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Books and Authors are always asked questions in competitive exams like JKSSB, J& K Services Selection Board, and other government job exams. It tests the candidates’ knowledge of well-known writers and their work and contributions towards literature. Questions can also be of the form – who wrote a particular great book? What genre belongs to a specific work? The award-winning books?.
Popular subjects include Indian and world literature, books related to history, politics, and science, and works of various authors in different languages. Preparations for these exams need to be done focusing on recent literary works, noted authors, and important literary awards such as Booker Prize, Jnanpith Award, and Sahitya Akademi Award. Keeping track of publications current as well as the names of the authors makes an important difference in this section to aid in scoring well and overall performance in the exams.
Here are the Most Important MCQs on Books and Authors
Q1. Who authored a book Titled ‘“Swallowing the Sun”
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Amit Ranjan
C. Lakshmi Murdeshwar
D. None
Ans : C
Q2. Who Is the author of a book Titled The Conspiracy” ?
A. Amit Shah
B. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
C. Narendra Modi
D. Rajnath Singh
Ans : B
Authored by : Gotabaya Rajapaksa → Former Srilankan President
Q3. Who has authored A book titled “Maha Swaapnikudu”?
A. Anish Desai
B. P. Vikram
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. None
Ans : B
Launched By : N. Chandrababu Naidu (Former Andhra Pr CM)
Q4. Who is the author of a book Titled “Dabbling in Diplomacy?
A. S.D. Muni
B. Ruskin Bond
C. R Kumar
D. Sandeep Reddy
Ans : A
Q5. Who has authored a book titled “Sculpted Stones: Mysteries of Mamallapuram”?
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Ashwin Prabhu
C. Ankita Tomar
D. Rachel Sethi
Ans : B
Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram → Ancient Town of Tamil Nadu
Q6. Who Has Unveiled A Book Titled ‘Ram Mandir Rashtra Mandir Ak Sajhi Virast’ ?
A. Yogi Adityanath
B. Arif Mohammad
C. PM Modi
D. Amit Shah
Ans : B
Author → Geeta Singh
• Released By : Arif Mohammad Khan {Kerala Governor}
Q7. Who wrote the book Four Stars of Destiny?
A. MM Naravane
B. Manoj Pandey
C. Ashok Kumar
D. Ashutosh Sharma
Ans : A
Manoj Mukund Naravane : Former Chief Of Indian Army
Q8. Who Wrote The Book ‘Sanskriti ke Ayaam’ ?
A. Ankita Sharma
B. Manorama Mishra
C. Ajay Bhat
D. Chetan Bhagat
Ans : B
Q9. Who Launched a book titled ‘Modi: Energising A Green Future,’?
A. Bhupender Yadav
B. PM Modi
C. Amit Shah
D. Anurag Thakur
Ans : A
Published by → Pentagon Press
Edited By : RK Pachnanda & Bibek Debroy
Q10. Who Is the author of a book Titled ‘Gandhi A Life in Three Campaigns?
A. M J Akbar
B. Natwar Singh
C. Both A & B
D. None
Ans : C
Q11. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘An Uncommon Love’ ?
A. Akash Singh
B. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C. Anuradha Singh
D. None
Ans : B
An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy
Authored by → Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Q12. Who Launched ‘Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan’ Book ?
A. Amit Shah
B. PM Modi
C. N Sitharaman
D. Hemant Sharma
Ans : A
Q13. Who Authored A Book Titled ‘Ek Samandar, Mere Andar’ ?
A. Sanjeev Joshi
B. Ajay Bhat
C. Tarun Dutta
D. None
Ans : A
Q14. Who Has Won 2023 British Academy Book Prize ?
A. Nandini Das
B. Neha Singh
C. Anand Sharma
D. None
Ans : A
For Her Book → ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
Q15. Who has authored a book Titled ‘Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal’
A. K Siwan
B. Narendra Modi
C. S Somnath
D. V Naidu
Ans : C
Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal {Eng – Lions that drank the Moonlight}
Autobiography → S Somnath (Chairman Of ISRO)
2023
Q16. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘The Reverse Swing: Colonialism to Cooperation’ ?
A. Ashok Tandon
B. Ashok Kumar
C. Shreya Sharma
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : A
Launched By : M/o Petroleum and Natural Gas of India → Hardeep Singh Puri
Q17. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success’?
A. Rajesh Nambiar
B. Vivek Agnihotri
C. Aakash Sharma
D. None Of These
Ans : B
Q18. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘Fire on the Ganges’ ?
