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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Books and Authors-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on Books and Authors with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-8 section-1

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Books and Authors .
71
Who said the words, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to Death your right to say it'?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Neutrality principle borrows from a stirring maxim often attributed to Voltaire: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
72
The celebrated novel 'The Godfather' was authored by -
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
'The Godfather' is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo.
73
The book 'The Man who knew Infinity' by Robert Kanigel is the biography of -
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
'The Man Who Knew Infinity : A Life of the Genius Ramanujan' is a biography of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, written in 1991 by Robert Kanigel and published by Washington Square Press.
74
Who is the author of 'Betrayal of the Defence Forces'?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Vishnu Bhagat is the author of 'Betrayal of the Defence Forces'.
75
David Copperfield is the name of -
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
David Copperfield is the protagonist after which the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield was named.
76
The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by -
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The famous book 'The Daughter of the East' is written by Ms. Benazir Bhutto.
77
Which is not a correct combination?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Midnight's Children is a 1981 book by Salman Rushdie about India's transition from British colonialism to independence.
78
The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is -
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The author of the book 'Waiting for the Mahatma' is R. K. Narayan.
79
'In Custody', an English novel is written by which one of the following?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
'In Custody' by Anita Desai is woven around the yearnings and calamities of a small town scholar in the north of India. Anita Desai is an Indian novelist known for works on adult novels, children's books and short stories.
80
Who wrote the book 'The Prince'?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Niccolo Machiaveli wrote the book 'The Prince'.