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Ans : B INDOLOGUS
By whom the book 'Gaban' was written?
एक 'गबन' पुस्तक किसके द्वारा लिखी गई थी?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
The author of world famous Harry Potter series is-
विश्व प्रसिद्ध हैरी पॉटर श्रृंखला के लेखक हैं-
A.Arundhati Roy
B. J K Rowling • J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry
C. Taslima Nasrin I N D O L OPotter
G U
while S
delayed on a train travelling
from Manchester to London King's Cross
D.Salman Rushdie in 1990.
• Over the next five years, she began to
plan out the seven books of the series.
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Ans : B
Who among the following cricketers has authored the book 'Straight
from the Heart : An Autobiography’? निम्नलिखित क्रिके टरों में से किसने 'स्ट्रेट फ्रॉम द हार्ट: एन
ऑटोबायोग्राफी' पुस्तक लिखी है?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who wrote Discovery of India?
डिस्कवरी ऑफ इंडिया किसने लिखी?
A.Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Indira Gandhi
I N D O L O G U S
• The "Discovery of India" was
D.Jawaharlal Nehru authored by Jawaharlal Nehru.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who is the author of the book 'Kerala: God's Own Country’? 'के रल:
गॉड्स ओन कं ट्री' पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?
A.Shashi Tharoor
• Shashi Tharoor, a Member of Parliament
B. Jeet Thayil from Kerala since 2009 authored the book
C. Sudha Murthy I N D O L Otitled,
G Kerala:
U SGod’s Own Country.
• This book is based on the illustration of
D.Thakazhi Sivasankara MF Hussain.
Pillai
• Shashi Tharoor received the Sahitya
Akademi Award in 2019 for his book ‘An
Era of Darkness’
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
Who is the author of the book named “Oliver Twist”?
"ओलिवर ट्विस्ट" नामक पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?
A.Benazir Habib
B. Charles Dickens
• Oliver Twist, novel by Charles Dickens,
C. Paul Kennedy I N D O L Opublished
G Userially
S under the pseudonym
D.Eric Segal “Boz” from 1837 to 1839 in Bentley's
Miscellany and in a three-volume book in
1838.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Who among the following is the author of the book
‘Unaccustomed Earth’? निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'अनएकसटम्ड अर्थ' पुस्तक के लेखक हैं?
A.Shobha De
B. Arundhati Roy • Unaccustomed Earth is a collection of
C. Anita Nair I N D O L OshortG U
stories
Jhumpa Lahiri.
S
from American author
D.Jhumpa Lahiri
• It is her second collection of stories,
following Interpreter of Maladies (which
won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction).
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who penned the novel 'A Suitable Boy’?
'ए सूटेबल बॉय' उपन्यास किसने लिखा था?
A.Shashi Tharoor
B. Vikram Chandra • Vikram Seth penned the novel 'A Suitable
Boy'.
C. Amitav Ghosh I N D O L OTheGnovelUwasSpublished in 1993.
•
D.Vikram Seth
• It took 25 years to complete this book.
• The Golden Gate and An Equal Music are
some of his notable works.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
The book "Nirja" is written by _____.
'निर्जा' पुस्तक _____ द्वारा लिखी गई है।
A.Mahadevi Verma
"Nirja" the book is written by Mahadevi Verma.
B. Premchand Some famous books by Mahadevi Verma:
C. Jaishankar Prasad I N D O L O G U S
• Path Ke Sathi,
D.Suryakant Tripathi • Atit Ke Chalchitra,
• Agnirekha,
• Gillu,
• Atmika,
• Sandhini.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
‘Goal’ is the autobiography of _______.
'गोल' _______ की आत्मकथा है।
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Who among the following is the author of the novel ‘Tamas’?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन उपन्यास 'तमस' के लेखक हैं?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who wrote the book ‘If God Was A Banker’?
'इफ गॉड वाज़ ए बैंकर' पुस्तक किसने लिखी थी?
A.Ravi Subramanian
B. Amitav Ghosh
• Ravi Subramanian, an
C. Jhumpa Lahiri I N D O L O G U alumnus
S of IIM-Bangalore,
D.Ashwin Sanghi is currently working with a
leading foreign bank in its
Retail Banking unit.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
Who among the following is the author of the novel 'Maila
Anchal’ ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन उपन्यास 'मैला अंचल' के लेखक हैं?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
'The Last Song of Dusk’ is the debut novel of:
'द लास्ट सॉन्ग ऑफ डस्क' किसका पहला उपन्यास है?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Who among the following is the writer of ‘Man’s Search for
Meaning’?निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'अर्थ के लिए मनुष्य की खोज' के लेखक हैं?
