WBCS.LIVE practice question

An author who writes the story of another person's life is known as

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Historian
  2. Biographer
  3. Chronicler
  4. Diarist

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Biographer

Explanation: Context: The person who writes another’s life story is called a ‘biographer’. A historian records events; a chronicler writes in sequence; a diarist writes a personal journal. 1. Historian ❌ – records past events, not lives. 2. Biographer ✅ – writes the life story of another person. 3. Chronicler ❌ – keeps chronological records. 4. Diarist ❌ – writes about personal experiences. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: A biographer wrote the life story of Mahatma Gandhi.