Plant Kingdom

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1. The green colouring pigment found in all green plants which helps in the process of photosynthesis. ………………………………. 2. A group of plants which grows in moist climate in tropical and subtropical areas……………………………… 3. This flower releases the maximum amount of scent at night to attract moths. ………………………………… 4. This flower has spicy aroma reminiscent of cloves and cinnamon spicy odour evokes Christmas and happier times. …………………………….. 5. This tree is known as Kalpataru. It is a wishfulling divine tree said to fulfill all desires. It originated during the Churning of the ocean. ……………………………..

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6. It has large scales made of cemented like hair covering its skin. It is found in the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. It rolls up into a ball. …………………………….. 7. It travels in large group called ‘pods’. If it is ill, the others push it to the surface so it can breathe. ………………………… 8. It is an endangered animal found in Medagaskar. It is a nocturnal lemur with a long middle finger for extracting grubs hidden deep in the crevices. ………………………………………… 9. This mammal has hooves with many toes and striking horizontal black and white stripes on its thighs and the top of its forlegs.It comes from the giraffe family found in Ituri Forest , Zaire. …………………………………. 10. This Mammal eats fish and looks slim with short limbs which have webbed paws. …………………………...

Complete the following sentences. 11. Cricket (SLC) paid tribute to former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya with a book titled, ……………………………. 12. A signed hardcover copy of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ……………………………………..the English translation of his famous Bengali play 'Raja' - has been sold for USD 700 at an auction in the US. 13. The book penned down by PM named …………………………………….was launched to reach out to the students across the country ahead of their exams. 14. Vice President M .Venkaiah Naidu received the first copy of the book …………………………………...... from the Author former Joint Secretary, Dr. Pavan Sharma. 15. The book of Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran named ……………………………………………….launched by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

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16. Complete this series of numbers: 9 = 4, 21 = 9, 22 = 9, 24 = 10, 8 = 5, 7 = 5, 99 = 10, 100 = 7, 16 =?, 17 =?………………………………….. 17. What are the next three letters in the following sequence? J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __ 18. What can you hold without ever touching or using your hands? ……………………………. 19. What makes this number unique 8,549,176,320? ……………………………

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Fill in the blanks to complete the statements. 25. The word ………………………… is common to a measured amount of a medicine and a small portable computer that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse. 26. A computing device which is essentially a tablet that also functions as a phone is known as a ……………………………… 27. An accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility based on the reception of signals from an array of orbiting satellites is known as ………………………………

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28. …………………………………..is a mobile phone that is able to perform many of the functions of a computer, typically having a relatively large screen and an operating system capable of running general –purpose applications.

29. A company that owns or controls production in more than one nation is called……………………… 30. Cargill Foods, an MNC has bought over which indigenous Indian company? …………………………… 31. Ford Motors entered the Indian automobile business in collaboration with which Indian manufacturer? ……………………………. 32. Removing barriers or restrictions set by the government is called: ……………………………….. 33. Which is the most endangered nation due to flooding from climate change? …………………………………. 34. Who is the president of Japan? ……………………………… 35. Which is the smallest country in the world? ………………………………. 36. Who is the present chief election commissioner of ? ………………………………

37. Who approves 20 lakh houses for urban poor under PM Awas Yojna recently? ……………………………………….. 38. Which app is launched by the Union Minister Piyush Goyal to monitor the coal dispatch? ………………………………………… 39. Which Union Minister launched the mobile app of (MHA) Grievances Redressal Mobile Application and Border Security Force (BSF)? ………………………………….. 40. Leena Nair is appointed as the secretary in the ministry of ______. 41. Which union ministry has launched nation-wide training programme for Elected Women representatives (EWRs) of Panchayats? ……………………………….

42. What is the name of Jackal-headed Egyptian God?…………………………….. 43. According to Indian mythology, who is the king of the birds? …………………………….. 44. The Kauravas had only one sister. What was her name? …………………………….. 45. What is often referred to as the ‘Fifth Veda’? …………………………….

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46. What is common to Ares, Mars, Indra and Kartikeya? ……………………………

47. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on……………………….. 48. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains? …………………………………… 49. Match the following: Valley State a. . Dzukou Valley 1. Himachal Pradesh b. Yumthang Valley 2. Sikkim c.. Neora Valley 3. Nagaland d. Sangla Valley 4.

50. Which State has the largest coastline in India? ………………………..

51. Which country opens 1st movie theater in 35 years? …………………………….. 52. One hundred and fifty participants from 31 countries and 400 entrepreneurs from India will participate in the four day International SME convention being held in ……………………………….from 22ndto 24th April. 53. Who is the author of the book "Winning like Virat: Think & Succeed like Kohli"? 54. In Nepal the famous …………………………..is being celebrated in Bhaktapur and other parts of Kathmandu valley.

Identify the logo’s of the given international

airlines:

55. 56. 57.

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Fill in the blanks. 65. Scientists have identified a new species of frog called ……………………………… in the highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa. 66. The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MOES) is tying up with US and Finland to develop new …………………...... that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at greater resolution. 67. West Bengal government has given its approval to State Forest Department to apply for coveted Ramsar Site recognition under Ramsar Convention to……………………………………………. 68. Researchers have discovered new grass-like plant species named ……………………………………………… in Ponmudi hills within the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot.

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Fill in the blanks with the names of precious stones. 74. …………………………………. is the hardest naturally occurring substance known. 75. ………………………………….. is a green gemstone of which Jadiete and Nephrite are two highly prized varieties. 76. ………………………………..... is a violet gemstone , whose name is derived from a Greek word meaning ‘not toxicated’. 77. …………………………………. in its pure form is colourless and can be mistaken for a diamond. 78. ………………………………… is a concretion formed by a mollusk shell having a lot of varieties.

79. Who was the first Indian commander-in-chief of the Indian Amy? ………………………………… 80. What does the abbreviation NDA stands for? …………………………………. 81. Where are the headquarters of the Indian Navy located? ………………………………. 82. Where is the Indian Naval Academy located? ……………………………………. 83. What is the rank lower than the Major General in the Indian Army? ……………………..

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91. Which African country on 18 April 2018 announced that it would officially change the name of his country to the “Kingdom of eSwatini”? ………………………….. 92. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 16 April 2018 named one crater on Pluto’s largest moon – Charon after which mythological character from Mahabharata? ...... 93. India’s first laboratory dedicated to standardization, research and manufacturing of 5G equipment has been opened in which IIT? ……………………….. 94. What was the motto of 2018 Commonwealth Games? ...... 95. Which country topped the medals tally of 2018 Commonwealth Games? ………………………………………..

96. Which city has become the first-ever Indian urban area of the country where the total number of vehicles surpassed the human population? ………………………… 97. What is the name of South Korea’s disgraced former president who was jailed for 24 years on 6 April 2018 for

corruption? ………………………. 98. 90th Academy Awards were presented on 4 March 2018 at Dolby Theatre (Los Angeles). Which film won the highest 4 Oscars including the award for ‘Best Picture’?...... 99. 'Tiangong-1' space lab which is set to hit the Earth soon, belongs to which country? ...... 100. Which country has recently launched its first “accessible” trekking trail for the differently-abled and the elderly? ......

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