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