Gupta
Question 131
Who is the author of "The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy)"?
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Ashwin Sanghi
Question 132
Who is the author of the book A Journey ?
A. Tony Blair
B. Bikram seth
C. Janardhan takur
D. harisen
Question 133
Who among the following is the author of the book, A comparison between Woman and Men?
A. Pandita Ramabai
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Tarabai Shinde
D. Rameshwari Nehru
Question 134
'Asian Drama ', by Gunnar Karl 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
Question 135
Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?
A. Bernard Shaw
B. Niccolo Machiaveli
C. V.S. Sharma
D. Emile Zola
Question 136
What is the name of Merilin Monro
A. Merilin Monro
B. Norma Jean Bekar
C. Dorothi Manro
D. Kathrin Bekar
Question 137
The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by -
A. Rupa Ganguly
B. Seema Biswas
C. Pratiba Sinha
D. Shabana Azmi
Question 138
Six Machine (I Don’t Like Cricket ... . I Love It)' is an autobiography of which famous batsman?
A. Virat Kohli
B. AB De Velliers
C. Chris Gayle
D. Tillakaratne Dilshan
Question 139
The book ' Gullivers Travels ' was written by
A. Charles Lamb
B. Charles Dickens
C. Alexander Dumas
D. Jonathan Swift
Question 140
Who is the author of "Unhappy India"?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Lala Lajpath Roy
C. Chethan Bhagath
D. None
Question 141
Ek Doctor Ki Maut' is a film directed by -
A. Gautam Gosh
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Meera Nair
D. Shyam Benegal
Question 142
'Ace Against Odds' is an autobiography of which sports person?
A. Vishwanathan Anand
B. Sania Mirza
C. Abhinav Bindra
D. Anjali Bhagwat
Question 143
The book 'A Farewell to Arms' was written by -
A. Charles Dickens
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Aldous Huxley
Question 144
'Eight Lives' is a book written by
A. Raja Ramana
B. Savita Ambedkar
C. Mahesh Yogi
D. Raj Mohan Gandhi
Question 145
Who wrote the book ' The Prince '
A. V.S.Sharma
B. Bernard Shaw
C. Emile Zola
D. Niccolo Machiavelli
Question 146
Who is the auther of the book Atal Ji Ne Kaha?
A. Brijendra Rehi
B. Sushwanth
C. Raj singh
D. None of the above
Question 147
Who wrote the book "The test of my life"?
A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Brian Lara
D. Adam Gilchrist
Question 148
Who wrote Das Kapital?
A. Max Weber
B. Karl Marx
C. Adam Smith
D. Vladmir Lenin
Question 149
Which of the books mentioned below was not written by Munshi Premchand?
A. Godan
B. Gaban
C. Gora
D. Rangbhoomi
Question 150
Who is the author of the novel 'Les Miserable'?
A. Victor Hugo
B. ALium tofler
C. G.Wynne
D. Fedric
Question 151
Who wrote the book 'Two Fates - The Story of My Divorce', which is a parody of Chetan Bhagat's 'Two States - The Story of My Marriage'?
A. Namita Gokhale
B. Judy Balan
C. Swati Kaushal
D. Arundati Roy
Question 152
Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
A. Anees Jung
B. Jagmohan
C. M. J. Akbar
D. Nissim Ezekiel
Question 153
Karl Marx wrote
A. Asian Drama
B. Emma
C. Das Kapital
D. Good Earth
Question 154
Who is the author of the book "Book at Noon"?
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Vikram Seth
D. None of these
Question 155
The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by
A. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
B. Ms. Benazir Bhutto
C. Ms. Aunsan Suu Kyi
D. Ms. Bandaranaike Sirimavo
Question 156
Who is the author of the book 'The Future of Freedom'?
A. Richard Wolfee
B. Peter Hudson
C. Tamara Lipper
D. Fareed Zakaria
Question 157
The book ' All Under Heaven ' was written by
A. Pearl S. Buck
B. Sydney Sheldon
C. D.H.Lawrence
D. George Bernard Shaw
Question 158
Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?
A. Raj Mohan Gandhi
B. Shyam Lal
C. E. M. Forster
D. Mark Tully
Question 159
"My Unforgettable Memories" is the autobiography of :
A. Mayawati
B. Pratibha Patil
C. Mamata Banerjee
D. Suu Kyi
Question 160
Who is the author of famous book 'The Judgement'?
A. Anthony Mascarenhasa
B. R. Vankataraman
C. Kuldip Nayar
D. Janardhan Turkur
Question 161
Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of -
A. L. K. Advani
B. A. B. Vajpayee
C. N. G. Ranga
D. S. Chatterjee
Question 162
Who is the author of the book 'Naked Triangle'?
A. R.K.Narayan
B. Amrita Pritam
C. Balwant Gargi
D. Khushwant Singh
Question 163
The Biography of Humayun was written by ___________.
A. Nur Jehan
B. Jodha
C. Anarkali
D. Gulbadan Begum
Question 164
The lord of Rings : The Return of the King won Oscar award in how many categories
A. 10
B. 9
C. 11
D. 12
Question 165
Who wrote the book 'Gulamgiri'?
A. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Rammohan Roy
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. Ambedkar
Question 166
Famous hindi novel 'Neela Chand' is written by -
A. Ramakant Rath
B. Ram Vilas Sharma
C. Shiv Prasaad Singh
D. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Question 167
Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of
A. Peace
B. Music and dance
C. Science and Technology
D. Fine arts
Question 168
Who has written the book 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'?
A. Patrick Suskind
B. Anne Frank
C. J. K. Rowling
D. Elena Ferrante
Question 169
Who is the author of the book titled 'Citizen and Society'?
A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. Hamid Ansari
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. Satyajit Ray
Question 170
The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Alexandra Dumas
C. George Elliot
D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Question 171
The book 'Around the World in Eighty Days' was written by :
A. Charles Dickens
B. H. H. Munro
C. Jules Verne
D. Sir Richard Burton
Question 172
Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?
A. T.N.Kaul
B. J.R.D. Tata
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Nani Palkhivala
Question 173
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'A bend in the River'?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. V. S. Naipaul
C. Kiran Desai
D. Anita Desai
Question 174
The book 'Anything but Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography' is authored by
A. Khaled Ahmed
B. Shatrughan Sinha
C. Bharathi S Pradhan
D. Deepti Naval
Question 175
Who is the author of the book 'Chronicles of Corpse Bearer' ?
A. Victor Hugo
B. John Milton
C. Cyrus Mistry
D. None of the above
Question 176
Who is the author of "The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)"?
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Durjoy Datta
C. Keshav Aneel
D. Savi Sharma
Question 177
The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is -
A. R. K. Narayan
B. N. A. Palkhiwala
C. Amrita Pritam
D. Manohar Malgonkar
Question 178
Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
A. Anees Jung
B. Jagmohan
C. M.J.Akbar
D. Nissim Ezekiel
Question 179
Who is the author of the book One Night @ Call center
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Annie Besant
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. None of these
Question 180
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, is the author of the book -
A. Four Fires and Death of Fire
B. The Wings of Fire and Ignited Minds
C. The Algebra of Infinite Justice
D. None of these
Question 181
Who is the author of "The Twentieth Wife"?
A. Aparna Sinha
B. Bapsi Sidhwa
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Indu Sundaresan
Question 182
Who is the author of the book 'Wings of Fire'?
A. Abul Kalam Azad
B. Abdul Kalam
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Chetan Bhagat
Question 183
Who wrote the Indian historical fiction novel 'The Rise of Sivagami' published in March 2017?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Devdutt Pattanaik
D. Anand Neelakantan
Question 184
The controversial documentary 'Hell's Angel' broadcasted by Channel 4 on Independent British Television Station is based on who among the following?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Mother Teresa
D. Saddam Hussain
Question 185
'Crime and Punishment' was written by
A. Fyodor Dostoevsky
B. Vladimir Nabakov
C. Lewis Carrol
D. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Question 186
Who is the author of the speculative fiction book 'Half of What I Say'?
A. KR Meera
B. Anil Menon
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Namitha Gokhale
Question 187
The book 'Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket - I Love It' is the autobiography of which Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies?
A. Andre Russell
B. Sunil Narine
C. Chris Gayle
D. Darren Michael Bravo
Question 188
The religious text of the Jews is named as
A. The Analectus
B. Torah
C. Tripatika
D. Zend Avesta
Question 189
Who is the author of Meghdoot?
A. Shundraka
B. Vishakhadatta
C. Kalidasa
D. Chanakya
Question 190
Who is the author of "Everyone Has A Story"?
A. Durjoy Datta
B. Savi Sharma
C. Ajay K Pandey
D. Preeti Shenoy
Question 191
Panchatantra has been written by :
A. Kalidas
B. Surdas
C. Vishakhadatta
D. Vishnu Sharma
Question 192
Who is the author of the book ' Naked Tringle '
A. R.K.Narayan
B. Khushwant singh
C. Balwant Gargi
D. Amrita Pritam
Question 193
'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV Serial is based on a book written by
A. Charles Dickens
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Lewis Caroll
D. Victor Hugo
Question 194
Who is the author of "I Too Had a Love Story"?
