GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS,

CLASS –V

1. The first European invader of Indian soil _______ Ans. Alexander the Great

2. The first person to reach the North pole by over land journey _________.

Ans. Robert Peary

3. Air Force Day is celebrated on _______. Ans. 8th October.

4. The largest diamond in the world is ________________.

Ans. The Cullinan (Over 1½ Ib)

5. The old name of Indonesia is ___________. Ans. Dutch East Indies

6. This is called the Land of Morning Calm _______. Ans. Korea

7. It is the brightest star ___________ Ans. Sirius (also called Dog star)

8. It is the national emblem of USA ________ Ans. Golden Rod

9. The full form of TERI is ________________________

Ans. Tata Institute for Energy Research

10. The World Forest Day is celebrated on _______ Ans. 21st March

11. Which state is called orchid paradise in India? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

12. Which is the capital of Egypt? Ans. Caira

13. What is bibliophobia? Ans. Fear of books

14. What is the full from of PHD? Ans. Doctor of philisophy

15. Who is the author of ' My Experiments with Truth'? Ans. M.K.Gandhi

16. What is the currency of Italy? Ans. Euro

17. Who is the first African American President of the United States of

America? Ans. Barack Obama

18. Which Leader used the slogan "Jai Hind"? Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose

19. Which animal eats snow? Ans. Yak

20. Which activity based show is presented by the host Rob on Pogo TV?

Ans, Mad

21. In which state of India is the Amarnath Temple located ?

Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

22. Which breed of dog is the cartoon characters Scooby Doo?

Ans. Great Dane

23. Which is the only Indian monument to appear on the list of the New Seven

Wonders of the world? Ans. Taj Mahal

24. Which author created the cartoon character Noddy? Ans. Enid Blyton

25. How many balls are used in a game of snooker? Ans. 22

26. The Malayalam film industry is often referred to as ____________

Ans. Molly Wood

27. Which was the first Indian full length animation movie? Ans. Hanuman
28. Which country will host the next Olympic Games in 2012? Ans. London

29. Chhattisgarh has completed how many years on 1st Nov.2011 after being

declared as state? Ans. 11

30. Gaddafi was the official ruler of which country? Ans. Libya

31. On Friday Oct.28th 2011 'The Statue of Liberty' celebrated its years of

assistance? Ans. 125th

32. Which acid is present in apple? Ans. Malic Acid

33. Who discovered 'Telephone'? Ans. Graham Bell

34. The inventor of electronic computer is _________ Ans. Dr. Alan M.Turing

35. The first lady to become Miss World was _________ Ans. Rita Faria

36. The full form of LIC is _____________

Ans. Life Insurance Corporation of India

37. The number of cells in human body is ___________ Ans. 75 Trillion

38. The study of apes and man is called ____________ Ans. Anthropology

39. The instrument that examines internal parts of the body is ___________.

Ans. Endoscope

40. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj? Ans. Swami Dayanand