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

1. SAVE is an international organization created to conserve which endangered bird species?

Ans. Asias Vultures
2. Recently, which country has conducted the Maritime Cooperation-2014 multilateral military
exercise to celebrate the 65th anniversary of its navy?
Ans. China
3. What is the theme of the 44th edition of Earth Day?
Ans. Green Cities
4. Peace Angel 2014 is a joint military exercise concluded recently between which two countries?
Ans. China and Pakistan
5. Which car has been named the World Car for the year 2014?
Ans. Audi A3
6. Due to lack of funds, which country has withdrawn as the host of the 2019 Asian Games?
Ans. Vietnam
7. Guess the missing letters in the following incomplete series of alphabets and numbers.
G T ... L I T ... I S O A A ... (Hint - The answer lies where you ask.)
Ans. G T M L I T F I S O A A N. (The series is formed by the first letters of the words in
the question itself)
8. Which Mountain pass forms the 'tri-junction' of India, China and Myanmar?
Ans. Diphu
9. During the first half of the year, when the northern hemisphere tilts towards Sun, in which
hemisphere is it winter and in which hemisphere is it summer?
Ans. Winter in southern hemisphere and summer in northern hemisphere
10. In Polar Tundra regions, which animal is used to get fur by nomadic Eskimos?
Ans. Caribou
11. Which line marks the boundary of the zone where the Sun never sets during June solstice and
never rises during December Solstice?
Ans. Antarctic Circle

12. Which bank has launched the Tatkal scheme that enables the people to transfer money to their
families in their native towns and villages without actually opening an account?
Ans. State Bank of India
13. Who created the character Batman?
Ans. Bob Kane
14. How many squares are there in a chess board?
Ans. There are 204 squares on a chessboard.
64 squares of (1x1); 49 squares of (2x2); 36 squares of (3x3); 25 squares of (4x4);
16 squares of (5x5); 9 squares of (6x6); 4 squares of (7x7); 1square of (8x8).
15. Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, __________ what number should come next?
Ans. 25
In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is
added, and so on.
16. Name the region enclosed by two concentric circles
Ans. Annulus
17. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
Ans. 44
In 12 hours, they are at right angles 22 times.
So In 24 hours, they are at right angles 44 times.
18. Which number replaces the question mark?

Ans.

9
The number at the centre of each triangle equals the sum of the lower two numbers
minus the top number.

19. Who wrote the National Anthem of Bangladesh?

Ans. Rabindranath Tagore
20. What is the study of Insects called?
Ans. Entomology
21. If a canning procedure is not properly followed, which type of microbe is most likely to grow in
the canned food?
Ans. Obligate Anaerobe
22. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Ans. Marie Curie

23. Who is known as the Father of Medicine?

Ans. Hippocrates
24. How old is the image you see in the mirror?
Ans. 10 nanoseconds
25. Identify the following logo:

Ans. International Atomic Energy Agency

26. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of _____
Ans. Africa
27. When was the Braille system invented?
Ans. In 1829 by Louis Braille
28. Which is the worlds largest train station?
Ans. Grand Central Terminal, New York.
29. Who invented the The crossword puzzle?
Ans. Arthur Wynne in 1913.
30. Who invented the first Ferris wheel?
Ans. George Washington Gale Ferris(Junior) in 1893.
31. Who invented the home diabetes test?
Ans. Helen Murray Free.
32. Which bank in India introduced the first ATM??
Ans. HSBC Bank
33. What percentage of the American stock exchange NASDAQ does Dubai own?
Ans. 20%
34. Which country will be hosting the FIFA World Cup football in 2014?
Ans. Brazil

35. Which Olympic sport is played with stones and brooms?

Ans. Curling

36. In which Italian city is the San Siro stadium located?

Ans. Milan
37. Which boxer has the nick name Pac-man?
Ans. Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao
38. Which was the only Grand slam title that Pete Sampras never won?
Ans. French Open
39. Who is the author of The Golden Gate?
Ans. Vikram Seth
40. Which Victorian author wrote the plays Frozen deep and No Gobblins?
Ans. Charles Dickens
41. What was the first name of Rudyard Kipling?
Ans. Joseph
42. Which historical event does the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of two Cities refer to?
Ans. French Revolution
43. Who started the concept of leap year for the first time?
Ans. Julius Caesar
44. In which country is the Black Mountain range situated?
Ans. Bhutan
45. Which is the most expensive spice in the world?
Ans. Saffron
46. Who was the worlds first computer programmer?
Ans. Ada Lovelace
47. Who was the first person to become the British Prime Minister for three consecutive terms?
Ans. Margaret Thatcher
48. In Peter Pan, what is the name of Captain Hooks ship?
Ans. The Jolly Roger
49. A prudent question is one-half of wisdom Who is the author of this quote?
Ans. Sir Francis Bacon

50. Identify the Personality

Ans. Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (The Crown Prince of Dubai
celebrated in style the success of UAE winning the right to host the 2020 World Expo in
Dubai.)

AMAZING FACTS
Months that begin on a Sunday always have a
Friday the 13th in them.
2013 is the first year since 1987, where all
the 4 digits are different from one another.
If you start counting at one and spell out the
numbers as you go, you won't use the letter
"A" until you reach 1,000.

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