Books & Authors (India)

Books & Authors (India) – SSC PDF Pattern

Books & Authors (India) – SSC Pattern

1. Consider the following pairs:
I. Wings of Fire — A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
II. Discovery of India — Jawaharlal Nehru
III. God of Small Things — Arundhati Roy

How many pairs are correctly matched?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: C
2. Consider the following statements:
I. Gitanjali was written by Rabindranath Tagore.
II. The Guide was written by R.K. Narayan.
III. A Suitable Boy was written by Vikram Seth.

Which are correct?
A) I & II
B) II & III
C) I & III
D) All
Answer: D
3. Match the following:
1. The White Tiger → Aravind Adiga
2. Half Girlfriend → Chetan Bhagat
3. The Inheritance of Loss → Kiran Desai

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
4. Consider the following pairs:
I. Ignited Minds — A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
II. India Wins Freedom — Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
III. My Experiments with Truth — Mahatma Gandhi

How many are correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: C
5. Consider the following statements:
I. Midnight’s Children was written by Salman Rushdie.
II. Interpreter of Maladies was written by Jhumpa Lahiri.
III. The Palace of Illusions was written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

A) I & II
B) II & III
C) I & III
D) All
Answer: D
6. Match the following:
1. The Blue Umbrella → Ruskin Bond
2. Malgudi Days → R.K. Narayan
3. Untouchable → Mulk Raj Anand

A) All correct
B) Two
C) One
D) None
Answer: A
7. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Guide — R.K. Narayan
II. The Namesake — Jhumpa Lahiri
III. The Lowland — Jhumpa Lahiri

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: C
8. Consider the following statements:
I. An Era of Darkness was written by Shashi Tharoor.
II. The Difficulty of Being Good was written by Gurcharan Das.
III. Why I Am an Atheist was written by Bhagat Singh.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: D
9. Match the following:
1. Five Point Someone → Chetan Bhagat
2. Revolution 2020 → Chetan Bhagat
3. 2 States → Chetan Bhagat

A) All
B) Two
C) One
D) None
Answer: A
10. Consider the following pairs:
I. Gora — Rabindranath Tagore
II. Anandamath — Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
III. Devdas — Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: C
11. Consider the following statements:
I. Premchand wrote in Hindi and Urdu.
II. Tagore wrote India’s National Anthem.
III. Tagore won Nobel Prize in Literature.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: D
12. Match the following:
1. Godaan → Premchand
2. Madhushala → Harivansh Rai Bachchan
3. Pinjar → Amrita Pritam

A) All correct
B) Two
C) One
D) None
Answer: A
13. Consider the following pairs:
I. Half Girlfriend — Chetan Bhagat
II. 2 States — Chetan Bhagat
III. Revolution 2020 — Durjoy Datta

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
14. Consider the following statements:
I. Train to Pakistan is based on partition.
II. Written by Khushwant Singh.
III. It is a poetry book.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
15. Match the following:
1. The Guide → R.K. Narayan
2. Untouchable → Mulk Raj Anand
3. Coolie → Mulk Raj Anand

A) All correct
B) Two
C) One
D) None
Answer: A
16. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Room on the Roof — Ruskin Bond
II. Delhi — Khushwant Singh
III. The Namesake — Kiran Desai

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
17. Consider the following statements:
I. Jhumpa Lahiri won Pulitzer Prize.
II. Aravind Adiga won Booker Prize.
III. Kiran Desai won Nobel Prize.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
18. Match the following:
1. Ignited Minds → A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. My Experiments with Truth → Mahatma Gandhi
3. Discovery of India → Jawaharlal Nehru

A) All correct
B) Two
C) One
D) None
Answer: A
19. Consider the following pairs:
I. Gitanjali — Tagore
II. Anandamath — Premchand
III. Godaan — Premchand

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
20. Consider the following statements:
I. The White Tiger is set in India.
II. It critiques social inequality.
III. It was written by Salman Rushdie.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
21. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Namesake — Jhumpa Lahiri
II. The Lowland — Jhumpa Lahiri
III. Interpreter of Maladies — Arundhati Roy

How many pairs are correctly matched?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
22. Consider the following statements:
I. "The White Tiger" won the Booker Prize.
II. It was written by Aravind Adiga.
III. It is a historical novel about Mughal India.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
23. Match the following:
1. Delhi → Khushwant Singh
2. Train to Pakistan → Khushwant Singh
3. The Company of Women → Khushwant Singh

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
24. Consider the following pairs:
I. Malgudi Days — R.K. Narayan
II. Swami and Friends — R.K. Narayan
III. The Room on the Roof — Ruskin Bond

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: C
25. Consider the following statements:
I. "Godaan" was written by Premchand.
II. It reflects rural Indian life.
III. It is originally written in English.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
26. Match the following:
1. Gora → Rabindranath Tagore
2. Ghare-Baire → Rabindranath Tagore
3. Chokher Bali → Rabindranath Tagore

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
27. Consider the following pairs:
I. India After Gandhi — Ramachandra Guha
II. The Argumentative Indian — Amartya Sen
III. India Unbound — Shashi Tharoor

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
28. Consider the following statements:
I. "An Era of Darkness" discusses British rule in India.
II. It was written by Shashi Tharoor.
III. It won Nobel Prize.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
29. Match the following:
1. Shiva Trilogy → Amish Tripathi
2. Scion of Ikshvaku → Amish Tripathi
3. Oath of the Vayuputras → Amish Tripathi

