GK Questions: Books & Authors – Set 14

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1. ……………….. is the holy book of Buddhism
   1.Upangas
   2.Kalpa Sutras
   3.Nayavada
   4.Tripitak
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Tripitak 
   Explanation :
   Tripiṭaka is a Sanskrit word meaning Three Baskets. It is the traditional term used to describe the Buddhist scriptures
   
   
   
2. Which of the following is the holy book of Islam ?
   1.Quran
   2.Bible
   3.Jainism
   4.Buddhism
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Quran
   Explanation :
   According to Muslims, the Qur’an is a Holy Book which instructs all Muslims in the way of life and obedience to Allah.
   
   
   
3. …………………. is related to Hinduism
   1.Dharmasutras
   2.Purvas
   3.Mahabharata
   4.Svetembara
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Mahabharata
   Explanation :
   The Mahabharata is the epic tale of a quarrel and internal power struggle in a great Indian Kingdom that culminates in a terrible fratricidal war between two groups of cousins.
   
   
   
4. Which one is penned by Adam Smith ?
   1.Adolf Hitler
   2.Aristotle
   3.Arther Hele
   4.Wealth of Nations
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Wealth of Nations
   Explanation :
   An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.
   
   
   
5. ……………….. is authored by Jhumpa Lahiri
   1.The Leopard and the Fox
   2.The Lowland
   3.The Year of the Roester
   4.Above Average
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.The Lowland
   Explanation :
   The Lowland is the second novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, published by Alfred A. Knopf and Random
   
   
   
6. The book titled ‘ Guiding Souls’ is written by
   1.APJ Abdul Kalam
   2.Arunima Sinha
   3.Jaswant Singh
   4.Tushar Gandhi
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.APJ Abdul Kalam
   Explanation :
   The book titled Guiding Souls (dialogues on the purpose of life) waswritten by good author A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
   
   
   
7. Which of the following is the holy book of Sikhism ?
   1.Syadvada
   2.Upangas
   3.Guru Granth Sahib
   4.Angas
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Guru Granth Sahib
   Explanation :
   Guru Granth Sahib is the central religious scripture of Sikhism
   
   
   
8. The earliest known literacy work in Kannada is ………………….
   1.Anekantavada
   2.Ashtadiggajas
   3.Kavirajamarg
   4.Bhakti Kal
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Kavirajamarg
   Explanation :
   Kavirajamarga is the earliest available work on rhetoric, poetics and grammar in the Kannada language
   
   
   
9. Bible is the holy book of …………………………….
   1.Christianity
   2.Sikhism
   3.Hindunism
   4.Islam
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Christianity
   Explanation :
   The Bible is a collection of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity
   
   
   
10. Which of the following is the holy book of Jainism ?
    1.Kalpa Sutras
    2.Tripitak as
    3.Guru Granth Sahib
    4.All of these
    5.None of these
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 1.Kalpa Sutras
    Explanation :
    The Kalpa Sūtra is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, notably Parshvanatha and Mahavira, including the latter’s Nirvāṇa