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This is a CBSE Class 7 General Knowledge annual exam question paper with answers, set for 45 marks in 1 hour 15 minutes and made up of 45 questions in 7 sections. It is based on the current NCERT syllabus and covers general knowledge covering famous personalities and inventors, Indian fairs and art, books and the films based on them, wildlife and geography, word play, and well-known abbreviations Attempt it in exam conditions without looking at the answers, then open the answers and teacher's notes below to check your work.
Question Paper
Time Allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Maximum Marks: 45
General Instructions
1. Read all questions carefully.
2. Write your answers clearly.
3. Attempt all questions.
4. The paper has 45 questions of 1 mark each, carrying 45 marks in all.
Section A: Name the Following
1 mark each
Q1. Name the following:
(a) This flower has a unique name due to its appearance. It is found in Cuba, Florida and the Bahamas, and it blooms only for three weeks between April and August. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Ghost orchid. It looks like a white ghost or a leaping frog floating in the air because its roots blend into the tree it grows on.
Teacher's Note:
1. Many flowers get names from their look, so read the clue about appearance first.
2. Do not confuse it with other orchids; the key clues are Florida, Cuba and the short blooming time.
Q2. (b) Related to the family of primates, this animal is found only on the island of Madagascar. It has a bushy tail that is larger than its body, big eyes, slender fingers and large sensitive ears. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Aye-aye. It is a lemur found only in Madagascar and uses its thin middle finger to tap trees and find insect grubs.
Teacher's Note:
1. Madagascar is home to many animals found nowhere else, such as lemurs.
2. The long thin finger and big sensitive ears are the clues that separate the aye-aye from the ring-tailed lemur.
Q3. (c) Born on March 18, 1858 in France, he was a German inventor and mechanical engineer. He is famous for inventing the internal combustion engine named after him. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Rudolf Diesel. He invented the diesel engine, which is named after him.
Teacher's Note:
1. Link the inventor to the engine named after him.
2. Remember he was born in Paris to German parents, which is why the question says France but German inventor.
Q4. (d) Also called Harihar Kshetra Mela, this fair is held annually in the month of November in Bihar. It is basically a cattle fair which attracts people from India and also from different countries of Asia. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Sonepur Mela (Sonepur Cattle Fair), held at the meeting point of the Ganga and Gandak rivers near Sonepur.
Teacher's Note:
1. Fairs are often named after the place where they are held.
2. It is one of the largest cattle fairs in Asia, so remember Bihar and Sonepur together.
Q5. (e) He was one of the greatest painters of the post-colonial period. He was known for his signature style, the diagonal series, which he invented accidentally. Falling Figures, Kali and Mahisasura are some of his famous paintings. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Tyeb Mehta.
Teacher's Note:
1. Connect the painting names with the artist; the diagonal in his works is his well-known style.
2. Tyeb Mehta belonged to the Progressive Artists' Group of Bombay.
Q6. (f) This movement was started during India's struggle for freedom. People came forward in support of the movement and boycotted foreign goods. They burnt imported British products and revived the production of domestic goods. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Swadeshi Movement (began in 1905 after the Partition of Bengal). 'Swadeshi' means 'of one's own country'.
Teacher's Note:
1. The key clue is reviving domestic goods, which is the idea of swadeshi.
2. Boycott means refusing to buy or use something as a form of protest.
Q7. (g) It is the highest and most important league in Senior Men's Association Football in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1956. Eighteen football clubs participate in this league. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Eredivisie (the Dutch top football league).
Teacher's Note:
1. Eredivisie literally means 'Honour Division' in Dutch.
2. Associate the country (Netherlands) with the league name, just like the Premier League for England.
Q8. (h) It is considered a part of a long standardised tradition of music and has lasting value. It requires a lot of practice to master this genre of music. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Classical music. It follows fixed rules and traditions passed down for a long time and needs years of practice.
Teacher's Note:
1. Words like 'standardised' and 'lasting value' point to a classical tradition.
2. In India it includes both Hindustani and Carnatic music.
Q9. (i) Founded in 1961, this organisation's mascot is the Giant Panda, a critically endangered wild animal. Its headquarters are in Switzerland. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), whose logo is a giant panda and whose headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remember the panda logo for this organisation.
2. Its work is protecting nature and wildlife.
Section B: Match the Following
1 mark each
Q10. Match the following with the movie based on it (Haider / Saawariya / Aisha / Omkara / Kai Po Che!): Emma by Jane Austen [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Aisha. Aisha (2010) is a modern Indian version of Emma.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn pairs of books and the films made from them.
2. Eliminate the pairs you know first; each film is used only once.
Q11. Match the following with the movie based on it (Haider / Saawariya / Aisha / Omkara / Kai Po Che!): Hamlet by Shakespeare [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Haider. Haider (2014) is set in Kashmir and based on Hamlet.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn pairs of books and the films made from them.
2. Eliminate the pairs you know first; each film is used only once.
Q12. Match the following with the movie based on it (Haider / Saawariya / Aisha / Omkara / Kai Po Che!): The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan Bhagat [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Kai Po Che!. Kai Po Che! (2013) is based on this novel.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn pairs of books and the films made from them.
2. Eliminate the pairs you know first; each film is used only once.
Q13. Match the following with the movie based on it (Haider / Saawariya / Aisha / Omkara / Kai Po Che!): White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Saawariya. Saawariya (2007) is based on Dostoevsky's short story White Nights.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn pairs of books and the films made from them.
2. Eliminate the pairs you know first; each film is used only once.
Q14. Match the following with the movie based on it (Haider / Saawariya / Aisha / Omkara / Kai Po Che!): Othello by Shakespeare [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Omkara. Omkara (2006) is an Indian adaptation of Othello.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn pairs of books and the films made from them.
2. Eliminate the pairs you know first; each film is used only once.
Section C: Anagrams
1 mark each
Q15. Write one word by rearranging the letters of: INCH [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: CHIN. It uses exactly the same letters as INCH.
Teacher's Note:
1. Write the letters separately and try different orders.
2. Check that every letter is used once and none is left over.
Q16. Write one word by rearranging the letters of: BORED [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: ROBED. It uses exactly the same letters as BORED.
Teacher's Note:
1. Write the letters separately and try different orders.
2. Check that every letter is used once and none is left over.
Q17. Write one word by rearranging the letters of: LISTEN [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: SILENT. It uses exactly the same letters as LISTEN.
Teacher's Note:
1. Write the letters separately and try different orders.
2. Check that every letter is used once and none is left over.
Q18. Write one word by rearranging the letters of: FRAMING [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: FARMING. It uses exactly the same letters as FRAMING.
Teacher's Note:
1. Write the letters separately and try different orders.
2. Check that every letter is used once and none is left over.
Q19. Write one word by rearranging the letters of: NIGHT [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: THING. It uses exactly the same letters as NIGHT.
Teacher's Note:
1. Write the letters separately and try different orders.
2. Check that every letter is used once and none is left over.
Section D: True or False
1 mark each
Q20. Charles Bridge is a stone-arch bridge that crosses the Vltava River in the Czech Republic.
(True or False) [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: True. It is in Prague and is a famous historic bridge.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the statement carefully for a wrong place or name.
2. Change one detail in a true statement and it becomes false.
Q21. Hedy Lamarr, during World War II, invented a radio guidance system for torpedoes.
(True or False) [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: True. The actress Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil developed a frequency-hopping system, an idea behind modern Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the statement carefully for a wrong place or name.
2. Change one detail in a true statement and it becomes false.
Q22. The Marvar Festival is the most talked about and popular festival in Jaipur.
(True or False) [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: False. The Marwar Festival is held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, not Jaipur.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the statement carefully for a wrong place or name.
2. Change one detail in a true statement and it becomes false.
Q23. Kavaratti Marine Aquarium is the home to diverse aquatic life ranging from exotic shells to octopus and corals.
(True or False) [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: True. It is in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the statement carefully for a wrong place or name.
