Books & Authors – MCQs (Govt Exam Based)

1. Who is the author of “The Discovery of India”?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: B

2. “My Experiments with Truth” was written by?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: C

3. Who wrote “Wings of Fire”?

A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
C. Ratan Tata
D. C. V. Raman
Answer: B

4. The book “Gitanjali” was authored by?

A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Subramania Bharati
Answer: C

5. “Anandmath” was written by?

A. Munshi Premchand
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: B

6. Who is the author of “Godan”?

A. Jaishankar Prasad
B. Munshi Premchand
C. Phanishwar Nath Renu
D. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Answer: B

7. “The Argumentative Indian” was written by?

A. Amartya Sen
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Ramachandra Guha
D. Shashi Tharoor
Answer: A

8. Who wrote “A Suitable Boy”?

A. Vikram Seth
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Kiran Desai
Answer: A

9. “Midnight’s Children” is authored by?

A. Aravind Adiga
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. Amitav Ghosh
Answer: B

10. Who wrote “The God of Small Things”?

A. Kiran Desai
B. Anita Desai
C. Arundhati Roy
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: C

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11. “The White Tiger” was written by?

A. Chetan Bhagat
B. Aravind Adiga
C. Vikram Chandra
D. Amish Tripathi
Answer: B

12. Who is the author of “Ignited Minds”?

A. Narendra Modi
B. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
C. Radhakrishnan Pillai
D. N. R. Narayana Murthy
Answer: B

13. “India After Gandhi” was written by?

A. Bipin Chandra
B. Ramachandra Guha
C. Romila Thapar
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: B

14. Who wrote “The Namesake”?

A. Kiran Desai
B. Jhumpa Lahiri
C. Anita Nair
D. Arundhati Roy
Answer: B

15. “The Guide” is authored by?

A. R. K. Narayan
B. Mulk Raj Anand
C. Raja Rao
D. Khushwant Singh
Answer: A

16. Who wrote “Train to Pakistan”?

A. R. K. Narayan
B. Khushwant Singh
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. Salman Rushdie
Answer: B

17. “Coolie” was written by?

A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Premchand
C. Sarat Chandra
D. R. K. Narayan
Answer: A

18. Who is the author of “Inglorious Empire”?

A. Ramachandra Guha
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. William Dalrymple
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: B

19. “The Palace of Illusions” was written by?

A. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Sudha Murty
D. Kavita Kane
Answer: A

20. Who wrote “Malgudi Days”?

A. R. K. Narayan
B. Ruskin Bond
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. Vikram Seth
Answer: A

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21. “The Immortals of Meluha” is authored by?

A. Ashwin Sanghi
B. Amish Tripathi
C. Devdutt Pattanaik
D. Anuja Chauhan
Answer: B

22. Who wrote “The Blue Umbrella”?

A. Ruskin Bond
B. R. K. Narayan
C. Premchand
D. Mulk Raj Anand
Answer: A

23. “Gora” was written by?

A. Bankim Chandra
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Sarat Chandra
D. Premchand
Answer: B

24. Who is the author of “Why I Am an Atheist”?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: C

25. “Discovery of Freedom” is written by?

A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Patel
Answer: A

26. Who wrote “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”?

A. Robin Sharma
B. Paulo Coelho
C. Dale Carnegie
D. Stephen Covey
Answer: A

27. “The Alchemist” is authored by?

A. Paulo Coelho
B. Dan Brown
C. J. K. Rowling
D. John Green
Answer: A

28. Who wrote “A Brief History of Time”?

A. Carl Sagan
B. Albert Einstein
C. Stephen Hawking
D. Isaac Newton
Answer: C

29. “The Theory of Everything” was written by?

A. Stephen Hawking
B. Galileo
C. Charles Darwin
D. Nikola Tesla
Answer: A

30. Who is the author of “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. M. G. Ranade
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. R. C. Dutt
Answer: A

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31. “Unhappy India” was written by?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: B

32. Who wrote “Satyarth Prakash”?

A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: B

33. “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” is an autobiography of?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Subhash Bose
Answer: B

34. Who is the author of “Indica”?

A. Megasthenes
B. Pliny
C. Fa-Hien
D. Hiuen Tsang
Answer: A

35. “Arthashastra” was written by?

A. Panini
B. Kalidasa
C. Chanakya
D. Patanjali
Answer: C

36. Who wrote “Rajatarangini”?

A. Banabhatta
B. Kalhana
C. Kalidasa
D. Bharavi
Answer: B

37. “Abhijnanasakuntalam” was written by?

A. Kalidasa
B. Banabhatta
C. Tulsidas
D. Valmiki
Answer: A

38. Who is the author of “Ramcharitmanas”?

A. Valmiki
B. Tulsidas
C. Surdas
D. Kabir
Answer: B

39. “Mahabharata” was written by?

A. Valmiki
B. Ved Vyasa
C. Kalidasa
D. Panini
Answer: B

40. Who wrote “Rigveda”?

A. Valmiki
B. Ved Vyasa
C. Sage Bhrigu
D. Multiple Rishis
Answer: D

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41. “The Jungle Book” was written by?

A. Charles Dickens
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Mark Twain
D. H. G. Wells
Answer: B

42. Who wrote “Oliver Twist”?

A. William Shakespeare
B. Jane Austen
C. Charles Dickens
D. Thomas Hardy
Answer: C

43. “Hamlet” was written by?

A. John Milton
B. William Shakespeare
C. Geoffrey Chaucer
D. Ben Jonson
Answer: B

44. Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”?

A. Emily Brontë
B. Jane Austen
C. Virginia Woolf
D. George Eliot
Answer: B

45. “The Old Man and the Sea” was written by?

A. Ernest Hemingway
B. John Steinbeck
C. Mark Twain
D. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: A

46. Who wrote “Harry Potter” series?

A. J. R. R. Tolkien
B. J. K. Rowling
C. C. S. Lewis
D. George R. R. Martin
Answer: B

47. “The Lord of the Rings” was written by?

A. J. K. Rowling
B. George Martin
C. J. R. R. Tolkien
D. Dan Brown
Answer: C

48. Who is the author of “Inferno”?

A. Dan Brown
B. Paulo Coelho
C. John Grisham
D. Jeffrey Archer
Answer: A

49. “The Diary of a Young Girl” was written by?

A. Helen Keller
B. Anne Frank
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. Marie Curie
Answer: B

50. Who wrote “I Am Malala”?

A. Malala Yousafzai
B. Michelle Obama
C. Anne Frank
D. Aung San Suu Kyi
Answer: A