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Following questions are based on the various important books and authors of them which are important for your General Knowledge and for various competitive exams. Books and Authors General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions with Answers.

Question 1
Who is the author of the recently published book Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar?

A
Sachin Tendulkar
B
Kapil Dev
C
Dilip D’Souza
D
Yuvraj Singh
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

The book acclaimed widespread popularity as it expressed a very close observation of the two and half days. The book Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar was written by Dilip D’ Souza.

Question 2
Which among the following books is not authored by J K Rowling?

A
Silkworm
B
The Casual Vacancy
C
Spy Man
D
The Cuckoo’s Calling
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

Spyman is a fictional character which happens to be a superhero of a comic book. It was published in the mid-1960s by Harvey Comics' Harvey Thriller imprint.

Question 3
Who among the following is the author of the book “Born Again on the Mountain”?

A
Pratap Reddy
B
Arunima Sinha
C
Prathima Choudry
D
Aruna Sharma
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

Arunima Sinha, who became the first female amputee to scale Mt. Everest, is the author of the book "Born Again On The Mountain".

Question 4
The book “Born Again on the Mountain” is authored by which of the following mountaineer?

A
Bachendri Pal
B
Arunima Sinha
C
Santhosh Yadav
D
Premlata Agarwal
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option B

Arunima Sinha who became the first female amputee to scale Mount Everest is the author of the book “Born Again on the Mountain”.

Question 5
Which among the following is the Word of the Year 2014 as per announcement made by Oxford dictionary?

A
Vape
B
Selfie
C
Bestie
D
Bookaholic
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

Oxford dictionary has announced Vape as the Word of the year 2014. Vape is a utilitarian noun which means to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device.

Question 6
What is the title of the biography of Sachin released recently?

A
Playing it my way
B
Playing Cricket
C
Remembering cricket
D
Cricket Days
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

Sachin Tendulkar has recently launched his biography namely "Playing It My Way". Sachin gave first copy of the book to his mother Rajni and he presented a copy to his mentor and childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar.

Question 7
Australian author Richard Flanagan won the 50000 pounds Man Booker Prize for which of his work?

A
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
B
Wanting
C
The unknown terrorist
D
Death of a river guide
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

Richard Flanagan’s work The Narrow Road to the Deep North is the book which has bagged him the Man Booker Prize for this year.

Question 8
Which among the following is the name of memoir of Malala Yousafzai, published recently in several Indian languages?

A
In the Line of Fire
B
Against the veil
C
I am Malala
D
Warrior with words
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option C

Malala Yousafzai’s memoir I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban, co-written by British journalist Christina Lamb, was published in October 2013 by Little, Brown and Company in the U.S. and by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in the U.K. It is to be translated in several Indian languages such as Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi. Among the options given in above question, In the Line of Fire is a memoir by Pervez Musharraf.

Question 9
Who wrote the book 'Gone Girl'?

A
Gillian Flynn
B
Sachin Pilot
C
Paula Hawkins
D
Amy Poehler
E
None of the above
Correct Answer: Option A

Gone Girl is a 2012 novel by Gillian Flynn which was made into a movie of the same name in 2014.

Question 10
Who among the following is the author of the novel “The Lowland”?

A
Jhumpa Lahiri
B
Anita Desai
C
Arundati Roy
D
Shashi Deshpande
E
None of these
Correct Answer: Option A

Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Lowland” is the one of the six books shortlisted for the prestigious Baileys Women Prize for Fiction. The book is about two Indian brothers whose lives diverge in the tumultuous times of 1906s. It was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize last year.

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