(Thni1)3
2015 c4jk
04
15,
)z
Books and Authors
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Thich Indian American writer whose Poetry 2014? Shadow? riginal name is Nilanjana -lmtiaz Dharker -Dileep Kumar udeshna, recently won the DSC The Queens Gold Medal for Poetry 'The 2013 Moortidevi Award winnui novel Kadaiij I 'rize for South Asian Literature? is awarded for a book of verse pubTheekkadal L -1 umpa Lahiri (Novel The Lowland). lished by someone in any of the Thirumadhuram, by he novel in the shortlist for the Commonwealth countries where Radhakrishnan, is based on whosi i Man Booker Prize 2013. Queen Elizabeth is its constitutional life? Her other popular works are the novel monarch. -Thunchath Ezhuthachchan The Namesake and the collections of •Which debut novel by the Pakistani •Which book released by mdi short stories titled Interpreter of writer Bilal Tanweer has been Railways tells about the history i Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth. awarded the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First railways in India? Jame the journalist who wrote the Book Prize? -India Junction: A Window to ti. book, 'Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: -The Scatter here is Too Great Nation An Inside Job?'. 'Name the Indian origin Singaporean •Which book written by Hilary Chint : araz Ahmad poet and writer who was honoured gives an account of her tenure as ti Vhich book, written by Pranab: with Cultural Medallion, the highest US Secretary of State from 2009 Kumar Mukherjee throws light on cultural award of Singapore? 2013? the decade of the 1970s which saw -KTM. Iqbal -Hard Choices emergency and the beginnings of the •Which French writer was awarded •Which Thmil writer is the author ol coalition politics in the country? the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature? the novel Mathorubagan? he Dramatic Decade: The Indira -Patrick Modiano -Perumal Murugan Gandhi Years 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the The book was translated to English His other books include Beyond autobiography of which American under the title One Part Woman. Survival: Emerging Dimensions of writer and civil rights activist who •Which former Union Ministers auto Indian Economy, Off the Track, Saga passed away in 11ky 2014 biography is titled One Life is not of Struggle and Sacrifice and -Maya Angelou Enough? Challenges before the Nation. •Name the recently written novel by -K. Natwar Singh A he renowned Hindi writer Govind Chetan Bhagat. •Living to Tell the Thie is the autobio. raphy of which world renownei! Mishra was awarded the 2013 -Half Girlfriend writer who passed away in April Saraswati Samman for which 'Name the autobiography of Sachin novel? Tendulkar. 2014? hool Paudhon Par -Playing It My Way -Gabriel Garcia Marquez Richard Flanagan, author of the 2014 The book was co-authored by Boria His novels are One Hundred Years of Booker winning novel, The Narrow Majumdar along with Sachin Solitude, The Autumn of the Patriarch, Love in the Time of: Road to the Deep North, belongs to. Tendulkar. which country? Cholera, In Evil Flour, The General in •Which recently released book conA. His LabTinth and Of Love and 0th -australia tains the letters written by The 2014 Vayalar Award winning Demons. Jawaharlal Nehru, as the Prime Minister of India, to the chief minis- 'Which Bollywood actor's autobiogr novel, Aarachar, written by KR. Meera, is set in which state? ters of various states? phy is titled And then One Day? -West Bengal -Letters for a Nation (Edited by -Naseeruddin Shah Who wrote Strictly Personal, 'Name the debut novel, written I Madhav Khosla) Manmohan and Gursharan, a book 'Who wrote the book, Born Again on Eimear McBride, which won thc Vwllwl,imu \ii 11 In I i'llP, i)i 1111 thu flul 01 thu iiii imli nu ii the Mountain? 2014 Baileys Women's Prize for on the former Prime Minister book, Being Mortal: Medicine and Novel, A History of the Sikhs and I Fiction? Manmohan Singh and his wife? -Arunima Sinha Shall Not Hear the Nightingale. What Matters in the End? Daman Singh. She is the daughter of She is the first woman amputee to -A Girl is a Half Formed Thing •Who wrote the novel, Chronicle of a -Atul Gawande Manmohan Singh scale Mount Everest. 'Name the autobiography of Mary Corpse Bearer, the story of the •The anthology of poems, Sooryante Which Indian-American author wrote •Subhash Chandran was honoured Kom. downtrodden community of corpse Maranam, is written by which poputhe popular novel, Family Life? with the 2014 Kendra Sahitya -Unbreakable bearers? lar poet? Akhil Sharma. The novel was selected Academi Award for which novel? She co-authored the book with Dma -Cyrus Mistry -ONV Kurup as one of The New York Times Book -Manushyanu Oni Aamukham Serto. The book won the 2014 DSC Prize for 'Which England cricketer's autobiograReview's 10 best books of 2014. 'Which Indian author wrote the book, 'Which former Union Minister wrote South Asian Literature. phy is titled, KP: The Autobiography? Akhil Sharma's previous novel, An The Lives of Others, which was in the book, India at Risk: Mistakes, •Who wrote the book, The Accidental -Kevin Peterson Obedient Father won the 2001 the shortlist for the Man Booker Misconceptions and Misadventures Prime Minister: The Making and 'Which eminent Kannada writer, who PEN/Hemingway Award and the of Security Policy? Prize 2014? Unmaking of Manmohan Singh? wrote the novels Samskara, Bhava, Whiting Writers Award. -Jaswant Singh -Neel Mukheijee Bharathipura, Avasthe and Divya, -Saiijay Baru bWhiCh book written by Dilip D'Souza •Which eminent Marathi writer has 'Name the autobiography of •Which former Chief Election passed away in 2014? revisits Sachin Tendulkar's final test been chosen for the Jnanpith Award Khushwant Singh, who passed away, Commissioner of India authored the -U.R. Ananthamurthy appearance? 2014? in 2014. book, An Undocumented Wonder: 'Which Nobel Prize winning writer Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar -Balachandra Nemade -Truth, Love and a Little Malice The Making of the Great Indian and activist who wrote books includWhich Pakistan-born British poet was The last book he wrote was The The 2013 Jnanpith Award was Election? ing The Lying Days, My Son's Story, awarded Queens Gold Medal for Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous. -S.Y. Quraishi received by the Hindi poet Burgler's Daughter and Jul) Kedarnath Singh. His popular works include Train to •Name the famous historian who People passed away in July 2014? Which Bollywood actor's autobiograPakistan, Th e Port rait of a Lady, The wrote the book, Gandh i before India. -Nad in e Gordimer phv i flu Suhstance and the Sunset Club. fl lb - ml My I)oorstep, -Ramachandra Guha 'Which journalist and Magsaysay •Name the former Coal Secretary who Award winner who passed away -
-.
-
,
-.
-
,.
4.
I
-
I
I
I
1
-
-
C. Mary, K..p,'" m i
~
-
-
,
-
-
-
wrote the book Crusader or: recently, wrote books including, Wat ers Ipe Wng the Future,
Conspirator? Qoalgate and Other Truths. -
' -
'hich book written by AnilShastri, -HG. Verghes: presents a recollection of his father 'Who, along with Bupinder Zutshi, is Lal Bahadur Shastri's life? the co-author of the book -Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Globalisation, Development and Leadership Child Rights? 'Who wrote the book entitled Water, -Kailash Satyarthi Peace and War Confronting the 'Which book written by Rafeeq Global Water Crisis? Aliammed won the 2014 Odakkuzhal -Brahma Chellaney Award? • 'Which Indian Amerkan surgeon is -IWeeqAhammedinteKavithakal -
i-
________________________
India's North East and Warrior of the
-