General Knowledge MCQs

Duckworth Lewis method in cricket was introduced after 1992 Cricket World Cup by___________?

A. Frank Duckworth
B. Tony Lewis
C. Jhon Lewis & Allen Duckworth
D. Both A & B

‘Quwwat ul-Islam’ Mosque is in_______________?

A. Kabul
B. Agra
C. Lahore
D. Delhi 

Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque (built 1192-1316)
Quwwat-ul-Islam was sponsored by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, founder of the Mamluk dynasty. Born a slave in Turkey, Qutb rose to prominence as a general during Muhammed Ghari’s invasion of India in the 1180s. After Muhammed’s assasination in 1206, Qutb seized the throne and crowned himself Sultan of the Mamluk dynasty, often disparagingly called the “Slave Dynasty” after Qutb’s origins. Although the dynasty lasted for only a few centuries, Muslim rule in India endured up to the British occuption in 1858.
Qutb was a fanatical Muslim. When his garison occupied Delhi under the command of Muhammed Ghari in 1192, he ordered the destruction of twenty-seven Hindu and Jain temples to furnish building materials for the construction of Delhi’s first mosque. Quwwat-ul-Islam, the “Glory of Islam,” was hastily erected by the young amir, who conscripted an army of local craftsmen, presumably Hindus, to assemble the structure. The Hindu stonemasons repurposed columns from the destroyed temples, but adapting them to use in a mosque proved problematic given Islam’s injunction against the use of images in temples. The masons were forced to plaster over the highly sculpted Hindu columns and presumably cover them with geometric designs. However, after centuries of neglect the plaster has fallen away, revealing the original Hindu carvings.
The Quwwat-ul-Islam is best known for its tower of victory, celebrating the Muslim conquest of India. It is built of red sandstone, gray quartz, and white marble, but is probably inspired by the iron “Pillar of the Law” that stands on the site. Built in the Mauryan dynasty in the 6th century, it is the only piece of the temple that stands in its original location. Qutb built around it when he constructed the mosque. Although made of iron, it has resisted rust for over 1,500 years, evidence of the Mauryan’s superb metallurgical skills.
Expansion of the mosque continued after the death of Qutb. His son-in-law Altamash (or Illtutmish) extended the original prayer hall screen by three more arches (image 8). By the time of Altamash the Mamluk empire had stablized enough that the Sultan could replace most of his conscripted Hindu masons with Islamic ones. This explains why the arches added under Altamash are stylistically more Islamic than the ones erected under Qutb’s rule.
Just to the west of the expanded mosque, Altamash built his own tomb, the first to be erected for the Delhi Sultanate. Despite the presence of Muslim craftsman, the tomb is mostly Hindu in design if not in execution. Much of the superstructure and most of the walls are built of pillaged building material. Altamash’s body was laid to rest in a subterranean chamber beneath the tomb.
The decline of Quwwat-ul-Islam began during the rule of Ala-ud-din (1296-1316), known to the West as “Alladin”. Ala-ud-din at first seemed inclined to patronize the mosque, even adding an enormous new courtyard wall and erecting the base of a huge new minar (tower). However, Ala-ud-dins dreams were so grand that he decided to abandon the Lal Kot (Delhi) capital and move to nearby Siri, whereupon Quwwat-ul-Islam lost its pre-eminence.

Which of the following is world’s 5th largest country (by area)?A. Argentina
B. United States of America
C. Brazil
D. Kazakhstan

#CountryTot. Area(Km²)Tot. Area(mi²)Land Area(Km²)Land Area(mi²)% of worldlandmass