2. Change one detail in a true statement and it becomes false.
Section E: Fill in the Blanks
1 mark each
Q24. Ahaetulla perroteti is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the ______ family. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Colubridae. Most snakes, including vine snakes, belong to this large family.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q25. Victim is a ______ word which originally meant 'a sacrificial animal or person'. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Latin. It comes from the Latin word victima.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q26. The main language spoken in Lakshadweep is ______. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Malayalam. Malayalam is the main language; Mahl is spoken in Minicoy.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q27. ______ was a British physicist who discovered alpha and beta rays. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Ernest Rutherford. He named alpha and beta radiation while studying uranium.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q28. People, an American weekly magazine, was published for the first time in the year ______. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: 1974. The first issue came out in March 1974.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q29. The Wildlife Conservation Society was established in 1895 as the ______. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: New York Zoological Society. It was renamed Wildlife Conservation Society in 1993 and runs the Bronx Zoo.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q30. An ______ is a rapid flow of snow down a hill or mountainside. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: avalanche. Heavy snow becomes unstable and slides down.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q31. ______ is a movie based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: The Shawshank Redemption. The 1994 film is based on this Stephen King story.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q32. Tres Hermanas Falls is located in the ______ National Park in Peru. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Manu (Manú). It is a tall three-tiered waterfall in the Cusco region.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Q33. Apapane is a small, red species of honeycreeper endemic to ______. [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Hawaii (the Hawaiian Islands). Endemic means found naturally only in that place.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use the clue words in the sentence to recall the answer.
2. Spell the answer correctly.
Section F: Multiple Choice Questions
1 mark each
Q34. It belongs to the family of primates and is endemic to the Anamalai Hills of Tamil Nadu. It is recognised by its shaggy silver mane. It is the: [1 mark]
(a) Lion-tailed macaque
(b) Sangai
(c) Malabar civet
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) Lion-tailed macaque. The lion-tailed macaque has a silver mane around its face; the sangai is a deer and the civet is not a primate.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Q35. Very strong, rotating winds formed over warm water in tropical oceans are called: [1 mark]
(a) Tsunami
(b) Hurricane
(c) Tornado
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Hurricane. A hurricane (tropical cyclone) forms over warm ocean water; a tsunami is a sea wave and a tornado forms over land.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Q36. The mascot for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 was: [1 mark]
(a) Miraitowa
(b) Fuwa
(c) Schuss
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) Miraitowa. Miraitowa (blue-chequered) was the Tokyo 2020 mascot; Fuwa was for Beijing 2008.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Q37. The word 'Rhinoceros' is derived from the ______ words for 'nose' and 'horn'. [1 mark]
(a) French
(b) German
(c) Greek
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) Greek. It comes from Greek rhis (nose) and keras (horn).
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Q38. Devdas is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language epic drama film directed by: [1 mark]
(a) Bimal Roy
(b) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
(c) Bharat Singh
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The 2002 Devdas starring Shah Rukh Khan was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali; Bimal Roy directed the 1955 version.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Q39. The tallest peak in the Andes, Aconcagua (6,960.8 m), is in: [1 mark]
(a) America
(b) Australia
(c) Argentina
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) Argentina. Aconcagua is in Argentina and is the highest peak outside Asia.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Q40. The study of fungi is called: [1 mark]
(a) Pathology
(b) Mycology
(c) Mucology
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Mycology. Mycology comes from Greek mykes, meaning fungus; 'mucology' is not a word.
Teacher's Note:
1. Read the clue and remove options that clearly do not fit.
2. Learn to link a name with its country, group or field.
Section G: Full Forms
1 mark each
Q41. Write the full form of: RADAR [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Radio Detection And Ranging. It finds the position and speed of objects using radio waves.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the full form along with what the organisation does.
2. Do not mix up similar short forms.
Q42. Write the full form of: NATO [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A military alliance of countries formed in 1949.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the full form along with what the organisation does.
2. Do not mix up similar short forms.
Q43. Write the full form of: BBC [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: British Broadcasting Corporation. The national broadcaster of the United Kingdom.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the full form along with what the organisation does.
2. Do not mix up similar short forms.
Q44. Write the full form of: CBI [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: Central Bureau of Investigation. India's main agency to investigate serious crimes.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the full form along with what the organisation does.
2. Do not mix up similar short forms.
Q45. Write the full form of: NASA [1 mark]
View Answer & Explanation
Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The space agency of the USA.
Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the full form along with what the organisation does.
2. Do not mix up similar short forms.
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