Books And Authors Quiz  SET-05

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81.  Who is the author of the book ‘The Future of Freedom’?

A.  Richard WolfeeB.  Peter HudsonC.  Tamara LipperD.  Fareed Zakaria

Answer:   D

82.  Who said the words, ‘I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to Death your right to say it’?

A.  George Bernard ShawB.  LeninC.  VoltaireD.  Mahatma Gandhi

Answer:   C

83. The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by

A.  Harold RobbinsB.  John MiltonC.  Victor HugoD.  Mario Puzo

Answer:   D

84. Which of the following books is written by Rabindranath Tagore?

A.  Rakta KarabiB.  ChidambaraC.  Anand MathD.  Durgesh Nandini

Answer:   A

85. The book ‘The Man who knew Infinity’ by Robert Kanigel is the biography of

A.  Srinivasa RamanujanB.  Sir C. V. RamanC.  Homi BhabhaD.  Vikram Sarabhai

Answer:   A

86.  Who is the author of ‘Betrayal of the Defence Forces’?

A.  Vishnu BhagatB.  Tarun TejpalC.  George FernandesD.  Jaswant Singh

Answer:   A

87. David Copperfield is the name of

A.  novelB.  famous actorC.  poemD.  writer

Answer:   A

88.  The famous book ‘The Daughter of the East’ is written by

A.  Ms. Taslima NasreenB.  Ms. Benazir BhuttoC.  Ms. Aunsan Suu KyiD.  Ms. Bandaranaike Sirimavo

Answer:   B

89.  Which is not a correct combination?

A.  Prithivi Raj Raso – Chand BardaiB.  Idols – Sunil GavaskarC.  Midnight Children – A. SandersonD.  Meghdoot – Kalidaas

Answer:   C

90.  The author of the book ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’ is

A.  R.K. NarayanB.  N.A. PalkhiwalaC.  Amrita PritamD.  Manohar Malgonkar

Answer:   A 

91.  Who is the author of ‘India Wins Freedom’?

A.  Dominique LapierreB.  Maulana AzadC.  Khan Abdul Gaffar KhanD.  Jawaharlal Nahru

Answer:   B

92. ‘In Custody’, an English novel is written by which one of the following?

A.  Anita DesaiB.  Vikram SethC.  Shoba DeD.  V.S. Naipaul

Answer:   A

93.  Who wrote the book ‘The Prince’?

A.  Bernard ShawB.  Niccolo MachiaveliC.  V.S. SharmaD.  Emile Zola

Answer:   B

94. What is unique about the film ‘Adi Shankaracharya’?

A.  It has won the National Award.B.  It is the first Bengal film.C.  It is the first Sanskrit film.D.  It has no female actress.

Answer:   C

95. ‘Crime and Punishment’ was written by

A.  Fyodor DostoevskyB.  Vladimir NabakovC.  Lewis CarrolD.  Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Answer:   A

96. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book

A.  India DividedB.  Unhappy IndiaC.  Mother IndiaD.  Hind Swaraj

Answer:   B

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