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
91
Which country was previously known as the Trucial States?
Answer:
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates was known as the Trucial States, a group of sheikhdoms under British protection, unified in 1971 as the UAE.
92
What is the current name of the country once called German South-West Africa?
Answer:
Namibia
Namibia is the modern name of German South-West Africa, a German colony until World War I, renamed upon independence in 1990.
93
Which city was formerly known as Akmolinsk?
Answer:
Astana
Astana, now called Nur-Sultan, was known as Akmolinsk during the Russian Empire, renamed multiple times before becoming Kazakhstan’s capital.
94
What is the modern name of the city once called Batum?
Answer:
Batumi
Batumi is the modern name of Batum, a Georgian port city on the Black Sea, with the name slightly adjusted to reflect local pronunciation.
95
Which country was previously known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes?
Answer:
Serbia
Yugoslavia was the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes from 1929 until its dissolution in the 1990s, encompassing multiple Balkan nations.
96
What is the current name of the country formerly called British Kaffraria?
Answer:
South Africa
British Kaffraria was a region in what is now South Africa, integrated into the Cape Colony and later part of the modern nation of South Africa.
97
Which city was once known as Tsaritsyn?
Answer:
Volgograd
Volgograd is the modern name of Tsaritsyn, renamed Stalingrad in 1925 and then Volgograd in 1961 to reflect its location on the Volga River.
98
What is the modern name of the city formerly called Leningrad?
Answer:
Moscow
St. Petersburg is the current name of Leningrad, renamed in 1991 to restore its pre-Soviet name, honoring Peter the Great after the Soviet Union’s collapse.
99
Which country was previously known as Czechoslavakia?
Answer:
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, both emerging as independent nations after the peaceful dissolution of the former state.
100
What is the current name of the country once called Annam?
Answer:
Vietnam
Vietnam is the modern name of Annam, a historical name for central Vietnam under French colonial rule, unified under the name Vietnam in 1945.