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Books and Authors
96 MCQ  with answer Key given below.
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1. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?
A. T.N.Kaul
B. J.R.D. Tata
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Nani Palkhivala

2. Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?
A. Thomas Hardy
B. Emile Zola
C. George Orwell
D. Walter Scott

3. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?
A. Gaban
B. Godan
C. Guide
D. Manasorovar

4. Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?
A. Salman RushDie
B. Javon Walker
C. Ms. Taslima Nasrin
D. D.H. Lawrence

5. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by
A. Rupa Ganguly
B. Seema Biswas
C. Pratiba Sinha
D. Shabama Azmi

6. Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?
A. My God Died Young
B. Islamic Bomb
C. Look Back in Anger
D. A Suitable Boy

7. Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?
A. John Keats
B. Robert Browing
C. P.B.Shelley
D. William Wordsworth

8. Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?
A. Anees Jung
B. Jagmohan
C. M.J.Akbar
D. Nissim Ezekiel

9. The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Alexandra Dumas
C. George Elliot
D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri

10. In India the first television programme was broadcasted in
A. 1959
B. 1965
C. 1976
D. 1957

11. 'A Voice for Freedom' is a book written by
A. Corazon Aquino
B. Nayantara Sahgal
C. Aung San Suu Kyi
D. Benazir Bhutto

12. Who is the father of English Poetry?
A. Milton
B. Wordsworth
C. Chaucer
D. Charles Dickens

13. The popular TV serial 'Neem ka Ped' was written by
A. Rahi Masoom Raza
B. Sharad Joshi
C. Ashapurna Devi
D. Harivansh Rai Bachachan

14. Who wrote 'War and Peace'?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Charles Dickens
D. Kipling

15. Which of the book was written by Graham Greene?
A. O' Jerusalem
B. The Power and Glory
C. Crisis in India
D. Of Human Bondage

16. George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
A. a Welsh
B. an Irishman
C. a Soctsman
D. an Englishman

17. 'Mirchchhakatika' was written by
A. Vikramaditya
B. Shudraka
C. Kalhana
D. Banabhatta

18. The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Bankim Chandra Chottapadhya
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Rabindrnath Tagore

19. Who directed the film '1942: A love story'?
A. Mahesh Bhatt
B. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
C. Yash Chopra
D. Ketan Mehta

20. Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which governs least"?
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Harold Laski
C. Alexis De Tocqueville
D. Henry David Thoreau

21. Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?
A. Aladdin
B. Universal Soldier
C. Speed
D. Iron Man

22. Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
A. C.D.Deshmukh
B. Dr. P.C.Alexander
C. M.O.Mathai
D. S.C.Rajagopalachari

23. Aurobindo was the author of
A. Discovery of India
B. Hindu view of life
C. Yogashastra
D. Savitri

24. Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?
A. Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own.
B. Edwina Mountbatten - Her relationship with Nehru
C. Mountbatten
D. Edwina Mountbattten

25. In which year was the 'All India Radio' set up?
A. 1936
B. 1927
C. 1947
D. 1950

26. Who directed the film 'Sardar'?
A. Das Gupta
B. Shyam Benegal
C. Tapan Sinha
D. Ketan Mehta

27. Who said "God helps those who help themselves"?
A. Andre Maurois
B. Andre Gide
C. Algernon Sidney
D. Swami Vivekananda

28. The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Mira Nair
C. Aparna Sen
D. Mrinal Sen

29. 'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by
A. Father Discoste
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Charles Dickens
D. Lewis Caroll

30. The owner of Star TV is
A. Rupert Murdoch
B. Tata Group
C. Richard Attenborough
D. George Lucas

31. 'The Gathering Storm' is written by
A. Winston Churchill
B. George Washington
C. Voltaire
D. Romain Rolland

32. The television serial 'Charitraheen' is based on the famous novel of which of the following authors?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaya
C. Tara Sankar Bandhopadhya
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji

33. The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by
A. Zee TV
B. AIR
C. Sony TV
D. Doordarshan

34. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Michael Anderson
C. Winston Churchill
D. Jarnes Morris

35. Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?
A. Munshi Premchand
B. Raman
C. Max Muller
D. R. K. Narayan

36. 'The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by
A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Larry Collins
C. Sidney Sheldon
D. Juan Benet

37. The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of
A. Pakistan
B. Indonesia
C. Bangladesh
D. India

38. The first history book was written by
A. Euclid
B. Herodotus
C. Aristotle
D. Julius Caesar

39. 'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by
A. Arun Shourie
B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
C. Prem Shankar Jha
D. M.J. Akbar

