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  1. The book Hunter of Katpadi is written by ………………………..
    1.Saurav Jha
    2.Pradeep Sebastian
    3.Raj Kamal Jha
    4.Kiran Nagarkar
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Pradeep Sebastian
    Explanation :
    The Book Hunters of Katpadi (Fiction) By Pradeep Sebastian Pradeep Sebastian is a writer who himself is in immense love with books

  2. ……………………………………… is authored by A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
    1.A Manifesto for change
    2.Modi Demystified
    3.In my Defence
    4.She Will Build Him a City
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.A Manifesto for change
    Explanation :
    A Manifesto for Change A Book written by Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and V. Ponraj is set to release by 14 July 2014 by Harper Collins publisher.It Provides a vision of how our leadership can change dramatically.

  3. The book titled ‘Partition: The Long Shadow’ is authored by who ?
    1.Shashi Warrior
    2.Raghu Rai
    3.Mehr Taraa
    4.Urvashi Butalia
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Urvashi Butalia
    Explanation :
    Urvashi Butalia (born 1952) is an Indian feminist and publisher written the book ‘Partition: The Long Shadow’

  4. …………………………. written the book ‘ The Success Mantras of India’s Top 21 CEOs’
    1.Vijay Seshadri
    2.JG Farrell
    3.Suhel seth
    4.Raghu Rai
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Suhel seth
    Explanation :
    “The Success Mantras of India’s Top 21 CEOs” written by Suhel Seth

  5. Arundhati Roy is an author of which book ?
    1.The Algebra At Infinite Justice
    2.An Unknown Indian
    3.Causes of the Indian Mutiny
    4.My country My Life
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.The Algebra At Infinite Justice
    Explanation :
    The Algebra of Infinite Justice (2001) is a collection of essays written by Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy

  6. The book ’The Longest August’ is written by ……………………………..
    1.Taha Kehar
    2.Vir Singhvi
    3.Avirrook Sen
    4.Dilip Hiro
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Dilip Hiro
    Explanation :
    The Longest August: the Unflinching Rivalry between India and Pakistan by Dilip Hiro

  7. Salaman Rushdie is an author of which of the following book ?
    1.Way to 90
    2.The Moor’s Last Sigh
    3.The Circle of Reason
    4.The Namesake
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.The Moor’s Last Sigh
    Explanation :
    The Moor’s Last Sigh is the fifth novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1995. It is set in the Indian cities of Bombay and Cochin

  8. The book ‘The Indian Struggle’ is authored by
    1.MJ Akbar
    2.VV Giri
    3.Shobha De
    4.SC Bose
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.SC Bose
    Explanation :
    The Indian Struggle, 1920–1942 is a two-part book by the Indian nationalist leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose that covers the 1920–1942 history of the Indian independence movement to end British imperial rule over India

  9. Shashi Tharoor is an author of ……………………..
    1.Sea a Poppies
    2.A Bend in the river
    3.India: From Midnight to Millenium
    4.The Inheritance of Loss
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.India: From Midnight to Millenium
    Explanation :
    India: From Midnight to the Millennium is a book written by Shashi Tharoor in 1997. It discusses a wide range of topics like caste, democracy in India, Indira Gandhi, the partition of India

  10. The Poetry ‘ 3 Section’ is written by ……………………..
    1.Vijay Seshadri
    2.JG Farrell
    3.Kailash Vajpeyi
    4.Sujit Paatar
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Vijay Seshadri
    Explanation :
    Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry  – The long-awaited third poetry book by Vijay Seshadri, “one of the most respected poets working in America today