CBSE Class 6 General Knowledge Revision Worksheet

Q1. Write True or False:

1. Lila Seth was first Prime Minister of India. _________

2. E-mail stands for electronic mail _________

3. Gitanjali is written by Mahatma Gandhi. _________

4. Cricket is the national sport of India. _________

5. Term Bull s Eye is used in golf . _________

6. MS. Dhoni is the captian of Chennai Super Kings. _________

7. Vijay Mallya is the owner of Mumbai Indians. _________

8. Dhaka provide financial assistance to Bangladesh. _________

9. Sushma Swaraj is a minister of home affairs. _________

10. Deccan Chargers were the champions of season 2009. _________

Q2.Fill in the blanks:

1. The term Grand Slam is used in ________ sport.

2. The famous rock cut Buddha temple in Maharashtra_________.

3. First woman in space was________.

4. First space station was ___________ .

5. ________ is the highest active volcano.

6. _________ is the currency of Egypt.

7. Won is the currency of ____________.

8. Myanmar is the old name of ____________.

9. World AIDS day is on ______________.

10. ___________ is located on the bank of river Hoogly.

Q3.Answer the following:

1. Who is the President of FIFA?

2. Who is our 15th Prime Minister?

3. Who discovered Aeroplane?

4. Who won the first Nobel prize for India in Physics?

5. Which is the folk dance of Tamil Nadu?

6. Name the highest honour America got.

7. Namer the folk dance of Nagaland.

8. Who is the editor of newspaper The Statesman?

9. When did Modi and Sheikh Hasina visit Dhaka?

10. When do we observe The Earth Day?

Q4.Match the following:
Column A                              Column B
1. Arun Jaitley                     a. Jaipur
2. September 27                 b. Mumbai
3. Gateway of India             c. Finance , Defence
4. Queen of Mountains       d. World Tourisim Day
5. Rajasthan Royals           e. Mussourie

A. Write the full form of the given abbreviations.

1.WTO
Answer : World Trade Organisation.

2.IMO
Answer : International Maritime Organisation

3.WBG
Answer : World Bank Group.

4.UNICEF
Answer : United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

5.UNESCO
Answer : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisations.

6.FAO
Answer : Food and Agricultural Organisation.

7.ICAO
Answer : Institute of Charted Accountants of India.

8.WHO
Answer : World Health Organisation.

B. Name the following ministers.

1.Minister of Science and Technology.
Answer : Dr.Harsh Vardhan.

2.Minister of Human Resource Development.
Answer : Ramesh Pokhriyal.

3.Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Answer : Giriraj Singh.

4.Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Answer : Prakash Javdekar

C. Answer these questions.

1.What is a Novel Coronavirus?
Answer : A Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a new strain of Coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans.

2.How does Coronavirus transmit?
Answer : Coronavirus transmit through person to person’s close contact. It is a respiratory virus which spreads through droplets of infected person’s sneeze, cough, saliva and discharge from the nose.

3.Where was the first case of Novel Coronavirus was identified?
Answer : The first case of Novel Coronavirus was identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province in China.

4.How did Coronavirus get its name?
Due to their crown like projections on the surfaces, Coronavirus got its name.

D. Write a short note that how you spend your time during Coronavirus lockdown.
Answer : Do it by yourself.

World Radio Day was observed on 12 February 2013 to raise awareness about the importance of radio

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award. Anoushka Shankar accepted the award on 9 Feb 2013.

India celebrated its 64th Republic Day on 26 January 2013. Unfurling of National flag, the rich cultural heritage, were the highlights

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Lydia Ko, the teenager became youngest winner of a women's European Tour golf event by winning at New Zealand Women's Open in Christchurch on 10 February 2013.

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Earthquakes can be detected by an instrument called a _______.'
Answer : seismograph

2. A ______ is a large and destructive water wave caused by a sudden disturbance that vertically displaces the water column.
Answer : tsunami,

3. Cyclones are also called ______.
Answer : hurricanes

4. _______ occur due to shortage of rain over a long period.
Answer : droughts,

5. _______ generally occur due to heavy rainfall when river water flows beyond its normal course.
Answer : flood

6. _______ occur when massive slabs of snow break loose and race downhill rapidly.
Answer : avalanches

B. Name the following.

1. What was the name of king Dashratha’s wife who persuaded him to make Bharatha the king? ______
Answer : Kaikai

2. Name the sister of Krishna and Balrama. ______
Answer : Subhadra

3. Who assumed the form of a golden deer to help Ravana kidnap Sita? ______
Answer : Maricha

4. In the battle of Kurukshetra, name the brave boy who knew the secret of entering the’Chakravyooh’.
Answer : Abhimanyu

5. In the Mahabharata, who was born to Kunti and Surya the sun god but brought up by a low caste charioteer and his wife. ______
Answer : Karna

6. According to the Mahabharata, the hundred Kauravas had only one sister, Name her. ______
Answer : Dussala.

C. Name the following Union Cabinet Ministers.

1. Minister of Finance.
Answer : NirmalaSitharaman

2. Minister of Road Transport.
Answer : NitinGadkari

3. Minister of Home Affairs.
Answer : Amit Shah

4. Minister of External Affairs.
Answer : Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

5. Minister of Communications.
Answer : Ravishankar Prasad

6. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Answer : Dharmendra Pradhan.

Q. 1 Name the personality who was honored with Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration 2012.
Answer : Gulzar.

Q. 2 Name the Indian Woman Weightlifter who won Nationl Weightlifting Championship 2013.
Answer : Manpreet Kaur

Q. 3 Where in India was the inaugural World Series Hockey Tournament held ?
Answer : Chandigarh

Q. 4 Who is appointed as the Vice- President of Indian National Congress ?
Answer : Rahul Gandhi

Q.5 Which award is given to the coaches of Sportspersons?
Answer : Dronacharya award

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. A large area of land covered by grasses with very few trees is called a __________.
Answer : Grassland.

