Where is ‘Waterloo’ situated?
- (A) Italy
- (B) France
- (C) Spain
- (D) Belgium
- (D) Belgium
The municipality of Waterloo exists within Walloon Brabant in central Belgium at a distance of 20 kilometers from Brussels. The town exists at the coordinates 50°43′N 4°24′E which stands just south of the language border because it served as the location where Napoleon Bonaparte faced his last defeat in 1815.
Prince Bismarck, popularly known as Man of Blood and Iron, was:
- (A) French President
- (B) King of Italy
- (C) German Chancellor
- (D) American President
- (C) German Chancellor
The brilliant Prussian statesman and diplomat Prince Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), also referred to as the “Man of Blood and Iron” and the “Iron Chancellor,” was the driving force behind the unification of Germany in 1871.
What does the term “Holocaust” mean?
- (A) Genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire
- (B) Mass murder of Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II
- (C) Massacre of Native Americans by European settlers
- (D) Systematic killing of Tutsis by Hutus in Rwanda
- (B) Mass murder of Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II
In addition to the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II, the Holocaust also includes the targeting and murder of millions of other groups, such as Roma, Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, and individuals with disabilities. The word, which means “burnt offering” in Greek, was adopted to refer to this particular genocide, which the Nazis used as a euphemism and which is frequently referred to as the “Shoah” (catastrophic destruction) in Hebrew.
“Hayat-e-Javed” was written by Altaf Hussain Hali on the life of:
- (A) Mirza Ghalib
- (B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- (C) Sheikh Saadi
- (D) Muhammad Hussain Azad
- (B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
The 1901 book “Hayat-e-Javed,” authored by Altaf Hussain Hali, is a thorough biography of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the well-known Muslim reformer, educator, and founder of Aligarh Muslim University in the 19th century.
Which of the following is not a book of Allama Iqbal?
- (A) Baal-e-Jibraeel
- (B) Bang-e-Dara
- (C) Dast-e-Saba
- (D) Asrar-e-Khudi
- (C) Dast-e-Saba
The book that isn’t written by Allama Iqbal is: (C) Dast-e-Saba Dast-e-Saba is a well-known collection of poetry of Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Allama Iqbal is the author of the well-known pieces Baal-e-Jibreel, Bang-e-Dara, and Asrar-e-Khudi.
Name the English poet who died in his young age:
- (A) John Keats
- (B) John Milton
- (C) William Butler Yeats
- (D) Percy Bysshe Shelley
- (A) John Keats
The most well-known English Romantic poet to die young is John Keats (1795–1821), who died of tuberculosis in Rome at the age of 25. He created well-known pieces like “Ode to a Nightingale” and “Ode on a Grecian Urn” despite having a brief life and career.
Who is the writer of “Paradise Lost”?
- (A) William Shakespeare
- (B) Samuel Johnson
- (C) John Milton
- (D) Charles Dickens
- (C) John Milton
The famous English poet John Milton (1608–1674) is the author of Paradise Lost, an epic poem about the Fall of Man. Milton’s status as one of the greatest English writers was cemented in 1674 when this masterpiece, which tells the biblical tale of Adam and Eve’s temptation and expulsion from Eden, was published in its final form.
Famous Novel “War and Peace” was written by:
- (A) Thomas Hardy
- (B) Samuel Johnson
- (C) Robert Moore
- (D) Leo Tolstoy
- (D) Leo Tolstoy
“War and Peace” is an engaging historical novel that focuses on Russian culture during Napoleon’s era. Written by the celebrated Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, also known as Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, this novel was published in 1869 and is considered to be one of the greatest writings in the world in terms of its sheer size and depth of psychology in its characters and subject.
The book “Clash of Civilization” is written by:
- (A) Samuel P. Huntington
- (B) Charles Mount
- (C) William Shakespeare
- (D) John Milton
- (A) Samuel P. Huntington
The written work “The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order,” written and released in the year 1996, was put together by an American political scientist named Samuel P. Huntington. The written work is based on Huntington’s Foreign Affairs essay “The Clash of Civilizations?” published in the year 1993. Huntington believed that following the Cold War and the collapse of the former USSR, conflicts would center on cultural or religious group identities.
Where is the “Kremlin” situated?
- (A) Moscow (Russia)
- (B) Milan (Italy)
- (C) Mumbai (India)
- (D) Beijing (China)
- (A) Moscow (Russia)
The Kremlin is located in central Moscow, Russia. It is described as a historic fortified complex rising on Borovitsky Hill, overlooking the Moskva River. It is the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. It is considered to be an important symbol of the country.