A.Alfred Lansing
B. Elie Wiesel • Man's Search for Meaning is a 1946
C. Viktor Frankl I N D O L ObookG byUViktor
S Frankl chronicling his
experiences as a prisoner in Nazi
D.Edith Eger concentration camps during World War
II, and describing his psychotherapeutic
method
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘India After Gandhi:
The History of the World's Largest Democracy’ ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'इंडिया आफ्टर
गांधी: द हिस्ट्री ऑफ द वर्ल्ड्स लार्जेस्ट डेमोक्रे सी' पुस्तक के लेखक हैं?
A.Ramchandra Guha
B. Anuja Chauhan
C. Ravinder Singh I N D O L •OIndia
G After
U Gandhi:
S The History of the
World's Largest Democracy is a non-
D.Sandhya Menon fiction book by Indian historian
Ramachandra Guha.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
The novel ‘The Mountain of Light’ is written by ____________.
उपन्यास 'द माउंटेन ऑफ लाइट' _____________ द्वारा लिखा गया है।
A.Anukrti Upadhyay
B. Meena Kandasamy • Indu Sundaresan was born in India and
came to the US for graduate school at
C. Indu Sundaresan I N D O L OtheGUniversity
U S of Delaware.
D.Zarreen Khan • She is the author of The Twentieth Wife,
The Feast of Roses, Splendor of Silence,
In the Convent of Little Flowers, Shadow
Princess, and The Mountain of Light.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ is an autobiography of
________.'आई नो व्हाई द के ज्ड बर्ड सिंग्स' ________ की आत्मकथा है।
A.Dolly Alderton
B. Michelle Obama I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,
I N D O L O G the
• U first
S of seven
C. Patricia Lockwood
autobiographical works by
D.Maya Angelou American writer Maya Angelou,
published in 1969.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who is the author of ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban’? 'हैरी पॉटर एंड द प्रिजनर ऑफ अज़काबान' के लेखक कौन हैं?
A.Stephen King
B. George Eliot
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
C. J K Rowling I N D O L O G Azkaban
U S is a 2004 fantasy film
D.Salman Rushdie directed by Alfonso Cuarón from
a screenplay by Steve Kloves,
based on the 1999 novel of the
same name by J. K. Rowling.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Which of the following books is an autobiography of the former
American president Bill Clinton? निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी पुस्तक पूर्व अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बिल
क्लिं टन की आत्मकथा है?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Who is the author of the novel ‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’?
उपन्यास 'द मूर्स लास्ट साइ' के लेखक कौन हैं?
A.V.S. Naipaul
B. John Keay
• Sir Salman Rushdie is the author of many
C. Kiran Doshi I N D O L novels
O Gincluding
U SGrimus, Midnight's
D.Salman Rushdie Children, Shame, The Satanic Verses, The
Moor's Last Sigh, The Ground Beneath Her
Feet, Fury and Shalimar the Clown.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who is the author of the novel 'Before We Visit the Goddess’?
उपन्यास 'बिफोर वी विजिट द देवी' के लेखक कौन हैं?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
Who among the following is the author of the book 'On Writing:
A Memoir of the Craft' ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'ऑन राइटिंग: ए मेमॉयर ऑफ द क्राफ्ट' पुस्तक के
लेखक हैं?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
'A Grain Of Sand In The Hourglass of Time' is an autobiography
of which Indian politician ? 'ए ग्रेन ऑफ सैंड इन द ऑवरग्लास ऑफ टाइम' किस भारतीय राजनेता
की आत्मकथा है?
A.IK Gujral
• Arjun Singh, who was the chief minister
B. Manmohan Singh then, in his autobiography "A Grain of Sand
C. Arjun Singh I N D O L inOtheGHourglass
U S of Time," writes the then
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was in Harsud
D.LK Advani town of MP when Union Carbide chairman
Warren Anderson arrived in Bhopal four
days after the disaster and was let go hours
later.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Which of the following is the autobiography of the first Indian
President Dr. Rajendra Prasad ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी भारत के प्रथम राष्ट्रपति डॉ. राजेंद्र
प्रसाद की आत्मकथा है?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Which of the following books has been written by the Booker
Prize winner Kiran Desai? निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी पुस्तक बुकर पुरस्कार विजेता किरण देसाई
द्वारा लिखी गई है?
A.Shantaram
B. A Fine Balance
I N
C. The Year of Runaways D O L O G• Her
U novel
S The Inheritance of Loss
won the 2006 Man Booker Prize
D.The Inheritance of Loss and the National Book Critics
Circle Fiction Award.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
In which of the following languages is 'Childhood Days - A
Memoir’ by Satyajit Ray written? सत्यजीत रे द्वारा लिखित 'चाइल्डहुड डेज़ - ए मेमॉयर'
निम्नलिखित में से किस भाषा में लिखा गया है?
