INDIAN SCHOOL AL MAABELA (ISO 9001:2015 CERTIFIED INSTITUTION) MIDDLE SECTION GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTION BANK CLASS VI SET 1 Q1. Which of the following is another name for computer programs and information? A. Input B. Process C. Software D. CPU Q2. A name for a small picture or image representing a folder or a program A. Desk Top B. Icon C. Cursor D. Screen Q3.This part allows the user to hear information from the computer A. CPU B. Mike C. Speaker D. Camera Q4. Computer programs and games are called: A. Hardware B. Flash Players C. Entertainment Ware
D. Software Bytes Q5. 1 KB = A. 100 bytes B. 1000 bytes C. 8 bytes D. 1024 bytes Q6. Header and Footer are inserted at the …………………………………. of a document. A. Top B. Bottom C. Centre, Left and right D. Top & Bottom Q7. The shortcut for saving document is: A. Ctrl + C B. Ctrl + Z C. Ctrl + B D. Ctrl + S Q8. …………………… converts the text to capital letters. A. Sentence case B. Upper case
C. Toggle case D. Lower case Q9. Which one of these is an algorithm? A. Telling a robot how to walk once round a square B. Giving a robot a name C. Watching a robot D. Listening to a robot Q10. Ajay writes an email to his cousin in Canada. How long will it take for the email to get to Canada? A. Years B. Months C. Days D. Seconds Q11. In Athletics, what is the last event of the Decathlon? A. 1500mts B. 400mts C. Shotput D. 800mts Q12. The International governing body of football is called… A. IAAF B. FIFA
C. IVA D. ICC Q13. Which Sports playing area is 2.7mts by 1.5mts? A. Badminton B. Kabaddi C. Table Tennis D. Lawn Tennis Q14. The sports invented by James Naismith A. Volley ball B. Throw ball C. Base ball D. Basket ball Q15. Who was the first cricketer to achieve 10,000 runs in test cricket? A. Brain Lara B. Sachin Tendulkar C. Sunil Gavaskar D. M.S. Dhoni Q16. How many rings are there on the Olympic Flag? A. 5 B. 4 C. 6
D. 7 Q17. How many goals are scored if a player has a hat-Trick? A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3 Q18. Which swimming stroke has the same name as a flying insect? A. Mosquitoes B. Dragon Fly C. House Fly D. Butter Fly Q19. How many players are there in a basketball team? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 4 Q20. In which sport you can get „a hole on me? A. Snooker B. Carrom Board C. Golf D. Hammer Throw
Q21. The largest animal in the world A. Elephant B. Giraffe C. Blue whale D. Ape Q22. Which of the following has the highest protein content per gram? A. Groundnut B. Soya bean C. Apple D. Wheat Q23. The smallest bird in the world A. Hen B. Pigeon C. Humming bird D. Rhea Q24. The largest fish in the world A. Dolphin B. Whale Shark C. Sardine D. Salmon Q25. Which is the largest desert in the world? A. Sahara Desert B. Thar Desert C. Kalahari Desert D. Arabian Desert Q26. The biggest bird in the world
A. Eagle B. Ostrich C. Vulture D. Emu Q27. A male donkey is called A. Jenny B. Jack C. James D. Jude Q28. Which is the largest flower in the world? A. Dalia B. Rafflesia C. Sunflower D. Rose Q29. The hardest substance available on earth A. Graphite B. Iron C. Diamond D. Gold Q30. Mushrooms are/can be: A. A variety of fungus B. lives on dead and decaying matter C. Grown in small sheds or plots D. All the above Q31. The first president of the United States of America
A. George W. Bush . B. George Washington C. Bill Clinton . D. None of These Q32. The longest poem in world literature is . A. Mahabharata B. Ramayana C. Sillappadikaram D. Ettuthokai Q33. The author of the book „Joothan‟ is A. Omprakash Valmiki B. Ompra kashChauthala C. B.R. Ambedkar D. Prakashambedkar Q34. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on A. October 5, 1896 B. October 3, 1840 C. October 2, 1869 D. October 10, 1880 Q35. Dr. Abdul Kalam was the ......President of India. A. 9th B. 10th C. 11th
D. 12th . Q36. Taj Mahal is situated on the banks of the river A. Sindhu B. Yamuna C. Brahmaputra D. Kaveri Q37. Who is considered as the father of History? A. Herodotus B. Aristotle C. Thucydides D. Augustus Q38. Who was last emperor of India? A. Akbar B. Bahadur Shah Zafar C. Lal Bahadur Shastri D. Humayun Q39. When did the constitution of India come into the force? A. 26 January 1950 B. 15 August 1947 C. 20 September 1930
