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Who is the author of the book ‘The Rights of Man’?
A. Thomas Paine
B. Jane Austen
C. George Orwel
D. Emily Bronte
Thomas Paine
It is written basically on the philosophy that political revolution are bound to happen when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people.
Que (2):
‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person?
A. Shankar Mahadevan
B. Illairaja
C. Pt. Ravi Shankar
D. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Khan
Pt. Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar KBE, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and “Sitar maestro”, was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music.
Que (3):
The book ‘Diplomatic Encounter’ has been written by which author?
A. Gopalswami Parthasarthi
B. Nirupama
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Abhay Kumar
Arundhati Roy
Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things, which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author.
Que (4):
The book ‘Worshipping False Gods’s is written by which person?
A. Arvind Sharma
B. Ram swarup
C. Deepak Chopra
D. Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie
Shourie’s book is written in a narrative manner, and contains content that is supported by his extensive research. Published in 1977
Que (5):
Which book is authored by V.S. Naipaul ?
A. A bend in the river
B. Half a life
C. The Enigma of Arival
D. An Area of Darkness
A House for Mr. Biswas
A House for Mr Biswas is a 1961 novel by V. S. Naipaul, significant as Naipaul’s first work to achieve acclaim worldwide
Que (6):
The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by which author?
A. Agatha Cristie
B. Mario Puzo
C. Dan Brown
D. Perry Masson
Mario Puzo
The Godfather is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York City, headed by Vito Corleone. Puzo’s dedication for The Godfather is “For Anthony Cleri”
Que (7):
Which book is entitled as ‘Bible of Communism’ ?
A. Karl Marx
B. Communism in India
C. Das Kapital
D. None of these
Das Kapital
The book which is entitled as ‘Bible of communism is Das Kapital.
Que (8):
Who is the author of the famous novel ‘Gone with the Wind’?
A. Margaret Mitchell,
B. Agatha Cristie
C. Oscar Wilde
D. Shakesphere
Margaret Mitchell,
Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Que (9):
Who authored the Tamil epic ‘Silappadikaram’ ?
A. Jayakanthan
B. B. Jeyamohan
C. Kalki Krishnamurty
D. Ilango
Ilango
It is considered one of the five Great Epics according to later Tamil literary tradition, the others being Manimegalai, Civaka Cintamani, Valayapathi and Kundalakesi.
Que (10):
Which book was written by Graham Greene?
A. Pride and Prejudice
B. The rainfall
C. Dorian Gray
D. The Power and Glory
The Power and Glory
The Power and the Glory is a novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord’s Prayer: “For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen.”
Que (11):
Who published the book ‘Origin of species by natural selection in 1859’?
A. Berger
B. Aristotle
C. Darwin
D. Walter
Darwin
On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
Que (12):
Who is the author of the book ‘My Country, My Life’ ?
A. R. K Narayan
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Salman Rushdie
D. L.K. Advani
L. K. Advani
My Country My Life is an autobiographical book by L. K. Advani, an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004, and was the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha. The book was released on 19 March 2008 by Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India.
Que (13):
Who is the author of the book ‘Glimpses of World History’ ?
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
B. Lokmanya Tilak
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Glimpses of World History. Glimpses of World History, a book published by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1934, is a panoramic sweep of the history of humankind.
Que (14):
A Fortgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, is about which Empire?
A. Chanakya Empire
B. Maurya Empire
C. Chola Empire
D. Vijaynagar Empire
Vijaynagar Empire
In the book ‘A Forgotten Empire’, written by the renowned historian Robert Sewell, he talks about the political background of south India that eventually led to the founding of Vijayanagara.
Que (15):
‘Asian Drama’, by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which subjects?
A. Political scienc
B. Sociology
C. History
D. Economics
Economics
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Que (16):
Who is the author of the book ‘India Remembered’?
A. Rudyard kipling
B. Shauna Singh
C. Kushwant singh
D. Pamela Mountbatten
Pamela Mountbatten
Pamela Mountbatten, now Lady Pamela Hicks, is an author and aristocrat. Apart from this book, Mountbatten has written Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten. Mountbatten was born on the 19th of April, 1929, in Barcelona, Spain.
Que (17):
What was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?
A. Deenbandhu
B. Deshbandhu
C. Shahid-e-Azam
D. Kamala Kant
Kamala Kant
Kamala Kanta was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee who lived from 1838 – 1894. He was a Bengali author, poet who wrote Indian national anthem Vandemataram.
Que (18):
‘Man-The Maker of His Own Destiny’ book was written by which person?
A. Ramakrishna
B. Lokmanya Tilak
C. Swami Dayanad
D. George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
The Man of Destiny is an 1897 play by George Bernard Shaw, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon.
Que (19):
Who is the author of ‘Business @ Speed of Thought?
A. Jeff Bezos
B. Mark Zukerburg
C. Bill Gates
D. Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Business @ the Speed of Thought is a book written by Bill Gates and Collins Hemingway in 1999.
Que (20):
‘Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani’ is the autobiography of which person?
A. Chandrashekhar azad
B. Bhagat singh
C. VP SIngh
D. none of these
V.P.Singh
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