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GK Questions: Books & Authors – Set 28

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  1. The Novel titled ‘The Secret Chord’ is written by ________
    1.Kelly Link
    2.John Updike
    3.Geraldine Brooks
    4.Laila Lalami
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Geraldine Brooks
    Explanation :
    The Secret Chord is a novel about King David by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks

  2. The author of ‘The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox’ is __________
    1.Atal Bihari Vajpayee
    2.Brajesh Mishra
    3.Ullekh NP
    4.Shakti Sinha
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Ullekh NP
    Explanation :
    A new biography of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one of modern India’s most intriguing politicians, looks at the hardline roots behind his liberal image. The author of ‘The Untold Vajpayee: Politician and Paradox’, which releases on December 25, Vajpayee’s 92nd birthday, Ullekh NP shares exclusive insights about his research.

  3. Who is the author othe book “Bose: The Indian Samurai – Netaji and the Ina a Military Assessment” ?
    1.G.D.Bakshi
    2.Uttam Chand
    3.Sanjay Goyal
    4.Anu Kumar
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.G.D.Bakshi
    Explanation :
    The book titled Bose: The Indian Samurai – Netaji and the Ina a Military Assessment penned by G. D. Bakshi. This is a path breaking book by a former General that seeks to evaluate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as a military leader and indeed, the First Supreme Commander of India.

  4. The fiction ‘The Magpie Murders’ is authored by who among the following ?
    1.Elmore Leonard
    2.James Ellory
    3.Ian Rakin
    4.Anthony Horowitz
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Anthony Horowitz
    Explanation :
    The Magpie Murders is the crime fiction book written by Anthony Horowitz

  5. The book ‘My Odyssey Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission’ is authored by who among the following ?
    1.K.Radhakrishnan
    2.Rakesh Kumar
    3.Kiran Kumar
    4.Pallava Bagla
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.K.Radhakrishnan
    Explanation :
    The book ‘My Odyssey Memoirs of the Man behind the Mangalyaan Mission’ penned by K Radhakrishnan with Kobo.

  6. The novel ‘ Kalkatta’ penned by whom ?
    1.Samit Basu
    2.Kunal Basu
    3.Samaresh Basu
    4.Bani Basu
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Kunal Basu
    Explanation :
    Kalkatta is a new novel by Kunal basu on Kolkata (Calcutta)

  7. The Karachi Deception is the novel written by _____________
    1.Saba Imtiaz
    2.Fehmida Riyaz
    3.Laurent Gauyer
    4.Shatrujeet Nath
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Shatrujeet Nath
    Explanation :
    The Karachi Deception is the novel written  by Shatrujeet Nath. The book is about  the three commandos on a secret mission to assassinate India’s Most Wanted criminal.

  8. Who is the author of ‘ The Book Thief’ ?
    1.Roger Allam
    2.Karen Rosenfelt
    3.Markus Zusak
    4.Ken Blancato
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Markus Zusak
    Explanation :
    The Book Thief is a novel by Australian author Markus Zusak

  9. ………………. is the author of  ‘60 Indian Poets’
    1.Jeet Thayil
    2.Kamala Suraiyya
    3.Jayanta Mahapatra
    4.Vikram Seth
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Jeet Thayil
    Explanation :
    60 Indian Poets spans fifty-five years of Indian poetry in English, bridging continents and generations, and seeks to expand the definition of ‘Indianness’.

  10. A non-fiction book ‘Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition’ is penned by ____________
    1.Amit Chaudhuri
    2.Nisid Hajari
    3.Andaleeb Wajid
    4.Raza Ali Hasan
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Nisid Hajari
    Explanation :
    Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition is a non-fiction book by Nisid Hajari, published in 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The book chronicles the partition of India and the riots and other violence that followed.





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