This Books & Authors quiz on Famous English Novels and Authors puts 12 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic, 4 of them asked in real previous-year papers. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
12 questions with answers and explanations
Who is the author of the book named "Oliver Twist"?
Oliver Twist, published in parts between 1837 and 1839, is his second novel and follows an orphan boy through a workhouse and the streets of London.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the author of the book 'Unaccustomed Earth'?
Unaccustomed Earth, published in 2008, is her second collection of short stories and, like most of her work, deals with Bengali families settled in the United States.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the author of the book 'Unfinished: A Memoir'?
Unfinished, published in 2021, is her memoir, written in English, and it recounts her school years in India and the United States, her win at a beauty pageant and her move from Hindi films to work abroad.
Read the full explanation →Who has written the book The End of India?
The End of India, published in 2003, is his book of essays written in English on communal violence and the danger it poses to the idea of India.
Read the full explanation →The novel 'Midnight's Children', which won the Booker Prize in 1981, was written by
Midnight's Children came out in 1981 and tells the story of children born at the hour of India's independence.
Read the full explanation →'The God of Small Things' was written by which author?
The God of Small Things, published in 1997, is set in Kerala and won the Booker Prize the same year, making her the first Indian woman to receive that award.
Read the full explanation →The novel 'Animal Farm' was written by
Animal Farm, published in 1945, is a short novel in which farm animals drive out their owner and set up their own rule, which soon turns into the tyranny they had overthrown.
Read the full explanation →Who wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813 and follows Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy through the manners and marriages of English country society.
Read the full explanation →'The White Tiger', which won the Booker Prize in 2008, was written by
The White Tiger, his first novel, is told as a series of letters by a driver who rises from a village to become a businessman in Bangalore, and it won the Booker Prize in 2008.
Read the full explanation →The only novel written by Emily Bronte is
Emily Bronte published it in 1847 under the pen name Ellis Bell, and it was the only novel she wrote before her death the following year.
Read the full explanation →Who is the author of the novel 'The Guide', set in the town of Malgudi?
The Guide, published in 1958, is the story of Raju, a tourist guide who is taken for a holy man, and it is set in Malgudi, the imaginary south Indian town Narayan built across his books.
Read the full explanation →Jhumpa Lahiri's story collection 'Interpreter of Maladies' won which of the following awards?
Interpreter of Maladies, her first book, is a collection of nine stories about Indian families in America, and it won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000.
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