GK Olympiad for Class 9 - Sample question paper 04
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Q) In 1936, Tokyo was awarded rights of hosting the 1940 Summer Olympics but in 1938, the Japanese government decided to drop the games due to second Sino-Japanese war.
The games were then rescheduled and the location was changed to ___________, before they were completely cancelled due to World War II.
A. Paris
B. London
C. Berlin
D. Helsinki
Answer:D. Helsinki
Q) Identify the person based on the hints given below:
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He is known to make cameo appearances in films based on his creations.
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This American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, and former President and Chairman of Marvel Comics is the creator of many popular super heroes including Spiderman, the X-Men and Doctor Strange.
A. Jack Kirby
B. Steve Ditko
C. Stan Lee
D. Walt Disney
Answer: C. Stan Lee
Q) When a motor boat in a sea travels faster than sound, then the waves produced on the surface of water are called
A. Retracted waves
B. Bow waves
C. String waves
D. None of these.
Answer: B. Bow waves
Q) Found mainly in the Congo basin, this ape was formerly referred to as 'pygmy chimpanzee'. It resembles humans the most in that it shares more than 98% of its DNA with humans. Which ape are we talking about?
A. Gorilla
B. Barbary ape
C. Bonobo
D. Orangutan
Answer: C. Bonobo
Q) What is the relevance of CC field in an e-mail system?
A. It is used for sending same message to several people at the same time.
B. It is used for sending different messages to same people at the same time.
C. It is used for sending different messages to different people at different time.
D. None of these
Answer: A. It is used for sending same message to several people at the same time.
Q) In the Mahabharata, __________ is the mother of Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Srutakarma, Satanika and Srutasena.
A. Uttara
B. Rukmini
C. Draupadi
D. Gandhari
Answer: C. Draupadi
Q) _________ shares its southern borders of Egypt?
A. Libya
B. Sudan
C. Israel
D. Ethiopia
Answer: B. Sudan
Q) Identify the person based on the hints given below:
- He is a Nigerian playwright and poet, with plays like "Death and the King's Horseman" and "The Lion and the Jewel" to his credit.
- In 1986, he became the first African to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
A. Wole Soyinka
B. Mohammed Abdus Salam
C. Donald Carl Johanson
D. None of these
Answer: A. Wole Soyinka
Q) ___________ was the first Indian in independent India to have won a medal in an individual Olympic event.
A. K.D. Jadhav
B. Milkha Singh
C. Dhyan Chand
D. Harishchandra Birajdar
Answer: A. K.D. Jadhav
Q) ________ is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten.
A. Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own
B. The Diary of a Young Girl
C. Mountbatten
D. Unbroken
Answer: A. Edwina Mountbatten - A Life of Her Own
Q) In its exact wordings, the proverb, "God helps those who help themselves" first appeared in the work of ___________.
A. George Sand
B. Algernon Sidney
C. Andre Gide
D. Andre Maurois.
Answer: B. Algernon Sidney
Q) The _________ does not pertain to ice hockey game.
A. Ezra Cup
B. Stanley Cup
C. Presidents' Cup
D. Prince of Wales Trophy
Answer: A. Ezra Cup
Q) Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas is observed in India every year on ____________.
A. May 13
B. August 20
C. June 10
D. July 13
Answer: B. August 20
Q) ____________ is the main industry of MENA region of the world.
A. Tourism and Hospitality
B. Mines and Minerals
C. Petroleum and Natural gas
D. Textile
Answer: C. Petroleum and Natural gas