SOLUTION
(a) True
(b) False
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize in 1987.
(c) True
Q. 151806
Identify and name this person who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Which lands were mapped by Captain James Cook in great detail?
Captain James Cook mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in great detail.
Who was Neil Armstsrong?
Neil Armstrong was a mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing, in July 1969.
Give the name of any modern day explorer whose achievements have been significant. (Hint-Take the help of your teacher.)
Answer may vary
Who amongst the mentioned explorers is your favourite? Give reasons. (Hint-Take the help of your teacher.)
Answer may vary
Mark true or false and give the correct statement for each false statement:
(a) The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Award constitutes a cash award of 25 lakh Indian rupees and a quotation.
(b) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987.
(c) In 2011, the World Peace Prize was awarded to the religious leader Wan Ko Yee.
(a) True
(b) False
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was awarded the International Lenin Peace Prize in 1987.
(c) True
Identify and name this person who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Nelson Mandela
Name the award which is established on the morality of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award
Identify and name this personality who was awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Award in 2009.
Sheikh Hasina
What are the five different categories of the Nobel Peace Prize?
The five different categories are in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or medicine, Literature, and Peace.
Name the Nobel peace prize winner in 1980.
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Identify this Indian winner of Ramon Magsaysay award in 1994 for public service.
Kiran Bedi
Name the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner who was awarded in the year 2011.
Tawakkol Kaman
Give one word for each
(a) This international prize is awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
(b) This International Prize is titled in the honour of Vladimir Lenin, Soviet Union.
(c) This Peace Prize is the renowned award conceded annually by India
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize
(b) The International Lenin Peace Prize
(c) The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
Identify the air sports:
a) Aerobatics
b) Paragliding
c) Hang Gliding
d) Skydiving
Who is your favorite aerial sportsman? Paste his picture in your scrap book.
Answer may vary.
Visit any air club in your city and make a note in your diary about various courses and activities offered by them.
Answer may vary
Which air sport you like the most and why?
Answers may vary.
Solve the following puzzle with the help of hints:
Hints:
a) This term covers a range of aerial activities.
b) It refers to the practice of performing flying stunts in aircrafts that are not used in normal flight.
c) This craft travels by moving with the wind.
d) In aerobatics, pilots use these planes for performing stunts.
e) This is a sport of flying parachutes with design modifications that enhance their gliding capabilities.
f) This is an air sport of flying in a lightweight unpowered aircraft which can be carried by the pilot.
g) This sport is also known as 'parachuting'.
a) Air sports
b) Aerobatics
c) Balloon
d) Aircraft
e) Paragliding
f) Hang gliding
g) Skydiving
Identify the following sportsmen and mention the sports they are associated with.
a) Name:Pete McLeod
Sport: Aerobatics
b) Name:Steve Fossett
Sport: Ballooning
c) Name:Jerzy Makula
Sport: Gliding
d) Name: Bruce Goldsmith
Sport: Paragliding
e) Name: Manfred Ruhmer
Sport: Hang gliding
f) Name: Felix Baumgartner
Sport: Skydiving
Name an American golfer whose achievements ranked him as the most successful golfers of all time.
Tiger Woods
Name the sports star who met with an accident in the swimming pool. He fractured his spine and was paralysed at the age of 18.
Ricardo Kaka
Name the player who is a seven time formula one world champion and is regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.
Michael Schumacher
Name the retired Czech American tennis player and coach who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1956.
Martina Navratilova
Name an Indian athlete who became famous by winning the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championship in Athletics in Paris.
Anju Bobby George
Write a paragraph on 'The contribution of Tiger Woods in Golf'.
Tiger Woods reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997. He has been awarded PGA Player of the year ten times, the Byron Nelson award for lowest adjusted scoring average record eight times, and has the record of leading the money list in nine different seasons.
He is one of five players to have won all four professional major championships in his career, known as the Career Grand Slam. He was the youngest to do so.
Write a paragraph on Anju Bobby George.
Anju B. George is an Indian athlete who became famous by winning the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championship in Athletics in Paris.
Since then, she has received many medals from various championships. She was awarded with the prestigious Arjuna award in 2003 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2004.
She was born in Kerala and was initiated into athletics by her father.
Give the name for each:
a.He has been awarded PGA Player of the year record ten times.
b.He is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder.
c. He won more world championships and races than any other driver in a career.
a. Tiger Woods
b. Ricardo Kaka
c. Michael Schumacher
Mark 'True' or 'False' and give the correct statement for each false statements:
a.Ricardo Kaka is an American golfer whose achievements ranked him the most successful golfer of all time.
b.In 2002, Michael Schumacher became the only driver in F1 history to finish in the top three in every race of a season.
c. In 1982, Anju Bobby George captured both the Wimbledon and French Open crowns and lost only six matches from 1982 to 1984.
a. False
Tiger Woods is an American golfer whose achievements ranked him the most successful golfer of all time.
b. True
c. False
In 1982, Martina Navratilova captured both the Wimbledon and French Open crowns and lost only six matches from 1982 to 1984.
Identify and name the sport stars:
a. Anju Bobby George
b. Martina Navratilova
c. Ricardo Kaka
Identify this famous writer who was inspired by Kanha National Park to pen down his famous creation called ‘The Jungle Book’.
Rudyard Kipling
True/False:
a. Ranhambore has a large population panthers.
b. Periyar is known for its large herds of Indian elephants.
c. Kanha National Park is known for highest density of lions.
d. Bandhavgarh is known for the largest population of leopards.
a. True
b. True
c. False
d. True
A UNESCO world heritage site located in the state of Assam, it’s a homeland of one-horned rhinoceros. Name the sanctuary.
Kaziranga National Park
Who is the first woman to serve as President of India from 2007 to 2012?
Pratibha Patil
Who was the first physician from Kolkata, India who created India's first test tube baby?
Subhash Mukhopadhyay
Who was the first Indian and Asian woman to win the Miss World title?
Reita Faria Powell
What is the second name of Sam Manekshaw?
Sam Bahadur
Which Indian state does the Maharaja of Patiala belong to?
State of Patiala
Why did Reita Faria Powell refuse to do modeling or work for films?
Reita Faria Powell refused to do modeling or work for films because she wanted to concentrate on her medical studies.
Write two lines on the former president Pratibha Patil?
Pratibha Patil is the first woman to serve as President of India from 2007 to 2012. She retired from the role of Indian President in July 2012.
Who is Sam Manekshaw or Sam Bahadur?
Sam Manekshaw was an Indian military leader who was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.
Write a short note on the work of Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay?
Dr. Subhash Mukhopadhyay was the first physician from Kolkata, India who developed India's first test tube baby on 3 October 1978. This test tube baby was named as Durga Agarwal. She was born 67 days after the first test tube baby in United Kingdom was born.
Why do people remember the Maharaja of Patiala?
Maharaja of Patiala was a Maharaja of India and the ruler of the state of Patiala. He was born in 1695 and died in 1765. He was the first Indian to own an aircraft. The Maharaja of Patiala was also considered as leader of the Sikhs before independence.
For how many years William Henry Gates was ranked as the wealthiest of all the people in the world?
William Henry Gates was the wealthiest of all for twelve consecutive years, from 1995 to 2007.
Name the companies for which Carlos Slim serves as the chairman and chief executive officer?
Carlos Slim is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunication companies, Telmex and America Movil.
Who is the co-founder of Facebook?
A Harvard computer science student, Mark Zuckerberg is well known as the co-founder of the world's most popular social networking website called Facebook.
What is a tycoon?
A tycoon is a wealthy and powerful business person who has made a great deal of money all on their own.
Write a paragraph on Lakshmi Mittal.
Lakshmi Mittal is the Indian Steel Mogul. He is the chairman and chief executive of the India's biggest steel company, Arcelor Mittal. He is also known as the 'Iron man of Kolkata'. He also serves on the boards of Goldman Sachs, EADS and ICICI bank.
Name the third largest mobile network operator in the world.
America Movil
Who is the chairman of Reliance Industries?
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
Name the present Chief Executive and President of 'Facebook'?
Mark Zuckerberg
In which year Bill & Melinda Gates foundation was established?
2000
Who was the chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation?
William Henry Gates III
With its vast and rich bio-diversity, this national park is known for its highest density of tiger population in India.
Bandhavgarh National Park
In which Indian state, is the Jim Corbett National Park located? Encircle it.
The Jim Corbett National park is located in the state of Uttarakhand.
Name the first and the only lady Prime Minister of India.
Mrs. Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
Identify and name the FourthPrime Minister of India.
Mr. Morarji Desai
Name the Prime Minister who had served as the youngest Prime Minister of India from the period 1984 to 1989.
Mr. Rajiv Gandhi
Mark true or false and give the correct statement for each false statement:
(a) Mr.Charan Singh was the Fifth Prime Minister of India, from 28th July 1979 to14th January 1980.
(b) Shakti Sthal is a memorial of Mr. Rajiv Gandhi at his cremation spot.
(c) Dr.Manmohan Singh is the Thirteenth and the present Prime Minister of India.
(a) True
(b) False
Shakti Sthal is a memorial of Mrs. Indira Gandhi at her cremation spot.
(c) True
Name the ninth Prime Minister of independent India.
Mr.P.V.Narasimha Rao
Name the Prime minister who started the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'†during the Indo - Pakistan War in 1965.
Mr. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Give the names of the following people:
(a) the second Prime Minister of India
(b) the fifth Prime Minister of India
(c) thetwelfth Prime Minister of India
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Mr.Charan Singh
(c) Dr.I.K.Gujral
Unscramble the names of our former Prime Ministers with the help of the picture clues provided.
(a) RAHALALWAJ RUNEH
(b) RILALZALUG DANAN
(c) RILALZALUG DANAN
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Gulzarilal Nanda
(c) Chandra Shekhar
State whether the following are true or false.
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1. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika is the famous folk singer from Assam. |
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2. Gurdas Maan has sung in many Punjabi movies. |
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3. Ila Arun is the famous Pandavani singer. |
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4. Teejan Bai sings in Vedamati style of Pandavani. |
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5. Lalon Fakir was one of the greatest Baul singers. |
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1. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika is the famous folk singer from Assam. |
True |
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2. Gurdas Maan has sung in many Punjabi movies. |
True |
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3. Ila Arun is the famous Pandavani singer. |
False |
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4. Teejan Bai sings in Vedamati style of Pandavani. |
False |
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5. Lalon Fakir was one of the greatest Baul singers. |
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Which of the following folk musician has sung for Rajasthan Royals?
Which of the following image showcases the Pandavani performance?
Which of the following awards was NOT given to Bhupen Hazarika?
a. Bharat Ratna
b. Padma Bhushan
c. Padma Vibhushan
d. Dada Saheb Phalke Award
a. Bharat Ratna
Match the artist with the states they belong to?
It is an ancient town-city in Europe which has been hidden and forgotten because of the massive volcanic eruption. Name it.
Pompeii
Name the wonder of Europe which is a ring of standing stones in a round shape.
Stonehenge
Agree or Disagree:
A) Pompeii is a giant ferris wheel which provides a slow-moving flight over London.
B) Dune of Pilat is the tallest sand dune in Europe.
C) Stonehenge is the mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
A) Disagree
B) Agree
C) Disagree
Answer the following questions:
A) It is the highest and most worshipped mountain in Greece.
B) It is a sea cave in Italy which is flooded with brilliant blue light.
C) It is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake of the planet located in Russia known for its water clarity.
