GK Olympiad for Class 7 - Sample question paper 04
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Q) Hundred Years Wars was fought between ________.
Options:
(a) France and England
(b) France and Germany
(c) England and Germany
(d) England and Dutch
Answer: (a) France and England
Explanation: The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England.
Q) What is the name of the first Roman Emperor?
Options:
(a) Claudius
(b) Augustus
(c) Caligula
(d) Nero
Answer: (b) Augustus
Explanation: Augustus was the first Roman Emperor.
Q) Rivers Tigris and Euphrates are associated with?
Options:
(a) Mesopotamian Civilization
(b) Egyptain Civilization
(c) Harappan Civilization
(d) Chinese Civilization
Answer: (a) Mesopotamian Civilization
Explanation: The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are associated with the Mesopotamian Civilization.
Q) Match Column I with Column II and select the correct option from the given code.
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| (A) Military paymaster | (p) Sadr |
| (B) Minister in charge | (q) Bakhshi of religious and charitable patronage |
| (C) Military commanders | (r) Kotwal |
| (D) Town police commanders | (s) Fauzdars |
Options:
(a) (a-q) (b, p) (c– s) (d-r)
(b) (a-r) (b-p) (c-q) (d-s)
(c) (a-p) (b-q) (c-r) (d-s)
(d) (a-s) (b-r) (c-q) (d-p)
Answer: (a) (a-q) (b, p) (c– s) (d-r)
Q) The slogan of the French Revolution was________.
Options:
(a) One nation, one leader and one flag
(b) Government of the people, by the people and for the people
(c) Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
(d) Workers of the world unite
Answer: (c) Liberty, Equality and Fraternity
Explanation: The French Revolution was known for the slogan Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.
Q) Mesopotamia ___________ is the earliest writing form in the world.
Options:
(a) cuneiform
(b) hieroglyphics
(c) clay-tablet
(d) pictographic
Answer: (a) cuneiform
Explanation: Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system of Mesopotamia.
Q) Olympic games, the poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with which civilization?
Options:
(a) Egyptian
(b) Greek
(c) Roman
(d) Mesopotamia
Answer: (b) Greek
Explanation: The Olympic games, poems of Homer, and Hellenistic culture are associated with Greek civilization.
Q) Shivaji had a council of _________ Ministers called asthapradhan.
Options:
(a) seven
(b) eight
(c) nine
(d) none
Answer: (b) eight
Explanation: Shivaji had a council of eight Ministers called asthapradhan.
Q) How many Trithankaras were in Jainism?
Options:
(a) 20
(b) 24
(c) 23
(d) 26
Answer: (b) 24
Explanation: Jainism recognizes 24 Trithankaras in total.
Q) During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a main woman organizer of which of the following underground activities?
Options:
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: (b) Quit India Movement
Explanation: Aruna Asaf Ali was a prominent participant in the Quit India Movement.
Q) Arrange the following freedom movements of India in the correct sequence.
Options:
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement
(b) Quit India Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, Quit India Movement.
(d) Quit India Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: (a) Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement
Explanation: Non-Cooperation Movement - (1920-22), Civil Disobedience Movement - (1930-34), Quit India Movement (1942).
Q) In which session did the Congress declare Purna Swaraj as its ultimate goal?
Options:
(a) Nagpur
(b) Calcutta (Kolkata)
(c) Bombay (Mumbai)
(d) Lahore
Answer: (d) Lahore
Explanation: The Congress declared Purna Swaraj as its ultimate goal during the Lahore Session.
Q) Who among the following has been selected for the 2018 Sangita Kalanidhi Award of the Music Academy?
Options:
(a) Aruna Sairam
(b) Sudha Raghunathan
(c) S. Sowmya
(d) T.M. Krishna
Answer:(a) Aruna Sairam
Q) _______ astronauts will accompany India’s first manned mission Gaganyaan.
Options:
(a) 2
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 5
Answer: (c) 3
Explanation: Three astronauts will accompany India’s first manned mission Gaganyaan.
Q) __________ is called the Red Planet.
Options:
(a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Uranus
Answer: (b) Mars
Explanation: Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet.
Q) He was an American astronomer who first studied galaxies in detail on the basis of shapes and classified galaxies as elliptical, spiral, barred spiral, and irregular. Who was he?
Options:
(a) Edwin Hubble
(b) Benjamin Banneker
(c) Percival Lowell
(d) Carl Edward Sagan
Answer: (a) Edwin Hubble
Explanation: Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer known for his contributions to the understanding of galaxies.
Q) It is the second spacecraft ever to orbit Jupiter. It is NASA’s New Frontiers mission currently orbiting the planet Jupiter. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 3, 2011, and arrived on July 3, 2016. Name it.
Options:
(a) Voyager 1
(b) Alouette 1
(c) Juno
(d) New Horizons
Answer: (c) Juno
Explanation: Juno is the second spacecraft ever to orbit Jupiter, launched by NASA.
Q) Select the correct statement.
Options:
(a) Uranus is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on its axis from East to West.
(b) Rings of Saturn were discovered by Hubble in 1610.
(c) Titan is the largest moon in the solar system.
(d) None of these
Answer: (d) None of these
Q) The Oscar-winning short documentary film “Smile Pinki” (2008) was directed by _____________.
Options:
(a) Megan Mylan
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) Alfred Hitchcock
(d) Quentin Tarantino
Answer: (a) Megan Mylan
Explanation: "Smile Pinki" (2008) was directed by Megan Mylan, and it won the Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject).
Q) Match the name of the book given in column I with the director of the film based on the book given in column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
| Column I | Column II |
|---|---|
| P. The Hobbit | 1. Steven Spielberg |
| Q. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | 2. Francis Ford Coppola |
| R. Life of Pi | 3. Peter Jackson |
| S. The Godfather | 4. Ang Lee |
| 5. Danny Boyle |
Options:
(a) 1 4 5 2
(b) 4 5 3 2
(c) 3 4 5 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
Answer: (d) 3 1 4 2
Explanation: The correct matches are P - The Hobbit (Peter Jackson), Q - The Adventures of Tintin (Steven Spielberg), R - Life of Pi (Ang Lee), S - The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola).
Q) Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India. It was founded in _____.
Options:
(a) 1965
(b) 1955
(c) 1959
(d) 1962
Answer: (c) 1959
Explanation: Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster, was founded in 1959.
Q) Who is the first music director from India to win an Oscar award?
Options:
(a) R.D. Burman
(b) Ilaiyaraaja
(c) A.R. Rahman
(d) Naushad
Answer: (c) A.R. Rahman
Explanation: A.R. Rahman is the first music director from India to win an Oscar award.
Q) In 1959, Kornberg and Ochoa shared the Nobel Prize for the discovery of
Options:
(a) Artificial synthesis of genes
(b) Chemistry of DNA and RNA
(c) One gene-one enzyme hypothesis
(d) Mechanisms in the biological synthesis of DNA and RNA
Answer: (d) Mechanisms in the biological synthesis of DNA and RNA
Explanation: In 1959, Kornberg and Ochoa were awarded the Nobel Prize for their work on the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of DNA and RNA.