40. In which language did 'Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar' write?
A. Malayalam
B. Tamil
C. Telugu
D. Kannada

41. The book named 'Three Decades in Parliament' is a collection of the speeches of
A. A. B. Vajpayee
B. Somnath Chatterjee
C. L. K. Advani
D. N. G. Ranga

42. Who said 'Man is a political animal'?
A. Dante
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. Plato

43. The famous character 'Pickwick' was created by
A. Steven Spielberg
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Walt Disney
D. Charles dickens

44. 'The General Happiness is the end of the state' who said this?
A. Hegel
B. Benthem
C. Plato
D. Green

45. 'Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by
A. Kapil Dev
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Ajit Wadekar
D. Nawab Pataudi

46. The creator of 'Sherlock Holmes' was
A. Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Ian Fleming
C. Dr.Watson
D. Shakespeare

47. Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?
A. Farukh Dhondy
B. Jon AMiel
C. Zohra Sehgal
D. Saeed Jaffrey

48. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?
A. Nirad C. Choudry
B. Subramaniya Swamy
C. Khushwant Singh
D. Muluk Raj Anand

49. 'India of our Dreams' is a book written by
A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
B. Dr. C. Subramanian
C. M.V. Kamath
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

50. Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?
A. Larry Collins
B. V.S. Naipul
C. V.R. Krishna Iyer
D. Paul Kennedy

51. Which of the film is directed by Mr. Buddhadeb Gupta?
A. Mohra
B. Krantiveer
C. 1942 - A Love Story
D. Charachar

52. 'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by
A. Shiv Prasad Singh
B. Subash Mukhopadhyay
C. Ram Vilas Sharma
D. Ramakant Rath

53. The famous book 'Anna Karenina' written by ?
A. Boris Pasternak
B. Victor Hugo
C. Lewis Carroll
D. Leo Tolstoy

54. Who is the author of famous book 'The Judgement'?
A. Anthony Mascarenhasa
B. R. Vankataraman
C. Kuldip Nayar
D. Janardhan Turkur

55. Who said "I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had"?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Nelson Mandela

56. 'Gita Govinda' is written by
A. Valmiki
B. Jaya Dev
C. Tulsidas
D. Sharan Gupta

57. Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi'?
A. Sumitranandan
B. Raj Anand
C. Panini
D. Gitta Piramal

58. Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?
A. Ben Kingsley
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Mrinal Sen
D. Richard Attenborough

59. Who is the author of the book 'No Full Stops in India'?
A. Raj Mohan Gandhi
B. Shyam lal
C. E.M. Forster
D. Mark Tully

60. Who has written the book 'Kashmir - Behind the Vale'?
A. L. Ramdas
B. Lt. Gen. Dipendra Singh
C. M. J. Akbar
D. Lt. Gen. S. C. Sardeshpande

61. Who has written the book 'The Famished Road'?
A. Ian Austin
B. V.S. Naipaul
C. Ben Okri
D. Zola Emile

62. 'Eight Lives' is a book written by
A. Raja Ramana
B. Savita Ambedkar
C. Mahesh Yogi
D. Raj Mohan Gandhi

63. 'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from
A. W.Wordsworth
B. J.Brayon
C. P.B.Shelly
D. J.Keats

64. Who is the author of the book 'Freedom Behind Bars'?
A. Kiran Bedi
B. Jawaharlal Nahru
C. Sheikh Abdullah
D. Nelson Mandela

65. The book 'A Farewell to Arms' was written by
A. Charles Dickens
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Huxley

66. 'Ek Doctor Ki Maut' is a film directed by
A. Gautam Gosh
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Meera nair
D. Shyam Benegal

67. The book 'Satanic Verses' was written by
A. Gunnar Myrdal
B. William Golding
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Agatha Christie

68. Who has won the Gyan Peeth Award for her book 'Yama'?
A. Maheswari Devi
B. Asha Poorna Devi
C. Amrita Preetam
D. Mahadevi Verma

69. Which of the following Newspapers are published in Bengali Language?
A. Lok Satta
B. Pratap
C. Din Mani
D. Jugantar

70. Who is the author of the novel 'Les Miserable'?
A. Victor Hugo
B. ALium tofler
C. G.Wynne
D. Fedric

71. The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by
A. Simmi Garewal
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Shyam Benegal
D. Mira Nair

