1. In which country was Albert Camus born?
(a) France
(b) Algeria
(c) Italy
(d) Spain
2. What is the central theme of Camus’ novel “The Stranger”?
(a) The search for meaning in a meaningless world
(b) The importance of religion in daily life
(c) The power of love to overcome adversity
(d) The dangers of political extremism
3. Camus is often associated with which philosophical concept?
(a) Existentialism
(b) Idealism
(c) Utilitarianism
(d) Absurdism
1. Jean Rhys was born under the name:
(a) Edith Wharton
(b) Gertrude Stein
(c) Marguerite Taine
(d) Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams
2. Jean Rhys was born in:
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Dominica
(d) Jamaica
3. Rhys’s most famous novel is:
(a) Wide Sargasso Sea
(b) After Dark
(c) Good Morning, Midnight
(d) Quartet
1. When was Ferdinand de Lesseps born?
a) 1 January 1801
b) 5 May 1803
c) 22 September 1798
d) 19 November 1805
2. Where was Ferdinand de Lesseps born?
a) Rotterdam
b) Cairo
c) London
d) Versailles
3. When did Ferdinand de Lesseps get permission to establish a company to build the Suez Canal?
a) 30 November 1854
b) 7 July 1852
c) 1 April 1850
d) 31 March 1848
1) Which college did William Henry Harrison attend?
a) William and Mary College
b) Hampden-Sydney College
c) St. Ignatius College
d) St. Albert’s College
2) What was William Henry Harrison’s profession?
a) Lawyer
b) Professor
c) Soldier
d) Actor
3) What was William Henry Harrison’s rank in the military when he retired?
a) Major General
b) Brigadier
c) Captain
d) Colonel
1. When did Joseph Priestley discover oxygen?
a) 22 January 1756
b) 5 April 1654
c) 1 August 1774
d) 12 December 1772
2. What did Joseph Priestley call oxygen?
a) Dephlogisticated air
b) Laughing gas
c) Marine acid air
d) Vitriolic acid air
3. When was Joseph Priestley born?
a) 13 March 1733
b) 10 May 1751
c) 25 September 1726
d) 30 November 1742
1. When did Giosue Carducci get Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) 1911
b) 1906
c) 1905
d) 1908
2. When was Giosue Carducci born?
a) 9 March 1831
b) 21 April 1836
c) 27 July 1835
d) 27 December 1843
3. Where was Giosue Carducci born?
a) Verona
b) Turin
c) Brescia
d) Val di Castello
1) When was William Shakespeare born?
a) 23 April 1564
b) 15 July 1580
c) 25 December 1600
d) 1 January 1601
2) Where was William Shakespeare born?
a) London
b) New York
c) Paris
d) Stratford-on-Avon
3) Whom did William Shakespeare marry?
a) Anne Hathaway
b) Mary Tudor
c) Jane Grey
d) Elizabeth Newson
1. When did Palau become independent?
a) 15 March 1982
b) 27 April 1976
c) 6 September 1988
d) 1 October 1994
2. Which is the capital of Palau?
a) Angaur
b) Melekeok
c) Tobi
d) Peleliu
3. Which is the currency of Palau?
a) Yen
b) American Dollar
c) British Pound
d) Euro
1. When was Ronald Reagan first sworn in as President of USA?
a) 20 January 1981
b) 4 November 1980
c) 20 January 1989
d) 4 March 1981
2. When was Ronald Reagan born?
a) 6 February 1911
b) 3 April 1912
c) 4 July 1916
d) 25 November 1921
3. Where was Ronald Reagan born?
a) Honolulu
b) Los Alamos
c) New Hampshire
d) Tampico
1. What was Ashok Kumar’s real name?
a) Hamid Kham
b) Ravi Kapoor
c) Kumudlal Ganguly
d) Yusuf Khan
2. Wheret was Ashok Kumar born?
a) Bhagalpur
b) Calcutta
c) Durgapur
d) Dacca
3. What was Ashok Kumar before he became an actor?
a) Driver
b) Photographer
c) Laboratory Assistant
d) Waiter