maths_and_science: May 2011

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Science Kit for Schools

Human eye
Human heart
Human Kidney
Stomach
Brain
Magnifying Glass – 3 dia China
Physical Balance
Prism
weight box
Thermometer
Bar Magnets
U shaped magnets
Compass
Concave mirror/lens
Convex mirror /lens
Maps
Earth
Pulleys
Traveling microscope

Interior or Earth
DK atlas of the world
Regional wall map ( India, World )
Solar System
Battery Holder
Motor
Gears
Solar Calculator

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Added Google Analytics

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Fourth Grade

Division Practice -

Dividing Fractions ( 0.12 % 2 )

Find Quotient

Subtraction

Subtract and Check

Math Crossword - Good

Math Crossword II

Math Worksheet Links

This link is good for 8th, 9th and 10th grade rural children - Has a download section for Math in Kannada and English. and has solved many a problems
http://www.freeganita.com/ganita8910/3_4/sample_lesson.htm

Math Drill Sheets

TLS Books - Math Drills

English and other interesting links

http://www.kutasoftware.com/free.html ( for algebra and advanced )

math.com Algebra autogenerate ( good link ) Use IE browser

Square root ( 9th grade )- autogenerate worksheets

Proportions ( 9th Grade) autogenerate worksheets

Friday, May 20, 2011

Simple Addition

Find each sum.

1) (-7) + 9

2

3) (-1) + 5

4

5) (-8) + (-5)

-13

7) 49 + (-15)

34

9) 49 + (-27)

22

11) 43 + (-1)

42

13) (-2) + 11 + 4

13

15) (-7) + 3 + 9

5

17) 2 + 10 + (-10) + 10

12

19) 2 + 6 + (-7) + 10

11

21) (-6.8) + (-1.9)

-8.7

23) (-4.7) + 5.7

1

25) (-3.9) + 7.1 + (-7.8)

-4.6

27) (-2.1) + (-1) + (-7.6)

-10.7

Name___________________________________

Date________________ Period____

2) (-8) + (-1)

-9

4) (-6) + 12

6

6) 11 + (-2)

9

8) (-47) + 30

-17

10) (-29) + 9

-20

12) 10 + (-2) + 1

9

14) 12 + 7 + (-4)

15

16) (-1) + 11 + 5

15

18) 10 + (-11) + 5 + (-5)

-1

20) (-5) + (-8) + (-2) + 1

-14

22) 2.489 + (-4.3)

-1.811

24) (-5) + (-7.1)

-12.1

26) (-4.5) + 4.9 + 3.4

3.8

28) 0.85 + (-2.4) + 4.5

2.95

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Multi Step Equations

Solve each equation.
1) -20 = -4x - 6x 2) 6 = 1 - 2n + 5
{2} {0}
3) 8x - 2 = -9 + 7x 4) a + 5 = -5a + 5
{-7} {0}
5) 4m - 4 = 4m 6) p - 1 = 5 p + 3 p - 8
{No solution. } {1}
7) 5 p - 14 = 8 p + 4 8) p - 4 = -9 + p
{-6} {No solution}.
9) -8 = -(x + 4) 10) 12 = -4(-6x - 3)
{4} {0}
11) 14 = -( p - 8) 12) -(7 - 4x) = 9
{-6} {4}
13) -18 - 6k = 6(1 + 3k) 14) 5n + 34 = -2(1 - 7n)
{-1} {4}
15) 2(4x - 3) - 8 = 4 + 2x 16) 3n - 5 = -8(6 + 5n)
{3} {-1}
17) -(1 + 7x) - 6(-7 - x) = 36 18) -3(4x + 3) + 4(6x + 1) = 43
{5} {4}
19) 24a - 22 = -4(1 - 6a) 20) -5(1 - 5x) + 5(-8x - 2) = -4x - 8x
{No solution. } {-5}

