Books and Authors MCQs

42. Who is the author of ‘Ashtadhyayi’?

A. Sumitranandan
B. Raj Anand
C. Panini
D. Gitta Piramal
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Ashtadhyayi, Sanskrit treatise on grammar written in the 6th to 5th century bce by the Indian grammarian Panini.

43. The famous character Pickwick was created by –

A. Leo Tolstoy
B. Charles Dickens
C. George Washington
D. Steven Spielberg
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main protagonist in The Pickwick Papers (1836), the first novel by author Charles Dickens.

45. Aurobindo was the author of –

A. Discovery of India
B. Hindu view of life
C. Yogashastra
D. Savitri
✅ The correct answer is option D.
‘Savitri : A Legend and a Symbol’ is an epic poem in blank verse by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, based upon the theology from the Mahabharata.

47. ‘Ek Doctor Ki Maut’ is a film directed by –

A. Gautam Gosh
B. Tapan Sinha
C. Meera Nair
D. Shyam Benegal
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Tapan Sinha was one of the most prominent Indian film directors of his time forming a legendary quartet with Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen. ‘Ek Doctor Ki Maut’ is a film directed by him.

49. What is the name of Kalhana’s book?

A. Arthashastra
B. Indica
C. Purana
D. Rajatarangini
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the north-western Indian subcontinent, particularly the kings of Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE.