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

1 .

'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by

A)

Subash Mukhopadhyay

B)

Ram Vilas Sharma

C)

Shiv Prasad Singh

D)

Ramakant Rath

Correct Answer : Shiv Prasad Singh

2 .

Which of the film is directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Gupta?

A)

Mohra

B)

Krantiveer

C)

1942 - A Love Story

D)

Charachar

Correct Answer : Charachar

3 .

Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?

A)

Larry Collins

B)

V.S. Naipul

C)

V.R. Krishna Iyer

D)

Paul Kennedy

Correct Answer : Paul Kennedy

4 .

Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

A)

John Keats

B)

Robert Browing

C)

P.B.Shelley

D)

William Wordsworth

Correct Answer : John Keats

Endymion is a poem by John Keats first published in 1818 by Taylor and Hessey of Fleet Street in London. It begins with the line "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever". Endymion is written in rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter (also known as heroic couplets).

5 .

Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

A)

My God Died Young

B)

Islamic Bomb

C)

Look Back in Anger

D)

A Suitable Boy

Correct Answer : A Suitable Boy

6 .

The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by

A)

Rupa Ganguly

B)

Pratiba Sinha

C)

Shabama Azmi

D)

Seema Biswas

Correct Answer : Seema Biswas

Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi by the Indian author Mala Sen. It was directed by Shekhar Kapur and starred Seema Biswas as the title character.

7 .

Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?

A)

Salman RushDie

B)

Abu Nuwas

C)

Ms. Taslima Nasrin

D)

D.H. Lawrence

Correct Answer : Abu Nuwas

8 .

Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

A)

Gaban

B)

Guide

C)

Manasorovar

D)

Godan

Correct Answer : Guide

9 .

Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

A)

Thomas Hardy

B)

Emile Zola

C)

George Orwell

D)

Walter Scott

Correct Answer : George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-four, also published as 1984, novel by English author George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism.

10 .

Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

A)

T.N.Kaul

B)

J.R.D. Tata

C)

Khushwant Singh

D)

Nani Palkhivala

Correct Answer : Nani Palkhivala