Books and Authors MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Books and Authors - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is Shashi Tharoor.

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• A former international civil servant, diplomat, bureaucrat, politician, writer, and public intellectual from India, Shashi Tharoor has represented Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the legislature since 2009.
• He is the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.
• Shashi Tharoor published the book Why I Am a Hindu in 2018.
• Tharoor clarifies his personal religious beliefs while writing about the history of Hinduism and its fundamental principles, as well as related socio-cultural changes in India.
• His other works include An Era of Darkness, Pax Indica, Tharoorosaurus, and The Paradoxical Prime Minister. ​

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The correct answer is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

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• The Palace of Illusions is a book written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, is a reimagining of the Mahabharat: told from the point of view of Panchali or Draupadi. 
• Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author and poet.
• Her major novels are:
  • The Mistress of Spices
  • Sister of My Heart
  • Queen of Dreams
  • One Amazing Thing
  • Before We Visit the Goddess
• ​Her two latest volumes of poetry are Black Candle and Leaving Yuba City. 
• She has won several awards for her poems, such as a Gerbode Award, a Barbara Deming Memorial Award, and an Allen Ginsberg Award.

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• A Passage to England was authored by Nirad C Chaudhuri
• The book shows the author's impressions on the way of living in England at his first visit
• It was written when the author was at the age of 57
• The book was first published in 1959

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•  A Passage to India is a 1924 novel by English author E. M. Forster set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s.
• It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th-century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction

The correct answer is Usain Bolt.

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• Usain Bolt is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.
• He is the world record holder in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4 × 100 meters relay.
• Faster than Lightning details the many untold pains and sacrifices an athlete goes through to win that race against the clock.

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• Hima Das, nicknamed Dhing Express, is an Indian sprinter from the state of Assam. She holds the current Indian national record in 400 meters.
• P.T Usha is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She is often called the "Queen of Indian track and field
• Dutee Chand is an Indian professional sprinter and current national champion in the women's 100 meters event. She is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the 100m race.

The correct answer is Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

• Chattopadhyay's first novel was an English one, Rajmohan's Wife (1864) and he also started writing his religious and philosophical essays in English.
• Vande Mataram is a Bengali poem written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in the 1870s and was first sung by Rabindranath Tagore.
• This poem became a popular marching song for political activism and the Swadeshi movement in 1905.
• Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's other novels include (all languages) - Anandmath, Vande-Matram, Durgeshnandini, Kapalkundala, Devi Chaudhirani, etc.

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The correct answer is J K Rowling.

Key Points

• J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train travelling from Manchester to London King's Cross in 1990.
• Over the next five years, she began to plan out the seven books of the series.

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The correct answer is Kapil Dev.

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• Kapil Dev is a former Indian cricketer.
  • Nickname: The Haryana Hurricane.
  • One of the greatest all-rounders in Indian cricket.
  • He led the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
  • The first player to take 200 One Day International wickets.
  • He joined the Indian Territorial Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2008.
  • Notable works:
    • By God's Decree.
    • Cricket My Style.
    • Straight from the Heart.
    • We, The Sikhs.

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The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

• The "Discovery of India" was authored by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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The correct answer is RK Narayan.

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The correct answer is Goal.

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• Major Dhyan Chand's autobiography titled ‘Goal.
• It was published by Sport & Pastime, Madras in 1952.
• Sir Don Bradman, the world’s most renowned cricketer on seeing Dhyan Chand said, “You score goals like runs”.

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Charles Dickens is the author of the book Oliver Twist.

The correct answer is Kalpana Chawla

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• The Edge of Time is a biography of Kalpana Chawla, an India-born NASA astronaut.
• The book is written by her husband, Jean-Pierre Harrison, and covers her life from birth in India to graduate studies in the US, followed by an aerospace career culminating in her 1994 selection into the NASA astronaut corps.
• It details her astronaut training and two space shuttle flights, STS-87 in 1997, and the ill-fated STS-107 in 2003.

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The correct answer is Shashi Tharoor.

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• Shashi Tharoor, a Member of Parliament from Kerala since 2009 authored the book titled, Kerala: God’s Own Country.
• This book is based on the illustration of MF Hussain.
• Shashi Tharoor received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019 for his book ‘An Era of Darkness’
• Books of Shashi Tharoor: Bookless in Baghdad, India: From Midnight to Millennium, Inglorious Empire, Nehru: The Invention of India, The Paradoxical Prime Minister, Why I am a Hindu

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• Jeet Thayil: Names of the Women, Narcopolis, The Book of Chocolate Saints, Collected Poems.
• Sudha Murthy: The Serpent’s Revenge, The bird with the Golden Wings, Wise and Otherwise, House of Cards.
• Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai: Kayar, Chemmeen, Randidangazhi.
   

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• Dr Vipin Goel, who originally coined the term Kerala: God’s Own Country, also created the first webpage to promote the tourism and rich culture of Kerala.

The correct answer is Jhumpa Lahiri.

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• The book 'Unaccustomed Earth' is a collection of short stories.
• The book deals with the lives of Bengali-American characters.

The correct answer is Vikram Seth.

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• Vikram Seth penned the novel 'A Suitable Boy'.
• The novel was published in 1993.
• It took 25 years to complete this book.
• The Golden Gate and An Equal Music are some of his notable works.
• Pax India, Why I'm a Hindu, An Era of Darkness are some notable works of Shashi Tharoor.
• The shadow lines, The Glass Palace, Sea of Poppies, Gun Island are some notable works of Amitav Ghosh.
• Sacred Games and Red Earth and Pouring Rain are some notable works of Vikram Chandra.