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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

Who is the author of “A Life of Change”?

  1. T.S.Krishnamurthy

  2. Elizabeth Gilbert

  3. Neera Manchanda

  4. Noshier H. Anita
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Noshier H. Anita is the author of the book 'A Life of Change', which chronicles his experiences and professional journey.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of “The Gita for You and Me”?

  1. T.S.Krishnamurthy

  2. Elizabeth Gilbert

  3. Neera Manchanda

  4. Noshier H. Anita
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Neera Manchanda is the author of 'The Gita for You and Me', a book aimed at making the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita accessible to a wider audience.

Multiple choice

The book Raghu Vansha is written by

  1. Tenali Rama Krishna

  2. Bammera Pothana

  3. Vishnu Sharma

  4. Kalidas

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Raghuvansha is a famous Sanskrit epic poem written by the legendary poet Kalidasa. It chronicles the lineage of the Raghu dynasty.

Multiple choice

Who has written the book 'Gifted'?

  1. Shobha De

  2. Anita Desai

  3. Nikita Lalvani

  4. Indira Sinha
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The book 'Gifted' was written by Nikita Lalvani, a British author of Indian origin.

Multiple choice

Tagore's Gitanjali is

  1. Collection of Poems

  2. The Collection of Short Stories

  3. A collection of drams

  4. A novel
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Gitanjali is a famous collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Multiple choice

Who edited “Sahid Bhagat Singh : Dastavejo Ke Aine Mein”?

  1. Irfan Habib

  2. Malavinder Jit Singh

  3. Chaman Lal

  4. Amalesh Tripathi
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Chaman Lal is a well-known scholar who has edited several volumes of documents related to Bhagat Singh, including 'Sahid Bhagat Singh: Dastavejo Ke Aine Mein'.

Multiple choice

'Meghdoot' was written by

  1. Kalidas

  2. Firdausi

  3. K. P. Ayer

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Meghdoot is a famous Sanskrit poem written by the poet Kalidasa.

Multiple choice

Who wrote 'Akbar Nama'?

  1. Abul Fazal

  2. Deepak Pachauri

  3. M.P. Chand

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Abul Fazal was the court historian of Akbar and the author of the Akbarnama, which chronicles the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Multiple choice

The author of Prathvi Raj Raso is

  1. Amir Khusrau

  2. Chandravardai

  3. Gopal Nayak

  4. Gorakh Nath
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Prithviraj Raso is an epic poem composed by Chand Bardai. It chronicles the life and heroic deeds of the Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan.

Multiple choice

The first Malayalee who won the Booker Prize is

  1. Thakazhi

  2. Arundhati Roy

  3. S.K Pottakkattu

  4. G.Sankarakurup
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961)[1] is an Indian author who is best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the book Das Capital?

  1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Mulk Raj Anand

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Das Kapital is a foundational theoretical text in materialist philosophy, economics, and politics written by Karl Marx. It analyzes the capitalist system and its modes of production.