PERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD – GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Test No. 6 – Online MCQs for Competition Exams
Category : General Knowledge
Topic : FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD
Basic Purpose : Online Preparation for Competition and Commission Exams for different Jobs/Recruitments in Pakistan , India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Iran and China etc.
Test Type : Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ’s]
Time Limit : 47 Minutes
PERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Test No. 6
PERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Test No. 6
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Question 1 |
Name the US playwright whose greatest works include Mourning Becomes Electra, The Icernan Cometh and Long Day s Journey into Night
A | Eugene O Neil |
B | Line O Neil |
C | None |
D | Earnest Hemingway |
Question 2 |
The only secretary general of United Nations from Asian Continent was
A | Ban Ki Moon |
B | Both a and c |
C | Goutros Ghali |
D | U Thant |
Question 3 |
In which year did Dr Abdus Salam receive the Nobel Prize in Physics
A | 1980 |
B | 1984 |
C | 1979 |
D | 1985 |
Question 4 |
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter
A | American scientist |
B | German sportsman |
C | British jurist |
D | Spanish Painter |
Question 5 |
Urdu poet Shan-ul-Haq Haqqi died in Canada due to lungs cancer
A | 11th October, 2005 |
B | 11th September, 2005 |
C | 11th August, 2005 |
D | 11th July, 2005 |
Question 6 |
Freud is associated with
A | Leprosy control |
B | Psychology |
C | Detective |
D | Physiology and medicine |
Question 7 |
John Maynard Keynes was a
A | Scientist |
B | Mathematician |
C | Economist |
D | Poet |
Question 8 |
William Shakespeare is the greatest Playwright in European literature in which category his plays fall
A | History |
B | Comedies |
C | Tragedies |
D | All of the above |
Question 9 |
Name the US attorney who was widely criticized for compromising on civil rights and seeking sweeping powers to track down terrorists
A | Paul Wolfowitz |
B | David Kelly |
C | Ben Curtes |
D | John Ashcroft |
Question 10 |
Who is the father of modern Psychology
A | Matheow Hall |
B | Sigmund Freud |
C | Marshall Jan |
D | Segment Phonic |
Question 11 |
"Decline of the West" book was written by German Philospher
A | Spinoza |
B | Herbert Spencer |
C | None of these |
D | Spengler |
Question 12 |
Dr. Saleem-uz-Zaman Siddiqui was Renowned Pakistani Scientist who got many national and international Prizes died in
A | Apr-95 |
B | Apr-94 |
C | Apr-96 |
D | Apr-93 |
Question 13 |
Dmity Ivanovich Medeleyer (Russian) published his first version of periodic table of elements in
A | 1873 |
B | 1879 |
C | 1869 |
D | 1865 |
Question 14 |
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui an American- educated Pakistani educational teacher was sentenced to in prison on September 23, 2010 by US court for allegedly firing at US troops in Afghanistan
A | 60 years |
B | 76 years |
C | 86 years |
D | 45 years |
Question 15 |
Marco Polo was the famous
A | Conqueror |
B | Scientist |
C | Traveller |
D | Musician |
Question 16 |
Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress died on 2011
A | 3-Feb |
B | 26-Apr |
C | 23-Mar |
D | 13-Jan |
Question 17 |
Name the instrument invented by the Muslim thinker and scientist Naseer
A | Hygrometer |
B | Thermometer |
C | Turguet |
D | Barometer |
Question 18 |
Who is known as the "Father of Geometry"
A | Euclid |
B | Pythagoras |
C | Kepler |
D | Newton |
Question 19 |
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in suicide attack on
A | 29th December 2007 |
B | 27th December 2007 |
C | 1st January 2008 |
D | 25th December 2007 |
Question 20 |
Earnest Hemingway was awarded Nobel Prize for
A | Physics |
B | Chemistry |
C | History |
D | Literature |
Question 21 |
Otto Von Bismarck is called the
A | Man of Destiny |
B | Man of Blood and Iron |
C | Grand Old Man |
D | Grand Commoner |
Question 22 |
Abu Raihan Al-Biruni (973-1048) was one of the well-known figures associated with the court of
A | Sultan Mahmood Ghaznvi |
B | None of them |
C | Akbar the Great |
D | Mahmood Ghauri |
Question 23 |
Name the President of Palestine
A | None of them |
