91. Who was the author of ‘India of My Dreams’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( M.K. Gandhi )
Description:- Mahatma Gandhi : My Experiments with Truth, India of My Dreams Jawaharlal Nehru : The Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History.
92. Who was the author of the book ‘Arthashastra’ ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Chanakya )
Description:- Chanakya was also known by the name of Vishnugupta and Kautilya. He was the Prime Minister of first Mauryan ruler Chandragupta Maurya. He authored ‘Arthashastra’ an authentic book on statecraft and polity.
93. Who is the author of the book ‘A Soldier’s General’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( General J.J. Singh )
Description:- General JJ Singh has authored the book titled ‘A Solder’s General’.
94. Who is the author of the book ‘Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography’ ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Kuldip Nayar )
Description:- ‘Beyond the Lines : An Autobiography’ has been written by Kuldip Nayar.
95. The author of ‘Harsha Charita’ was
Correct Answer:-A ( Banabhatta )
Description:- ‘Harsh Charita’ was written by Banabhatta, the court poet of Harshavardhan, the king of Thaneswar. Hiuen Tsang of Yuan Chwang, a Chinese pilgrim, visited India during his reign.
96. Who wrote ‘Indica’ ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Megasthenes )
Description:- Megasthenes was a Greek Ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya. In Indica, he has left an elaborate account of the administrative system of the Mauryans.
97. The book “Employment, Interest and Money” was written by
Correct Answer:-A ( J. M. Keynes )
Description:- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was written by the English economist John Maynard Keynes. The book, generally considered to be his magnum opus, is largely credited with creating the terminology and shape of modern macroeconomics.
98. Who has written the famous play “Neel Darpan’’ depicting the atrocities of British indigo planters ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Dinabandhu Mitra )
Description:- Dinabandhu Mitra wrote “Neel Darpan”.
99. The “One Straw Revolution” was written by :
Correct Answer:-D ( Masanobu Fukuoka )
Description:- The One Straw Revolution is a seminal book written by Masanobu Fukuoka concerning his methods of natural farming which has been highly influential with various organic farming and natural food and lifestyle movements.
100. Who wrote the book “Why Socialism” ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Jayaprakash Narayan )
Description:- In a book “Why Socialism?” (1932), Jayaprakash Narayan explained why socialism would be right for India. In 1934, Jayaprakash and his friends formed the Congress Socialist Party under the Presidentship of Acharya Narendra Deva and Secretaryship of Jayaprakash himself.
101. ‘Natya Shastra’ was written by
Correct Answer:-A ( Bharat Muni )
Description:- The Natya Shastra is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BCE and 200 CE in classical India and is traditionally attributed to the Sage Bharata.
102. Who is the author of the book “A Cricketing Life” ?
Correct Answer:-A ( Christopher Martin Jenkins )
Description:- ‘A Cricketing Life’ is the autobiography of Christopher Martin-Jenkins. In this book, he covers his work as a written journalist – cricket correspondent of The Times and Daily Telegraph – editor of The Cricketer, BBC cricket correspondent and Test Match Special commentator.
103. Among the following works of Salman Rushdie, which one was his first creation?
Correct Answer:-B ( Midnight’s Children )
Description:- The correct chronological order of the works of Salman Rushdie is: Midnight’s Children (1981), Shame (1983), The Satanic Verses (1988), and The Moor’s Last Sigh (1995).
104. Who is the-author of the book “No Full Stops in India”?
Correct Answer:-D ( Mark Tolly )
Description:- Mark Tully is the author of this book. His No Full Stops in India (1988), a collection of journalistic essays, was published in the US as The Defeat of a Congressman.
105. Which one of the following films directed by Satyajit Ray is based on the story Nastaneer written by Rabindranath Tagore ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Charulata )
Description:- Nastanirh (The Broken Nest) is a Bengali novella by Rabindranath Tagore. It is the basis for the noted 1964 film, Charulata by Satyajit Ray. The novella explores the lives of the “Bhadralok”, Bengalis of wealth who were part of the Bengal Renaissance and highly influenced by the Brahmo Samaj.
