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
4571
Who wrote the poem 'Do not go gentle into that good night'?
Answer:
Dylan Thomas
A villanelle by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, urging his father to fight against death.
4572
Which Modernist writer is known for the novel 'Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'?
Answer:
James Joyce
It is a semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman about Stephen Dedalus.
4573
Who wrote the short story 'The Lottery'?
Answer:
Shirley Jackson
Published in 1948, this shocking story depicts a small town's annual ritual sacrifice.
4574
In '1984', the language designed to limit freedom of thought is called:
Answer:
Newspeak
Newspeak is the controlled language of Oceania, designed to diminish the range of thought.
4575
Who wrote 'The Power and the Glory'?
Answer:
Graham Greene
The novel follows a 'whisky priest' in Mexico during the suppression of the Catholic Church.
4576
Which of these is a play by Eugene O'Neill?
Answer:
Long Day's Journey into Night
A deeply autobiographical play about a dysfunctional family struggling with addiction.
4577
Who wrote 'Invisible Man' (1952), dealing with the African American experience?
Answer:
Ralph Ellison
The novel explores the narrator's social invisibility as a black man in America.
4578
Which Irish poet wrote 'Sailing to Byzantium'?
Answer:
W.B. Yeats
A meditation on aging and the permanence of art.
4579
Who wrote 'A Farewell to Arms'?
Answer:
Ernest Hemingway
A semi-autobiographical novel about an American ambulance driver in Italy during WWI.
4580
Which novel features the character Kurtz and the line 'The horror! The horror!'?
Answer:
Heart of Darkness
These are the dying words of Kurtz, realizing the depth of human darkness.