What does Miguel de Cervantes refer to?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Literature and the Arts question asks: What does Miguel de Cervantes refer to? The correct choice is B. The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
Literature and the Arts items like this one are written for Pakistan exams such as CSS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS. The difficulty label is a hint about how much of the topic the stem assumes, not a score. Tags and exam names, when they are present, tell you where else the same idea is tested. Previous and next links stay in Literature and the Arts so you can continue the subject. Related questions point at nearby stems if you want another angle on the same idea.
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- A. A stringed musical instrument with strings running perpendicular to its soundboard, plucked by the fingers
Why not A: “A stringed musical instrument with strings running perpendicular to its soundboard, plucked by the fingers” does not fit this question. The answer is The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote.
- B. The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote ✓
- C. The American novelist known for works such as The Old Man and the Sea
Why not C: “The American novelist known for works such as The Old Man and the Sea” does not fit this question. The answer is The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote.
- D. A pair of hand drums originating in the Indian subcontinent, widely used in classical and popular music
Why not D: “A pair of hand drums originating in the Indian subcontinent, widely used in classical and popular music” does not fit this question. The answer is The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote.
Correct answer
B. The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote
Explanation
The Spanish writer best known for the novel Don Quixote option B is the accepted answer to What does Miguel de Cervantes refer to Option A A stringed musical instrument with strings running perpendicular to its soundboard plucked by the fingers does not fit this question Option C The American novelist known for works such as The Old Man and the Sea does not fit this question Option D A pair of hand drums originating in the Indian subcontinent widely used in classical and popular music does not fit this question For this Literature and the Arts question the accepted answer is The Spanish writer best known for the novel.
Source: General Knowledge Official Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, General Knowledge, NTS, Literature and the Arts
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