D. 15 August 1950 Q40. The name of India‟s national aquatic animal A. River Dolphin B. Katla Fish C. Green Frog D. Crocodile Q41. The herb said to be for remembrance in Shakespeare‟s Hamlet A. Rosemary B. Bay leaf C. Black cumin D. Angelica Q42. Who wrote „Great Expectations‟? A. Charles Dickens B. Jane Austin C. Shelley D. Margaret Q43. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write? A. 154 B. 150 C. 145
D. 160 Q44. Who is known as „The Bard‟? A. William Shakespeare B. Wordsworth C. Chaucer D. Keats Q45. is considered by many to be the Father of English Literature and the greatest poet of the Middle Ages. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Robert Frost C. Milton D. Hardy 46. Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? A. Rudyard Kipling B. John Keats C. Lewis Carroll D. H G Wells
Q47. was the birthplace of William Shakespeare. A. Stratford-upon-Avon B. Barcelona C. Los Angeles D. Salt Lake Q48. _______________ is Britain‟s most famous crime novelist, the author of 66 detective novels and creator of two of the most well-known literary sleuths, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. A. Agatha Christie B. Elizabeth C. Suzanne D. Philip Roth Q49. The famous poet who belonged to lines „I wandered lonely as a cloud‟ is A. William Wordsworth B. Mark Twain C. Virginia Wolf D. Jane Q50. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the famous . A. Canterbury Tales B. Pilgrim‟s Progress C. Pride and prejudice D. Far from the madding crowd.
SET 2 1. What is the information that we get from our computer called? A. Data B. Input C. Output D. Storage 2. What are the devices that are used to store the information called? A. Storage devices B. Input devices C. Output devices D. Communication devices 3. Which of the following is not an output device? A. Speaker B. Monitor C. Printer D. Scanner 4. Which of the following device produces soft copy of the output? A. Mouse B. Monitor
C. Printer D. Scanner 5. Which of the following is a reliable storage device to take data from one computer to another? A. USB Flash memory B. Hard Disk C. RAM D. ROM 6. What appears on the monitor when windows is logged on? A. Desktop B. Taskbar C. Monitor D. File 7. Where is the start button normally located on the desktop? A. Bottom left corner B. Bottom right corner C. Top left corner D. Top right corner 8. Who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft?
A. Bill Gates B. Kate Middleton C. Satya Nadella D.Sundar K Pichai 9. What is the small pictorial object that represents a program called? A. Icon B. Picture C. Folder D. File 10. Which is the default folder that stores all the deleted files in windows? A. Empty Box B. Recycle Bin C. My Computer D. My Documents 11. 2010 Commonwealth Games held in A. Canada B. India C. Britian D. Malaysia
12. The term “Googly” is associated with A. Cricket B. Football C. Badminton D. Hockey 13. Aga Khan Cup is awarded to A. International Hockey B. Asian Hockey C. National Hockey in India D. None of these 14. Krishna Poonia is associated with A. Football B. Chess C. Hockey D. Athletics 15. In 1924 the first winter Olympics was held in A. Italy B. France
C. Austria D. Canada 16. India first took part in the Olympic Games in the year A. 1920 B. 1928 C. 1972 D. 1974 17. Pullela Gopichand is associated with A. Hockey B. Badminton C. Cricket D. Football 18. Who are Kangaroos? A. Kenya B. Bangladesh C. New Zealand D. Australia
19. Oval stadium in England is associated with A. Polo B. Cricket C. Hockey D. Football 20. 2010 World Cup football tournament was held in A. Austria B. Germany C. South Africa D. Turin 21. Which one of the following waves is used by the common TV remote control? A. Radio waves B. Lasers C. Infrared waves D. Ultrasonic waves 22. In a child of 3-4 years milk teeth do not include: A. Incisors B. Canines C. Molars
