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
21
Which Australian author has won the Booker Prize twice?
Answer:
Peter Carey
Peter Carey won for 'Oscar and Lucinda' (1988) and 'True History of the Kelly Gang' (2001).
22
Which author won in 2011 for 'The Sense of an Ending'?
Answer:
Julian Barnes
Barnes finally won after being shortlisted three times previously.
23
The 'Golden Man Booker' was awarded in 2018 to the best book of the last 50 years. Which book won?
Answer:
The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje's novel won the 50th-anniversary public vote.
24
Which novel by Marlon James was the first winner from Jamaica?
Answer:
A Brief History of Seven Killings
Winning in 2015, the novel centers on the attempted assassination of Bob Marley.
25
Which famous author was shortlisted five times but only won once for 'The Sea, The Sea' in 1978?
Answer:
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch is one of the most nominated authors in the prize's history.
26
Aravind Adiga won the 2008 Booker Prize for his debut novel:
Answer:
The White Tiger
The novel is an epistolary story about a village boy who becomes a successful entrepreneur through questionable means.
27
In 1992, the prize was split between two authors. One was Michael Ondaatje for 'The English Patient'. Who was the other?
Answer:
Barry Unsworth for 'Sacred Hunger'
This was the last time the prize was officially shared before the rules were changed to forbid ties (a rule broken again in 2019).
28
Who was the first Northern Irish writer to win the Booker Prize (winning in 2018)?
Answer:
Anna Burns
Anna Burns won for 'Milkman', an experimental novel about the Troubles.
29
Which novel by Yann Martel features a boy stranded on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger?
Answer:
Life of Pi
Yann Martel won the 2002 Booker Prize for 'Life of Pi'.
30
Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel set in 1980s Glasgow. What is the title?
Answer:
Shuggie Bain
The novel depicts the life of a young boy growing up with an alcoholic mother in Thatcher-era Scotland.