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

Books and Authors - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

The author of the book titled The Daughter from a Wishing Tree : Unusual Tales about Women in Mythology is

A)

Shudha Murty

B)

Sunita Namjoshi

C)

Sarojini Sahoo

D)

Shashi Deshpande

Correct Answer : Shudha Murty

2 .

The book Ace against Odds is the autobiography of which Indian player?

A)

Mahesh Bhupati

B)

Leander Paes

C)

Somdev Devvarman

D)

Sania Mirza

Correct Answer : Sania Mirza

3 .

Which of the following books is not written by Salman Rushdie?

A)

The Satanic Verses

B)

An Area of Darkness

C)

Midnight's Children

D)

Sahme

Correct Answer : An Area of Darkness

4 .

Name the author who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for his book An Era of Darkness : The British Empire in India.

A)

Vikram Seth

B)

Romila Thapar

C)

Ramchandra Guha

D)

Shashi Tharoor

Correct Answer : Shashi Tharoor

5 .

Who was the author of the book History of British India?

A)

Charles Grant

B)

John Stuart Mill

C)

James Mill

D)

William Jones

Correct Answer : James Mill

6 .

Who was the author of the book Plagues and Peoples?

A)

William H. McNeil

B)

W.I. Thomas

C)

Rachel Carson

D)

David Cannadine

Correct Answer : William H. McNeil

7 .

Who is the author of the book India Shastra : Reflections on the Nation in our Time?

A)

Narendra Modi

B)

Shashi Tharoor

C)

Manmohan Singh

D)

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Correct Answer : Shashi Tharoor

8 .

Who among the fallowing has recently authored the book named, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?

A)

C.M. Pokhnyal

B)

Michael Clarke

C)

Arundhati Roy

D)

David Grosman

Correct Answer : Arundhati Roy

9 .

Who is the author of the book Indira Gandhi : A Life in Nature?

A)

M. Veerappa Moily

B)

D.G. Tendulkar

C)

Kiren Rijiju

D)

Jai Ram Ramesh

Correct Answer : Jai Ram Ramesh

10 .

Who wrote the book, Desher Katha?

A)

Rajendra Prasad

B)

Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar

C)

Murali Mohan Prasad

D)

Nivaran Chandra

Correct Answer : Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar