Books And Authors Quiz  SET-02

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21.    Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?

A.   AladdinB.   Universal SoldierC.   SpeedD.   Iron Man

Answer:    A

22.  Who wrote the book ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’?

A.   C.D.DeshmukhB.   Dr. P.C.AlexanderC.   M.O.MathaiD.   S.C.Rajagopalachari

Answer:    C

23. Aurobindo was the author of

A.   Discovery of IndiaB.   Hindu view of lifeC.   YogashastraD.   Savitri

Answer:    D

24.  Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?

A.   Edwina Mountbatten – A Life of Her Own.B.   Edwina Mountbatten – Her relationship with NehruC.   MountbattenD.   Edwina Mountbattten

Answer:    A

25. In which year was the ‘All India Radio’ set up?

A.   1936   B.   1927C.   1947   D.   1950

Answer:    A

26.  Who directed the film ‘Sardar’?

A.   Das GuptaB.   Shyam BenegalC.   Tapan SinhaD.   Ketan Mehta

Answer:    D

27. Who said “God helps those who help themselves”?

A.   Andre MauroisB.   Andre GideC.   Algernon SidneyD.   Swami Vivekananda

Answer:    C

28. The film ‘Salaam Bombay’ was directed by

A.   Shyam BenegalB.   Mira NairC.   Aparna SenD.   Mrinal Sen

Answer:    B 

29.  ‘Alice in Wonderland’ the famous TV serial is based on a book written by

A.   Father DiscosteB.   Thomas HardyC.   Charles DickensD.   Lewis Caroll

Answer:    D

30. The owner of Star TV is

A.   Rupert MurdochB.   Tata GroupC.   Richard AttenboroughD.   George Lucas

Answer:    A

31. ‘The Gathering Storm’ is written by

A.   Winston ChurchillB.   George WashingtonC.   VoltaireD.   Romain Rolland

Answer:    A

32. The television serial ‘Charitraheen’ is based on the famous novel of which of the following authors?

A.   Rabindranath TagoreB.   Sarat Chandra ChattopadhayaC.   Tara Sankar BandhopadhyaD.   Bankim Chandra Chatterji

Answer:    B

33. The programme ‘Gyan Vani’ is broadcasted by

A.   Zee TVB.   AIRC.   Sony TVD.   Doordarshan

Answer:    B

34. Who is the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’?

A.   Mahatma GandhiB.   Michael AndersonC.   Winston ChurchillD.   Jarnes Morris

Answer:    A

   

35. Who is the writer of ‘Swamy and Friends’?

A.   Munshi PremchandB.   RamanC.   Max MullerD.   R. K. Narayan

Answer:    D

36.   ‘The Naked Face’, a very popular book is written by

A.  Dominique LapierreB.  Larry CollinsC.  Sidney SheldonD.  Juan Benet

Answer:   C

37. The author of controversial book ‘Lajja’ is a citizen of

A.  Pakistan  B.  IndonesiaC.  Bangladesh  D.  India

Answer:   C

38. The first history book was written by

A.  Euclid  B.  HerodotusC.  Aristotle  D.  Julius Caesar

Answer:   B

39.  ‘A Secular Agenda’ is a book written by

A.  Arun ShourieB.  Mani Shankar AiyarC.  Prem Shankar JhaD.  M.J. Akbar

Answer:   A

40. In which language did ‘Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar’ write?

A.  Malayalam  B.  TamilC.  Telugu  D.  Kannada

Answer:   D

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