2. A large area of land with dense growth of trees is called a __________.
Answer : Forest.

3. All continents on earth have forests and grasslands except for __________
Answer : Antarctica.

4. In Africa the grasslands are called _________.
Answer : Savannas

5. In North and South America the grasslands are called __________ and Pampas respectively.
Answer : Prairies.

6. The forests which experience heavy rainfall, and where trees never shed their leaves are Called _________ forests.
Answer : Evergreen.

7. The forests which experience medium rainfall, and where trees shed their leaves during a part of the year and called __________ forests.
Answer : Deciduous.

8. The _________ forests are made up mainly of cone-bearing or coniferous trees.
Answer : Coniferous.

9. The grassland grow in areas where there is not enough _________ to support the growth of trees.
Answer : Rainfall

10. The largest tropical rainforest in the world is the __________ rainforest in South America
Answer : Amazon.

1 Winners of Padma Vibhushan -2012

1. Shri K G Subramanyan – Art-Painting & Sculpture – West Bengal

2. Late Shri Mario De Miranda – Art-Cartoonist – Goa*

2 Winners of Padma Bhushan-2012

Smt. Shabana Azmi – Art – Cinema – Maharashtra

2. Shri Khaled Choudhury – Art – Theatre – West Bengal

3. Shri Jatin Das – Art – Painting – Delhi

4. Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta – Art – Instrumental Music – Sarod – West Bengal

5. Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol alias Dharmendra – Art – Cinema – Maharashtra

3 Mo Yan, the Chinese author, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature

Answer the following questions.

1-Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of South Indian Bank ?
Answer : Murli Ramkrishnan

2- Who is the president of the Indian institute of Public and Administration ?
Answer : Venkaiah Naidu.

3- What is the name of the social activist and Arya Samaj leader who has passed away recently ?
Answer : Leader Swami Agnivesh.

4- Who represented India in the virtual meeting of Labour and Employment Ministers of G-20 Nations ?
Answer : S. Jaishankar.

5- Name the first American cricketer who joined IPL ?
Answer : Ali Khan.

6- When is the International Literacy Day is celebrated all over the world ?
Answer : 8th September

7- Name the company which became the first Indian company to cross 8200 billion in market valuation ?
Answer : Reliance Industries.

8- Who is appointed as the new chairperson of the National School of Drama ?
Answer : Paresh Rawal

9- Who launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana ?
Answer : Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi.

10- Which fighter aircraft has been formally inducted into the Air force at a formal function at Air force Station Ambala ?
Answer : Rafale fighter aircraft

SPORTS

Indian Billiards Player Pankaj Advani on 29 October 2012 won 7th World Billiards Championship title after comprehensively beating defending champion and seasoned Englishman Mike Russell in the finals of World Billiards Championship 2012.

Joshna Chinappa, one of the top squash players of India claimed the IJM Land Penang Open after defeating top most squash player Siti Munirah Jusoh of Malaysia in straight games on 30 October 2012

A. Fill in the following blank with the idioms.

1. My brother is like a _________ . He always tells me how I can improve my grades although they are fine.
Answer : Backseat driver

2. I bought this car at 50% off. What _________ it was!
Answer : A steal

3. When I saw my grandmother after a major surgery, she _________.
Answer : Was alive and kicking

4. All models that are a part of the fashion industry are extremely thin. They are _________.
Answer : All skin and bones

5. The person who has stolen the precious diamond is still _________.
Answer : At large

6. Being at the top position in the company takes a lot of hard work. It is not a ____________.
Answer : Bed of roses

7. My mother thinks my brother is perfect. He is the ___________.
Answer : Apple of her eyes

8. The flood in Jammu and Kashmir was a natural disaster. It was an __________.
Answer : Act of God

9. My brother imagined monsters under his bed, but there were not any. It was ________.
Answer : All in his head

10. The apartment that we bought was extremely expensive and it cost us an __________.
Answer : Arm and a leg

Current Affairs 2012

1 The current 39th Chief Justice is Altamas Kabir,was sworn on 29 september 2012 and he, who will hold the office till 18th July 2013.As the chief judge, the Chief Justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law.

2 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian president and Nobel laureate, will get this year's Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for being an "inspiration" to women and ensuring return of peace and democracy in her country, An international jury, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, selected Sirleaf for the award, set up by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

A. Read the clues and name the diseases.

1. Inflammation of one or more joints causing pain and stiffness. It can worsen with age._______

2. It occurs when part of your brain does not get the blood that it needs.________

3. A condition that results in too much sugar in the blood or high blood glucose_______

4. A learning disorder characterised by difficulty in reading._________

5. A disease in which abnormal cells grow, divide and spread._________

6. A disease of the lungs. It makes it difficult for air to move in and out of the lungs.________

7. A disorder in which the blood does not clot normally._________

8. A disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system causing paralysis._________

B. Choose the correct answer to these questions about everyday science in our kitchen.

1. Leafy vegetables get most of their green colour from-
a. carotene.
b. mitochondria.
c. chlorophyll.

2. When milk is converted into curd, the sour taste is due to-
a. lactic acid.
b. citric acid.
c. acetic acid.

3. Table Salt is-
a. potassium chloride.
b. iodine.
c. sodium chloride.

4. The bubbles in soda water and soft drinks is due to-
a. oxygen.
b. carbon dioxide.
c. hydrogen.

5. Table Sugar is which type of sugar?
a. sucrose.
b. fructose.
c. glucose.

6. Which of the following is a healthy substitute for butter because it uses ' good facts'?
a. cream.
b. paneer.
c. margarine.