General Knowledge MCQs – Commonly Asked Questions for Exams – Must Know Topics and Concepts Part 8
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15. Who is called the Father of English Poetry?
(a) Charles Dickens
(b) Milton
(c) Wordsworth
(d) Chaucer
Ans: (d)
16. Match the following
List – I Authors | List – II Books |
---|---|
A. Mahatma Gandhi | 1. India Divided |
B. Ram Manohar Lohia | 2. India Wins Freedom |
C. Dr Rajendra Prasad | 3. Hind Swaraj |
D. Maulana Azad | 4. The Wheel of History |
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (c)
17. Match the following
List – I Books | List – II Authors |
---|---|
A. Wealth of Nations | 1. Adam Smith |
B. Future Shock | 2. Alan Tauffler |
C. Mother | 3. Maxim Hitler |
D. Mein Kamph | 4. Adolf Hitler |
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (a)
18. Match the following
List – I Book | List – II Authors |
---|---|
A. Freedom at Midnight | 1. Mahatma Gandhi |
B. Nineteen Eighty-Four | 2. Sarojini Naidu |
C. My Experiments with Truth | 3. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre |
D. The Song of India | 4. George Orwell |
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
Ans: (c)
19. Match the following
List – I Books | List – II Authors |
---|---|
A. My Days | 1. Indira, Gandhi |
B. My India | 2. RK Narayan |
C. My Life and Times | 3. S Nihal Singh |
D. My Truth | 4. VV Giri |
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (d)
20. Match the following
List – I Autobiography | List – II Books |
---|---|
A. Never Say Die | 1. Kapil Dev |
B. Straight from the Heart | 2. Steve Waugh |
C. Cutting Edge-My Autobiography | 3. David Beckham |
D. My Side | 4. Javed Miandad |
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (d)
21. Match the following
List – I Book | List – II Author |
---|---|
A. Autobiography of an Unknown India | 1. Mulk Raj Anand |
B. India A Wounded Civilization | 2. Nirad C Chaudhari |
C. Confessions of a Lover | 3. RK Narayan |
D. The English Teacher | 4. VS Naipaul |
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4
Ans: (b)
22. Match of following
List – I Books | List – II Authors |
---|---|
A. Oliver Twist | 1. Charles |
B. Gathering Storm | 2. Thomas Mann |
C. Death in Venice | 3. Winston Churchill |
D. Confessions | 4. JJ Rousseau |
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (a)
23. Match the following
List – I Books | List – II Authors |
---|---|
A. My Presidential Years | 1. S Radhakrishnan |
B. The Hindu-View of Life | 2. VV Giri |
C. Voice of Conscience | 3. N Sanjiva Reddy |
D. Without Fear or Favour | 4. R Venkataraman |
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (d)
24. Match the following
List – I Books | List – II Authors |
---|---|
A. Half a Life | 1. Arun Shouri |
B. Worshipping False Gods | 2. Shiv Khera |
C. Ignited Minds | 3. APJ Abdul Kalam |
D. You Can Win | 4. VS Naipaul |
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (c)