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Algebra I

Solve for the variable.
1. 4 +y =11 y = 7 2. y – 4 =2 y = 6 3. 3 +y =4 y = 1 4. 2 +y =10 y = 8
5. y – 6 =2 y = 8 6. 9 – y =3 y = 6 7. y + 9 =14 y = 5 8. y + 9 =13 y = 4
9. 5 – y =0 y = 5 10. 7 +y =8 y = 1
Solve for the variable.
11. 5 – y =2 y = 3 12. y – 1 =7 y = 8 13. 3 – y =-6 y = 9 14. 2 +y =10 y = 8
15. 7 – y =1 y = 6 16. y – 7 =2 y = 9 17. 2 +y =6 y = 4 18. y – 5 =2 y = 7
19. 2 +y =8 y = 6 20. 6 – y =-3 y = 9
Solve for the variable.
21. y + 5 =12 y = 7 22. 3 +y =5 y = 2 23. 5 +y =14 y = 9 24. y + 4 =11 y = 7
25. 5 +y =11 y = 6 26. 5 +y =6 y = 1 27. y + 7 =9 y = 2 28. y – 9 =-4 y = 5
29. y – 7 =-2 y = 5 30. y + 4 =12 y = 8
Solve for the variable.
31. y – 8 =-7 y = 1 32. 6 +y =9 y = 3 33. y + 8 =14 y = 6 34. 2 +y =10 y = 8
35. y + 4 =7 y = 3 36. 1 +y =7 y = 6 37. 7 – y =-1 y = 8 38. y + 8 =15 y = 7
39. 9 – y =6 y = 3 40. y – 4 =-1 y = 3
Solve for the variable.
41. 7 – y =-1 y = 8 42. y – 3 =-1 y = 2 43. 4 – y =-5 y = 9 44. y – 5 =-3 y = 2
45. y + 1 =6 y = 5 46. 9 – y =2 y = 7 47. 7 – y =4 y = 3 48. y + 3 =5 y = 2
49. 3 +y =10 y = 7 50. y – 5 =4 y = 9

$array ["4 + y =11" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["y - 4 = 2" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["3 + y =4" ] = "y = 1" ;
$array ["2 + y =10" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["y - 6 = 2" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["9 - y =3" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["y + 9 =14" ] = "y = 5" ;
$array ["y + 9 =13" ] = "y = 4" ;
$array ["5 - y =0" ] = "y = 5" ;
$array ["7 + y =8" ] = "y = 1" ;

$array ["5 - y =2" ] = "y = 3" ;
$array ["y - 1 =7" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["3 - y =-6" ] = "y = 9" ;
$array ["2 + y =10" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["7 + y =8" ] = "y = 1" ;
$array ["7 - y =1" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["y - 7 =2" ] = "y = 9" ;
$array ["2 + y =6" ] = "y = 4" ;
$array ["y - 5 =2" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["2 + y =8" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["6 - y =-3" ] = "y = 9" ;

$array ["y + 5 =12" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["3 + y =5" ] = "y = 2" ;
$array ["5 + y =14" ] = "y = 9" ;
$array ["y + 4 =11" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["5 + y =11" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["5 + y =6" ] = "y = 1" ;
$array ["y + 7 =9" ] = "y = 2" ;
$array ["y - 9 =-4" ] = "y = 5" ;
$array ["y - 7 =-2" ] = "y = 5" ;
$array ["y + 4 =12" ] = "y = 8" ;

$array ["y - 8 =-7" ] = "y = 1" ;
$array ["6 +y =9" ] = "y = 3" ;
$array ["y + 8 =14" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["2 + y =10" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["y + 4 =7" ] = "y = 3" ;
$array ["1 + y =7" ] = "y = 6" ;
$array ["7 - y =-1" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["y + 8 =15" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["9 - y =6" ] = "y = 3" ;
$array ["y - 4 =-1" ] = "y = 3" ;

$array ["7 - y =-1" ] = "y = 8" ;
$array ["y - 3 =-1" ] = "y = 2" ;
$array ["4 - y =-5" ] = "y = 9" ;
$array ["y - 5 =-3" ] = "y = 2" ;
$array ["y +1 =6" ] = "y = 5" ;
$array ["9 - y =2" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["7 - y =4" ] = "y = 3" ;
$array ["y +3 =5" ] = "y = 2" ;
$array ["3 + y =10" ] = "y = 7" ;
$array ["y - 5 =4" ] = "y = 9" ;

Solve for the following:
1 + y = 10 y = 9 2. y + 9 = 14 y = 5 3. 9 + y = 15 y = 6 4. y + 6 = 8 y = 2
5. 4 + y = 8 y = 4 6. 9 + y = 11 y = 2 7. 7 + y = 11 y = 4 8. 3 + y = 5 y = 2
9. y + 2 = 3 y = 1 10. 4 + y = 13 y = 9 11. 4 + y = 9 y = 5 12. 6 + y = 9 y = 3
13. y + 9 = 10 y = 1 14. y + 6 = 12 y = 6 15. 3 + y = 9 y = 6 16. y + 5 = 6 y = 1
17. y + 1 = 3 y = 2 18. 5 + y = 14 y = 9 19. 9 + y = 12 y = 3 20. 1 + y = 4 y = 3
21. 3 + y = 7 y = 4 22. y + 9 = 16 y = 7 23. 3 + y = 6 y = 3 24. y + 1 = 7 y = 6
25. 7 + y = 8 y = 1 26. 5 + y = 11 y = 6 27. y + 7 = 13 y = 6 28. y + 2 = 8 y = 6
29. y + 1 = 9 y = 8 30. 4 + y = 11 y = 7 31. 8 + y = 9 y = 1 32. y + 2 = 11 y = 9
33. 1 + y = 6 y = 5 34. y + 5 = 9 y = 4 35. 2 + y = 6 y = 4 36. 8 + y = 14 y = 6
37. y + 3 = 10 y = 7 38. 5 + y = 8 y = 3 39. y + 8 = 15 y = 7 40. 9 + y = 13 y = 4
41. 2 + y = 10 y = 8 42. y + 1 = 5 y = 4 43. y + 4 = 12 y = 8 44. y + 3 = 8 y = 5
45. y + 7 = 15 y = 8 46. 1 + y = 8 y = 7 47. y + 8 = 12 y = 4 48. 9 + y = 18 y = 9
49. 6 + y = 11 y = 5 50. y + 5 = 7 y = 2 51. y + 2 = 4 y = 2 52. y + 5 = 10 y = 5
53. y + 8 = 17 y = 9 54. y + 6 = 14 y = 8 55. 4 + y = 10 y = 6 56. 7 + y = 12 y = 5
57. y + 2 = 5 y = 3 58. y + 6 = 7 y = 1 59. y + 7 = 16 y = 9 60. 7 + y = 14 y = 7
61. 6 + y = 15 y = 9 62. y + 5 = 13 y = 8 63. 1 + y = 2 y = 1 64. y + 4 = 7 y = 3
65. y + 3 = 11 y = 8 66. y + 8 = 13 y = 5 67. y + 2 = 7 y = 5 68. 7 + y = 10 y = 3
69. y + 8 = 16 y = 8 70. 6 + y = 10 y = 4 71. y + 3 = 4 y = 1 72. y + 6 = 13 y = 7

-2x - 73 = -89
x = 8
-16x = -64
x = 4
7x + 56 = -56
x = -16
5x - 63 = 17
x = 16
8x + 11 = 75
x = 8
8x + 77 = -43
x = -15
-11x - 27 = -49
x = 2
18x + 75 = 21
x = -3
-6x - 66 = 66
x = -22
-17x = 68
x = -4
-5x + 67 = -48
x = 23
12x = 36
x = 3
17x + 40 = 57
x = 1
12x + 33 = 93
x = 5
-3x - 95 = -8
x = -29
-6x - 4 = -10
x = 1
2x - 3 = 9
x = 6
-19x - 15 = 4
x = -1
-19x - 87 = 8
x = -5
19x + 84 = -11
x = -5
10x + 42 = -8
x = -5
18x = 36
x = 2
-20x + 10 = -10
x = 1
20x - 1 = 59
x = 3
14x + 43 = -83
x = -9
5x - 25 = -5
x = 4
14x - 26 = -12
x = 1

Sunday, May 8, 2011

1. 3²

1b.

1⁶⁴

2a.

1⁴⁷

2b.

2²

3a.

100³

3b.

0³⁰

4a.

9¹

4b.

4¹

5a.

4²

5b.

8²

6a.

5³

6b.

4³

1a.

1b.

2a.

2b.

3a.

1000000

3b.

4a.

4b.

5a.

5b.

6a.

125

6b.

1a.

9¹

1b.

5¹

2a.

100⁴

2b.

(-4)¹

3a.

(-8)¹

3b.

(-2)¹

4a.

(-2)³

4b.

1⁶⁸

5a.

3²

5b.

(-10)⁸

6a.

2⁶

6b.

(-2)²

1a.

1b.

2a.

100000000

2b.

-4

3a.

-8

3b.

-2

4a.

-8

4b.

5a.

5b.

100000000

6a.

6b.

1a.

6²

1b.

0³⁵

2a.

9¹

2b.

21¹

3a.

9²

3b.

85¹

4a.

3³

4b.

87¹

5a.

57¹

5b.

1⁶³

6a.

0⁹⁵

6b.

4¹

1a.

1b.

2a.

2b.

3a.

3b.

4a.

4b.

5a.

5b.

6a.

6b.

Exponents

1. 3²

1b.

1⁶⁴

2a.

1⁴⁷

2b.

2²

3a.

100³

3b.

0³⁰

4a.

9¹

4b.

4¹

5a.

4²

5b.

8²

6a.

5³

6b.

4³

1a.

1b.

2a.

2b.

3a.

1000000

3b.

4a.

4b.

5a.

5b.

6a.

125

6b.

1a.

9¹

1b.

5¹

2a.

100⁴

2b.

(-4)¹

3a.

(-8)¹

3b.

(-2)¹

4a.

(-2)³

4b.

1⁶⁸

5a.

3²

5b.

(-10)⁸

6a.

2⁶

6b.

(-2)²

1a.

1b.

2a.

100000000

2b.

-4

3a.

-8

3b.

-2

4a.

-8

4b.

5a.

5b.

100000000

6a.

6b.

5¹ = 5

1³ = 1

3¹ = 3

7² = 49

6³ = 216

0² = 0

9¹ = 9

4⁰ = 1

10⁰ = 1

8² = 64

2² = 4

7³ = 343

10⁰ = 1

9³ = 729

8² = 64

5² = 25

6³ = 216

0³ = 0

2⁰ = 1

1¹ = 1

4¹ = 4

3⁰ = 1

6⁰ = 1

8² = 64

0¹ = 0

10³ = 1,000

2¹ = 2

3² = 9

1² = 1

8¹ = 8

5⁰ = 1

4⁰ = 1

6³ = 216

0¹ = 0

7¹ = 7

9² = 81

2⁰ = 1

3³ = 27

10² = 100

0³ = 0

6⁰ = 1

9² = 81

8⁰ = 1

5² = 25

4¹ = 4

1³ = 1

7³ = 343

9² = 81

0² = 0

4⁰ = 1

$array["3 2"] = 9 ;
$array["1 64"] = 1 ;
$array["1 47"] = 1 ;
$array["51 "] = 5 ;
$array["13 "] = 1 ;
$array["31 "] = 3 ;
$array["72 "] = 49 ;
$array["63 "] = 216 ;
$array["02 "] = 0 ;
$array["91 "] = 9 ;
$array["40 "] = 1 ;
$array["100 "] = 1 ;
$array["82 "] = 64 ;
$array["22 "] = 4 ;
$array["73 "] = 343 ;
$array["100 "] = 1 ;
$array["93 "] = 729 ;
$array["82 "] = 64 ;
$array["52 "] = 25 ;
$array["63 "] = 216 ;
$array["03 "] = 0 ;
$array["20 "] = 1 ;
$array["11 "] = 1 ;
$array["41 "] = 4 ;
$array["30 "] = 1 ;
$array["60 "] = 1 ;
$array["82 "] = 64 ;
$array["01 "] = 0 ;
$array["103 "] = 1000 ;
$array["21 "] = 2 ;
$array["32 "] = 9 ;
$array["12 "] = 1 ;
$array["81 "] = 8 ;
$array["50 "] = 1 ;
$array["40 "] = 1 ;
$array["63 "] = 216 ;
$array["01 "] = 0 ;
$array["71 "] = 7 ;
$array["92 "] = 81 ;
$array["20 "] = 1 ;
$array["33 "] = 27 ;
$array["102 "] = 100 ;
$array["03 "] = 0 ;
$array["60 "] = 1 ;
$array["92 "] = 81 ;
$array["80 "] = 1 ;
$array["52 "] = 25 ;
$array["41 "] = 4 ;
$array["13 "] = 1 ;
$array["73 "] = 343 ;
$array["92 "] = 81 ;
$array["02 "] = 0 ;
$array["40 "] = 1 ;
$array ["9 1 "] = 9;
$array ["5 1 "] =5;
$array ["100 4 "] =100000000;
$array ["-4 1 "] = -4;
$array ["-8 1 "] =-8;
$array ["-2 1 "] = -2;
$array ["-2 3 "] = -8;
$array ["1 68 "] =1;
$array ["3 2 "] =9;
$array ["-10 8 "] =100000000;
$array ["2 6 "] =64;
$array ["-2 2 "] =4;

