Q.1 Who is the author of 'The Alchemist'?
Paulo Coelho
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
J.K. Rowling
Ernest Hemingway
Explanation - 'The Alchemist' is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, first published in 1988.
Correct answer is: Paulo Coelho
Q.2 Which famous book was written by George Orwell?
1984
Brave New World
Fahrenheit 451
Animal Farm
Explanation - George Orwell wrote both '1984' and 'Animal Farm'; '1984' is a dystopian novel published in 1949.
Correct answer is: 1984
Q.3 Who wrote 'The God of Small Things'?
Arundhati Roy
Salman Rushdie
Jhumpa Lahiri
R.K. Narayan
Explanation - Arundhati Roy's debut novel 'The God of Small Things' won the Booker Prize in 1997.
Correct answer is: Arundhati Roy
Q.4 Which author created the character 'Sherlock Holmes'?
Agatha Christie
Arthur Conan Doyle
Edgar Allan Poe
Dan Brown
Explanation - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a British writer, created the detective Sherlock Holmes in 1887.
Correct answer is: Arthur Conan Doyle
Q.5 'Midnight's Children' is written by:
Salman Rushdie
Vikram Seth
Amitav Ghosh
Kiran Desai
Explanation - 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981, was authored by Salman Rushdie.
Correct answer is: Salman Rushdie
Q.6 Who is the author of 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Austen
Mary Shelley
Emily Bronte
Explanation - 'Pride and Prejudice', a classic romantic novel, was written by Jane Austen and published in 1813.
Correct answer is: Jane Austen
Q.7 'The Kite Runner' was written by:
Khaled Hosseini
Orhan Pamuk
Paulo Coelho
Leo Tolstoy
Explanation - 'The Kite Runner' is Khaled Hosseini's first novel, published in 2003, set in Afghanistan.
Correct answer is: Khaled Hosseini
Q.8 Who wrote the famous play 'Hamlet'?
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
George Bernard Shaw
Tennessee Williams
Explanation - 'Hamlet' is one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, written around 1600.
Correct answer is: William Shakespeare
Q.9 'A Brief History of Time' was authored by:
Carl Sagan
Stephen Hawking
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Explanation - Stephen Hawking wrote 'A Brief History of Time' in 1988 to explain cosmology to the general public.
Correct answer is: Stephen Hawking
Q.10 Who is the author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Jorge Luis Borges
Isabel Allende
Mario Vargas Llosa
Explanation - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Colombian novelist, wrote 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', published in 1967.
Correct answer is: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Q.11 'The Great Gatsby' was written by:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
John Steinbeck
Mark Twain
Explanation - F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote 'The Great Gatsby' in 1925, a classic novel depicting the Jazz Age.
Correct answer is: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Q.12 Who wrote 'Wings of Fire', the autobiography of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
K. Radhakrishnan
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
C.V. Raman
Vikram Sarabhai
Explanation - 'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of India's former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, co-written with Arun Tiwari.
Correct answer is: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Q.13 Who is the author of 'Life of Pi'?
Yann Martel
Paulo Coelho
Orhan Pamuk
Salman Rushdie
Explanation - 'Life of Pi', a novel about a boy stranded on a lifeboat with a tiger, was written by Yann Martel and won the Booker Prize in 2002.
Correct answer is: Yann Martel
Q.14 'The Catcher in the Rye' was written by:
J.D. Salinger
Mark Twain
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
Explanation - 'The Catcher in the Rye' is a novel by J.D. Salinger, published in 1951, focusing on teenage angst and alienation.
Correct answer is: J.D. Salinger
Q.15 Who wrote 'Anna Karenina'?
Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Anton Chekhov
Nikolai Gogol
Explanation - 'Anna Karenina' is a tragic novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy, published in 1877.
Correct answer is: Leo Tolstoy
Q.16 Which author is famous for 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series?
C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
Roald Dahl
Philip Pullman
Explanation - C.S. Lewis, a British writer, authored 'The Chronicles of Narnia', a famous fantasy series.
Correct answer is: C.S. Lewis
Q.17 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was written by:
Harper Lee
Truman Capote
Mark Twain
John Steinbeck
Explanation - 'To Kill a Mockingbird', a novel addressing racial injustice, was written by Harper Lee in 1960.
Correct answer is: Harper Lee
Q.18 Who wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea'?
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
William Faulkner
Explanation - Ernest Hemingway authored 'The Old Man and the Sea', a short novel published in 1952.
Correct answer is: Ernest Hemingway
Q.19 Who is the author of 'Midnight's Children'?
Salman Rushdie
Amitav Ghosh
Vikram Seth
Kiran Desai
Explanation - 'Midnight's Children' is a novel by Salman Rushdie, awarded the Booker Prize in 1981.
Correct answer is: Salman Rushdie
Q.20 'Crime and Punishment' is written by:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Leo Tolstoy
Anton Chekhov
Nikolai Gogol
Explanation - Fyodor Dostoevsky, a Russian author, wrote 'Crime and Punishment' in 1866, exploring morality and guilt.
Correct answer is: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Q.21 Who wrote the novel 'Jane Eyre'?
Charlotte Bronte
Emily Bronte
Mary Shelley
Jane Austen
Explanation - 'Jane Eyre' is a novel by Charlotte Bronte, published in 1847, highlighting themes of love and morality.
Correct answer is: Charlotte Bronte
Q.22 Who is the author of 'The Hobbit'?
J.R.R. Tolkien
C.S. Lewis
George R.R. Martin
Terry Pratchett
Explanation - 'The Hobbit', a fantasy novel about Bilbo Baggins, was written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1937.
Correct answer is: J.R.R. Tolkien
Q.23 'Beloved', a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, was written by:
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
Maya Angelou
Margaret Atwood
Explanation - Toni Morrison wrote 'Beloved' in 1987, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988.
Correct answer is: Toni Morrison
Q.24 Who is the author of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
Oscar Wilde
George Bernard Shaw
H.G. Wells
James Joyce
Explanation - Oscar Wilde wrote 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', first published in 1890, exploring themes of vanity and moral corruption.
Correct answer is: Oscar Wilde
Q.25 Who wrote 'Brave New World'?
Aldous Huxley
George Orwell
Ray Bradbury
Philip K. Dick
Explanation - 'Brave New World', a dystopian novel depicting a futuristic society, was authored by Aldous Huxley in 1932.
Correct answer is: Aldous Huxley