A. Preeti Shenoy
B. Ravinder Singh
C. Keshav Aneel
D. Durjoy Datta
Question 195
Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?
A. Bernard Shaw
B. Niccolo Machiaveli
C. V. S. Sharma
D. Emile Zola
Question 196
Which of the following novels was translated in to telugu as Pausanedi written by Paulo coelho ?
A. Brida
B. Thevalkyrie
C. The Daniel and Miss prym
D. The Alchemist
Question 197
A Secular Agenda' is a book written by -
A. M. J. Akbar
B. Prem Shankar Jha
C. Arun Shourie
D. Shashi Tharoor
Question 198
Book of poems entitled 'Lamha Lamha' is written by which of the following Indian actresses?
A. Deepti Naval
B. Rekha
C. Sharmila Tagore
D. Shabana Azmi
Question 199
Who is the author of the book 'WE INDIANS'
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Mulk Raj Anand
C. Nirad C. Chaudhary
D. Subramanya Swamy
Question 200
Who is the author of book ‘Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian’?
A. David Omand
B. Raja Shehadeh
C. Raghav Bahl
D. Somnath Chatterjee
Question 201
Who is the author of the book The Discovery of India ?
A. Kalhan
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Ashapurna Devi
D. None
Question 202
Which of the following was not written by Kalidas?
A. Kumar Sambhavam
B. Laghujatakam
C. Meghdootam
D. Raghuvansham
Question 203
George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was -
A. a Welsh
B. an Irishman
C. a Scotsman
D. an Englishman
Question 204
Who said 'Man is a political animal'?
A. Dante
B. Plato
C. Aristotle
D. Socrates
Question 205
What is the name of the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography?
A. Playing It My Way
B. The Nice Guy Who Finished First
C. The Test of My Life
D. Straight From The Heart
Question 206
What is unique about the film 'Adi Shankaracharya'?
A. It has won the National Award.
B. It is the first Bengal film.
C. It is the first Sanskrit film.
D. It has no female actress.
Question 207
Who has penned a book titled 'I Do What I Do: On Reform, Rhetoric and Resolve' ?
A. Ajay Tyagi
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. Bimal Jalan
D. Urjit Patel
Question 208
Who is the author of "I Too Had A Love Story"?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 209
Who is the author of "The Hungry Tide"?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Mitali Meelan
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Sudha Murty
Question 210
Who is the author of "Midnight's Children"?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 211
Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand?
A. Gaban
B. Godan
C. Godaveri
D. Guide
Question 212
Who is the author of "The Secret of the Nagas"?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 213
Famous book ' The Return of the Native ' is written by
A. Thomos Hardy
B. Bill Gates
C. M.M.Kaya
D. Lioy Douglas
Question 214
The Nobel Prize in Economics was started in
A. 1901
B. 1936
C. 1957
D. 1967
Question 215
The first history book was written by
A. Euclid
B. Herodotus
C. Aristotle
D. Julius Caesar
Question 216
The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was
A. Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Ian Fleming
C. Dr.Watson
D. Shakespeare
Question 217
Sonia, a Biography' was written by -
A. Sonia Gandhi
B. Rasheed Kidvai
C. Arundhati Roy
D. V. K. Madhavan Kutty
Question 218
Who is the author of "A Passage to England"?
A. E. M. Forster
B. Nirad C. Chaudhari
C. G. B. Shaw
D. Winston Churchill
Question 219
Who wrote the book 'Train to Pakistan'?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Shobha Singh
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Khuswant Singh
Question 220
Who wrote the book 'Two Fates - The Story of My Divorce', which is a parody of Chetan Bhagat's 'Two States - The Story of My Marriage'?
A. Namita Gokhale
B. Judy Balan
C. Swati Kaushal
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 221
Who wrote the book 'An Era of Darkness' which extensively narrates the grim realities of colonial India?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. V.S. Naipaul
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 222
Which freedom fighter was the author of the book "An Introduction of the dreamland" ?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Question 223
Sir Charles Wilkins is known and remembered for which of the following translations?
A. 'The Old Testament' to Hindi
B. 'The Bible' to Hindi
C. 'Bagavad Gita' to English
D. 'Shakuntalam' to English
Question 224
'Zulfi, MyFriend ' is a book written by
A. Z.A. Bhutto
B. Md. Ali Jinnah
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Piloo Modi
Question 225
Who said the words, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to Death your right to say it'?
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. Vladimir Lenin
C. Voltaire
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 226
Who has won the Gyan Peeth Award for her book 'Yama'?
A. Maheswari Devi
B. Asha Poorna Devi
C. Amrita Preetam
D. Mahadevi Verma
Question 227
The author of the book "The People's President: Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam" is:
A. Tarun Vijay
B. Sumitra Mahajan
C. KC Pant
D. SM Khan
Question 228
Who among the following has authored the book 'The Idea of India'?
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Sunil Khilnani
D. William Dalrymple
Question 229
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ' Freedom from Fear '
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Aung San Suukyi
C. Taslima Nasreen
D. Benazir Bhutto
Question 230
Who directed the film '1942: A love story'?
A. Mahesh Bhatt
B. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
C. Yash Chopra
D. Ketan Mehta
Question 231
Who has written the book 'Courtyards of my childhood - A Memoir'?
A. Romola Chatterjee
B. Kamala Markandey
C. Shobha De
D. Tabish Khair
Question 232
Who among the following is the author of the book 'A Book of Light: When a Loved One Has a Different Mind'?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Jelly Pinto
D. Harper Lee
Question 233
"Malgudi Days" was written by _____.
A. Vijay Krishna Acharya
B. Rajat Arora
C. Mrinal Jha
D. RK Narayan
Question 234
The controversial documentary 'Hell's Angel' broadcasted by Channel 4 on Independent British Television Station is based on who among the following?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Mother Teresa
D. Saddam Hussein
Question 235
Who formulated the 'Drain of Wealth' theory?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. M. G. Ranade
C. R. C. Dutt
D. B. C. Pal
Question 236
Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
A. M. J. Akbar
B. Jagmohan
C. Anees Jung
D. Shashi Tharoor
Question 237
Which Bollywood Actor is set to pen his autobiography titled 'I am No Messiah'?
A. Akshay Kumar
B. Anupam Kher
C. Ayushman Khurana
D. Sonu Sood
Question 238
Who is the author of the book "No Full Stops in India" ?
A. R. K. Narayan
B. Mark Tully
C. C. Narayan Reddy
D. Ved Mehta
Question 239
'Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Ketan Mahta
C. Bhupen Hazarika
D. Tapan Sinha
Question 240
Who wrote the book "Old History, New Geography"?
A. Anand Sharma
B. Digvijay Singh
C. Jairam Ramesh
D. Ashwini Kumar
Question 241
Who wrote the book 'Glimpses of World History'?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Nirad C Chaudhuri
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 242
Six Machine (I Don't Like Cricket . . . . . I Love It)' is an autobiography of which famous batsman?
A. Virat Kohli
B. AB de Villiers
C. Chris Gayle
D. Tilakaratne Dilshan
Question 243
Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu released the book titled “Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry” jointly authored by Sanjay Chadha, Vidya Krishnamurthi and ___?
A. Andy Marino
B. Sreedharan
C. Rakesh Mohan
D. Bibek Debroy
Question 244
Who is the Author of the book titled “The Making of Aadhaar: World’s Largest Identity Platform”
A. Ram Sewak Sharma
B. AK Sikri
C. Kris Gopalkrishnan
D. Jai Shankar
Question 245
The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by -
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Aurobindo Ghosh
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 246
"The Republic" was written by whom?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Pythagoras
D. Socrates
Question 247
A recent movie titled 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' is based on the biography of -
A. S. Ramanujan
B. S. Chandrasekhar
C. S. N. Bose
D. C. V. Raman
Question 248
Who has authored the book titled "Insomnia : Army Stories" featuring stories based on life in the armed forces?
A. Anuradha Roy
B. Rachna Bisht Rawat
C. S. Hareesh
D. Chinmay Tumbe
Question 249
The book 'All Under Heaven' was written by :
A. Pearl S. Buck
B. Sydney Sheldon
C. D. H. Lawrence
D. George Bernard Shaw
Question 250
The Old Man and the Sea' was a short novel written by
A. Graham Greene
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Albert Camus
D. Saul Bellow
Question 251
Malgudi Days is based on the works of which Indian writer?
A. Shankar Nag
B. R.K. Lakshman
C. R.K. Narayan
D. Girish Kamad
Question 252
The important book written by Kautilya is
A. Arthashastra
B. Indica
C. Arya Manju Sri Mula Kapa
D. Rajatarangini
Question 253
In Which Indian state is the world's highest cricket ground located ?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. West Bengal
D. Jammu Kashmir
Question 254
Who has authored the book titled 'Narendra Modi : A Political Biography'?