106. Which one of the following literary works was not written by R.K. Narayan ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Gardner )
Description:- Rabindranath Tagore is the author of ‘The Gardener’. It is a book of prose. The verses in this book are far finer and more genuine than even the best in Gitanjali.
107. Which one of the following literary pieces was written by Krishna Devaraya ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Anukta Malyada )
Description:- Krishna Deva Raya wrote the book Amukta Malyada (A Garland Dedicated to the Lord) in Telugu. This book describes the pangs of separation suffered by Andal (an incarnation of the goddess Mahala-kshmi).
108. Who is the author of the book “The State of the Nation” ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Fali S. Nariman )
Description:- The State of the Nation is a definitive, analytical and meticulous account of the present state of the nation – from a constitutional perspective – by Fali S. Nariman. Nariman is a distinguished Indian Constitutional jurist and senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India since 1971 and has remained the President of the Bar Association of India since 1991.
109. Which of the following books is not written by Jawaharlal Nehru ?
Correct Answer:-B ( My Experiments with Truth )
Description:- The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly instalments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.
110. A book entitled, ‘The Stories of Malgudi Days’ was written by
Correct Answer:-B ( R.K. Narayan )
Description:- Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. The book was republished outside India in 1982. The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, located in South India.
111. The book “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money” was published in the year
Correct Answer:-D ( 1936)
Description:- The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money was written by the English economist John Maynard Keynes. Published in February 1936, it is largely credited with creating the terminology and shape of modern macroeconomics.
112. A book entitled “The Hindus : An Alternative History” is written by
Correct Answer:-C ( Wendy Doniger )
Description:- The Hindus : An Alternative History is a book by American Indologist, Wendy Doniger which the author describes as an “alternative to the narrative of Hindu history that they tell. It was published in March 2009.
113. Who among the following has written the famous book “Malgudi Days” ?
Correct Answer:-D ( R.K. Narayan )
Description:- Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. The book includes 19 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi in South India.
114. ‘Freedom From Fear’ is a book written by
Correct Answer:-C ( Aung San Suu Kyi )
Description:- ‘Freedom From Fear’ is both an essay by Aung San Su Kyi, and a book of the same name comprising a collection of her essays. This remarkable collection gives a voice to Burma’s “woman of destiny,” whose fate remained in the hands of her enemies for fifteen years, before her release from house arrest in 2010.
115. Who is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ ?
Correct Answer:-C ( George Orwell )
Description:- Nineteen Eighty-Four, sometimes published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by George Orwell. It was published in 1949 by Secker and Warburg, London. In 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.
116. The ‘‘Mein Kampf’’ was written by
Correct Answer:-A ( Hitler )
Description:- Mein Kampf is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited by Rudolf Hess.
117. ‘‘Life Divine’’ is a book written by
Correct Answer:-D ( Shri Aurobindo )
Description:- ‘The Life Divine’ is a metaphysical treatise authored by Sri Aurobindo. It is called the most profound book ever written on the nature of spirit, creation, life, and human evolution.
118. Karl Marx wrote
Correct Answer:-C ( Das Kapital )
Description:- Das Kapital (1867) by Karl Marx, is a critical analysis of political economy, intended to reveal the economic laws of the capitalist mode of production. Also known as Capital: Critique of Political Economy, it proposes that the motivating force of capitalism is in the exploitation of labour, whose unpaid work is the ultimate source of surplus value and then profit.
119. ‘‘Meghdoot’’ was written by
Correct Answer:-D ( Kalidasa )
Description:- Meghdoot (literally “cloud messenger”) is a lyric poem written by Kalidasa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. A poem of 111 stanzas, it was first translated into English by Horace Hayman Wilson.
120. Who among the following is a famous English writter ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Mulk Raj Anand )
Description:- Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. Some of his famous novels include: Untouchable (1935), Coolie (1936), Two Leaves and a Bud (1937), The Village (1939), etc. his autobiography, titled ‘The Morning Face’ (1968) won him the Sahitya Academy Award.
