Books (Part-I)

11. Who wrote the book, 'Desher Katha'? [Bihar P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Sakharam Ganesh Duuskar

Solution:Book Desher Katha is written by Sakharam Ganesh Duuskar.

12. Who is the author of the book, A Gallery of Rascals? [Bihar P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (b) Ruskin Bond

Solution:'A Gallery of Rascals: My Favourite Tales of Rogues, Rapscallions & Ne'er-Do-Wells is written by Ruskin Bond. He wrote a new book 'The Golden Years' in 2023.

13. Who is the author of the book 'Silent Spring'? [Chattisgarh P.C.S. (Mains) 2019]

(a) Eugene P. Odum
(b) Rachel Carson
(c) James Lyons-Weiler
(d) E. O. Wilson

Correct Answer: (b) Rachel Carson

Solution:The book "Silent Spring" is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson.

14. The book 'The Origin of Species' was written by [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

(a) Linnaeus
(b) Lamarch
(c) Mendel
(d) Darwin

Correct Answer: (d) Darwin

Solution:The book "On the Origin of Species" is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin. Lamarch wrote 'Philosophie Zoologique'.

15. Who is the writer of the Book 'Radha Kanhaiya Ka Kissa'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Saiyyad Aga Hasan Kashmiri
(b) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
(c) Babu Gapalchandra Alias Girdhardas
(d) Pandit Pratap Narayan Mishra

Correct Answer: (b) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

Solution:The book 'Radha Kanhaiya Ka Kissa' was written by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Lucknow in 1843 in the modern history of Uttar Pradesh.

16. The book 'A Brief History of Time' has been written by whom? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Stephen Hawking
(b) J.V. Narlikar
(c) C.V. Raman
(d) S. Bose

Correct Answer: (a) Stephen Hawking

Solution:'A Brief History of Time: from the Big Bang to Black Holes' is a popular science book on cosmology (the study of the origin and evolution of the Universe) by British physicist Stephen Hawking. It was first published in 1988.

17. Who is the author of the book 'The Accidental Prime Minister'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) Rajdeep Sardesai
(b) Karan Thapar
(c) Kuldeep Nayar
(d) Sanjay Baru

Correct Answer: (d) Sanjay Baru

Solution:'The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Un-making of Manmohan Singh' is a 2014 memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjay Baru, who was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's media advisor from May, 2004 to August, 2008. 'Beyong the Lines' is the autobiography of Kuldeep Nayar.

18. The author of 'Gayab Hota Hua Desh' novel is: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Nirmala Putul
(b) Rajat Sharma
(c) Shravan Kumar Goswami
(d) Ranendra

Correct Answer: (d) Ranendra

Solution:'Gayab Hota Hua Desh' novel is written by Ranendra. This book is on similar lines to his book 'Global Gaon Ke Devta', which tells the story of the problems of the tribal society being displaced and continually disappearing. The original book is titled 'Gayab Hota Desh'. While the Jharkhand Public Service Commission has given the 'Gayab Hota Hua Desh' in its answer key.

19. The author of Drama 'Koche Karba' is: [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Soleman Murmu
(b) Narayan Soren
(c) Panchanan Mardi
(d) Raghunath Murmu

Correct Answer: (a) Soleman Murmu

Solution:The creator of 'Koche Karba' drama is Soleman Murmu.

20. The book "Ace Against odds" is an autobiography of: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Leander Paes
(b) Somdev Devarman
(c) Sania Mirza
(d) Mahesh Bhupathi

Correct Answer: (c) Sania Mirza

Solution:Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has narrated her struggles within and outside the tennis court in her autobiography 'Ace Against Odds'. It was written by Sania Mirza, Shivani Gupta and Imran Mirza.