$array ["5 1 "] =5;
$array ["1 3 "] =1;
$array ["3 1 "] =3;
$array ["7 2 "] =49;
$array ["6 3 "] =216;

$array ["0 2 "] =0;
$array ["9 1 "] =9;
$array ["4 0 "] =1;
$array ["10 0 "] =1;
$array ["8 2 "] =64;

$array ["2 2 "] =4;
$array ["7 3 "] =343;
$array ["10 0 "] =1;
$array ["9 3 "] =729;
$array ["8 2 "] =64;

$array ["5 2 "] =25;
$array ["6 3 "] =216;
$array ["0 3 "] =0;
$array ["2 0 "] =1;
$array ["1 1 "] =1;

$array ["4 1 "] =4;
$array ["3 0 "] =1;
$array ["6 0 "] =1;
$array ["8 2 "] =64;
$array ["0 1 "] =0;

$array ["10 3 "] =1000;
$array ["2 1 "] =2;
$array ["3 2 "] =9;
$array ["1 2 "] =1;
$array ["8 1 "] =8;

$array ["5 0 "] =1;
$array ["4 0 "] =1;
$array ["6 3 "] =216;
$array ["0 1 "] =0;
$array ["7 1 "] =7;

$array ["9 2 "] =81;
$array ["2 0 "] =1;
$array ["3 3 "] =27;
$array ["10 2 "] =100;
$array ["0 3 "] =0;

$array ["6 0 "] =1;
$array ["9 2 "] =81;
$array ["8 0 "] =1;
$array ["5 2 "] =25;
$array ["4 1 "] =4;

$array ["1 3 "] =1;
$array ["7 3 "] =343;
$array ["9 2 "] =81;
$array ["0 2 "] =0;
$array ["4 0 "] =1;
$array ["-2 2 "] =4;

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Topics for Tests.

Addition of decimals
Subtract decimals

Add and Sub Mixed Decimals

Jr - 5-
Comparing Numbers

Ordering Decimals

Convert MM to CM

Convert Fractions to Decimals

Finding Percent of a number

Comparing Fractions

Indian History

1. Who was the first President of India?
Ο Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Ο Jawaharlal Nehru
Ο M. K. Gandhi
Ο Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. Who built the Grand Trunk Road?
Ο Humayun
Ο Shah Jahan
Ο Chandragupta Maurya
Ο Sher Shah Suri
Answer

Sher Shah Suri

3. Who built the Agra Fort?
Ο Shah Jahan
Ο Akbar
Ο Jehangir
Ο Humayun
Answer

Akbar

4. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
Ο Akbar
Ο Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Ο Shah Jahan
Ο Sher Shah Suri
Answer

Shah Jahan

5. Who built the Qutub Minar?
Ο Shah Jahan
Ο Sher Shah Suri
Ο Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ο Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Answer

