The Most Popular Indian Authors

This quiz will test your knowledge about the most popular Indian authors and their works.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the greatest Indian poet?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Kalidasa
  3. Amir Khusro
  4. Surdas
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Mulk Raj Anand
  3. R. K. Narayan
  4. Raja Rao
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Literature'?

  1. Kalidasa
  2. Valmiki
  3. Vyasa
  4. Tulsidas
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author is known for his satirical writings?

  1. Mulk Raj Anand
  2. R. K. Narayan
  3. Raja Rao
  4. Khushwant Singh
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the greatest Indian novelist?

  1. R. K. Narayan
  2. Mulk Raj Anand
  3. Raja Rao
  4. Arundhati Roy
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author is known for his works on Indian mythology?

  1. Devdutt Pattanaik
  2. Ashwin Sanghi
  3. Amish Tripathi
  4. Anuja Chandramouli
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the 'Nightingale of India'?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Kamala Das
  3. Amrita Pritam
  4. Mahadevi Varma
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author is known for his historical fiction?

  1. Ashwin Sanghi
  2. Amish Tripathi
  3. Anuja Chandramouli
  4. Bhavani Iyer
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of Indian Literature'?

  1. Munshi Premchand
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  4. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author is known for her feminist writings?

  1. Kamala Das
  2. Amrita Pritam
  3. Mahadevi Varma
  4. Sarojini Naidu
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the father of modern Hindi literature?

  1. Munshi Premchand
  2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  3. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
  4. Rabindranath Tagore
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author is known for his works on Indian philosophy?

  1. Jiddu Krishnamurti
  2. Sri Aurobindo
  3. Swami Vivekananda
  4. Paramahansa Yogananda
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the 'Bard of Bengal'?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  3. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
  4. Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian author is known for his works on Indian history?

  1. Romila Thapar
  2. Irfan Habib
  3. Bipan Chandra
  4. R. S. Sharma
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the 'Saint of Indian Literature'?

  1. Tulsidas
  2. Surdas
  3. Kabir
  4. Mirabai