Books (Traditional General Knowledge) (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 50

31. Who has written the book 'The Blue Umbrella'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 19.06.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Ruskin Bond
Solution:The book 'The Blue Umbrella' is written by Ruskin Bond.

32. Which of the following books is NOT written by Salman Rushdie? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) An Area of Darkness
Solution:The author of the book 'An Area of Darkness' is VS Naipaul. The other three books are written by Salman Rushdie.

33. Who is the author of the delightful and anecdotal history of Indian cricket titled 'A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Ramachandra Guha
Solution:Ramachandra Guha is the author of the delightful and anecdotal history of Indian cricket titled -A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport'.

34. Name the author of the 2019 released book - 'The Scent of God'. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 4.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Saikat Majumdar
Solution:Saikat Mazumdar is the author of the book 'The Saint of God' published in 2019.

35. Who is the author of the book 'Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Mahasweta Devi
Solution:Mahasweta Devi is the author of the book "Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa".

36. Who is the author of the book 'Dreams From My Father'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Barack Obama
Solution:Barack Obama is the author of the book 'Dreams From My Father'.

37. Who is the author of the book 'Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Sudha Murthy
Solution:Sudha Murthy is the author of 'Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life'.

38. Who is the author of the book titled 'The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire'? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) William Dalrymple
Solution:William Dalrymple is the author of the book 'The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire'.

39. Who wrote the play 'Mricchakatika' (The Little Clay Cart), a social drama with touches of grim reality? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Sudraka
Solution:Sudraka wrote the play 'Mricchakatika' (The Little Clay Cart), a social drama with touches of grim reality.

40. Who is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.09.2017 (Shift-I) S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) V.S. naipaul
Solution:The novel 'A Bend in the River' is written by VS Naipaul. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1979.