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Several competitive exams feature questions about Books & Authors. They are challenging to answer but are extremely rewarding. To answer these questions, you must be familiar with the Books & Authors. You can begin after you've read about them.

These General Awareness questions are relatively easy to answer with a little practice. As a result, we've compiled a list of 10 Books & Authors practice questions for you. These questions should not take more than a minute to answer.

 

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Q:1 The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. It was originally written in which of the following language?

1. Portuguese

2. Italian

3. French

4. German 

(Difficulty: 1, Estimated Time: 10 Seconds) Let's start off with a simple one.

Q:2 Which of the following book was published in the year 1956?

1. Karma

2. Train to Pakistan

3. Delhi: A Novel

4. The comapny of women

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) This one's easy too.

Q:3 The God of Small Things is written by Indian writer Arundhati Roy. With which of the following the novel is related?

1. Spirituality

2. Money and Power

3. Family Drama

4. Poverty

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Think a little before answering.

Q:4 The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a self-help book by Robin Sharma. When was the book first published?

1. 1999

2. 2002

3. 1996

4. 2001

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) You can do this one. Try to get it right.

Q:5 Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. The English version of Gitanjali or Song Offerings/Singing Angel is a collection of how many English prose poems?

1. 110

2. 99

3. 103

4. 101

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Go through the options thoroughly before answering.

Q:6 Alia Bhatt won the best actress filmfare award 2023 for the movie Gangubai Kathiawadi. The movie was based on a book 'Mafia Queens of Mumbai'. Who is the author of the book?

1. Misha Glenny

2. Vikram Chandra

3. S. Hussain Zaidi

4. Mira Nair

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) You must have read about this. 

Q:7 Who among the following is the author of the book 'Western Lane'?

1. Jonathan Escoffery

2. Amrita Pritam 

3. Paul Lynch

4. Chetna Maroo

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) This isn't difficult. Try to answer it correctly.

Q:8 Who among the following is the author of the book, 'Roller Coaster: An Affair with Banking'?

1. Raghuram Rajan

2. Gautam Baid

3. Tamal Bandyopadhyay

4. Debashis Basu

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) This is a bit difficult. Did you get it right?

Q:9 Who among the following has authored the book titled, 'Ambedkar: A Life'?

1. S. Jaishankar

2. Shashi Tharoor

3. Bipin Chandra

4. Devdutt Pattanaik

(Difficulty: 3, Estimated Time: 20 Seconds) Have you heard of this campaign?

Q:10 Which of the following book is authored by PV Iyer?

1. Fit At Any Age

2. Ready to Run

3. No Sweat

4. The Champion's Mind

(Difficulty: 2, Estimated Time: 15 Seconds) Hurry up! Time's ticking.

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Let's have a look at your score.

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Comment below your score, considering each question has 1 mark only. If you scored 8 to 10, congratulations! You are one step closer to selection. If you have scored 5 to 8 marks, then you are doing well, keep it up. If you have scored less than 5 marks then you need to work a little harder on this subject. But don't worry, we are here to help you master the subject.

Let's check the answers and solutions and try to find out what went wrong.

 

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Q:1 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Portuguese

The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding a treasure there.

 

Q:2 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Train to Pakistan

Train to Pakistan is a historical novel by writer Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. It recounts the Partition of India in August 1947 through the perspective of Mano Majra, a fictional border village.

 

Q:3 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Family Drama

The God of Small Things is a family drama novel written by Indian writer Arundhati Roy. Roy's debut novel, is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the 'Love Laws' prevalent in 1960s Kerala, India. The novel explores how small, seemingly insignificant occurrences, decisions and experiences shape people's behavior in deeply significant ways.

 

Q:4 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. 1999

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a self-help book by Robin Sharma, a writer and motivational speaker. The book is a business fable derived from Sharma's personal experiences after leaving his career as a litigation lawyer at the age of 25.

 

Q:5 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 103

Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature, for its English translation, Song Offerings, making him the first non-European to receive this honour.

The English version of Gitanjali or Song Offerings/Singing Angel is a collection of 103 English prose poems, which are Tagore's own English translations of his Bengali poems, and was first published in November 1912 by the India Society in London. 

 

Q:6 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. S. Hussain Zaidi

Gangubai Kathiawadi is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and produced by Bhansali and Jayantilal Gada. The film stars Alia Bhatt in the title role, alongside Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari, Seema Pahwa, Jim Sarbh and Ajay Devgn.

S. Hussain Zaidi (born 28 February 1968) is an Indian author and former investigative journalist. His works include Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia, Mafia Queens of Mumbai, Black Friday, My Name is Abu Salem and Mumbai Avengers.

 

Q:7 The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Chetna Maroo

Western Lane, the first book by London-based Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo, is one of 13 books that have been selected for the 2023 Booker Prize longlist.

‘Western Lane’ is one of four debut novels that make up this year’s “Booker Dozen” of 13 longlisted books, alongside ‘If I Survive You’ by Jonathan Escoffery, ‘Pearl’ by Siân Hughes and ‘All the Little Bird-Hearts’ by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow.

 

Q:8 The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Tamal Bandyopadhyay

'Roller Coaster - An Affair with Banking', by award-winning journalist turned author Tamal Bandyopadhyay, offers a fly-on-the-wall view of the Indian banking system and the people who essentially wrote its playbook.

 

Q:9 The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Shashi Tharoor

Parliamentarian and author, Shashi Tharoor’s latest book Ambedkar: A Life was launched at the Kitaab Kolkata event organized by Prabha Khaitan Foundation.

He lucidly provides a panoramic view of Ambedkar’s illustrious life while sharing deep insights and anecdotal references into his multi-faceted personality and life’s turning points.

 

Q:10 The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Fit At Any Age

Retired Air Marshal PV Iyer has authored the book titled 'Fit At Any Age: A Practitioner's Guide'. 

In this book, Air Marshal P.V. Iyer, a 92-year-old runner, tells us how we can make fitness part of our everyday activities at any age, leaving sufficient time for leisure.

 

So that's it for today. General Awareness subject matters are generally important. We'll go over another topic of General Awareness later. Until then, you can practice the questions by downloading the Books & Authors PDF.

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