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This section includes 69 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Indian Polity and Civics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one Mark Tully's first book on India |
| A. | Amritsar: Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle |
| B. | The Heart of India |
| C. | No Full Stops in India |
| D. | India: The Road Ahead |
| Answer» B. The Heart of India | |
| 2. |
Jataka is a Buddhist literature on |
| A. | Stories of Previous births of Budha |
| B. | Metaphysics |
| C. | Rules of the Orders |
| D. | Sermons of Budha |
| Answer» B. Metaphysics | |
| 3. |
Who wrote the book "We the People" |
| A. | TN Kaul |
| B. | JRD Tata |
| C. | Khushwant Singh |
| D. | Nani Palkhivala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Who wrote the book "Wings of Fire" |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| D. | Mahatama Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Subhas Chandra Bose | |
| 5. |
In which year the book Travels of Dean Mahomet was written, the first book written by an Indian in English |
| A. | 1781 |
| B. | 1788 |
| C. | 1793 |
| D. | 1798 |
| Answer» D. 1798 | |
| 6. |
Who was the writer of the book "Coolie" |
| A. | Mulk Raj Anand |
| B. | R. K. Narayan |
| C. | Ahmad Ali |
| D. | Raja Rao |
| Answer» B. R. K. Narayan | |
| 7. |
Who written the first indian novel written in English "Rajmohan's Wife" in the year 1864 |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| D. | Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» D. Ram Mohan Roy | |
| 8. |
Who was the first to translate the Mahabharat into English |
| A. | Ram Nath Kak |
| B. | R. K. Narayan |
| C. | Raja Rao |
| D. | K M Ganguli |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Who was the first receipient of Saraswati Samman Award |
| A. | Ramakant Rath |
| B. | Harivansh Rai Bachchan |
| C. | Vijay Tendulkar |
| D. | Balamani Amma |
| Answer» C. Vijay Tendulkar | |
| 10. |
In which year Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel Prize in Literature |
| A. | 1912 |
| B. | 1913 |
| C. | 1914 |
| D. | 1915 |
| Answer» C. 1914 | |
| 11. |
Total number of poems in the English version of the "Gitanjali" is |
| A. | 97 |
| B. | 101 |
| C. | 103 |
| D. | 109 |
| Answer» D. 109 | |
| 12. |
The last book authored by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was |
| A. | Ignited Minds |
| B. | Reignited Minds |
| C. | Wings of Fire |
| D. | Advantage India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The book "An Era of darkness - The British Empire in India", released in 2016, is written by |
| A. | Amartya Sen |
| B. | Shashi Tharoor |
| C. | N. Ram |
| D. | Taslima Nasrin |
| Answer» C. N. Ram | |
| 14. |
The Sahitya Akademi Awards are for how many Indian languages |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 23 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 15. |
In Hindi literature, the Adi kal or Vir-Gatha kal is started from the year |
| A. | 1020 |
| B. | 1050 |
| C. | 1125 |
| D. | 1180 |
| Answer» C. 1125 | |
| 16. |
"Lone fox dancing" is the autobiography of which Indian writer |
| A. | Nirad C Chaudhary |
| B. | Mahesh Dattani |
| C. | Anita Desai |
| D. | Ruskin Bond |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Ramcharitmanas was originally written in which language |
| A. | Maithili |
| B. | Awadhi |
| C. | Braj |
| D. | Bhojpuri |
| Answer» C. Braj | |
| 18. |
Who was the first recipient of the Sahitya Academi Award for English Literature |
| A. | Nayantara Sehgal |
| B. | R.K. Narayan |
| C. | Raja Rao |
| D. | Mulk Raj Anad |
| Answer» C. Raja Rao | |
| 19. |
Who is the first Hindi poet to received Jnanpith Award |
| A. | Sumitranandan Pant |
| B. | Suryakant Tripathi |
| C. | Maithili Sharan Gupt |
| D. | Hazari Prasad Dwivedi |
| Answer» B. Suryakant Tripathi | |
| 20. |
The Jataka stories are related to the previous lives of whom |
| A. | Krishna |
| B. | Mahabir |
| C. | Budha |
| D. | Guru Nanak |
| Answer» D. Guru Nanak | |
| 21. |
Who wrote the book 'Panchatantra' |
| A. | Chanakya |
| B. | Kalidas |
| C. | Vishnu Sharma |
| D. | Banabhatta |
| Answer» D. Banabhatta | |
| 22. |
In which year Salman Rushdie cancelled his visit of Jaipur Literature Festival for threats to his life |
| A. | 2008 |
| B. | 2010 |
| C. | 2011 |
| D. | 2012 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
From which year Jaipur Literature Festival started |
| A. | 2002 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2008 |
| Answer» D. 2008 | |
| 24. |
Wings of Fire is an autobiography of |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 25. |
The fictional South Indian city 'Malgudi' is a creation of |
| A. | Ruskin Bond |
| B. | Mulk Raj Anand |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | R. K. Narayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection, Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra |
| A. | R. K. Narayan |
