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All Literature Questions(1–100 of 131)

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Q1mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
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The Moortidevi award is an Indian literary award presented annually by the ______.
Q2mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exam2026
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Who was the winner of the 1992 Vyas Samman?
Q3mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Examination2026
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Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi won ‘International Booker Prize’ for ‘Heart Lamp’ in 2025 while David Szalay has won the Booker Prize in 2025 for his novel ‘Flesh’. What is the difference between the two prizes?
Q4mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Examination2026
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Babur’s famous autobiography ‘Baburnama’ was translated in Persian by
Q5mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Mock2026
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During whose reign Malik Muhaamad Jaisi completed poem Padmavat ?
Q6mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeSSC CGL2026
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Who is the author of "Go Clown: #AccheDin for Comedy"?
Q7mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Examination2026
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Homage was paid to Thiruvalluvar. Who was he? Why is he famous for?
Q8mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
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The English classic novel 'The Great Gatsby' is written by:
Q9mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Mock2026
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Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?
Q10mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
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The novel 'The White Tiger' was written by:
Q11mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeWest Bengal Civil Services2026
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Who is the recipient of Nobel Prize in literature in 2017?
Q12mediummcqCurrent AffairsSSC GD2026
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The 2017 Sahitya Academy award for Bengali was won by:
Q13mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims 20182026
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Which author has been awarded the title 'Companion of Honour' on December 12, 2017?
Q14mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Which book depicts the plight of Indigo Cultivators?
Q15mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC General Awareness2026
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Pratibha Ray won Jnanpith Award for work in which language?
Q16mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC General Awareness2026
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Who is the author of "The Palace of Illusions"?
Q17easymcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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Who wrote "The Scarlet Letter"?
Q18mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Who is the author of the book - "The daughter of the east"?
Q19mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?
Q20mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeSSC CGL2026
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The Razmnama is a Persian translation of the ______.
Q21mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who wrote the famous and controversial short story "Lihaaf" (The Quilt)?
Q22mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who received India's highest literary honour, the Jnanpith Award, in 1978 for the poetry collection titled "Kitni Navon Mein Kitni Bar"?
Q23mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Selection Post 2021 Question Paper (09-Feb-2022) (Shift-1)2026
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Who among the following is the author of 'India grows at night'?
Q24mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeSSC CGL2026
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Who is the author of "My Father is a Hero"?
Q25mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Name the writer who has been chosen for the 31st Moortidevi Award for the year 2017 for his poetry collection 'Du Dondo Phowara Matro'.
Q26mediummcqHindiCompetitive Exam2026
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The Jnanpith Award is associated with which language(s)?
Q27mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who wrote the famous collection of poems titled 'Gitanjali'?
Q28mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who authored the famous poetry collection "Himtarangini"?
Q29mediummcqBooks and AuthorsSSC CGL2026
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Who among the following is the author of the book 'The Complete Adventures of Feluda'?
Q30mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
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Ashvaghosha was a poet in the court of King __________
Q31mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who among the following authored the famous essay "Kutaj"?
Q32mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeSSC CGL2026
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Who is the author of "Jaya"?
Q33mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993 for the novel/work "Ardhanarishwar"?
Q34mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
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Who compiled the holy text "Bijak"?
Q35mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
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Who is the author of "The Inheritance of Loss"?
Q36mediummcqCurrent AffairsWBCS Prelims2026
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Mailer Prize for Lifetime Achievement Prize recognising freedom of creativity has been conferred upon which of the following author?
Q37mediummcqIndian HistoryCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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"Hind Swaraj" was written by Gandhi while:
Q38mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeWest Bengal Civil Services2026
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who passed away in April, 2014, had got the Nobel Prize in 1982, in
Q39mediummcqHindi LanguagePractice Test2026
How many syllables/metrical units (Matras) are present in each quarter (Charan) of a 'Chaupai' meter?
Q40mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exam2026
The prestigious Saraswati Samman award is given annually by which organization?
Q41mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePractice Paper2026
Which author wrote "Jane Eyre"?
Q42mediummcqHistoryUP Police Constable2026
Uttar Pradesh is also credited with publishing the first feminist magazine________________ in 1847 whose editor was Bhartendu Harishchandra.
Q43mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePrepp2026
‘Unladylike’ is a memoir by ________.
Q44mediummcqHindi LiteraturePractice Test2026
By whom among the following authors was the novel "Giligadu" (गिलिगडु) written?
Q45mediummcqGeneral AwarenessCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following autobiographies was written by the Indian female poet Kamala Das, who was nominated for Nobel Prize for literature in 1984?
Q46mediummcqEnglish LiteratureGovernment Exams2026
Tess of the d'Urbervilles’ was written by :
Q47mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePractice Paper2026
“Prosody of Borderline” is a notable work of poetry. Who is the author of this book ?
Q48mediummcqHindiPractice Test2026
For which of her books did Mahadevi Verma receive the prestigious Jnanpith Award?
Q49mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Who wrote the famous book "Sau Ajaan Ek Sujaan" (सौ अजान एक सुजान)?
Q50mediummcqGeneral AwarenessIndian Competitive Exam2026
Who is the author of the novel 'A Burning'?
Q51easymcqGeneral AwarenessSSC Previous Year Paper2026
'2 States' is a novel written by whom among the following authors?
Q52mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Which of the following works has NOT been awarded the Jnanpith Award?
Q53mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeGeneral Awareness2026
Who is the author of "Love Stories that Touched my Heart"?
Q54mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
Who is the author of "India: From Midnight to the Millennium"?
Q55mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Who wrote the famous poem "Jhansi Ki Rani" (झांसी की रानी)?
Q56mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeSSC CGL2026
Who wrote the book "Untouchable"?
Q57mediummcqHindi LanguageCompetitive Exams2026
Who is the creator of the famous poetic work "Ansoo" (आँसू)?
Q58mediummcqHindi LanguagePractice Test2026
Identify the figure of speech (Alankar) in the verse: "Kaali ghata ka ghamand ghata."
Q59mediummcqHindi LiteraturePractice Test2026
Jaishankar Prasad was a great playwright. He composed the play ______.
Q60mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeIndian Competitive Exams2026
Which Russian author is famous for writing the psychological novel "Crime and Punishment"?
Q61mediummcqHistory and CultureStaff Selection Commission2026
Which author wrote the autobiography 'Baluta'?
Q62easymcqIndian HistorySSC CGL2026
Which of the following texts lays down minute details of the administrative and military organization during the Mauryan empire?
Q63mediummcqHindi LiteraturePractice Test2026
Who among the following was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2024 for the work "मैं जब तक आई बाहर"?
Q64mediummcqArt and CultureCompetitive Exam2026
Which of the following is NOT a composition by the legendry Sanskrit poet and dramatist Kalidasa?
Q65mediummcqArt and CultureSSC CGL2026
Who among the following wrote the book 'Matoshree', which is based on the life of the Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar?
Q66mediummcqHindi LiteraturePractice Test2026
Who is the author of the literary criticism work 'कविता के नये प्रतिमान'?
Q67mediummcqHindi LanguageCompetitive Exams2026
Which author was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for the poetry collection "Tumdi Ke Shabd" (तुमड़ी के शब्द)?
Q68mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999 for the book "Deewar Mein Ek Khidki Rehti Thi" (दीवार में एक खिड़की रहती थी)?
Q69mediummcqHindi LanguageCompetitive Exams2026
Who is the author of the famous novel "Suhag Ke Nupur" (सुहाग के नूपुर)?
Q70mediummcqGeneral KnowledgePrepp2026
The book A suitable Boy was authored by _______________ in 1993.
Q71mediummcqGeneral AwarenessPractice Test2026
Who is the author of the book "Human Rights and Inhuman Wrongs"?
