Books (Traditional General Knowledge) (Part-IV)

11. Which author wrote the famous novel, 'The White Tiger'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 07.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Aravind Adiga

Correct Answer: (d) Aravind Adiga

Solution:The famous novel "The White Tiger" was written by Aravind Adiga. It was first published in 2008 and won the Man Booker Prize in the same year.

12. 'The White Tiger provides' a darkly humorous perspective of India's class struggle in a globalised world. It is written by _________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

(a) Shashi Tharoor
(b) Amitav Ghosh
(c) Aravind Adiga
(d) Vikram Seth

Correct Answer: (c) Aravind Adiga

Solution:The White Tiger is a novel by Indian author Aravind Adiga. It was published in 2008 and won the 40th Man Prize.

13. Who started the journal 'Kesari'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 9.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

Correct Answer: (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Solution:The journal 'Kesari' was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

14. 'Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly' is an autobiography of which actor? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Amitabh Bachchan
(b) Sanjay Dutt
(c) Anupam Kher
(d) Sunil Shetty

Correct Answer: (c) Anupam Kher

Solution:'Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly' is an autobiography of Anupam Kher.

15. Who has written the book 'Five Point Someone'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Gurucharan Das
(b) Vidhu Vinod Chopra
(c) Chetan Bhagat
(d) Amish Tripathi

Correct Answer: (c) Chetan Bhagat

Solution:The book 'Five Point Someone' is authored by Chetan Bhagat. It is an English-language novel written by him.

16. Who has written the book 'Arthashastra'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Kautilya
(b) Abul Fazle
(c) Bhaskar
(d) Vikram Seth te

Correct Answer: (a) Kautilya

Solution:The book 'Arthashastra' was written by Chanakya (also Kautilya, Vishnu Gupta). Arthashastra is the most authentic and essential source for shaping the history of the Mauryan Empire.

17. What is the name of the famous collection of proverbs based on animals by Vishnu Sharma? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Hitopadesha
(b) Kathasaritasagar
(c) Panchatantra
(d) Jatak

Correct Answer: (c) Panchatantra

Solution:The name of the famous collection of proverbs based on animals by Vishnu Sharma is 'Panchatantra. Panchatantra is considered the first place in Sanskrit proverbs. There are five tantras or divisions in Panchatantra.

18. Whose autobiography is 'Unbreakable'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Mary Kom
(b) Sania Mirza
(c) Wasim Akram
(d) Chris Gayle

Correct Answer: (a) Mary Kom

Solution:'Unbreakable' is the autobiography of Indian female boxer Mary Kom.

19. "A Comparison Between Women and Men" was written by _________. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Tarabai Shinde
(b) Begum Rukayya Sakhawat Hussain
(c) Pandita Ramabai
(d) Jyotiba Phule

Correct Answer: (a) Tarabai Shinde

Solution:The book 'A Comparison Between Women and Men' was written by Tarabai Shinde.

20. Who was awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 for the Novel 'Solo'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Nayanjyot Mukherjee
(c) Amitabh Ghosh
(d) Rana Dasgupta

Correct Answer: (d) Rana Dasgupta

Solution:Rana Das Gupta was awarded the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award 2019 for the novel 'Solo'.