A.Telugu
B. Hindi • 'Jakhan Choto Chilam' is an
autobiography written in the Bengali
C. Bengali I N D O L Olanguage
G Uby Satyajit
S Ray.
D.Kannada • In this book, Satyajit Ray discusses his
childhood days in the city of Kolkata
(then Calcutta), India from the eyes of an
everyday boy.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : C
Who is the author of the book ‘The Soul of a Butterfly:
Reflections on Life’s Journey’ ? 'द सोल ऑफ ए बटरफ्लाई: रिफ्ले क्शंस ऑन लाइफ्स जर्नी'
पुस्तक के लेखक कौन हैं?
A.Muhammad Ali
• The Soul of a Butterfly" (2003) serves as
B. Jake LaMotta the autobiography of Muhammad Ali,
C. Roberto Duran I N D O L Onamed
G Cassius
U S Marcellus Clay Jr.
D.Eugene J Bullard • This literary work, co-authored with his
daughter Hana Yasmeen Ali, provides
insights into Ali's life, emphasising key
events and experiences rather than
offering a comprehensive account.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Red Earth
and Pouring Rain : A Novel’ ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'रेड अर्थ एंड पोरिंग रेन: ए नॉवेल' पुस्तक
के लेखक हैं?
A.Vikram Chandra
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Ashwin Sanghi I N D O L • OVikram
G Chandra's
U S first novel, Red Earth
and Pouring Rain, won the
D.Ruskin Bond Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best
First Book and the David Higham Prize.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : A
Whose autobiography is titled "Born Again on the Mountain: a story
of losing everything and finding it back" ? किसकी आत्मकथा का शीर्षक "बॉर्न अगेन ऑन द
माउंटेन: ए स्टोरी ऑफ लूजिंग एवरीथिंग एंड फाइंडिंग इट बैक" है?
A.Bachendri Pal
B. Dicky Dolma
C. Santosh Yadav I N D O L • OBornGAgain
U onSthe Mountain: A Story of
D.Arunima Sinha Losing Everything and Finding It Back
[Paperback] Arunima Sinha.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : D
Who among the following is the author of the book 'Sita: An
Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana’ ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'सीता: एन इलस्ट्रेटेड
रीटेलिंग ऑफ द रामायण' पुस्तक के लेखक हैं?
A.Ravinder Singh
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
C. Amish Tripathi I N D O L • OSita:GAn Illustrated
U S Retelling Of The
Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik
D.Durjoy Datta integrates storytelling, poetry, and art
from many versions of past Ramayanas.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Which African leader wrote the autobiography ‘Long Walk to
Freedom’ ? किस अफ्रीकी नेता ने आत्मकथा 'लॉन्ग वॉक टू स्वतंत्रता’ ?
A.Robert Mugabe
B. Nelson Mandela
Long Walk to Freedom is an
C. Muammar Gaddafi I N D O L O G autobiographical
• U S work written by
D.Desmond Tutu South African President Nelson
Mandela and was first published
in 1994.
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Which of the following is an autobiography of the famous
cricketer Sourav Ganguly? निम्नलिखित में से कौन प्रसिद्ध क्रिके टर सौरव गांगुली की आत्मकथा है?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Autobiography of a Yogi is the autobiography of ___________.
योगी की आत्मकथा ___________ की आत्मकथा है।
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Who among the following is the author of the book, ‘Unfinished;
A Memoir’ ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन पुस्तक के लेखक हैं, 'अधूरा; एक संस्मरण '?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Who among the following is the author of the book 'Selection
Day’ ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन 'चयन दिवस' पुस्तक के लेखक हैं?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Which of the following is NOT an autobiography of a
sportsperson ? निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा एक खिलाड़ी की आत्मकथा नहीं है?
INDOLOGUS
Ans : B
Who is considered the father of modern Gujarati literature?
आधुनिक गुजराती साहित्य का जनक किसे माना जाता है?
Ans : A INDOLOGUS
A number of newspapers and periodicals are published in Hindi, English, and Urdu in the
state. Which one of the following is the first printed newspaper of Uttar Pradesh? एक राज्य में
हिंदी, अंग्रेजी और उर्दू में कई समाचार पत्र और पत्रिकाएं प्रकाशित होती हैं। निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा उत्तर प्रदेश का पहला मुद्रित समाचार पत्र है?
