BOOKS AND AUTHORS

A comparison between Women and men -Tarabai Shinde CDS

“Q & A”, the book on which the film “Slamdog Millenier” is based (ssc 17)- Vikas swarup

The kingdom of God is within you- Leo Tolstoy.

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1- “Asian Drama” by Gunnar Karl Mydral is a book on which of the following subjects?
 A.Threatre Movements in Asia
 B.Economics
 C.International Politics
 D.Look East Policy of India
 E.None of these
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2- Panchatantra has been written by

 A.Kalidas
 B.Surdas
 C.Vishakhadatta
 D.Vishnu Sharma
 E.None of these
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3- The novel “A Suitable Boy” is written by

 A.V.S. Naipaul
 B.Vikram Seth
 C.D.H. Lawrence
 D.Ruskin Bond
 E.None of these
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4- Who wrote “Gulliver’s Travels"

 A.Jonathan Swift
 B.Alivin Toffler
 C.Samuel Johnson
 D.D.H. Lawrence
 E.None of these
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5- Who wrote “Jungle Book”
 A.Mohd Salim
 B.Rudyard Kipling
 C.Sibhu
 D.Samuel Johnson
 E.None of these
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6- Author of the book “The City of Joy” is

 A.Jawaharlal Nehru
 B.Dominique Lapierre
 C.Salman Rushdie
 D.H.G. Wells
 E.None of these
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7- “Gita Govind" is written by

 A.Kabirdas
 B.Tulsidas
 C.Jaya Dev
 D.Maithili Sharan Gupta
 E.None of these
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8- Who is author of the book “Kamayani”

 A.Mulk Raj Anand
 B.Prem Chand
 C.Jai Shankar Prasad
 D.Randhari Singh Dinkar
 E.None of these
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9- Mulk Raj Anand is the author of

 A.The Post Office
 B.Gora
 C.Indian Wins Freedom
 D.Coolie
 E.None of these
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10- The author of the book "My Experience With Truth" is

 A.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
 B.Govind Vallabh Pant
 C.M. K. Gandhi
 D.Tara Ali Beg
 E.None of these

11- The author of the book After The Dark Night is

 A.William Shakespeare
 B.S.M. Ali
 C.A. Huxley
 D.Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
 E.None of these
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12- The book Apple Cart was written by

 A.Sir Richard Burton
 B.George Bernard Shaw
 C.Sir John Hunt
 D.Lewis Carroll
 E.None of these
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13- Autobiography of an Unknown Indian was written by

 A.S. M. Ali
 B.Nirad C. Choudhary
 C.Rabindranath Tagore
 D.Sarojini Naidu
 E.None of these
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14- The author of the book Broken Wing is

 A.Sarojini Naidu
 B.Jawaharlal Nehru
 C.Karl Marx
 D.Charles Dickens
 E.None of these
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15- The author of the book The Gardener is

 A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 B.Rabindranath Tagore
 C.James Morris
 D.Charles Dickens
 E.None of these
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16- The play Julius Caesar was written by

 A.John Gunther
 B.Robert Louis Stevenson
 C.William Shakespeare
 D.D. H. Lawrence
 E.None of these
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17- The book / play Kumar Sambhava was written by

 A.Munshi Premchand
 B.Kalidas
 C.Kuldip Nayar
 D.Amrita Pritam
 E.None of these
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18- The book Life Divine was written by

 A.Jawaharlal Nehru
 B.Aurobhindo Ghosh
 C.George Bernard Shaw
 D.William Shakespeare
 E.None of these
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19- The book Origin of Species was written by

 A.Christian Bernard
 B.William Shakespeare
 C.Charles Darwin
 D.Thomas Hardy
 E.None of these
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20- The book We Indians was written by

 A.H.G. Wells
 B.Khushwant Singh
 C.James Jeans
 D.Thomas Moore
 E.None of these

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1- Which of the following books was written by Gandhi Ji?

 A.Discovery of India
 B.My Experiments with Truth
 C.India Wins Freedom
 D.Freedom at Midnight
 E.None of these
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2- The book A Tale of Two Cities was written by ..........................

 A.John Lennon
 B.Mark Twain
 C.Shakespeare
 D.Charles Dickens
 E.None of these
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3- Who wrote Waiting for the Mahatama ?

 A.M.J. Akbar
 B.Pran Chopra
 C.R.K. Narayan
 D.Rajmohan Gandhi
 E.None of these
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4- The writer of the Harry Potter book series is ...................

