Books and Authors MCQs

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Question #1 Report Error
Who is the author of the novel 'The God of Small Things'?
A. Kiran Desai
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Salman Rushdie
D. Jhumpa Lahiri

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for 'The God of Small Things' in 1997.

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Question #2 Report Error
Which book is written by Vikram Seth?
A. The Lowland
B. The White Tiger
C. The Inheritance of Loss
D. The Suitable Boy

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Vikram Seth is the author of 'A Suitable Boy', a famous novel.

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Question #3 Report Error
'The White Tiger' is authored by whom?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Aravind Adiga
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. R.K. Narayan

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Aravind Adiga wrote 'The White Tiger', which won the Booker Prize in 2008.

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Question #4 Report Error
Who wrote 'The Immortals of Meluha'?
A. Ashwin Sanghi
B. Devdutt Pattanaik
C. Anand Neelakantan
D. Amish Tripathi

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Amish Tripathi is the author of the Shiva Trilogy, starting with 'The Immortals of Meluha'.

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Question #5 Report Error
'The Palace of Illusions' is a novel by which author?
A. Kamala Markandaya
B. Anita Desai
C. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
D. Shashi Tharoor

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni wrote 'The Palace of Illusions', a retelling of the Mahabharata from Draupadi's perspective.

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Question #6 Report Error
Who is the author of the book 'The Namesake'?
A. Jhumpa Lahiri
B. Vikram Chandra
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Rohinton Mistry

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Jhumpa Lahiri wrote 'The Namesake', which was adapted into a film.

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Question #7 Report Error
'Midnight's Children' is a novel by which author?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Kushwant Singh
D. Nayantara Sahgal

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Salman Rushdie wrote 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

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Question #8 Report Error
Who wrote 'Train to Pakistan'?
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Saadat Hasan Manto
C. Rajinder Singh Bedi
D. Bhisham Sahni

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Khushwant Singh wrote 'Train to Pakistan', a historical novel about partition.

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Question #9 Report Error
'The Guide' is a novel by which Indian author?
A. G.V. Desani
B. Raja Rao
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. R.K. Narayan

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
R.K. Narayan wrote 'The Guide', which won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

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Question #10 Report Error
Who is the author of 'Untouchable'?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. R.K. Narayan
C. Premchand
D. Raja Rao

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Mulk Raj Anand wrote 'Untouchable', a novel about an Indian sweeper.

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