NAME THE FOLLOWING

1. Adding urea, fertiliser or compost to the soil

2. Cutting and gathering of ripe crops
3. Dedicated to an incarnation of Lord Shiva, this is one of the most visited pilgrimage
places in north-east of India Thousands of devotees flock here during Makar
Sankranti and Shivratri.
4. He advocated for social equality and improvement in the status of women. He
denounced untouchability and caste rigidities. He founded Arya Samaj for this
purpose.
5. He founded Brahmo Samaj in Kolkata in 1828. It believed in progressive social
practices. He launched a movement to abolish Sati, an evil practice prevailing in the
society.
6. He started the Aligarh Movement to modernise Indian Muslims. He founded the
Aligarh School in 1875, which was later turned into Aligarh Muslim University in
1920.
7. He was against the caste system. In 1873, he formed Satyashodhak Samaj to
liberate the untouchable castes from exploitation.
8. His efforts to bring equality for girls in the society is remarkable. He advocated for
girl education and set up many schools for this purpose.
9. It has a black and white-striped face. It is a shy mammal that mostly lives in woods,
in underground burrows called 'setts'.
10. It has short legs and a round body covered in small, dark, yellow- tipped spines. It
has poor eyesight. but good hearing and a well- developed sense of smell.
11. It is a nocturnal species that can be found scurrying along the branches of trees for
a meal of fruits, flowers, nuts, and insects.
12. It is also associated with goddess Durga and many people believe that this tree
helps in keeping evil spirits at bay.
13. It is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It is one of the most sacred places
for the Sikhs. Its location is stunningly beautiful.
14. It is native to Central and South America and is also known as a honey bear. At night,
it climbs on the trees to look for fruits.
15. It is the only mammal capable of flight. It moves out at night to feast on insects,
fruits, and nectar-depending on its species.
16. It is used to check for the purity of milk by measuring Its density.
17. It is used to measure the amount of rainfall over an area in a predefined period of
time.
18. It is used to measure the body heat of a person.
19. It is used to measure the rate of flow of liquid or gas by volume or mass.
20. It is used to see enlarged image of very minute objects. In laboratories, it is used to
see microbes.
21. It is used to see heavenly bodies from the earth.
22. It rapidly detects changes in your blood oxygen level.
23. It removes nitrogen gas from air and supplies oxygen rich air.
24. Located in Ajmer, this holy shrine is visited by millions of devotees every year from
all over the world. The best time to visit this holy place is during the Urs festival
25. Located in Bihar, this is the most sacred place for the Buddhists. It is believed that
Lord Buddha was enlightened under a peepal tree at this place.
26. Located in South America, these mountains make up the world's longest mountain
range.
27. Located on the banks of Hooghly river in Kolkata, this temple is dedicated to
goddess Bhavtarini, a form of goddess Kali.
28. Loosening and turning up soil with the help of a plough
29. Loosening the edible part of grain from the straw to which it is attached
30. Lord Krishna used to play his flute under this tree.
31. Name the body part that is affected by glaucoma.
32. Name the colour of rainbow that is in the centre.
33. Name the disease in which a person prematurely ages.
34. Name the hardest naturally occurring substance.
35. Name the largest constituent of atmospheric air.
36. Name the largest gland in human body.
37. Name the part of the stem where the leaf is attached.
38. Name the second most abundant element found on earth's crust.
39. Name the smallest particle of an element.
40. Out of all the mammals, it has the largest eyes relative to its body size. It uses its
huge eyes to see insects, lizards. frogs, and other prey in the dark of the night.
41. People of which blood group are called universal donors?
42. Providing water to the plants using different methods
43. Removing unwanted plants from the field
44. Scattering seeds of crop plants in the field
45. Separating chaff from grain with the help of wind
46. Situated in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, it is one of the holiest places
for the Christians. The Feast of the Nativity of Mary is celebrated here every year.
47. The fragrant wood of this tree is made into a paste, which is then used for
worshipping Lord Vishnu and Shiva.
48. The fruit of this tree is used in many religious ceremonies of the Hindus and is even
distributed as prasad.
49. The goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati sit on this flower. This flower is also
associated with Lord Brahma.
50. The leaves of this tree are hung near the entrance to mark an auspicious occasion
and are also used as plates to give prasad.
51. The majority of the world's tallest mountains are in these mountain ranges.
 52. These are located in western North America. The highest peak in these ranges is
Mount Elbert.
53. These form a major mountain range in north Africa. The highest peak in these
ranges is Toubkal.
54. These mountain ranges run north to south in Western Russia. They draw a border
between Asia and Europe.
55. These mountain ranges run parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coastline on the eastern
part of the United States.
56. This is one of the most visited Hindu pilgrimage places in India. It is located on
Trikuta Hills in Jammu. Its stunningly beautiful landscape is unforgettable for
pilgrims.
57. This is one of the two holiest of all pilgrimage places for the Jain community. It is
located on Parasnath range in Giridih district of Jharkhand.
58. This tree has been cited in the epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and even in the
Puranas. The leaves of this tree are always hung by a string to express the
auspiciousness of an occasion.
59. This tree is generally said to be the humble abode of Lord Krishna. It is always found
either near a temple or there is a shrine below the tree itself.
60. What is the mixture of two metals called?
61. When is the National Science Day observed?
62. Where is the National Science Centre located?
63. Which body part is affected by pyorrhea?
64. Which India born doctor received the Nobel Prize for his work on malaria?
65. Which mineral is used in driving a wrist watch?
66. Which tissue connects muscles to bones?
67. Who was the first Indian scientist to receive the Nobel Prize?