A) Mount Olympus
B) Blue Grotto
C) Lake Baikal
Unscramble the following names of wonders of Europe:
A) Matterhorn
B) Pompeii
C) Stonehenge
Identify and name this great personality.
Mother Teresa
Name the soldiers who used to be dressed like animals such as jaguar and eagle.
Aztec warriors
5 Name the group of warriors whose motto is "better to die than be a coward”.
Hint: They carry their traditional weapon - an 18-inch long curved knife known as the kukri.
Gurkhas
Name the group of warriors which is formed by mixing the techniques of Indian and European war skills.
US Rangers
Give one word for each:
a) They were armed combatants who entertained audiences in amphitheatres of ancient Rome.
b) They were known for their mastery in swords and spears.
c) They were the ethnic warriors of 16th century native to central Mexico.
a) Gladiator
b) Spartans
c) Aztecs
Mark True or False and give the correct statement for each false statement:
a) Gladiatrix were the male gladiators for entertainment in ancient Rome.
b) Gurkhas are the fearless mountain assassins native to Nepal.
c) The word Gurkha is derived from Gorkha which is a small town in Nepal.
a) False
Gladiatrix were the female gladiators for entertainment
in ancient Rome.
b) True
c) True
a) GLADIATOR
b) SPARTANS
c) AZTECS
How Marie Curie helped the advances in medical science?
Her discoveries with radiation have helped to advance medical science.
For what Mother Teresa is well known all over the world?
She was known for her devotion and compassion to serving the poor and destitute.
Why Nelson Mandela was sent to jail?
Nelson Mandela was sent to jail for his opposition to apartheid.
Why Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity?
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries Charity in Calcutta as a religious flock, devoted to serving the poor.
Write a short note on the contribution of William Shakespeare to the English language.
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is known as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". He was a respected man of the dramatic arts who wrote plays and acted in some.
Write a short note on the contribution of Nelson Mandela.
Nelson Mandela is a South African political activist who campaigned for justice and freedom in South Africa.He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his work in helping to end racial segregation in South Africa.
Discuss the remarkable contribution was made by Marie Curie in the field of physics?
Marie Curie was a Polish-born scientist who won a nobel prize in both Chemistry and Physics. She was the first female professor of the University of Paris, and made ground-breaking work in the field of Radioactivity.
In which year Nelson Mandela was awarded Nobel Peace Prize?
1993
List any three plays written by William Shakespeare.
Hamlet, Othello and Macbeth
Name the greatest writer in the English language.
William Shakespeare
What is William Jones Cup? Where is it held every year?
William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament. It is held annually in Taipei, Taiwan.
What is Jules Rimet Trophy?
Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded to the winner of the Football World Cup from 1930 to 1970. The trophy is commonly known as 'World Cup' or ' Coupe du Monde'.
What is Westchester Cup? Name the teams which play for the Westchester Cup.
Westchester Cup is an international polo cup. It is also called Newport Cup. This Cup is played by the teams from the United States and England.
Unscramble the following jumbled words:
a.DMAAGAACRS AELT
Hint: It is a duck species.
b.LEBU-TTRHAODE ACMWA
Hint: It is a species of parrot.
c.CLBAK-LELBDI LUGL
Hint: It is found in New Zealand and also called Buller’s
Gull.
MADAGASCAR TEAL
BLUE-THROATED MACAW
BLACK-BILLED GULL
What does the mythical creature Unicorn represent?
The magnificent beast Unicorn represents purity and righteousness.
What is wyvern?
A dragon like creature with wings but only a single pair of legs is known as wyvern.
Describe the European versions of the mythical creature 'Dragon'.
The European versions of Dragon were entirely evil and solely based on destruction. These were always fascinating whether they are champions or villains in any story or tale or existence.
List the mythological versions of Dragon.
The two most common versions of this magnificent beast are:
1. Asian or Oriental versions
2. European versions
The Asian or Oriental versions of Dragon were mostly depicted as good, wise and great teachers and buddies to the humankind. They were often gentle and the keepers of peace and wisdom.