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SAMSIDH ACADEMIC QUIZ

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Pratibha Patil

d)

Sushma Swaraj

2.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

G

b)

Au

c)

Ag

d)

Go

3.

Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Bhagat Singh

4.

Which Indian missile is known as 'Agni'?

a)

Short-range

b)

Intercontinental ballistic

c)

Surface-to-air

d)

Anti-tank

5.

Which planet has the most moons?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

6.

What is the scientific name of the human being?

a)

Homo sapiens

b)

Homo erectus

c)

Homo habilis

d)

Primatus sapiens

7.

Who discovered Penicillin?

a)

Alexander Fleming

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Isaac Newton

8.

Which is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Thar

b)

Sahara

c)

Gobi

d)

Antarctica

9.

What is the SI unit of electric current?

a)

Ohm

b)

Ampere

c)

Volt

d)

Watt

10.

Which is the largest gland in the human body?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Liver

c)

Thyroid

d)

Kidney

11.

What is the capital city of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Vancouver

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

12.

In which year did India gain independence?

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1950

13.

Which gas is commonly known as laughing gas?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrous oxide

d)

Carbon dioxide

14.

Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?

a)

Kalpana Chawla

b)

Sunita Williams

c)

Ritu Karidhal

d)

Indira Gandhi

15.

Which organ in the human body purifies blood?

a)

Heart

b)

Kidney

c)

Lungs

d)

Liver

16.

Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?

a)

Abhinav Bindra

b)

Milkha Singh

c)

Leander Paes

d)

Neeraj Chopra

17.

What is the full form of ISRO?

a)

Indian Space and Research Organization

b)

Indian Space Research Organisation

c)

International Space Research Office

d)

Indian Scientific Research Organisation

18.

What is the largest island in the world?

a)

Greenland

b)

New Guinea

c)

Borneo

d)

Madagascar

19.

Which blood group is known as the universal donor?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

20.

Which planet is known as the 'Morning Star'?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

21.

Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Babur

22.

What is the chemical formula of water?

a)

H2O

b)

CO2

c)

NaCl

d)

O2

23.

Who discovered the law of motion?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galileo Galilei

24.

Which Indian city is called the City of Lakes?

a)

Bhopal

b)

Udaipur

c)

Jaipur

d)

Mysuru

25.

What is the main ingredient in glass?

a)

Limestone

b)

Sand

c)

Clay

d)

Iron

26.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Canberra

c)

Melbourne

d)

Perth

27.

Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Constitution'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Rajendra Prasad

28.

Which Indian mathematician gave the concept of zero?

a)

Aryabhata

b)

Ramanujan

c)

Bhaskara

d)

Varahamihira

29.

Who discovered electricity?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

James Watt

30.

What is the capital of Italy?

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

Milan

31.

Which river is the longest in India?

a)

Godavari

b)

Ganga

c)

Yamuna

d)

Brahmaputra

32.

Which element is needed for respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

33.

What is the largest internal organ in the human body?

a)

Lungs

b)

Liver

c)

Heart

d)

Brain

34.

Who was the first President of India?

a)

Rajendra Prasad

b)

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

C. Rajagopalachari

35.

Which Indian state is known as the 'Spice Garden of India'?

a)

Kerala

b)

Goa

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Assam

36.

Which is the coldest place on Earth?

a)

Siberia

b)

Antarctica

c)

Alaska

37.

What is the national currency of China?

a)

Yuan

b)

Won

c)

Yen

d)

Dollar

38.

Which Indian scientist discovered the Raman Effect?

a)

C.V. Raman

b)

Homi Bhabha

c)

Vikram Sarabhai

d)

S. Chandrasekhar

39.

What is the hardest natural substance?

a)

Iron

b)

Diamond

c)

Steel

d)

Gold

40.

Which country invented paper?

a)

Egypt

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Greece

41.

Who is known as the 'Flying Sikh of India'?

a)

Milkha Singh

b)

P.T. Usha

c)

Neeraj Chopra

d)

Sachin Tendulkar

42.

What is the study of earthquakes called?

a)

Geology

b)

Seismology

c)

Meteorology

d)

Ecology

43.

Which Indian state is famous for tea gardens?

a)

Assam

b)

Kerala

c)

Gujarat

d)

Odisha

44.

What is the largest ocean in the world?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

45.

Which day is celebrated as World Environment Day?

(a)  

46.

Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?

a)

Mother Teresa

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Kalpana Chawla

47.

Which Indian city hosted the 2023 G20 Summit?

a)

Mumbai

b)

New Delhi

c)

Chennai

d)

Bengaluru

48.

What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

a)

Pound

b)

Euro

c)

Dollar

d)

Franc

49.

Which organ controls all functions of the human body?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

50.

Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of 2025)?

a)

Ban Ki-moon

b)

Antonio Guterres

c)

Kofi Annan

d)

Tedros Adhanom

51.

Which Indian city is known as the 'Garden City of India'?

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Bengaluru

c)

Chennai

d)

Delhi

52.

Which vitamin is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin E

53.

What is the capital of Russia?

a)

Kiev

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Moscow

d)

Minsk

54.

Which Indian river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

a)

Yamuna

b)

Kosi

c)

Ganga

d)

Brahmaputra

55.

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

56.

Who was the first Indian in space?

a)

Rakesh Sharma

b)

Kalpana Chawla

c)

Sunita Williams

d)

Vikram Sarabhai

57.

Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

a)

Mercury

b)

Iron

c)

Zinc

d)

Copper

58.

What is the capital of Sri Lanka?

(a)  

59.

Which Indian city is called the Manchester of India?

a)

Kolkata

b)

Ahmedabad

c)

Surat

d)

Mumbai

60.

Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Space Program'?

a)

C.V. Raman

b)

Vikram Sarabhai

c)

Homi Bhabha

d)

APJ Abdul Kalam