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GROUP VI (GRADE 9,10&11)
QUESTION BANK NOVEMBER 2014

1. A Nobel laureate, also known as the father of the Green Revolution, had developed highyielding and disease-resistant wheat that nearly, doubled India's wheat output and prevented
famine in the developing world. This 1970 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize was a
distinguished professor at Texas A&M University, when he passed away in 2009. Who are we
talking about?
Ans. Norman Borlaug
2. Nathpa Jhakri, India's largest hydroelectric project generated 7,610 million units of electricity in
2011-12 which is a record. In which state is this project located?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh
3. What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and
smaller than 9?
Ans. Decimal Point
4. Who is the new chief justice of India who assumed office on 28th September 2014?
Ans. H L Dattu
5. What is Vinculum?
Ans. A vinculum is the horizontal line used to separate the numerator and denominator in a
fraction.

6. Which country is the second largest economy in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia?
Ans. UAE
7. What is golden ratio?
1 5
Ans. 2
is known as golden ratio.
8. Approximately how many years does it take for a plastic water bottle to decompose?
Ans. 600
9. International Girl Child Day is celebrated on _________
Ans. October 11
10. Which is the bigger number, a googol or a billion?
Ans. a googol (1 x 10100)

11. What is unique about 8549176320?

Ans. It has the digits 0 to 9 in alphabetical order.
12. Name the Music Maestro Mandolin player who died on 19 September 2014 in Chennai following
a failed liver transplant at the age of 45?
Ans. Uppalapu Srinivas
13. What is the name of the tool used by astronauts that combines pliers and wrench?
Ans. Plench
14. Name the person, who was sworn-in as the tenth Chief Minister of Haryana?
Ans. Manohar Lal Khattar

15. What is the full form of RBS?

Ans. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy
16. According to a report on hunger and malnutrition (HUNGaMA), what percent of India's children
are malnourished and underweight?
Ans. 42
17. Identify the following metallic element which is a liquid at room temperature.

Ans. Mercury
18. A father said to his son, "I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth". If the
father's age is 38 years now, what is his son's age five years back?
Ans. 14 years (Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (38 - x) = x, 2x = 38, x = 19.
Son's age 5 years back (19 - 5) = 14 years)
19. Solve

Ans. 6 (Looking at the diagram in rows, the central circle equals half the sum of the numbers in
the other circles to the left and right of the centre)

20. What is the microscopic study of individual cells called?

Ans. Cytology
21. Identify the following logo:

Ans. NASA
22. Who discovered Morphine?
Ans. Friedrich Sertumer
23. Which is the national sport of Canada ?
Ans. Lacrosse/Ice hockey
24. Where is the Indian Sports Research Institute located?
Ans. Patiala
25. This is a practice of growing two or more crops in the same field in a given year. Though it often
requires more labor, it has several advantages over monoculture. What is this type of agriculture
called?
Ans. Multiple Cropping
26. Which is the oldest running Grand Slam Tennis tournament?
Ans. Wimbledon
27. Which sportswoman wrote the novel Total Zone?
Ans: Martina Navratilova
28. Where was the first World Athletics Championships held?
Ans: Helsinki

29. Identify the 200 year old fort.

Ans. Al Maqtaa Fort,near Al Maqtaa Bridge, Abu Dhabi city.

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