A. Andy Marino
B. David Irving
C. Jeffrey Dell
D. Kingsley Amis
Question 255
Who is the author of "The Lowland"?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. kiran Desai
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. Aravind Adiga
Question 256
Who wrote the book "The God of Small Things"?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Anita Desai
C. Amartya Sen
D. Arun Shourie
Question 257
Who wrote the book -"The Algebra of Infinite Justice"?
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Ashwaghosha
D. Anita Desai
Question 258
Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
A. India Divided
B. Unhappy India
C. Mother India
D. Hind Swaraj
Question 259
Who is the author of "Two States"?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Rohit Sharma
C. Amish
D. Devdutta Patnaik
Question 260
Who is the author of " A River Sutra"?
A. V.S Naipaul
B. Nirad C. Choudhuri
C. Gita Mehta
D. Vikram Seth
Question 261
A Passage to India was written by -
A. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
B. E. M. Foster
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 262
Which play of Shakespeare was recently claimed to be dated wrongly?
A. Macbeth
B. Othello
C. Hamlet
D. Romea Juliet
Question 263
Who among the following has directed the film 'Sardar'
A. Tapan Sinha
B. Shyam Benegal
C. Ketan Mehta
D. Buddhadeb Das Gupta
Question 264
Who is the father of English Poetry?
A. Milton
B. Wordsworth
C. Chaucer
D. Charles Dickens
Question 265
Who is the author of 'Anandmath'
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadyaya
C. Sarojini Nayadu
D. Jyotiba Phule
Question 266
Who is the Author of the book An Unknown Indian?
A. Nirodh C.Chowdhary
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. G. B. Shaw
D. Mala Sen
Question 267
Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by -
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Ketan Mehta
C. Bhupen Hazarika
D. Tapan Sinha
Question 268
Author of the book 'The City of Joy' is :
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dominique Lapierre
C. Salman Rushdie
D. H. G. Wells
Question 269
Who is the author of 'Tom Sawyer'?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Mark Twain
C. John Ruskin
D. William Shakespeare
Question 270
The popular TV serial 'Neem ka Ped' was written by -
A. Rahi Masoom Raza
B. Sharad Joshi
C. Ashapurna Devi
D. Harivansh Rai Bachachan
Question 271
Who has released a book on the noted author and journalist Khushwant Singh titled 'Khushwant Singh: In Wisdom and in Jest' ?
A. Yogi Adityanath
B. Vijay Rupani
C. Shivraj Singh
D. Amarinder Singh
Question 272
Mulk Raj Anand is the author of -
A. The Post Office
B. Gora
C. India Wins Freedom
D. Coolie
Question 273
Which novel of Salman Rushdie was released in 2017?
A. Midnight's Children
B. The Golden House
C. The Satanic Verses
D. The Sellout
Question 274
'My Story' is an autobiography of which famous cricketer?
A. Kumar Sangakara
B. Brendon Mccullum
C. Kevin Peterson
D. Michael Clarke
Question 275
Who has written the book ' The Famished Road '
A. Zolla Emile
B. VS. Naipaul
C. Ben Okri
D. Din Mani
Question 276
Who wrote the book "The three Musketeers"?
A. EM Forster
B. Gunter Grass
C. Edward Luce
D. Alexandre Dumas
Question 277
Who wrote the book "Walking with Lions"?
A. K Natwar Singh
B. Kapil Dev
C. Kiran Bedi
D. Sarojini Naidu
Question 278
A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by -
A. Corazon Aquino
B. Nayantara Sahgal
C. Aung San Suu Kyi
D. Benazir Bhutto
Question 279
'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from
A. W.Wordsworth
B. J.Brayon
C. P.B.Shelly
D. J.Keats
Question 280
The television serial 'Charitraheen' is based on the famous novel of which of the following authors?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Tara Sankar Bandhopadhyay
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Question 281
The famous work 'Anandmath' was written by
A. Sri Aurobindo
B. Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Sri Rabindra Nath Tagore
D. Sri Aarti Chaudhary
Question 282
Who is the author of the Indian English Novel 'Sita : Warrior of Mithila' published in
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Rahul Mehta
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Robin Sharma
Question 283
Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?
A. V. S. Sharma
B. Bernard Shaw
C. Emile Zola
D. Niccolo Machiavelli
Question 284
The book ' Around the World in Eighty Days ' was written by
A. Charles Dickens
B. H.M.Munro
C. Jules Verne
D. Sir Richard Burton
Question 285
"Don't Laugh : We are Police", this book was compiled by -
A. K. P. S. Gill D. G. P.
B. Bishan Lal Vohra I. G. P.
C. Shanti Swaroop I. G. P.
D. None of the options
Question 286
The Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare -
A. Kalidasa
B. Tulsidas
C. Sudraka
D. Kautilya
Question 287
' The general happiness is the end of the state ' Who said this
A. Plato
B. Hegel
C. Hegeet
D. Bentham
Question 288
What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?
A. Kamla Kant
B. Anila Devi
C. Jarasandha
D. Dhananjoy Bairagi
Question 289
The original name of 'Mahabharata' is -
A. Katha Saritsagar
B. Jaya Samhita
C. Vrahat Katha
D. Rajatarangini
Question 290
In Frankenstein, Victor changes from an optimistic, eager young man to one who is anxious and
A. Remorseful
B. Confident
C. Honest
D. Coward
Question 291
Who has written the book 'Kashmir - Behind the Vale'?
A. L. Ramdas
B. Lt. Gen. Dipendra Singh
C. M. J. Akbar
D. Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande
Question 292
Who is the author of the book named 'Pinjar'?
A. Laxmi Sehgal
B. Vijay Darda
C. Amrita Pritam
D. Tarun Khanna
Question 293
What was the pen name of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay?
A. Anila Devi
B. Kamla Kant
C. Jarasandha
D. Rupdarshi
Question 294
Neela Chaand' which won the Vyas Samman in 1992 is written by -
A. Subhash Mukhopadhyay
B. V. S. Naipaul
C. Ram Vilas Sharma
D. Shiv Prasaad Singh
Question 295
Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
A. Kiran Bedi
B. Jawaharlal Nahru
C. Sheikh Abdullah
D. Nelson Mandela
Question 296
Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Khushwant Singh
C. T. N. Kaul
D. Nani Palkhivala
Question 297
Who is the author of the book “A Life Less Ordinary : A Memoir”?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Baby Halder
D. Rohinton Mistry
Question 298
Which the smallest among all the birds?
A. Ostrich
B. Humming Bird
C. King Fisher
D. Sparrow
Question 299
Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy for ever '
A. P.B.Shelley
B. William Wordsworth
C. John Keats
D. Robert Browning
Question 300
The Story of My Experiments with Truth' is the autobiography of :
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question 301
The Gathering Storm' is written by -
A. Winston Churchill
B. George Washington
C. Voltaire
D. Romain Rolland
Question 302
Who is the author of the book "The Hungry Tide"?
A. Mitali Meelan
B. Ravinder Singh
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Sudha Murty
Question 303
Who is the author of the 'The Windfall'?
A. Manmohan Singh
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Diksha Basu
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 304
Who is the author of the book 'Lone Fox Dancing : My Autobiography'?
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Shobha De
D. V.S. Naipaul
Question 305
Who wrote the famous book 'We the people'?
A. T. N. Kaul
B. J. R. D. Tata
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Nani Palkhivala
Question 306
The novel "The White Tiger" which won the Man Booker Prize 2008 is authored by -
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Aravind Adiga
C. V. S. Naipaul
D. Kiran Desai
Question 307
' The Nacked Face ', a very popular book is written by
A. John Milton
B. Dominique Lapierre
C. Juan Benet
D. Sidney Sheldon
Question 308
Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?
A. My God Died Young
B. Islamic Bomb
C. Look Back in Anger
D. A Suitable Boy
Question 309
Regarding the Magna Carta, which statement is false?
A. The document assured all English citizens freedom of speech.
B. The document required trial by a jury of one's peers.
C. The meeting of the English Barons and King John occurred at Runnymede.
D. King John was forced to sign the document.
Question 310
The author of the book 'My Experiments With Truth' is -
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. Govind Vallabh Pant
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Tara Ali Beg
Question 311
Who is the author of 'Adhe-Adhure'?
A. Mohan Rakesh
B. Munshi Premchand
C. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala
D. Sumitranandan Pant
Question 312
The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of
A. Srinivasa Ramanujan
B. Sir C. V. Raman
C. Homi Bhabha
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Question 313
Who has authored the book 'The Kingdom of God is Within You'?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. John Ruskin
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Henry David
Question 314
Who is the author of "Swami and Friends"?
A. Sudeep Nagarkar
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Aravind Adiga
Question 315
Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?
A. Gaban
B. Godan
C. Guide
D. Manasorovar
Question 316
'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by
A. Corazon Aquino
B. Nayantara Sahgal
C. Aung San Suu Kyi
D. Benazir Bhutto
Question 317
Who is the Author of the book "A Passage to India"?
