1. What is the full form of UNICEF?
United Nations International Children’s Emergency fund.
2. What is the half-lion, half-eagle character of the Greek mythology called?
Griffin
3. What is the larva of a butterfly or moth called?
Caterpillar
4. What is the original name of Santa Claus?
San Nicholas
5. What was the name of Jawaharlal Nehru’s father?
Moti Lal Nehru
6. Which country invented the number, zero?
India
7. What is the full form of BBC?
British Broadcasting Corporation
8. What is Pedagogy?
It is the art or method of teaching.
9. What does deficiency of Vitamin A lead to?
Night blindness
10. When is World’s Environment Day celebrated?
5 June
11. Which Indian god rides on a parrot?
12. Which is the largest continent?
Asia
13. Why is iodized salt better than unionized salt?
Because iodine deficiency leads to goiter.
14. What does LPG stand for?
Liquid Petroleum Gas
15. What is the teacher of Karate called?
Sansai
16. Who is referred to as the ‘Nightingale of India’?
Sarojini Naidu
17. Which is the oldest religion in the world?
Hinduism
18. Who invented the telephone?
Graham Bell
19. How many times does the heart beat in 60 seconds?
3000 times
20. What is holography?
It is a method of making 3-dimensional photograph