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Makar Sankranti Utsav 16 Jan 22 Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia ?

a)

1767 AD

b)

1787 AD

c)

1780 AD

d)

1827 AD

2.

Who was Ned Kelly ?

a)

Banker

b)

ANZAC soldier

c)

Musician

d)

Rural Outlaw/ Bushranger

3.

Who was the architect of the Sydney Opera House ?

a)

Jørn Utzon

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Fazlur Khan

d)

Le Corbusier

4.

Australia has roughly the same size as continental United States (USA).

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The tallest mountain in Australia is

a)

Mt Buller

b)

Mt Townsend

c)

Cradle Mountain

d)

Mount Kosciuszko

6.

The Murray River is the longest river in Australia

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The first person (in modern recorded history) to circumnavigate the world was..

a)

James Cook

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

8.

The Vikings of Scandinavia raided and traded with parts of Europe between

a)

300- 100 BC

b)

1600- 1800 AD

c)

800-1000 AD

9.

Until the late 17th century, this country supplied the majority of diamonds to the world.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

South Africa

d)

Israel

10.

What year was Shivaji Maharaj born ?

a)

1527 AD

b)

1680 AD

c)

1630 AD

d)

1729 AD

11.

Alexander of Macedon tried to invade Bharat in 600 A.D

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What year did Alexander of Macedon (try to) invade Bharat?

a)

327 BC

b)

120 BC

c)

900 AD

d)

1180 AD

13.

What was the religion in Persia (Iran) before Islam?

a)

Paganism

b)

Zoroastrian

c)

Christianity

14.

Which was the largest contiguous (संस्पर्शी connected by land) empire in history?

a)

Ummayad Caliphate

b)

Mughal Empire

c)

Russian Empire

d)

Mongol Empire

15.

Chaturanga, the predecessor to modern day game of Chess was played in Bharat circa 2000-3000 BC.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Of the four Vedas the oldest is considered to be the

a)

Yajur veda

b)

Sama Veda

c)

Rig veda

d)

Atharva veda

17.

One of the oldest universities established in ancient Bharat is listed below

a)

Nalanda

b)

Maharaja Sayajirao University

c)

Serampore University

d)

Aplutaplu Vishwa Vidyalaya

18.

The four rows (A, B, C & D) list Hindu months in sequence. One row is not in order. Which one is it?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Makar Sankranti is celebrated in the Hindu month of

a)

Phalgun (फाल्गुण)

b)

Margashirsh (मार्गशीर्ष)

c)

Magha (माघ)

d)

Shravan (श्रावण)

20.

Dussehra (Vijay Dashami) is celebrated in the Hindu month of

a)

Jyestha (ज्येष्ठ)

b)

Ashwin (आश्विन)

c)

Vaisakh (वैशाख)

d)

Kartik (कार्तिक)

21.

Diwali is celebrated in the Hindu month of

a)

Aashadh (आषाढ़)

b)

Phalgun (फाल्गुण)

c)

Ashwin (आश्विन)

d)

Kartik (कार्तिक)