CBCI Education MasterMinds Sample Question Paper Junior Category (Classes VI to VIII) Set 1 (This paper has 50 questions) Time allowed: 45 minutes Read all the instructions: . Try to answer ALL the questions. Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer. A, B or C. Only use a Pencil or Black ball pen to mark your answers in OMR sheet. Make sure you only mark One answer for each question. In case 2 or more options are selected then that answer will not be considered for marking. There is no negative marking. Each correct answer gives 1 point. Make sure all your details are correct and that you have signed the OMR sheet. Only complete as many answers as there are questions. At the end of the test, hand this paper, the OMR sheet and any notes to the invigilator. All the Correct answers are highlighted with Green Q1. Which is the largest hot desert in the world? Sahara b) Kalahari c) Arabian Q2. Identify this famous building. a) Washington House b) b)Winter Palace White House Q3. Which school does Harry Potter study in? Hogwarts b) Harrow c) Harrenhall Q4. Who was the first, and temporary, Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India? Dr Sachidananda Sinha b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad c) Benegal N Rau Q5. Which patriarch was the father of Ishmael and Isaac, and is revered as the founding father of three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam? a) Jacob Abraham c) Elijah @ CBCI Education MasterMinds 2018 Page 1 Q6. In which place was Lord Krishna born? a) Vrindavan Mathura c) Dwarka Q7. Which of these actresses is the wife of cricketer Virat Kohli? Anushka Sharma b) Sagarika Ghatge c) Kriti Sanon Q8. Which is the largest state in India? Rajasthan b) Madhya Pradesh c) Andhra Pradesh Q9. Of which country is this person the current President? a) Italy b) b)Germany France Q10. Which of these India tribes shares its name with a prehistoric super-continent? Gond b) Bhil c) Khasi Q11. On the banks of which river is this monument situated? a) Gomti b) Ganga Yamuna Q12. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India? a) M Hidayatullah Harilal J Kania c) Y V Chandrachud Q13. Of which EPL club was this person the owner till recently? a) Manchester city b) Sheffield United Leicester City Q14. What is the capital of Nepal? a) Bhaktapur b) Thimphu Kathmandu @ CBCI Education MasterMinds 2018 Page 2 Q15. If S1-4 is one of the two British satellites launched by ISRO recently, which is the other? a) Cartosat 2 NovaSAR c) AstroSat Q16. Which state has the longest coastline? a) Maharashtra Gujarat c) Tamil Nadu Q17. What was the name of the 1st Indian satellite? Aryabhata b) Bhaskara c) Madhava Q18. Which monarch of Britain ordered a new translation of the Bible into English, a work that began in 1604 and ended in 1611? a) King Henry VIII b) Queen Elizabeth I King James I Q19. In which European city did this personality first raise a flag of India, at the International Socialist Congress in 1907? Stuttgart b) Berlin c) Paris Q20. Which Asian country's country code top-level domain is .af? a) Bhutan Afghanistan c) Azerbaijan Q21. In which monument did PK live in the film? a) Lotus Temple b) Qutub Minar Agrasen Ki Baoli Q22. Which is the largest of the 50 states of the USA? Alaska b) Texas c) California Q23. As per the Constitution of India, the right to privacy is an intrinsic part of Article 21, accorded to every citizen of the country. Which Fundamental Right does Article 21 guarantee us? Right to Freedom b) Right to Life c) Right to equality Q24. What is the capital of Pakistan? a) Karachi Islamabad c) Lahore @ CBCI Education MasterMinds 2018 Page 3 Q25. In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy travels the Yellow Brick Road with a trio of misfits: the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the __________. Name the third. Lion b) Tiger c) Eagle Q26. Of what fruit are dassheri and langda famous varieties? Mango b) Banana c) Apple Q27. In which state is this famous monument found? Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Kerala Q28. What is the national flower of India? a) Rose Lotus c)Jasmine Q29. Which is the smallest state of India? a) Sikkim Goa c) Mizoram Q30. Which of the following is NOT a fish? Silverfish b) Sea Horse c) Red Snapper Q31. Who was the 1st Indian to go into space? Rakesh Sharma b) Ravish Malhotra c) Rahul Verma Q32. Who created the fictional world of Narnia? C S Lewis b) J R R Tolkien c) Lloyd Alexander Q33. Which of these roots is used to make halwa? a) Radish Carrot c) Mustard @ CBCI Education MasterMinds 2018 Page 4 Q34. Which Rajput king built this observatory? Sawai Jai Singh b) Sawai Madho Singh c) Raja Man Singh Q35. What is usually carved into decorative jack-o'-lanterns commonly seen during the Halloween festival? a) Jackfruit b) Watermelon Pumpkin Q36. What do we call the point on the Earth's surface, directly above the focus point, where the most damage occurs during an earthquake? a) Geocentre b) Seismicentre Epicentre Q37. Which musician is the husband of this pop-star? Shawn Carter b) Calvin Broadus c) O'Shea Jackson Q38. Which state is famous for the Bihu festival? Assam b) Bihar c) Kerala Q39. Which actor played the role of Iron Man in films? Robert Downey Jr b) Ben Affleck c) Chris Hemsworth Q40. Which object in the Bible was said to be 300 cubits in length, 50 cubits in width and 30 cubits in height (or 137m long × 22.9m wide × 13.7 m high)? Noah's Ark b) Temple of Jerusalem c) Table of the Commandments Q41. Which animal is this, also seen as the symbol of Hufflepuff house in the Harry Potter novels? a) Beaver b) b)Bear Badger @ CBCI Education MasterMinds 2018 Page 5 Q42. What is the capital of Egypt? a) Memphis b) Alexandria Cairo Q43. Where was the 1st nuclear bomb dropped in 1945? a) Yokohama b) Nagasaki Hiroshima Q44. Where were the 2016 Olympic Games held? a) Beijing b) London Rio de Janeiro Q45. What is the ore of emeralds and aquamarines called? a) Zircon Beryl c) Pyrite Q46. Who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of India? a) Indira Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru c) Dr. Manmohan Singh Q47. Which state is this dance from? Kerala b) Karnataka c) Tamil Nadu Q48. Which layer in the stratosphere screens out the harmful UV rays that can damage or kill living cells? Ozone layer b) Carbon layer c) Tritium layer Q49. Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay are characters in which 1859 novel set during the French revolution by Charles Dickens? A Tale of Two Cities b) Hard Times c) The Pickwick Papers Q50. Literally meaning "in the style of the chapel", what music style features only voices & no instruments? a) Aria b) Adagio A Cappella @ CBCI Education MasterMinds 2018 Page 6 .