CBSE Class 4 General Knowledge IGKO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set 04

GENERAL AWARENESS

Question. A camel can survive for days without food and water in the desert because it stores fat in its hump. This is an example of _________.
A. Conservation
B. Adaptation
C. Deforestation
D. Hibernation
Answer : B

Question. This Serbian player is one of the greatest tennis players of all times. He has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles till date. Who is he?
A. Rafael Nadal
B. Andy Murray
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Roger Federer
Answer : C

Question. What fraction of the given stars is green?

A. 5/9
B. 9/5
C. 5/14
D. 9/14
Answer : C

Question. Select the correct match from the following pairs.
A. Dermatologist – Treats heart diseases
B. Psychiatrist – Treats mental illness
C. Cardiologist – Treats kidney diseases
D. Nephrologist – Treats stomach disorders
Answer : B

Question. He was a Scottish engineer, who demonstrated the first working television system in 1926. He was the inventor of both the first publicly demonstrated colour television system, and the first purely electronic colour television picture tube. Who was he?

A. Charles Darwin
B. Douglas Engelbart
C. John Logie Baird
D. Samuel Morse
Answer : C

Question. Flora all over the world is gifted with special defence mechanisms to protect themselves from the attack of their predators.
Select the option in which the defence mechanism is INCORRECTLY mentioned.
A. Rose – Prickles
B. Lemon – Thorns
C. Cactus – Spines
D. None of these
Answer : D

Question. Which of the following equipments is used to measure blood pressure?
A. Sphygmomanometer
B. Stethoscope
C. Nebulizer
D. Incubator
Answer : A

Question. How can toxic chemicals in the soil harm you?
A. They change the weather.
B. They are absorbed by food grown in the soil.
C. They purify ground water in the soil.
D. They cause more air pollution.
Answer : B

Question. Which of the following planets have no natural satellites?
A. Mercury and Mars
B. Mercury and Venus
C. Uranus and Jupiter
D. Venus and Mars
Answer : B

Question. Which of the following causes tuberculosis?
A. Viruses
B. Fungi
C. Bacteria
D. Protozoa
Answer : C

Question. The constitutional head of India is the _____________.
A. Prime Minister of India
B. President of India
C. Chief Minister of the capital of India
D. None of these
Answer : B

Question. When you add ‘-ist’ at the end of certain words, it means a person who does a particular thing. Which of these means a person who studies animals and plants?
A. Animalist
B. Biologist
C. Earthist
D. Herbologist
Answer : B

Question. Who among the following created the fictional detective character Sherlock Holmes?

Answer : C

Question. Identify the non-greenhouse gas from the following.
A. Nitrous oxide
B. Methane
C. Water vapour
D. Argon
Answer : D

Question. "The Last Supper" is one of the worlds's most recognisable paintings. Who among the following is the artist of this famous painting?

A. Pablo Picasso
B. Leonardo da Vinci
C. Michelangelo
D. Sandro Botticelli
Answer : B

Question. The headset shown in the image is a __________ system. It makes computer generated artificial environment look real. It can be used in ____________.

A. Virtual Reality , games and entertainment
B. Stable Reality, training airline pilots
C. Rifty Technology, helping architecture in designing buildings
D. Both A and B
Answer : A

Question. This musical film is about an 11-year old orphan girl who is looking for her birth parents.
She ends up getting adopted by a billionaire. Which movie are we talking about?
A. Susie
B. Annie
C. Ollie
D. Wendy
Answer : B

Question. Which of the following games is NOT included in the Summer Olympic Games?
A. Curling
B. Shooting
C. Cycling
D. Archery
Answer : A

Question. Which country is known as the 'Land of the Palms (Pindorama)'?
A. Brazil
B. Chile
C. Canada
D. Venezuela
Answer : A

Question. In which of the following sports is the term 'drop kick' used?

Answer : C

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Question. Who is the current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?

Answer :C  

Question. Who has become the first-ever Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of the first day of a test match?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Shikhar Dhawan
C. Murali Vijay
D. K L Rahul
Answer : B

Question. What was the theme of 2018 World Day Against Child Labour?
A. Generation Safe & Healthy
B. In Conflicts and Disasters, Protect Children from Child Labour
C. End Child Labour in Supply Chains
D. No to Child Labour – Yes to Quality Education
Answer : A

Question. Who led the Indian Women's team for the 2018 Women's Hocky World Cup tournament in London?

Answer : A

Question. Which movie won the Best Featur e Film award at the "National Film A wards 2018"?
A. Nagar Kirtan
B. Baahubali 2
C. Dhanak
D. Village Rockstars
Answer : D

LIFE SKILLS

Question. Your friend has been bullied by a group of students in school. What will you do?
A. You will stay quiet and hope the issue goes away on its own.
B. You will get into physical fight with them.
C. You will join them.
D. You will report the problem to the principal / class teacher.
Answer : D

Question. How one can resist the peer pressure?
A. By understanding one's own beliefs and values
B. By being confident
C. By choosing friends wisely
D. All of these
Answer : D

Question. ___________ is the concept which describes the beliefs of an individual or culture.
A. Character
B. Attitude
C. Values
D. Personality
Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is/are correct statements?
I. Drinking juice is always better than having a fruit.
II. Dinner should be the main meal of the day.
III. Chewing the food will destroy the nutrients in it.
IV. One should take too much salt in diet to stay fit.
A. I and III only
B. II and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. None of these
Answer : D

Question. The building where you are staying caught fire. Which of the following should be done immediately?
I. Raise the nearest fire alarm.
II. Collect as many personal items as possible.
III. Use lift to reach to the ground floor quickly.
IV. Do not touch any electrical appliances.
A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I, II and IV only
D. I and IV only
Answer : D

ACHIEVERS SECTION

Question. Study the given balances carefully.

Answer : C

Question. Identify the following technology.
• It is a wireless technology designed to connect devices of different functions such as, telephones, computers , cameras, printers, etc.
• Devices such as wireless mouse or keyboard can communicate with the help of computer through this technology.
• This technology is named after Harald Blaatand, the king of Denmark- who united Denmark and Norway.

Answer : B

Question. Match column I with column II and select the correct option.
Column I                                   Column II
a. Hariprasad Chaurasiya            (i) Shehnai
b. Bismillah Khan                       (ii) Sarod
c. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan             (iii) Sitar
d. Pandit Ravi Shankar               (iv) Flutist
      a    b    c  d
A. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
B.  (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
C. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
D. (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer : C

Question. Which of the following idioms is INCORRECTLY matched?
1. Fairly and squarely – Completely
2. To throw dust in one's eye – To encourage
3. Read between the lines – Grasp the hidden meaning
4. A bull in a China shop – Skilled person
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 4 only
Answer : B

Question. Read the given passage and fill in the blanks by selecting an appropriate option.
A currency refers to money in any form which is the official medium of exchange in a country.
Each country has its own currency.
For example, official currency of Switzerland is (i) while that of Vatican City is (ii) . Baht is the currency of (iii) while Won is the currency of (iv) .
        (i)      (ii)           (iii)            (iv)
A. Dollar   Euro     Bangkok       Japan
B. Euro     Dollar   Singapore     China
C. Franc    Euro    Thailand        South Korea
D. Dollar   Yen      Germany       Australia
Answer : C