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
4451
Which sea captain is obsessed with hunting the white whale in 'Moby-Dick'?
Answer:
Captain Vere
Captain Ahab relentlessly pursues the white whale, Moby Dick.
4452
Which doctor struggles with his darker alter ego in a novella by Robert Louis Stevenson?
Answer:
Dr. Frankenstein
Dr. Henry Jekyll transforms into Mr. Hyde in 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.
4453
Who is the boy who finds a Golden Ticket in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?
Answer:
Mike Teavee
Charlie Bucket wins a tour of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
4454
Yuri Zhivago is the doctor-poet hero of which Russian novel?
Answer:
The Brothers Karamazov
Yuri Zhivago is the protagonist of Boris Pasternak’s 'Doctor Zhivago'.
4455
Which character narrates his own growth from childhood in a Dickens novel?
Answer:
Martin Chuzzlewit
David Copperfield narrates his life story in the novel 'David Copperfield'.
4456
Sethe, a former enslaved woman haunted by her past, is the heroine of which novel?
Answer:
Song of Solomon
Sethe is the central character in Toni Morrison’s novel 'Beloved'.
4457
Which character remains youthful while his portrait ages in an Oscar Wilde novel?
Answer:
Jack Worthing
Dorian Gray is the protagonist of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', whose portrait bears the marks of his sins.
4458
Anna Karenina is the tragic heroine of which novel?
Answer:
War and Peace
Anna Karenina is the central character of Leo Tolstoy’s novel of the same name.
4459
In 'To Kill a Mockingbird', who is the lawyer who defends Tom Robinson?
Answer:
Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is the principled lawyer who defends Tom Robinson in Maycomb.
4460
Which character serves as the villain in 'Peter Pan'?
Answer:
Tiger Lily
Captain Hook is the pirate captain and Peter Pan's enemy.