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
41
Who is the author of 'Fahrenheit 451', a novel about book burning?
Answer:
Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel presents a future American society where books are outlawed and 'firemen' burn any that are found.
42
Who wrote the dystopian novel 'Brave New World'?
Answer:
Aldous Huxley
Published in 1932, Huxley's novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, and psychological manipulation.
43
Who wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath', depicting the plight of migrant workers during the Great Depression?
Answer:
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck's 1939 novel focuses on the Joad family's journey from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California.
44
Who is the author of 'The Old Man and the Sea'?
Answer:
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and contributed to his Nobel Prize with this short novel about an aging Cuban fisherman.
45
Who wrote the novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'?
Answer:
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's only novel tells the story of a man who remains young while his portrait ages and records his moral degradation.
46
Who wrote 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
Answer:
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote this classic of the literary nonsense genre in 1865.
47
Who is the author of the Gothic horror novel 'Dracula'?
Answer:
Bram Stoker
Irish author Bram Stoker published 'Dracula' in 1897, establishing many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy.
48
Who wrote the mystery novels featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?
Answer:
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time, famous for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections.
49
Who created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
Answer:
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced Sherlock Holmes in the 1887 story 'A Study in Scarlet'.
50
Who wrote 'Jane Eyre'?
Answer:
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë published 'Jane Eyre' in 1847 under the pen name Currer Bell.