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A. Tick (4) the correct options.
1. The first human organ to be transplanted successfully was a
a.lung.
b. heart.
c. kidney.
d. finger.
2. Which state in India is also known as the ‘abode of clouds’?
a.Meghalaya
b. Rajasthan
c. Kerala
d. Haryana
3. In which country besides India, is the Sundarbans located?
a. The USA
b. Mongolia
c. France
d. Bangladesh
4. With which sport would you associate Arjen Robben?
a.cricket
b. billiards
c. tennis
d. football
5. Who is the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
a. Maya Angelou
b. Donna Tartt
c. Eleanor Catton
d. Alice Munro
6. India is building the world’s highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir. The bridge is being built
over which river?
a.Ganga
b. Kosi
7. In Mahabharata, Eklavya gave his
a. eyes
b. thumb
c. Jhelum
d. Chenab
as gurudakshina to Dronacharya.
c. tongue
d. nose
8. Who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground?
a. Rahul Dravid
b. V V S Laxman
c. Virat Kohli
d. Sachin Tendulkar
9. The
is the world’s smallest mammal. It has large ears and pig-like nose, and is
reddish-brown or grey in colour. It is mainly found in Thailand.
a. rat
b. bumblebee bat
c. dog
d. whale
10.
is celebrated as International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
a. 29 May
c. 18 April
b. 10 December
d. 5 June
11. Which city in India was once a cluster of seven islands?
a.Mumbai
b. Ahmadabad
c. Chennai
d. Bhopal
12. The centre of the target in the archery and darts is referred to as
a. Dog’s eye.
13. a. Fifty
b. Bird’s eye.
c.Bull’s eye.
cannot be expressed in Roman numerals.
b. Zero
c. Hundred
d. Horse’s eye.
d. Ten
14. What is the funny bone?
a. a nerve
b. tibia
c.bicep
d. femur
c. Pigwidgeon
d. Malfoy
15. What was the name of Harry Potter’s pet owl?
a. Hedwig
b. Hermione
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B. Match the columns.
1. Kabaddi a. India’s tallest bird
2. Salarjung Museum
b. athletics
3. Param
c. The Lord of the Rings
4. Sarus crane
d. Google
5. A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
e. Hu-tu-tu
6. Devendra Jhajharia
f. India’s first supercomputer
7. Frodo
g. Douglas Adams
8. Larry Page
h. Hyderabad
C. Mixed bag.
1. An Indian actor who worked with Steven Spielberg in Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom. A
H P
R
2. The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France.
True or False?
3. The full form of NATO is
4. A group of kangaroos is called a
Answers
A. 1. c
4. d
5. a
11. a
12. c 13. b 14. a
B. 1–e
2–h 3–f 4–a
C. 1. AMRISH PURI 2.True
15. a
2. a
3. d
5–g
6. d
7. b
6–b
7–c
8. d
9. b
10. a
8–d
3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
4.mob
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