All Free General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

• A. Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
• B. Mir Taqi Mir
• C. Hassan Mohani
• D. Molvi Abdul Haq

Explanation: Maulvi Abdul Haq is commonly called the Father of Urdu because of his major work in promoting Urdu language and literature.

• A. Balochi
• B. Pushto
• C. Sindhi
• D. Kashmiri

Explanation: Amir Krore is traditionally regarded as one of the earliest known Pashto poets.

• A. D.H.Lawrence
• B. Hemingway
• C. Voctoria Schofield
• D. T.S.Eliot

Explanation: Ernest Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises, published in 1926 and regarded as a major novel of the Lost Generation.

• A. Languages
• B. Muscles
• C. Architecture
• D. Bones

Explanation: Philology examines language through historical texts, including their development, meanings and literary use.

• A. Bob Woodward
• B. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• C. Thompson, J.W. and S.K Padover
• D. None of these

Explanation: Bob Woodward wrote “State of Denial,” a 2006 account of the George W. Bush administration’s handling of the Iraq War and related issues.

• A. William Congreve
• B. Ron Suskind
• C. H.V.Hudson
• D. Ayesha Jalal

Explanation: The Way of the World is a Restoration comedy written by William Congreve and first performed in 1700.

• A. Arabic
• B. Persian
• C. Sanskrit
• D. Both A & B

Explanation: Sheikh Saadi of Shiraz was a major Persian poet and prose writer, best known for works such as Gulistan and Bustan.

• A. Punjabi
• B. Sindhi
• C. Balochi
• D. Urdu

Explanation: Yusuf Zulekha is a well-known Punjabi qissa, or romantic narrative, based on the story of Joseph and Zuleikha.

• A. Gibbon
• B. Bancroft
• C. Shaw
• D. Aristophanes
• E. Herodotus

Explanation: Aristophanes, the ancient Greek playwright, is traditionally called the Father of Comedy because his surviving plays established the…

• A. Posternak
• B. Adolf Hitler
• C. Navakov
• D. Goethe

Explanation: Mein Kampf was written by Adolf Hitler and combines his political ideology with an account of his early life and political development.

• A. Hashim Shah
• B. Syed Bulleh Shah
• C. Syed Waris Shah
• D. Mian Mohammad Bakhsh

Explanation: Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, the Punjabi Sufi poet, is popularly known as the Rumi of Kashmir because of his mystical poetry and spiritual…

• A. Hindi
• B. Bengali
• C. Sanskrit
• D. Sindhi
• E. None

Explanation: Kalidasa was a major classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist, associated with works such as Abhijnanashakuntalam and Meghaduta.

• A. Father of Physics
• B. Father of Comedy
• C. Father of History
• D. Father of Chemistry
• E. Father of Biology

Explanation: Herodotus wrote Histories, an account of the Greco-Persian Wars and the peoples involved, earning him the title Father of History.

• A. 21 May
• B. 17 Mar
• C. 22 Apr
• D. 23 Apr

Explanation: World Book and Copyright Day is observed on 23 April, a date associated with the deaths of Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and…

• A. Hitler
• B. Sadam hussain
• C. Milton
• D. Bush

Explanation: The line appears in John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost and is spoken by Satan.

• A. 1913
• B. 1915
• C. 1917
• D. 1927

Explanation: The first modern crossword puzzle was created by Arthur Wynne and published in the New York World on 21 December 1913.

• A. Restaurant
• B. Painting
• C. Hotel
• D. Beach

Explanation: The Night Watch is Rembrandt’s famous 1642 group portrait, formally titled The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq.

• A. Barack Obama
• B. George W Bush
• C. Bill Clinton
• D. Richard Nixon

Explanation: Decision Points is George W. Bush’s memoir, published in 2010, covering major decisions during his presidency.

• A. Persian News
• B. Jam-i-Jahan Numa
• C. AL-Hilal
• D. Mirat-ul-Akhbar

Explanation: Mirat-ul-Akhbar, founded by Raja Rammohan Roy in 1822, is generally identified as the first Persian-language newspaper in India.

• A. Taqi ad-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah
• B. Abu Naṣr Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Al Farabi
• C. Abu Abd Allah Muḥammad ibn Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Arabi al-Ḥatimi aṭ-Ṭati
• D. Abu Ḥamid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazali

Explanation: Kimiya-e Saadat, meaning The Alchemy of Happiness, was written by the Persian theologian and philosopher Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.