General Knowledge MCQs
Topic Notes: General Knowledge
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
1381
Jeffrey Eugenides won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for 'Middlesex', which tells the story of a character who is:
Answer:
Intersex
Jeffrey Eugenides won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for 'Middlesex'. The narrator, Cal Stephanides, is an intersex man of Greek descent who recounts his family history and his own coming of age.
1382
Yann Martel won the 2002 Booker Prize for a novel involving a tiger named Richard Parker. What is the book?
Answer:
Life of Pi
Yann Martel won the 2002 Booker Prize for 'Life of Pi'. It tells the survival story of a boy named Pi Patel who is stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger.
1383
Marilynne Robinson won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for which novel written as a letter from an elderly pastor to his son?
Answer:
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for 'Gilead'. The novel is an epistolary account written by the Reverend John Ames in 1956 to his young son.
1384
Kiran Desai won the 2006 Booker Prize for which novel?
Answer:
The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai won the 2006 Booker Prize for 'The Inheritance of Loss'. The novel alternates between the Himalayas and New York City, exploring themes of migration and identity.
1385
Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. What is its title?
Answer:
The Road
Cormac McCarthy won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for 'The Road'. It depicts the journey of a father and son traveling south across a ruined, ash-covered American landscape.
1386
Junot Díaz won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for which novel?
Answer:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'. It tells the story of an overweight Dominican-American nerd cursed by the 'fukú' of his ancestors.
1387
Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Booker Prize for his debut novel. What is it?
Answer:
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Booker Prize for 'The White Tiger'. The novel is a darkly comic epistolary tale about a driver in India who climbs the social ladder through corruption and murder.
1388
Jennifer Egan's 'A Visit from the Goon Squad', which won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, is famous for including a chapter in what format?
Answer:
PowerPoint slides
Jennifer Egan's 'A Visit from the Goon Squad' includes a chapter titled 'Great Rock and Roll Pauses' that is presented entirely as a set of PowerPoint slides.
1389
Julian Barnes won the 2011 Booker Prize for which novel about memory and aging?
Answer:
The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes won the 2011 Booker Prize for 'The Sense of an Ending'. The novel follows a retired man who is forced to re-evaluate his memories of his school days and a past relationship.
1390
Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize twice for novels in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Which are they?
Answer:
Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize in 2009 for 'Wolf Hall' and in 2012 for 'Bring Up the Bodies'. Both are historical novels centering on the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII.