Books and Authors


  1. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ film is based on the book ‘Question and Answer’ written by :









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    Vikas Swarup

    Correct Option: A

    Vikas Swarup


  1. Who has authored the book ‘Straight from the Heart’ ?









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    Kapil Dev

    Correct Option: C

    Kapil Dev



  1. The author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ is









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    The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. It was a 1988 Booker Prize Finalist and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for novel of the year. However, major controversy ensued as conservative Muslims accused it of blasphemy and mocking their faith which resulted in a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, in 1989.

    Correct Option: B

    The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. It was a 1988 Booker Prize Finalist and won the 1988 Whitbread Award for novel of the year. However, major controversy ensued as conservative Muslims accused it of blasphemy and mocking their faith which resulted in a fatwa calling for Rushdie's death issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, in 1989.


  1. Who is the author of the book ‘The Zigzag Way” ?









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    The Zigzag Way is a 2004 novel by Anita Desai. The novel is about an American academic and writer who goes with his girlfriend to Mexico and rediscovers his passion for fiction writing.

    Correct Option: A

    The Zigzag Way is a 2004 novel by Anita Desai. The novel is about an American academic and writer who goes with his girlfriend to Mexico and rediscovers his passion for fiction writing.



  1. Which one of the following newspapers had been edited by Gandhiji ?









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    Navjivan was a weekly newspaper published by Gandhi, in Gujarati, from 1919 to 1931, from Ahmedabad. Swami Anand took the reins of ‘Navjeevan’ at the end of 1919.

    Correct Option: A

    Navjivan was a weekly newspaper published by Gandhi, in Gujarati, from 1919 to 1931, from Ahmedabad. Swami Anand took the reins of ‘Navjeevan’ at the end of 1919.