 A.DBC Pierre
 B.Dominique Lapierre
 C.Jhumpa Lahiri
 D.J.K. Rowling
 E.None of these
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5- Who wrote As you Like it ?

 A.Bernard Shaw
 B.William Shakespeare
 C.Leo Tolstoy
 D.Mulk Raj Anand
 E.None of these
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6- Who is the author of Hamlet ?

 A.William Shakespeare
 B.Christopher Marlowe
 C.Edith Wharton
 D.Geoffrey Chaucer
 E.None of these
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7- Mahabharata was written by ...........................

 A.Veda Vyas
 B.Valmiki
 C.Tulsidas
 D.Kabir
 E.None of these
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8- Meghdoot was written by ......................

 A.Humayun Kabir
 B.Khushwant Singh
 C.Kalidasa
 D.Banabhatta
 E.None of these
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9- Who is the author of the book Yama ?

 A.Amirita Pritam
 B.Maithili Sharan Gupta
 C.Amita Malik
 D.Mahadevi Verma
 E.None of these
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10- Who wrote Madhushala ?

 A.Jaishankar Prasad
 B.Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
 C.Mahadevi Verma
 D.Harivansh Rai Bachchan
 E.None of these
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1- The book Oliver Twist was written by ..........

 A.Charles Darwin
 B.Charles Dickens
 C.George Orwell
 D.Balwant Gargi
 E.None of these
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2- The author of the play / book Ratnavali is ..........

 A.Tulsidas
 B.Kalidas
 C.Harsha Vardhan
 D.Munshi Prem Chand
 E.None of these
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3- The author of the book Time Machine is ....................

 A.Lewic Carroll
 B.Robert Lewis
 C.Chales Lamb
 D.H.G. Wells
 E.None of these
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4- Which of the following book was written by Tulsidas ?

 A.Vinay Patrika
 B.Ramcharitamanas
 C.Both A and B
 D.Yashodhara
 E.None of these
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5- Which of the following is the author of play / book Yashodhara ?

 A.Maithili Sharan Gupt
 B.Khushwant Singh
 C.Bankim Chandra
 D.Sarojini Naidu
 E.None of these
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6- Anandmath, Durgesh Nandini and Kapala Kundala are the works of .........................
 A.JL Nehru
 B.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
 C.MK Gandhi
 D.Sharat Chandra
 E.None of these
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7- The book Devdas was written by ........

 A.Bankim Chandra
 B.RK Narayan
 C.Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
 D.Amrita Pritam
 E.None of these
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8- Letters from father to his daughter was written by ....................

 A.JL Nehru
 B.RN Tagore
 C.Gandhi
 D.Nirad C. Chaudhary
 E.None of these
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9- The book Man and Superman was written by ..........................

 A.William Shakespeare
 B.George Bernard Shaw
 C.George Elliot
 D.M.R.A. Baig
 E.None of these
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10- The book My Truth was written by ..........................

 A.Mahatama Gandhi
 B.Indira Gandhi
 C.JL Nehru
 D.Sarojini Naidu
 E.None of these
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1- Who wrote Madhushala?

 A.Jaishankar Prasad
 B.Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
 C.Mahadevi Verma
 D.Harivansh Rai Bachchan
 E.None of these
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2- Who is the author of The Satanic Verses?

 A.Abdullah Bukhari
 B.Maulana Azad
 C.Salman Rushdie
 D.Tasleema Nasreen
 E.None of these
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3- Which of the following book was written by Rabindra Nath Tagore?

 A.Anandmath
 B.Chidambara
 C.Durgesh Nandani
 D.Raktakarabi
 E.None of these
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4- Who is the author of the book Yama?

 A.Amrita Pritam
 B.Maithili Sharan Gupt
 C.Amita Malick
 D.Mahadevi Verma
 E.None of these
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5- Whi is the author of the book Adhe Adhure?

 A.Mohan Rakesh
 B.Taslima Nasreen
 C.Salman Rushdie
 D.Khushwant Singh
 E.None of these
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6- Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the reign of?

 A.Babur
 B.Akbar
 C.Aurangzeb
 D.Jehangir
 E.None of these
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7- Who created the unforgettable literary character of Swami?

 A.Vikram Seth
 B.RK Narayan
 C.Mulk Raj Anand
 D.Harivansh Rai Bachchan
 E.None of these
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8- The author of the book A Brief History of Time is ...................

