Posted On : 02-Jul-2019

Q1: When Shashi Tharoor was born?

• A. 3 March 1957
• B. 9 March 1956
• C. 10 March 1945
• D. 9 March 1953

Q2: From which state is he serving as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha ?

• A. Kerala
• B. Tamil Nadu
• C. Uttar Pradesh
• D. Karnataka

Q3: What was the period of of serving as Minister of State in the Government of Human Resource Development?

• A. 2017-2018
• B. 2016-2019
• C. 2012-2014
• D. 2014-2016

Q4: What is the name of his first novel?

• A. Riot
• B. Show Business
• C. The Five Dollar Smile and Other Stories
• D. The Great Indian Novel

Q5: What is the name of his first non-fiction story book?

• A. Nehru: The Invention of India
• B. Reasons of State
• C. Bookless in Baghdad
• D. India: From Midnight to the Millennium

Q6: In which year his novel 'Riot' was published?

• A. 2001
• B. 2002
• C. 2003
• D. 2004

Q7: Which country gave him the honor the ' Commander of the Order of Charles III' ?

• A. Paris
• B. Belgium
• C. India
• D. Spain

Q8: For which novel did he get Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the Best Book of the Year in the Eurasian Region, in 1991?

• A. The Great Indian Novel
• B. The Five Dollar Smile and Other Stories
• C. Show Business
• D. Riot

Q9: In which year his non-fictional book, 'Why I Am A Hindu' was published?

• A. 2017
• B. 2018
• C. 2016
• D. 2015

Q10: How many siblings he has?

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4