A. V.S.Naipaul
B. E.M.Foster
C. Amrita Pritam
D. L.Fischer
Question 318
The World Outside My Window' is written by which author?
A. Emily Bronte
B. Ruskin Bond
C. Jane Austen
D. Henry Fielding
Question 319
Who directed the film '1942 : A love story'?
A. Mahesh Bhatt
B. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
C. Yash Chopra
D. Ketan Mehta
Question 320
The book ' Discovery of India ' is written by
A. Maithilisharan Gupt
B. Mahadevi Verma
C. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
D. Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala
Question 321
Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Gilead' is Don Wirslo. 2. The author of the novel 'Wolf Hall' is Stephen Dobyns. 3. The author of the novel 'To Kill a Mocking bird' is Harper Lee.
A. 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 322
Who has written 'Panchatantra'?
A. Bhartendu Harischandra
B. Vishnu Sharma
C. Kalidas
D. Chanakya
Question 323
Which one of the following novels was not written by Charles Dickens?
A. Pride and Prejudice
B. Oliver Twist
C. Pickwick Papers
D. Hard Times
Question 324
Who among the following authors wrote books namely Among the Believers, India - A Million Mutinies, An Area of Darkness?
A. Sulman Rushdie
B. Shiva Naipal
C. Paul Theroux
D. V. S. Naipaul
Question 325
Who is the author of the book "Adventures of the sherlock holmes"?
A. Harisen
B. Arther Conon Doyle
C. Nirod C. Choudhary
D. G. B. Shaw
Question 326
Which of the following authors wrote the novel ‘The Black Hill’ ?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Ramesh Kuntal
D. Mamang Dai
Question 327
Who is the author of 'Million Mutinies Now'?
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. K P S Gill
C. Nirad Chaudhuri
D. V S Naipaul
Question 328
Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by -
A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Ajit Wadekar
D. Nawab Pataudi
Question 329
Who wrote the social contract?
A. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B. Immanuel Kant
C. John Locke
D. Voltaire
Question 330
Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?
A. Aladdin
B. Universal Soldier
C. Speed
D. Iron Man
Question 331
Name the author of the book "Pakistan the Gathering Storm".
A. Parvez Musharraf
B. Benazir Bhutto
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Javier Moro
Question 332
'The General Happiness is the end of the state' who said this?
A. Hegel
B. Benthem
C. Plato
D. Green
Question 333
The book entitled, 'Playing it my way' has been authored by
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. V V S Laxman
C. Saurav Ganguly
D. Chetan Chauhan
Question 334
Who wrote the book -"The Argumentative Indian"?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Anita Desai
C. Arun Shourie
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 335
Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Michael Anderson
C. Winston Churchill
D. Jarnes Morris
Question 336
Aurobindo was the author of -
A. Discovery of India
B. Hindu view of life
C. Yogashastra
D. Savitri
Question 337
Who wrote the book, 'Indian Home Rule'?
A. M K Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Question 338
Which of the following books is called the 'Bible of Socialism'?
A. Economics of welfare
B. Das Capital
C. Value and Capital
D. Asian Drama
Question 339
Which of the statements given below are correct?1. The author of the novel 'Air' is Geoff Ryman.2. The author of the novel 'Ulysses' is James Joyce.3. The author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 340
Which of the following is a film directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Das Gupta
A. Krantiveer
B. Mohra
C. Character
D. 1942 - A Love Story
Question 341
Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by -
A. Shiv Prasad Singh
B. Subash Mukhopadhyay
C. Ram Vilas Sharma
D. Ramakant Rath
Question 342
The book " The Vijay Mallya Story " has been written by _____
A. Vijay Mallya
B. Gopinath
C. Giriprakash
D. Siddharth Mallya
Question 343
Who is the author of the Indian English Novel 'When Dimple Met Rishi' published in 2017?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Rahul Mehta
C. Sandhya Menon
D. Nidhi Chanani
Question 344
Which of the following books was written by Phaniswar Nath 'Renu'?
A. Rag Darbari
B. Gunahon Ka Devta
C. Maila Anchal
D. Andha Yug
Question 345
Who is the writer of the famous book 'Kabuliwala'?
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Munshi Premchand
D. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Question 346
What is the name of the book which was awarded the golden man Booker Prize 2018?
A. The English Patient
B. Everything Under
C. The Long Take
D. Washington Black
Question 347
Who is the author of the controversial book 'Forbidden verses'
A. Abu nuwaz
B. Salman Rushdie
C. D.H.Lawrence
D. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
Question 348
Who is the author of the book titled "Walking With The Comrades"?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Ramchandra Guha
D. Anuradha Roy
Question 349
Which of the book was written by Graham Greene?
A. O' Jerusalem
B. The Power and Glory
C. Crisis in India
D. Of Human Bondage
Question 350
Who said, " I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Edwina Mounbatten
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
Question 351
' Crime and Punishment ' was written by
A. Alexander Solzhenitysn
B. Lewis Carroll
C. Fyodor Dostoevsky
D. Valdimir Nabakov
Question 352
Aurobindo was the author of -
A. Yogashastra
B. Discovery of India
C. Savitri
D. Hindu view of life
Question 353
Who is the author of 'A Suitable Boy'?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Khushwant Singh
D. None of these
Question 354
The book Mother India was authored by
A. Annie Besant
B. Katherine Mayo
C. Mrinalini Sinha
D. Lala Lajpath Rai
Question 355
The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Bankim Chandra Chottapadhya
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Rabindrnath Tagore
Question 356
Who is the author of "Promise Me a Million Times"?
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Durjoy Datta
C. Keshav Aneel
D. Savi Sharma
Question 357
The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is
A. R.K. Narayan
B. N.A. Palkhiwala
C. Amrita Pritam
D. Manohar Malgonkar
Question 358
Who is the author of the book, 'A Suitable Boy'?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Arun Shourie
C. Amrita Pritam
D. Mahashweta Devi
Question 359
The author of book 'The Guide' is -
A. R. K. Laxman
B. R. K. Singh
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Raj Kapoor
Question 360
Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
A. The Scientific Indian
B. Envisioning an Empowered Nation
C. My Country, My Life
D. Ignited minds
Question 361
The celebrated novel the godfather was authored by
A. Mario Puzo
B. John Milton
C. Vito Corleone
D. Harold Robbins
Question 362
Who is the author of "India: From Midnight to the Millennium"?
A. Anuj Tiwari
B. Mitali Meelan
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Question 363
The author of the famous novel 'Gone with the Wind' is :
A. R. L. Stephenson
B. Charles Dickens
C. Margaret Mitchell
D. Harold Robins
Question 364
Consider the following statements: "If you feel you are trapped in a black hole, don't give up. There is a way out." Who among the following made the above statement?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Stephen Hawking
C. C. V. Raman
D. Abdus Salam
Question 365
The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was -
A. Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Ian Fleming
C. Dr. Watson
D. William Shakespeare
Question 366
Author of famous book “12 Years A Slave” is
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Solomon Northup Pirates
D. Morarji Desai
Question 367
The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Mira Nair
C. Aparna Sen
D. Mrinal Sen
Question 368
The noval ' Post office ' was written by
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. K.M. Munshil
C. R.D.Dinkar
D. Neeraj
Question 369
Man - The Maker of His Own Destiny' book was written by -
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Guenter Grass
D. Swami Vivekanand
Question 370
Upanishad Books are: ________.
A. On religion
B. On yoga
C. On the law
D. On philosophy
Question 371
Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, proposed his theory in which one of his books ?
A. The families of flowering plant
B. The origin of species
C. The life on earth
D. The story of the living world
Question 372
Who said 'Man is a political animal'?
A. Dante
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. Plato
Question 373
What is the name of the book written by Panini ?
A. Mahabhashya
B. Mitakshara
C. Madhyamika Karika
D. Ashtadhyayi
Question 374
Which of the following is a biography of Lady Mountbatten?
A. Mountbatten
B. Edwina Mountbatten
C. Edwina Mountbatten - Her Relationship with Nehru
D. Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own
Question 375
Who is the author of 'Ageless Body , Timeless Mind' ?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Deepak Chopra
C. Dom Moraes
D. Tony Kusher
Question 376
Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?
A. Farrukh Dhondy
B. Jon Amiel
C. Zohra Sehgal
D. Saeed Jaffrey
Question 377
The Arabic work of al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called __________.
A. Kitab - Al Hind
B. Kitab - Al Bharat
C. Pustak - Al Hind
D. Pustak - Al Bharat
Question 378
The book "Two Year Eight Months and Twenty –Eight Night" is authored by
A. Salman Rushdi
B. Deepak Nayyar
C. Javier Moro
D. Khurshid M Kasuari
Question 379
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 Chattopadhyay
C. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh jointly
D. Madhusudan Dutta
Question 380
The original name of 'Mahabharata' is
A. Katha Saritsagar
B. Jai Samhita
C. Vrahat Katha
D. Rajatarangini
Question 381
Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?
