Books & Authors GK MCQ
29 Books & Authors GK questions, in 2 sets of up to 20. Practise with the answer and explanation after each question, or take a set as a timed test. Questions are in English and Hindi.
Sample questions
The first questions of Set 1. Open the set to answer them and see the explanations.
Q1.'Perungadai' is a work of epic proportion by Kongu Velir. It belongs to which literature of India?
- A) Kannada Literature
- B) Telugu Literature
- C) Malayalam Literature
- D) Tamil Literature
Q2.'The Great Indian Novel' was written by:
- A) Shashi Tharoor
- B) Vikram Seth
- C) Amitav Ghosh
- D) Aravind Adiga
Q3.The book 'A Brief History of Time' has been written by whom?
- A) Stephen Hawking
- B) J.V. Narlikar
- C) C.V. Raman
- D) S. Bose
Q4.Who is the author of the book 'The Accidental Prime Minister'?
- A) Rajdeep Sardesai
- B) Karan Thapar
- C) Kuldip Nayar
- D) Sanjaya Baru
Q5.Who is the author of the book The Coalition Years?
- A) Shashi Tharoor
- B) Pranab Mukherjee
- C) Ravi Mathur
- D) M. M. Singh
Q6.Who is the author of the book: 'Democracy and Development in India from Socialism to Pro-Business'?
- A) Partha Chatterjee
- B) Atul Kohli
- C) Vishwanath Mishra
- D) Myron Weiner
Q7.Who authored the book 'Ignited Minds'?
- A) Vikram Seth
- B) Dalai Lama
- C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- D) Anita Desai
Q8.The author of 'The Killer Instinct' is
- A) Sulakshan Mohan
- B) M. K. Santhanam
- C) O. P. Sabharwal
- D) Subhash Jain
Q9.'The World Beneath His Feet' is the biography of whom of the following?
- A) Pullela Gopichand
- B) Saina Nehwal
- C) Nawab Pataudi
- D) Sachin Tendulkar
Q10.Who is the author of the book 'Argumentative Indian - writing on Indian History, Culture and Identity'?
- A) Nirad C. Chaudhuri
- B) Amit Chaudhuri
- C) Amartya Sen
- D) Arundhati Roy