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General awareness

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the father of Geometry

a)

Aristotle

b)

Euclid

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Kepler

2.

The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

a)

Ramanujam

b)

Rina Panigrahi

c)

Raja Ramanna

d)

Shakuntala devi

3.

Jude Felix is a famous Indian Player in which of the fields?

a)

Volleyball

b)

Tennis

c)

Football

d)

Hockey

4.

Prof. Amartya Sen is famoun in which of the Fields?

a)

Biochemistry

b)

Electronics

c)

Economics

d)

Geology

5.

The Famous Dilwara Temples are Situated in

a)

Utter Pradesh

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Maharastra

d)

Madya Pradesh

6.

Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand

a)

Gaban

b)

Godan

c)

Guide

d)

Mansarovar

7.

Which is the largest continent?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

8.

Where is the World Health Organization (WHO) located?

a)

Geneva

b)

Tokyo

c)

Beijing

d)

New York

9.

What is the Chemical Formula for Carbon dioxide?

a)

CO2

b)

C2O

c)

C2Do

d)

C2O3

10.

What is the Liquid component of the blood?

a)

Plasma

b)

Sinovial Fluid

c)

Lymph

d)

None of these

11.

What is the SUN mainly made by?

a)

Methen

b)

Ethen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

12.

Tsunami is a word in which language?

a)

Hindi

b)

Urdu

c)

French

d)

Japanese

13.

LED stand for?

a)

Light Emitting Device

b)

Large Emitting Device

c)

Light Electronic Device

d)

Light Emitting Dlode

14.

In which year India celebrated its first Republic Day?

a)

1949

b)

1950

c)

1951

d)

1952

15.

The world's highest telescope observatory is -

a)

In Colombia

b)

In India

c)

In America

d)

In China

16.

The Holy temple of Badrinath is located in

a)

Kerala

b)

Utter Pradesh

c)

Uttrakhand

d)

Jammu & Kashmir

17.

Who is the Missile Man of India

a)

Aryabhatta

b)

Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

c)

C. V. Raman

d)

Homi Bhabha

18.

What is the full form of AM and PM

a)

After Morning and Post Morning

b)

Anti Medium and Post Medium

c)

After Meridiem and Pre Meridiem

d)

Anti Meridiem and Post Meridiem

19.

What is the full form of LAC

a)

Line at Control

b)

Line of Control

c)

Line of Actual Control

d)

Line Area of Control

20.

What is meant by 'PPE'?

a)

personal protective equipment

b)

person to person equivalent

c)

personal protective evacuation

21.
What percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by Oceans?
a)
75%
b)
86%
c)
70%
d)
100%
22.
The four main oceans are: Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the __________ Ocean.
a)
Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
Mediterranean 
d)
European
23.
We have ________ main oceans?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
24.
A measure of dissolved solids in sea water is
a)
desalination
b)
salinity
c)
carbonation
d)
pollution
25.
A food web is a more realistic model of the flow of energy through an ecosystem than a food chain because - 
a)
most organisms depend on more than one species for food
b)
each organism in a food chain represents multiple feedings
c)
most organisms depend on just one species for food
d)
each organism in a food web represents a single feeding
26.
What has the greatest potential energy?
a)
a rock on the ground
b)
a rock twenty feet off the ground 
c)
a rock falling
d)
a rock being tossed
27.
The beads on this glass are caused by - 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
sweaty hands
28.

Carbohydrates are made up of which monomers (smallest units)?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

simple sugars (glucose)

d)

fatty acids

29.

What is the 6th planet from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

30.

How many Megabytes in a Gigabyte?

a)

1000

b)

32

c)

1024

31.
true or false? plasma is a state of matter
a)
never
b)
false
c)
true
d)
sometimes
32.
what do you call molten rock before it has erupted?
a)
magma
b)
lava
c)
rock
d)
fire
33.
When two organisms both benefit in a symbiotic relationship it is __________.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
34.
Which is a term for the
largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...  
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
35.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
36.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
37.
What are the 3 particles that make-up the atom?
a)
protons, neutrons, and isotopes
b)
neutrons, isotopes, and electrons
c)
positives, negatives, and electrons
d)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
38.
An atom has 5 protons, 7 neutrons and 5 electrons. What is the mass number of the atom?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
2
d)
12
39.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
40.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
41.
Which of the following is NOT true about Potential Energy?
a)
An object's position affects its potential energy
b)
Potential energy is Stored energy
c)
Potential energy only occurs when an object is in motion
d)
All objects have potential energy
42.

Oil, natural gas and coals are examples of...

a)

Biofuels

b)

Geothermal resources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Fossil fuels

43.

What is the main cause of seasons on Earth?

a)

The distance between the Earth and the sun

b)

The speed that the Earth rotates around the sun

c)

The tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to the sun

d)

Changes in the amount of energy coming from the sun

44.

These graphs show the monthly precipitation and average temperature for three cities in the United States over the course of one year. Based on the graphs, which city has the greatest annual range of temperatures?

a)

Chicago, Illinois

b)

New York, New York

c)

Los Angeles, California

d)

They all have the same annual temperature range

45.

Many diseases have an incubation period. Which of the following best describes what an incubation period is?

a)

The period during which someone builds up immunity to a disease

b)

The period during which someone has an infection, but is not showing symptoms

c)

The effect of a disease on babies

d)

The recovery period after being sick

46.

When large areas of forest are removed so land can be converted for other uses, such as farming, which of the following occurs?

a)

Greater oxygen production

b)

Colder temperature

c)

Decreased carbon dioxide

d)

Increased erosion

47.

Which of these planets is closest to Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Jupiter

48.

What is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Silicon

c)

Iron

d)

Aluminum

49.

What type of waves do cellphones use?

a)

Mircowaves

b)

Radio waves

c)

Light waves

d)

Tidal waves

50.

A hair dryer changes electrical energy into what type of energy?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Friction

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Mechanical energy