Level 1
Books & Authors MCQs set 2 for PPSC Livestock Officer (BS-17) General Knowledge — 20 solved questions.
Q1. When was Facebook launched?
Answer: On February 4, 2004
Explanation: Facebook was launched on 4 February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard University students from their dormitory room.
Q2. The Blue Book is the official book of which country?
Answer: UK
Explanation: The Blue Book is the official annual publication of the United Kingdom government, presenting key statistics and government information; its equivalent in other countries has different names.
Q3. Which of the following books is written by Adam Smith?
Answer: Wealth of Nations
Explanation: Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776, a foundational text of classical economics that introduced concepts like the division of labor and free markets.
Q4. Name the author of "Yaadon ki Barkat."
Answer: Josh Malihabadi
Explanation: "Yaadon ki Baraat" (not "Barkat") is the autobiography of Josh Malihabadi (Shabbir Hasan Khan), the renowned Urdu poet known as the "Poet of Revolution."
Q5. ________________ book is written on the life of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
Answer: Hayat-e-jawaid
Explanation: "Hayat-e-Jawaid" is a comprehensive biography of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan written by Altaf Hussain Hali, considered one of the finest biographical works in Urdu literature.
Q6. Name the author of "Tom Jones".
Answer: Henry Fielding
Explanation: "Tom Jones" (1749), full title "The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling," is a comic novel written by English author Henry Fielding, considered one of the earliest English novels.
Q7. Ideology of Pakistan book was written by _______.
Answer: I.H. Qureshi
Explanation: "Ideology of Pakistan" was written by I.H. Qureshi (Ishtiaq Husain Qureshi), a prominent Pakistani historian who extensively documented the ideological foundations of Pakistan's creation.
Q8. Emergency of Pakistan, an authentic book on the Pakistan movement, was written by __________.
Answer: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Explanation: "Emergence of Pakistan," an authoritative account of the Pakistan independence movement, was written by Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Pakistan's former Prime Minister.
Q9. The book "The Idea of Pakistan" is written by __________.
Answer: Stephen P Cohen
Explanation: Stephen P Cohen is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q10. Name the author of the Urdu work "Angan."
Answer: Khadija Mastoor
Explanation: "Angan" (The Courtyard) is a celebrated Urdu novel by Khadija Mastoor, depicting the partition of the subcontinent through the lives of women.
Q11. For which of the following books did Quaid-e-Azam write the preface?
Answer: Pakistan and Muslim India
Explanation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah wrote the preface for "Pakistan and Muslim India," a book by Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada that articulated the case for a separate Muslim homeland.
Q12. A Tale of Two Cities is a novel set in two cities during the period of the French Revolution. It was written by:
Answer: Charles Dickens
Explanation: Charles Dickens wrote "A Tale of Two Cities" in 1859, set in London and Paris during the years leading up to and during the French Revolution.
Q13. "Shah-jo-Risalo" a famous book of Shah Abdul Latif was first published in which city?
Answer: Leipzig
Explanation: "Shah-jo-Risalo," the collected poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, was first published in Leipzig, Germany, in 1866 by German scholar Ernst Trumpp, who compiled and edited the Sindhi text.
Q14. Empire of Lies, a new novel that imagines a world where one man is able to go back in time to alter history and allow the Ottoman Empire to conquer Europe is authored by__________.
Answer: Raymond Khoury
Explanation: "Empire of Lies" is a thriller novel written by Lebanese-Canadian author Raymond Khoury, imagining an alternate history in which the Ottoman Empire conquers Europe.
Q15. State of Denial is a book written by
Answer: Bob Woodward
Explanation: Bob Woodward is correct. Books Authors is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.
Q16. Alice in Wonderland The famous TV Serial, is based on a book written by _________.
Answer: Lewis Carroll
Explanation: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was written by Lewis Carroll (pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) and published in 1865; it has since been adapted into numerous films and TV series.
Q17. Novel War and Peace was written by__________.
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
Explanation: "War and Peace," published between 1865 and 1869, is a monumental novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy depicting Napoleon's invasion of Russia and its impact on Russian society.
Q18. Which of the following books was written by G.W. Chaudhry?
Answer: The Last Days of United Pakistan
Explanation: G.W. Chaudhry authored "The Last Days of United Pakistan," a historical account detailing the events leading to the separation of East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.
Q19. Name the author of "Pakistan: The Enigma of Political Development".
Answer: Lawrence Ziring
Explanation: "Pakistan: The Enigma of Political Development" was written by Lawrence Ziring, an American political scientist who extensively studied Pakistani politics and South Asian affairs.
Q20. Al-Manazir (Book of Optics) was written by
Answer: Ibn al-Haytham
Explanation: Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics) was written by the Arab mathematician and physicist Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) around 1011-1021 AD, laying the foundations of modern optics and the scientific method.