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GK QUIZ COMPETION (READING DAY & MONTH)6-8

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

NAME OF AUTHOR

a)

PREM CHAND

b)

VIKRAM SETH

c)

SAROJNI NAIDU

d)

S K AGGARWAL

2.

Archives are places where………….. are kept.

a)

Manuscripts

b)

hardware

c)

Candy

3.

…………….was a fourteenth-century chronicler.

a)

Akbar Shah

b)

Ziyauddin Barani

c)

Birbal

d)

Irfaan Kumar

4.

Full-Form of " VAT " Tax

a)

version-added tax

b)

verginia-added tax

c)

value-added tax

5.

The writer of " Kitab al-Hind " was a famous writer of which country

a)

India

b)

Indonesia

c)

Arab

d)

China

6.

What is one thing that the U.S and Canada share in common?

a)

The gamers

b)

Niara Fails

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Gr8 PLanes

7.

Which is NOT apart of Latin America?

a)

MEXICO

b)

CENTRAL AMERICA

c)

AMURICA

d)

CARRIBEAN ISLANDS

8.

Which of these countries/continents doesn't have a free market system?

a)

China

b)

Latin America

c)

North America

d)

Central America

9.

What is one thing that the U.S, Canada and Mexico share?

a)

Culture

b)

Language

c)

Fortnite streamers

d)

Government

10.

What is the smallest country in the world?

a)

Vatican

b)

Peru

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Belgium

11.

Which of these is NOT a state?

a)

Florida

b)

El Paso

c)

ALABAMA

d)

Alaska

e)

Don't click on this one

12.

What is the largest country?

a)

Russia

b)

Greenland

c)

U.S

d)

Australia

13.

alexander hamilton

a)

create cars

b)

create national bank

c)

made a company of money

14.

Cause of the Industrial

Revolution

a)

us got more land

b)

they got more goods and money

c)

Technological innovation

d)

us got more popular

15.

How was the black death spread?

a)

horses and fishes

b)

cats and dogs

c)

rats and fleas

d)

cow and pig

16.

What was the Fuedlism system?

a)

The roles of people in society

b)

The rules

c)

The document that limited the power of the king

d)

A clothes shop

17.
What is this called?
a)
North, South, East, West
b)
Compass Rose
c)
A map
d)
A map key
18.

The study of past events.

a)

evidence

b)

history

c)

timeline

d)

place

19.

A person that studies the events of the past.

a)

movement

b)

geography

c)

historian

d)

location

20.

A sequence of events in the order that they happened.

a)

physical characteristics

b)

primary source

c)

point of view

d)

chronological order

21.

The study of the earth and everything on it.

a)

evidence

b)

historian

c)

geography

d)

timeline

22.

The study of the physical features of the earth and climate

a)

Geography

b)

Culture

c)

Government

d)

Economics

e)

Advancements

23.

the governing body of a nation that creates laws.

a)

Geography

b)

Culture

c)

Government

d)

Economics

e)

Advancements

24.

The theme of social studies that pertains to the trading of resources

a)

Geography

b)

Culture

c)

Government

d)

Economics

e)

Advancements

25.

The study of the the producing, exchanging, and consuming of goods and services including banking, money, finance and the stock market is...

a)

Government

b)

History

c)

Economics

d)

Culture

26.

The study of people within a society is

a)

Sociology

b)

Geography

c)

Social Studies

d)

Economics

27.

WHO studies different places, including its people, animals, and vegetation?

a)

Economist

b)

Geographer

c)

Historian

28.

WHO is fascinated by the way people use their resources and how societies provide goods & services to all people?

a)

Economist

b)

Social Studieser

c)

Historian

29.

WHO examines the way people live and may travel to different nations to experience their culture?

a)

Political Scientist

b)

Geographer

c)

Anthropologist

30.

WHO compares different governments and the amount of power people exercise in their country?

a)

Economist

b)

Geographer

c)

Political Scientist

31.
Which country is located in the western hemisphere?
a)
Kenya
b)
China
c)
Canada
d)
Finland
32.
Which river is NOT located in Africa?
a)
Nile
b)
Congo
c)
Niger
d)
Amazon
33.
Which country is not a part of the United Kingdom?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Ireland
d)
Scotland
34.

THE OZONE LAYER IS IN THE...

a)

IONOSPHERE

b)

STRATOSPHERE

c)

TROPOSPHERE

35.

PRECIPITATIONS OCCUR IN THE...

a)

OZONE LAYER

b)

STRATOSPEHRE

c)

TROPOSPHERE

36.

METEOROLOGISTS ARE SCIENTISTS WHO

a)

STUDY THE LAYERS

b)

STUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS

c)

STUDY THE ATMOSPHERE

37.
Day and night is caused by the . . .
a)
revolution of Earth around the Sun
b)
orbit of Earth around the Moon
c)
rotation of earth on its axis.
d)
rotation of the Moon on it's axis
38.
What is the name of the liquid part of the Earth?
a)
hydrosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
biosphere
39.
The part of the Earth formed by living beings  is
a)
the Hydrosphere
b)
The Geosphere
c)
The Atmosphere
d)
The Biosphere
40.
The part of the Earth formed by gases  is
a)
the Hydrosphere
b)
The Geosphere
c)
The Atmosphere
d)
The Biosphere
41.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
42.
How long does earth's rotation last? 
a)
90 hours
b)
about 1 hour
c)
24 hours
d)
48 hours
43.
One complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about
a)
180 days
b)
300 days
c)
365 days
d)
385 days
44.

Which of the following helps explain why the planets remain in motion around the sun?

a)

density

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

both gravity and inertia

45.

Ocean tides are the result of ________.

a)

the rotation of Earth.

b)

the sun’s gravitational pull on Earth.

c)

changes in Earth’s orbital position around the sun.

d)

differences in both the sun’s and moon’s gravitational pull on Earth.

46.

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons?

a)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's rotation

b)

the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

c)

the rotation of the Earth and the Sun

d)

the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

47.

Which objects make up the solar system?

a)

a sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets

b)

stars, planets, a moon, an asteroid, meteoroids, comets

c)

a sun, a planet, a moon, asteroids, meteoroids, comets

d)

planets, moons, an asteroid, a meteoroid, a comet

48.
Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?
a)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.
b)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.
c)
The moon revolves around the sun once per day.
d)
The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.
49.
What is the correct order from largest to smallest?
a)
galaxy, universe, planet, sun
b)
planet, sun, galaxy, universe
c)
universe, galaxy, sun, planet
d)
sun, galaxy, universe, planet
50.
How long does it take from one full moon to the next full moon?
a)
About one day.
b)
About one year
c)
About one season
d)
About one month.
51.

The further a planet is from the sun the __ it is.

a)

colder

b)

hotter

c)

smaller

d)

larger

52.
What makes the moon shine at night?
a)
The moon reflects the light from the Earth.
b)
The moon provides its own light.
c)
The moon reflects the light from the sun.
d)
The moon burns like a star.
53.

1. The _____________system tells everything in the computer how to Act.

a)

brake system

b)

power system

c)

operating system

d)

cpu

54.

1. What is the definition of a Hardware Device?

a)

instructions for the computer

b)

starts the computer up

c)

The physical parts of the computer

d)

bios

55.

1. This device also contains the disk drives and hard drives.

a)

bios

b)

cpu

c)

operating system

d)

macintosh

56.

1. What is the acronym/abbreviation for Central Processing Unit?

a)

bios

b)

cpu

c)

scuba

d)

nba

57.

1. The first screen you see when the computer starts up?

a)

desktop

b)

backstage

c)

monitor

d)

keyboard

58.

1. Each thing you save is called a ___________________.

a)

file or document

b)

cd

c)

cd rom

d)

dvd

59.

1. What is the information or instructions for your computer?

a)

hardware

b)

bios

c)

cpu

d)

software

60.

The physical parts that make up a computer is ....

a)

Software

b)

Malware

c)

Hardware

61.

A _______________ transfers information from paper to the computer.

a)

scanner

b)

printer

c)

computer

62.

A _________________transfers information from the computer to paper.

a)

scanner

b)

computer

c)

printer

63.

_________________ connects the computer to networks such as the internet.

a)

router

b)

cable

c)

scanner

64.

Mac or Windows are examples of....

a)

operating systems

b)

computers

c)

apps

65.

______________ are software programs used in smartphones and tablets.

a)

applications

b)

abs

c)

software

66.

________________ and _________________ protect our computers from insecure networks.

a)

malware - viruses

b)

firewall - antivirus programs

c)

malware - antivirus

67.
What is the main part of the CPU?
a)
a mother board
b)
hard disk drive
c)
a slot
d)
a port
68.
Which artist created this painting? 
a)
Leonardo di Vinci
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Michaelangelo
d)
Salvador Dali
69.
What is the subject of this artwork?
a)
interior
b)
still life
c)
portrait
d)
landscape
70.
Which element does this picture illustrate?
a)
line
b)
texture
c)
color
d)
form
71.

What are the PRIMARY COLORS?

a)

Blue, Yellow, Red

b)

Purple, Orange, Violet

c)

Blue, Yellow, Green

d)

Red, Blue, Violet

72.

What are the SECONDARY colors?

a)

Pink, Yellow, Orange

b)

Blue, Black, Red

c)

Yellow, Orange, Green

d)

Violet, Green, Orange

73.
Blue and red makes what color? 
a)
Pink
b)
Purple
c)
Yellow
d)
Black
74.
Blue and red makes what color? 
a)
Pink
b)
Purple
c)
Yellow
d)
Black
75.
What is the name of the liquid part of the Earth?
a)
hydrosphere
b)
atmosphere
c)
geosphere
d)
biosphere
76.

Which of the following helps explain why the planets remain in motion around the sun?

a)

density

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

both gravity and inertia

77.

This war was fought in 261 BCE between Ashoka and the King of Kalinga. Ashoka won the war but decided to give up war. Name this famous battle.

a)

Kalinga

b)

Plassey

c)

Buxar

d)

Waterloo

78.

The language whose dialects are Braj, Awadhi and Maithili are ________

a)

Hindi

b)

Odiya

c)

English

d)

Latin

79.

Goa Was ruled by Portuguese till ____

a)

1971

b)

1981

c)

1951

d)

1961

80.

The writer of " Kitab al-Hind " was a famous writer of which country

a)

India

b)

Indonesia

c)

Arab

d)

China

81.

Which FIFA team is called Azzurri

a)

Germany

b)

Urugay

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

82.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
83.
Which of the following explains the revolution of a planet?
a)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per day.
b)
The Earth revolves around the sun once per year.
c)
The moon revolves around the sun once per day.
d)
The Earth rotates on it's axis once per day.
84.

What was the Fuedlism system?

a)

The roles of people in society

b)

The rules

c)

The document that limited the power of the king

d)

A clothes shop

85.
What is the correct order from largest to smallest?
a)
galaxy, universe, planet, sun
b)
planet, sun, galaxy, universe
c)
universe, galaxy, sun, planet
d)
sun, galaxy, universe, planet
86.

Runners in athletics relay team

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

10

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