CBSE Class 5 General Knowledge India and the World MCQs

Directions (Qs. 1 to 10): Complete the analogies by choosing the correct option.

1. India: Delhi:: France::
(a) Europe
(b) Paris
(c) Bangalore
(d) Troy
Answer : B

2. New York: Albany:: Telangana:
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Mumbai
Answer : C

3. Uttar Pradesh: Kathak :: Kerala:
(a) Sattriya
(b) Mohiniattam
(c) Kathakali
(d) Both b and c
Answer : D

4. Bihu: Assam::Chhat Puja :
(a) Chandigarh
(b) Goa
(c) Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C

5. Ker-Sangri: Rajasthan:: Punjab :
(a) Idli
(b) Makki ki roti
(c) Sambar
(d) Red ant chatney
Answer : B

6. Pad Thai: Thai:: Pizza : 
(a) Italy
(b) Korea
(c) England
(d) Jamiaca
Answer : A

7. Christianity: Bible:: Buddhism:
(a) Quran
(b) Tripitaka
(c) Vedas
(d) Tao te Ching
Answer : B

8. February 4: World Cancer day:: March 8:
(a) World Radio day
(b) No Smoking Day
(c) Earth Day
(d) International Women’s day
Answer : D

9. World war 2: 1939- 1945:: Indian war of Independence:
(a) 1857-1858
(b) 1863- 1877
(c) 1947-1950
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

10. Ancient Greeks : Greek ::Pharaohs:
(a) Mesopotamia
(b) Egypt
(c) Qing
(d) Persia
Answer : B

Directions (Qs. 11 to 20) : Read the questions and answer by choosing the correct option.

11. Which of the following is the world’s busiest airport?
(a) London Heathrow Airport
(b) O’Hare International Airport
(c) Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International Airport
(d) Bejing Capital International Airport
Answer : C

12. Which of the following is used to prepare a calendar?
(a) Astronomical events
(b) Wind direction
(c) Personal liking
(d) All of these
Answer : A

13. Which of the following is the most widely used calendar today?
(a) Hebrew
(b) Indian
(c) Islamic
(d) Gregorian
Answer : D

14. In which city Royal Observatory Greenwich is situated?
(a) Paris
(b) New Delhi
(c) London
(d) Washing ton D.C.
Answer : D

15. The world famous Khajuraho'sculptures are located in
(a) Gujurat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Maharashtra
Answer : B

16. Tabulations of the religious holidays are prepared by the Indian Meteorological Department and published annually. Which calendar are we referring to?
(a) Islamic
(b) Chinese
(c) Indian
(d) Julian
Answer : C

17. By the time he died, he was declared the king of Asia with a kingdom that stretched from Greece and Egypt to modern India. Known for his intelligence and valour, who is this king?
(a) Porus
(b) Alexander
(c) Siddharta
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

18. The burial mask is one of the most recognizable images in the world, and a boy who only ruled as pharaoh from the age of nine until about 19 is synonymous with Egyptian leadership.
(a) Djoser
(b) Khufu
(c) Tutankhamun
(d) Twosret
Answer : C

19. He was the first historical emperor of India and the Founder of Maurya Dynasty.
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Prithiviraj Chauhan
(c) Narendra Modi
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

20. While being responsible for the global spread of Buddhism; he understood the impact of war for the first time in the Battle of Kalinga.
(a) Akbar
(b) Ashoka
(c) Maharana Pratap
(d) Alauddin Khilji
Answer : B

Directions (Qs. 21 to 25): Read the description and answer by choosing the correct option.

21. Autocracy, aristocracy, democracy, and republic are all forms of
(a) constitution
(b) people
(c) governments
(d) none of the above
Answer : C

22. The rule by kings and queens –
(a) Aristocracy
(b) Oligarchy
(c) Theocracy
(d) Monarchy
Answer : D

23. Important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Buddhism; their leader –
(a) Dalia lama
(b) Gulmarg
(c) President
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

24. An Irish playwright, critic and political activist –
(a) George Bernard Shaw
(b) J. R. D. Tata
(c) Alexander
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

25. A Spanish painter, sculptor, poet and playwright –
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Pablo Ruiz Picasso
(c) Mona Lisa
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

Directions (Qs. 26 to 35): Identify the pictures by choosing the correct option.

26. A Sky scraper in Dubai

(a) Ras al khaima
(b) Burj Khalifa
(c) Clock tower
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

27. The world’s tallest brick minaret –

(a) World trade centre
(b) Tower of bliss
(c) Qutub minar
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

28. A cantilever bridge suspended over a river connecting two cities.

(a) London bridge
(b) Howrah bridge
(c) Bridge of Peace
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

29. The free standing bell tower that took 344 years to build.

(a) Tower of Pisa
(b) Bell tower
(c) Clock tower
(d) None of the above
Answer : A

30. A palace for the royal ladies to observe the street life without being seen.

(a) Jal mahal
(b) Lal gumbad
(c) Hawa Mahal
(d) Fateh Darwaza
Answer : C

31. She was the brave queen who was married to the king of Jhansi.

(a) Swaroopa
(b) Ambe Devi
(c) Manikarnika
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

32. A monument built by Mughal Emperor ____________in the memory of his beautiful wife.

(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(b) Ashoka
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

33. This brave king was known as Tiger of Mysore

(a) Tipu Sultan
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Aurangazeb
(d) Prithiviraj Chuhan
Answer : A

34. A remarkable Mongol emperor who united the tribes of North East Asia.

(a) Gengis Khan
(b) Aurangazeb
(c) Amir Timur
(d) None of these
Answer : A

35. The American flag of stars and stripes is also known as old glory. The stars represent the states. What so the stripes represent?

(a) British colonies that became the fi rst states
(b) Thirteen rules the country fi rmly abides
(c) Peace and harmony
(d) Geographical regions
Answer : A

Directions (36 to 40): Read the clues and answer by choosing the correct option.

36. The longest river in the world
(a) Nile
(b) Ganga
(c) Thames
(d) Amazon
Answer : A

37. The deepest ocean in the world
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Pacifi c Ocean
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

38. The smallest country in the world
(a) Australia
(b) Vatican
(c) Czec Republic
(d) Argentina
Answer : B

39. The continent known as the “Dark Continent”
(a) South America
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

40. The country also known as the “Roof of the World”
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) China
(d) Tibet
Answer : D