Qutb-ud-din Aibak

6. In whose memory was the Taj Mahal built?
Ο Shah Jahan
Ο Noor Jehan
Ο Anarkali
Ο Mumtaz Mahal
Answer

Mumtaz Mahal

7. Name the Rajput princess whom Akbar married.
Ο Mumtaz Mahal
Ο Jija Bai
Ο Jodha Bai
Ο Noor Jehan
Answer

Jodha Bai

8. Who was the last ruler of the Mughal dynasty?
Ο Aurangzeb
Ο Shah Jahan
Ο Jehangir
Ο Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer

Bahadur Shah Zafar

9. Who defeated Sultan Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526?
Ο Humayun
Ο Babur
Ο Akbar
Ο Jehangir
Answer

Babur

10. Name the famous battle that Rana Pratap fought against Akbar's forces.
Ο Panipat
Ο Plassey
Ο Kalinga
Ο Haldighat
Answer

Haldighat

11. Who was the founder of Sikhism?
Ο Guru Nanak
Ο Guru Gobind Singh
Ο Guru Granth Sahib
Ο Vardhamana Mahavir
Answer

Guru Nanak

12. Who was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism?
Ο Guru Nanak
Ο Gautama Buddha
Ο Guru Gobind Singh
Ο Vardhamana Mahavir
Answer

Vardhamana Mahavir

13. Name the holy book of the Parsis.
Ο Guru Granth Sahib
Ο Zend Avesta
Ο Koran
Ο Bible
Answer

Zend Avesta

14. Which religion has 24 great teachers called Tirthankaras?
Ο Jainism
Ο Buddhism
Ο Sikhism
Ο Hinduism
Answer

Jainism

15. Who built the famous Sanchi stupa?
Ο Ashoka
Ο Buddha
Ο Vikramaditya
Ο Harsha
Answer

Ashoka

16. Where is the Deer Park where Buddha first preached his religion?
Ο Sarnath
Ο Benaras
Ο Mathura
Ο Lumbini
Answer

Sarnath

17. Name the place where Buddha was born.
Ο Sarnath
Ο Lumbini
Ο Mathura
Ο Bodh Gaya
Answer

Lumbini

18. Name the capital of King Vikramaditya.
Ο Raigadh
Ο Ujjain
Ο Agra
Ο Kanauj
Answer

Ujjain

19. What was Patna known as in ancient times?
Ο Ujjain
Ο Pataliputra
Ο Kanauj
Ο Panipat
Answer

Pataliputra

20. Which king had Chanakya as his minister?
Ο Akbar
Ο Chandragupta Maurya
Ο Ashoka
Ο Babur
Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

21. Name Maharana Pratap's famous horse.
Ο Bucephalus
Ο Chetak
Ο Rana
Ο Asvamedha
Answer

Chetak

22. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
Ο Lord Mountbatten
Ο Lord Dalhousie
Ο Lord Canning
Ο Lord Nelson
Answer

Lord Canning

23. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
Ο Lord Mountbatten
Ο Lord Canning
Ο Lord Dalhousie
Ο Lord Clive
Answer

Lord Mountbatten

24. Which of Akbar's uncles served as his guardian and won the Delhi throne for Akbar?
Ο Afzal Khan
Ο Bairam Khan
Ο Timur Khan
Ο Chengis Khan
Answer

Bairam Khan

25. In which century was Lord Buddha born?
Ο 14th century B.C.
Ο 25th century B.C.
Ο 6th century B.C.
Ο 36th century B.C.
Answer

6th century B.C.

26. When did Gandhiji launch the Quit India movement?
Ο 9th August 1940
Ο 9th August 1944
Ο 9th August 1942
Ο 9th August 1938
Answer

9th August 1942

27. When did Jawaharlal Nehru die?
Ο 27th June 1954
Ο 27th May 1974
Ο 27th May 1964
Ο 27th June 1959
Answer

27th May 1964

28. How many days did the battle of Mahabharata last?
Ο 18
Ο 100
Ο 5
Ο 8
Answer

29. How many times did Mahmud of Gazni invade India?
Ο 7
Ο 27
Ο 17
Ο 12
Answer

1. Which of the following country is not sharing border with *Afghanistan*?

*A*. Turkmenistan *B*. Uzbekistan *C*. Kazakhstan *D*. Tajikistan
Answer: Kazakhstan

2. Who is the author of the book *Decision Points* ? Answer: George W. Bush

5. First Muslim Chief Election commissioner of India? Answer: S.Y. Quraishi

6. Scientific name of *Saffron* expensive spice? Answer: Crocus sativus

7. Who was the first Dalit President of India? Answer: K.R. Narayanan (1997)

8. Which country suffered worst ever inflation in the last 100 years? Answer: *Hungary* in 1946 Prices were doubled once in every 16 hours. Zimbabwe suffered worst inflation in 2008.

