Books and Authors Questions and Answers Part-20

1. The serial 'India's Rajiv' was produced and directed by -
a) Simi Garewal
b) Satyajit Ray
c) Shyam Benegal
d) Mira Nair

Answer: a

2. The original name of 'Mahabharata' is -
a) Katha Saritsagar
b) Jaya Samhita
c) Vrahat Katha
d) Rajatarangini

Answer: b

3. 'Man without society is either a beast or a God'. Who said this?
a) Plato
b) Gandhi
c) Aristotle
d) Henry Maine

Answer: c

4.Who has written the famous book 'Mankind and Mother Earth'?
a) Arnold Toynbee
b) Leo Tolstoy
c) John Ruskin
d) Bertrand Russel

Answer: a

5. 'Maya Memsaab' is a film directed by -
a) Shyam Benegal
b) Ketan Mehta
c) Bhupen Hazarika
d) Tapan Sinha

Answer: b

6. The famous book 'Anna Karenina' is written by -
a) Boris Pasternak
b) Victor Hugo
c) Lewis Carrol
d) Leo Tolstoy

Answer: d

7. Who is the author of famous book 'The Judgement'?
a) Anthony Mascarenhasa
b) R. Vankatarama
c) Kuldip Nayar
d) Janardhan Turkur

Answer: c

8. Who said "I therefore, want freedom immediately, this very night, before dawn, if it can be had"?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Nelson Mandela

Answer: b

9. Who is the author of 'Ashtadhyayi'?
a) Sumitranandan
b) Raj Anand
c) Panini
d) Gitta Piramal

Answer: c

10. Who directed the world famous film 'The Gandhi'?
a) Ben Kingsley
b) Satyajit Ray
c) Mrinal Sen
d) Richard Attenborough

Answer: d