The Most Popular Indian Authors
This quiz will test your knowledge about the most popular Indian authors and their works.
Questions
Who is considered the greatest Indian poet?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Kalidasa
- Amir Khusro
- Surdas
Which Indian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Mulk Raj Anand
- R. K. Narayan
- Raja Rao
Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Literature'?
- Kalidasa
- Valmiki
- Vyasa
- Tulsidas
Which Indian author is known for his satirical writings?
- Mulk Raj Anand
- R. K. Narayan
- Raja Rao
- Khushwant Singh
Who is considered the greatest Indian novelist?
- R. K. Narayan
- Mulk Raj Anand
- Raja Rao
- Arundhati Roy
Which Indian author is known for his works on Indian mythology?
- Devdutt Pattanaik
- Ashwin Sanghi
- Amish Tripathi
- Anuja Chandramouli
Who is known as the 'Nightingale of India'?
- Sarojini Naidu
- Kamala Das
- Amrita Pritam
- Mahadevi Varma
Which Indian author is known for his historical fiction?
- Ashwin Sanghi
- Amish Tripathi
- Anuja Chandramouli
- Bhavani Iyer
Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of Indian Literature'?
- Munshi Premchand
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Which Indian author is known for her feminist writings?
- Kamala Das
- Amrita Pritam
- Mahadevi Varma
- Sarojini Naidu
Who is considered the father of modern Hindi literature?
- Munshi Premchand
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Rabindranath Tagore
Which Indian author is known for his works on Indian philosophy?
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Sri Aurobindo
- Swami Vivekananda
- Paramahansa Yogananda
Who is known as the 'Bard of Bengal'?
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Which Indian author is known for his works on Indian history?
- Romila Thapar
- Irfan Habib
- Bipan Chandra
- R. S. Sharma
Who is known as the 'Saint of Indian Literature'?
- Tulsidas
- Surdas
- Kabir
- Mirabai