Amity International School, Navi Mumbai

QUESTION BANK, SESSION: 2024-25

TERM 1

Class: VII
Subject: General Knowledge

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Which day is observed as ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ in India?

Ans: 26 July is celebrated as ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ in India to observe India’s
victory in the Kargil war.

2. When and which shipyard has launched the first indigenously built Talwar class
frigate, ‘INS Triput’ ?
Ans:It was launched on 24 th July by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

3. When is National Sports Day celebrated?

Ans: National sports day is celebrated on 29th August to honour the birth
anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand , an Indian hockey player and national
icon known as ‘Wizard of Hockey’.

4. Which non-traditional sport made its first debut in the Paris Olympics 2024?
Ans: Breaking, also known as break dancing made its Olympic debut this
year.

5. When is International Youth Day celebrated each year? What was its theme
this year?
Ans: It is celebrated on 12 August. This year’s theme was’ Empowering
Young Persons for Peace and Security’.

6. When is National Youth Day is celebrated? The day commemorates the birth
anniversary of which famous personality?
Ans: It is celebrated on 12th January to commemorate the birth anniversary
of Swami Vivekananda.

7. Who has been appointed the new Prime Minister of Nepal recently?
Ans: KP Sharma Oli

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8. Which of the following the iconic sportsman will be awarded the Olympic
Order for his significant contributions to the Olympic Movement?
Ans: Abhinav Bindra.

9. Where was the US Open Tennis held this year?

Ans: It was held at Jean King National Tennis Center, New York

10. NASA is exploring the option of taking the help of which aerospace company
to bring back its astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore?
Ans: NASA is exploring the option of taking help of Space X’s Crew Dragon a
privately funded rocket manufacturer.

11. Scientists are exploring hydrothermal vents near which Archipelago?

Ans: Scientists are exploring hydrothermal vents on Svalbard’s Knipovich
Ridge in the Arctic Ocean.

12. The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) announced which
country as a partner nation for the human spaceflight programme?
Ans: The Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) has partnered
with Blue Origin to offer Indian citizens a chance to experience space travel.

13. The Typhon Weapons System which was deployed in Philippines and
recently withdrawn was developed by which country?
Ans: Typhoon Weapons System developed by USA and deployed in
Philippines was withdrawn to ease tensions with Beijing in South China Sea.

14. APSTAR-6E Satellite, was developed by which country?

Ans: China

15. Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC) recently?
Ans: Preeti Sudan

16. Which country hosted the ‘Exercise Pitch Black 2024’?

Ans: Australia

17. What kind of an aircraft is the ‘C-130J Super Hercules’ which was used by
the ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister to travel to India?

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 Ans: Turboprop military transport aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin.

18. Which organization developed the ‘KAVACH system’, recently seen in news?
Ans: Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO) has developed
the KAVACH system which is an automatic train protection system which
automatically applies brakes if the driver does not respond promptly.

19. India’s first 24/7 grain ATM was launched in which state?
Ans: Odisha

MATHEMATICAL AND LOGICAL SKILLS

1. Which of the following options will complete the given series?

1, 6, 15, (...?), 45, 66. 91

a.25
b.26
c.27
d.28

Ans: d.

The pattern followed is So, the missing number is

28.

2. Peter's father has five sons. The names of four sons are Meme, Mimi, Mama,
and Mumu respectively. What is the name of the fifth son?

Ans:The fifth son is Peter himself.

3. Harsh starts walking straight facing south. After 15 metres he turned to his
right, walked 10 metres and turned to his left. Again after walking a distance
of 5 metres he turned to his left. Which direction is he facing now?
a. West

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 b. East.
c. South-West
d. North-East
Ans: b

4. Pointing to Kartik, Vivan said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son
Nitin." How is Kartik related to Vivan?

a. Uncle

b. Brother

c. Nephew

d. Father

Ans: C

Kartik's mother's brother is the father of Vivan's son

i.e., Kartik's mother's brother is Vivan.

So, Kartik is Nephew of Vivan.

5. The raspberry cookie is less expensive than the oatmeal cookie but more
expensive than the chocolate cookie. Which cookie is the least expensive?

a. Oatmeal cookie

b. Chocolate cookie

c. Raspberry cookie

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 Ans: Chocolate cookie

6. Pointing towards a girl singing on stage, Matthew says, "Her mother is the
only daughter of my mother-in-law". Who is Matthew to the girl?

a. Father

b. Uncle

c. Brother

d. Husband

Ans: Mathew is the girls father

7. Which would be the proper order of the following (in ascending order)? 1.
Trillion 2. Thousand 3. Billion 4. Hundred 5. Million

a. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5

b. 1, 5, 3, 2, 4

c. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1

d.4, 2, 5, 3,1

Ans: d

8. If CAT is coded as 3120, how will DOG be coded?

a) 4157
b) 5147
c) 4175
d) 1574

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 Ans: a) 4157 — Each letter is represented by its position in the alphabet.
C(3), A(1), T(20); similarly, D(4), O(15), G(7).

9. Mohit is 16th from the top and twelfth from the bottom in merit in the class-
How many students are there in the class?

a.29

b.28

c.27

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Ans: c

Solution: Total number of students

=16+12−1=27.

10. Read the following information and answer the following question.

(i) L, M, N, O, P, Q, R and S are sitting around a circle facing the centre,

(ii) N, who is third to the left of R is not o neighbour of R and M.

(iii) S is the neighbour of O and R and is third to the right of M.

(iv) L is not the neighbour of O who is second to the left of N.

What is the position of Q?

[Link] right of R

[Link] left of N

[Link] to the right of M

[Link] to the left of S

Ans: b

Solution:

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 The correct sitting arrangement is So, Q is sitting immediately
left of M.

11. Arrange the given words as they occur in the dictionary and thee select the
correct option.

1. Dissipate

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4. Distract

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Options:

a.6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

b.1, 6, 3, 2, 4, 5

c.3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 4

d.4, 6, 3, 1, 5, 2

Ans: a

Solution: Dictionary arrangement of words is Dissect, Disseminate,

Dissipate, Dissociate, Dissuade, Distract. i.e., 6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4

12. Select the related word from the given alternatives:

Architect : Design :: Author : ?

a. Pen

b. Paper

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 c. Book

d. English

Ans: c

13. Select the odd one out.

a.

b.

c.

d .

Ans: c

14. In a certain code language, “PILLOW” is written as “WOLLIP”, “CHAIR” is

written as “RIAHC”. Then “TABLE” will be written as:

a. ELBAT

b. ELTAB

c. BATLE

d. ABTLE

15. Select the letter pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of
words.

Hospital : Doctor

a. Army : Soldier

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 b. School : Teacher

c. Lawyer : Court

d. College : Student

Ans: b.

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