Real International School had conducted an Inter House GK Quiz Competition for our Junior students from class VI to VIII in the school auditorium on 28th November 2018, in which four different houses with three fervent participants in each house gave tough battle to each other. The participants had to go through mazes of intuited and mind blogging rounds consisting of questions related to current affairs, science, sports, music and many more. It was very informative and knowledge enriching competition for the participants.

1. INTER HOUSE G.K. QUIZ
COMPETITION 2018
CLASS – VI TO VIII
DATE – 28-11-18

2.  Q-1 In which ancient civilization numbers
were for the first time represented words?
 A- Indian
 B- British
 C- Chinese
 D- American

3.  A- Indian

4.  Q-2 The Pyramids of Egypt are
monuments to truths about?
 A- Triangles
 B- Saquare
 C- Circle
 D- Pentagon

5.  Ans A- Triangles

6.  Q-3 India’s First women President?
 A- Pratibha Patil
 B- Sushma Swaraj
 C- Indira Gandhi
 D- Sarojini Naidu

7.  Ans A- Pratibha Patil

8.  Q-4 Which insect has a liquid skeleton?
 A- Snake
 B- Earthworm
 C- Lizard
 D- None

9.  Ans B- Earthworm

10. Q-5. What is the minimum age to be
appointed as the Chief Minister of a
state?
(A). 25 years
(B). 30 years
(C). 35 years
(D). 18 years

11.  Ans – (A) 25 Years

12.  Q-6 Who determines the salary and
allowances of the Chief Minister?
(A). Governor
(B). State Legislature
(C). President
(D). Parliament

13.  Ans – (B) State Legislature

14.  Q-7 Who became the first woman to
reach the summit of Mount Everest,
and the first woman to ascend all
Seven Summits by climbing the
highest peak on every continent?
 A. Junko Tabei
 B. Bachendri Pal
 C. Santosh yadav
 D. Premlata Agarwal

15.  Ans - A. Junko Tabei

16.  Q-8 The first Women External Affair
Minister of India was:
 A. Sushma Swaraj
 B. Jayalalitha
 C. Pratibha Patil
 D. Indira Gandhi

17.  Ans - D. Indira Gandhi

18.  Q-9 In what year was Rajiv Gandhi
assassinated?
 A. 1990
 B. 1991
 C. 1992
 D. 1993

19.  Ans - B. 1991

20.  Q-10 Which of the following is the
first calculating device?
 A. Abacus
 B. Calculator
 C. Turing Machine
 D. Pascaline

21.  Ans - A. Abacus

22.  Q-11 Which was the world's first
successful electronic computer?
 A. PARAM
 B. CRAY-1
 C. Pascaline
 D. ENIAC electronic Numerical Integrator
and computer

23.  Ans - D. ENIAC electronic Numerical
Integrator and computer

24.  Q-12 Oncology is the study of:
 A. Birds
 B. Cancer
 C. Mammals
 D. Soil

25.  Ans - B. Cancer

26.  Q-13 Numismatics is the study of:
 A. Coins
 B. Numbers
 C. Stamps
 D. Space

27.  Ans - A. Coins

28.  Q-14 The energy of food is measured
in:
 A. Calories
 B. Celsius
 C. Kelvin
 D. None of the above


29.  Ans - A. Calories

30.  Q-15 Name an instrument which is
used to measure the Density of milk?
 A. Lactometer
 B. Hydrometer
 C. Barometer
 D. Hygrometer

31.  Ans - A. Lactometer

32.  Q-16 Name an instrument used to
measure the intensity of
earthquakes?
 A. Richter Scale
 B. Ammeter
 C. Hyetometer
 D. Oometer

33.  Ans - A. Richter Scale

34.  Q-17 Who is the father of English?
 A- Shakespeare
 B- H.W. Longfallow
 C- R.K.Narayan
 D- None

35.  Ans A- Shakespeare

36.  Q-18 Which is the first company of
mobile?
 A- Nokia
 B- Apple
 C- Samsung
 D- Motorola

37.  Ans D- Motorola

38.  Q-19 Who had invented zero?
 A. Egyptians
 B. Greeks
 C. Indians
 D. None of the above

39.  Ans C. Indians


40.  Q-20 9. Doctor’s Thermometer was
invented by:
 A. Newton
 B. Fahrenheit
 C. Louis Pasteur
 D. None of the above

41.  B. Fahrenheit

42.  Q-21 Which of the following is the
oldest test cricket playing country in
the world?
 (a) Australia
 (b) India
 (c) West Indies
 (d) South Africa

43.  Ans (a) Australia

44.  Q-22 Who is chosen at the ICC men's
cricketer of the year 2017?
 (a) K.L. Rahul
 (b) Virat Kohli
 (c) Steve Smith
 (d) Hasan Ali

45. Ans (b) Virat Kohli

46.  Q-23 Which one of the following
waves are used by the common TV
remote control?
 A.Radio waves
 B.Lasers
 C.Infrared waves
 D.Ultrasonic waves

47.  Ans C.Infrared waves

48.  Q-24 If we say the child has an IQ of
100, what does this means?
 A.The performance of the child is below
average.
 B.The performance of the child is above
average.
 C.The mental age of the child is equal to his
actual age.
 D.The performance of the child cannot be
better.

