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
1
Who is the American artist known for enlarged paintings of flowers and New Mexico landscapes?
Answer:
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe is often recognized as the 'Mother of American modernism'.
2
Who painted 'Composition VIII' and is credited with painting one of the first purely abstract works?
Answer:
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian painter and art theorist who is generally credited as the pioneer of abstract art.
3
Who is the author of 'Life of Pi'?
Answer:
Yann Martel
Yann Martel's novel involves a boy who survives a shipwreck and is adrift in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.
4
Who wrote the novel 'The Kite Runner'?
Answer:
Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini's debut novel tells the story of a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul.
5
Who is the renowned Mexican muralist who was married to Frida Kahlo?
Answer:
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera was a prominent leader of the Mexican Mural movement and painted large frescoes in Mexico and the US.
6
Who wrote the autobiography 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'?
Answer:
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou's 1969 autobiography describes her early years and overcoming racism and trauma.
7
Who is the author of 'The Color Purple'?
Answer:
Alice Walker
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this epistolary novel about the life of African American women in the South.
8
Who wrote the epic poem 'The Aeneid'?
Answer:
Virgil
Virgil wrote the Aeneid for the Emperor Augustus, telling the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy and became the ancestor of the Romans.
9
Who is the author of the poem 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (often called 'Daffodils')?
Answer:
William Wordsworth
Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature.
10
Who wrote the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?
Answer:
Robert Frost
Robert Frost is one of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the 20th century.