Kerala PSC GK Questions: 60 Top Questions on Books, Pen Names & Others


  1. The book 'Broken Wings' was written by - Sarojini Naidu
  2. Who wrote Ramacharitmanasam - Tulsidas
  3. Who is the author of the book Death of a City - Amrita Pritham
  4. The first cotton mill in India was setup in Calcutta in - - 1818
  5. The novel 'Gora' is written by - Rabindranath Tagore
  6. Oru Desathinte Katha - the famous Malayalam novel has been written by - S.K. Pottakkadu
  7. "Who lives if India dies?; Who dies if India lives" :: Who said these? - Jawaharlal Nehru
  8. 'A thing of beauty is joy forever'. Who said these words? - John Keats
  9. Who created the character Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
  10. Who wrote 'Crime and Punishment' - Dostoevsky
  11. Victor Hugo wrote - Les Miserables
  12. Who wrote 'Alice in Wonderland' - Lewis Carroll
  13. Who is the author of Gullivers Travels - Jonathan Swift
  14. Whose autobiography is Wings of Fire - A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  15. Who is the author of 'Malgudi Days' - R.K. Narayan
  16. The popular novel, "The Suitable Boy" was written by - Vikram Seth
  17. Who is the author of 'Satanic Verses' - Salman Rushdie
  18. Who was Panini - Grammarian
  19. Who is the author of Silappathikaram - Ilango Adikal
  20. Who is the author of 'Discovery of India' - Jawaharlal Nehru
  21. Who wrote 'Sahitya Vicharam' - M.P.Paul
  22.  Name the dictionary compiled by R.Narayana Panicker - Navayuga Bhasha Dictionary.
  23. Which is the first encyclopaedia in the Malayalam language - The Encyclopaedia of 'Balan Publications'.
  24. Who wrote 'Ottanottathil - Joseph Mundassery.
  25. Name the famous Malayalam literary figure known as 'Kerala Panini' - A.R.Rajaraja Varma
  26. Who wrote 'Keshaveeyam' - K.C. Keshava Pillai
  27. Who wrote 'Cherukatha Prasthanam' - M.P. Paul
  28. Who is known as the 'Devout Poet' of the ancient period - Poonthanam
  29. Which novel by Thakazhi gained him Vayalar Award - Kayar (Coir)
  30. Who wrote the novel "Nellu" - P. Vaisala
  31. Who wrote 'Ummachu' - Uroob
  32. Who wrote 'Rasnadippodi' - Veloor Krishnan Kutty.
  33. 'Salaam America' was written by - Zachariah.
  34. 'Kamsa' was written by - Unnikrishnan Puthoor
  35. 'Nalamathe Aani' was written by - Anand
  36. With which instrument is Ustad Vilayat Khan associated - Sitar
  37. Name the first-ever film to be made in Sanskrit - Adi Sankaracharya
  38. Among the works of Kumaran Asan, which was published first? - Veenapoovu
  39. Who is the writer of Life Divine? - Aurobindo Ghosh
  40. Who is the author of the book "One day Wonder"? - Sunil Gavaskar
  41. Monsoon Wedding is a? - Cinema
  42. Rukmani Devi Anudale is related to? - Dancing
  43. Who was the author of Aithihyamala? - Kottarathil Sankunni
  44. Higher than hope is a book written by - Fatima Meer
  45. The Olympics: A history of the modern games written by - Allen Guttmann
  46. An Approved History of the Olympic games written by - Henry Bell
  47. Highlights of the Olympics: From ancient to the present written by - John Durant
  48. Who wrote the travelogues Indonesian Diary and Nile Diary? - SK. Pottekkatt
  49. Who composed the music for the film Chemmeen: - Salil Chaudhury
  50. Father of Indian Painting - Nandalal Bose
  51. Father of modern painting in Kerala - K.C.S. Paniker 
  52. Father of symbolism - Salvador Dali
  53. Indian Picasso / Barefoot Painter - M.F. Hussain
  54. King of shadows - Rembrandt
  55. The master of colours - S.H. Raza
  56. Beard Painter - Michelangelo
  57. Female Trinity of Carnatic Music - D.K. Pattammal, M.L.V. Vasantha Kumari, M.S. Subbulakshmi 
  58. Trinity of Carnatic Music - Shyama Shasthrikal, Thyaga Rajan, Muthuswami Diksitar
  59. Grandsire  of Modern Carnatic Music (Pitamaha) - Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer
  60. Queen of Indian stage - K.B. Sundarambal 




