Books and Authors - MCQs with answers - Part I
1. Who is the author of "The Exile"?a) Duleep Singh
b) Eli Amir
c) Navtej Sarna
d) Prajwal Parajuly
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Navtej Sarna
The Exile, published in 2008, is based on the life of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of Lahore, and son Raja Ranjit Singh.
2. Who is the author of "The Namesake"?a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Arundhati Roy
c) Jhumpa Lahiri
d) Kiran Desai
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri is an Indian American author. Her first novel, The Namesake (2003), was adapted into the popular film of the same name.
3. Who is the author of "The White Tiger"?a) Amitav Ghosh
b) Aravind Adiga
c) Arundhati Roy
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Aravind Adiga
Aravind Adiga is an Indian-Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.
4. Who is the author of "Infinite Jest"?a) Dave Eggers
b) David Foster Wallace
c) Jonathan Franzen
d) Mary Karr
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) David Foster Wallace
Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest, which was cited by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.
5. Who is the author of "Playing It My Way"?a) Kapil Dev
b) Ravi Shastri
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Yuvraj Singh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Sachin Tendulkar
Playing It My Way is the autobiography of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. It was launched on 5 November 2014 in Mumbai.
6. In which of the following books is 'Knowledge is power' written?a) Behemoth
b) De Cive
c) De Corpore
d) Leviathan
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Leviathan
Leviathan is a book written by Thomas Hobbes.