Gk Questions on Famous Books and Authors for UPSC, SSC, RPSC, UPSC, and other competitive examinations.
1. Who is the author of the novel “Anna Karenina”?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Leo Tolstoy
c) Jane Austen
d) George Orwell
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2. “Pride and Prejudice” is a famous novel penned by whom?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Jane Austen
c) Leo Tolstoy
d) Charles Dickens
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3. “Gulliver’s Travels” is an adventure novel written by which author?
a) George Orwell
b) Leo Tolstoy
c) Jonathan Swift
d) Charles Dickens
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4. Who wrote the tragedy “Hamlet”?
a) Charles Dickens
b) William Shakespeare
c) George Orwell
d) Jane Austen
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5. Which of the following is a novel by Charles Dickens?
a) Pride and Prejudice
b) David Copperfield
c) Anna Karenina
d) Gulliver’s Travels
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6. Who is the author of the novel “Paradise Lost”?
a) John Milton
b) William Shakespeare
c) Jane Austen
d) Leo Tolstoy
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7. “The Merchant of Venice” is a famous play written by which playwright?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Charles Dickens
c) Leo Tolstoy
d) Jane Austen
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8. Who authored “Meghdoot”?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Kalidas
c) Chetan Bhagat
d) Jhumpa Lahiri
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9. Who wrote “Buddhacharitam”?
a) Chetan Bhagat
b) Ashvaghosha
c) Arundhati Roy
d) Salman Rushdie
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10. Who authored “Humayunnama”?
a) Khushwant Singh
b) R.K. Narayan
c) Gulbadan Begum
d) Vikram Chandra
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11. Who is credited with composing “Ashtadhyayi”?
a) Raja Rao
b) Ashvaghosha
c) Kalidas
d) Panini
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12. Who wrote “Indica”?
a) Kamala Das
b) Aravind Adiga
c) Megasthenes
d) Anita Desai
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13. Who authored “Eternal India”?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Patel
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14. Who wrote “Malgudi Days”?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Jhumpa Lahiri
c) Ruskin Bond
d) Chetan Bhagat
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15. Who is the author of “Arthashastra,” also known as Chanakya?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Chanakya
c) Amartya Sen
d) Shashi Tharoor
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