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GK Questions: Books & Authors – Set 29

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  1.  A novelette “The Sons of the Dragon” is authored by whom ?
    1.Samuel Richardson
    2.R.R.Martin
    3.Charles Martin
    4.Peter Carey
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.R.R.Martin
    Explanation :
    The Sons of the Dragon is a novelette by George R. R. Martin. It is set in the Westeros of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, hundreds of years before the events of A Game of Thrones (1996) during the reign of King Aenys I Targaryen and Maegor the Cruel, the sons of the first Targaryen King Aegon the Conqueror.

  2. ‘I Am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP’s Digital Army’ is a non-fiction book written by ________________
    1.Swati Chaturvedi
    2.Indu Sundaresan
    3.Kiran Desai
    4.Anuja Chauhan
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Swati Chaturvedi
    Explanation :
    Delhi-based journalist Swati Chaturvedi released a slim non-fiction book, I Am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP’s Digital Army, on the Juggernaut Books app. Published by digital-first publishing house Juggernaut, the book is also available as a paperback.

  3. The book titled  “Welcome to Nowhere” has been authored by who among the following ?
    1.Paula Hawkins
    2.Elizabeth Laird
    3.Cathy Dillon
    4.Ambai
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Elizabeth Laird
    Explanation :
    Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully-written story about the life of one family in wartime by the award-winning author Elizabeth Laird.

  4.  Who is the editor of the book titles ‘60 Indian Poets’ ?
    1.Amrita Pritam
    2.Vikram Seth
    3.Gulzar
    4.Jeet Thayil
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Jeet Thayil
    Explanation :
    Jeet Thayil is an Indian poet, novelist, librettist and musician.He is the editor of the Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Indian Poets (Bloodaxe, UK, 2008), 60 Indian Poets (Penguin India, 2008)

  5. ‘The Man Who Could Never Say ‘No ’’ is authored by _______________
    1.Anuradha Ramanan
    2.T.T.Vasu
    3.Venkatasubramaniyan G
    4.Vittal Rao
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.T.T.Vasu
    Explanation :
    Former Governor of West Bengal, Gopalkrishna Gandhi released the book titled ‘The Man Who Could Never Say ‘No ’’ authored by T.T.Vasu

  6. You Got Magic is the book penned by whom ?
    1.Gopinath Muthukad
    2.Maneka Sorcar
    3.P. C. Sorcar Jr.
    4.Neel Madhav
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Neel Madhav
    Explanation :
    You Got Magic is the book written by Neel Madhav and Vinita Madhav. It is a secret-revealing magic handbook to make you learn some tricks to amaze friends and family. 

  7. The novel ‘A Great Reckoning’ is written by _____________
    1.Penny Hancock
    2.John Lewis
    3.Louise Penny
    4.Colson Whitehead
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Louise Penny
    Explanation :
    The plot of Louise Penny’s 12th Chief Inspector Gamache novel, “A Great Reckoning,” involves the discovery of an intricate old map that’s been stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, the village in Quebec where Gamache and his beloved wife, Reine-Marie, keep a house

  8. The book Contemporary West Asia: Perspectives on Change and Continuity is authored by whom ?
    1.Sujata Ashwarya
    2.Selina Sen
    3.Mujib Alam
    4.Both 1 and 2
    5.Both 1 and 3
    Answer – 5.Both 1 and 3
    Explanation :
    The book Contemporary West Asia: Perspectives on Change and Continuity by Sujata Ashwarya and Mujib Alam.

  9. Who is the author of the book Army and Nation: The Military and Indian Democracy Since Independence ?
    1.Douglas Wilson
    2.Steven Wilkinson
    3.Steve Berry
    4.Steve Silberman
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Steven Wilkinson
    Explanation :
    Army and Nation: The Military and Indian Democracy Since Independence is the book by Steven Wilkinson

  10. What is the title of the Arundhati Roy’s next book  ?
    1.The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
    2.The Government of Utmost Happiness
    3.The Country of Utmost Happiness
    4.The Ministry of Almost Happiness
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
    Explanation :
    The cover of Booker-winning author Arundhati Roys next book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” draws inspiration from the beauty of decay





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