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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

The book ''Eyewitness - Bloody Sunday'' is written by

  1. Khwaja Ahmed Abbas

  2. H. P. S. Ahluwalia

  3. Arthur Koestler

  4. Don Mulla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Eyewitness: Bloody Sunday is a book by Don Mullan that documents the events of the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland.

Multiple choice

Who wrote 'India 2020'?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. A.P.J Abdul Kalam

  3. Vikram Seth

  4. R.Venkataraman
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium is a book written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Y.S. Rajan.

Multiple choice

Who among the following modern writers of Malyalam Literature, has recieved the Jnanpith (Gyan peeth) Award?

  1. Pallathu Raman

  2. Kuttippurath Kesavan

  3. G. Sankar Kurupa

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

G. Sankara Kurup (often spelled as G. Sankara Kurup) was the first Malayalam writer to receive the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his work 'Odakkuzhal' (The Bamboo Flute). He was a renowned poet and one of the most influential figures in modern Malayalam literature.

Multiple choice

Who among the following is the author of the novel 'Coolie'?

  1. Pallathu Rao

  2. Mulak Raj Anand

  3. R.K. Narayan

  4. Bhabani Bhattacharya
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mulk Raj Anand (typo in option B as 'Mulak Raj Anand') wrote the novel 'Coolie' (1936), which exposed the exploitation of child labor in colonial India. Anand was a prominent writer of Indian English literature known for his social realism. Pallathu Rao is not a known author, R.K. Narayan wrote 'Malgudi Days', and Bhabani Bhattacharjee wrote 'So Many Hungers'.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of Jungle Book?

  1. Rudyard Kipling;

  2. J K Rowling;

  3. NIrad Choudhary;

  4. Sashi Taroor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rudyard Kipling is the English author who wrote the classic collection of stories titled The Jungle Book, published in 1894.

Multiple choice

Who has written Two Lives?

  1. Vikram Seth

  2. Kiran Desai

  3. Arundhati Roy

  4. Khushwant Singh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Two Lives is a non-fiction work written by the Indian author Vikram Seth, detailing the lives of his great-uncle and great-aunt.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of “Adhay Aduray”?

  1. Ashak

  2. Nirala

  3. Mohan Rakesh

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

Mohan Rakesh (1925-1972) was a prominent Hindi writer who wrote 'Adhe Adhure' (meaning 'Incomplete Halves'), a groundbreaking play exploring middle-class marital discord and existential crisis. The title appears slightly garbled in the question as 'Adhay Aduray'.