Books (Traditional General Knowledge) (Part-VI)

1. Who among the following is the author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Gopinath Bordoli
(b) Srilal Shukla
(c) R.K. Narayan
(d) Anita Desai

Correct Answer: (c) R.K. Narayan

Solution:R.K. Narayan is the author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma'.

2. Who was the author of the three-act play, 'Post Office'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Vishnu Sharma
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) M.K. Gandhi
(d) Karan Singh

Correct Answer: (b) Rabindranath Tagore

Solution:Rabindranath Tagore was the author of the three-act play, 'Post Office'.

3. What is the name of the biography of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-ll)]

(a) The Substance and The Shadow
(b) Anything but Khamosh
(c) And Then One Day: A Memoir
(d) Khullam Khulla

Correct Answer: (b) Anything but Khamosh

Solution:Anything but Khamosh is the name of the biography of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha.

4. 'Banabhatta', well known for his literary works, flourished during the reign of _______. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Ashoka
(d) Bindusara

Correct Answer: (b) Harshavardhana

Solution:'Banabhatta', well known for his literary works, flourished during the reign of Harshavardhana.

5. Who among the following is the author of the Hindi poetry book ‘Chheelatey Hue Apne Ko'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Nand Kishore Acharya
(b) Gulzar
(c) Javed Akhtar
(d) Rahat Indori

Correct Answer: (a) Nand Kishore Acharya

Solution:Nand Kishore Acharya is the author of the Hindi poetry book 'Chheelatey Hue Apne Ko'.

6. Which book among the following did Kiran Desai author? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) The Interpreter of Maladies
(b) The Inheritance of Loss
(c) The God of Small Things
(d) The Glass Palace

Correct Answer: (b) The Inheritance of Loss

Solution:The Inheritance of Loss is the second novel by Indian author Kiran Desai. It was first published in 2006. It won several awards, including the Man Booker Prize for that year, the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award in 2007, and the 2006 Vodafone Crossword Book Award.

7. Who among the following is the author of the book 'Amnesty'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Aravind Adiga
(d) Amish Tripathi

Correct Answer: (c) Aravind Adiga

Solution:Aravind Adiga is the author of the book 'Amnesty'.

8. Who among the following is the author of the book 'Dollar Bahu'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Jhumpa Lahiri
(b) Tasleema Nasreen
(c) Arundhati Roy
(d) Sudha Murty

Correct Answer: (d) Sudha Murty

Solution:Sudha Murty is the author of the book 'Dollar Bahu'.

9. Who among the following is credited with giving a theory of population growth in his work titled 'Essay on Population' (1798)? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Friedrich Engels
(b) Karl Marx
(c) Thomas Robert Malthus
(d) Adam Smith

Correct Answer: (c) Thomas Robert Malthus

Solution:Thomas Robert Malthus is credited with giving a theory of population growth in his work titled 'Essay on Population' (1798).

10. The series of articles titled 'New Lamps for Old', strongly criticising the Congress forits moderate policy towards British rule, was authored by: [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sri Aurobindo
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: (a) Sri Aurobindo

Solution:The series of articles titled 'New Lamps for Old', strongly criticising the Congress for its moderate policy towards British rule, was authored by Sri Aurobindo.