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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
The books Chitrangada , Gitanjali and Gora were written by ____?

A
Rabindra Nath Tagore
B
Kuldip Nayyar
C
Amrita Pritam
D
Khushwant Singh
Correct Answer: Option A

Chitrangada and Gitanjli was written by Rabindra Nath Tagore. Rabindra Nath Tagore was a Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali.

Question 2
Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?

A
Nirad C. Choudry
B
Subramaniya Swamy
C
Khushwant Singh
D
Muluk Raj Anand
Correct Answer: Option C

'We Indians' is written by Khushwant Singh. He analyses the good and the bad of Indian character in this unusual and timely book.

Question 3
Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?

A
Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.
B
Edwina Mountbatten - Her relationship with Nehru
C
Mountbatten
D
Edwina Mountbattten
Correct Answer: Option A

Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.

Question 4
Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?

A
Mahatma Gandhi
B
Michael Anderson
C
Winston Churchill
D
Jarnes Morris
Correct Answer: Option A

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 5
David Hale was named ambassador to which country in March 2015 by President Barrack Obama ?

A
Pakistan
B
South Koria
C
Ukraine
D
China
Correct Answer: Option A

US President Barack Obama has named veteran diplomat David Hale as the next Ambassador to Pakistan. David Hale is a US Ambassador to Lebanon since 2013. He would replace Richard Oslon who has been the Ambassador to Pakistan since 2012. Obama nominated him for the post on March 10, 2015.

Question 6
Who is the father of English Poetry?

A
Milton
B
Wordsworth
C
Chaucer
D
Charles Dickens
Correct Answer: Option C

Geoffrey Chaucer is known as 'the father of English poetry' and his burial in Westminster Abbey begins the tradition of 'poet's corner', last resting place of England's most celebrated writers.

Question 7
Name the book on Sonia Gandhi written by Javier Moro was released in Jan 2015 ?

A
The Red Sari
B
The White Sari
C
The Tiranga Sari
D
The Black Sari
Correct Answer: Option A

Spanish writer Javier Moro's 'The Red Sari', controversial, unauthorized biography of Congress President Sonia Gandhi is being released by Roli Books in India.

Question 8
Which of the following book has been released by Mrs. Kiran Bedi in Feb 2015 ?

A
Kaise Bani Top Cop
B
Red sari
C
A History of Sikhs
D
Train to Pakistan
Correct Answer: Option A. Kaise Bani Top Cop

Kiran Bedi released a comic book titled Kiran Bedi — Kaise Bani Top Cop at a thanksgiving event organised in her Vidhan Sabha constituency Krishna Nagar, Delhi. The book is penned down by her sisters, Reeta Peshawaria Menon and Anu Peshawaria.

Question 9
'The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by ____?

A
Dominique Lapierre
B
Larry Collins
C
Sidney Sheldon
D
Juan Benet
Correct Answer: Option C. Sidney Sheldon

The Naked Face is the first novel (1970) written by Sidney Sheldon. It was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. In 1983 the novel was adapted as a film directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Roger Moore and Rod Steiner.

Question 10
'The Gathering Storm' is written by ___?

A
Winston Churchill
B
George Washington
C
Voltaire
D
Romain Rolland
Correct Answer: Option A

The Gathering Storm is the first volume of The Second World War (book series), a history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill.