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‘The test of my Life" is the autobiography of whom?

A - Anil Kumble

B - Rahul Dravid

C - Yuvraj Singh

D - Sourav Ganguly

Answer : C

Explanation

'Playing it My Way' is the autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar.

General Knowledge Literature Mahatma Gandhi

Who is the author of 'Gandhi before India' ?

A - Gurucharan das

B - Ramachandra Guha

C - Kushwanth Singh

D - Arun Shorie

Answer : B

Explanation

The Jungle Book (1894) was written by Rudyard Kipling.

General Knowledge Literature

Who is called the Father of African Literature ?

A - Wole Soyinka

B - Chinua Achebe

C - Pete Edochie

D - Elechi Amadi

Answer : B

Explanation

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critichas died recently(march 21 2013). He was best known for his first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958).

General Knowledge Literature

Booker Prize is awarded in the field of ........?

A - Science

B - Social science

C - Literature

D - Medicine

Answer : C

Explanation

Man Booker Prize is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom.

Facts on India Literature

Who among the following was known as the ‘Nightingale of India’?

A - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

B - Amrita Preetam

C - Padmaja Naidu

D - Sarojini Naidu

Answer : D

Explanation

Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949.

History of India Literature

Tulasidas lived during the regime of:

A - Akbar

B - Shajahan

C - Sher Shah Suri

D - Humayun

Answer : A

Explanation

Tulsidas was a Hindu Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

Literature

The famous book of Leo Tolstoy is:

A - Illiad

B - Merchant of Venice

C - Great Expectations

D - War and Peace

Answer : D

Explanation

The Merchant of Venice is a 16th-century play written by William Shakespeare.

General Knowledge Literature

James Bond is a character created by:

A - Perry Mason

B - Stanley Gardener

C - Ian Fleming

D - P.G. Wode House

Answer : C

Explanation

Mandan Muthappa is a character created by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.

Facts on India Literature

Who wrote "The Hindus, An Alternative History" ?

A - Wendi Donigar

B - Eric Hobsbawn

C - George Rude

D - William Darlymple

Answer : A

Explanation

The Hindus: An Alternative History is a book by American Indologist, Wendy Doniger which the author describes as an "alternative to the narrative of Hindu history that they tell". The book was initially published by Viking Penguin in 2009.

General Knowledge Kerala Literature Literature

Who wrote the novel "Idris" ?

A - Anitha Nair

B - Jayasree Misra

C - Anitha Prathap

D - Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer : A

Explanation

Idris: Keeper of The Light (2014) is a historical and geographical novel about a Somalian trader who visited Malabar in 1659 AD.

General Knowledge Literature Nobel Prize

Who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2014?

A - Alice Munro

B - Mo Yan

C - Doris Lessing

D - Patrick Modiano

Answer : D

Explanation

s Patrick Modiano, is a French novelist.

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