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
4511
Who wrote 'Goodbye to All That', a memoir of WWI?
Answer:
Robert Graves
Graves' autobiography covers his childhood and his service in the First World War.
4512
Which of these works is by Joseph Conrad?
Answer:
Lord Jim
A novel about a young seaman's act of cowardice and his attempts at redemption.
4513
Who wrote 'Henderson the Rain King'?
Answer:
Saul Bellow
Bellow is a Nobel Prize winner known for his intellectual and philosophical novels.
4514
Which poet is known for using lowercase letters and unorthodox punctuation?
Answer:
E.E. Cummings
Cummings is famous for his experimental grammar and typography.
4515
Who wrote 'Tender Is the Night'?
Answer:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald's fourth and final completed novel, mirroring his own troubled marriage.
4516
What is the pig's head called in 'Lord of the Flies'?
Answer:
The Lord of the Flies
The severed pig's head on a stick is named 'The Lord of the Flies' (a translation of Beelzebub).
4517
Who wrote the play 'The Birthday Party'?
Answer:
Harold Pinter
A key example of a 'Comedy of Menace' by Pinter.
4518
Which Modernist writer committed suicide by walking into the River Ouse?
Answer:
Virginia Woolf
Suffering from severe mental illness, Woolf drowned herself in 1941.
4519
Who wrote 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'?
Answer:
Zora Neale Hurston
A classic of the Harlem Renaissance (1937) narrating the life of Janie Crawford.
4520
Which novel is considered the first 'Dystopian' novel, influencing Orwell and Huxley?
Answer:
We
Written by Yevgeny Zamyatin in 1920, 'We' depicts a totalitarian state and influenced later dystopian works.