1. Who wrote the book ‘An enquiry into the Nature’ ?

Benjamin Franklin

Charles Darwin

Rabindranath Tagore

Adam Smith

Answer: Adam Smith

Explanation:

Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, and he also had published the three-volume third edition of the Wealth of Nations, which incorporated Additions and Corrections and, for the first time, an index.


2. Who among the following is the writer of the novel ‘The room on the roof’ ?

Ruskin Bond

Khushwant Singh

Manohar Malgonkar

R.K. Narayan

Answer: Ruskin Bond

Explanation:

The Room on the Roof is a novel written by Ruskin Bond. It was Bond's first literary venture. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. The novel revolves around Rusty, an orphaned seventeen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy living in Dehradun.


3. Who is the author of ‘The Silent Cry’ ?

Haruki Murakami

Kenzaburo O A

John Milton

Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Answer: Kenzaburo O A

Explanation:

The Silent Cry is a novel by Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe, first published in Japanese in 1967 and was awarded the Tanizaki Prize that year.


4. ___ is the biography of Sachin Tendulkar. ?

The Test of My Life

Playing to Win

Playing It My Way

Ace Against Odds

Answer: Playing It My Way

Explanation:

Playing It My Way is the autobiography of former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. It was launched on 5 November 2014 in Mumbai. The book summarises Tendulkar's early days, his 24 years of international career and aspects of his life that have not been shared publicly.


5. “The origin of Species” was written by: ?

Charles Darwin

Carolus Linnaeus

Erasmus Darwin

William Paley

Answer: Charles Darwin

Explanation:

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (John Murray, London, 1859) by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. Darwin's book introduced the scientific theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution.


6. The book ' Target 3 Billion' is written by _____ ?

Pranab Mukherjee

Shankar Dayal Sharma

A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Ram Nath Kovind

Answer: A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Explanation:

The book ' Target 3 Billion' is written by A.P.J Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh.


7. Who among the following wrote the book ' The Namesake' ?

Arundhati Roy

Jhumpa Lahiri

Amitav Ghosh

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Answer: Jhumpa Lahiri

Explanation:

The Namesake (2003) is the debut novel by American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It was originally published in The New Yorker and was later expanded to a full-length novel.


8. Who is the author of the book ‘India Shastra: Reflections on the Nation in our Time’ ?

Narendra Modi

Shashi Tharoor

Manmohan singh

A P J Abdul Kalam

Answer: Shashi Tharoor

Explanation:

“Reflections on the Nation in Our Time”, by Shashi Tharoor, offers insight into India's transformation, transition, and evolution as one of the most influential countries in the world.


9. Who among the following wrote the book ' Wise and Otherwise' ?

Gita Piramal

Jhumpa Lahiri

Arundhati Roy

Sudha Murthy

Answer: Sudha Murthy

Explanation:

Wise & Otherwise: A Salute to life is a non-fiction book written by Sudha Murthy, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and the wife of Narayan Murthy.


10. Who is the writer of ‘Becoming’ ?

Jhumpa Lahiri

Sudha Murthy

Michelle Obama

Hillary Clinton

Answer: Michelle Obama

Explanation:

Becoming is the memoir of former United States first lady Michelle Obama published in 2018.