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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

'Lacocca' is a book written by

  1. Sunil Gavaskar

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Lee Lacocca

  4. Taya Zinkin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Iacocca: An Autobiography is the autobiography of Lee Iacocca, the former president of Ford and CEO of Chrysler.

Multiple choice

The author of the Silappadi Karam is

  1. Ilango

  2. Parhar

  3. Karikala

  4. Vishnu Swami
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Silappadikaram is one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, attributed to the poet Prince Ilango Adigal.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Who is the author of the book “Death of a Cty”?

  1. Salman Rushdie

  2. Munshi Premchand

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Amrita Pritam

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Amrita Pritam wrote the novel "Death of a City" about the Partition of India. The question title has a typo (Cty instead of City). Amrita Pritam was a prominent Punjabi writer known for her works on Partition and women's issues.

Multiple choice

The book Romancing With Life has been written by

  1. Dev Anand

  2. Nikita Lalwani

  3. Khushwant Singh

  4. Sunil Gavaskar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Romancing With Life is the autobiography of the legendary Indian film actor Dev Anand. It details his long and illustrious career in Bollywood.

Multiple choice

The book India Today is written by

  1. Dada Bhai Nauroji

  2. M.N.Roy

  3. R.P.Dutt

  4. Rannde
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The book India Today, which provides a Marxist analysis of Indian history and society, was written by the British communist R. Palme Dutt.

Multiple choice

Vikram Seth's “The Golden Gate' is set in :

  1. Europe

  2. India

  3. California

  4. Chile
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Vikram Seth's novel 'The Golden Gate' is written entirely in verse and is set in San Francisco, California. It explores the lives of young professionals in the 1980s.