Books (Traditional General Knowledge) (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

21. Who is the author of the book 'The India of My Dreams'? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Solution:Mahatma Gandhi is the author of the book 'The India of My Dreams'.

22. Who is the author of the book 'Republic'? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Plato
Solution:The author of the book 'Republic' is Plato. In this book, Plato discusses the issues of justice.

23. Which is the first ever known autobiography of an Indian woman? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Aamar Jiban
Solution:Aamar Jiban is the first autobiography written by Rassundari Devi in 1876. It is the first-ever known autobiography of an Indian woman. It tells us about the status of women in 19th-century Indian society.

24. Which book by Kiran Desai is a tale of a young man named Sampath Chawla? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard
Solution:Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is a novel by Kiran Desai. It is her first book and won the top prize for the Betty Trask Awards in 1998. The book deals with a fictitious small town called Shahkot in North India. The story tells about Sampath Chawla, who wants to be left alone, and is forced into being a holy man despite himself.

25. Who is the author of the book 'A Flight of Pigeons'? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Ruskin Bond
Solution:'A Flight of Pigeons' is a novel written by Ruskin Bond. The book was adapted into a film in 1978 called Junoon by Shyam Benegal.

26. 'Lone Fox Dancing: My Autobiography' is the autobiography by _______. [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Ruskin Bond
Solution:'Lone Fox Dancing: My Autobiography' is an autobiography by Ruskin Bond.

27. Aatish-i-Chinar' (Flames of Chinar) is the autobiography of which politician? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
Solution:Aatish-i-Chinar' (Flames of Chinar) is the autobiography of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, who founded the National Conference, and was appointed as the head of the government thrice in his lifetime.

28. The autobiography 'My Experiments with Truth' was originally written in which language? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 02.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarati
Solution:"My Experiments with Truth", an autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, has been written in the Gujarati language. Young India, Harijan, Navjeevan and Hindu Swarajya are some other books of Mahatma Gandhi.

29. Who wrote the book 'My Experiments with Truth'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 10.10.2017 (Shift-II) S.S.C. Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 27.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) M.K. Gandhi
Solution:The book 'My Experiments with Truth' is written by M.K. Gandhi.

30. Who is the author of the book 'Pathway to God'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Solution:The author of the book 'Pathway to God' is Mahatma Gandhi.