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SSC CHSL 2021 (Exam held in 2022) BOOKS & AUTHORS ALL QUESTIONS

 Q.1)- Who among the following Indian Players wrote the

Autobiography named ‘Playing to Win’?--> Saina Nehwal

 

Q.2)- Who is the author of the controversial novel ‘Lajja’?-->

Taslima Nasrin

 

Q.3)- ‘Train to Pakistan’ was written by ___________, who also

served as member of Rajya Sabha.--> Khushwant Singh

 

Q.4)- ‘The God of Small Things’, a winner of the 1997 Booker

Prize, is the debut novel of which of the following Indian writers?-

-> Arundhati Roy

 

Q.5)- Which of the following books is NOT written by Arundhati

Roy?--> Private Life of An Indian Prince

 

Q.6)- Which of the following memoirs was written by the famous

classic Indian actor of Hindi movies, Dev Anand?--> Romancing

with Life

 

Q.7)- Among the following famous personalities, whose

autobiography is ‘The Road Ahead’?--> Bill Gates

 

Q.8)- Who wrote the famous novel ‘The Inheritance of Loss’?-->

Kiran Desai

 

Q.9)- Who wrote the autobiography entitled ‘I am No Messiah’?--

> Sonu Sood

 

Q.10)- Which of the following novels is NOT written by Amitav

Ghosh?--> A Suitable Boy

 

Q.11)- Who among the following personalities has written the

National Song ‘Vande Mataram’?--> Bankim Chandra

Chattopadhyay

 

Q.12)- Who among the following is the author of ‘Set the Boy

Free’?--> Johnny Marr

 

Q.13)- What is the name of the autobiography written by Mr

Abhinav Bindra, the Olympic medallist from India?--> A shot at

History

 

Q.14)- ‘The Great Indian Novel’, a satirical novel that recreates

the Hindu epic Mahabharata within the context of the Indian

National Movement, is written by which of the following writers

who is a member of the Indian Parliament?--> Shashi Tharoor

 

Q.15)- ‘Moon Walk’ is an autobiography of ___.--> Michael

Jackson

 

Q.16)- ‘Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography’ is an

autobiography of which of following sportspersons?--> Kapil

Dev

 

Q.17)- Which cricket player’s autobiography is titled ‘281 and

Beyond’?--> VVS Laxman

 

Q.18)- Who among the following is the author of the book

‘Fasting, Feasting’?--> Anita Desai

 

Q.19)- ‘In The Afternoon of Time: An Autobiography’ was

written by which of the following Indian poets of the 20th

century?--> Harivansh Rai Bachchan

 

Q.20)- Who is the author of the famous Marathi novel

‘Mrityunjay’?--> Shivaji Sawant

 

Q.21)- _________’s ‘The Year of the Runaways’ follows the lives

of three migrant workers who flee India to look for work in

England.--> Sunjeev Sahota

 

Q.22)- Which of the following books is an autobiography of the

Indian constitutional jurist Fali S Nariman?--> Before Memory

Fades: An Autobiography

 

Q.23)- ‘I, Me, Mine’ is the autobiography of which international

musician?--> George Harrison

 

Q.24)- Who among the following writers has written the famous

Hindi novel ‘Godan’?--> Munshi Premchand

 

Q.25)- ‘An Autobiography’ is the name of the autobiography of

________.--> Jawaharlal Nehru

 

Q.26)- Who among the following players wrote his autobiography

entitled ‘The Race of My Life’?--> Milkha Singh

 

Q.27)- Which of the following sportspersons has written his/her

autobiography ‘Ace against Odds’?--> Sania Mirza

 

Q.28)- Among the following Indian actresses, whose

autobiography is ‘Unfinished’?--> Priyanka Chopra

 

Q.29)- Which of the following is the autobiography of Dr.

Manmohan Singh, the ex-Prime Minister of India?--> Changing

India

 

Q.30)- Which of the following is the autobiography of the first

female judge of India, Anna Chandy?--> Atmakatha

 

Q.31)- ‘The Wings of Fire’ is an autobiography of which of the

following Presidents of India?--> APJ Abdul Kalam

 

Q.32)- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Boys

Don’t Cry’?--> Meghna Pant

 

Q.33)- Which of the following is the Sahitya Akademi Award

winning novel of the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh?--> The

Shadow Lines

 

Q.34)- Who among the following personalities has composed the

National Anthem of India?--> Rabindra Nath Tagore

 

Q.35)- Which of the following books is an autobiography of the

professional boxer Mike Tyson?--> Undisputed Truth: My

Autobiography

 

Q.36)- Which of the following freedom fighters wrote ‘The Story

of My Experiments with Truth’?--> Mahatma Gandhi

 

Q.37)- ‘Straight from the Heart: An Autobiography’ is the

autobiography of which of the following Indian cricketers?-->

Kapil Dev

Q.38)- Who among the following is the author of the famous

classic ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’?--> Lewis Carroll

 

Q39)- Which of the following books is an autobiography of the

Indian novelist Khushwant Singh?--> Truth, Love & A Little

Malice

 

Q.40)- ‘The Private life of an Indian Prince’ is a novel written by

whom among the following authors?--> Mulk Raj Anand

 

Q.41)- Which of the following novels was written by the Indian

author Anuradha Roy?--> Sleeping on Jupiter

 

Q.42)- Which journalist’s autobiography is titled the ‘Devil’s

Advocate: The untold story’?--> Karan Thapar

 

Q.43)- The famous novel ‘Pinjar’ based on riots during the Indian

independence, was written by ________.--> Amrita Pritam

 

Q.44)- ‘Sense and Sensibility’, ‘Mansfield Park’ and ‘Emma’ are

written by whom among the following authors?--> Jane Austen

 

Q.45)- Surendranath Banerjee’s autobiography is called

____________.--> A Nation in the Making

 

Q.46)- The famous novel ‘Ananda Math’ was originally written in

_________ language.--> Bengali

 

Q.47)- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The

Inheritance of Loss’?--> Kiran Desai

 

Q.48)- Who among the following has written the autobiography

‘In the afternoon of time: An autobiography’?--> Harivansh Rai

Bachchan

 

Q.49)- Who among the following has written ‘Sangeet Kala

Prakash’?--> Ramakrishnabuva Vaze

 

Q.50)- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Sultry

Days’?--> Shobhaa De

 

Q.51)- ‘Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography’ is the story of

which of the following international sprinters?--> Usain Bolt

 

Q.52)- ‘What I Talk About When I Talk About Running’ is a book

written by ________.--> Haruki Murakami

 

Q.53)- Who among the following is the author of the famous novel

‘The adventures of Huckleberry Finn’?--> Mark Twain

 

Q.54)- In which year did Sonu Sood release his autobiography ‘I

Am No Messiah’?--> 2020

 

Q.55)- Ricky Kej a globally acclaimed musician from India won

the 57th Grammy Award for which of the following

contributions?--> Winds of Samsara

 

Q.56)- Who is the author of the book ‘All From Memory: An

Autobiography’?--> BV Acharya

 

Q.57)- What is the name of Pt. Ravi Shankar's autobiography?-->

My Life, My Music

Q.58)- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The

Coward And The Sword’?--> Jugal Hansraj

 

Q.59)- ‘Revenue Stamp: An Autobiography’ is written by which

of the following Indian poets, who was a prominent figure of

Punjabi literature?--> Amrita Pritam

 

Q.60)- Who among the following is the author of the famous

English classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’?--> Jane Austen

 

Q.61)- Which of the following is 'George David Roberts’ thriller

novel that is based on his own experience in Mumbai?-->

Shantaram

 

Q.62)- Whose autobiography is titled ‘Ace against Odds’?--

> Sania Mirza

 