 A.Carl Sagan
 B.John Schwarz
 C.Michael Green
 D.Stephen Hawking
 E.None of these
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9- What is the title of APJ Abdul Kalam Autobiography?

 A.Me and Missiles
 B.My Memoirs
 C.Sky is the limit
 D.Wings of fire
 E.Sky Games
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10- Who is the author of the book Panchatantra?

 A.Tansen
 B.Tulsidas
 C.Vishnu Sharma
 D.Kalidasa
 E.None of these
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1- Who is the author of the book 'My Presidential Years'?

 A.S Radhakrishnan
 B.V V Giri
 C.N Sanjiva Reddy
 D.R Venkataraman
 E.None of these
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2- Who is the author of the book 'The Hindu View of Life'?

 A.S Radhakrishnan
 B.V V Giri
 C.N Sanjiva Reddy
 D.R Venkataraman
 E.None of these
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3- Who is the author of the book 'Voice of Conscience'?

 A.S Radhakrishnan
 B.V V Giri
 C.N Sanjiva Reddy
 D.R Venkataraman
 E.None of these
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4- Who is the author of the book 'Without Fear or Favour'?

 A.S Radhakrishnan
 B.V V Giri
 C.N Sanjiva Reddy
 D.R Venkataraman
 E.None of these
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5- Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen is known for his work in

 A.Physics
 B.Chemistry
 C.Economics
 D.Medicine
 E.None of these
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6- Who is the author of 'A River Sutra'?
 A.V S Naipaul
 B.Nirad C Chaudhri
 C.Gita Mehta
 D.Vikram Seth
 E.None of these
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7- Who wrote 'Akbarnama'?

 A.Akbar
 B.Birbal
 C.Abul Fazal
 D.Bhagwandas
 E.None of these
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8- Who is the author of the book 'New Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy'?
 A.A B Bajpayee
 B.Jaswant Singh
 C.P C Alexender
 D.Yashwant Sinha
 E.None of these
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9- Who is the author of 'The Argumentive Indian'?

 A.Amartya Sen
 B.Bimal Jalan
 C.Arundhati Roy
 D.Mani Shankar Aiyar
 E.None of these
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10- Who is the author of 'The Future of India'?

 A.Amartya Sen
 B.Bimal Jalan
 C.Arundhati Roy
 D.Mani Shankar Aiyar
 E.None of these
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1- Who was the author of Caesar and Cleopatra?

 A.Shakespeare
 B.Charles Dickens
 C.Bernard Shaw
 D.Jhon Milton
 E.RN Tagore
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2- Name the the author of The Three Musketeers?

 A.Alexandre Dumas
 B.Charles Dickens
 C.Shakespeare
 D.JL Nehru
 E.Chetan Bhagat
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3- Discovery of India is a / an ............................

 A.History Book written by JL Nehru
 B.Autobiography of MK Gandhi
 C.Biography of Indira Gandhi
 D.Biography of Sardar Patel
 E.None of these
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5- What is the name of the religious text of the Jews?

 A.Vedas
 B.Torah
 C.Tripatika
 D.Zend Avesta
 E.Quran
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6- Name the author of Geetanjali?

 A.RN Tagore
 B.JL Nehru
 C.MK Gandhi
 D.Lala Lajpat Rai
 E.Annie Besant
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7- Who was the author of A Tale of Two Cities?
 A.Wordsworth
 B.Charles Dickens
 C.John Milton
 D.RN Tagore
 E.Atal Bihari Bajpai
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8- Who was the author of Arthshastra?

 A.Kautilya
 B.Bana Bhatt
 C.Faizi
 D.Kalidas
 E.Abul Fazal
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9- War and Peace was written by?

 A.Parvez Mussaraf
 B.Manmohan Singh
 C.Leo Tolstoy
 D.Chetan Bhagat
 E.Taslima Nasreen

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1. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

A. T.N.Kaul

B. J.R.D. Tata

C. Khushwant Singh

D. Nani Palkhivala

2. 'Mirchchhakatika' was written by

A. Vikramaditya

B. Shudraka

C. Kalhana

Banabhatta
D.
3. 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

4. 'Alice in Wonderland' is written by

A. Father Discoste

B. Thomas Hardy

C. Charles Dickens

D. Lewis Caroll

5. The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was

A. Arthur Conan Doyle

B. Ian Fleming

C. Dr.Watson

D. Shakespeare