1	Russia	17,098,242	6,601,665	16,376,870	6,323,142	11.0 %
2	Canada	9,984,670	3,855,101	9,093,510	3,511,022	6.1 %
3	China	9,706,961	3,747,877	9,388,211	3,624,807	6.3 %
4	United States	9,372,610	3,618,783	9,147,420	3,531,837	6.1 %
5	Brazil	8,515,767	3,287,955	8,358,140	3,227,095	5.6 %
6	Australia	7,692,024	2,969,906	7,682,300	2,966,151	5.2 %
7	India	3,287,590	1,269,345	2,973,190	1,147,955	2.0 %
8	Argentina	2,780,400	1,073,518	2,736,690	1,056,641	1.8 %
9	Kazakhstan	2,724,900	1,052,089	2,699,700	1,042,360	1.8 %
10	Algeria	2,381,741	919,595	2,381,740	919,595	1.6 %
11	DR Congo	2,344,858	905,354	2,267,050	875,313	1.5 %
12	Greenland	2,166,086	836,330	410,450	158,476	0.3 %
13	Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	830,000	2,149,690	830,000	1.4 %
14	Mexico	1,964,375	758,449	1,943,950	750,563	1.3 %
15	Indonesia	1,904,569	735,358	1,811,570	699,451	1.2 %
16	Sudan	1,886,068	728,215	1,765,048	681,489	1.2 %
17	Libya	1,759,540	679,362	1,759,540	679,362	1.2 %
18	Iran	1,648,195	636,371	1,628,550	628,786	1.1 %
19	Mongolia	1,564,110	603,906	1,553,560	599,833	1.0 %
20	Peru	1,285,216	496,224	1,280,000	494,211	0.9 %
21	Chad	1,284,000	495,755	1,259,200	486,180	0.8 %
22	Niger	1,267,000	489,191	1,266,700	489,075	0.9 %
23	Angola	1,246,700	481,353	1,246,700	481,353	0.8 %
24	Mali	1,240,192	478,841	1,220,190	471,118	0.8 %
25	South Africa	1,221,037	471,445	1,213,090	468,376	0.8 %
26	Colombia	1,141,748	440,831	1,109,500	428,380	0.7 %
27	Ethiopia	1,104,300	426,372	1,000,000	386,102	0.7 %
28	Bolivia	1,098,581	424,164	1,083,300	418,264	0.7 %
29	Mauritania	1,030,700	397,955	1,030,700	397,955	0.7 %
30	Egypt	1,002,450	387,048	995,450	384,345	0.7 %
31	Tanzania	945,087	364,900	885,800	342,009	0.6 %
32	Nigeria	923,768	356,669	910,770	351,650	0.6 %
33	Venezuela	916,445	353,841	882,050	340,561	0.6 %
34	Pakistan	881,912	340,508	770,880	297,638	0.5 %
35	Namibia	825,615	318,772	823,290	317,874	0.6 %
36	Mozambique	801,590	309,496	786,380	303,623	0.5 %
37	Turkey	783,562	302,535	769,630	297,156	0.5 %
38	Chile	756,102	291,932	743,532	287,079	0.5 %
39	Zambia	752,612	290,585	743,390	287,024	0.5 %
40	Myanmar	676,578	261,228	653,290	252,237	0.4 %
41	Afghanistan	652,230	251,827	652,860	252,071	0.4 %
42	Somalia	637,657	246,201	627,340	242,217	0.4 %
43	Central African Republic	622,984	240,535	622,980	240,534	0.4 %
44	South Sudan	619,745	239,285	610,952	235,890	0.4 %
45	Ukraine	603,500	233,013	579,320	223,677	0.4 %
46	Madagascar	587,041	226,658	581,795	224,632	0.4 %
47	Botswana	582,000	224,711	566,730	218,816	0.4 %
48	Kenya	580,367	224,081	569,140	219,746	0.4 %
49	France	551,695	213,011	547,557	211,413	0.4 %
50	Yemen	527,968	203,850	527,970	203,850	0.4 %

 

Bo-Kaap is Historic character and Heritage located in__________?

A. Zimbabwe
B. South Africa 
C. Zambia
D. Nepal

Vincent Van Gogh was a__________?

A. Actor
B. Painter 
C. Sportsmen
4. Scientist

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, generally considered to be the greatest after Rembrandt van Rijn, and one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists. He sold only one artwork during his life, but in the century after his death he became perhaps the most recognized painter of all time.

Chop Shot is a ________ shot in Table Tennis?

A. Backhand
B. Left Hand
C. Forehand
4. Passive