D. Premolars 23. Which one of the following bacteria present in the soil, produces a peculiar smell if it rains on perched soil? A. Streptomyces B. Staphymycetes C. Diplomycetes D. Micrococcus 24. Name a clinical trial in which blood is transfused from recovered COVID-19 patients to a corona virus patient who is in critical condition. A. Plasma Therapy B. Solidarity C. Remdesivir D. Hydroxychloroquine 25. Coronavirus got its name A. Due to their crown-like projections. B. Due to their leaf-like projections. C. Due to their surface structure of bricks. D. None of the above
26. Who had coined the term asteroid? A. Carl Sagan B. William Herschel C. Issac Newton D. Edmond Halley 27. Which of the following in biology is the energy currency of cells? A. PDP B. DTP C. ATP D. ADP 28. In which part of an eye a pigment is present which is responsible for brown, blue or black eyes? A. Cornea B. Choroid C. Iris D. Vitreous Body 29.Which animal has three-chambered heart? A. Pigeon
B. Lizard C. Fish D. Lion 30.After wound or cut in a body blood coagulates through: A. WBC B. RBC C. Platelets D. Plasma 31. Which of the following planets is called Dwarf Planet? A. Earth B. Ceres C. Jupiter D. Mercury 32. Bimbisara was succeeded by A. Ashoka B. Ajatshatru C. Chandragupta Maurya D. Vasudeva 33. The oldest Veda is
A. Rigveda B. Atharvaveda C. Samaveda D. Yajurveda 34. The Eastern coast of India is known as A. Eastern plateau B. Bengal Coast C. Coromandel Coast D. Sahyadri 35. India is the ___________largest country in the world. A. Fifth B. Seventh C. Sixth D. Eighth 36. The solar system is a part of A. Milky way galaxy B. Andromeda galaxy C. Whirlpool galaxy
D. Messier 81 37. The different group of stars is known as A. Constellations B. Celestial bodies C. Asteroids D. Comet 38. The Indian National Anthem was composed by A. Sarat Chandra B. Rabindranath Tagore C. Prem Chand D. Arundhati Roy 39. Name the leader who coined the word “Unity in Diversity” A. Gandhiji B. Jawaharlal Nehru C. Sardar Patel D. Maulana Azad 40. Kshatriyas were the people entrusted with A. Agriculture
B. Business C. Education D. Ruling 41. When did you buy this _____________of sheep for your farm? A. swarm B. bunch C. flock D. school 42. By the time we arrived at the station, the train__________________ A. had left B. has left C. left D. leaves 43. The farmer looked sadly at the vast ______________ land that he owned. A. huge B. barren C. expanse D. fertile 44. Which is the first Harry Potter book?
A. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire B. Harry Potter and the Philosopher‟s Stone C. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets D. Harry Potter and the God of small Things 45. Wings of Fire is an autobiography of A. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam B. Rabindranath Tagore C. Pranab Mukherjee D. None of these 46. Who wrote the “Panchatantra”? A. Vishnu Sharma B. Chanakya C. Kalidasa D. None of these 47. Which book of Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize? A. The Satanic Verses B. Midnight‟s Children C. The Moor‟s Last Sigh D. None of these
48. Which Shakespearean play does the nickname “The Scottish Play” refer to? A. Julius Caesar B. Macbeth D. Hamlet C. King Lear 49. Which of these characters did Mark Twain write about? A. Tom Sawyer B. Red Riding Hood C. Little Boy Blue D. Dennis the Menace 50. Which country is Aesop‟s Fables believed to originate from? A. Italy B. Scotland C. England D. Greece
SET 3 1. The fastest computers in the world? A. Mainframe Computer B. Super Computer C. Mini Computer D. Micro Computer 2. The file format of Microsoft Word Document is: A. doc B. xls C. pdf D. ppt 3. End key in keyboard is used for: A. Moves the cursor end of the document B. Moves the cursor end of the paragraph C. Moves the cursor end of the screen D. Moves the cursor end of the line 4. Autocorrect feature is designed to replace ________ words as you type. A. Repetitive
B. Misspelled C. Grammatically incorrect D. Inappropriate 5. The smallest unit of data in computer is ________________. A. Byte B. Nibble C. Bit D. KB 6. Base of Binary number system is_____________. A. 0 B. 2 C. 8 D. 16 7. In Qbasic, Which command clears the contents of the screen. A. Erase B. Clear C. CLS D. SCREEN 1 8. In MS Word, Landscape refers to?