HINTS FOR NAME THE FOLLOWING

Jyotirao phule, himalays, manna dey, Dormouse, Vaishno devi, Clinical Thermometer,
Sandalwood, Flowmeter, Hedgehog, lata Mangeshkar, andes, Hemkund sahib,
Irrigating, Microscope, Sir syed ahmad khan, Kishore kumar, Kinkajou, Kadamb, rockies,
Gharib nawaz dargah, Banyan, Oxygen concentrator, Winnowing, jagjit singh, Sowing,
Banana, Ishwar chandra vidyasagar, Mukesh, atlas, Shikharji temple, Telescope, Neem,
Manuring, ural, Mango, Lactometer, Badger, mohammad rafi, Swami dayanand
saraswati, velankanni church, Ploughing, Pulse oximeter, dakshineshwar kali temple,
Lotus, Bat, Weeding, Rain gauge, Coconut, Tarsier, Raja Ram Mohan Rai, Harvesting,
meghna cave temple, Threshing
GUESS THE YEAR

1. A devastating chemical disaster ocurred in Bhopal, India, in which more than 15,000
people died and other survivors got long-lasting health problems.
2. A horrifying terrorist attack ocurred in United States. The terrorists blew the World
Trade Center building in which more than 3000 people died.
3. A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the disease called COVID-19, was first
detected in Wuhan, China.
4. After defeating Republican Senator John McCain, Barack Obama became the first
African American President of the United States.
5. After the unification of East Germany and West Germany, the Berlin Wall was
demolished, ending a 28-year division of the city.
6. After witnessing the devastation of the World War II, the United Nations was formed
to ensure peace and security in the world.
7. Born in Indore on 28th September, 1929, she is often considered the best female
playback singer in the history of Bollywood. 'Aye mere watan ke logon' is one of her
best songs.
8. He was born on 1st May, 1919 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He can be
credited with singing in almost every genre ranging from pop to folk.
9. He was born on 22nd July, 1923 in Delhi. He was often called 'The Man with the Golden
Voice'. He is still considered as one of the best playback singers in the history of
Bollywood.
10. He was born on 24th December, 1924 in Amritsar, Punjab. He brilliantly combined the
traits of a classical vocalist and that of playback singer which made him stand out from
the rest.
11. He was born on 8th February, 1941 in Sri Ganganagar, British India. He is popularly
called the Godfather of Ghazals. He has also lent his voice to some Bollywood movies.
12. His real name was Abhash Kumar Ganguly. He was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
on 4th August, 1929. He is credited with singing in a record 91 films for a single hero,
Rajesh Khanna.
13. IBM's Deep Blue became the first machine to beat a world chess champion. The
refrigerator-sized computer beat Garry Kasparov twice and tied him three times in a
six-game match.
14. Mark Zuckerberg, his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students
created 'The Facebook,' a local social networking site. Now, it is the most popular social
networking site.

