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

1 .

Who wrote 'War and Peace'?

A)

Kipling

B)

Leo Tolstoy

C)

Mahatma Gandhi

D)

Charles Dickens

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace, historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, originally published as Voyna i mir in 1865–69.

2 .

A)

Rahi Masoom Raza

B)

Sharad Joshi

C)

Ashapurna Devi

D)

Harivansh Rai Bachachan

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Rahi Masoom Raza

Neem Ka Ped is an Indian television drama-series that was edited and directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal and produced by Nawman Malik. It was written by Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza.

3 .

Who is the father of English Poetry?

A)

Milton

B)

Wordsworth

C)

Chaucer

D)

Charles Dickens

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Chaucer

4 .

'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by

A)

Nayantara Sahgal

B)

Corazon Aquino

C)

Aung San Suu Kyi

D)

Benazir Bhutto

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Nayantara Sahgal

5 .

The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by

A)

V.S. Naipaul

B)

Alexandra Dumas

C)

George Elliot

D)

Nirad C. Chaudhuri

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Nirad C. Chaudhuri

6 .

Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?

A)

Anees Jung

B)

Jagmohan

C)

M.J.Akbar

D)

Nissim Ezekiel

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jagmohan

7 .

'Gita Govinda' is written by

A)

Valmiki

B)

Jaya Dev

C)

Tulsidas

D)

Sharan Gupta

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jaya Dev

The poem was written in Sanskrit by Jayadeva, who was attached to the Bengali court of King Laká¹£maá¹‡a Sena (late 12th century)

8 .

Who said "I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had"?

A)

Jawaharlal Nehru

B)

Mahatma Gandhi

C)

Rajendra Prasad

D)

Nelson Mandela

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mahatma Gandhi

9 .

Who is the author of famous book 'The Judgement'?

A)

Anthony Mascarenhasa

B)

R. Vankataraman

C)

Kuldip Nayar

D)

Janardhan Turkur

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Kuldip Nayar

10 .

The famous book 'Anna Karenina' written by ?

A)

Boris Pasternak

B)

Victor Hugo

C)

Lewis Carroll

D)

Leo Tolstoy

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Leo Tolstoy