A. font style B. Paper Size C. Page Layout D. Page Orientation 10. In MS, Excel, formulas start with ___________. a) / b) * c) $ d) = 10. AR is a new technology which help user to view virtual objects composed in the real world. What does AR stand for? A. Augmented Reality B. Artificial Reality C. Arithmetic Relation D. Art Realism 11. Who is the first Grand master to lose against computer? A. Garry Kasprov B. Viswanathan Anand
C. Magnus Carlson D. Topalov 12. The Number of grand master titles won by Mr. Viswanathan Anand? A. 4 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3 13.In Ancient India the game of chess was called? A. Roundranga B. Ranaranga C. Thayam D. Chaturanga 14. As per the World Chess Federation FIDE dimension of each square is approximately A. 2 to 2.5 inches B. 1 to 1.5 inches C. 3 To 3.5 inches D. 4 to 4.5 inches
15. As per the World Chess Federation (FIDE) the size of King is A. 3 to 3.5 inches B. 3.75 to 4 inches C. 2.5 to 3 inches D. 1.75 to 2.75 inches 16. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The winner of the inaugural Wimbledon Championship was Spencer Gore. This tournament is played on A. Clay court B. Hard court C. Grass court D. Carpet court 17. 'Vallam Kali' is a traditional boat race festival of which of the following states? A. Tamil Nadu B. Assam C. Kerala D. Goa
18. The name Kunjarani Devi is associated with… A. Weightlifting B.Target shooting C.Athletics D.Swimming 19. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run? A.M.L.Valsamma B.P.T.Usha C.Kamaljit Sandhu D.K.Malleshwari 20. Track and field star Carl Lewis won ________ gold medals at the 1984 Olympic Games. A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Eight 21. Which of the following is found more in nature? A. Gold
B. Silver C. Sodium D. Copper 22. Which of the following is the chemical name for Vitamin C? A. Formic acid B. Oxalic acid C. Ascorbic acid D. Nitric acid 23. Water changes to vapor by A. Condensation B. Evaporation C. Respiration D. Decomposition 24. Goiter is caused by the deficiency of _____________ A. Iron B. Iodine C. Sodium
D. Calcium 25. Black hole is found in the A. Sky B. Air C. Water D. None of these 26. Which fruit gives oil? A. Apple B. Coconut C. Orange D. Lemon 27. In the human body, stones can form in which of these organs A. Pancreas B. Spleen C. Lungs D. Kidney 28. Balloons are filled with A. Helium B. Chlorine
C. Fluorine D. None of These 29. Which of the following metals remain in liquid form under normal conditions? A. Iron B. Mercury C. Uranium D. Silver 30. The disease bronchitis is associated with: A. Eye B. Heart C. Lungs D. None of These 31. Who fought for the rights of Dalits in India? A.Khan Abdu Ghaffur Khan B. Dr B. R. Ambedkar C.Sardar V.B. Patel D.M.K Gandhi 32. How many Scheduled languages are there in India? A. 22
B. 18 C.16 D.14 33. What is the standard meridian of India? A. 800 West B. 800 East C. 821/20 East D. 821/20West 34. What is the location of Tropic of Capricorn? A. Eastern Hemisphere B. Western Hemisphere C. Northern Hemisphere D. Southern Hemisphere 35. Which climatic zone receives maximum heat? A. Torrid Zone B. Frigid Zone C. Temperate Zone D. None of the above 36.What is the real time of a place according to its corresponding longitude? A. Standard time B. Local time
C. Greenwich Mean Time D. Indian Standard Time 37. Which one of the following is a Paleolithic site in India? A. Chirand B. Inamgaon C. Hallur D. Bhimbetka 38. Who was the first Prime Minister of India? A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad B. Jawaharlal Nehru C. Sardar Patel D. Maulana Azad 39. Who was the first President of Independent India? A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad B. Jawaharlal Nehru C. Sardar Patel D. Maulana Azad
40. What were the stone tools used in the Mesolithic period? A. Microliths B. Blades C. Choppers D. Burins 41. Who translated the entire Mahabharata into English? A. R.K.Narayan B. Vikram Seth C. P.Lal D. None of the mentioned 42. The mystery plays dealt with _________________ A. Biblical themes B. Philosophical themes C. Medieval themes D. Moral themes 43. Tennyson‟s The Princess deals with the theme of _______________ A. The aristocratic woman B. The new woman C. The illiterate woman
D. None of these 44. Dryden used blank verse giving up the heroic couplet in __________ A. The Rehearsal B. All for love C. Aurengzebe D. Wild Gallant 45. Who is known as “the peasant poet”? A. John Clare B. Sir Walter Scout C. Robert Southey D. Robert Burns 46. Riders to the Sea is the play written by _________ A. J.M. Synge B. T.W. Robertson C. Harley Granville-Barker D. John Galsworthy 47. The Globe was set on fire in the year ______________ A. 1616 B. 1613
C. 1612 D. 1620 48. Who is renowned as a poet „in exile from himself‟? A. Dilip Kumar Roy B. Nissim Ezekiel C. Gieve Patel D. None of the above 49. Auden‟s The Sea and the Mirror is a response to ____________ A. Shakespeare B. Milton C. Yeats D. Freuds 50. The lines, “ What a piece of work is man. How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty” are from the play _____________________ A. King Lear B. Macbeth C. Othello D. Hamlet
SET 4 1. Emails are arranged in inbox in the order of ______. A. Subject B. Date and Time C. Client & Server D. Content 2. To play a computer game we need ______ card. A. Graphics B. Sound C. MODEM D. Network Information 3. Which of the following is the most popular Operating System? A. Unix B. Linux C. Mac OS D. Windows 4. Which of the following is used in Security and Investigation? A. Barcode Reader B. Fingerprint Reader C. Robots D. Speech Recognizer 5. _________ is a set of instructions given to computer to perform a task.