Q.63)- Who among the following wrote two books on the history

and dance structure of Mohiniyattam?--> Kalamandalam

Kalyanikutty Amma

 

Q.64)- The title of the autobiography of actor Dilip Kumar is

_________.--> The Substance And The Shadow: An

Autobiography

 

Q.65)- Which of the following novels is written by Kiran Desai?--

> The Inheritance of Loss

 

Q.66)- The autobiography 'My Experiments with Truth' was

originally written in which language?--> Gujarati

 

Q.67)- Which of the following novels is written by Mulk Raj

Anand that shows the cruelty of the caste system based on preindependence

era of India?--> Untouchable

 

Q.68)- Who among the following has written the Hindi novel

‘Kafan’?--> Premchand

 

Q.69)- The autobiography ‘Unbreakable: An Autobiography’ is

written by which of the following sportspersons of India?--> M C

Mary Kom

 

Q.70)- Which Indian cartoonist’s autobiography is titled ‘The

Tunnel of Time’?--> RK Laxman

 

Q.71)- Who is the author of ‘The Interpreter of Maladies’?-->

Jhumpa Lahiri

 

Q.72)- Who among the following was the author of the famous

work “Sangita Ratnakara”?--> Sharngadeva

 

Q.73)- Among the following, whose autobiography is ‘Daughter

of Destiny: An Autobiography’?--> Benazir Bhutto

 

Q.74)- Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is the collective

memoir of ____________.--> Nirad C Chaudhuri

 

Q.75)- Which of the following novel is written by Bhisham

Sahni?--> Tamas

 

Q.76)- The Novel ‘Train to Pakistan’ dealing with the tragedy of

India’s Partition is written by whom among the following

authors?--> Khushwant Singh

 

Q.77)- Which of the following is the autobiography of Maulana

Abul Kalam Azad?--> India Wins Freedom

 

Q.78)- ‘Jakhan Choto Chilam’ is the autobiography of

__________.--> Satyajit Ray

 

Q.79)- ‘Raavan - Enemy of Aryavarta’ is written by which of the

following writers?--> Amish Tripathi

 

Q.80)- Who is the author of the historical book ‘Delhi: A Novel’?-

-> Khushwant Singh

 

Q.81)- The book ‘Man Kautuhal’ was compiled by which of the

following kings of Medieval India?--> Raja Mansingh Tomar

 

Q.82)- Which of the following novels is written by Anita Desai?--

> Clear Light of Day

 

Q.83)- ‘The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance’ is an

autobiography of the famous entrepreneur _________.--> Dr.

Verghese Kurien

 

Q.84)- ‘A Champion’s Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis’ is the

autobiography of which of the following tennis players?--> Pete

Sampras

 

Q.85)- 'GOAL' is an autobiography of which famous Indian

player?--> Major Dhyan Chand

 

Q.86)- ‘A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic

Gold’ is the autography of the famous sportsperson

______________.--> Abhinav Bindra

 

Q.87)- Which of the following is the title of the autobiography of

Sania Mirza?--> Ace Against Odds

 

Q.88)- Which of the following is the autobiography of the

international athlete Maria Sharapova?--> Unstoppable: My Life

So Far

 

Q.89)- Who among the following has written the book ‘A century

is not enough: my roller coaster ride to success’?--> Sourav

Ganguly

 

Q.90)- Arvind Adiga wrote his famous award winning novel

____________ in 2008.--> The White Tiger

 

Q.91)- Whose memoir is titled ‘My Life in Full: Work, Family and

Our Future’?--> Indra Nooyi

 

Q.92)- The ‘Room on the roof’ a novel about an orphaned English

boy living with his guardian is written by whom among the

following authors?--> Ruskin Bond

 

Q.93)- ‘The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian’ is the

autobiography of _____.--> Nirad C. Chaudhuri

 

