Quiz 12

Authors and Books

Authors And Books

1. Who is the Author of The Name of the Rose?

• John Steinbeck
• William Shakespeare
• Umberto Eco
Correct Answer : Umberto Eco

Explanation:The Name of the Rose, Italian Il nome della rosa, novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco, published in Italian in 1980. Although the work stands on its own as a murder mystery, it is more accurately seen as a questioning of the meaning of “truth” from theological, philosophical, scholarly, and historical perspectives.

2. Who has written Shakuntala?

• Kalidasa
• Kabir
• Tulsidas
Correct Answer : Kalidasa

Explanation:K?lid?sa was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest playwright and dramatist. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the R?m?ya?a, the Mah?bh?rata and the Pur??as. His surviving works consist of three plays, two epic poems and two shorter poems

3. The Author of India Divided is

• V V Giri
• Rajendra Prasad
• Jail Singh
Correct Answer : Rajendra Prasad

Explanation:Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, scholar and subsequently, the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. He was an Indian political leader

4.The author of Business @ Speed of Thought is

• Dick Fransis
• John Gray
• Bill Gates
Correct Answer : Bill Gates

Explanation:Entrepreneur and businessman Bill Gates and his business partner Paul Allen founded and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In February 2014, Gates announced that he was stepping down as Microsoft's chairman to focus on charitable work at his foundation

5.Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?

• Khushwant Singh
• Nani Palkhivala
• T N Kaul
Correct Answer : Nani Palkhivala

Explanation:ani Palkhivala was born in 1920 in Bombay to middle-class Parsi parents. He was educated at Masters Tutorial High School, and later at St. Xavier’s College, both in Bombay. He was a dedicated scholar and excelled even though he was hampered by a bad stammer. At college, he earned a master’s degree in English literature and thus,overcame his speech impediment.

6.Who among the following is the author of the book India Remembered?

• Stephen Hawking
• Robert Dallek
• Pamela Mountbatten
Correct Answer : Pamela Mountbatten

Explanation:Pamela Mountbatten was born at the end of the 1920s into one of Britain's grandest families. The daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his glamorous wife Edwina Ashley, she was brought up by nannies and governesses as she was often parted from her parents as they dutifully carried out their public roles.

7.The book Prison Diary was written by

• Jai Prakash Narayan
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Morarji Desai
Correct Answer : Jai Prakash Narayan

Explanation:Narayan was educated at universities in the United States, where he became a Marxist. Upon his return to India in 1929, he joined the Indian National Congress (Congress Party). In 1932 he was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for his participation in the civil disobedience movement against British rule in India. Upon release he took a leading part in the formation of the Congress Socialist Party, a left-wing group within the Congress Party, the organization that led the campaign for Indian independence.

8.My Life is the autobiography of

• APJ Abdul Kalam
• Rajendra Prasad
• Bill Clinton
Correct Answer : Bill Clinton

Explanation:William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to his presidency, he served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 and as attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979.

9.Who is the author of the book My Experiments with Truth?

• Mahatma Gandhi
• James Morris
• Winston Churchill
Correct Answer : Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

10.Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

• A Suitable Boy
• My God Died Young
• Look Back in Anger
Correct Answer : A Suitable Boy

Explanation:Vikram Seth CBE, FRSL is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has received several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award.

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