Q1. Who wrote the famous book – ‘We the people’?
(a) T.N.Kaul
(b) J.R.D. Tata
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) Nani Palkhivala
Q2. Who is the author of the book ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’?
(a) Thomas Hardy
(b) Emile Zola
(c) George Orwell
(d) Walter Scott
Q3. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?
(a) Gaban
(b) Godan
(c) Guide
(d) Manasorovar
Q4. Who is the author of the book ‘Forbidden Verses’?
(a) Salman RushDie
(b) Abu Nuwas
(c) Ms. Taslima Nasrin
(d) D.H. Lawrence
Q5. The lead character in the film ‘The Bandit Queen’ has been played by
(a) Rupa Ganguly
(b) Seema Biswas
(c) Pratiba Sinha
(d) Shabama Azmi
Q6. Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?
(a) My God Died Young
(b) Islamic Bomb
(c) Look Back in Anger
(d) A Suitable Boy
Q7. Who wrote the line: ‘ A thing of beauty is a joy forever’?
(a) John Keats
(b) Robert Browing
(c) P.B.Shelley
(d) William Wordsworth
Q8. Who has written the book ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’?
(a) Anees Jung
(b) Jagmohan
(c) M.J.Akbar
(d) Nissim Ezekiel
Q9. The book ‘To Live or Not Live’ was written by
(a) V.S. Naipaul
(b) Alexandra Dumas
(c) George Elliot
(d) Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Q10. ‘A Voice for Freedom’ is a book written by
(a) Corazon Aquino
(b) Nayantara Sahgal
(c) Aung San Suu Kyi
(d) Benazir Bhutto
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(c)
S3. Ans.(c)
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(d)
S7. Ans.(a)
S8. Ans.(b)
S9. Ans.(d)
S10. Ans.(b)
