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1. Who among these wrote just one novel?

The World Book Day is as good a day as any other to find out how well-read you are. Take this quiz and find out for yourself.

Today is World Book Day!

Organised by UNESCO to promote reading, publishing and copyright, the World Book Day was first celebrated on April 23, 1995.

And since there’s no better day than today to test how well-read you are, we bring you this special quiz on books.

Let’s start, shall we?

1. Who among these wrote just one novel?
1. Jane Austen
2. Emily Bronte
3. Charles Dickens

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2. Which of these wrote Malgudi Days?

1. RK Laxman
2. RK Narayan
3. RK Ramanujan

3. Who wrote The Diary of a Young Girl?

1. Jeff Kinney
2. Anne Franke
3. Helen Fielding

4. His book English, August: An Indian Story was made into a film. Who is he?

1. Amitav Ghosh
2. VS Naipaul
3. Upamanyu Chatterjee

5. Vikram Seth's book A Suitable Boy has been translated into Hindi. What is its title in Hindi?

1. Ek Achcha Ladka
2. Koi Achcha Sa Ladka
3. Ek Achcha Sa Ladka

6. Which of these has NOT been written by Khushwant Singh?

1. The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories
2. The Hungry Tide
3. Train to Pakistan

7. Jeet Thayil's book Narcopolis was short-listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. Who of these has WON the Booker Prize?

1. Anita Desai
2. Kiran Desai
3. Anita Nair

8. Who created the character James Bond?

1. Ian Fleming
2. Martin Amis
3. Roald Dahl

9. Which of Rohinton Mistry's books did politician Aditya Thackeray demanded to be withdrawn from the BA syllabus of the Mumbai University?

1. Such a Long Journey
2. Family Matters
3. A Fine Balance

10. From which character's point of view Mrityunjaya, The Death Conqueror, is the Mahabharata narrated?

1. Duryodhana
2. Krishna
3. Karna