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GK-January Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, a social activist, shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, with which of these laureates.

a)

Dmitry Muratov

b)

Malal Yousufzai

c)

Abhijit Banerjee

d)

Venki Ramakrishnan

2.

Identify the Indian athlete who was appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police in Assam under the State Integrated Sports Policy.

a)

Heima Das

b)

Hima Das

c)

Hema Das

d)

Heema Das

3.

Identify the freedom fighter who was nick named as ‘Punjab Kesari’.

a)

Chandrashekhar Azad

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Sukhdev

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

4.

Who was Narendranath Datta?

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Swami Vivekananda

c)

Kailash Satyarthi

d)

Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa

5.

  How many time zones are there in the world?

a)

25

b)

26

c)

24

d)

23

6.

What is the nickname of the trekker, who has recently completed an unsupported trek to the South Pole.

a)

Polar Express

b)

Polar Queen

c)

Trekking Queen

d)

Polar Preet

7.

Mr. Kailash Satyarthi had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for his initiatives in which of these areas.

a)

 struggle against the suppression of children and young people

b)

for the right of all children to education

c)

None of the above

d)

Both a and b

8.

Indian athlete Hima Das won the gold medal during which international sports championship

a)

World Athletics Championships

b)

IAAF World U18 Championships

c)

IAAF World U20 Championships

d)

World Athletics Relays

9.

Which of these characteristics of Lala Lajpat Rai earned him the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’?

a)

Being a freedom fighter from Punjab

b)

fierce brand of patriotism

c)

potent vocalism

d)

B and C both

10.

How many countries have at least two time zones?

a)

20

b)

14

c)

23

d)

2

11.

  Where is India’s first Open Rock Museum inaugurated recently?

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Gujrat

c)

Assam

d)

Chandigarh

12.

Ramnath Goenka Excellence Award is awarded in which field?

a)

Education

b)

Publishing

c)

Journalism

d)

Entertainment

13.

  When was Child Labor Act implemented?  

a)

2009

b)

1986

c)

1980

d)

2012

14.

When was Hima Das conferred with Arjuna Award?  

a)

25 September 2018

b)

25 September 2019

c)

25 December 2018

d)

25 December 2019

15.

Identify the firebrand trio ‘Lal Bal Pal’

a)

Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri, Lok Nath Bal, Bipin Chandra Pal

c)

Madan Lal Dhingra, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal

16.

Swami Vivekananda is considered as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated as _____________

a)

Ramakrishna Mission Day

b)

Swami Vivekananda Day

c)

National Youth Day

d)

National Spiritualism Day

17.

Greenwich Meridian Time runs along the Prime Meridian at ____________.

a)

0 Degrees Longitude

b)

0 Degrees Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Cancer

18.

Identify the person.

a)

Captain Harpreet Chandi

b)

Arunima Sinha

c)

Anshu Jamsenpa

d)

Santosh Yadav

19.

The small strips of wood, plastic, or metal between individual panes of glass are called _________.

a)

Dividers

b)

Mullions

c)

Muntins

d)

Panes

20.

Which of these airports was renamed as Swami Vivekananda Airport?

a)

Mumbai Airport

b)

Raipur Airport

c)

Bhuvaneshwar Airport

d)

Hyderabad Airport