Books and Authors Quiz

In political philosophy, General will is a collectively held will that aims at the common good or common interest. The term was made famous by 18th-century Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J.K. Rowling. She first had the idea for Harry Potter in 1990. Over the next five years, she began to plan out the seven books of the series.

The author of “Lectures on Jurisprudence, Or, The Philosophy of Positive Law” is John Austin (1790-1859). He was a pre-eminent British jurist of the 19th century. The book is based on lectures given by Austin. (Remember, “Lectures on Jurisprudence” is a different book. It is a collection of Adam Smith's lectures).

“Business @ the Speed of Thought” is a book written by Bill Gates and Collins Hemingway in 1999. It discusses how business and technology are integrated, and explains how digital infrastructures and information networks can help someone get an edge on the competition.

Akbarnama was written by Abul Fazl, who was one of the Nine Jewels (Navaratnas) of Akbar's royal court. It is stated that the book took seven years to be completed.

The Harshacharita is the biography of Indian emperor Harshavardhana by Banabhatta who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the Asthana Kavi (Court Poet) of Harshavardhana.

In 1574 Akbar began a Maktab Khana (a place of translation works) in Fatehpur Sikri. He wanted his court poets to translate the Sanskrit books Rajatarangini, Ramayana, and Mahabharata into the Persian language. Abdul-ul-Qader-Badauni translated Ramayana into Persian. Akbar asked him to translate the Ramayana into Persian. It took him four years to complete the task.

Bhavabhuti was an 8th-century scholar of India noted for his plays and poetry, written in Sanskrit. Uttararamacarita is a Sanskrit play in 7 acts in the Nataka style by Bhavabhuti.

Gandhi felt so deeply connected to the Bhagwat Gita that he often referred to it as his “eternal mother,” feeling it offered him more support in his darkest hours than even his biological mother could.

“Vaishnava Jana To...” is a Hindu bhajan, written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language.