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
4521
Who wrote 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'?
Answer:
Tom Stoppard
An absurdist play (1966) that focuses on two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
4522
Which poet wrote 'In the Station of the Metro'?
Answer:
Ezra Pound
A famous two-line Imagist poem: 'The apparition of these faces in the crowd; / Petals on a wet, black bough.'.
4523
Who wrote 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find'?
Answer:
Flannery O'Connor
A famous Southern Gothic short story about a family's encounter with an escaped convict known as 'The Misfit'.
4524
The 'Epiphany' is a literary device most associated with:
Answer:
James Joyce
Joyce used 'epiphany' to describe a sudden spiritual manifestation or realization in his characters.
4525
Who wrote 'The Master and Margarita'?
Answer:
Mikhail Bulgakov
A satirical novel blending fantasy and reality, featuring the Devil visiting Soviet Moscow.
4526
Which author wrote 'Doctor Zhivago'?
Answer:
Boris Pasternak
Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for this novel, which was banned in the USSR.
4527
Who wrote the poem 'Daddy'?
Answer:
Sylvia Plath
A famous, controversial poem where Plath compares her father to a Nazi.
4528
In 'Brave New World', what is 'Soma'?
Answer:
A pleasure-inducing drug
Soma is the drug used by the government to keep the population docile and happy.
4529
Who wrote 'Native Son'?
Answer:
Richard Wright
The novel tells the story of 20-year-old Bigger Thomas, a black man living in poverty in Chicago.
4530
Which of these is NOT a work by Virginia Woolf?
Answer:
The Age of Innocence
'The Age of Innocence' was written by Edith Wharton.