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
71
Who wrote the play 'Pygmalion'?
Answer:
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw's play about a phonetics professor teaching a flower girl to speak like a lady was later adapted into 'My Fair Lady'.
72
In 'Animal Farm', which historical figure does Napoleon the pig represent?
Answer:
Joseph Stalin
Orwell's allegory mirrors the Russian Revolution, with Napoleon representing the tyrannical Stalin.
73
The term 'Lost Generation' was coined by:
Answer:
Gertrude Stein
Stein is credited with saying 'You are all a lost generation' to Hemingway, referring to those who came of age during WWI.
74
Who wrote 'The Sun Also Rises' about the 'Lost Generation'?
Answer:
Ernest Hemingway
The novel captures the disillusionment of the post-WWI generation living in Paris and Spain.
75
Which character represents the 'savage' in 'Brave New World'?
Answer:
John
John the Savage is born naturally outside the World State and challenges its values.
76
Who wrote 'Lord of the Flies'?
Answer:
William Golding
Published in 1954, it tells the story of British schoolboys stranded on an island descending into savagery.
77
Which American poet is known for his depictions of rural New England life in poems like 'The Road Not Taken'?
Answer:
Robert Frost
Robert Frost combined traditional metrical forms with modern themes and colloquial speech.
78
What is the setting of 'To the Lighthouse'?
Answer:
The Isle of Skye (Hebrides)
Though based on Woolf's childhood in Cornwall, the novel is set in the Hebrides in Scotland.
79
Who wrote the poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'?
Answer:
T.S. Eliot
This poem is a quintessential modernist interior monologue of a paralyzed, indecisive man.
80
The 'Bloomsbury Group' included which famous Modernist writer?
Answer:
Virginia Woolf
The Bloomsbury Group was a circle of intellectuals and artists in London that included Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, and John Maynard Keynes.