B | Abu Bakr |
C | Mohammad Najib |
D | Mahmoud Abbas |
Question 24 |
What is the name of first Asian who got Nobel Prize in Economics
A | R.N.Tigor |
B | Amerta Kush |
C | Amerta Sane |
D | Anil Kumar Singh |
Question 25 |
Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Rumi was born in
A | Konya (Turkey) |
B | Ispahan (Iran) |
C | None of them |
D | Balkh (Afghanistan) |
Question 26 |
Hosni Mubarak served as the fourth President of Egypt from 14 October to February 2011
A | 1981 |
B | 1995 |
C | 1989 |
D | 1975 |
Question 27 |
Abu-Al-Hassan-Al-Mawardi was a great jurist, and an expert in political science born in
A | None |
B | Baghdad |
C | Bassrah |
D | Damascus |
Question 28 |
Where was Albert Einstein born
A | UK |
B | Albana |
C | Germany |
D | USA |
Question 29 |
Conservative leader Angela Markel became the Chancellor of Germany on 10th October, 2005
A | First female chancellor of Germany |
B | Second female chancellor of Germany |
C | None of these |
D | Third female chancellor of Germany |
Question 30 |
Hu-Jintao a Chinese politician hold which of the important portfolio in Chinese government
A | Prime Minister |
B | Party Chairman |
C | President |
D | Foreign Minister |
Question 31 |
Which of the following statements is correct
A | Plato was disciple of Aristotle |
B | Socrates was disciple of Plato |
C | Socrates and Plato were disciple of Aristotle |
D | Plato was disciple of Aristotle |
Question 32 |
Abdus Salam, a Pakistan Physics and Nobel Prize Winner in 1979 What is his contribution to Physics
A | Discovery of Submaline process |
B | Discovery of atom particles |
C | None of these |
D | Understanding of Interaction of Elementary Partcles and weak forces |
Question 33 |
"Tim Berners Lee" is famous because he
A | Invented mobile phone |
B | Invented synthetic plastic |
C | Designed laptop |
D | Designed the world wide web |
Question 34 |
A US senator an author of "Not-so Revealing Memoir, Living History" is
A | Ben Curtes |
B | John Asheroft |
C | Tommy Frank |
D | Hillary Clinton |
Question 35 |
Some personalities and their countries are matched below Which of these is wrong
A | Pablo Picasso - Spain |
B | Nicolas Copernicus - Italy |
C | Gengis Khan - Mongolia |
D | Jesus Christ - Bethlehim |
Question 36 |
Mrs Gloria Macapagal Arroya assumed the office of prisdent of Philippine in
A | 2001 |
B | 2002 |
C | 1999 |
D | 2000 |
Question 37 |
Empress Cathenne II. known as Catherine the Great was herself a/an
A | German by birth |
B | American by Birth |
C | French by birth |
D | British by birth |
Question 38 |
Abu Abdullah al-Battani (859-929) was a famous Muslim
A | Astronomer and Mathematician |
B | None of them |
C | Educationist |
D | Painter |
Question 39 |
Razia Sultana was the ruler of
A | Ghori dynasty |
B | Tughlaq dynasty |
C | Slave dynasty |
D | Khilji dynasty |
Question 40 |
King Fahad of Saudi Arabia died on
A | 3rd August, 2005 |
B | 1st August, 2005 |
C | None of these |
D | 29th July, 2005 |
Question 41 |
Name the English novelist whose works include Sons and Lovers. Women in Love, Lady Chatterley s Lover etc
A | D.H. Lawrence |
B | Augustus Lindberg |
C | T.E. Lawrence |
D | None of them |
Question 42 |
The origin of the idea of Pakistan s associated with the name of
A | Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan |
B | Quaid-e-Azam |
C | Liaquat Ali Khan |
D | Allama Iqbal |
Question 43 |
Actor Michael Sheared, who played Adolf Hitler s character for five times died on 3lth August, 2005 belonged to
A | France |
B | Spain |
C | Britain |
D | USA |
Question 44 |
Who advocated the theory of laissez faire
A | Marshall |
B | Maithus |
C | None of these |
D | Adam Smith |
Question 45 |
Name of British soldier and statesman who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte of France in the battle of Waterloo
A | Alfred Wegener |
B | None of these |
C | Duk of England |
D | Duk of Wellington |
Question 46 |
Abu-Al-Nasr-Al-Farabi (870-950) a well-known Muslim philosopher, mathematician was known in Europe as
A | Al-Hazan |
B | Avicened |
C | Al-Phrarabius |
D | None |
Question 47 |
International Atomic Energy Agency s Chief Al-Beradi Won Nobel Prize for Peace in
A | 4-Oct |
B | 4-Sep |
C | 5-Nov |
D | 5-Oct |
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