GK Olympiad for Class 7 - Sample question paper 01
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Q) Identify X and Y.
X - Arabian Sea
Majuli Island - Y
(a) X – Havelock Island, Y – Bay of Bengal
(b) X – Neil Island, Y – Brahmaputra River
(c) X – St Mary’s Islands, Y – Brahmaputra River
(d) X – St Mary’s Islands, Y – Bay of Bengal
Answer: (c) X – St Mary’s Islands, Y – Brahmaputra River
Q) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Shell Beach – Australia
(b) Glass Beach – Canada
(c) Smuggler’s Cove – Greece
(d) Copacabana Beach – Brazil
Answer: (b) Glass Beach – Canada
Q) The Great Lakes are one of the world’s largest surface freshwater ecosystems...
(a) Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie
(b) Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Victoria
(c) Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
(d) Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario and Victoria
Answer: (c) Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario
Q) Which of the following is the deepest river in the world?
(a) Congo River (b) Nile River
(c) Yangtze River (d) None of these
Answer: (a) Congo River
Q) Which of the following is the India’s Largest Inland saltwater lake?
(a) Wular Lake (b) Sambhar Lake
(c) Vembanad Lake (d) Cholamu Lake
Answer: (b) Sambhar Lake
Q) What are the basin countries of the Sea of Zanj?
(a) Zimbabwe, Zambia
(b) Comoros, Madagascar
(c) Zimbabwe, Comoros, Madagascar
(d) Zanzibar, Comoros, Madagascar
Answer: (d) Zanzibar, Comoros, Madagascar
Q) Three Gorges Dam is located on which river?
(a) Mississippi River (b) Yangtze River
(c) Black Sea (d) Bay of Bengal
Answer: (b) Yangtze River
Q) Ganga is the longest river in India. It originates from Gangotri (Uttar Kashi). Out of the options given below, find the incorrect option from where the Ganga does not flow through.
Options:
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
Answer: (c) Gujarat
Explanation: The Ganga does not flow through Gujarat. It primarily flows through states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal.
Q) Which of the following is the largest lake in the Kumaon region?
(a) Bhimtal Lake (b) Renuka Lake
(c) Nako Lake (d) None of these
Answer: (a) Bhimtal Lake
Q) The Government of India had identified four coral reef regions of India for intensive conservation and management. Which among the following are part of these four coral reef regions?
Options:
(i) Gulf of Mannar
(ii) Lakshadweep Islands
(iii) Gulf of Kutch
(iv) Gulf of Khambat
(v) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i), (ii), (iv) and (v)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (v)
(d) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)
Answer: (c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (v)
Explanation: The coral reef regions identified by the Government of India include Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep Islands, Gulf of Kutch, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Match countries with seas.
| A. Yemen | (i) Caspian Sea |
| B. Bulgaria | (ii) Black Sea |
| C. Algeria | (iii) Mediterranean Sea |
| D. Iran | (iv) Red Sea |
(a) A- (iv), B-(ii), C- (iii), D- (i)
(b) A- (ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D- (iv)
(c) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iii)
(d) A- (iii), B-(iv), C- (ii), D- (i)
Answer: (a) A- (iv), B-(ii), C- (iii), D- (i)
Origin of this river is from Mansarovar (Tibet). The river enters India from Tibet and covers the following states/UTs- Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chandigarh. Identify the river.
(a) Godavari River
(b) Indus River
(c) Kaveri River
(d) Tapti River
Answer: (b) Indus River
Match the following:
| Lake | Location |
|---|---|
| (I) Indira Sagar Lake | (i) Gujarat |
| (II) Sadar Sarovar Lake | (ii) Telangana |
| (III) Lake Pichola | (iii) Rajasthan |
| (IV) Nagarjuna Sagar Lake | (iv) Madhya Pradesh |
(a) (I)-(iv), (II)-(i), (III)-(iii), (IV)- (ii)
(a) (I)-(iii), (II)-(i), (III)-(ii), (IV)- (iv)
(a) (I)-(ii), (II)-(i), (III)-(iii), (IV)- (iv)
(a) (I)-(i), (II)-(iii), (III)-(ii), (IV)- (iv)
Answer: Correct option is (a) (I)-(iv), (II)-(i), (III)-(iii), (IV)- (ii)
Explanation: Indira Sagar Lake is in Madhya Pradesh, Sadar Sarovar Lake is in Gujarat, Lake Pichola is in Rajasthan, and Nagarjuna Sagar Lake is in Telangana.