[Master Post] Autobiography Questions for JKSSB, SSC & Railway Exams – Complete List (Updated till June 2025)

One of the most scoring topics in the General Awareness section of JKSSB, SSC, and Railway Exams is Autobiographies and their Authors. This post gives you a complete and final list — covering all:

• 📌 Frequently asked autobiographies
• 📅 Latest ones from current affairs (till June 2025)
• ❓ MCQs as asked in real exams
• 🧠 Tricks to remember them
• 🔄 Categorization for easy revision

📜 Why Are Autobiography-Based Questions Important?

In exams like JKSSB JE/FAA/Naib Tehsildar, SSC CGL/CHSL/MTS, and RRB NTPC/Group D/JE, 1–2 direct questions are often asked from autobiographies. These questions are:

• Straightforward
• Fact-based
• Easy to revise and retain

🧾 Types of Questions Asked in Exams

✔️ Who wrote India Wins Freedom?
✔️ Playing It My Way is the autobiography of?
✔️ Which autobiography was written by Malala Yousafzai?

✅ Most Frequently Asked Autobiographies (Static GK)

These books have appeared in exams repeatedly:

🔥 Latest Autobiographies (Current Affairs – 2023 to June 2025)

These autobiographies are newly released or in news — and are expected in upcoming JKSSB/SSC/Railway exams:

📝 One-Liner Questions from Previous Exams

Here are real MCQ-style questions:

1. Who wrote India Wins Freedom?
   ✔️ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
2. Author of My Experiments with Truth?
   ✔️ Mahatma Gandhi
3. Playing It My Way was written by?
   ✔️ Sachin Tendulkar
4. Open is the autobiography of which sportsperson?
   ✔️ Andre Agassi
5. Who is the author of I Am Malala?
   ✔️ Malala Yousafzai
6. The Test of My Life deals with which cricketer’s cancer battle?
   ✔️ Yuvraj Singh
7. Who wrote The Diary of a Young Girl?
   ✔️ Anne Frank
8. Not Just a Minister is written by?
   ✔️ S. Jaishankar
9. Author of The Race of My Life?
   ✔️ Milkha Singh

🔍 Categorized List for Easy Revision

🎩 Freedom Fighters & Leaders

• India Wins Freedom – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
• My Experiments with Truth – M.K. Gandhi
• Why I Am an Atheist – Bhagat Singh
• My Country My Life – L.K. Advani
• My Truth – Indira Gandhi
• Living History – Hillary Clinton

🏏 Sports

• Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar
• The Test of My Life – Yuvraj Singh
• A Shot at History – Abhinav Bindra
• Open – Andre Agassi
• Straight Drive – Rahul Dravid
• Pitch to Parliament – Gautam Gambhir

🎭 Film & Media

• An Unsuitable Boy – Karan Johar
• Cracking the Code – Ayushmann Khurrana
• Sach Kahun Toh – Neena Gupta
• My Struggle, My Words – Kangana Ranaut

💼 Business & Science

• Wings of Fire – A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
• Hit Refresh – Satya Nadella
• My Life in Full – Indra Nooyi
• Lessons from the Flight Deck – Ratan Tata
• The Heart of a Surgeon – Dr. Devi Shetty

🌍 Inspiration & International

• Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela
• I Am Malala – Malala Yousafzai
• The Story of My Life – Helen Keller
• The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

🧠 Memory Tricks

• Group by Profession (Cricketers, Politicians, Freedom Fighters)
• Use Flashcards/Quizzes weekly
• Revise using A–Z or Timeline method
• Link authors to events (e.g., Malala – Women’s Rights, Neeraj Chopra – Olympics)

📌 Final 2025 Revision Set – Must Know

About The Author

Rohit Thapa

See author's posts