9. Which is the Asia's largest residential university? Answer: Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi

10. Where Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon? Answer: Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh)

11. Who was the first Dalit Chief Justice of India? Answer: K.G. Balakrishnan (2007)

12. Who was the first Asian to win Nobel Prize in economics? Answer: Amartya Sen (India)

13. Which country is the largest producer of Apple fruits? Answer: China (50%)

14. First radio programme was broadcasted in India in? Answer: 1923 by the Radio Club of India
15. *KBC Question*: Who is the first person that born in Antarctica? Answer: Emilio Marcos Palma. His parents belong to Argentina.

Gandhi
1. Which title conferred by the British Government was returned by Gandhiji during the non-cooperation movement after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
1. Kaiser-e-Hind

2. The violent incident in which place in February 1922 led to the calling off the Non-Cooperation movement in India?
2. Chauri-Chaura, Uttar Pradesh (a police station was set on fire killing several polimen)

3. Two companions of Gandhiji died in the Aga Khan Palace jail during the Quit India movement. One was his wife, Kasturba Gandhi. Who was the other?
3. His Secretary, Mahadev Desai

4. What was special about the annual Congress session held at Belgaum in 1924?
4. It was the only Congress session presided over by Gandhiji

5. Presently which famous and heritage route is the National Highway no. 228?
5. The route of the Dandi March

6. After returning from South Africa, who asked Mahatma Gandhi to take an all-India tour to know the real India and who was later referred as the guru of Gandhiji?
6. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

7. Which French woman was a staunch Gandhi follower and was baptized as Madelline Slade?
7. Meeraben

8. Which place in Delhi was Gandhiji assassinated on 30th January 1948 by Nathuram Godse?
8. Birla Bhavan, New Delhi

9. Which commission was formed to enquire into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?
9. Kapur Commission

10. Who played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in Richard Attenboroughâ€™s Oscar winning movie, Gandhi?
10. Ben Kingsley
*Answers to Gandhi quiz:*

1. What city in India is now known as Chennai?

The correct answer was Madras


2. During the Mughal period of Indian history, the empire was divided into administrative regions known as what?

The correct answer was Subah


3. What former British general who participated in the American revolution was a Lord-Governor of India?

The correct answer was Cornwallis

Other accepted answers: Lord Cornwallis Charles Cornwallis Lord Charles Cornwallis

He was seemingly more successful in his Indian assignment.


4. Who was the heroic founder of the Maratha kingdom in south India?

The correct answer was Shivaji


5. What is the Seven Years War called by Indian historians?

The correct answer was 3rd Carnatic War


6. What British lord oversaw the defeat of the Bengal Nawab, Suraj-ud-Dowlah, at the battle of Plessey?

The correct answer was Robert Clive


7. Who was the first British Governor-General of India?

The correct answer was Warren Hastings

Hastings had a corrupt governorship and was finally impeached in 1785. However, he was acquitted in 1795.


8. The British annexation of what area in India led to the Sepoy Rebellion?

The correct answer was Oudh

It also didn't help that the British Enfield rifles were greased with the fat of both cows and pigs, considered pollutants to the Hindus and Muslims, respectively!


9. What is the second largest religion of India after Hinduism?

The correct answer was Islam

By far and away it's Islam, with around 12 percent of the population loyal Muslims, over 100 million people!


10. The destruction of a mosque at what place in India by Hindu militants caused angry reactions by the Muslim community in India?

The correct answer was Ayodhya

The Hindus claimed that this mosque was built, by the Mughals, on the site of Hindu hero Rama's birthplace.