General Knowledge MCQs (page 2 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
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"The Prince" was written by:
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Answer: D. Niccolò Machiavelli
It is a classic work of realist political thought.
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"Daughter of the East" is the autobiography of:
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Answer: B. Benazir Bhutto
It was first published in 1988.
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"Pakistan or the Partition of India" was written by:
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Answer: C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
It examined the case for Pakistan in 1940.
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"Friends Not Masters" is the autobiography of:
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Answer: C. Ayub Khan
It was published in 1967.
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"Asrar-e-Khudi", Allama Iqbal's poem on the philosophy of selfhood, is written in:
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Answer: B. Persian
It was published in 1915.
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"Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind" was written by:
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Answer: A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
It analysed the causes of the 1857 War of Independence.
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"Ain-e-Akbari" was written by:
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Answer: D. Abul Fazl
It is part of the "Akbarnama" and describes Akbar's administration.
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"Kitab-ul-Hind" was written by:
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Answer: C. Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni studied Indian society and science while he was with Mahmud of Ghazni.
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"Muqaddimah" was written by:
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Answer: C. Ibn Khaldun
It is a founding work of sociology and the philosophy of history.
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"Gulistan" and "Bostan" were written by:
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Answer: C. Sheikh Saadi
Saadi was a 13th-century poet from Shiraz.
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"Shahnameh" was written by:
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Answer: B. Firdausi
It is Persia's national epic and was presented to Mahmud of Ghazni.
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"Kashf-ul-Mahjoob" was written by:
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Answer: C. Hazrat Ali Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh)
It is the oldest Persian treatise on Sufism.
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Baghdad was sacked by the Mongols under Halaku Khan in:
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Answer: B. 1258
This ended the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad.
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Baghdad was founded as the Abbasid capital by:
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Answer: C. Abu Jafar al-Mansur
He founded it in 762 AD as the "Round City".
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Constantinople was conquered in 1453 by:
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Answer: C. Sultan Mehmed II
He was given the title "Al-Fatih" (the Conqueror).
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Salahuddin Ayyubi recaptured Jerusalem in:
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Answer: C. 1187
He defeated the Crusaders at the Battle of Hattin first.
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Spain was conquered in 711 AD by:
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Answer: D. Tariq bin Ziyad
The Rock of Gibraltar (Jabal al-Tariq) is named after him.
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The Muslim commander at the Battle of Qadisiyyah against the Persians was:
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Answer: C. Saad bin Abi Waqqas (RA)
The victory opened Iraq and Persia to the Muslims.
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The Battle of Yarmouk (636 AD) was fought between the Muslims and the:
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Answer: C. Byzantines
The Muslims were commanded by Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (RA).
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The rate of Zakat on savings is:
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Answer: B. 2.5%
It is due on wealth above the Nisab that has been held for one lunar year.