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
30. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Palace of Illusions — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
II. Sister of My Heart — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
III. The Forest of Enchantments — Kiran Desai

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
31. Consider the following statements:
I. "The Difficulty of Being Good" is written by Gurcharan Das.
II. It deals with ethics in Indian philosophy.
III. It is a fictional novel.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
32. Match the following:
1. The Argumentative Indian → Amartya Sen
2. Development as Freedom → Amartya Sen
3. Identity and Violence → Amartya Sen

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
33. Consider the following pairs:
I. Maximum City — Suketu Mehta
II. Dreamers — Snigdha Poonam
III. The White Mughal — Shashi Tharoor

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
34. Consider the following statements:
I. "The Great Indian Novel" is written by Shashi Tharoor.
II. It is based on Mahabharata.
III. It is a biography.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
35. Match the following:
1. Godaan → Premchand
2. Gaban → Premchand
3. Karmabhoomi → Premchand

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
36. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Emperor of All Maladies — Siddhartha Mukherjee
II. The Gene — Siddhartha Mukherjee
III. The Song of the Cell — Atul Gawande

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
37. Consider the following statements:
I. "Why I Am Not a Hindu" was written by Kancha Ilaiah.
II. It critiques caste system.
III. It is a religious scripture.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
38. Match the following:
1. India Wins Freedom → Maulana Azad
2. Discovery of India → Nehru
3. My Experiments with Truth → Gandhi

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
39. Consider the following pairs:
I. Madhushala — Harivansh Rai Bachchan
II. Rashmirathi — Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
III. Kamayani — Maithili Sharan Gupt

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
40. Consider the following statements:
I. "The Blue Umbrella" was written by Ruskin Bond.
II. It is set in Himachal Pradesh.
III. It is a political novel.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
41. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Shadow Lines — Amitav Ghosh
II. The Glass Palace — Amitav Ghosh
III. Sea of Poppies — Vikram Seth

How many pairs are correctly matched?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
42. Consider the following statements:
I. "Sea of Poppies" is part of the Ibis Trilogy.
II. It was written by Amitav Ghosh.
III. It deals with colonial India and opium trade.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: D
43. Match the following:
1. River of Smoke → Amitav Ghosh
2. Flood of Fire → Amitav Ghosh
3. The Hungry Tide → Amitav Ghosh

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
44. Consider the following pairs:
I. A Suitable Boy — Vikram Seth
II. The Golden Gate — Vikram Seth
III. Two Lives — Salman Rushdie

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
45. Consider the following statements:
I. "A Suitable Boy" is set in post-independence India.
II. It is one of the longest English novels.
III. It was written by Arundhati Roy.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
46. Match the following:
1. City of Djinns → William Dalrymple
2. The White Mughal → William Dalrymple
3. Return of a King → William Dalrymple

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
47. Consider the following pairs:
I. India Unbound — Gurcharan Das
II. The Difficulty of Being Good — Gurcharan Das
III. The Elephant Paradigm — Amartya Sen

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
48. Consider the following statements:
I. "The Argumentative Indian" was written by Amartya Sen.
II. It discusses Indian history and culture.
III. It is a fictional work.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
49. Match the following:
1. Pax Indica → Shashi Tharoor
2. The Paradoxical Prime Minister → Shashi Tharoor
3. An Era of Darkness → Shashi Tharoor

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
50. Consider the following pairs:
I. The Great Indian Novel — Shashi Tharoor
II. Riot — Shashi Tharoor
III. Show Business — Vikram Seth

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
51. Consider the following statements:
I. "The Emperor of All Maladies" is written by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
II. It deals with cancer.
III. It won the Booker Prize.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
52. Match the following:
1. The Gene → Siddhartha Mukherjee
2. The Song of the Cell → Siddhartha Mukherjee
3. The Laws of Medicine → Siddhartha Mukherjee

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
53. Consider the following pairs:
I. Being Mortal — Atul Gawande
II. Complications — Atul Gawande
III. Better — Siddhartha Mukherjee

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
54. Consider the following statements:
I. "Being Mortal" discusses ageing and healthcare.
II. It was written by Atul Gawande.
III. It is a fictional novel.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
55. Match the following:
1. Why I Am Not a Hindu → Kancha Ilaiah
2. The Hindus: An Alternative History → Wendy Doniger
3. Being Indian → Pavan K. Varma

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
56. Consider the following pairs:
I. Maximum City — Suketu Mehta
II. Dreamers — Snigdha Poonam
III. City of Djinns — Ramachandra Guha

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
57. Consider the following statements:
I. "Dreamers" focuses on Indian youth.
II. It was written by Snigdha Poonam.
III. It is a political constitution book.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
58. Match the following:
1. India After Gandhi → Ramachandra Guha
2. Makers of Modern India → Ramachandra Guha
3. Gandhi Before India → Ramachandra Guha

A) All correct
B) Only two
C) Only one
D) None
Answer: A
59. Consider the following pairs:
I. Why I Am an Atheist — Bhagat Singh
II. Hind Swaraj — Mahatma Gandhi
III. Discovery of India — Sardar Patel

How many correct?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) None
Answer: B
60. Consider the following statements:
I. "Hind Swaraj" was written by Mahatma Gandhi.
II. It critiques modern civilization.
III. It was written after independence.

A) I only
B) I & II
C) II & III
D) All
Answer: B
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