General Knowledge Olympiad - Sample question paper 10
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1. Select the word that does not rhyme with other words.
(a) Skip
(b) Drip
(c) Drop
(d) Trip
Answer: (a) Skip
Explanation: "Skip" does not rhyme with the other words.
2. Chetan Bhagat is a famous ______.
(a) singer
(b) dancer
(c) politician
(d) writer
Answer: (d) writer
Explanation: Chetan Bhagat is known for his work as a writer.
3. Which one of the following is a storybook?
(a) Half Girlfriend
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) Panchatantra
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Panchatantra
Explanation: Panchatantra is a collection of animal stories and fables.
5. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote the book ______.
(a) Discovery of India
(b) India Discovery
(c) Gitanjali
(d) Harry Potter
Answer: (a) Discovery of India
Explanation: "Discovery of India" is a book written by Jawaharlal Nehru.
6. The book written by Rabindranath Tagore is ______.
(a) Discovery of India
(b) Gitanjali
(c) My Country My Life
(d) My Unforgettable Memories
Answer: (b) Gitanjali
Explanation: Gitanjali is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore.
7. Which of these sounds does a clock make?
(a) Slurp
(b) Splash
(c) Clap
(d) Tick-Tock
Answer: (d) Tick-Tock
Explanation: Clocks make the sound "Tick-Tock."
8. Which of these goes with the word ‘Paint’?
(a) Key
(b) Butter
(c) Broom
(d) Brush
Answer: (d) Brush
Explanation: "Brush" is commonly associated with the word 'Paint.'
9. A group of flowers is called ______.
(a) Herd
(b) Bunch
(c) Pack
(d) Gang
Answer: (b) Bunch
Explanation: A collection of flowers is often referred to as a 'Bunch.'
10. Choose the correct homonym pair.
(a) Car-Care
(b) Hair-Hare
(c) Whole-Whose
(d) Flour-For
Answer: (b) Hair-Hare
Explanation: "Hair" and "Hare" are homonyms.
11. Which of the following words goes with the word ‘Sun’?
(a) Moon
(b) Ocean
(c) Light
(d) Key
Answer: (c) Light
Explanation: "Light" is associated with the word 'Sun.'
12. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer.
Statement A: Wheat and sunflower are examples of herbs.
Statement B: Climbers grow along the ground.
Statement C: Papaya is an example of a flower.
Options:
(a) Statement A is true and B, C are false.
(b) Statement A, B are true and C is false.
(c) All are true.
(d) All are false.
Answer: (b) Statement A, B are true and C is false.
Explanation: Wheat and sunflower are examples of herbs, climbers grow vertically, and papaya is a fruit-bearing plant.