“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Cicero

Books have always been the backbone of civilization — they preserve knowledge, spark revolutions, and change lives. For students, aspirants, and readers alike, knowing key books and their authors is essential.

🏛️ Classical & Historical Masterpieces

Famous Indian Authors and Their Books

🌍 Globally Renowned Authors & Their Works

🧠 Science, Society, and Political Thought

🎯 Books Frequently Asked in Exams

Smart Tips to Remember Books & Authors

• 🔤 Mnemonics: Create catchy phrases to remember pairs.
• 📚 Theme Grouping: Group books by topic – Science, History, Literature.
• 📲 Flashcards & Quizzes: Use apps like Quizlet or Anki for active recall.
• 🎓 Practice Tests: Solve previous year papers and GK mock tests.

Questions on Important Books and Authors

1. Who wrote The White Tiger?
   A) Arundhati Roy
   B) Vikram Seth
   C) Aravind Adiga
   D) Salman Rushdie
   → Answer: C) Aravind Adiga
2. Who is the author of Wings of Fire?
   A) Abdul Kalam
   B) Chetan Bhagat
   C) Subhash Chandra Bose
   D) Vikram Sarabhai
   → Answer: A) Abdul Kalam
3. Which book was written by Anne Frank?
   A) Night
   B) The Diary of a Young Girl
   C) Mein Kampf
   D) Schindler’s List
   → Answer: B) The Diary of a Young Girl
4. Who wrote God of Small Things?
   A) Jhumpa Lahiri
   B) Kiran Desai
   C) Arundhati Roy
   D) Anita Desai
   → Answer: C) Arundhati Roy
5. Author of Gitanjali is:
   A) Rabindranath Tagore
   B) Sarojini Naidu
   C) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
   D) Kazi Nazrul Islam
   → Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore
6. Who wrote The Origin of Species?
   A) Isaac Newton
   B) Charles Darwin
   C) Louis Pasteur
   D) Albert Einstein
   → Answer: B) Charles Darwin
7. Which book is written by L.K. Advani?
   A) The Coalition Years
   B) My Country, My Life
   C) Exam Warriors
   D) India After Gandhi
   → Answer: B) My Country, My Life
8. Who authored The Alchemist?
   A) J.K. Rowling
   B) Dan Brown
   C) Paulo Coelho
   D) George Orwell
   → Answer: C) Paulo Coelho
9. Author of Midnight’s Children is:
   A) Salman Rushdie
   B) Ruskin Bond
   C) Amitav Ghosh
   D) Vikram Seth
   → Answer: A) Salman Rushdie
10. Which of the following is an autobiography?
    A) The God of Small Things
    B) Train to Pakistan
    C) My Experiments with Truth
    D) The Guide
    → Answer: C) My Experiments with Truth

🧠 Section B: One-Word/Direct Answer Questions

11. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
    → Answer: Jane Austen
12. Which famous cricketer wrote Playing It My Way?
    → Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
13. Who is the author of India After Gandhi?
    → Answer: Ramachandra Guha
14. Name the author of Das Kapital.
    → Answer: Karl Marx
15. Which scientist wrote A Brief History of Time?
    → Answer: Stephen Hawking
16. Who wrote The Republic?
    → Answer: Plato
17. Who is the author of Hamlet?
    → Answer: William Shakespeare
18. Which Indian revolutionary wrote Why I Am an Atheist?
    → Answer: Bhagat Singh
19. Name the book written by Narendra Modi for students.
    → Answer: Exam Warriors
20. Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
    → Answer: Harper Lee

📘 Section C: Match the Following

Q21–25: Match the Author with the Book

→ Answers:
1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 – d, 5 – e

🧾 Section D: True or False

26. War and Peace was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
    → False (It was written by Leo Tolstoy)
27. Sapiens is a work by Yuval Noah Harari.
    → True
28. Gitanjali won Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel Prize in Literature.
    → True
29. Chetan Bhagat wrote The Guide.
    → False (The Guide was written by R.K. Narayan)
30. The book Train to Pakistan was authored by Khushwant Singh.
    → True