Books in Economics





  1. Choice of Technique - Amartya Sen
  2. Development as Freedom - Amartya Sen
  3. Poverty and Famine - Amartya Sen
  4. Employment: Aspects of planning in under development countries - K.N. Raj
  5. Communist Manifesto - Karl Max and Fredrik Engels
  6. Das Capital - Karl Max
  7. Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
  8. The Affluent Society - J.K.Galbraith
  9. Asian Drama - Gunner Myrdal




Pen Names





  1. Boz - Charles Dickens
  2. Lewis Carrol - Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
  3. Elia - Charles Lamb
  4. Geoffrey Crayon - Washington Irving
  5. Chanakya - Jawaharlal Nehru
  6. Silence Dogood - Benjamin Franklin
  7. George Eliot - Mary Ann Evans
  8. O. Henry - William Sydney Porter
  9. Abu Nuwas - Al-Ḥasan ibn Hani al-Ḥakami
  10. Saki - Hector Hugh Munro
  11. Voltaire - Francois-Marie Arouet
  12. Mary Westmacott - Agatha Christie
  13. Ellis Bell - Emiley Bronte
  14. Mark Twain - Samuel Clements
  15. G.B.S - George Bernard Shaw
  16. Maxim Gorky - Alexei Maximovich Peshkov
  17. George Orwell - Eric Arthur Blair




Books Written by Indian Presidents





Pranab Mukherjee





  • The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years
  • Midterm Poll
  • Beyond survival : Emerging Dimensions of Indian Economy
  • Challenges Before the Nation
  • Saga of Struggle and Sacrifice
  • Off the Track




Dr. Rajendra Prasad





  • India Divided
  • Satyagraha at Champaran
  • Atmakatha (Autobiography)




Dr. S. Radhakrishnan





  • Indian Philosophy
  • The Hindu view of life
  • An Idealist view of life




Dr. Zakir Hussain





  • The Bravest Goat in the world
  • The Dynamic University
  • Blowing hot, Blowing cold




V.V. Giri





  • Job of Millions
  • Voice of Conscience
  • My life and Times




K.R. Narayanan





  • Images and Insights
  • Nehru and his vision
  • India and America : essays in understanding




Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam





  • Wings of Fire
  • Ignited Minds
  • Indomitable Spirit
  • Inspiring thoughts
  • Guiding Souls
  • The Luminous Sparks
  • India 2020 : A Vision for the New Millennium
  • Turning Points : A journey through Challenges




  • Without fear or favour - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
  • My Presidential Year - R. Venkata Raman
  • Horizons of Indian Education - Shankar Dayal Sharma




Musical Instrument players





  • Bismillah Khan - Shehnai
  • Zakir Hussain - Tabla
  • Amjad Ali Khan - Sarod
  • Pandit Ravi Sankar - Sitar
  • Ronu Majumdar - Flute
  • Kudamaloor Janardhanan - Flute
  • S. Balachander - Veena
  • Johar Ali Khan - Voilin
  • Palaghat Mani Iyer - Mridangam
  • Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair - Mridangam




Musicians and Dancers





Bharatanatyam





  • Mrinalini Sarabhai
  • Rukmini Devi Arundale
  • Padma Subrahmanyam
  • Alarmel Valli
  • Chitra Visweswaran




Kuchipudi & Bharatanatyam





  • Yamini Krishnamoorthy
  • Shobana Naidu
  • Mallika Sarabhai




Odissi





  • Madhavi Mugal
  • Sonal Mansingh
  • Kelucharan Mohapatra
  • Sujatha Mohapatra
  • Sanjukta Panigrahi
  • Sharmila Biswas




Hindustani Music





  • Bhimsen Joshi
  • Abdul Karim Khan
  • Parveen Sultana
  • Amir Khusrow
  • Pandit Jasraj




Carnatic Music





  • Swathi Thirunal
  • Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
  • Balamurali Krishna
  • Semmangudi R. Srinivasa Iyer
  • Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
  • Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar




Ghazal





  • Ghulam Ali
  • Jagjit Singh
  • Ustad Amanat Ali Khan
  • Mehdi Hassan
  • Pankaj Udhas
  • Begum Akhtar
  • Birju Maharaj
  • Shovana Narayan

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