Books and Authors is one of the most important topics in General Knowledge and Current Affairs sections of SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway, NDA, CDS, State PCS, and other competitive exams. Questions are frequently asked about famous books, novels, epics, autobiographies, and their writers.
Below is the complete list of important Books & Authors topics for exam preparation.
🏛️ Ancient Indian Books and Authors
Book
Author
Ramayana
Valmiki
Mahabharata
Ved Vyasa
Arthashastra
Kautilya
Abhijnanasakuntalam
Kalidasa
Meghaduta
Kalidasa
Rajatarangini
Kalhana
Ashtadhyayi
Panini
📖 Religious Books
Religious Book
Religion
Vedas
Hinduism
Upanishads
Hinduism
Bhagavad Gita
Hinduism
Tripitaka
Buddhism
Quran
Islam
Bible
Christianity
Guru Granth Sahib
Sikhism
Zend Avesta
Zoroastrianism
🇮🇳 Famous Indian Books and Authors
Book
Author
Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Wings of Fire
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
Anandamath
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Gitanjali
Rabindranath Tagore
Train to Pakistan
Khushwant Singh
Godan
Munshi Premchand
The Guide
R. K. Narayan
Ignited Minds
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
India Wins Freedom
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
🌍 Famous International Books and Authors
Book
Author
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Paradise Lost
John Milton
Harry Potter Series
J. K. Rowling
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
🖋️ Important Autobiographies and Biographies
Book
Author
My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
Wings of Fire
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Playing It My Way
Sachin Tendulkar
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
🏆 Award-Winning Books
Book
Award
Gitanjali
Nobel Prize
The White Tiger
Booker Prize
Midnight’s Children
Booker Prize
Interpreter of Maladies
Pulitzer Prize
✍️ Famous Hindi Literature Books
Book
Author
Godan
Munshi Premchand
Kamayani
Jaishankar Prasad
Rashmirathi
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Madhushala
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
📚 Important English Literature Books
Book
Author
Macbeth
William Shakespeare
Othello
William Shakespeare
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
Animal Farm
George Orwell
1984
George Orwell
🎯 Frequently Asked Books in Exams
Important Books by Mahatma Gandhi
Hind Swaraj
My Experiments with Truth
Important Books by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Wings of Fire
Ignited Minds
India 2020
Important Books by Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali
Gora
📖 Famous Epics and Ancient Texts
Epic/Text
Author
Ramayana
Valmiki
Mahabharata
Ved Vyasa
Iliad
Homer
Odyssey
Homer
🌟 Nobel Prize Winning Authors
Author
Famous Work
Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea
Gabriel García Márquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude
📌 Important Topics for Exams
Ancient Indian Books
Religious Texts
Famous Indian Authors
International Authors
Autobiographies
Award-Winning Books
Hindi Literature
English Literature
Nobel Prize Winners
🚀 Tips to Prepare Books & Authors
Learn famous books of important personalities.
Revise award-winning books regularly.
Focus on autobiographies and religious books.
Practice one-liner GK questions daily.
Books & Authors is an important and scoring topic in General Awareness and Current Affairs sections. Knowledge of famous books, writers, autobiographies, and literary works helps candidates score well in competitive examinations.
Regular revision of important Indian and international books, religious texts, and award-winning novels is essential for SSC, UPSC, Railway, Banking, and State Exam preparation.
