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This section includes 646 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
The Arabic work of al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called __________. |
| A. | Kitab - Al Hind |
| B. | Kitab - Al Bharat |
| C. | Pustak - Al Hind |
| D. | Pustak - Al Bharat |
| Answer» B. Kitab - Al Bharat | |
| 502. |
Technology giant Microsoft's India-born CEO ___________ has written his first book "Hit Refresh". |
| A. | Satya Nadella |
| B. | Indra Nooyi |
| C. | Kiran Mazumdar |
| D. | Sundar Pichai |
| Answer» B. Indra Nooyi | |
| 503. |
Six Machine (I Don’t Like Cricket ... . I Love It)' is an autobiography of which famous batsman? |
| A. | Virat Kohli |
| B. | AB De Velliers |
| C. | Chris Gayle |
| D. | Tillakaratne Dilshan |
| Answer» D. Tillakaratne Dilshan | |
| 504. |
Shesh Arland Madhukar is a ......... writer who was honoured with the Sahitya Academy Bhasha Sanunan Award in January, 2018._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Maithili |
| B. | Kannada |
| C. | Magahi |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» D. Sanskrit | |
| 505. |
Sir Charles Wilkins is known and remembered for which of the following translations? |
| A. | 'The Old Testament' to Hindi |
| B. | 'The Bible' to Hindi |
| C. | 'Bagavad Gita' to English |
| D. | 'Shakuntalam' to English |
| Answer» D. 'Shakuntalam' to English | |
| 506. |
Regarding the Magna Carta, which statement is false? |
| A. | The document assured all English citizens freedom of speech. |
| B. | The document required trial by a jury of one's peers. |
| C. | The meeting of the English Barons and King John occurred at Runnymede. |
| D. | King John was forced to sign the document. |
| Answer» C. The meeting of the English Barons and King John occurred at Runnymede. | |
| 507. |
Red Data Book provides an account of |
| A. | extinct animals only |
| B. | endangered plants & animals |
| C. | endangered plants only |
| D. | fossil plants |
| Answer» C. endangered plants only | |
| 508. |
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Noble Prize for his literary work named |
| A. | Geetanjali |
| B. | Rajtarangini |
| C. | Chokher Bali |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Rajtarangini | |
| 509. |
Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language? |
| A. | Santali |
| B. | Munda |
| C. | Awadhi |
| D. | Sanskrit |
| Answer» D. Sanskrit | |
| 510. |
Pather Panchali was written by .........._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay |
| B. | Munshi Premchand |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Pannalal Patelannalal Patel |
| Answer» B. Munshi Premchand | |
| 511. |
Panchatantra has been written by |
| A. | Kalidas |
| B. | Surdas |
| C. | Vishakhadatta |
| D. | Vishnu Sharma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 512. |
Name the author of the book ‘Ain-i-Akbari’?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Todar Mal |
| B. | Abu’ Faz! |
| C. | Dara Shikoh |
| D. | Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana |
| Answer» C. Dara Shikoh | |
| 513. |
Name the poet who wrote "Prithviraj Raso", a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan's life. |
| A. | Vir Siroja |
| B. | Chand Bardai |
| C. | Meerja Umed |
| D. | Nur Fateh |
| Answer» C. Meerja Umed | |
| 514. |
Name the author of the book "Pakistan the Gathering Storm". |
| A. | Parvez Musharraf |
| B. | Benazir Bhutto |
| C. | Chetan Bhagat |
| D. | Javier Moro |
| Answer» C. Chetan Bhagat | |
| 515. |
Name the autobiography of Sanjay Manjrekar, the former India batsman-turned-commentator, which was launched in Mumbai on 17 January 2018. |
| A. | Playing It My Way |
| B. | Imperfect |
| C. | The Definitive Biography |
| D. | Sunny Days |
