Latest Books and Authors General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Who is the author of the book "Unfilled Barrels: India's oil story"?

A)

Sudha Mishra

B)

Richa Mishra

C)

Mayuri Mishra

D)

Archana Mishra

Correct Answer : Richa Mishra

A book titled “Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story” authored by "Richa Mishra" will be released on March 28, 2022. Richa Mishra is a journalist with The Hindu BusinessLine. The book highlights the key role played by Keshav Dev Malaviya, who was the petroleum minister in the 1970s with a degree in oil technology, and the emergence of other stakeholders from public sector enterprises, including ONGC, to the fiercely competitive private players like Cairn Energy, and Mukesh Ambani’s RIL.

2 .

Wrist Assured is the autobiography of which former cricket player?

A)

G.R. Viswanath

B)

Sunil Gavaskar

C)

Dilip Vengsarkar

D)

E. A. S. Prasanna

Correct Answer : G.R. Viswanath

The autobiography of former Indian cricketer The autobiography of former Indian cricketer Gundappa Ranganatha Viswanath, titled ‘Wrist Assured: An Autobiography’ was released on March 17, 2022, titled ‘Wrist Assured: An Autobiography’ was released on March 17, 2022

3 .

Who has authored a new book titled "More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT"?

A)

Ajay Kumar Bhalla

B)

Michael Chabon

C)

Subhash Chandra Garg

D)

Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia

Correct Answer : Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia

Padma Awardee "Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia" has authored a new book titled “More than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OT”, a personal account of people, incidents, mentors, failures, and absurdities against the backdrop of surgery. The book maps the journey of Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia from his student years through residency, research, surgical practice and surgical teaching as a means of sharing the lessons he learned.

About the Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia : Dr Tehemton Erach Udwadia, who hails from Mumbai, is a general and gastrointestinal surgeon. He was the first surgeon in India to introduce laparoscopy in surgery in 1972 and he was the first to perform laparoscopic surgery in the developing world in 1990. He is widely known as the ‘Father of laparoscopy in India’.

The government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2006 for Medicine and Padma Bhushan in 2017 for Medicine. He also received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.

4 .

Who publishes a book-length poem 'Monsoon' by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K?

A)

National Book Trust

B)

Lalit Kala Akademi

C)

Sangeet Natak Akademi

D)

Sahitya Akademi

Correct Answer : Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters has published a book-length poem ‘Monsoon’ by Indian poet-diplomat "Abhay K" on the occasion of its 68th anniversary.

Sahitya Akademi was established on 12th March in 1954. Its logo was designed by Satyajit Ray himself and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was its first President. The first book published by the Academy was Bhagwan Buddha by D.D. Koshambi in 1956. It was a translation from Marathi into Hindi.

Monsoon is a poem of 150 stanzas of 4 lines each (quatrain/ruba’i) that commences its journey in Madagascar and follows the path of the monsoon invoking the rich flora and fauna, languages, cuisine, music, monuments, landscapes, traditions, myths and legends of the places through which monsoon travels and acts as a messenger to carry the poet’s message from Madagascar to his beloved in Srinagar in the Himalayas.

Monsoon originates in Mascarene High near Madagascar in April and journeys across the Indian Ocean and the Indian subcontinent to reach the high Himalayas in June every year before retreating again to Madagascar after September..

Source : The Print

5 .

Who is the author of the book titled "Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times"?

A)

Y. V. Chandrachud

B)

P. N. Bhagwati

C)

Abhinav Chandrachud

D)

Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

Correct Answer : Abhinav Chandrachud

A new biography, titled “Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times” was announced, during the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of Soli Sorabjee. It is authored by advocate and legal scholar Abhinav Chandrachud and will be released in April 2022. The book highlights the personal details of the life of Soli Sorabjee, his family background. He was the former Attorney General (AG) of India and served two times for the years 1989-90 and then from 1998- 2004.

6 .

Who was released the book "On Board: My Years in BCCI" Ratnakar Shetty's Autobiography?

A)

Nitin Gadkari

B)

Sharad Pawar

C)

Supriya Sule

D)

Uddhav Thackeray

Correct Answer : Sharad Pawar

A book titled “On Board: My Years in BCCI”, an autobiographical account of Ratnakar Shetty’s experiences as an administrator. The book was released by Sharad Pawar, the former president of the MCA, BCCI and International Cricket Council. Shetty, a Chemistry professor by profession, went on to be the BCCI’s first Chief Administrative Officer after serving the Mumbai Cricket Association in various capacities.

7 .

Who is the author of the biography 'The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup'?

A)

Srishti Jha

B)

Kanchi Kaul

C)

Manit Joura

D)

Arjit Taneja

Correct Answer : Srishti Jha

The biography of pop icon Usha Uthup titled “The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” was released on February 28, 2022. The book was originally written in Hindi titled “Ullas Ki Naav” by author Vikas Kumar Jha.“The Queen of Indian Pop: The Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup” is the English translation of the book, translated by the writer’s daughter Srishti Jha.

8 .

"The Blue Book: A Writer's Journal" is written by which author?

A)

Raja Mohan

B)

Shekhar Gupta

C)

Anirudh Suri

D)

Amitava Kumar

Correct Answer : Amitava Kumar

Indian writer and journalist Amitava Kumar has come out with a new book titled ‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’.

9 .

Who is the author of a new book titled "The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one's life"?

A)

Deepam Chatterjee

B)

Vikram Sampath

C)

Andrew Sartori

D)

Ajay Kumar Bhalla

Correct Answer : Deepam Chatterjee

Former Indian Army Captain, "Deepam Chatterjee" has authored a new book titled “The Millennial Yogi: A modern-day parable about reclaiming one’s life”. This is a book that mixes mysticism and music that takes readers on a journey of awakening. The book talks about Jayshankar Prasad, or Jay, who has a shady-yet-mercurial rise in his journey as an entrepreneur and Vini, a mystic monk. The book is published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

10 .

Who has been launched the first volume of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin's autobiography "Ungalil Oruvan (One Among You)" in Chennai?

A)

Smriti Irani

B)

Udhayanidhi Stalin

C)

Rahul Gandhi

D)

Subramanian Swamy

Correct Answer : Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader "Rahul Gandhi" launched the first volume of Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin’s autobiography "Ungalil Oruvan (One Among You)" in Chennai. The first part of the autobiography contains his early life experiences. In it, he traces his school and college days, adolescence, early political contributions, marital life and the MISA struggle, recalling 23 years up to 1976.