General Knowledge MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 7
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Books and Authors
1. The book ‘Gulliver՚s Travels’ was written by
(a) Charles Lamb
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Alexander Dumas
(d) Jonathan Swift
Ans: (d)
2. ‘Higher than Hopes’ is a biography of
(a) Mother Teresa
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Bishop Tutu
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
3. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by
(a) John Milton
(b) Victor Hugo
(c) Mario Puzo
(d) Harold Robbins
Ans: (c)
4. Which book is entitled as ‘Bible of Communism’ ?
(a) Affluent Society X
(b) War and Peace
(c) Das Kapital
(d) Gulag Archipelago
Ans: (c)
5. Who wrote the book ‘A Passage to India’ ?
(a) Minoo Masani
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Victor Banerjee
(d) EM Foster
Ans: (d)
6. The book՚satanic Verses was written by
(a) Gunnar Myrdal
(b) Agatha Christie
(c) William Golding
(d) Salman Rushdie
Ans: (d)
7. Who among the following authored the book ‘Plain Speaking’ ?
(a) AB Vajpayee
(b) EK Nayanar
(c) LK Advani
(d) N Chandrababu Naidu
Ans: (d)
8. The author of the book ‘A Brief History of Time’ is
(a) Carl Sagan
(b) John Schwarz
(c) Mrehael Green
(d) Stephen Hawking
Ans: (d)
9. What is the title of APJ Abdul Kalam՚s autobiography?
(a) Me and Missile
(b) My Memories
(c) Sky is the Limit
(d) Wings of Fire
Ans: (d)
10. Who is the author of the book ‘New Dimensions of India՚s Foreign Policy’ ?
(a) AB Vajpayee
(b) Jaswant Singh
(c) PC Alexander
(d) Yashwant Sinha
Ans: (a)
11. Who among the following wrote the book ‘Algebra of Infinite Justice’ ?
(a) Anita Desai
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Rohington Mistry
Ans: (c)
12. The autobiography ‘Living History’ has been authored by
(a) Margaret Atwood
(b) Benazir Bhutto
(c) Hillary Clinton
(d) Monica Lewinsky
Ans: (c)
13. The author of Business@Speed of Thought is
(a) Dick Fransis
(b) John Gray
(c) Bill Gates
(d) David Baldexi
Ans: (c)
14. ‘Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani’ is the autobiography of
(a) TN Sheshan
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Sonia Gandhi
(d) VP Singh
Ans: (d)