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
21341
The 'Peaceful Coexistence' theory was proposed by:
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Khrushchev
Khrushchev suggested that communist and capitalist states could exist side by side without war.
21342
Which country left the Warsaw Pact in 1968 but was invaded?
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Czechoslovakia
The Prague Spring reforms led to an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops to enforce the Brezhnev Doctrine.
21343
The 'Yalta Conference' determined:
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The division of Germany
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met at Yalta in 1945 to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe.
21344
The 'Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact' was a non-aggression treaty between:
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Germany and USSR
Signed in 1939 (pre-Cold War, but set the stage), it divided Eastern Europe between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
21345
The 'Contras' were rebels fighting the Sandinista government in:
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Nicaragua
The US-backed Contras fought against the socialist Sandinista government in the 1980s.
21346
Who succeeded Mao Zedong and opened China's economy?
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping initiated market reforms that modernized China's economy.
21347
The 'Tiananmen Square Massacre' occurred in:
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1989
Student-led protests for democracy were forcibly suppressed by the Chinese military in June 1989.
21348
The 'Gang of Four' was a political faction in:
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China
The Gang of Four were radical officials (including Mao's wife) who were blamed for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution.
21349
Which war ended in a stalemate and an armistice, but no peace treaty?
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Korean War
The Korean War ended in 1953 with an armistice, meaning the two Koreas are technically still at war.
21350
The 'Brezhnev Doctrine' asserted the right of the Soviet Union to:
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Intervene in socialist countries to preserve communism
It was used to justify the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and Afghanistan in 1979.