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Who wrote the novel 'The Old Man and the Sea'?
- Ernest Hemingway
- John Steinbeck
- William Faulkner
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea' in 1952. It contributed significantly to his Nobel Prize win.
The Hugo Award is given for excellence in which genre?
- Romance
- Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Horror
- Historical Fiction
Answer: Science Fiction and Fantasy
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements.
Who wrote the novel 'Frankenstein'?
- Mary Shelley
- Bram Stoker
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- H.G. Wells
Answer: Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley wrote 'Frankenstein' in 1818. It is considered one of the earliest science fiction novels.
The 'Mudrarakshasa' is a Sanskrit play written by:
- Kalidasa
- Vishakhadatta
- Bhasa
- Shudraka
Answer: Vishakhadatta
Vishakhadatta wrote 'Mudrarakshasa', a historical play depicting the rise of Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya.
Who wrote the Gujarati novel 'Godno Panitho'?
- Govardhanram Tripathi
- K.M. Munshi
- Umashankar Joshi
- Rajendra Shah
Answer: Govardhanram Tripathi
Govardhanram Tripathi wrote 'Saraswatichandra', a four-volume novel considered a masterpiece of Gujarati literature.
Who wrote the epic poem 'The Divine Comedy'?
- Dante Alighieri
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- John Milton
- Virgil
Answer: Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri wrote 'The Divine Comedy' in the early 14th century. It describes Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021?
- Louise Glück
- Abdulrazak Gurnah
- Annie Ernaux
- Jon Fosse
Answer: Abdulrazak Gurnah
Abdulrazak Gurnah, a Tanzanian-born British novelist, won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for his uncompromising penetration of the effects of colonialism.
Who is the author of 'The Catcher in the Rye'?
- J.D. Salinger
- Jack Kerouac
- Allen Ginsberg
- John Updike
Answer: J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger published 'The Catcher in the Rye' in 1951. It is a classic novel about teenage alienation.
The 'Meghaduta' (Cloud Messenger) was written by:
- Banabhatta
- Kalidasa
- Bharavi
- Magha
Answer: Kalidasa
Kalidasa wrote 'Meghaduta', a lyric poem where a yaksha asks a cloud to carry a message to his wife.
Who wrote the novel 'Brave New World'?
- George Orwell
- Aldous Huxley
- Ray Bradbury
- H.G. Wells
Answer: Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley wrote 'Brave New World' in 1932. It depicts a futuristic society driven by technology and conditioning.
Who is the author of the Kannada novel 'Samskara'?
- Kuvempu
- U.R. Ananthamurthy
- Shivaram Karanth
- Girish Karnad
Answer: U.R. Ananthamurthy
U.R. Ananthamurthy wrote 'Samskara' in 1965. It deals with caste and ritual purity in a Brahmin community.
Who wrote the novel 'Coolie'?
- Premchand
- Mulk Raj Anand
- R.K. Narayan
- Ismat Chughtai
Answer: Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand wrote 'Coolie' in 1936, highlighting the exploitation of laborers in colonial India.
Who wrote the play 'A Doll's House'?
- Henrik Ibsen
- August Strindberg
- Anton Chekhov
- Bertolt Brecht
Answer: Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, wrote 'A Doll's House' in 1879. It is a key work of modern realistic drama.
The Goncourt Prize is a prestigious literary award in which country?
- Germany
- France
- Spain
- Italy
Answer: France
The Prix Goncourt is a French literary prize given to the author of 'the best and most imaginative prose work of the year'.
Who wrote the novel 'Anna Karenina'?
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Leo Tolstoy
- Anton Chekhov
- Ivan Turgenev
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy wrote 'Anna Karenina', published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877. It is a tragic story of love and society.
The 'Charaka Samhita' is an ancient text related to:
- Astrology
- Medicine (Ayurveda)
- Architecture
- Music
Answer: Medicine (Ayurveda)
The Charaka Samhita is one of the two foundational texts of Ayurveda, the other being the Sushruta Samhita.
Who wrote the Marathi novel 'Yayati'?
- Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
- Pu La Deshpande
- Vyankatesh Madgulkar
- Shivaji Sawant
Answer: Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar wrote 'Yayati', for which he won the Jnanpith Award in 1974.
Who wrote the novel 'Ulysses'?
- James Joyce
- Virginia Woolf
- T.S. Eliot
- Marcel Proust
Answer: James Joyce
James Joyce, an Irish modernist writer, published 'Ulysses' in 1922. It is a landmark novel paralleling Homer's Odyssey.
Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
- V. Raman
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Mother Teresa
- Amartya Sen
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. C.V. Raman won in Physics, Mother Teresa in Peace, and Amartya Sen in Economics.
Who is the author of 'The Alchemist'?
- Paulo Coelho
- Jose Saramago
- Isabel Allende
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Answer: Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian author, wrote 'The Alchemist' in 1988. It is a philosophical novel about following one's dreams.