Books, Authors and the Media
Books, Authors and the Media tests Indian and world literature, famous titles, authors, newspapers, news agencies and broadcasting institutions. Questions often match a book to its author or a media body to its function.
Core areas
- Indian authors: Rabindranath Tagore (Gitanjali), Premchand (Godaan), Mulk Raj Anand (Untouchable), R.K. Narayan (Malgudi Days), Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things).
- World authors: Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, Ernest Hemingway, Gabriel García Márquez.
- Awards: Booker Prize, Nobel Literature, Jnanpith, Sahitya Akademi.
- Newspapers: The Hindu, The Times of India, The Indian Express, Maharashtra Times, Lokmat, Sakal.
- News agencies: PTI, UNI, ANI.
- Broadcasting: Doordarshan and All India Radio under Prasar Bharati; Press Council of India regulates print media.
Worked example
Who wrote Godaan? Premchand. Reasoning: Godaan is a Hindi novel about rural life and caste; Premchand is the author, not the translator. His real name was Dhanpat Rai, so do not treat Premchand as a separate writer.
Traps
- Confusing authors with translators.
- Mixing pen names with real names; Premchand was Dhanpat Rai.
- Attributing a newspaper to the wrong city or owner.
- Confusing PTI with ANI.
- Assuming all media is privately owned; AIR and Doordarshan are public broadcasters.