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    ACADEMIC SESSION 2024-2025

    GRADE – V
    SOCIAL SCIENCE QUIZ COMPETITION
    TOPIC – KNOW YOUR COUNTRY
    QUESTION BANK
    1. Which country is known as “the Land of festivals”?
    - India
    2. Where is Himalayan Mountaineering Institute located?
    - Darjeeling, India
    3. For how many disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
    - 6 disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, Peace)
    4. Which Indian City has been declared as World Heritage City (WHC) by UNESCO
    recently?
    - Ahmadabad
    5. Who is the Indian to beat the computers in Mathematical Wizardry?
    - Shakunthala Devi
    6. Who wrote the book, “India at risk”?
    - Jaswanth Singh
    7. Which City in India is known as the “City of Joy”?
    - Kolkata
    8. Who was the first Asian winner of the Nobel Prize?
    - Rabindranath Tagore
    9. What is India’s rank in 2017 Global Cyber security Index?
    - 23rd Rank
    10.Which is the Busiest Bridge in India?
    - Howrah Bridge in Kolkata
    11.Who was the first woman chief minister of India?
    - Sucheta Kripalani

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    12.Who is known as “Indian Bismarck”?
    - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    13.What is the Expansion of DRDL?
    - Defence Research and Development Laboratory
    14.Who was the first woman recipient of Magsaysay award?
    - Kiran Bedi

    15.Expand IGNOU.
    - Indira Gandhi National Open University
    16.Who was the first Woman President of Un General Assembly?
    - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
    17.Which City in India is known as the “City of Dreams”?
    - Mumbai
    18.What is the theme of 2017 National Youth’s day?
    - Youth for Digital India
    19.Which City in India is known as the “White City”?
    - Udaipur
    20.Who was the first Indian to win the Golden Globe Award?
    - AR. Rah man
    21.When is World environment Day Celebrated?
    - 5th June
    22.Name the Indian Chief Minister who received the UN Public Service award recently.
    - Mamata Banerjee
    23.Which Indian City is known as “the City of Pearls”?
    - Hyderabad
    24.Which City in India was renamed as Varanasi in 1956?
    - Banares
    25.Where is the headquarters of Sahitya Academy Located?
    - New Delhi
    26.Which is the Longest River in India?
    - The Ganges
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    27.‘Madhubani’, a Style of folk Paintings, is popular in which state of India?
    - Bihar
    28.Who composed the National song of India “Vande Matrama”?
    - Bankim Chandra Chatterji
    29.Who is the present Chief election Commissioner of India?
    - Achal Kumar Jyoti
    30.Who Founded Nalanda University?
    - Kumara Gupta
    31.When is the International Youth’s Day Celebrated?
    - 12th August
    32.Which is the name of the Award given for Excellence in Space Research in India?
    - Vikram Sarabhai Award
    33.Which is the Highest Gallantry Award in India?
    - Param Vir Chakra
    34. When is National Statistics Day Celebrated?
    - 29th June
    35.Who was the first Indian to become the member of the British Parliament?
    - Dadabhai Naoroji
    36.Where is India’s first Floating Post Office Established?
    - Dal Lake in Srinagar
    37. Who is the present Chief Minister of Telangana?
    - K. Chandrasekhar Rao
    38. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
    - Bachendri Pal
    39. Which is the Longest Railway Platform in the world?
    - Gorakhpur Railway Station, India (Its length is 4483 Feet)
    40.When is the National Sports Day Celebrated?
    - 29th August
    41.Which City is known as the “Garden City”?
    - Bangalore
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    42.Where is the Vijaya Vittala Temple, Having its 56 carved pillars emitting Musical
    Notes Located?
    - Hampi, Karnataka
    43. Who wrote the book, “My Journey”?
    - Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    44.Who is the only President of India elected as an Independent Candidate?
    - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
    45. Which City is known as the “Steel City of India”?
    - Jamshedpur
    46.Which Union Territory of India attained Statehood in February 1987?
    - Goa
    47.Which is considered as a hot spot of Biodiversity in India?
    - Western Ghats
    48.Which state has the Largest Coastline in India?
    - Gujarat
    49.Which is the first National Park established in India?
    - Corbett National Park
    50.In which Indian State, The World famous “Khajuraho” Sculptures are found?
    - Madhya Pradesh

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