A. Salman RushDie
B. Abu Nuwas
C. Ms. Taslima Nasrin
D. D.H. Lawrence
Question 382
Who said "I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had"?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Nelson Mandela
Question 383
Which of the following books is written by Rabindranath Tagore?
A. Rakta Karabi
B. Chidambara
C. Anand Math
D. Durgesh Nandini
Question 384
Who is the author of the book 'Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat'?
A. Rabi Thapa
B. Saurabh Duggal
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Tana French
Question 385
India Wins Freedom is the autobiography of ?
A. Abul Kalam Azad
B. L.K Adwani
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Shubash Chandra Bose
Question 386
Who is the author of "Jaya"?
A. Sudeep Nagarkar
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Aravind Adiga
Question 387
Which Indian actor's biography is titled 'Anything but Khamosh'?
A. Vinod Khanna
B. Shatrughan Sinha
C. Dharmendra
D. Raj Babbar
Question 388
The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, authored by _____________.
A. Jairam Ramesh
B. Anand Sharma
C. Ghulam Nabi Azad
D. Chetan Bhagath
Question 389
Who is the author of "Chanakya's Chant"?
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Ashwin Sanghi
Question 390
The famous book Kankal is authored by ?
A. Ketan Bhagat
B. Mahesh Rao
C. Nirmal Verma
D. Jaishankar Prasad
Question 391
Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
A. J. M. Barrie
B. Walter Scott
C. George Orwell
D. Thomas Hardy
Question 392
The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by
A. Zee TV
B. AIR
C. Sony TV
D. Doordarshan
Question 393
Who is the author of the book "My Truth".
A. Khuswant Singh
B. Kiran Bedi
C. Narendra Modi
D. Indira Gandhi
Question 394
Which of the following books was NOT written by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam?
A. The Scientific Indian
B. Envisioning an Empowered Nation
C. My Country, My Life
D. Ignited Minds
Question 395
Who authored the book 'Indica'?
A. Megasthanese
B. Stephen King
C. J.K. Rowling
D. Margaret Atwood
Question 396
Which of the film is directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Gupta?
A. Mohra
B. Krantiveer
C. 1942 - A Love Story
D. Charachar
Question 397
The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by -
A. Zee TV
B. AIR
C. Sony TV
D. Doordarshan
Question 398
Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book 'Things to Leave Behind'?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Anosh Irani
C. Namita Gokhale
D. Vikram Seth
Question 399
The Great Gatsby is written in which point of view?
A. first person limited
B. first person omniscient
C. third person limited
D. None of the above
Question 400
The 'One Straw Revolution' was written by :
A. Masanobu Fukuoka
B. Richael Carlson
C. M. S. Swaminathan
D. Norman Borlaug
Question 401
The book "Azad Bachpan ki Aur" is written by which author?
A. Kailash Satyarthi
B. Radhakant Bharti
C. Dipak Misra
D. Subhash Chandra
Question 402
Long Walk to Freedom' is a book written by -
A. Sonia Gandhi
B. L. K. Advani
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Benazir Bhutto
Question 403
George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
A. a Welsh
B. an Irishman
C. a Soctsman
D. an Englishman
Question 404
Who is the author of the book named "Malgudi Days"?
A. R. K. Narayan
B. Jim Corbett
C. Lewis Caroll
D. M. K. Gandhi
Question 405
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world." Who said this?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Walt Disney
D. Kennedy
Question 406
Who has written the book 'The Famished Road'?
A. Zola Emile
B. V. S. Naipaul
C. Ben Okri
D. Din Mani
Question 407
Who is the author of the book "Kargil: Untold stories from the War"?
A. Roshan Rai
B. Rachna Bisht Rawat
C. Anandi Ben
D. None of the above
Question 408
Who wrote the line : 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever'?
A. P. B. Shelley
B. William Wordsworth
C. John Keats
D. Robert Browning
Question 409
Who has written the book 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?
A. Chaitanya Padukone
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Pramod Kapoor
D. Anundhati Roy
Question 410
Who is the author of the book 'My other two daughters'?
A. Vijneswara
B. Somadeva
C. Surjit Singh Barnala
D. Mulk Raj Anand
Question 411
The Shade of Swords is a book written by -
A. M. J. Akbar
B. Manil Suri
C. Urmila Lamba
D. Vasant Potdar
Question 412
The first feature film produced in India was
A. Hatimtai
B. Alamm Ara
C. Pundalik
D. Raja Harishchandra
Question 413
Which of the statements given below are correct?1. The author of 'My Country My Life' is L.K Advani.2. 'Wings of Fire' is an Autobiography of Subhash Chandra.3. The author of 'The Great Indian Novel' is Shashi Tharoor.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 414
The novel 'A Suitable Boy' is written by -
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Vikram Seth
C. D. H. Lawrence
D. Ruskin Bond
Question 415
The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by -
A. Satyajit Ray
B. Mira Nair
C. Shyam Benegal
D. Simi Garewal
Question 416
In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
A. Anita Desai
B. Vikram Seth
C. Shoba De
D. V. S. Naipaul
Question 417
Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?
A. Raj Mohan Gandhi
B. Shyam lal
C. E.M. Forster
D. Mark Tully
Question 418
The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of -
A. Srinivasa Ramanujan
B. Sir C. V. Raman
C. Homi Bhabha
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Question 419
Which of the following books has been written by Kamala Das?
A. Witness the Night
B. The Red Devil
C. Earth and Ashes
D. Tonight, this Savage Rite
Question 420
Which tennis player has authored a book titled "Unstoppable : My Life So Far" ?
A. Serena Williams
B. Maria sharapova
C. Sania Mirza
D. Venus Williams
Question 421
Kautilya's from fear' is a book written on :
A. Philosophy
B. Religion
C. Diplomacy
D. Statecraft
Question 422
Panchatantra has been written by
A. Kalidas
B. Surdas
C. Vishakhadatta
D. Vishnu Sharma
Question 423
What is the name of the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar?
A. Numbers Do Lie
B. Playing it my way
C. Once upon a Time
D. What is Remembered
Question 424
Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi'?
A. Sumitranandan
B. Raj Anand
C. Panini
D. Gitta Piramal
Question 425
Who has recently launched his autobiography titled 'An Unsuitable Boy'?
A. Rishi Kapoor
B. MS Dhoni
C. Karan Johar
D. Vikram Seth
Question 426
Who is the author of the book 'The Rights of Man'?
A. Thomas Hardy
B. Thomas Mann
C. Thomas Moore
D. Thomas Paine
Question 427
Mrichchhakatika' was written by -
A. Vikramaditya
B. Shudraka
C. Kalhana
D. Banabhatta
Question 428
Who wrote the book 'Why Socialism'?
A. Jayaprakash Narayan
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Acharya Narendra Dev
D. M. N. Roy
Question 429
Who wrote the book "Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT"?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Kiran Bedi
D. Chetan Bhagat
Question 430
Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
A. Thomas Hardy
B. Emile Zola
C. George Orwell
D. Walter Scott
Question 431
The celebrated Novel 'The Godfather' was authored by
A. John Milton
B. Victor Hugo
C. Mario Puzo
D. Harold Robbins
Question 432
Which celebrity is the author of the book 'An Unsuitable Boy'?
A. Shatrughan Sinha
B. Shah Rukh Khan
C. Karan Johar
D. Khuswant Singh
Question 433
The novel 'Post Office' was written by :
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. K. M. Munshil
C. R. D. Dinkar
D. Neeraj
Question 434
Beyond time' is the book written by -
A. Namita Gokhale
B. Ruskin Bond
C. William Balrymple
D. None of these
Question 435
A Secular Agenda' is a book written by -
A. Arun Shourie
B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
C. Prem Shankar Jha
D. M.J. Akbar
Question 436
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Rekha : The untold story" a biography on veteran actress Rekha?
A. Yasser Usman
B. Anand Neelakantan
C. Ram Kamal Mukherjee
D. Vijay Kumar
Question 437
The famous character Pickwick was created by -
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Charles Dickens
C. George Washington
D. Steven Spielberg
Question 438
The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of
A. Pakistan
B. Indonesia
C. Bangladesh
D. India
Question 439
Which is not a correct combination?
A. Prithivi Raj Raso - Chand Bardai
B. Idols - Sunil Gavaskar
C. Midnight Children - A. Sanderson
D. Meghdoot - Kalidaas
Question 440
The book 'Worshipping False Gods' is written by :
A. R. K. Narayan
B. Arun Shourie
C. B. M. Oza
D. Mahasweta Devi
Question 441
In which language did 'Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar' write?
A. Malayalam
B. Tamil
C. Telugu
D. Kannada
Question 442
Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
A. Kiran Bedi
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sheikh Abdullah
Question 443
Which Kannada writer received the Sahitya Academy Award for his novel 'Swatantryada Ota'?