Q.94)- ‘Finding My Way’ is a famous autobiography written by

which of the following Gond artists of India with the help of

Mukul S Anand?--> Venkat Raman Singh Shyam

Q.95)- Which of the following pairs of authors and

autobiographies is CORRECTLY matched?--> JB Kripalani –

My Times

 

Q.96)- ‘The Palace of Illusions’ is an award-winning novel that

retells the Hindu mythological epic Mahabharata from the

perspective of Draupadi, it’s lead female character. Who among

the following is the author of this novel?--> Chitra Banerjee

Divakaruni

 

Q.97)- ‘Jakhan Choto Chilam’ is an autobiography written in the

Bengali language by which of the following Indian Bangla film

directors?--> Satyajit Ray

 

Q.98)- Which of the following awards was conferred on Krishna

Sobti in the year 1980 for her Hindi novel ‘Zindaginama’?-->

Sahitya Akademi Award

 

Q.99)- Which of the following novels by Krishna Sobti was

originally published as ‘Dilo-Danish’?--> The Heart Has its

Reasons

 

Q.100)- Whose autobiography is titled ‘An Unsuitable Boy’?-->

Karan Johar

 

Q.101)- Which of the following is the debut novel of Indian

novelist Chetan Bhagat, who received the Society Young

Achievers Award and the Publisher’s Recognition award for his

works?--> Five Point Someone

Q.102)- Who among the following is the author of the book

‘Narcopolis’?--> Jeet Thayil

 

Q.103)- Which of the following novels is set in the background of

life in New Delhi after the declaration of Emergency in the

1970’s?--> Rich Like Us

 

Q.104)- Who among the following has written the novel ‘The Blue

Umbrella’?--> Ruskin Bond

 

Q.105)- Which sportsperson’s autobiography is titled ‘Mind

Master: Winning Lessons From A Champion's Life’?-->

Viswanathan Anand

 

Q.106)- ‘Born in India Made in England’ is an autobiography of

Balraj Khanna. For which of the following art forms is he known?-

-> Painting

 

Q.107)- Who among the following has authored the famous novel

‘To kill a mockingbird’?--> Harper Lee

 

Q.108)- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘The

Room on the Roof’?--> Ruskin Bond

 

Q.109)- Who is the author of the historical novel ‘Twilight in

Delhi’?--> Ahmed Ali

 

Q.110)- ‘Sea of Poppies’ is a novel written by which of the

following writers?--> Amitav Ghosh

 

Q.111)- ‘Waiting for A Visa’ is a famous autobiography of

____________.--> Dr. BR Ambedkar

 

Q.112)- Which of the following is an autobiography of the Indian

boxer, Mary Kom?--> Unbreakable: An Autobiography

 

Q.113)- Which of the following autobiographies is written by the

great Indian santoor player Shiv Kumar Sharma in 2002?-->

Journey with a Hundred Strings: My Life in Music

 

Q.114)- Which of the following novels is NOT written by the

famous Hindi writer Premchand?--> Kashi Ka Assi

 

Q.115)- Who among the following was the founder of the Banaras

Gharana of style of khayal singing?--> Pandit Gopal Mishra

 

Q.116)- ‘Drawing From the City’ is a visual autobiography of

which of the following Indian folk artists?--> Teju Behun

 

Q.117)- Among the following, whose autobiography is ‘My

Confession’?--> Leo Tolstoy

 

Q.118)- Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Five

Point Someone’?--> Chetan Bhagat

 

Q.119)- What is the common name of C6H6?--> Benzene

 

Q.120)- Who among the following is the author of ‘A Movable

Feast’?--> Ernest Hemingway

 

Q.121)- Who among the following is the author of the novel

“Mrignayani”?--> Vrindavan Lal Verma

 

Q.122)- Which of the following autobiographies is written by

former English footballer, David Beckham published in 2003 ?-->

My Side

 

Q.123)- ‘Faster than Lightning - My Story’ is the autobiography of

_____.--> Usain Bolt

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