Books and Authors

21.Who wrote ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’?
a.D. H. Lawrence
b.Lynn Vincent
c.Sir Walter Scott
d.Anton Chekhov

Option “A” is correct.
‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, published in a limited English – language edition in Florence (1928) and in Paris (1929).
22.Who wrote the famous line : ‘A thing of beauty is a joy forever’?
a.
b.
c.
d.Larry Collins

Option “A” is correct.
John Keats dedicated this poem to the late poet Thomas Chatterton. The poem begins with the line “A thing of beauty is a joy for ever”.
23.Who wrote ‘Jungle Book’?
a.Mohd. Salim
b.Rudyard Kipling
c.Sibhu
d.None of the above

Option “B” is correct.
Rudyard Kipling wrote ‘Jungle Book’.
24.The serial ‘India’s Rajiv’ was produced and directed by –
a.Satyajit Ray
b.Mira Nair
c.Shyam Benegal
d.Simi Garewal

Option “D” is correct.
The serial ‘India’s Rajiv’ was produced and directed by Simi Garewal.
25.Who has written the book ‘Courtyards of my childhood – A Memoir’?
a.Romola Chatterjee
b.Kamala Markandey
c.Shobha De
d.Tabish Khair

Option “A” is correct.
Romola Chatterjee has written the book ‘Courtyards of my childhood – A Memoir’.
26.Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of –
a.Peace
b.Music and dance
c.Science and technology
d.Fine Arts

Option “C” is correct.
The purpose of the Bhatnagar Prize is to recognise outstanding Indian work in science and technology.
27.Aurobindo was the author of –
a.Yogashastra
b.Discovery of India
c.Savitri
d.Hindu view of life

Option “C” is correct.
‘Savitri : A Legend and a Symbol’ is an epic poem in blank verse by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.
28.Author of the book named “Waiting for the Mahatma”?
a.P. C. Parakh
b.R. K. Narayan
c.Sanjay Baru
d.R. D. Pradhan

Option “B” is correct.
‘Waiting for the Mahatma’ is a 1955 novel by R. K. Narayan
29.Who wrote ‘Gulliver’s Travels’?
a.Jonathan Swift
b.Alivin Toffler
c.Samuel Johnson
d.D. H. Lawrence

Option “A” is correct.
Jonathan Swift wrote ‘Gulliver’s Travels’.
30.The book ‘Midnight’s Children’ has been written by –
a.Arundhati Roy
b.Tasleema Nasreen
c.Salman Rushdie
d.Kiran Desai

Option “C” is correct.
Midnight’s Children, allegorical novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981. It is a historical chronicle of modern India centering on the inextricably linked fates of two children who were born within the first hour of independence from Great Britain.
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