| Answer» C. The Definitive Biography | |
| 516. |
Name the author of the book "All About Women". |
| A. | Priya Kumar |
| B. | Taslima Nasreen |
| C. | Shobha De |
| D. | Geeta Choubey |
| Answer» C. Shobha De | |
| 517. |
'My Story' is an autobiography of which famous cricketer? |
| A. | Kumar Sangakara |
| B. | Brendon Mccullum |
| C. | Kevin Peterson |
| D. | Michael Clarke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 518. |
Match the following._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | I – 2, II – 3, III – 1 |
| B. | I – 1, II – 3, III – 2 |
| C. | I – 3, II – 1, III – 2 |
| D. | I – 3, II – 2, III – 1 |
| Answer» B. I – 1, II – 3, III – 2 | |
| 519. |
"Malgudi Days" was written by _____. |
| A. | Vijay Krishna Acharya |
| B. | Rajat Arora |
| C. | Mrinal Jha |
| D. | RK Narayan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 520. |
Malgudi Days is based on the works of which Indian writer? |
| A. | Shankar Nag |
| B. | R.K. Lakshman |
| C. | R.K. Narayan |
| D. | Girish Kamad |
| Answer» D. Girish Kamad | |
| 521. |
Lala lajapathi rai is the author of the book |
| A. | India Divided |
| B. | Hind Swaraj |
| C. | Unhappy India |
| D. | Mother India |
| Answer» D. Mother India | |
| 522. |
India Wins Freedom is the autobiography of  ? |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | L.K Adwani |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Shubash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» B. L.K Adwani | |
| 523. |
In Which Indian state is the world's highest cricket ground located ? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Uttarakhand |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Jammu Kashmir |
| Answer» B. Uttarakhand | |
| 524. |
"Hema Malini : Beyond the Dream Girl" is authored by which author? |
| A. | Meena Iyer |
| B. | Hema Malini |
| C. | Ram Kamal Mukherjee |
| D. | Vijay Kumar |
| Answer» D. Vijay Kumar | |
| 525. |
In Frankenstein, Victor changes from an optimistic, eager young man to one who is anxious and |
| A. | Remorseful |
| B. | Confident |
| C. | Honest |
| D. | Coward |
| Answer» B. Confident | |
| 526. |
For which Novel Prominent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail will be awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2016 ? |
| A. | Hawthan |
| B. | Mandra |
| C. | Chitt-Chete |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Mandra | |
| 527. |
Famous play ' Macbeth ' is written by |
| A. | Leo Tolstoy |
| B. | William Shakespeare |
| C. | john Milton |
| D. | Charles Dickens |
| Answer» C. john Milton | |
| 528. |
Famous book ' The Return of the Native ' is written by |
| A. | Thomos Hardy |
| B. | Bill Gates |
| C. | M.M.Kaya |
| D. | Lioy Douglas |
| Answer» B. Bill Gates | |
| 529. |
Choose the most appropriate answer:Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of |
| A. | Lucknow Boy: A Memoir |
| B. | One Life is Not Enough |
| C. | Accidental Prime Minister |
| D. | The Substance and the Shadow |
| Answer» B. One Life is Not Enough | |
| 530. |
Choose the most appropriate answer:The book, ‘Born Again on the Mountain’ is authored by |
| A. | Pooja Rani |
| B. | Arunima Sinha |
| C. | Bachendri Pal |
| D. | Urbashi Lal |
| Answer» C. Bachendri Pal | |
| 531. |
Charles Darwin, the famous evolutionist, proposed his theory in which one of his books ? |
| A. | The families of flowering plant |
| B. | The origin of species |
| C. | The life on earth |
| D. | The story of the living world |
| Answer» C. The life on earth | |
| 532. |
Bhatnagar Prize is given in the field of |
| A. | Peace |
| B. | Music and dance |
| C. | Science and Technology |
| D. | Fine arts |
| Answer» D. Fine arts | |
| 533. |
"An Extraordinary Life, An Indian Destiny" is a biography on |
| A. | Manmohan Singh |
| B. | Sonia Gandhi |
| C. | Shashi Tharoor |
