Books (Part-I)

41. Who is the author of the book 'Golden Girl'? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) P.T. Usha
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Malleswari

Correct Answer: (b) P.T. Usha

Solution:The full name of the book 'Golden Girl' is 'Golden Girl: The Autobiography of P.T. Usha', which is written by former sprinter P.T. Usha and Lokesh Sharma.

42. The book 'Narendra Modi - The man, The Times' is written by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Dr. Ajay Sharma
(b) Professor Chaman Lal
(c) Kingshuk Nag
(d) Neelanjan Mukhopadhyay

Correct Answer: (d) Neelanjan Mukhopadhyay

Solution:'Narendra Modi: The Man the Times' book is written by Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.

43. Who is the author of Shiva Trilogy's third book "The Oath of the Vayuputras" which was launched in February, 2013? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Anand Neelkantan
(c) Ashok Bankar
(d) Ashwin Sanghi

Correct Answer: (a) Amish Tripathi

Solution:Shiva Trilogy's third book, 'The Oath of the Vayuputras', composed by Amish Tripathi was released in February 2013. 'Idols' in 2023 is his new book.

44. The author of 'The White Tiger' is : [U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

(a) Arvind Adiga
(b) Jim Corbett
(c) B. Sahani
(d) R.K. Pachauri

Correct Answer: (a) Arvind Adiga

Solution:Books written by Aravind Adiga are 'The White Tiger', 'Between the Assassination', 'Last Man in Tower' etc. For 'The White Tiger' Aravind Adiga was awarded the Booker Prize in the year, 2008.

45. Who is the Editor of 'India Today'? [43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Arun Shauri
(b) Arun Suri
(c) Aroon Purie
(d) Anil Puri

Correct Answer: (c) Aroon Purie

Solution:'India Today' editor-in-chief is Aroon Purie. India Today is being published since 1975 and Aroon Purie has been its editor-in-chief since then.

46. The author of 'Jinnah-Secular and Nationalist' is: [U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

(a) Ajeet Javed
(b) Javed Akhtar
(c) Jaswant Singh
(d) L.K. Advani

Correct Answer: (a) Ajeet Javed

Solution:'Secular and Nationalist Jinnah' is written by Ajeet Jawed and 'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence' book is written by Jaswant Singh. The book 'My country My Life' is written by Lal Krishna Advani.

47. Who wrote the book, 'Cry, the Peacock'? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Moraji Desai
(c) Anita Desai
(d) Arun Gandhi

Correct Answer: (c) Anita Desai

Solution:Books (Novels) written by Anita Desai are 'Cry, the Peacock', 'The Village by the Sea', 'Clear Light of Day' etc.

48. Who is the author of the book 'Inside I.B. and Raw : The Rolling Stone that Gathered Moss'? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) R.N. Rao
(b) K. Shankaran Nayar
(c) R.B. Shahi
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) K. Shankaran Nayar

Solution:The Book "Inside IB and Raw: The Rolling Stone That Gathered Moss" is written by K. Sankaran Nair.

49. The recently released film 'Kai Po Che' is based on the novel: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Lashkar
(b) The loving doll
(c) The story of my marriage
(d) The 3 mistakes of my life

Correct Answer: (d) The 3 mistakes of my life

Solution:The recent Hindi movie 'Kai Po Che' is based on the English Novel 'The Three Mistakes of My Life' by Chetan Bhagat'. In April, 2014 another movie '2 States' was released based on Chetan Bhagat's other novel, "Two States": Starring Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, the film is directed by Karan Johar. Another movie 'Half Girlfriend' based on Chetan Bhagat's novel 'Half Girlfriend' released in May 2017. His new book in 2024 is '11 Rules for Life'.

50. Which of the following is not the author? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2010]

(a) Nirad Chaudhury
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Jubin Mehta

Correct Answer: (d) Jubin Mehta

Solution:Neerad C. Chaudhary, Vikram Seth, Arundhati Roy are writers, while Zubin Mehta is a classical musician.