Books and Authors Questions and Answers Part-16

1. The famous book 'Anandmath' was authored by -
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
c) Aurobindo Ghosh
d) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: b

2. Who directed the film '1942 : A love story'?
a) Mahesh Bhatt
b) Vidhu Vinod Chopra
c) Yash Chopra
d) Ketan Mehta

Answer: b

3. Who is the author of famous statement: "That Government is the best which governs least"?
a) Herbert Spencer
b) Harold Laski
c) Alexis De Tocqueville
d) Henry David Thoreau

Answer: d

4. Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
a) C. D. Deshmukh
b) Dr. P. C. Alexander
c) M. O. Mathai
d) S. C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: c

5. Aurobindo was the author of -
a) Discovery of India
b) Hindu view of life
c) Yogashastra
d) Savitri

Answer: d

6. Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?
a) Farrukh Dhondy
b) Jon Amiel
c) Zohra Sehgal
d) Saeed Jaffrey

Answer: b

7. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?
a) Nirad C. Chaudhuri
b) Subramanian Swamy
c) Khushwant Singh
d) Mulk Raj Anand

Answer: c

8. Who is the author of the book - 'Preparing for the Twenty - First Century'?
a) Larry Collins
b) V. S. Naipaul
c) V. R. Krishna Iyer
d) Paul Kennedy

Answer: d

9. Which of the film is directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta?
a) Mohra
b) Krantiveer
c) 1942 - A Love Story
d) Charachar

Answer: d

10. 'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by -
a) Shiv Prasad Singh
b) Subash Mukhopadhyay
c) Ram Vilas Sharma
d) Ramakant Rath

Answer: a