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Tulsidas wrote the 'Ramcharitmanas' in Awadhi.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Goswami Tulsidas rewrote the Ramayana in Awadhi as 'Ramcharitmanas' in the 16th century, making it accessible to the common people.
Who is the author of 'The Alchemist'?
- Paulo Coelho
- Jose Saramago
- Isabel Allende
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Answer: Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian author, wrote 'The Alchemist' in 1988. It is a philosophical novel about following one's dreams.
The book 'My Experiments with Truth' is the autobiography of ________.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mahatma Gandhi
- R. Ambedkar
- Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi wrote 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth', detailing his early life and development of Satyagraha.
Which ancient Indian grammarian wrote the 'Ashtadhyayi'?
- Patanjali
- Panini
- Katyayana
- Bhartrihari
Answer: Panini
Panini wrote the 'Ashtadhyayi', a foundational text of Sanskrit grammar, around the 5th century BCE.
Who wrote the novel 'The Great Gatsby'?
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Ernest Hemingway
- John Steinbeck
- William Faulkner
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald published 'The Great Gatsby' in 1925. It is a critique of the American Dream during the Jazz Age.
Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for her novel 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'.
- True
- False
Answer: False
Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her debut novel 'The God of Small Things', not 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'.
Who is the author of the Malayalam novel 'Chemmeen'?
- Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
- O.V. Vijayan
- M.T. Vasudevan Nair
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Answer: Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai wrote 'Chemmeen' (1956), which won the Jnanpith Award. It deals with the lives of fishermen.
The novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was written by ________.
- Harper Lee
- Truman Capote
- William Faulkner
- Flannery O'Connor
Answer: Harper Lee
Harper Lee published 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in 1960. It addresses racial injustice in the American South.
The 'Kamasutra' was written by Vatsyayana.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Vatsyayana authored the Kamasutra, an ancient Indian Hindu text on sexuality, eroticism, and emotional fulfillment in life.
The Man Booker International Prize is awarded for:
- Best debut novel
- Lifetime achievement in fiction
- Best poetry collection
- Best non-fiction work
Answer: Lifetime achievement in fiction
The Man Booker International Prize (now International Booker Prize) honors a living author of any nationality for a body of work in fiction.
The novel 'Midnight's Children' was written by ________.
- Salman Rushdie
- V.S. Naipaul
- Amitav Ghosh
- Shashi Tharoor
Answer: Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie wrote 'Midnight's Children' in 1981. It won the Booker Prize and the Booker of Bookers.
Who wrote the novel 'Don Quixote'?
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Jorge Amado
- Pablo Neruda
Answer: Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra wrote 'Don Quixote', published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. It is considered the first modern novel.
Who was the court poet of Akbar and a prominent figure in the Navratnas?
- Tulsidas
- Surdas
- Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
- Meera Bai
Answer: Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan
Abdul Rahim Khan-i-Khanan was one of the nine jewels (Navratnas) of Akbar's court and a renowned poet in Braj Bhasha and Persian.
The book 'India Wins Freedom' was written by ________.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- R. Ambedkar
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad wrote 'India Wins Freedom', providing an insider's account of the partition and independence struggle.
Who is the author of 'The Diary of a Young Girl' (Anne Frank's Diary)?
- Anne Frank
- Elie Wiesel
- Primo Levi
- Victor Klemperer
Answer: Anne Frank
Anne Frank wrote the diary while hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II. It was published posthumously by her father.
The 'Panchatantra' tales were originally written in which language?
- Pali
- Sanskrit
- Prakrit
- Tamil
Answer: Sanskrit
The Panchatantra, a collection of animal fables, was written in Sanskrit by Vishnu Sharma around 200 BCE.
Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Ernest Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 for his mastery of the art of narrative, demonstrated in 'The Old Man and the Sea'.
Who wrote the novel 'Train to Pakistan'?
- Khushwant Singh
- Amrita Pritam
- Chetan Bhagat
- Vikram Seth
Answer: Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh wrote 'Train to Pakistan' in 1956. It depicts the Partition of India through the lens of a border village.
Who wrote the Tamil epic 'Silappatikaram'?
- Ilango Adigal
- Thiruvalluvar
- Kamban
- Subramania Bharati
Answer: Ilango Adigal
Silappatikaram is one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, attributed to Ilango Adigal, a Jain monk and brother of the Chera king Senguttuvan.
Kalidasa is often referred to as the 'Shakespeare of India'.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Kalidasa, a Classical Sanskrit writer, is widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language, hence the comparison.