HINTS

1984, 2004, 1945, 1997, 2001, 1989, 2019, 2008

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. (i)__________________ is the smallest planet in the solar system and the closest to
the Sun. It has the most number of (i) ______________. It has no natural satellites.
2. (i)___________________ is the eighth and the farthest known planet from the sun. It
is dark, cold, windy. Only one mission, (ii)_______________ flew by it in 1989.
3. ________________ are an optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing
distant objects.
4. ________________ tree, also called the bodhi tree, is a sacred tree for Buddhists.
5. ____________________ hoisted the Indian national flag on Mount Everest for the first
time on 29 May, 1953.
6. _________________________ was the first Indian who raised the flag on foreign soil.
7. According to the law, the National Flag of India must be made in ______________,
which is hand-spun cotton cloth.
8. An _________________ is any planet beyond our solar system.
9. Crowned hawk-eagle is one of the most dangerous and a large bird of prey found in
_____________
10. Indian National Flag was designed by ________________________ who was a freedom
fighter from Andhra Pradesh.
11. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It is the fifth in distance from the sun.
It has 79 natural satellites. Two of them are (i) _____________ and (ii)
______________.
12. Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun and the second smallest planet in the solar
system. It is named after the Roman god of (i) ________________. (ii)
_______________ is one of its two natural satellites.
13. Saffron colour is the symbol of ________________________, white is the symbol of
truth, peace and purity, and green is the symbol of __________________.
14. Saturn is the (i)______________ planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the
solar system. (ii)_____________ the largest natural satellite of this planet. Saturn's
rings give it a spectacular view.
15. The Ashoka Chakra in the middle of the Tricolor symbolises _____________________.
16. The flag of India consists of _____________ equal sized horizontal stripes.
17. The middle stripe at its centre bears the design of __________________ in navy blue
colour with 24 equally spaced spokes.
18. The second highest peak of the Himalayas is ______________.
19. The third planet from the Sun, (i)_____________ is the only planet known to support
life. It is the (i)__________ largest planet in our solar system. It has only one natural
satellite called the Moon.
20. The Tricolour was adopted as India's National Flag on _______________, just before
India received independence from Britain on August 15, 1947.
21. The width to length ratio of the National Flag of India is _______________.The three
strips of the flag should be equivalent in width and length.
 22. Uranus is an ice giant and nearly four times larger than Earth. It is the
(i)_______________ planet from the Sun. It was the first planet to be found using a
telescope. It was discovered by (ii)_____________________.
23. Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun. It is the (i)_________________ and
brightest planet in the solar system. Like Mercury, it also does not have any natural
satellite. It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty and is the only planet
named after a (i)_______________.

HINTS FOR FILL IN THE BLANKS

War, mercury, peepal, seventh, Tenzing Norgay, Ganymede, courage and sacrifice, craters,
phobos, hottest, binoculars, righteousness, Neptune, Africa, Bikaji Rustam Cama, female,
prosperity, voyager 2, sixth, fifth, Europa, Pingali venkaya, nanda devi, William Herschel, earth,
Khadi, titan, 22 july 1947, three, 2:3, Ashoka chakra, exoplanet,

TRUE OR FALSE

1. A set of rules that a machine can follow to learn how to do a task is called algorithm
2. Ankara, the capital city of Turkey is situated on the banks of river Danube.
3. Apollo-14 moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover.
4. In Odisha, glove puppet plays are usually based on stories of Radha and Krishna
5. Pulse oximeter removes nitrogen gas from air and supplies oxygen rich air.
6. The flag of India consists of three equal-sized vertical stripes.
7. The four most abundant elements in the human body are hydrogen, oxygen, carbon
and nitrogen.
8. The second-most spoken language in the world is Mandarin.
9. Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage on 14 April, 1902.
10. Vitamin A deficiency is the cause of night blindness.

AI

Hints-

Big Data, Neutral Network, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Mining, Chatbot, Natural
Language Processing (NLP), Algorithm

(i) The process of analysing data in order to discover new patterns that can be used to
improve the model
(ii) A set of rules that a machine can follow to learn how to do a task
(iii) A function of Artificial Intelligence that helps computers process, interpret and
analyse human language, and its characteristics by using natural language data
(iv) A function of Artificial Intelligence that imitates the human brain by learning from
the way data is structured, rather than from an algorithm that is programmed to
do one specific thing
(v) A very large and complex data that is difficult to be stored and processed by
traditional data processing applications
(vi) A machine model of the human brain that can perform many tasks involving speech,
vision and board game strategy
(vii) A subset of Al particularly focused on developing algorithms that will help machines
learn and change in response to new data, without the help of a human
(viii) A program that runs within websites and apps that interacts directly with users to
help them with simple tasks