Easy Level – GK Questions

Chanakya, the prime minister to Chandragupta Maurya, wrote the 'Arthashastra', a seminal work on realpolitik and governance.

Vatsyayana composed the 'Kamasutra' between 400 BCE and 200 CE. It is a foundational text on the Hindu philosophy of Kama (desire).

'Abhijnanashakuntalam' (The Recognition of Shakuntala) is Kalidasa's most famous play, detailing the romance, separation, and eventual reunion of Dushyanta and Shakuntala.

Kazi Nazrul Islam earned the title 'Bidrohi Kobi' (Rebel Poet) due to his fiery poems and songs opposing British colonial rule and social oppression.

Satyajit Ray introduced Feluda in 1965. The character became a cultural icon in Bengal through numerous stories and films directed by Ray and his son, Sandip Ray.

Tagore wrote a letter to the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, rejecting his knighthood, stating that 'badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation'.

Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan adopted the pen name (takhallus) 'Ghalib', meaning 'conqueror' or 'superior'.

This famous ghazal by Faiz marks a turning point where the poet realizes that while romantic love is beautiful, the suffering of the world demands his primary attention.

Munshi Premchand launched 'Hans' in 1930 to promote realistic and socially conscious literature in Hindi.

Dinkar received the Padma Bhushan in 1959 and the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for his epic 'Urvashi'.

Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli, India, in 1934 to British parents. He has spent most of his life in the Indian Himalayas.

'To Kill a Mockingbird' addresses racial injustice in the Deep South through the eyes of Scout Finch.

The raven's single word 'Nevermore' drives the grieving narrator to madness.

St. Petersburg is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain grew up.

The full title is 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus', comparing Victor Frankenstein to the Titan who stole fire from the gods.

The novel is set in Ayemenem, Kerala, and explores the strict caste system and social laws of the region.

Epics like the 'Mahabharata' or 'Iliad' celebrate the deeds of heroes and often involve grand settings and divine intervention.

Ruskin Bond wrote 'The Room on the Roof' when he was 17. It was published in 1956.

The 'Odyssey' follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his ten-year journey home after the fall of Troy.

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote 'Devdas' in 1917. It tells the tragic love story of Devdas and Paro.