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Questions : The author of the book “The Gin Drinkers” is

(a) Anita Desai

(b) Shoba De

(c) Arundhati Roy

(d) Sagarika Ghose

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The Gin Drinkers has been authored by Sagarika Ghose who is an Indian journalist, news anchor and author. The book was published in 1998. Her other famous book is Blind Faith (2006).

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Question : 1

Who has written the famous play “Neel Darpan’’ depicting the atrocities of British indigo planters ?

a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

b) Subramania Bharati

c) Prem Chand

d) Dinabandhu Mitra

Answer: (d)

Dinabandhu Mitra wrote “Neel Darpan”.

Question : 2

The Book “Shadow of a Princess” is a first-hand account of Princess Diana’s life. It is written by

a) Byron Lord

b) Clive Ponting

c) Patric Jephson

d) James Jeans

Answer: (c)

Shadow of a Princess is an intimate Account by Patric Jephson who was the Private Secretary of Princess Diana. The book, published in 2000, was denounced by Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince William, and a host of others close to Diana.

Question : 3

Who is the author of Harry Potter Book Series ?

a) Nick Middleton

b) Edward Klein

c) Charles Dickens

d) J. K. Rowling

Answer: (d)

Joanne “Jo” Rowling(born 31 July 1965), pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies.

They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a popular series of films, in which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts as well as maintaining creative control by serving as a producer on the final instalment.

Rowling conceived the idea for the series on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990.

Question : 4

Who among the following is a famous English writter ?

a) Mahadevi Verma

b) Mulk Raj Anand

c) Amrita Pritam

d) Ashapurna Devi

Answer: (b)

Mulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society.

Some of his famous novels include:

  1. Untouchable (1935),
  2. Coolie (1936),
  3. Two Leaves and a Bud (1937),
  4. The Village (1939), etc.
  5. His autobiography, titled ‘The Morning Face’ (1968) won him the Sahitya Academy Award.

Question : 5

Who wrote the book ‘Prison Diary’?

a) Morarji Desai

b) Jai Prakash Narayan

c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

d) Munshi Premchand

Answer: (b)

Question : 6

The author of the book ‘The Road Ahead’ is

a) Vikram Seth

b) Bill Clinton

c) Salman Rushdie

d) Bill Gates

Answer: (d)

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