Literature – Medium Level – GK Questions

Amitav Ghosh wrote 'Sea of Poppies', the first book in the Ibis Trilogy, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian-born British novelist, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for his uncompromising penetration of the effects of colonialism.

Kabir, the 15th-century mystic poet, was a disciple of the Hindu bhakti leader Ramananda.

J.D. Salinger published 'The Catcher in the Rye' in 1951. It is a classic novel about teenage alienation.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam wrote 'Ignited Minds', focusing on how India can become a developed nation through the power of its youth.

Kalidasa wrote 'Meghaduta', a lyric poem where a yaksha asks a cloud to carry a message to his wife.

Aldous Huxley wrote 'Brave New World' in 1932. It depicts a futuristic society driven by technology and conditioning.

Donna Tartt won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel 'The Goldfinch'.

Fyodor Dostoevsky published 'Crime and Punishment' in 1866. It explores the mental anguish of Rodion Raskolnikov.

Mulk Raj Anand wrote 'Coolie' in 1936, highlighting the exploitation of laborers in colonial India.

Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, wrote 'A Doll's House' in 1879. It is a key work of modern realistic drama.

Amir Khusrau, a Sufi musician and poet in the Delhi Sultanate, is traditionally credited with creating the Sitar and Tabla by modifying existing instruments.

The Prix Goncourt is a French literary prize given to the author of 'the best and most imaginative prose work of the year'.

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen wrote 'The Argumentative Indian', discussing India's history of public debate and intellectual pluralism.

Leo Tolstoy wrote 'Anna Karenina', published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877. It is a tragic story of love and society.

The Charaka Samhita is one of the two foundational texts of Ayurveda, the other being the Sushruta Samhita.

Agatha Christie, author of 'Murder on the Orient Express' and creations like Hercule Poirot, is widely known as the Queen of Crime.

Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wrote 'Yayati', for which he won the Jnanpith Award in 1974.

R.K. Narayan wrote 'The Guide' in 1958. It tells the story of Raju, a tour guide who becomes a holy man.

Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. C.V. Raman won in Physics, Mother Teresa in Peace, and Amartya Sen in Economics.