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MCQs โ€” Books & Authors



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Books & Authors โ€” Practice MCQs

10 practice questions on important books and their authors for UPSC & PSC exams.

Q1The book “Wings of Fire” is the autobiography of:
  • A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • C) Rajiv Gandhi
  • D) Manmohan Singh
โœ… Answer: B โ€” “Wings of Fire” is the autobiography of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, India’s 11th President and the “Missile Man of India.” It was written with Arun Tiwari.
Q2The book “The Discovery of India” was written by:
  • A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • C) B.R. Ambedkar
  • D) Subhas Chandra Bose
โœ… Answer: B โ€” “The Discovery of India” was written by Jawaharlal Nehru while he was imprisoned at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944. It explores India’s history, culture, and philosophy.
Q3The “Arthashastra” was written by:
  • A) Manu
  • B) Kautilya (Chanakya)
  • C) Panini
  • D) Vatsyayana
โœ… Answer: B โ€” The Arthashastra was written by Kautilya (also known as Chanakya or Vishnugupta), the chief minister of Chandragupta Maurya. It is a treatise on political economy and statecraft.
Q4The book “Annihilation of Caste” was written by:
  • A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • C) B.R. Ambedkar
  • D) Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
โœ… Answer: C โ€” “Annihilation of Caste” was written by B.R. Ambedkar in 1936. It is a critique of the Hindu caste system and argues for its complete abolition.
Q5The book “Gita Rahasya” was written by:
  • A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • C) Swami Vivekananda
  • D) Aurobindo Ghosh
โœ… Answer: B โ€” “Gita Rahasya” (full title: Srimad Bhagavadgita Rahasya) was written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak while imprisoned in Mandalay (1910โ€“1914). It is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita emphasising karma yoga.
Q6The book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” was written by:
  • A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • C) Dadabhai Naoroji
  • D) Lala Lajpat Rai
โœ… Answer: C โ€” “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” was written by Dadabhai Naoroji (1901). It presented the “drain of wealth” theory, arguing that British rule was draining India’s wealth.
Q7The “Ain-i-Akbari” was written by:
  • A) Babur
  • B) Jahangir
  • C) Abul Fazl
  • D) Birbal
โœ… Answer: C โ€” The “Ain-i-Akbari” was written by Abul Fazl, the court historian of Emperor Akbar. It is the third volume of the Akbarnama and provides a detailed account of Akbar’s administration, revenue system, and the Mughal Empire.
Q8The book “India Wins Freedom” was written by:
  • A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • D) Rajendra Prasad
โœ… Answer: B โ€” “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, India’s first Education Minister. It provides his account of the partition of India and the independence movement.
Q9The book “The Indian Struggle” was written by:
  • A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • B) Subhas Chandra Bose
  • C) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • D) Bipin Chandra Pal
โœ… Answer: B โ€” “The Indian Struggle” was written by Subhas Chandra Bose. It covers the history of the Indian independence movement from 1920 to 1942.
Q10The book “Indica” was written by which Greek ambassador to the Mauryan court?
  • A) Herodotus
  • B) Megasthenes
  • C) Strabo
  • D) Ptolemy
โœ… Answer: B โ€” “Indica” was written by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya. It provides a valuable account of Mauryan India, though the original is lost and only fragments survive in other works.