A. Abhay K
B. Shanti Singh
C. Radhika Iyengar
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : C
Q19. Who is the author of a book titled ‘Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket’ ?
A. Amit Agrawal
B. Amrit Mathur
C. Abhay K
D. Sanjay Sanyal
Ans : B
Recently PM Modi Released 3 Books
1. Panini Ashtadhyayi Bhashya,
2. Ramanandacharya Charitam and
3. Rashtraleela of Lord Shri Krishna
Written by → Rambhadracharya Ji Maharaj
Q20. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘Kargil: Ek Yatri Ki Jubani”
A. Abhay K
B. Ruskin Bond
C. Rishi Raj
D. Anand Singh
Ans : C
Q21. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘How Prime Ministers Decide”?
A. Amit Agrawal
B. Neerja Chowdhury
C. Rishi RajD.Anand Singh
Ans : B
Q22. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘Monsoon’ ?
A. Abhay K
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Tuhin A Sinha
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : A
Q23. Who Is The Author Of A book titled “The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir” ?
A. Vipul Rikhi
B. Abhay K
C. Ruskin Bond
D. None Of These
Ans : A
“As The Wheel Turns’
• Released By : Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Memories Never Die’
• Authors : Dr. Nazema Maraikayar & Dr. Y.S. Raja
• Released By : Amit Shah (Home Minister)
Q24. Who Is The Author Of A book titled ‘The Yoga Sutra for Children’ ?
A. Roopa Pai
B. Ruskin Bond
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Anil Sharma
Ans : A
Q25. Who Is The Author Of A book titled “Colours Of Devotion” ?
A. Anita Bharat Shah
B. Chetan Bhagat
C. Sarad Sinha
D. Pankaj Advani
Ans : A
Q26. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled ‘“Through the Broken Glass: An Autobiography”
A. T.N. Seshan
B. Ruskin Bond
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Chetan Bhagat
Ans : A
Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva
Author → Sudha Pai & Sajjan Kumar
Prism: The Ancestral Abode of Rainbow
•
Author : Vinod Mankara
India Rising Memoir of a Scientist”
Authored by → R. Chidambaram & Suresh Gangotra
Q27. Who Is Author Of A Book Titled Kathakali Dance Theatre ?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. KK Gopalakrishnan
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : B
Book » Kathakali Dance Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime”
Author → KK Gopalakrishnan
Kathakali : Classical Dance Of Kerala
Q28. Who Is Author Of A book titled ‘NTR: A Political Biography’ ?
A. Naveen Reddy
B. Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla
C. Ankit Shrivastav
D. None Of These
Ans : B
Q29. Who Is The Author Of A Book Titled “Ringside” ?
A. Dr. Vijay Darda
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Uday Pandit
Ans : A
Released By : Shashi Tharoor
Q30. Who Is Author Of The Book Tittled The Power of One Thought ?
A. Chetan Bhagat
B. BK Shivani
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Abhay K
Ans : B
Q31. Who Is Author Of The Book Tittled ‘Nalanda’ ?
A. Abhay K
B. Anand Kumar
C. KK Gopalakrishnan
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : A
Q32. Who Is Author Of New Graphic Novel ‘Ajay to Yogi Adityanath’ ?
A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Shantanu Gupta
C. Anjali Sharma
D. Abhay Kumar
Ans : B
Q33. Who Is Author Of A Book ‘Master Residential Real Estate” ?
A. Ashwinder Singh
B. Jagat Singh
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. None Of These
Ans : A
Q34. Who Is Author Of A Book ‘A Life Well Spent — Four Decades in the Indian Foreign Service’ ?
A. Satish Chandra
B. Abhay K
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Ruskin Bond
Ans : A
Questions about Books and Authors are often found in the competitive exams like JKSSB and others as the questions assess the knowledge about the prominent writers and their works. Questions might be framed to ask about who the author of a given book is, or about the genre of a certain work, or even to whom prestigious literary awards are granted. Topics generally include discussions on Indian and world literature, historical and political articles, and scientific writings.
The candidates are supposed to have an interest in important works published recently, famous writers, and a few principal literary awards like Booker Prize, Jnanpith Award, and Sahitya Akademi Award. In order to fetch good marks on this paper one should be conversant about contemporary books and their writers. Some of the examples of popular questions may be related to authors of best-selling books, political biographies or autobiographies. It also keeps one updated about newer releases and important works by authors that can help increase chances of success in exams.
These are the major mcqs on books and authors which are asked in exams. Books and Awards are most liked topics of examiner. Books from 2023 to 2024 are all the important books majorly covered in this.
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