Books (Traditional General Knowledge) (Part-II)

1. Who wrote the book -"The Algebra of Infinite Justice"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 21.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Ashwaghosha
(d) Anita Desai

Correct Answer: (b) Arundhati Roy

Solution:The book - "The Algebra of Infinite Justice" is written by Arundhati Roy.

2. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Santali
(b) Munda
(c) Awadhi
(d) Sanskrit

Correct Answer: (c) Awadhi

Solution:Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in the Awadhi language, composed by the 16th-century Indian bhakti poet Tulsidas (c. 1532-1623).

3. Who is the author of the book "The Daughter of the East"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 31.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Taslima Nasreen
(b) Benazir Bhutto
(c) Chandrika Bhutani
(d) Sharmila Tagore

Correct Answer: (b) Benazir Bhutto

Solution:The book 'The Daughters of the East' is authored by the late Benazir Bhutto, the former female prime minister of Pakistan.

4. Who is the author of the book named "Man Eaters of Kumoan"? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 5.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Thomas Mann
(b) Romain Rolland
(c) Jim Corbett
(d) Philip Roth

Correct Answer: (c) Jim Corbett

Solution:Jim Corbett is the author of the book "Man Eaters of Kumaon".

5. Who is the author of "Chokher Bali"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 2.02.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Amish Tripathi
(d) Chetan Bhagat

Correct Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore

Solution:The author of the book 'Chokher Bali' is Rabindranath Tagore.

6. Who wrote the book "Walking with Lions"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 24.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) K. Natwar Singh
(b) Kapil Dev
(c) Kiran Bedi
(d) Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer: (a) K. Natwar Singh

Solution:The book 'Walking with Lions: Tales from a Diplomatic Past' is authored by K. Natwar Singh.

7. Who is the author of "Jaya"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 1.02.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sudeep Nagarkar
(b) Devdutt Pattanaik
(c) R.K. Narayan
(d) Aravind Adiga

Correct Answer: (b) Devdutt Pattanaik

Solution:Devdutt Pattanaik is the author of the book "Jaya An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata'.

8. Who is the author of "Swami and Friends"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 30.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Sudeep Nagarkar
(b) Devdutt Pattanaik
(c) R.K. Narayan
(d) Aravind Adiga

Correct Answer: (c) R.K. Narayan

Solution:The book 'Swami and Friends' is authored by RK Narayan.

9. Who is the author of the book "My Truth". [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Khuswant Singh
(b) Kiran Bedi
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) Indira Gandhi

Correct Answer: (d) Indira Gandhi

Solution:Indira Gandhi is the author of the book "My Truth".

10. "An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny" is a biography on ________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Shashi Tharoor
(d) Indira Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Sonia Gandhi

Solution:"An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny" is a biography of Sonia Gandhi. It is written by Rani Singh.