Books and Authors

1. Which one of the following is written by Donna Trott?

a) The goldfinch
b) What young India wants
c) Substance and Shadow
d) None

ANSWER: a) The goldfinch

It won the Pulitzer Prize for Friction in 2014.

2. K. Giriprakash wrote a book on whom among the following?

a) Lakshmi Mittal
b) Mukesh Ambani
c) Subrata Roy
d) Vijay Mallya

ANSWER: d) Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and politician.

3. Who is the author of 'What young India wants'?

a) Amish Tripati
b) Chetan Bhagat
c) Durjoy Datta
d) Ravinder Singh

ANSWER: b) Chetan Bhagat

'What Young India Wants' is the only non-fiction book by Chetan Bhagat, author of five novels. It is a compilation of his speeches and essays. It has various topics ranging from Indian society, Indian politics and young Indians.

4. Who is the author of “3 Sections”?

a) Arvind Krishna Mehtotra
b) Arun Kolatkar
c) Nissim Ezekiel
d) Vijay Seshadri

ANSWER: d) Vijay Seshadri

It won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

5. Who is the author of "Sahara: the untold story"?

a) Aditya Puri
b) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty
c) Subrata Roy
d) Tamal Bandyopadhyay

ANSWER: d) Tamal Bandyopadhyay

"Sahara: the untold story" details the beginnings and the current day working of the secretive Sahara India Parivar.

Books and Authors

1. A Gift of Monotheists

Ram Mohan Roy

2. A House for Mr.Biswas

V.S.Naipaul

3. A Journey

Tony Blair

4. A Minister and his Responsibilities

Morarji Bhai Desai

5. A Nation is Making

Surendra Nath Bandhopadhye

6. A Pair of Blue Eyes

Thomash Hardy

7. A Passage to India

E. M. Foster

8. A Revenue Stamp

Amrita Pritam

9. A Strange and Sublime Address

Amit Choudhary

10. A Suitable Boy

Bikram Seth