CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Famous Personalities Of India And World Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

'Sonia, a Biography' was written by
  • V. K. Madhavan Kutty
  • Sonia Gandhi
  • Arundhathi Roy
  • Rasheed Kidvai
'Typewriter' was invented by
  • Shockley
  • Sholes
  • Howe
  • None of these
Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand? 
  • Godan
  • Guide
  • Manasarovar
  • Gaban
Who has written the book 'My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir'? 
  • Jagmohan
  • Anees Jung
  • Nissim Ezekiel
  • M.J. Akbar
One among the following is not a Harry Potter story
  • The philosopher's stone
  • Chamber of secret
  • Naked Truth
  • Half blood prince
Jules Verne, a French science fiction writer wrote a book, which carried a more or less accurate prediction of the launching of Apollo-8.
  • Past and present
  • From the Earth to the moon
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • All under Heaven
'Television' was invented by
  • Sholes
  • Shockley
  • J.L.Baird
  • None of these
The book 'To Live or Not Live' was written by:
  • Nirad C. Chaudhuri
  • V.S. Naipaul
  • Alexandra Dumas
  • George Elliot
"Does IT matter" is a book written by:
  • N.R. Narayanan
  • Nicholas Carr
  • Thomas D. Harris
  • Bill Gates
Recently a book titled "A Life in Diplomacy" was released. Who is the author of this book?
  • Balamurali Krishna
  • Singanalluru Puttaswamayya
  • Maruthhur Gopalamenon
  • Maharajakrishna Rasgotra
Who become the first American author to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for "The Sellout"?
  • Paul Beatty
  • Jesse Jackson
  • Pat Robertson
  • Mike Sharpon
"A Voice for Freedom" is a book written by:
  • Nayantara Sahgal
  • Corazon Aquino
  • Benazir Bhutto
  • Aung San Suu Kyi
The book titled "An Era of Darkness: the British Empire in India" was recently released by Vice President Hamid Ansari. Who is the author of this book?
  • Manmohan Singh
  • Bimal Jalan
  • Shashi Tharoor
  • Venkatesh Prasad
Recently a book titled "The Brids of Banni Grassland" was released. It was launched by which of the following personalities?
  • Arun Jaitley
  • Narendra Modi
  • Arvind Kejriwal
  • None of the above
The Field of P.C. Mahalanobis was 
  • Statistics
  • Astrology
  • Chemistry
  • None of these
Which of the following books is written by the President Pranab Mukherjee?
  • The rise of big business in India
  • The illicit happiness of other people
  • Black Tornado: The three sieges of Mumbai $$26/11$$
  • Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi years
Which of the following State government has announced to set up an institution- Gita Gyan Sansthanam?
  • Haryana
  • Uttarakhand
  • Rajasthan
  • Punjab
"God's Bankers" was authored by whom?
  • Daniel A.Bell
  • Salman Rushdie
  • Vinod Mehta
  • Gerald Posner
Who among the following persons has won National Book Award for non-fiction categories recently?
  • Don DeLillo
  • David Eher Shoff
  • Ta- Nehisi Coates
  • James Patterson
Recently released book "Rebooting India : Realizing a Billion Aspiration" is written by which of the following famous Indian personality?
  • Nandan Nilekani
  • Manmohan Singh
  • Ratan Tata
  • Arun Shourie
"Playing It My Way" is the autobiography of which of the following persons?
  • Yuvaraj
  • Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Narendra Modi
  • Sachin Tendulkar
Who among the following persons has been chosen for the C.V. Kunhiraman Literary Prize?
  • M. Mukundan
  • M. Sukumaran
  • Hashim Rajan
  • B. D. Dathan
Which of the following is the latest book written by the renowned author Ruskin Bond?
  • Curfew in the City
  • Mammaries of the Welfare State
  • The Vegetarian
  • The World Outside My Window
Who is the author of the books 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice'?
  • Ruskin Bond
  • Jane Austen
  • Josef Korbel
  • William Balrymple
"India and the First World War" is written by which of the following persons?