Ans : D INDOLOGUS
Books and Authors
• 'Imperfect' is an autobiography of: Sanjay Manjrekar
• 'The nice guy who finished first' a biography of: Rahul Dravid
• 'The test of my life' is an autobiography of: Yuvraj Singh
• 'The race of my life' is an autobiography of: Milkha Singh
• 'Straight Drive' is an autobiography of: Sunil Gavaskar
I N D O L O G U S
• 'I am no Messiah' is an autobiography of: Sonu Sood
• A century is not enough' is an autobiography of: Sourav Ganguly
• 'Amar Jiban' is an autobiography of: Rassundari Devi
• 'Playing it my way' is an autobiography of: Sachin Tendulkar and Boria Majumdar (co-author)
• 'The autobiography of an Unknown Indian' is an autobiography of: Nirad C Chaudhari
• 'The Godfather of soul' is an autobiography of: James Brown (Cone of the greatest singer)
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Books and Authors
• 'Test of the d'Urbesvilles' was written by: Thomas Hardy
• 'The great Gatsby' is written by: F Scott Fitzgerald
• 'Courage and Commitment: An Autobiography' by: Margaret Alva (Indian Politician)
• 'Living History' is written by: Laura Bush
I N D O L O G U S
• 'The Hidden Hindu' is written by: Akshay Gupta (first in the series of the trilogy)
• Anish Tripathi books: Scion of Ikshvaku, The immortals of Mehula
• "Secrets of the Goddess' is written by Dewlutt Patnaik
• "Selection Day' is written by Aravind Adiga Other books The white tiger
• 'A handful of nuts' is written by: Rushkin Bond
• "Modi Government. New surge of Communalism' is written by: Sitaram Yechury
• Gone Girl written by Gillian Flynn
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Books and Authors
• Total recall My unbelievable true life story is an a Schwarzenegger
• The diary of a young girl is an autobiography of: Anne Frank
• "A passage to India' is written by EM Foster
• Khullam Khulla is an autobiography of. Rishi Kapoor
I N D O L O G U S
• 'Khamosh' is an autobiography of Shatrughan Sinha
• "Ace against odds' is an autobiography of Sania Miran
• "Playing to win' is an autobiography of Saina Nehwal
• Laja is written by Taslima Naarin
• Think like a Monk is written by Jay Shetty
• Fearless Governance is a book by Kiran Bedi
• "Outlaw India's bondit Queen and me' is a novel an Phoolan Devi written by Roy Maxham
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Books and Authors
'The God of small things' is written by: Arundhati Roy
↓
Other books:
• Ministry of utmost happiness
• A comman man's guide to empire
I N D O L O G U S
'Malgudi Days' is written by: RK Narayan
↓
Other books : The guide
Books by Chetan Bhagat: Half girlfriend, One Indian girl, One night at the call centre
↓
Other books:
• The three mistakes of my life
• Revolution 2020
• What young India wants
• 400 days
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Books and Authors
• 'Poskem' is written by: Wendell Rodricks
• 'Buddha Gaya: The hermitage of Sakya Muni' is written by: Rajendralala Mitra
• 'Manucharitra' is an epic story written by: Allasani Peddana
• 'A better India: A better world' is written by: NR Narayana Murthy
I N D O L O G U S
• 'The life divine' written by: Sri Aurobindo
• 'We are displaced' written by: Malala Yousafzai
• Kamban wrote Ramayana in: Tamil
• 'Beyond the lines' is written by: Kuldip Nayar
• 'Kanthapura' is written by: Raja Rao
• 'Chheelate Hue Apne Ko' is a Hindi poet by: Nand Kishore Acharya
• 'Gitanjali' is written by: Rabindranath Tagore
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Books and Authors
• 'A woman is no man' is written by: Etaf Rum
• 'Being Gandhi' written by: Paro Anand
• 'Kashi ka Assi' is written by: Kashi Nath Singh
• 'Long walk to freedom' is written by: Nelson Mandela
I N D O L O G U S
• 'Freedom in exile' is written by: 14th Dalai Lama
• 'Drawing from the city' is a visual autobiography by: Teju Behun
• 'Living shadows' is written by: Aribam Sharma
• 'My country My life' is written by: LK Advani
• 'Mrignayani' is written by: Vrindavan Lal Verma
• 'A movable feast' is written by: Ernst Hemingway
• 'Sangeet Kala Prakash' written by: Ramakrishnabuva Vaze
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Books and Authors
'Untouchable' is written by: Mulk Raj (based on cruelty of caste system)
↓
Other books: 'An inquiry into the nature' written by Adam Smith
• Coolie ↓
• Sword and sickle Other books:
• The village • Wealth of Nations
• Across the Black waters • Sentiments
I N D O L O G U S
'Gulamgiri' is written by: Jyotibha Phule
↓
In Marathi
• Also wrote: Sarvajanik Satyadharma Cin Marathi)
I N D O L O G U S
• 'When I talk about when I talk about running' is written by: Haruki Murakami
• 'The adventures of Huckleberry Finn' is written by: Mark Twain
• 'My life, My music' is an autobiography of: Pt. Ravi Shankar
• 'The coward and the sword' is written by: Jugal Hansraj
• 'Pride and Prejudice' written by: Jane Austen
• 'Revenue stamp: An autobiography' written by: Amrita Pritam
INDOLOGUS