72. The original name of 'Mahabharata' is
A. Katha Saritsagar
B. Jai Samhita
C. Vrahat Katha
D. Rajatarangini

73. 'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
A. Plato
B. Gandhi
C. Aristotle
D. Henry Maine

74. Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?
A. Arnold Toynbee
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. John Ruskin
D. Bertrand Russel

75. 'Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by
A. Shyam Benegal
B. Ketan Mahta
C. Bhupen Hazarika
D. Tapan Sinha

76. Who is the author of the book 'Naked Triangle'?
A. R.K.Narayan
B. Amrita Pritam
C. Balwant Gargi
D. Khushwant Singh

77. The book 'Gulliver's Travels' was written by
A. Alexandra Dumas
B. Charles Lamb
C. Charles Dickens
D. Jonathan Swift

78. Who directed the film 'Little Buddha'?
A. Richard Attenborough
B. Bernardo Bertolucci
C. Ben Johnson
D. Mani Kaul

79. The controversial documentary 'Hell's Angel' broadcasted by Channel 4 on Independent British Television Station is based on who among the following?
A. Joseph Stalin
B. Adolf Hitler
C. Mother Teresa
D. Saddam Hussein

80. Who is the author of 'Tom Sawyer'?
A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Mark Twain
C. John Ruskin
D. William Shakespeare

81. Who is the author of the book 'The Future of Freedom'?
A. Richard Wolfee
B. Peter Hudson
C. Tamara Lipper
D. Fareed Zakaria

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 Shaw
B. Lenin
C. Voltaire
D. Mahatma Gandhi

83. The celebrated novel 'The Godfather' was authored by
A. Harold Robbins
B. John Milton
C. Victor Hugo
D. Mario Puzo

84. Which of the following books is written by Rabindranath Tagore?
A. Rakta Karabi
B. Chidambara
C. Anand Math
D. Durgesh Nandini
85. The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of
A. Srinivasa Ramanujan
B. Sir C. V. Raman
C. Homi Bhabha
D. Vikram Sarabhai

86. Who is the author of 'Betrayal of the Defence Forces'?
A. Vishnu Bhagat
B. Tarun Tejpal
C. George Fernandes
D. Jaswant Singh

87. David Copperfield is the name of
A. novel
B. famous actor
C. poem
D. writer

88. The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by
A. Ms. Taslima Nasreen
B. Ms. Benazir Bhutto
C. Ms. Aunsan Suu Kyi
D. Ms. Bandaranaike Sirimavo

89. Which is not a correct combination?
A. Prithivi Raj Raso - Chand Bardai
B. Idols - Sunil Gavaskar
C. Midnight Children - A. Sanderson
D. Meghdoot - Kalidaas

90. The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is
A. R.K. Narayan
B. N.A. Palkhiwala
C. Amrita Pritam
D. Manohar Malgonkar

91. Who is the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?
A. Dominique Lapierre
B. Maulana Azad
C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
D. Jawaharlal Nahru

92. 'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
A. Anita Desai
B. Vikram Seth
C. Shoba De
D. V.S. Naipaul

93. Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?
A. Bernard Shaw
B. Niccolo Machiaveli
C. V.S. Sharma
D. Emile Zola

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.

95. 'Crime and Punishment' was written by
A. Fyodor Dostoevsky
B. Vladimir Nabakov
C. Lewis Carrol
D. Alexander Solzhenitsyn

96. Lala Lajpat Rai is the author of the book
A. India Divided
B. Unhappy India
C. Mother India
D. Hind Swaraj

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Answer Key :

1D 2C 3C 4B 5B 6D 7A 8B  9D 10A
11B 12C 13A 14A 15B 16B 17B 18B 19B 20D 21A 22C 23D 24A
25A 26D 27C 28B 29D 30A 31A 32B
33B 34A 35D 36C 37C 38B 39A 40D
41A 42B 43D   44B 45A 46A 47B 48C
49C 50D

51D 52A 53D  54C 55B 56B
57.  C 58.  D 59.  D 60.  C 61.  C  62.  D 63.  A 64.  A
65.  B 66.  B 67.  C 68.  D 69.  D 70.  A 71.  A 72.  B
73.  C 74.  A 75.  B 76.  C 77.  D 78.  B 79.  C 80.  B
81.  D 82.  C 83.  D 84.  A 85.  A 86.  A 87.  A 88.  B
89.  C 90.  A 91.  B 92.  A 93.  B 94.  C 95.  A 96.  B