QUIZ PRACTICE KIT 2

SENIORS (Grades 9-10-11)

Each Quiz Practice Kit has 20 questions, in 3 sections:
Qs 1–5 in multiple choice format;
Qs 6–15 in direct written format; and
Qs 16–20 in visual clue format.

The questions are based on current affairs, general awareness

and your focus theme for 2022: 75 Years of India’s Independence.

NO. QUESTION ANSWER

Underwater pipelines Nord Stream 1 & 2, which
1 connect Russia & Germany, recently sprung leaks &
suffered explosions. What do they carry?
(A) Crude oil (B) Natural gas (C) Water
For which freedom fighter is India’s national award for
2 disaster relief managament named? (A) Subhas
Chandra Bose (B) Bhagat Singh (C) Aruna Asaf Ali
Anang Tal, a heritage stepwell built circa 1060 CE,
3 is likely to be listed as a Monument of National
Importance. Where is it? (A) Jaipur (B) Delhi (C) Bhopal
When the Constitution of India was adopted, only one
4 Union Territory existed. Which one? (A) Lakshadweep
(B) Pondicherry (C) Andaman & Nicobar islands
Fahmida Azim is a joint winner of the 2022 Pulitzer
5 Prize for Illustrated Reporting. What medium does
she create in? (A) NFTs (B) Comics (C) Murals
NO. QUESTION ANSWER

In the world of the Internet, what is the significance

6
of this domain name? http://info.cern.ch

From which country did India adopt the concept of

7
Directive Principles of State Policy?

Into which Indian national park have eight Namibian

8 cheetahs recently been released, as part of a
reintroduction project?
According to the Universal Numbering System for
9 Teeth, how are teeth number 1, 16, 17, 32 more
commonly known?

What kind of insect could be, among other types,

10
‘stag’, ‘dung’, ‘violin’, ‘Hercules’, or ‘rhinoceros’?

Which logistics & delivery company, backed by

11
Zomato, has recently become India's 106th unicorn?

Among the side effects of Covid19 is something called

12
anosmia. What does an anosmic person have? (Or not!)

What item of national importance did the architect and

13
visual designer D. Udaya Kumar create in 2010?

Which world leader has been awarded the

14 2022 UNESCO Peace Prize for her efforts to
welcome over 1 million refugees?

What ‘C’ is a photograph in which the subject is neither

15
posing nor perhaps aware of the photographer?
NO. QUESTION IMAGE ANSWER

This is the first of its kind

16 in India, established in
1951. What is it?

Which team did he

captain recently to win
17 the 2022 edition of the
prestigious Durand Cup?

Of which state was she

the first woman to
18 become Chief Minister?

This ‘cat’ can climb trees

while hanging upside
19 down by its looooong tail!
Name it.

One of the fastest female

bowlers ever, here she is
about to throw her
20 10,000th & last delivery.
Name her.