General Knowledge MCQs (page 24 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
1,204 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 461–480.
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"The Wealth of Nations" was written by:
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Answer: B. Adam Smith
It laid the foundation of modern economics.
- 462.
"Pride and Prejudice" was written by:
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Answer: C. Jane Austen
It was published in 1813.
- 463.
"Masnavi" was written by:
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Answer: B. Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
It is a six-book Persian poem on Sufism.
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"Gulistan" was written by:
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Answer: D. Sheikh Saadi
It is a Persian classic of prose and poetry.
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"Shahnameh" was written by:
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Answer: B. Firdausi
It is the national epic of Persia.
- 466.
"Muqaddimah" was written by:
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Answer: A. Ibn Khaldun
It is considered a founding work of sociology.
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"Politics" was written by:
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Answer: D. Aristotle
Aristotle was a student of Plato.
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"The Republic" was written by:
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Answer: C. Plato
It discusses justice and the ideal state.
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"The Prince" was written by:
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Answer: A. Niccolò Machiavelli
It is a classic work on political power.
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"Das Kapital" was written by:
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Answer: D. Karl Marx
Its first volume appeared in 1867.
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"War and Peace" was written by:
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Answer: A. Leo Tolstoy
It was published in 1869.
- 472.
"Hamlet" was written by:
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Answer: A. William Shakespeare
It is one of Shakespeare's major tragedies.
- 473.
The official distance of a marathon race is:
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Answer: C. 42.195 km
The distance was fixed in 1921.
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The length of a cricket pitch is:
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Answer: C. 22 yards
That is about 20.12 metres.
- 475.
How many rings are there in the Olympic symbol?
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Answer: B. 5
They represent the five inhabited continents.
- 476.
The first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in:
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Answer: D. Athens
They were revived by Pierre de Coubertin.
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The Ashes cricket series is played between:
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Answer: A. England and Australia
It began in 1882.
- 478.
The Thomas Cup is associated with:
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Answer: A. Badminton
It is the men's world team badminton championship.
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The Ryder Cup is associated with:
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Answer: C. Golf
It is contested between Europe and the USA.
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The term "checkmate" is used in:
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Answer: A. Chess
It ends the game by trapping the king.