Books (Traditional General Knowledge) (Part-III)

1. Who wrote the book "The Arabian Nights"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Stephen Hawkings
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Zoya Hasan
(d) Richard Burton

Correct Answer: (d) Richard Burton

Solution:The author of the book 'The Arabian Nights' is Richard Francis Burton.

2. Who is the author of "Promise Me a Million Times"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 27.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Durjoy Datta
(c) Keshav Anil
(d) Savi Sharma

Correct Answer: (c) Keshav Anil

Solution:The book 'Promise Me a Million Times' is authored by Keshav Anil. It was published in the year 2016.

3. Who is the author of 'The Namesake'? [S.S.C. Online 31.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Salman Rushdie
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Amish Tripathi
(d) Chetan Bhagat

Correct Answer: (b) Jhumpa Lahiri

Solution:The Namesake (2003) is the debut novel by American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It was initially published in The New Yorker and was later expanded to a full-length novel. It explores many of the same emotional and cultural themes as Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection Interpreter of Maladies.

4. Who is the author of 'The Palace of Illusions'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 31.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Ashwin Sanghi

Correct Answer: (b) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Solution:Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author of the novel 'The Palace of Illusions'.

5. Who is the author of "Chanakya's Chant"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 7.02.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Ashwin Sanghi

Correct Answer: (d) Ashwin Sanghi

Solution:Ashwin Sanghi is the author of Chanakya's Chant

6. Who is the author of "The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Amish Tripathi
(b) Durjoy Datta
(c) Keshav Aneel
(d) Savi Sharma

Correct Answer: (a) Amish Tripathi

Solution:Amish Tripathi is the author of "The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy)".

7. Who is the author of "I Too Had a Love Story"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 29.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Preeti Shenoy
(b) Ravinder Singh
(c) Keshav Aneel
(d) Durjoy Datta

Correct Answer: (b) Ravinder Singh

Solution:Ravinder Singh is the author of "I Too Had A Love Story". It was published in 2008.

8. Who is the author of "It's All in the Planets"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 23.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Preeti Shenoy
(b) Ravinder Singh
(c) Keshav Aneel
(d) Durjoy Datta

Correct Answer: (a) Preeti Shenoy

Solution:Preeti Shenoy is the author of "It's All in the Planets".

9. Who is the author of "Two States"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Chetan Bhagat
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Amish
(d) Devdutta Patnaik

Correct Answer: (a) Chetan Bhagat

Solution:'Two States: The Story of My Marriage' is an English novel written by Chetan Bhagat. The novel is based on the love story of a couple belonging to two different states of India.

10. Which of the following books is written by Nelson Mandela? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 11.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Long Walk to Freedom
(b) Economic Nightmare of Africa
(c) Dreams from my mother
(d) 27 Years of Jail

Correct Answer: (a) Long Walk to Freedom

Solution:'Long Walk to Freedom' is an autobiographical work written by Nelson Mandela, the Former President of South Africa.