  • Jairam Ramesh
  • Allan Sealey
  • Vedica Kant
  • Mayawati
Who is the author of the book "A Suitable Boy"?
  • Amitav Gosh
  • Arundhati Roy
  • Jhumpa Lahiri
  • Vikram Seth
'Pneumatic tyre' was invented by
  • Stanes
  • Dunlop
  • Firestone
  • None of these
Who among the following persons has presented the prestigious National Humanities Medal to Jhumpa Lahiri?
  • Barack Obama
  • Narendra Modi
  • Pranab Mukherjee
  • Smriti Irani
Who among the following persons has released the book "Ancient: Coins of India"?
  • Anil Ambani
  • Devendra Fadnavis
  • Vidya Sagar Rao
  • Pranab Mukherjee
Who is the author of the book 'Harry Potter' and the 'Half-Blood Prince'?
  • J.K. Rowling
  • Mark Twain
  • Jules Verne
  • William Shakespeare
Author of the book 'Around the World in Eighty Days' 
  • J.K. Rowling
  • Jules Verne
  • George Orwell
  • Jack Landon
Who is the author of the book "Cry, the Peacock"?
  • Anita Desai
  • Arundhati Roy
  • Kiran Desai
  • R.K. Narayan
Who is the author of the book "Sahara" The Untold Story"?
  • Aditya Pury
  • Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty
  • Subrata Roy
  • Tamal Bandyopadhyay
"Two Years Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights" was written by
  • Jairam Ramesh
  • Salman Rushdie
  • Hamid Ansari
  • Rasheed Kidvai
The book "Arise, Awake" is written by whom?
  • Javed Akthar
  • Taha Kehar
  • Rashmi Bansal
  • Karan Bajaj
'D.D.T.' was invented by
  • Rudolf
  • Paul Muller
  • John Dalton
  • None of these
Who is the Author of the Book "Wings of Fire"?
  • Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • Arun Tiwari
  • Indira Goswami
  • Arundhati Roy
A book title "Death under the Deodars: The Adventures of Miss Ripley - Bean" is published by which of the following authors?
  • Penguin Books India
  • Harper Collins Publishers India
  • Wiley India
  • Hachette India Publishers
Elias Howe invented
  • Steam boat
  • Sewing machine
  • T.N.T
  • None of these
'Telegraphic code' was introduced by
  • Samuel Morse
  • Cockrell
  • Lipman
  • None of these
Who is the Author of the Book "My life and Times"?
  • V.V. Giri
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Sardar Vallabhai Patel
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri
Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British rule?
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Mahatma Gandhi
'Helicopter' was invented by
  • Broquet
  • Cockrell
  • Drinker
  • None of these
A book titled "The Modi Doctrine" New Paradigms in India's Foreign Policy" was launched at the Indian High Commission in London, UK. Which of the following is the publisher of this book?
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Penguin Random House
  • Harper Collins
  • Anirban Ganguly
The book titled "The New Arthashastra: A security strategy for India" has been launched by Manohar Parrikar. Who is the editor of this book?
  • Sukhbir Singh Badai
  • Gurmeet Kanwal
  • Bhagat Chunni Lal
  • Adaish Partap Singh Kairon
Who is the Author of the Autobiography entitled "My Journey"?
  • Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • Dr. Manmohan Singh
  • Pranab Mukherjee
  • Kabil sibal
The author of the book "Waiting for the Mahatma" is 
  • Amrita Pritam
  • R.K. Narayan
  • M. Malgonkar
  • N.A. Palkhiwala
Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
  • Gaudavaha
  • Harshacharita
  • Rajatarangini
  • Vikramankadevacharita
Who introduced the principle of Doctrine of Lapse?
  • Clive
  • Cornwalhs
  • Hastings
  • Dalhousie
Who is the Author of the Book "The Real Effect of Banking Crises Controlled Capital Account Liberalization"?
  • Arun Jaitley
  • Raghuram Rajan
  • D. Subbarao
  • P. Chidambaram
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