| D. | Indira Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Shashi Tharoor | |
| 534. |
Author of famous book “12 Years A Slave†is |
| A. | Chetan Bhagat |
| B. | Nelson Mandela |
| C. | Solomon Northup Pirates |
| D. | Morarji Desai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 535. |
'Asian Drama ', by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects |
| A. | Theatre Movements in Asia |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | International Politics |
| D. | Look East Policy of India |
| Answer» C. International Politics | |
| 536. |
Amish Tripathi, a famous Indian writer, is working on a series based on Ramayana, in which the first two books focus on Rama and Sita, respectively. On which character does the third book of this series focus?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Bharata |
| B. | Lakshmana |
| C. | Hanuman |
| D. | Raavana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 537. |
'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV Serial is based on a book written by |
| A. | Charles Dickens |
| B. | Thomas Hardy |
| C. | Lewis Caroll |
| D. | Victor Hugo |
| Answer» D. Victor Hugo | |
| 538. |
'Ace Against Odds' is an autobiography of which sports person? |
| A. | Vishwanathan Anand |
| B. | Sania Mirza |
| C. | Abhinav Bindra |
| D. | Anjali Bhagwat |
| Answer» C. Abhinav Bindra | |
| 539. |
A book titled 'The Endgame' authored by |
| A. | Hussain Zaidi |
| B. | Ashwini Kumar Tewari |
| C. | Lewis Hamilton |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» B. Ashwini Kumar Tewari | |
| 540. |
A book 'Simplicity & Wisdom' was written by |
| A. | Dinesh Shahra |
| B. | Chetan Bhagat |
| C. | Andrea Levy |
| D. | Abdul Aziz Muhamat |
| Answer» B. Chetan Bhagat | |
| 541. |
' The Nacked Face ', a very popular book is written by |
| A. | John Milton |
| B. | Dominique Lapierre |
| C. | Juan Benet |
| D. | Sidney Sheldon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 542. |
' The general happiness is the end of the state ' Who said this |
| A. | Plato |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Hegeet |
| D. | Bentham |
| Answer» E. | |
| 543. |
' Neela Charid ' which won the vyas Samman in 1992 is written by |
| A. | Subhash Mukhopadhyay |
| B. | VS. Naipaul |
| C. | Ram Vilas Sharma |
| D. | Shiv Prasad Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 544. |
' In CUstody ' , an english novels, is written by which one of the following |
| A. | Vikram Seth |
| B. | Shoba De |
| C. | Anita Desai |
| D. | VS.Naipaul |
| Answer» D. VS.Naipaul | |
| 545. |
' Crime and Punishment ' was written by |
| A. | Alexander Solzhenitysn |
| B. | Lewis Carroll |
| C. | Fyodor Dostoevsky |
| D. | Valdimir Nabakov |
| Answer» D. Valdimir Nabakov | |
| 546. |
' Asian Drama ', by Gunnar Karl Myrdal, is a book on which of the following subjects |
| A. | Theatre Movement in Asia |
| B. | Economics |
| C. | International Politics |
| D. | Look East Policy of India |
| Answer» C. International Politics | |
| 547. |
'Neela Chand' which won the Vyas Samman for 1992 is written by |
| A. | Shiv Prasad Singh |
| B. | Subash Mukhopadhyay |
| C. | Ram Vilas Sharma |
| D. | Ramakant Rath |
| Answer» B. Subash Mukhopadhyay | |
| 548. |
'India of our Dreams' is a book written by |
| A. | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| B. | Dr. C. Subramanian |
| C. | M.V. Kamath |
| D. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 549. |
Sports Channel' a monthly video magazine has been launched by |
| A. | Kapil Dev |
| B. | Sunil Gavaskar |
| C. | Ajit Wadekar |
| D. | Nawab Pataudi |
| Answer» B. Sunil Gavaskar | |
| 550. |
'The General Happiness is the end of the state' who said this? |
| A. | Hegel |
| B. | Benthem |
| C. | Plato |
| D. | Green |
| Answer» C. Plato | |