1. Which Indian author's debut novel is "The White Tiger"?
- Chetan Bhagat
- Aravind Adiga
- Kiran Desai
- Vikram Seth
Answer: Aravind Adiga
2. Who is the author of the famous novel “Midnight’s Children”?
- Vikram Seth
- Arundhati Roy
- Salman Rushdie
- Anita Desai
Answer: Salman Rushdie
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3. Which of the following is NOT a work by Kalidasa?
- Raghuvamsha
- Meghaduta
- Ritu Samhara
- Gitanjali
Answer: Gitanjali
4. Who is the author of Glimpses of World history and the discovery of India?
- J.L Nehru
- MK Gandhi
- B.G Tilak
- Rajgopalchari
Answer: J.L Nehru
5. Mulkraj Anand was awarded the Sahitya Academy award for
- Morning Face
- The Bubble
- The Big Heart
- None
Answer: Morning Face
6. Which is the latest novel published in 2005 of Salman Rushdie?
- Shalimar the clown
- The Moor’s last sigh
- The Satanic Verses
- Fury
Answer: Shalimar the clown
7. Name of the author of the following novels one Night at the Call center and Five points someone
- Anurag Mathur
- Vikram Chandra
- Chetan Bhagat
- Pico Lyer
Answer: Chetan Bhagat
8. Who wrote the book 'Panchatantra'
- Chanakya
- Banabhatta
- Vishnu Sharma
- Kalidas
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
9. Who was the first to translate the Mahabharat into English
- Ram Nath Kak
- Raja Rao
- K M Ganguli
- R. K. Narayan
Answer: K M Ganguli
10. Ramcharitmanas was originally written in which language
- Maithili
- Braj
- Awadhi
- Bhojpuri
Answer: Awadhi
11. Who wrote the famous play “Abhijnanasakuntalam”?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Kalidasa
- Premchand
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Kalidasa
12. Who wrote the novel “The Guide”?
- R. K. Narayan
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Salman Rushdie
- Arundhati Roy
Answer: R. K. Narayan
13. Which of Mahatma Gandhi’s works is one of the imperishable classics of our time?
- The story of My Experiments with Truth
- Young India
- Hind Swaraj
- None
Answer: The story of My Experiments with Truth
14. Who among the following novelists translated from Bangla into English The Lake of Palms and The Slave Girl of Agra?
- R.C Dutta
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- S.B Banerjee
- None
Answer: R.C Dutta
15. Nathan and Rukmani are characters hi Kamala Markandya’s
- Nectar in A Sieve
- A Handful of Rice
- A Silence of Desire
- None
Answer: Nectar in A Sieve
16. The Company of Women and Delhi are novels written by
- Khushwant Singh
- Chaman Mahal
- Manohar Malgonkar
- Vikram Seth
Answer: Khushwant Singh
17. Identify the plays in which Karnad uses folk tales
- Tuglaq. Tale Danda
- Hayavadana. Naga Mandala
- The fire and the rain
- None
Answer: Hayavadana. Naga Mandala
18. Jataka is a Buddhist literature on
- Metaphysics
- Sermons of Budha
- Rules of the Orders
- Stories of Previous births of Budha
Answer: Stories of Previous births of Budha
19. What is the correct group of Kamala Das’ poems in chronological order ?
- Summer in Calcutta - The Descendents - The Old Playhouse and Other Poems -Collected Poems
- Collected Poems - Summer in Calcutta - The Old playhouse and Other Poems - The Descendants
- The Old Playhouse and Other Poems -Summer in Calcutta - Descendents - Collected Poems
- None of these.
Answer: Summer in Calcutta - The Descendents - The Old Playhouse and Other Poems -Collected Poems
20. "Lone fox dancing" is the autobiography of which Indian writer
- Nirad C Chaudhary
- Anita Desai
- Ruskin Bond
- Mahesh Dattani
Answer: Ruskin Bond
21. The ‘Fall of a Sparrow’ is the autobiography of
- Salim Ali
- Medha Patkar
- M. S. Swaminathan
- Sunderlal Bahuguna
Answer: Salim Ali
22. In which novel does Anita Desai explore the complex relationships in an Indian joint family?
- The Inheritance of Loss
- Clear Light of Day
- Cry, the Peacock
- Fasting, Feasting
Answer: Clear Light of Day
23. Who wrote the famous poem “Where the Mind is Without Fear”?
- Sarojini Naidu
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Subramania Bharati
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
24. Who wrote My Days and My Dateless Diary?
- R.K Narayan
- Dom Morals
- K.M Pannikar
- Frank Morals
Answer: R.K Narayan
25. Who is the author of Bye. bye Blackbird?
- Anita Desai
- Kalama Das
- Kamala Markandya
- Ruth P Jhabvala
Answer: Anita Desai
26. Attia Hossain’s only novel is the story of Laila’s revolt against the joint family system name the novel
- A stronger climate
- The Zigag way
- Sunlight on a Broken column
- None
Answer: Sunlight on a Broken column
27. Who wrote the book "We the People"
- JRD Tata
- Khushwant Singh
- Nani Palkhivala
- TN Kaul
Answer: Nani Palkhivala
28. Who was the first receipient of Saraswati Samman Award
- Ramakant Rath
- Vijay Tendulkar
- Balamani Amma
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Answer: Harivansh Rai Bachchan
29. The book "An Era of darkness - The British Empire in India", released in 2016, is written by
- Amartya Sen
- N. Ram
- Taslima Nasrin
- Shashi Tharoor
Answer: Shashi Tharoor
30. Who is the first Hindi poet to received Jnanpith Award
- Sumitranandan Pant
- Maithili Sharan Gupt
- Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
- Suryakant Tripathi
Answer: Sumitranandan Pant
30. Who written the first indian novel written in English "Rajmohan's Wife" in the year 1864
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Ram Mohan Roy
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
31. Which Indian author won the Booker Prize for his novel "Midnight's Children"?
- Aravind Adiga
- Vikram Seth
- Salman Rushdie
- Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: Salman Rushdie
32. Who is the author of the famous epic “Mahabharata”?
- Valmiki
- Ved Vyas
- Kalidasa
- Tulsidas
Answer: Ved Vyas
33. The book “Godan” was penned by which renowned Indian author?
- Munshi Premchand
- R. K. Narayan
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Munshi Premchand
34. R.K Narayan created the region known as
- Malgudi
- Lake District
- Waverly
- Wessex
Answer: Malgudi
35. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of
- Indira Gandhi
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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