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WorksheetsMakar Sankranti Utsav 16 Jan 22 Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 5mins
What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia ?
1767 AD
1787 AD
1780 AD
1827 AD
Who was Ned Kelly ?
Banker
ANZAC soldier
Musician
Rural Outlaw/ Bushranger
Who was the architect of the Sydney Opera House ?
Jørn Utzon
Frank Lloyd Wright
Fazlur Khan
Le Corbusier
Australia has roughly the same size as continental United States (USA).
True
False
The tallest mountain in Australia is
Mt Buller
Mt Townsend
Cradle Mountain
Mount Kosciuszko
The Murray River is the longest river in Australia
True
False
The first person (in modern recorded history) to circumnavigate the world was..
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Giuseppe Garibaldi
The Vikings of Scandinavia raided and traded with parts of Europe between
300- 100 BC
1600- 1800 AD
800-1000 AD
Until the late 17th century, this country supplied the majority of diamonds to the world.
China
India
South Africa
Israel
What year was Shivaji Maharaj born ?
1527 AD
1680 AD
1630 AD
1729 AD
Alexander of Macedon tried to invade Bharat in 600 A.D
True
False
What year did Alexander of Macedon (try to) invade Bharat?
327 BC
120 BC
900 AD
1180 AD
What was the religion in Persia (Iran) before Islam?
Paganism
Zoroastrian
Christianity
Which was the largest contiguous (संस्पर्शी connected by land) empire in history?
Ummayad Caliphate
Mughal Empire
Russian Empire
Mongol Empire
Chaturanga, the predecessor to modern day game of Chess was played in Bharat circa 2000-3000 BC.
True
False
Of the four Vedas the oldest is considered to be the
Yajur veda
Sama Veda
Rig veda
Atharva veda
One of the oldest universities established in ancient Bharat is listed below
Nalanda
Maharaja Sayajirao University
Serampore University
Aplutaplu Vishwa Vidyalaya
The four rows (A, B, C & D) list Hindu months in sequence. One row is not in order. Which one is it?
A
B
C
D
Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the Hindu month of
Phalgun (फाल्गुण)
Margashirsh (मार्गशीर्ष)
Magha (माघ)
Shravan (श्रावण)
Dussehra (Vijay Dashami) is celebrated in the Hindu month of
Jyestha (ज्येष्ठ)
Ashwin (आश्विन)
Vaisakh (वैशाख)
Kartik (कार्तिक)
Diwali is celebrated in the Hindu month of
Aashadh (आषाढ़)
Phalgun (फाल्गुण)
Ashwin (आश्विन)
Kartik (कार्तिक)