| B. | Chetan Bhagat |
| C. | Ruskin Bond |
| D. | Anita Desai |
| Answer» D. Anita Desai | |
| 27. |
For which book Salman Rushdie wins the Booker Prize |
| A. | The Satanic Verses |
| B. | Midnight's Children |
| C. | Fury |
| D. | Shalimar the Clown |
| Answer» C. Fury | |
| 28. |
In which year Salman Rushdie wins the Booker Prize |
| A. | 1981 |
| B. | 1984 |
| C. | 1987 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» B. 1984 | |
| 29. |
Which Indian writer is also a member of the US President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama |
| A. | Arundhati Roy |
| B. | V.S. Naipaul |
| C. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| D. | Salman Rushdie |
| Answer» D. Salman Rushdie | |
| 30. |
Where the Head Office of the Sahitya Akademi is located |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Pune |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 31. |
In which year National Book Trust was founded |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1949 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1957 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
In 2011 who wins the Pulitzer Prize for the book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" |
| A. | Siddhartha Mukherjee |
| B. | Geeta Anand |
| C. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| D. | Gobind Behari Lal |
| Answer» B. Geeta Anand | |
| 33. |
Jhumpa Lahiri wins the Pulitzer Prize in the section of |
| A. | Public Service |
| B. | Fiction |
| C. | Poetry |
| D. | Drama |
| Answer» C. Poetry | |
| 34. |
Which indian wins the first Pulitzer Prize |
| A. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| B. | Geeta Anand |
| C. | Gobind Behari Lal |
| D. | Siddhartha Mukherjee |
| Answer» D. Siddhartha Mukherjee | |
| 35. |
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian' is an autobiography of |
| A. | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| B. | Nirad C. Chaudhuri |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 36. |
Who is the author of the book 'Hajar Churashir Maa' |
| A. | Aparna Sen |
| B. | Taslima Nasrin |
| C. | Ashapoorna Devi |
| D. | Mahasweta Devi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
V S Naipaul has been awarded with honorary fellowship of Sahitya Akademi in the year |
| A. | 2007 |
| B. | 2010 |
| C. | 2012 |
| D. | 2013 |
| Answer» C. 2012 | |
| 38. |
Who was the first elected fellow of Sahitya Akademi Fellowship |
| A. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| B. | D. R. Bendre |
| C. | Dr. S Radhakrishnan |
| D. | Gopinath Kaviraj |
| Answer» D. Gopinath Kaviraj | |
| 39. |
Which foundation instituted Saraswati Samman annual award |
| A. | K. K. Birla Foundation |
| B. | TATA Foundation |
| C. | Smile Foundation |
| D. | M Gandhi Foundation |
| Answer» B. TATA Foundation | |
| 40. |
Who translated the book 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' written by M K Gandhi from Gujrati to English |
| A. | Mahadev Desai |
| B. | J. B. Kripalani |
| C. | Mohanlal Pandya |
| D. | Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» B. J. B. Kripalani | |
| 41. |
Who wrote the famous novel 'Anandamath' |
| A. | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| B. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Michael Madhusudan Dutt |
| Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |
| 42. |
In which year Bhagavad Gita was first translated to English |
| A. | 1780 |
| B. | 1785 |
| C. | 1812 |
| D. | 1830 |
| Answer» C. 1812 | |
| 43. |
How many chapters are in Bhagavad Gita |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» D. 21 | |
| 44. |
The first English translation of the Bhagavad Gita was done by |
| A. | Charles Wilkins |
| B. | William Jones |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Henry Thomas Colebrooke |
| Answer» B. William Jones | |
| 45. |
Who is the author of the book 'The Shadow Lines' |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | R.K. Narayan |
| C. | Amitav Ghosh |
| D. | Rohinton Mistry |
| Answer» D. Rohinton Mistry | |
| 46. |
In which year the Jnanpith Award was first awarded |
| A. | 1965 |
| B. | 1970 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1962 |
| Answer» B. 1970 | |
| 47. |
Who is the first woman to receive Sahitya Academy Award |
| A. | Mahasweta Devi |
| B. | Bani Basu |
| C. | Ashapoorna Devi |
| D. | Amrita Pritam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who is the first winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi |
| A. | Acharya Narendra Dev |
| B. | Nagendra |
| C. | Makhanlal Chaturvedi |
| D. | Amritlal Nagar |
| Answer» D. Amritlal Nagar | |
| 49. |
The nationality of V S Naipaul is |
| A. | Indian |
| B. | British |
| C. | American |
| D. | Brazilian |
| Answer» C. American | |
| 50. |
Indian origin writer V S Naipaul won the Nobel Prize in Literature in the year |
| A. | 1998 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2003 |
| D. | 2008 |
| Answer» C. 2003 | |