GK question collection

Joint Examination Board
PABSON, Bhaktapur
Second Term Exam - 2066
Class: V Time: 1.30 hrs. F.M: 50
Subject: General Knowledge P.M: 20


Attempt all the questions
Choose the best Alternatives. 1 x 40 =40

Q.No.1. Who was known as the son of the air?
a. Bali b. Sugriv c. Hanuman

Q.No.2. What was the real name of Bhishmapitamaha?
a. Bidur b. Debbrata c. Ravan

Q.No.3. Who is the author of "Gitanjali”?
a.JK Rowling b. Rabindranath Tagore c. Shakespeare

Q.No.4. What is the first calculating device?
a. Computer b. calculator c. Abacus

Q.No. 5. Where were the first SAF Games held?
a. Kathmandu b. Dhaka c. Male

Q.No.6 What is the national game of USA?
a. Cricket b. Baseball c. Football

Q.No.7. Olympic Games are held in every……..
a. 2 years b. 3 years c. 4 years

Q.No.8.What is the chemical symbol of water?
a.HO2 b. H2O2 c.H2O


Q.No.9.Which of these is an air-born disease?
a. Cancer b. Common Cold c. AIDS

Q.No.10.Who invented the television?
a. John Logi Baird b. Torecelli c. Macmillan

Q.No.11.Who invented the telephone?
a. Thomas Elva Edison b. Alexander Graham Bell c. Alfred Nobel

Q.No.12. Who invented the fountain pen?
a. Waterman b. Alfred Nobel c. J.L Baird

Q.No.13.What is the force that holds you on the ground?
a. Magnetic b. Frictional c. Gravitational

Q.No.14.It is an instrument that measures rainfall.
a. Rain Meter b. Screw Gauge c. Rain Gauge

Q.No.15.To convert meter into centimeter, we multiply by:
a. 100 b. 150 c. 1000



Q.No.16.To convert kilometer into meter, we multiply by:
a. 100 b. 100000 c. 1000

Q.No.17. Which is known as the roof of the world?
a. Tibet b. Belgium c. Japan

Q.No.18. which is known as the land of Rising Sun?
a. Nepal b. India c. Japan

Q.No.19.When was SAARC established?
a. 1985 December b. 1945 December c. 1995 January

Q.No.20.Which is the biggest country of SAARC on the basis of area?
a. India b. Pakistan c. Nepal

Q.no.21.Which one is the first country to use paper currency?
a. Nepal b. India c. China

Q.No.22.Who is the first lady to travel outer space?
a. Valentina Tareskova b. Kalpana Chawala c. Junko Tabei

Q.No.23. Who is the first president of USA?
a. George Washington b. George Bush c. Barrack Obama

Q.No.24.Which is the widest river?
a. Ganges b. Nile c. Amazon

Q.No.25.Which is the biggest ocean?
a. Atlantic b. Pacific c. Arctic

Q.No.26.Which is the biggest mammal?
a. Blue Whale b. Hammer Head Whale c. Whale Shark

Q.No.27.Which is the tallest animal?
a. Elephant b. Giraffe c. Camel

Q.No.28.Who made the logo of SAARC?
a. Shailendra Maharjan b. Abdul Ahasan c. Ziyaur Rehaman

Q.No.29.What is the capital city of Thailand?
a. Tehran b. Bangkok c. Kabul

Q.No.30.What is the capital city of Nepal?
a. Kathmandu b. Lalitpur c. Bhaktapur

Q.No.31.Who is known as the lady with the lamp?
a. Marie Curie b. Mother Teressa c. Florence Nightingale

Q.No.32.Who is known as the Iron Lady?
a. Pasang L. Sherpa b. Elizabeth c. Margaret Thatcher

Q.No.33.What is the people of China called?
a. Chinese b. Thai c. Afgan

Q.No.34.Who is the head of the Supreme Court?
a. Prime Minister b. Chief Justice c. Chief Minister

Q.No.35.Who is the first Martyr of Nepal?
a. Dasharath Chand b. Bhimsen Thapa c. Lakhan Thapa

Q.No.36.Who was the mother of Lord Buddha?
a. Mayadevi b. Kausalya c. Kunti

Q.No.37.Who is the present deputy prime minister of Nepal?
a. Bidya Bhandari b. Sujata Koirala c. Hisila Yami

Q.No.38.Who is the present prime minister of Nepal?
a. Girija Prasad Koirala b. Pushpa Kamal Dahal c. Madhav Kumar Nepal

Q.No.39 What is the area of Nepal?
a. 147,919 sq.km b. 154,197 sq.km c. 147,181 sq.km

Q.No.40.How many years make a century?
a. 50 b. 100 c. 200


Group B
Solve the puzzle with the help of the hints: 1×10=10

Hints:
1. It is the place where secretariat of SAARC is located.
2. It is the biggest desert of the world.
3. It is the longest river of the world.
4. It is the biggest official building of the world.
5. It is the biggest volcano in the world.
6. It is the place where Gobi Desert is situated.
7. It is the land of midnight sun.
8. It is known as the land of rising sun.
9. It is the first country to use paper currency.
10. Surname of the first person to go to the outer space.

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