Level 1
Books & Authors MCQs set 3 for NTS SNGPL / SSGCL (Gas Utilities) General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. India's national song 'Vande Mataram' is a part of which of the following novels by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay?
Answer: Anandamath
Explanation: Anandamath is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q2. Pakistan, a dream gone sour book was written by __________.
Answer: Roedad Khan
Explanation: "Pakistan: A Dream Gone Sour" was written by Roedad Khan, a former senior civil servant, offering an insider critique of Pakistan's governance failures.
Q3. The author of "The Case of Pakistan" is ___________.
Answer: Rafiq Afzal
Explanation: "The Case of Pakistan" was written by Rafiq Afzal, a Pakistani historian known for his work on the constitutional and political history of Pakistan.
Q4. The famous book; Al - Qanun was written by the Muslim scientist.
Answer: Abu Ali Sina
Explanation: Abu Ali Sina (Avicenna) wrote "Al-Qanun fi al-Tibb" (The Canon of Medicine), a monumental encyclopaedia of medicine that was used in European universities until the 17th century.
Q5. The book "Long Walk to Freedom" was written by:
Answer: Nelson Mandela
Explanation: "Long Walk to Freedom" (1994) is the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, recounting his childhood, his struggle against apartheid, and his 27-year imprisonment.
Q6. The book "Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia" is written by:
Answer: Ayesha Jalal
Explanation: Ayesha Jalal is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q7. Tolstoy, a great literary figure and author of Anna Karenina and War and Peace, belonged to ____.
Answer: Russia
Explanation: Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist born in Tula, Russia; he wrote both "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" and is considered one of the greatest authors in world literature.
Q8. Which American science-fiction author wrote "Fahrenheit 451"?
Answer: Ray Bradbury
Explanation: "Fahrenheit 451" (1953) is a dystopian novel by American science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, depicting a future society where books are banned and burned.
Q9. Name the author of "Ulema in Politics".
Answer: I.H. Qureshi
Explanation: "Ulema in Politics" was written by I.H. Qureshi, a prominent Pakistani historian, examining the historical and political role of Islamic scholars in the Indian subcontinent.
Q10. Pakistan Main Intizamia ka Zawal a book about the state of bureaucracy in Pakistan is written by __________.
Answer: Anis Nagi
Explanation: "Pakistan Main Intizamia ka Zawal" is a book by Anis Nagi analyzing the decline and dysfunction of the administrative and bureaucratic system in Pakistan.
Q11. The book titled "Zindagi Zinda Dili Ka Naam Hai" was written by _________.
Answer: Zafarullah Poshni
Explanation: "Zindagi Zinda Dili Ka Naam Hai" is a motivational Urdu book authored by Zafarullah Poshni, offering insights on living a positive and purposeful life.
Q12. Al-Tasrif' is the book based on surgical instruments written by:
Answer: Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi
Explanation: Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q13. Name the author of "Mein Kampf".
Answer: Adolf Hitler
Explanation: "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle) was written by Adolf Hitler while imprisoned in 1924, outlining his political ideology and plans for Germany.
Q14. Main authors of the book "Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace".
Answer: Asad Durrani and A.S. Daulat
Explanation: "Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace" was co-authored by former ISI chief Asad Durrani and former RAW chief A.S. Daulat, published in 2018.
Q15. Kitab Ash-Shifa (The Book of Healing) was written by
Answer: Ibn Sina
Explanation: Kitab al-Shifa (The Book of Healing) is a vast philosophical and scientific encyclopaedia written by the Persian polymath Ibn Sina (Avicenna) in the early 11th century.
Q16. Name the author of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles", "Far from the Madding Crowd" , "The Mayor of Casterbridge" and the "Return of the Native".
Answer: Thomas Hardy
Explanation: Thomas Hardy, the Victorian novelist and poet, authored all four of these works, which are set in his fictional Wessex region of England.
Q17. Which of the following books was written by Thomas Robert Malthus?
Answer: An Essay on the Principle of Population
Explanation: An Essay on the Principle of Population is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q18. Facebook Diplomacy started to become prominent around:
Answer: 2008
Explanation: Facebook Diplomacy, the use of social media platforms for diplomatic communication, rose to prominence around 2008 as Facebook's global user base rapidly expanded.
Q19. What is the second most famous code in Pashto poetry after Tappa?
Answer: Charbeta
Explanation: Charbeta is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q20. Gone With the Wind, a book on the American Civil War, was written by _________.
Answer: Margaret Mitchell
Explanation: "Gone With the Wind" was written by American author Margaret Mitchell, published in 1936; it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and remains one of the best-selling novels of all time.