Explore India : Quiz Time
1) Answer the following questions with information from the lesson :
a) What is a quiz ?
Ans: A quiz is where knowledge is tested by asking questions. It is a form of game or competition.
b) How many school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase ?
Ans: Five school teams were participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase.
c) Who was the Quizmaster ?
Ans: Mr. P.K. Baruah was the Quizmaster.
d) What were the rules of the quiz as announced by the scorer Aparna ?
e) Which team was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition ?
2) How well do you know your country ? Complete the following sentences. They are from the lesson and are about our country.
(a) The ancient name of Assam was Kamrup. It was also known as _______.
(b) Su-ka-pha established the Ahom Kingdom in Assam in the year ______.
(c) ______ does not share its border with Assam.
(d) The capital of Assam during the Ahom rule was _______.
(e) The colours of our tricolour National flag are ______ and ______,______.
(f) White stands for ________ and ___________.
(g) Mahatma Gandhi was born in __________ in the state of __________.
(h) Amritsar in Punjab is famous for the _____ of the _____.
(i) The largest population of Indian rhino can be seen in _______.
(j) The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, was ______.
(k) The Qutub Minar, the world’s tallest free standing stone tower was built in _______ by _______.
3) Test your memory. Match the statements under A with correct statements under B without looking at the lesson :
A | B |
1. One name by which our country India is known is Hindustan. | It signifies courage and sacrifice. |
2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron. | It signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. |
3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma Chakra. | Gandhiji’s salt March started here in 1930. |
4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal. | ‘Bharat’ or ‘Bharatvarsha’ is another name for it. |
5. Dandi in Gujrat is famous for a historical event. | It was in memory of his wife Mumtaj Mahal. |