Subject : G.K.

Assignment -1

SA – 1

Chapters Covered-1,2 & 6

A) Answer the following questions-

  1. Who is the President of India?
  2. Who is the Prime Minister of India?
  3. Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana?
  4. Who is the Chief Minister of Delhi?
  5. Who is the Father of Nation?
  6. Who is the Chief Justice of India?
  7. Name the security general of UNO?
  8. Name the famous prime minister who wrote “ Discovery of India”?
  9. Who was the chief guest on 26 Jan.2014?
  10. How many states are there in India?
  11. Name the union territory of India?
  12. Which is the Holy river of India?
  13. How many colors are there in the Indian flag
  14. Name the India’s first mars orbiter Mission?
  15. Name the person inspired by falling apple & gave the laws of gravity.
  16. Name the person saw immense power in kettle of boiling water and invented steam engine.
  17. Which device is used to measure the amount of water vapour in the air?
  18. Which mammal has the shortest life span?
  19. Which is the largest plant without trunk?
  20. Name the largest creature without backbone.
  21. Name the village in U.S.A. depends completely on hydrogen for heating homes & power cars & tractors.
  22. Name the famous sisters in Tennis from U.S.
  23. Give the height of Mount Everest in meters.
  24. Name the India player got Bharat Ratna Award.
  25. Name the player hit 6 sixes in an over in ICC world cup T20.
  26. Who is the first grand master in chess?
  27. Name the famous formula One drivers, he was voted the most popular driver among formula one fans.
  28. In which year India won One Day International cricket world cup?
  29. In which year India won ICC T20 world cup?
  30. Who made the 100 centuries in one day International cricket?
  31. Who designed Olympic flag?
  32. Name the best picture of Oscar awards 2014.
  1. Abbreviations-

LOGO, CNG,PNG,CPU,ATM,NASA,BBC,IAS,NDA

  1. Give the currency of the following countries-

USA,India,U.K., Nepal, Japan

  1. Match the following-

Column 1Column 2

MedicineCotton

Essence in ice creamSpinach

ChocolateRice

ClothesSugarcane

PerfumeNeem

VegetablesGroundnuts

FoodgrainRose

OilCocoa

SugerVanilla

Choose the correct answer-

  1. Using less paper means cutting………………………….trees.(more/less)
  2. Car pooling will save …………….as well as reduce………...(fuel, traffic,vehicle)
  3. Solar cooker uses …………………to cook food.(sunrays/fuel)
  4. Plastic bags are non- biodegradable which means they cannot be …….(dumped/destroyed)
  5. Mosquitoes breed in ………………………water( running/stagnant)

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