Q72mediummcqEnglish LiteratureCompetitive Exams2026
Famous book 'The Return of the Native' is written by whom?
Q73mediummcqGeneral StudiesPractice Test2026
"The Chapter Black", a narrative that deeply depicts the life after an acid attack, was authored by:
Q74mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeUP Police Constable Previous Year Paper2026
“My Passage from India” is a book written by _________.
Q75mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Who is the author of "Gita Govinda" (गीत गोविन्द)?
Q76mediummcqBooks and AuthorsCompetitive Exam2026
Who authored the book titled 'Lincoln in the Bardo', which won the Man Booker Prize 2017?
Q77mediummcqAwards and HonoursGeneral Knowledge Studies2026
The 2017 Sahitya Academy award for Gujarati was won by:
Q78mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeIndian Competitive Exams2026
The book “In my mother’s house” is written by _______
Q79mediummcqGeneral AwarenessSSC CGL2026
Who is the author of "Gently Falls: The Bakula"?
Q80mediummcqArt and CultureIndian Polity & History Quiz2026
Who among the following is the author of the novel 'Ret Samadhi'?
Q81mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exams2026
‘The Mousetrap’ was a famous play written by:
Q82mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeUP Police Constable Previous Year Paper2026
Which book by Vikram Seth is a collection of ten fables as poems?
Q83mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Who wrote the well-known novel "Aapka Bunty" (आपका बंटी)?
Q84mediummcqAwards and HonoursStaff Selection Commission2026
The 55th Jnanpith Award was won by a __________ poet.
Q85mediummcqHindi LanguageCompetitive Exams2026
Who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2013 for the novel "Miljul Man" (मिलजुल मन)?
Q86mediummcqHindiPractice Paper2026
Who among the following wrote "Biari Satsai" (बिहारी सतसई)?
Q87mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeUP Police Constable2026
The poem 'Chhaap Tilak Sab Chheeni' by Amir Khusro is in which language?
Q88mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exam2026
Who is the author of "The Namesake"?
Q89mediummcqGeneral StudiesCompetitive Exam2026
Kalidasa was a famous poet in the court of ________.
Q90mediummcqHistorySSC CHSL Previous Year Paper2026
Who among the following was the court poet of Alauddin Khilji who wrote the famous poem 'Hasht Bihisht'?
Q91mediummcqGeneral KnowledgeCompetitive Exams2026
Aravind Adiga got the prestigious Man Booker Prize for which book?
Q92mediummcqArt & CultureCompetitive Exam2026
Who is the author of the novel 'A Suitable Boy' which is one of the longest novels?
Q93mediummcqHindi Language and LiteraturePractice Paper2026
निम्नलिखित में से 1989 में साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार के विजेता कौन थे?
Q94mediummcqGeneral AwarenessUP Police Constable2026
Sufi poet Amir Khusrau was born in ______ district of Uttar Pradesh.
Q95mediummcqGeneral Knowledge and General AwarenessSSC CPO 20242026
'Truth, Love and a Little Malice' is the autobiography of:
Q96mediummcqHindi Language and LiteraturePractice Paper2026
निम्नलिखित में से "संसद से सड़क तक" किसके द्वारा लिखी गई है?
Q97mediummcqHindi Language and LiteraturePractice Paper2026
निम्नलिखित में से "सर्कस" उपन्यास किसके द्वारा लिखा गया है?
Q98mediummcqHindi Language and LiteraturePractice Paper2026
निम्नलिखित में से हिन्दी भाषा में साहित्य अकादमी से पुरस्कृत रचना "कल सुनना मुझे" किसके द्वारा लिखी गई है?
Q99mediummcqGeneral AwarenessPractice Paper2026
Which of the following is the famous work of Panini, regarded as the foundational text of Sanskrit grammar?
Q100mediummcqGeneral AwarenessPractice Test2026
The Natyashastra, a treatise on performing arts, was written by ________.
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