A. C.N. Ramachandran
B. Vaidehi
C. Girish Karnad
D. Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi
Question 444
Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Termites in the Trading System"?
A. M. S. Swaminathan
B. Jagdish Bhagwati
C. Jaswant Singh
D. M. Chelapati Rao
Question 445
Which of the following books is written by Rabindranath Tagore?
A. Raktakarabi
B. Anand Math
C. Chidambara
D. Durgesh Nandini
Question 446
Who is the author of "India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium"?
A. APJ Abdul Kalam
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Narendra Modi
D. Arun Shourie
Question 447
What is the name of the book in Harry Potter series written by Jack Thorne to be published in mid - 2016?
A. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
B. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
C. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
D. The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Question 448
Which Indian born scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in Astrophysics
A. Prof Chandra Shaker
B. Sir C.V.Raman
C. Satyendra Nath Bose
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Question 449
The General happiness is the end of the state', who said this?
A. Green
B. Hegel
C. Plato
D. Bentham
Question 450
'Mirchchhakatika' was written by
A. Vikramaditya
B. Shudraka
C. Kalhana
D. Banabhatta
Question 451
Who is the author of the book 'Naked Triangle'?
A. R. K. Narayan
B. Amrita Pritam
C. Balwant Gargi
D. Khushwant Singh
Question 452
The book 'The Audacity of Hope' has been written by -
A. Nayantara Sehgal
B. Aravind Adiga
C. Vikram Seth
D. Barack Obama
Question 453
' In CUstody ' , an english novels, is written by which one of the following
A. Vikram Seth
B. Shoba De
C. Anita Desai
D. VS.Naipaul
Question 454
In which language did Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar write?
A. Tamil
B. Malayalam
C. Kannada
D. Hindi
Question 455
The book which deals with the love plays of the Dark Lord Krishna and his fair beloved Radha.
A. Meghdoot
B. Raghuvamsa
C. Geet Govinda
D. Padmavat
Question 456
'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
A. Plato
B. Gandhi
C. Aristotle
D. Henry Maine
Question 457
Which author published 59 new books in 1955?
A. Mark Twain
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Enid Blyton
D. Stephen King
Question 458
Which of the statements given below are correct?1. The author of the novel 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning.2. The author of the novel 'White Teeth' is Zadie Smith.3. The author of the novel 'Atonement' is Ian McEwan.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 459
Who is the author of the book "The daughter of the east"?
A. Taslima Nasreen
B. Benazir Bhutto
C. Chandrika Bhutani
D. Sharmila Tagore
Question 460
Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?
A. John Keats
B. Robert Browing
C. P.B.Shelley
D. William Wordsworth
Question 461
Who is the author of "Interpreter of Maladies"?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 462
The famous book ' The Daughter of the East ' is written by
A. Ms.Benazir Bhutto
B. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
C. Ms. Arungsan Suu Kyi
D. Ms Bandarnaike Sirimavo
Question 463
Who wrote 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'?
A. D. H. Lawrence
B. Lynn Vincent
C. Sir Walter Scott
D. Anton Chekhov
Question 464
The book 'A Farewell to Arms' was written by
A. Charles Dickens
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Huxley
Question 465
Travelling Through Conflict is a book written by -
A. Hamid Ansari
B. Cherie Blair
C. Balraj Krishna
D. Salman Rushdie
Question 466
Who of the following wrote "The story of My Experiments with Truth"?
A. Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar
B. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 467
Which author employed India's obsession for cricket as the theme for his recent book 'Selection Day'?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Anil Menon
C. Amish Tripathi
D. Aravind Adiga
Question 468
Eight Lives' is a book written by -
A. Raja Ramana
B. Savita Ambedkar
C. Mahesh Yogi
D. Rajmohan Gandhi
Question 469
The book named 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of the speeches of
A. A. B. Vajpayee
B. Somnath Chatterjee
C. L. K. Advani
D. N. G. Ranga
Question 470
Who has written the book 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?
A. Chaitanya Padukone
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Pramod Kapoor
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 471
Who is the author of "My Father is a Hero"?
A. Novoneel Chakraborty
B. Neelima Dalmia Adhar
C. Nishant Kaushik
D. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Question 472
The book 'Satanic Verses' was written by
A. Gunnar Myrdal
B. William Golding
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Agatha Christie
Question 473
Who is the author of the book "Superstar India : From Incredible to Unstoppable"?
A. Sobha De
B. Anees Jung
C. P. M. Nayer
D. Mulk Raj Anand
Question 474
Who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels'?
A. Jonathan Swift
B. Alivin Toffler
C. Samuel Johnson
D. D. H. Lawrence
Question 475
Who has written the famous book 'Anna Karenina'?
A. Victor Hugo
B. Boris Pasternak
C. Anees Jung
D. Leo Tolstoy
Question 476
Who among the following is the author of the book, "Pakistan Paradox : Instability and Resilience"?
A. Christophe Jaffrelot
B. Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
C. Imran Khan
D. Mamnoon Hussain
Question 477
Name the autobiography of Sanjay Manjrekar, the former India batsman-turned-commentator, which was launched in Mumbai on 17 January 2018.
A. Playing It My Way
B. Imperfect
C. The Definitive Biography
D. Sunny Days
Question 478
The owner of Star TV is
A. Rupert Murdoch
B. Tata Group
C. Richard Attenborough
D. George Lucas
Question 479
Who is the author of "Our Impossible Love"?
A. Preeti Shenoy
B. Ravinder Singh
C. Keshav Aneel
D. Durjoy Datta
Question 480
India of our dreams' is a book written by -
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. C. Subramaniam
D. M. V. Kamath
Question 481
Which of the statements given above are not correct? 1. Author of 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor La Valle. 2. Author of 'The Great Gatsby' is F. Scott Fitzgerald. 3. Author of 'The Sound and the Fury' is Hubbard.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 482
The third Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) distinguished Indologist Award for the year 2017 was awarded to Japanese Professor -
A. Hiroshi Marui
B. Hiroshima Marui
C. Nagasaki Marui
D. Jayota Marui
Question 483
Who is the author of the book "Flaming Tresses of Draupadi" ?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Veerappa Moily
C. Mallikarjun Kharge
D. None
Question 484
Prime Minister NarendraModi released a book authored by LokSabha Speaker SumitraMahajan in New Delhi, recently. The book is titled as __________.
A. Matopadesh
B. Bhagyashree
C. Preranadayini
D. Matoshree
Question 485
Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars '
A. Kiran Bedi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Sheikh Abdullah
Question 486
The writer of the Harry Potter book series is
A. DBC Pierre
B. Dominique Lapierre and Lary Collins
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. J.K.Rowling
Question 487
Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Abu Nuwas
C. Ms. Taslima Nasrin
D. D. H. Lawrence
Question 488
Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which governs least"?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Harold Laski
C. Alexis De Tocqueville
D. Henry David Thoreau
Question 489
Who was the author of the book 'Plagues and Peoples'?
A. W. L. Thomas
B. Rachel Carson
C. David Cannadine
D. William H. Mcneill
Question 490
Who wrote the Book "A Tale of Two Cities"
A. William Shakespeare
B. Jane Austen
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. Charles Dickens
Question 491
The book 'Sudhir Sukta' was written by
A. Vishnu Wagh
B. Nazir Ahmad Wani
C. Andrea Levy
D. Tian Er
Question 492
Who wrote the book ' A Passage to India '
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Victor Banerjee
D. E.M.Forster
Question 493
Who wrote 'Nyaya Sutra'?
A. Vyasa
B. Gautam
C. Kapila
D. Charaka
Question 494
Who is the author of "The Guest"?
A. Mohit Goyal
B. Mitali Meelan
C. Ashwini Parashar
D. Anand Neelakantan
Question 495
Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?
A. Nani Palkhivala
B. Ben Kingsley
C. Mrinal Sen
D. Richard Attenborough
Question 496
The famous book 'Anna Karenina' written by ?
A. Boris Pasternak
B. Victor Hugo
C. Lewis Carroll
D. Leo Tolstoy
Question 497
Who is the author of "The Secret Of The Nagas (Shiva Trilogy2)"?
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Durjoy Datta
C. Keshav Aneel
D. Savi Sharma
Question 498
Famous play ' Macbeth ' is written by
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. William Shakespeare
C. john Milton
D. Charles Dickens
Question 499
What is Harry Potter's owl's name
A. Hedwig
B. Honey Dukes
C. Money Duke
D. Eagle
Question 500
The book "Six Machine : I don't Like Cricket .... I Love It" is the autobiography of which cricketer?
A. Yuvraj Singh
B. Chris Gayle
C. Virender Sehwag
D. AB de Villiers
Question 501
Who of the following wrote "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 502
Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?
A. Jane Austen
B. William Blake
C. Charles Dickens
D. Margaret Mitchell
Question 503
'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by
A. Arun Shourie
B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
C. Prem Shankar Jha
D. M.J. Akbar
Question 504
The famous book "A Better India, A Better World" has been written by :
A. Azim Premji
B. N. R. Narayan Murthy
C. Praveen Mahapatra
D. Rajiv Sikri
Question 505
What is the name of the writer of indian origin whose novel, "The Inheritance of Loss" has bagged Man Booker Prize?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Kiran Desai
C. Salman Rushdie
D. V.S Naipaul
Question 506
Who said "God helps those who help themselves"?
A. Andre Maurois
B. Andre Gide
C. Algernon Sidney
D. Swami Vivekananda
Question 507
Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?
A. Munshi Premchand
B. Raman
C. Max Muller
D. R. K. Narayan
Question 508
'The Race of my Life' the Autobiography has been co-authored by Milkha Singh's daughter, whose name is ____ ?
A. Sonia Sanwalka
B. Mankhia Singh
C. Sanjitia Sardar
D. Poonam Dillo
Question 509
The book named 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of the speeches of -
A. A. B. Vajpayee
B. S. Chatterjee
C. L. K. Advani
D. N. G. Ranga
Question 510
Freedom from Fear' is a book written by :
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Corazon Aquino
C. Aung San Suu Kyi
D. Nayantara Sehgal
Question 511
Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
C. Maulana Azad
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 512
Who is the author of ' Tom Sawyer '
A. John Ruskin
B. William Shakespeare
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. Mark Twain
Question 513
Who has written the book 'Two Lives'?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Vikram Seth
D. Shiv Khera
Question 514
Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?
A. Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.
B. Edwina Mountbatten - Her relationship with Nehru
C. Mountbatten
D. Edwina Mountbattten
Question 515
A book 'Simplicity & Wisdom' was written by
A. Dinesh Shahra
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Andrea Levy
D. Abdul Aziz Muhamat
Question 516
Amrita Pritam's work " A Revenue Stamp" is
A. A book of stories
B. A novel
C. A biography
D. An autobiography
Question 517
The first history book was written by -
A. Euclid
B. Herodotus
C. Aristotle
D. Caesar
Question 518
The famous character 'Pickwick' was created by -
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Walt Disney
D. Charles Dickens
Question 519
Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Amish Tripathi
D. Chetan Bhagat
Question 520
The Articles of Confederation were written by
A. Ken Drexler
B. Anne-Cesar
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. John Dickinson
Question 521
The popular TV serial 'Neem ka Ped' was written by -
A. Ashapurna Devi
B. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
C. Sharad Joshi
D. Rahi Masoom Raza
Question 522
The book 'India of our Dreams' was written by ___ ?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. M.V. Kamath
C. Dr. C. Subramanian
D. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Question 523
Who is the author of the famous book 'The Judgement'?
A. Janardan Thakur
B. R. Venkataraman
C. Anthony Mascarenhas
D. Kuldip Nayar
Question 524
The General Happiness is the end of the state' who said this?
A. Hegel
B. Bentham
C. Plato
D. Green
Question 525
Who among the following is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
A. Emile Zola
B. Walter Scott
C. George Orwell
D. Thomas Hardy
Question 526
Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?
A. Nirad C. Choudry
B. Subramaniya Swamy
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Muluk Raj Anand
Question 527
"Man without society is either a beast or a God". Who said this?
A. Plato
B. Gandhi
C. Tolstoy
D. Aristotle
Question 528
Who was the author of the trilogy "The Immortals of Meluha","The Secret of the Nagas", and "The Oath of the Vayuputras"?
A. Amish Tripathi
B. Anand Neelakantan
C. Kavita Kane
D. Devdutt Pattanaik
Question 529
Who is the author of the book 'The Guide'?
A. Satyajit Ray
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 530
The celebrated novel 'The Godfather' was authored by
A. Harold Robbins
B. John Milton
C. Victor Hugo
D. Mario Puzo
Question 531
Which of the books is written by Kapil Dev
A. One day Wonders
B. Cricket - My Style
C. Twenty Years at the top
D. Cricket-Favourite Game
Question 532
The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by -
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Alexandra Dumas
C. George Elliot
D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Question 533
Who has written the book entitled 'Hind Swaraj' ?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
Question 534
The famous book 'Anna Karenina' is written by -
A. Boris Pasternak
B. Victor Hugo
C. Lewis Carroll
D. Leo Tolstoy
Question 535
Lala lajapathi rai is the author of the book
A. India Divided
B. Hind Swaraj
C. Unhappy India
D. Mother India
Question 536
Who wrote 'War and Peace'?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Charles Dickens
D. Kipling
Question 537
Who is the author of the book 'Kamayani'?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Prem Chand
C. Jaishankar Prasad
D. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Question 538
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named
A. Geetanjali
B. Rajtarangini
C. Chokher Bali
D. None of these
Question 539
Who wrote the book "Ramacharitmanas"?
A. Tulsidas
B. Bhakta Kabir
C. Bhakta Ramdev
D. Valmiki
Question 540
Which of the following books is written by R.N.Tagore
A. Rakta Karabi
B. Anand Math
C. Chidambara
D. Durgesh Nandini
Question 541
Who is the author of ‘The Windfall’?
A. Manmohan Singh
B. Amitav Ghosh
C. Diksha Basu
D. Arundhati Roy
Question 542
Who wrote 'A Passage to India'?
A. E. M. Forster
B. Kipling
C. Orwell
D. None of these
Question 543
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named -
A. Gitanjali
B. Rajatarangini
C. Chokher Bali
D. None of these
Question 544
The famous character pickwick was created by
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Charles Dickens
C. George Washington
D. Steven Spielberg
Question 545
Life Divine' is a book written by -
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
D. Shri Aurobindo
Question 546
Which of the following statements given below are correct? 1. Author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 2. Author of the novel 'Middlesex' is Jeffrey Eugenides. 3. Author of 'Missile Gap' is China Mieville.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 547
The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by -
A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Larry Collins
C. Sidney Sheldon
D. Juan Benet
Question 548
Who is the author of 'Half of What I Say'?
A. Anil Menon
B. Namitha Gokhale
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. K. R. Meera
Question 549
Who is the author of "The English Teacher"?
A. Aparna Sinha
B. Bapsi Sidhwa
C. R. K. Narayan
D. Indu Sundaresan
Question 550
The famous character 'Pickwick' was created by
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Walt Disney
D. Charles dickens
Question 551
The religious text of the Jews is named as :
A. Analectus
B. Torah
C. Tripitaka
D. Avesta
Question 552
Which of the following is the name of a medieval Indian book on mathematics?
A. Vastushastra
B. Leelavati
C. Panchadashi
D. Roopmati
Question 553
Which of the film is directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta?
A. Mohra
B. Krantiveer
C. 1942 - A Love Story
D. Charachar
Question 554
Who is the author of "The Kalam effect : My years with the president"?
A. M. J. Akbar
B. Mulk Raj Anand
C. Anees Jung
D. P. M. Nair
Question 555
Who composed the National Anthem ' Jana Gana Mana '
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. R.D.Dinkar
C. Bakim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Sarojini Naidu
Question 556
Who wrote the book 'Rama Charita Manas '
A. Tulsi Das
B. Bhakta Kabir
C. Bhakta Ramdev
D. Valmiki
Question 557
Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of -
A. Peace
B. Music and dance
C. Science and technology
D. Fine Arts
Question 558
Who is the writer of "A Brief History of Time"?
A. Stephen Hawking
B. Edward Jenner
C. John Logie Baird
D. Louis Pasteur
Question 559
The author of the book "Zest for Life" is -
A. Mark Twain
B. Emile Zola
C. Virginia Wolf
D. H. G. Walls
Question 560
Who is the writer of the famous book 'Kabuliwala'?
A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
B. Ravindra Nath Tagore
C. Munshi Prem Chand
D. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Question 561
Who is the author of the book "The Accidental Prime Minister"?
A. Rajdeep Sardesai
B. Karan Thapar
C. Kuldeep Nayar
D. Sanjaya Baru
Question 562
Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of the novel 'Dodgers' is Bill Beverly. 2. The author of the novel 'Forty Thieves' is Thomas Perry. 3. Author of 'The Corrections' is Jonathan Franzen.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 563
Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?
A. Nirad C. Chaudhuri
B. Subramanian Swamy
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Mulk Raj Anand
Question 564
A Critique of Pure Reason' book was written by
A. Charles Dickens
B. Immanuel Kant
C. Girish Karnad
D. Shashi Tharoor
Question 565
Consider the following statement and identify the author of the statement using the code given below: "I shall work for an Indian 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. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 566
Who is the author of the book "The Alchemist"?
A. Agatha Christie
B. Paulo Ceolho
C. Frankenstien
D. None
Question 567
Whose biography is the book 'Anything but Khamosh'?
A. Manoj Bajpai
B. Shatrughan Sinha
C. Nana Patekar
D. Sonakshi Sinha
Question 568
Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award
A. B.N.Sarkar
B. Prithvi Raj Kapoor
C. Devika Rani
D. Kana Devi
Question 569
'The Gathering Storm' is written by
A. Winston Churchill
B. George Washington
C. Voltaire
D. Romain Rolland
Question 570
Which of the following sportspersons recently wrote the autobiographical book 'Ace Against Odds'?
