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Books and Authors – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Medium-level Static GK on Indian books and authors, testing languages, royal courts and chronology across Rajatarangini, Rihla, Babur Nama, Humayun Nama, Gulamgiri and Hind Swaraj.

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50
Duration
30 min
Marks
50

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Attempts
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About this test

Books and Authors Level 2 Practice Quiz: Languages, Courts and Chronology

This Level 2 set builds deeper recall of Indian books and authors. It goes beyond simple pairing to cover the language of each text, the court it came from and the order in which works were written. Aptitude360 explains every answer, so you can trace each book to its writer, period and context.

Topics in this Level 2 books and authors set

  • Pairs of rulers and court writers, from Chandragupta Maurya to Harshavardhana and Akbar
  • The Tamil epic about Kovalan and Kannagi and its author
  • Mughal-era writings such as Babur's memoirs, Gulbadan Begum's Humayun Nama and Abul Fazl's Akbar Nama with the Ain-i Akbari
  • Languages of texts such as Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic and Turki
  • Chronological ordering of works from the Indica to The Discovery of India
  • Modern works by Phule, Naoroji, Gandhiji, Bankim Chandra Chatterji and Tagore

Concepts that Level 2 questions test

  • Odd-one-out questions based on language or period
  • Statement questions that mix a true author with a wrong title
  • Relationships, such as Gulbadan Begum being Babur's daughter
  • What a book is known for, such as Naoroji's drain theory

Preparation tips for books and authors GK

  • Build a timeline with the century of each work. Sequence questions become simple once the periods are fixed.
  • Pair each traveller's account with its language: Rihla and Kitab-ul-Hind were both written in Arabic.
  • Revise translated titles, such as Gulamgiri meaning slavery.

Who should take this set

General awareness aspirants who have finished the basic author list and are ready for matching, sequence and statement-based questions should take this set.

FAQs about Books and Authors – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Who wrote Humayun Nama?
Humayun Nama was written by Gulbadan Begum. She was the daughter of Babur and the sister of Humayun.
In which language did Babur write his autobiography?
Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki, also called Chagatai Turkish. They were later translated into Persian as the Babur Nama.
In which language was Kitab-ul-Hind written?
Al-Biruni wrote Kitab-ul-Hind in Arabic.
What is the meaning of Gulamgiri by Jyotirao Phule?
Gulamgiri means slavery. Jyotirao Phule wrote it as a critique of caste oppression.

Test structure

How the paper is split, and how long each part runs. A section you have finished cannot be returned to.

SectionQuestionsTime
Books and Authors GK Level 25030 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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