Chapter 12: Famous Personalities
Match each personality in column ‘A’ with their country given in column ‘B’. 1. Vladimir Lenin: Russia 2. Jawaharlal Nehru: India 3. Benito Mussolini: Italy 4. George Washington: U.S.A. 5. Napoleon Bonaparte: France 6. Adolf Hitler: Germany 7. Nelson Mandela: South Africa 8. Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar 9. Winston Churchill: England 10. Marshal Tito: […]
Chapter 11: Cities with Special Titles
The following are the special titles given to some cities. Write the name of each of them. 1. The Pink City: Jaipur 2. The Forbidden City: Lhasa 3. The City of Skyscrapers: New York 4. The City of the Golden Gate: San Francisco 5. The Granite City: Aberdeen 6. The Quaker City: Philadelphia 7. The […]
Chapter 10: Cities of the World
Read the clues and unscramble the names of the famous cities of the world. 1. City known for its ultramodern architecture (UBAID) -> Dubai 2. City best known for its roadside food (IEDHL) -> Delhi 3. City known for its sandy beaches and timber houses (LLIWNTOEGN) -> Wellington 4. Former name of this city was […]
Chapter 9: Countries and Capitals
Match the countries and capitals listed in separate columns. 1. Greece: Athens 2. China: Beijing 3. France: Paris 4. Japan: Tokyo 5. South Korea: Seoul 6. Myanmar: Naypyidaw 7. Pakistan: Islamabad 8. U.S.A.: Washington D.C. 9. U.K.: London 10. Argentina: Buenos Aires 11. Italy: Rome 12. Denmark: Copenhagen 13. Portugal: Lisbon 14. Brazil: Brasilia 15. […]
Chapter 8: Wonders of the Past
Fill in the blanks to get the names of the wonders of the past era. 1. The Stonehenge of Wiltshire 2. The Colosseum of Rome 3. The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa of Alexandria 4. The Great Wall of China 5. The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing 6. The Hagia Sophia of Turkey 7. The Leaning […]
Chapter 7: Sobriquets
Given below are some well-known sobriquets by which countries are known. Name the country with the help of the clues given in the box. 1. The Land of the Golden Fleece: Australia 2. The Island of Pearls: Bahrain 3. The Cockpit of Europe: Belgium 4. The Land of the Golden Pagoda: Myanmar 5. The Land […]
Chapter 6: World’s Superlatives
Name the following: 1. Highest Mountain Peak: Mount Everest 2. Largest Island: Greenland 3. Largest Desert: The Sahara 4. Largest Continent: Asia 5. Longest Canal: The Suez Canal 6. Smallest Bird: Hummingbird 7. Longest Railway: Trans-Siberian 8. Longest Wall: The Great Wall of China 9. Longest Platform: Hubli, India 10. Coldest Place: Vostok, Antarctica 11. […]
Chapter 5: Events and Dates
Fill in the correct years of the events given below. 1. Battle of Kalinga: 261 BCE 2. Sultan Mahmud Ghazni invaded India: 1001 3. Slave Dynasty was founded by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak: 1206 4. Vasco-da-Gama landed at Calicut (now Kozhikode): 1498 5. First battle of Panipat: 1526 6. Battle of Haldighati: 1576 7. English East India […]
Chapter 4: Great People of the Past
The following people were famous in their own way. Read their brief description and write their names. 1. The Sikh Guru who attained martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb: Guru Tegh Bahadur 2. The King of Macedonia who set out for mighty military exploits and invaded India in 327 B.C.E.: Alexander 3. He was […]
Chapter 3: Cities and Rivers
Write the names of the rivers and states/union territories which belong to the following cities. 1. Agra: Yamuna, UP 2. Ahmedabad: Sabarmati, Gujarat 3. Kolkata: Hooghly, West Bengal 4. Cuttack: Mahanadi, Odisha 5. Delhi: Yamuna, Delhi 6. Guwahati: Brahmaputra, Assam 7. Lucknow: Gomti, UP 8. Nashik: Godavari, Maharashtra 9. Patna: Ganga, Bihar 10. Srinagar: Jhelum, […]