A. Data B. Command C. Software D. Output 6. Which of the following is a processing device in computer? A. Scanner B. Barcode Reader C. CPU D. Memory 7. In Qbasic, which command change screen into graphic mode? A. Screen 0 B. Screen C. Screen 1 D. Screen 2 8. Who invented Graphical User Interface? A. Apple B. Bell labs C. Microsoft D. Xerox 9. Trojan refers to ______.
A. Antivirus B. A Computer Game C. A software D. Virus 10. AR is a new technology which help user to view virtual objects composed in the real world. What does AR stand for? A. Augmented Reality B. Artificial Reality C. Arithmetic Relation D. Art Realism 11. Which sport was originally called as murder ball (its first international tournament was held in 1989 in Canada)? A. Water Polo B. Snooker C. Football D. Wheelchair rugby 12. How many hurdles are there in the men's 110 metres hurdles event? A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
13. Who fought Muhammad Ali, in 1974, in a fight which became known as 'The Rumble in the Jungle'? A. George Foreman B. Mike Tyson C. Brock Lesnar D. Roberto Duran 14. Which is the most valuable chess piece in the game of chess? A. King B. Rook C. Queen D. Knight 15. What is the colour of standard Tennis Ball? A. Yellow B.Green C. Red D. White 16. Which Sports involves a Bat, a Ball, and Wickets? A. Hockey B. Golf C. Lawn Tennis D. Cricket
17. The National game of India A. Cricket B. Hockey C. Badminton D. Athletics 18. The Oldest Football club in India A. East Bengal Club B. Mohun Bagan C. Indian Super league D. Dempo Sports Club 19. What sport is played at Wimbledon? A. Table Tennis B. Badminton C. Boxing D. Lawn Tennis 20. Which country does the soccer player Wayne Rooney belongs? A. England B. Argentina C. Brazil D. France
21. Which one of the following plant nutrients is not supplemented in the soil for growing legumes? A. Nitrogen B. Potassium C. Phosphorus D. None of these 22. Diet deficient in proteins and calories leads to __________. A. Kwashiorkor B. Marasmus C. Rickets D. Pellagra 23. How many bones comprise the adult human skeleton? A. 204 bones B. 206 bones C. 208 bones D. 214 bones 24. Greatest number of Sweat glands are present in which part of the human body? A. Forehead B. Forearm
C. Palm of the hand D. Back 25. Vaccination was started by....... A. Jonas E. Salk B. Paul Muller C. Edward Jenner D. Robert Frost 26. Fungi are plants that lack: A. Oxygen B. Carbon dioxide C. Chlorophyll D. None of these 27.Which of the following is an air-borne disease? A. Measles B. Typhoid C. Pink eye D. None of the above 28. Which of the following has the highest protein content per gram?
A. Groundnut B. Soyabean C. Apple D. Wheat 29. Which is a communicable disease? A. Asthma B. Scurvy C. Measles D. Diabetes 30. Which organ of the body produces the fluid known as bile? A. Liver B. Pancreas C. Gall bladder D. Kidney 31. Who was the first woman session court judge in India? A. Anna Chandy B. Kamaljit Sandhu C. Nujhat Khan D. Mother Teresa
32. Who was the first woman Air force Pilot in India? A. Nirmala Samant B. Kamaljit Sandhu C.Nujhat Khan D.Harit Kaur Deol 33. Who was the first woman Air Traffic Controller in India? A. Bipasha Hrangkhwal B.Kavita Kalra Arora C.Surekha Yadav D.Nargis Dutt 34. Who was the first Indian woman prime minister of India? A. Indrani Rehman B. Indira Gandhi C. Kalpana Chawl D. Razia Shabnam 35. Which was the first animal human tamed? A. Cat B. Dog C. Sheep D. Goat
36. Name the Neolithic site in India where first villages came up. A. Ujjain B. Vajji C. Kolidhwa D. Mehrgarh 37.Which is the oldest script of India? A. Brahmi B. Devnagari C. Roman D. Latin 38.Which city is called the mound of dead? A. Rakhigarhi B. Dholavira C. Mohenjo daro D. Lothal 39. Who is the current Prime minister of India A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad B. Jawaharlal Nehru C. Sardar Patel D. Mr. Narendra Modi
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