Books and Authors - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

A book titled “The Earthspinner” authored by award-winning novelist _________.

Inderjeet Rana

Mansi Karmakar

Nipa Kumari

Anuradha Roy

Correct Answer : Anuradha Roy

A book titled “The Earthspinner” authored by award-winning novelist Anuradha Roy. In the book, Roy delves into the “life and mind of Elango the potter, who must navigate complicated and impossible love, the dedication of a beloved pet, his own passion for creativity and a world turned upside down by the petty violence that characterises the present day”.

This novel is about two people struggling to free themselves of such shackles to create a happier world. Roy’s earlier works include “An Atlas of Impossible Longing” and “The Folded Earth”..

2 .

Name the author of the book “How the Earth Got Its Beauty”.

Hemlata Pant

Sudha Murty

Dinkar Mawari

Rashmika Kaur

Correct Answer : Sudha Murty

A book titled “How the Earth Got Its Beauty” authored by Sudha Murty. The book was published by Penguin Random House imprint Puffin, has illustrations by Priyanka Pachpande.

3 .

Who recently released the book on Indian start-up ecosystem?

Amit Shah

S. Jaishankar

Amitabh Kant

Narendra Modi

Correct Answer : Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant at the book launch ceremony has said that iVEAIN is a consortium of some of India’s finest institutes. This book, which is a comprehensive guide for start-ups, is authored by some of the most prominent voices in the Indian start-up ecosystem.

4 .

Life Divine was written by

Sri Aurobindo

Mahatma Gandhi

Vivekanand

Abul Fazal

Correct Answer : Sri Aurobindo

5 .

The book `Falling Over Back-wards' is written by

Arun Shourie

Ninan Koshi

Arundhati Roy