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Moderate
  • A. Elon Musk
  • B. Bill Gates
  • C. Deewey
  • D. Shahid Khan

Explanation: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster was written by Bill Gates and published in 2021.

Correct answer: Bill Gates
Very hard
  • A. Z.A Bhutto
  • B. Aitzaz Ahsan
  • C. Maleeha Lodhi
  • D. William Dalrymple

Explanation: Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State was written by Maleeha Lodhi, a Pakistani diplomat and scholar.

Correct answer: Maleeha Lodhi
Fairly easy
  • A. American
  • B. British
  • C. German
  • D. Swedish

Explanation: Alfred Nobel was Swedish, having been born in Stockholm in 1833. The Nobel Prizes were established through his will after his death in 1896.

Correct answer: Swedish
Fairly easy
  • A. Sir Victor turner
  • B. Thomas Edward Lawrence
  • C. Syed Amir Ali
  • D. Muneer Ahmed Qureshi

Explanation: Lawrence of Arabia was Thomas Edward Lawrence, a British archaeologist, military officer and writer who supported the Arab Revolt during…

Correct answer: Thomas Edward Lawrence
Moderate
  • A. Greek
  • B. Latin
  • C. Spanish
  • D. English

Explanation: Homer is traditionally regarded as the Greek poet of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Correct answer: Greek
Easy
  • A. Edgar Allan Poe
  • B. H. G. Wells
  • C. Lan Fleming
  • D. Mary shelley

Explanation: Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, first published anonymously in 1818 and later identified with her name. Edgar Allan Poe, H. G.

Correct answer: Mary shelley
Hard
  • A. David Diop's
  • B. Geetanjali Shree
  • C. Shehan Karnutilka
  • D. Fatima Azim

Explanation: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.

Correct answer: Shehan Karnutilka
Fairly easy
  • A. John Carry
  • B. Anna Sewell
  • C. Cristina Wilferd
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Anna Sewell wrote Black Beauty, published in 1877, telling the life story of a horse.

Correct answer: Anna Sewell
Hard
  • A. Diamond Sutra
  • B. Gutenberg Bible
  • C. Honchō shokkan
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The Diamond Sutra, printed in China in 868 CE, is generally regarded as the world's oldest surviving dated printed book.

Correct answer: Diamond Sutra
Easy
  • A. Bill gates
  • B. Jeff Bezos
  • C. Jimmy Wales
  • D. none of these

Explanation: Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia in 2001 with Larry Sanger and provided the project with its initial framework.

Correct answer: Jimmy Wales
Very hard
  • A. Piloo Modi
  • B. Patric white
  • C. Albert Spear
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Piloo Mody wrote Zulfi, My Friend, a memoir about his association with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Correct answer: Piloo Modi
Moderate
  • A. Barack Obama.
  • B. Bill clinton.
  • C. Bill gates.
  • D. Joe Biden

Explanation: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster was written by Bill Gates and published in 2021.

Correct answer: Bill gates.
Very hard
  • A. Antonio Guterres
  • B. Nadia Omair
  • C. Tedros Adhanom
  • D. Ban Ki-moon

Explanation: Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World is the memoir of Ban Ki-moon, who served as UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016.

Correct answer: Ban Ki-moon
Moderate
  • A. Ibn e Insha
  • B. kk Aziz
  • C. ibne battuta
  • D. sir syed Ahmed khan

Explanation: Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab is a satirical Urdu work by Ibn-e-Insha. Its title literally means “The Last Book of Urdu.”

Correct answer: Ibn e Insha
Moderate
  • A. Johannes Vermeer
  • B. Rene Magritte
  • C. Vincent Van Gogh
  • D. Edvard Munch

Explanation: The Scream was created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch and is famous for its distorted figure and intense sense of anxiety.

Correct answer: Edvard Munch
Fairly easy
  • A. Martin Luther King
  • B. Nelson Mandela
  • C. Desond Titu
  • D. Michael Troot

Explanation: Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, describing his life, imprisonment, and role in ending apartheid.

Correct answer: Nelson Mandela
Moderate
  • A. Zaheeruddin Babar
  • B. Gulbadan Begum
  • C. Kamran Mirza
  • D. Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad

Explanation: Tuzk-e-Babri, also called the Baburnama, is the memoir of Zaheer-ud-din Muhammad Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire.

Correct answer: Zaheeruddin Babar
Fairly easy
  • A. Khalil Gibran
  • B. William Shakespeare
  • C. Anne Hathaway
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Prophet is a philosophical and poetic work by Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran, first published in 1923.

Correct answer: Khalil Gibran
Moderate
  • A. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  • B. Khalil Gibran
  • C. Allama Iqbal
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Broken Wings is a poetic novel by Kahlil Gibran, drawing on themes of love, society, and freedom in Lebanon.

Correct answer: Khalil Gibran
Easy
  • A. Films
  • B. Literature
  • C. Science
  • D. Cricket

Explanation: The Oscars, or Academy Awards, honour achievements in the film industry, including acting, directing, and filmmaking.

Correct answer: Films