Books and Authors

Who is the author of the book 'Nineteen Eighty Four'?

A. Thomas Hardy

B. Emile Zola

C. George Orwell

D. Walter Scott

Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

A. Gaban

B. Godan

C. Guide

D. Manasorovar

Who is the author of the book 'Forbidden Verses'?

A. Salman RushDie

B. Abu Nuwas

C. Ms. Taslima Nasrin

D. D.H. Lawrence

The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by

A. Rupa Ganguly

B. Seema Biswas

C. Pratiba Sinha

D. Shabama Azmi

Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth?

A. My God Died Young

B. Islamic Bomb

C. Look Back in Anger

D. A Suitable Boy

Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy forever'?

A. John Keats

B. Robert Browing

C. P.B.Shelley

D. William Wordsworth

Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

A. T.N.Kaul

B. J.R.D. Tata

C. Khushwant Singh

D. Nani Palkhivala

Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'?

A. Anees Jung

B. Jagmohan

C. M.J.Akbar

D. Nissim Ezekiel

The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by

A. V.S. Naipaul

B. Alexandra Dumas

C. George Elliot

D. Nirad C. Chaudhuri

In India the first television programme was broadcasted in

A. 1959

B. 1965

C. 1976

D. 1957

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