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Indian Literature and Authors

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Indian Literature and Authors is a crucial topic for competitive exams, focusing on famous writers, notable books, and literary awards. Questions cover various regional, postcolonial, and historical texts. This collection helps test takers prepare effectively for general awareness sections.

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Indian Literature and Authors Questions

Multiple choice

'Small is Beautiful' is a book on information technology, who is the author?

  1. R.Ramanathan

  2. E.F. shumaker

  3. S.Vaidhyanadh

  4. Raghavan Menon

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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Small is Beautiful' by E.F. Schumacher (note: spelled correctly as Schumacher, not Shumaker as in the option) is a seminal work on appropriate technology and sustainable development. The book argues that smaller-scale technologies are more appropriate for developing countries and environmental sustainability.

Multiple choice

The book “The Man Who Knew Infinity” by Robert Kanigel, published in 1991, is the biography of

  1. Homi Bhabha

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Sir C.V.Raman

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Robert Kanigel's biography 'The Man Who Knew Infinity' chronicles the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the self-taught mathematical genius from Tamil Nadu. Homi Bhabha was a nuclear physicist, Aryabhatta was an ancient mathematician/astronomer, and C.V. Raman was a Nobel physicist.

Multiple choice

'Animal's People', which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2008 is based on

  1. partition of India

  2. Mumbai underworld

  3. drug trafficking

  4. Bhopal gas tragedy
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Animal's People by Indra Sinha is a novel that won the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2008. The book is based on the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, one of the world's worst industrial disasters. It tells the story through the perspective of a narrator named Animal, who was affected by the tragedy.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of "The Kalam effect: My years with the president"?

  1. P.M.Nayar

  2. Sonia Gandhi

  3. L.K.Adwani

  4. Arun Shaurie
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

P.M. Nayar, who served as the Secretary to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, wrote 'The Kalam Effect: My Years with the President'. The book provides insights into Dr. Kalam's presidency and personal interactions.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the book 'My Other Two Daughters'?

  1. Lalu Prasad Yadav

  2. Surjit Singh Barnala

  3. E.M. Forster

  4. Paul Kennedy
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Surjit Singh Barnala, a prominent Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Punjab, wrote 'My Other Two Daughters'. The book is a political narrative discussing Punjab's challenges and his governance philosophy.

Multiple choice

“Dwikhondito” is a book written by

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. Taslima Nasreen

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Dwikhondito' is a Bengali autobiographical book written by Taslima Nasreen, a Bangladeshi author known for her feminist and secular writings. The title translates to 'Split into Two' in English. Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy are prominent authors but did not write this work.

Multiple choice

Durgeshnandini was the first novel of which of the following authors?

  1. Premchand

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

  4. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

  5. Ramashankar Ray
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct. Bankim first read out his novel in a Jatra, in his room amid a group of literary friends who collected to read, discuss and judge literary works.