Lesson 35

Q. Choose the correct answer

1. Which product category does the brand name NAKSHATRA refer toA. Telescopes B. Jewellery

2. VICKS belongs to which companyA. Proctor & Gamble B. Hindustan Unilever

3. Which company sponsored the first Cricket World cupA. Prudential B. Coca-Cola

4. Which of the following companies do not make cameraA. Konica B. Xerox

5. What is the product of the company BILTA. Nuts and Bolts B. Paper

6. KINLEY mineral water belongs to which companyA. Coca-Cola B. Dabur

7. What is the catchword for Vodafone cellular service provider?A. Hi! B. Hello !

8. What completes the slogan “Thanda Matlab…..”A. Pepsi B. Coca-Cola

9. ‘Silk Epil’ is a product of which companyA. Gillette B. Braun

10. To which company does the’ C-sip’ brand belongA. Dr. Morpen B. Dabur

Lesson 36

Q. Answer the following

1. Who said “ A little learning is a dangerous thing”2. What is the name given to a poem of fourteen lines?3. What is the language prevalent in ‘ Lakshadweep’?4. What does the word URDU mean?5. Former English County where the humerous stories are based?6. What is the form of writing developed by the Egyptian by utilizing picture symbol called?7. A famous author whose first two names are Vidyadhar Suraj Prasad and8. Which Greek writer said “Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched”9. What are the secret texts of the “Shaivites” the Hindu Tantric writings of medieval India called?10. Which script is used for the Hindu, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Marathi laguages?11. Who was Sherlock Holmes compatriot and chronicler?12. Which is the language of the texts of “Theravada Buddhism”, that is also called “the language of mankind

philosophy”?

Lesson 37

Q. Match the following

Books Authers

1. Apple cart A. William Shakespeare2. Jurassic Park B. Enid Blyton3. The Tempest C. Sri Aurobindo4. Games People Play D. Thomas A. Harris5. The Life Divine E. G. B. Show6. Maktubat F. Thomas Moore7. The Road Less Travelled G. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi8. Utopia H. Eric Berne9. I’m OK, You’re OK I. M. Scott Peck10. The Enchanted True Stories J. Michael Crichton

Lesson 38

Q. Name the following

a. It is a cinema theatre located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It has a record seating capacity of 2563 persons.b. It is a 25.4Kms long dam in Orissa. It has a high-head spillway on the Mahanadi. This dam was completed in

the year 1956.c. This cinema house in Bangaluru has a 18mx8.38m screen. It has a seating capacity of 1465 persons.d. This is the oldest observatory in the world. It is situated in Delhi and constructed by Maharaja Jai Singh-II of

Jaipur in 1725.e. This temple has the 18th century 1212 pillared, 1220m long corridor at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. It is the

world’s longest corridor.

Lesson 39

Q. Match the following

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. First Bank A. The General Bank of India2. First Joint Stock Bank B. Punjab National Bank3. The largest bank of India C. ICICI Bank4. Bank established by Lala Lajput Rai D. State Bank of India5. The largest Issuer of Credit Cards E. The Bank of Hindustan, Kolkata(1770)6. First Central Bank F. Central Bank of India7. The introduction of Credit Card System in India G. Reserve Bank of India

Lesson 41

Q. Complete the following

1. Indirect tax is _____________________2. The currency prevalent in Russia is _______________3. The currency of France is____________________4. Download cycle in business cycle is called_______________5. The first 5 year plan was launched in _______________6. The organisation which decides on the volume and value of banknotes to be printed___________________7. The measure of living costs based on changes in the retail prices is known as_______________8. The condition in which one is capable of working but not able to find any work is ____________________9. Complete the famous line on economics “ In the long run, everyone is ______________10. The form of barter system where goods are exchanged without any direct contact between the traders, is

called as ---------------------------------------------

Lesson 42

Q. Write the full form of

a. PINb. POWc. LPGd. FIRe. ECGf. WMDg. IQh. RAWi. RAMj. GMTk. NOCl. PETAm. MOUn. VATo. CDMA

Lesson 43

Q. Answer the following questions

a. When did DRDO announced that it would be closing the missile programme formally as most of the missiles in the programme were developed and inducted into Indian armed forces.

b. What was the purpose of sending NASA spacecraft ‘The MESSENGER’ on August 3, 2004.c. Who was Piyush Bobby Jindal.d. Who was David Thompsone. When did Chinese Government ban use of plastic in that country?f. Who was Marion Jones?g. Who was Kundan Lal Saigal?h. Who was Peter Seamus O’Toole?i. Who was Noor Jehan?j. Who was Rajendra Kumar?k. Who was Ustad Bismillah Khan sahib?

Lesson 46

Q. Match the following

Sports Prizes

1. Cricket A. Thomas Cup2. Hockey B. Swaythling Cup3. Badminton C. Charminar Trophy4. Rugby D. Currie Cup5. Table Tennis E. Centennial Cup6. Volleyball F. Arthur Walker Trophy7. Billiards G. Duleep Trophy8. Athletics H. Calcutta Cup9. Bridge I. Champions Trophy10. Polo J. Bermuda Bowl

Lesson 48

Q. Answer the following

a. What is the hobby of collecting stamps known as.b. What is the art of collecting and studying coins and correncies known as?c. What is the art of cultivation of flowers vegitables, fruits and shrubs known as?d. What is the painting of inanimate objects like fruits and flower called?e. How many musicians make up a QUINTET?f. What is a person who plays the FLUTE called?g. What does a PUGILIST do?h. What would one be sitting on if he were taking part in a DRESSAGE EVENT?i. What is the proper name for a MOUTH ORGAN?j. In music, what does DJ stand for?