Book And Author (Railway)

1. Who is the author of the book 'through the magic window' which is a historical account of the beginning days of television from 1959 to the present? [RRB Muzaffarpur ASM Exam, 01.06.1997]

(1) K.P. Singhdev
(2) Shobha De
(4) Savanti Ninan
(4) Savanti Ninan

Correct Answer: (4) Savanti Ninan

Solution:Through the magic window: television and change in India' has been authored by Sevanti Ninan. It was published by Penguin Books in 1995. Sevanti Ninan is a columnist based in New Delhi writing on media for The Hindu and the Hindustan. Her other books include Plain Speaking with Chandrababu Naidu (Viking, 2000); and Rajasthan (Roli Books 1980).

2. Who among the following is the author of the book "The Jungle Book'? [RRC Hajipur Group 'D' Exam, 06.05.2012 (1st Sitting)]

(1) Rudyard Kipling
(2) Mark Twain
(3) George Orwell
(4) None of these

Correct Answer: (1) Rudyard Kipling

Solution:The author of "The Jungle Book' is Rudyard Kipling.

3. Which Indian author has chronicled the life in the Kumaon hills in the book Things to Leave Behind'? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 09.08.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Shashi Tharoor
(2) Anosh Irani
(3) Namita Gokhale
(4) Vikram Seth

Correct Answer: (3) Namita Gokhale

Solution:Namita Gokhale is an Indian writer, publisher and festival director. She is the author of sixteen books including nine works of fiction. "Things to Leave Behind' has been published in November 2016.

4. The science fictionl book "The Extra-Terrestrial Delivery' is penned by which Indian author? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 10.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) Sudipta Das
(2) Namitha Ghokhale
(3) Anosh Irani
(4) Samit Basu

Correct Answer: (1) Sudipta Das

Solution:The Extra-Terrestrial Delivery' is a book by Sudipta Das. It is the third episode of the 'Planet Hoola' Science Fiction Romance series. The book traces the evolutionary path of the ascent of the alien Hoo race, on a faraway planet.

5. Who is the author of the autobiographical work 'On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 20.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) Manmohan Singh
(2) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(3) Sharad Pawar
(4) Amit Shah

Correct Answer: (3) Sharad Pawar

Solution:"On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power" is the autobiography of Sharad Pawar, a Maratha strongman and the leader of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). It was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 December 2015 on the 75th birthday of Pawar.

6. Which author employed India's obsession for cricket as the theme for his recent book 'Selection Day"? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam. 20.08.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Vikram Seth
(2) Anil Menon
(3) Amish Tripathi
(4) Aravind Adiga

Correct Answer: (4) Aravind Adiga

Solution:Aravind Adiga is an Indo-Australian writer and journalist. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize. 'Selection Day' is a 2016 sports fiction novel written by him.

7. Who is the author of the book 'Lone Fox Dancing: My Autobiography? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 29.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) Ruskin Bond
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) Shobha De
(3) Shobha De

Correct Answer: (1) Ruskin Bond

Solution:'Lone Fox Dancing' is the autobiography of Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent. The book talks about his eventful life, often taking readers back in time to the genesis of some of his memorable works. It won the 2017 Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize in the non-fiction category.

8. Sir Charles Wilkins is known and remembered for which of the following translations? [RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 29.08.2018 Shift-I]

(1) 'The Old Testament' to Hindi
(2) "The Bible' to Hindi
(3) 'Bhagavad Gita' to English
(4) 'Shakuntalam' to English

Correct Answer: (3) 'Bhagavad Gita' to English

Solution:Sir Charles Wilkins was an English typographer and Orientalist and founding member of the Asiatic Society. He is notable as the first translator of Bhagavad Gita into English, and as the creator, alongside Panchanan Karmakar of the first Bengali typeface.

9. Who has authored the book Theatres of Democracy: Between the Epic and the Every-day-Selected Essays'? [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 04.09.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Kapil Sibal
(2) Natwar Singh
(3) M.M. Agrawal
(4) Shiv Visvanathan

Correct Answer: (4) Shiv Visvanathan

Solution:Shiv Visvanathan is an Indian academic best known for his contributions to developing the field of science and technology studies (STS), and for the concept of cognitive justice a term he coined. "The-atres of Democracy: Between the Epic and the Everyday' is authored by him.

10. The book 'Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi' has been authored by a Haridwar-based author and journalist named: [RRB RPF/RPSF SI Exam, 04.09.2018 Shift-III]

(1) Pranav Pandya
(2) Malini Chopra
(3) Radhika Nagrath
(4) Nitin Bora

Correct Answer: (3) Radhika Nagrath

Solution:"Shanti Ki Talash Mein Zindagi" was written by Haridwar-based author and journalist Dr. Radhika Nagrath.