CMAT PYQs for Books and Authors with Solutions: Practice CMAT Previous Year Questions

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Books and Authors is an important topic in the General Awareness section in CMAT exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on CMAT exam stronger.

This article gives you a full set of CMAT PYQs for Books and Authors with explanations for effective preparation. Practice of CMAT General Awareness PYQs including Books and Authors questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the CMAT 2026 exam.

CMAT PYQs for Books and Authors with Solutions

1.
The Author of the famous Book "My Life" is:
- Barack Obama
- Benazir Bhutto
- Pervez Musharraf
- Bill Clinton
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2.
The author of the book, The Struggle in My Life is
- Jomo Keryatta
- Nelson Mandela
- Frederick Chiluba
- Bishop Desmond Tutu
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3.
Match List I with List II.

List I List II
A R.K Narayana I Dreams from My Father
B Arundhati Rai II Malgudi Days
C Ramchandra Guha III God of Small Things
D Barak Obama IV A corner of a Foreign Field

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
- A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
- A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
- A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
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4.
Who wrote the book "The Paradoxical Prime Minister" ?
- Khushwant Singh
- Vikram Seth
- Shashi Tharoor
- Arundhati Roy
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5.
Rudyard Kipling is the famous writer of which of the following book?
- The Brief History of Time
- The Pie
- Jungle Book
- The Republic
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6.
For which novel did Indian novelist Aravind Adiga win the prestigious Man Booker Prize?
- The Inheritance of Loss
- The White Tiger
- Midnight's Children
- The God of Small Things
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7.
Who translated the book 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' written by M.K. Gandhi from Gujarati to English?
- Mahadev Desai
- J. B. Kripalani
- Mohanlal Pandya
- Vinoba Bhave
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8.
Which of the following is the longest Indian Novel ever published in a single volume in English language:
- Train to Pakistan
- Revolution 2020
- A Suitable Boy
- The God of Small Things
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9.
What is the title of the Authorised Biography of J.R.D. TATA?
- My Times: An Autobiography
- Beyond the Last Blue Mountain
- Ace Against Odds
- Wings of Fire
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	List I		List II
A	R.K Narayana	I	Dreams from My Father
B	Arundhati Rai	II	Malgudi Days
C	Ramchandra Guha	III	God of Small Things
D	Barak Obama	IV	A corner of a Foreign Field

CMAT PYQs for Books and Authors with Solutions

1.The Author of the famous Book "My Life" is:

2.The author of the book, The Struggle in My Life is

3.Match List I with List II. List I List IIAR.K NarayanaIDreams from My FatherBArundhati RaiIIMalgudi DaysCRamchandra GuhaIIIGod of Small ThingsDBarak ObamaIVA corner of a Foreign FieldChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

4.Who wrote the book "The Paradoxical Prime Minister" ?

5.Rudyard Kipling is the famous writer of which of the following book?

6.For which novel did Indian novelist Aravind Adiga win the prestigious Man Booker Prize?

7.Who translated the book 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' written by M.K. Gandhi from Gujarati to English?

8.Which of the following is the longest Indian Novel ever published in a single volume in English language:

9.What is the title of the Authorised Biography of J.R.D. TATA?

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1.
The Author of the famous Book "My Life" is:

2.
The author of the book, The Struggle in My Life is

3.
Match List I with List II.

List I List II
A R.K Narayana I Dreams from My Father
B Arundhati Rai II Malgudi Days
C Ramchandra Guha III God of Small Things
D Barak Obama IV A corner of a Foreign Field

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

4.
Who wrote the book "The Paradoxical Prime Minister" ?

5.
Rudyard Kipling is the famous writer of which of the following book?

6.
For which novel did Indian novelist Aravind Adiga win the prestigious Man Booker Prize?

7.
Who translated the book 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' written by M.K. Gandhi from Gujarati to English?

8.
Which of the following is the longest Indian Novel ever published in a single volume in English language:

9.
What is the title of the Authorised Biography of J.R.D. TATA?