A. Saina Nehwal
B. Anil Kumble
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Sania Mirza
Question 571
Who is the author of the book "My Experiments with Truth"?
A. Aristotle
B. Winston Churchill
C. Jarnes Morris
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 572
The Gathering is written by
A. Winston Churchill
B. Voltaire
C. George Washington
D. Steven Spielberg
Question 573
Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language?
A. Santali
B. Munda
C. Awadhi
D. Sanskrit
Question 574
Which one of the following books was written by Tilak?
A. India in Transition
B. Geeta Rahasya
C. Gokhale - My Political Guru
D. Discovery of India
Question 575
Freedom From Fear' is a book written by
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Corazon Aquino
C. Aung San Suu Kyi
D. Nayantara Sehgal
Question 576
' Neela Charid ' which won the vyas Samman in 1992 is written by
A. Subhash Mukhopadhyay
B. VS. Naipaul
C. Ram Vilas Sharma
D. Shiv Prasad Singh
Question 577
Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?
A. Larry Collins
B. V. S. Naipaul
C. V. R. Krishna Iyer
D. Paul Kennedy
Question 578
The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by -
A. Simi Garewal
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Shyam Benegal
D. Mira Nair
Question 579
The quotation ' Some of born great , Some achieve greatness, and some have greatness, thrust upon them ' is atributed to
A. Bertrand Russell
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. William Shakeshpare
D. George Orwell
Question 580
Who is the author of the book "The way of Knife: The CIA, A secret army and a war at the ends of the earth" ?
A. Mark Twain
B. Irika John
C. Mario Pujo
D. Mark Mazzetti
Question 581
Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
A. C.D.Deshmukh
B. Dr. P.C.Alexander
C. M.O.Mathai
D. S.C.Rajagopalachari
Question 582
Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?
A. Farukh Dhondy
B. Jon AMiel
C. Zohra Sehgal
D. Saeed Jaffrey
Question 583
Who is the author of the book PrisonDairy?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Jay Prakash Narayan
C. Kapil Dev
D. Mala Sen
Question 584
The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by
A. Rupa Ganguly
B. Seema Biswas
C. Pratiba Sinha
D. Shabama Azmi
Question 585
Who amongst the following is the author of the book ' Colours of the Rainbow '
A. A.V.Kamath
B. Anita Nayyar
C. Pritish Nandy
D. Ranjit Biswas
Question 586
A book titled 'The Endgame' authored by
A. Hussain Zaidi
B. Ashwini Kumar Tewari
C. Lewis Hamilton
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question 587
What is the name of Kalhana's book?
A. Arthashastra
B. Indica
C. Purana
D. Rajatarangini
Question 588
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a book“President Pranab Mukherjee – A Statesman” on 2ndJuly 2017 from ________ at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
A. Sumitra Mahajan
B. Arun Jaitley
C. Hamid Ansari
D. Narendra Modi
Question 589
In India the first television programme was broadcasted in -
A. 1959
B. 1965
C. 1976
D. 1957
Question 590
The celebrated novel 'The Godfather' was authored by -
A. Harold Robbins
B. John Milton
C. Victor Hugo
D. Mario Puzo
Question 591
Who is the father of English Poetry?
A. John Milton
B. William Wordsworth
C. Geoffrey Chaucer
D. Charles Dickens
Question 592
Who among the following has written the famous book 'Malgudi Days'?
A. V. S. Naipaul
B. Deepak Chopra
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. R. K. Narayan
Question 593
Who wrote the book "Untouchable"?
A. Premchand
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. K Natwar Singh
D. Mulk Raj Anand
Question 594
Which South Korean author in May 2016 won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for her novel 'The Vegetarian'?
A. Han Kang
B. Yiyun Li
C. Tami Hoag
D. Taya Zinkin
Question 595
Choose the most appropriate answer:Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of
A. Lucknow Boy: A Memoir
B. One Life is Not Enough
C. Accidental Prime Minister
D. The Substance and the Shadow
Question 596
Who wrote the book, Cry, the Peacock?
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Morarji Desai
C. Anita Desai
D. Arun Gandhi
Question 597
The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of -
A. Pakistan
B. Indonesia
C. Bangladesh
D. India
Question 598
Who is the author of "Life of Pi"?
A. Eleanor Catton
B. Aravind Adiga
C. Yann Martel
D. Kiran Desai
Question 599
The television serial 'Charitraheen' is based on the famous novel of which of the following authors?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaya
C. Tara Sankar Bandhopadhya
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Question 600
Who wrote the book "Passage to India"?
A. Anita Desai
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Mark Twain
D. E. M. Foster
Question 601
Name the author of the book "All About Women".
A. Priya Kumar
B. Taslima Nasreen
C. Shobha De
D. Geeta Choubey
Question 602
Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?
A. Bande Mataram:Aurobindo Ghosh
B. New India:Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Yugantar:Bhupendranath Dutta
D. Sandhya:Barindra Ghosh
Question 603
Who is the author of "It's All in the Planets"?
A. Preeti Shenoy
B. Ravinder Singh
C. Keshav Aneel
D. Durjoy Datta
Question 604
Which is not a correct combination?
A. Prithivi Raj Raso - Chand Bardai
B. Idols - Sunil Gavaskar
C. Midnight Children - A. Sanderson
D. Meghdoot - Kalidas
Question 605
Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?
A. Shyam Lal
B. E. M. Foster
C. Mark Tully
D. Raj Mohan Gandhi
Question 606
For which Novel Prominent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail will be awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2016 ?
A. Hawthan
B. Mandra
C. Chitt-Chete
D. None of the above
Question 607
Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of 'Forty Thieves' is Jonathan Franzen. 2. Author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 3. Author of 'Middlesex' is Jeffrey Eugenides.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 608
Who is the author of 'Betrayal of the Defence Forces'?
A. Vishnu Bhagat
B. Tarun Tejpal
C. George Fernandes
D. Jaswant Singh
Question 609
The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was -
A. Haatim Tai
B. Alam Ara
C. Pundalik
D. Raja Harishchandra
Question 610
The book 'Springing Tiger' was written by -
A. Hugh Toye
B. Louis Fisher
C. Webb Miller
D. None of the above
Question 611
Who among the following has written the book Growth & Finance?
A. C. Rangrajan
B. Bimal Jalan
C. Amartya Sen
D. K Subba Rao
Question 612
Who is the author of "Gently Falls: The Bakula"?
A. Amitav Ghosh
B. Mitali Meelan
C. Ravinder Singh
D. Sudha Murty
Question 613
'Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by
A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Ajit Wadekar
D. Nawab Pataudi
Question 614
Who wrote the English Bill of Rights?
A. Parliament of England
B. King James II
C. Mary II
D. None of the above
Question 615
The popular TV serial 'Neem ka Ped' was written by
A. Rahi Masoom Raza
B. Sharad Joshi
C. Ashapurna Devi
D. Harivansh Rai Bachachan
Question 616
The book "Born Again on the Mountain" is authored by which of the following Indian mountaineer?
A. Santhosh Yadav
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Arunima Sinha
D. Praveen Agarwal
Question 617
Which of the following books was written by Gandhiji
A. Discovery of India
B. My Experiments with Truth
C. India wins Freedom
D. Freedom at Midnight
Question 618
'Gita Govinda' is written by
A. Valmiki
B. Jaya Dev
C. Tulsidas
D. Sharan Gupta
Question 619
Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. Author of the novel 'Missile Gap' is Charles Stross. 2. The author of the novel 'Bird Box' is Victor Valle. 3. Author of 'The City and the city' is China Mieville.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 620
Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. Author of 'Brave New World' is Aldous Huxley. 2. Author of 'An Affair Downstairs' is Sherri Browning. 3. Author of 'Darkness at Noon' is Victor La Valle.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Question 621
Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by -
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Bhupen Hazarika
C. Ketan Mehta
D. Tapan Sinha
Question 622
Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Rekha : The untold story" a biography on a veteran actress Rekha?
A. Yasser Usman
B. Anand Neelakantan
C. Ram Kamal Mukherjee
D. K. Vijay Kumar
Question 623
Who has written the book 'The Famished Road'?
A. Ian Austin
B. V.S. Naipaul
C. Ben Okri
D. Zola Emile
Question 624
The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by
A. Alexandra Dumas
B. Charles Lamb
C. Charles Dickens
D. Jonathan Swift
Question 625
Who is the author of "Go Clown: #AccheDin for Comedy"?
A. Preeti Shenoy
B. Nikita Singh
C. Shatrugna Vadwlas
D. Ashwin Sanghi
Question 626
What was the topic of the book 'The Other America'?
A. Poverty was widespread in America.
B. Education was lacking in America.
C. Racism was widespread in America.
D. Americans needed more highways.