Q60. Who wrote Kohre Mein Kaid Rang?
[SSC MTS • 17 Oct 2024, Shift 3]
A) Kamleshwar
B) Govind Mishra
C) Uday Prakash
D) Chitra Mudgal
Answer: B) Govind Mishra
Explanation: Govind Mishra is a notable Hindi novelist and essayist. His book Kohre Mein Kaid Rang is associated with autobiographical recollection and received recognition for its literary treatment of memory and experience.
Q59. Who is the author of Em and the Big Hoom?
[SSC MTS • 22 Oct 2024, Shift 1]
A) Esther David
B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Jerry Pinto
D) Shashi Tharoor
Answer: C) Jerry Pinto
Explanation: Jerry Pinto’s novel draws on the dynamics of a family living with mental illness in Mumbai. It is valued for candid characterization, humour and emotional complexity and won major literary honours.
Q58. Who wrote One Amazing Thing?
[SSC MTS • 14 Nov 2024, Shift 1]
A) Amitav Ghosh
B) Khushwant Singh
C) Sonali Dev
D) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Answer: D) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Explanation: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s novel brings together strangers trapped after an earthquake. As they share personal stories, the narrative examines migration, personal identity and the capacity to form connections across different backgrounds.
Q57. Beneath the Surface: My Story is the autobiography of which sports personality?
[SSC MTS • 14 Oct 2024, Shift 1]
A) Kobe Bryant
B) Michael Phelps
C) Milkha Singh
D) Tiger Woods
Answer: B) Michael Phelps
Explanation: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps wrote this autobiography with Brian Cazeneuve. It discusses his early career, rigorous training and pursuit of elite swimming performance, preceding his later record-setting Olympic achievements.
Q56. Which author wrote Morning Face?
[SSC MTS • 5 Nov 2024, Shift 2]
A) R. K. Narayan
B) Vikram Seth
C) Mulk Raj Anand
D) Anita Desai
Answer: C) Mulk Raj Anand
Explanation: Mulk Raj Anand was a pioneer of Indian writing in English. His novels frequently exposed caste prejudice and economic exploitation, and Morning Face is one of the literary works associated with him.
Q55. Who wrote The Mauryan: The Legend of Ashoka?
[SSC MTS • 12 Nov 2024, Shift 1]
A) Chetan Bhagat
B) Komal Bhanver
C) Sanjeev Sanyal
D) Amish Tripathi
Answer: B) Komal Bhanver
Explanation: Komal Bhanver’s historical fiction centers on the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. It fictionalizes the ancient political world, contrasting with the contemporary novels and historical nonfiction known from several other writers in the options.
Q54. Who wrote The God of Small Things?
[SSC MTS • 30 Oct 2024, Shift 1]
A) Fakira
B) Rohinton Mistry
C) Arundhati Roy
D) Shashi Tharoor
Answer: C) Arundhati Roy
Explanation: Arundhati Roy’s debut novel, published in 1997, follows twins in Kerala and explores caste, family, forbidden love and the consequences of transgressing social boundaries. It won that year’s Booker Prize.
Q53. Who is the author of The House of Blue Mangoes?
[SSC MTS • 23 Oct 2024, Shift 2]
A) Romila Thapar
B) Shashi Tharoor
C) David Davidar
D) Anees Salim
Answer: C) David Davidar
Explanation: David Davidar’s multigenerational novel follows a family in southern India amid colonial and social change. The narrative combines domestic history with the transformations affecting Indian society across decades.
Q52. Which book was written by Mulk Raj Anand?
[SSC MTS • 4 Nov 2024, Shift 2]
A) The Guide
B) Untouchable
C) The Blue Umbrella
D) The White Tiger
Answer: B) Untouchable
Explanation: Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable portrays a day in the life of Bakha, a young sweeper facing caste exclusion. Published in 1935, it challenged social discrimination and helped shape socially committed Indian English fiction.
Q51. Which book is a firsthand account associated with the persecution of Jews during World War II?
[SSC MTS • 29 Oct 2024, Shift 3]
A) The Diary of a Young Girl
B) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
C) Dreams from My Father
D) Long Walk to Freedom
Answer: A) The Diary of a Young Girl
Explanation: Anne Frank recorded her family’s life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Published after her death, her diary has become a central personal testimony about the Holocaust.
