SREE DHARMASASTHA MATRIC HR .SEC.SCHOOL .

COIMBATORE-35
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION DEC.2015
CLASS: IX
SUBJECT: G.K &V.E
I.

II.

III.

MARKS:50
TIME:

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

10X1=10
1. Which volcanoe lies in Japan
a)Mount Fuji
b)Mount Vesuvius
c)mount Etna
2. How many days did Mahabharata war last?
a)18
b)21
c)40
3. Who was the guru of Pandava?
a)kripacharya b) Dronacharya c)
cuksacharya
4. Which kindom did king janaka rule?
A)Mithila b)Ayodhya
c)Panchavadi
5. What are the grass land of North America known as a)savannas
b)vells c) prairies
6. Which state is famous for the Kolar gold mines
a)Tamilnadu b)Bihar c)Karnataka
7. In which city are the Countrys postage stamps and currency notes
printed?
A)Nagapur
b)Nasik
c)Pune
8. Which is the only coral island of India? a)Daman b)Nicobar
c)Lakshadweep
9. The traveler moved towards the ___light shining in the darkness
(stationary/ stationery)
10.The villager struggled to cope with sever ______in the region
( Draught/Drought)
FILL IN THE BLANKS
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1. A _____ of actors.
2. A ____________of mountains
3. Work for which no salary is paid__________.
4. A state of perfect balance_____________
5. Luck now is situated on the banks of river__________
6. ___________is the highest peak in the western Ghats and South India
7. __________is located in Gujarat; it is the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi.
8. The Indian military academy is located in _______________.
9. ___________________is the largest cave temple.
10.__________________is the longest dam in India .
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
10X1=10
1. Who was the founder of Maryann empire?
2. Who built the Brechadeeswara temple in Tanjore?
3. What start with letter P and end with E and has many letters?
4. What has two strong back bones and thousands of ribs?
5. Which is the largest planetarium in India?
6. In which place Indias first atomic explosion took place?
7. Who was known as lady with lamp?

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8. Which is the worlds largest diamond producing country?

9. Who was the 16th president of United States?
10.Who was the founder of Maratha Empire?
MATCH THE FOLLOWING
10X1=10
1. Magnumopus
a)in exactly the same word
2. Highest peak in India
b)Akbar
3. Verbatim
c)Sundarabans delta
4. National institute of sports d)The greatest work an artist
5. Facsimile
e)Hanoi
6. Julian Calendar
f)an exact copy
7. Largest Delta
g)Patiala
8. Bard of Avon
h)Kanchenjunga
9. Capital of Vietnam i)Julius ceaser
10.Fatehpur sikri
j)William Shakespeare.
VALUE EDUCATION
1. WRITE A POEM ABOUT India
2. Write a paragraph about goal of student.