49.  Ans C.The mental age of the child is equal
to his actual age.

50.  Q-25 Which bacteria is responsible for
the formation of curd?
 A.Lactic acid bacteria
 B.Lactobacillus Acidophillus
 C.Lactobacillus aureus
 D.Bacillus radicicola

51.  Ans B.Lactobacillus Acidophillus

52.  Q-26 The woman who became first
IAS officer in India?
 A. Anna George Malhotra
 B. M. Fatima Biwi
 C. Kiran Bedi
 D. None of the above

53.  A. Anna George Malhotra

54.  Q-26 Which metal is used by the
jewellers to make gold and platinum
ornaments heavier?
 A. Rhodium
 B. Iridium
 C. Erbium
 D. Thorium


55.  Ans B. Iridium

56.  Q-27 Who made the calendar to
calculate the days of any date from
0001 to infinity?
A.Himmat Bhardwaj
B.Neerajan Jain
C.Rajesh Gharat
D.Rajan Pilley

57.  Ans A.Himmat Bhardwaj

58.  Q-28 Who wrote the famous book,
"Who wants to be millionaire"?
 A. Vikram Seth
 B. Chetan Bhagat
 C. Agatha Christie
 D. D.Emile Zola

59.  Ans C. Agatha Christie

60.  Q-29 Who was the 1st Prime Minister
of India?
 A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
 B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
 C. Gulzar Lal Nanda
 D. None of the Above

61.  Ans A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

62.  Q-30 According to Swachh Survekshan
2017 ranking of the following city in
India?
1) Mysuru
2) Bhopal
3) Indore
4) Visakhapatnam (Vizag)

63.  Ans 3) Indore

64.  Q-31 Of the following diseases which one
is caused by inspect bite?
1) Dengue
2) Scurvy
3) Pneumonia
4) Asthma

65.  Ans 1) Dengue

66.  Q-32 The unit of electrical resistance of a
conductor is—
1) farad
2) volt
3) ampere
4) ohm

67.  Ans 4) ohm

68.  Q-33 Which of the following is the largest
air pollutant?
1) Carbon dioxide
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Sulphur dioxide
4) Hydrocarbons

69.  Ans 2) Carbon monoxide

70.  Q-34 The ‘Lady with the Lamp’ was the
name given to?
a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
b) Queen Elizabeth
c) Florence Nightingale
d) Princess Diana

71.  Ans C- Florence Nightingale

72.  Q-35 At room temperature, which is the
only metal that is in liquid form?
a) Iron
b) Aluminum
c) Mercury
d) Silver

73.  Ans c) Mercury

74.  Q-36 The hottest planet in the solar
system?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter

75.  Ans (b) Venus

76.  Q-37 Which of the following is not a
nuclear power center?
(a) Narora
(b) Kota
(c) Chamera
(d) Kakrapara

77.  Ans (c) Chamera

78.  Q-38 “हिन्दी साहित्य का अतीत” के लेखक िैं :
(1) विश्िनाथ प्रसाद मिश्र
 (2) विश्िनाथ त्रिपाठी
 (3) श्यािसुंदर दास
 (4) गणपततचन्र गप्त।

79.  उत्तर 1: विश्िनाथ प्रसाद मिश्र।

80.  Q-39 तनम्नमलखखत पुंक्ततयााँ ककस. कवि की ि?
तया किा िैं अपना खुंडन करता िुं?
ठीक ि तो, िैं अपना खुंडन करता िुं ;
िैं विराट िाँ – िैं सििों को सिोए िाँ ।
(1) जयशुंकर प्रसाद
 (2) समििा नन्दन पन्त
(3) सयय कान्त त्रिपाठी तनराला
(4) रािधारी मसुंि हदनकर ।

81.  उत्तर. 3: सयय कान्त त्रिपाठी तनराला ।

82.  Q-40 Who composed the famous song
‘Sare Jahan SeAchha’?
A. Jaidev
B. Mohammad Iqbal
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Rabindranath Tagore

83.  Ans B. Mohammad Iqbal