HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

HISTORY

                             i.            Who was the founder of Pala dynasty?

Ans – dharmapala

                         ii.            Who wrote Kalhana ?

Ans – Rajatarangini

                     iii.            Who was the first and last women who sat on the throne of Delhi?

Ans – Razia sultan

                      iv.            Name the last sultan of Delhi?

Ans – Ibrahim lodi

                          v.            Who wrote Akbarnama?

Ans – Abul fazi

                      vi.            Name the dynasty established by Qutubuddin Aibak.

Ans – Slave dynasty

                  vii.            Name the first sultan of Delhi.

Ans – Qutubuddin Aibak

              viii.            Who wrote Tahqiq-i-hind?

Ans – AL beruni

                      ix.            Name the last major dynasty to embrace Buddhism.

Ans – The Palas

                          x.            Who defeated Paramaras of malwa?

Ans – Alauddin kliji

      

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

                      xi.            What is the unit used to measure the speed of ships?

Ans – nautical mile

                  xii.            Name the desert in South America is considered to be one of the driest deserts in the world.

Ans – Atacama desert

              xiii.            Who was the first dalit president of India?

Ans – K.R. Narayan 

               xiv.            When did world war-1end?

Ans – 1918

                   xv.            Who is regarded as “father of geometry”?

Ans – Euclid

               xvi.            Which is the highest dam in the world?

Ans – Nurek dam

           xvii.            What are the first words of UN charter?

Ans – “We the people”

       xviii.            Name the parliament of Japan.

Ans – Diet

               xix.            Which is the largest internal organ of human body?

Ans – Liver

                   xx.            Who said “Man is a social animal”?

Ans – Aristotle

SPORTS

  i.      Field hockey is the national sport of which two countries?

Ans – India & Pakistan

ii.      What is the maximum number of overs a bowler can bowl in twenty 20 cricket match?

Ans – 4 overs

iii.      Who made the first world cup hat-trick against Bangladesh?

Ans - Brett lee

iv.      Who won the 2012 twenty 20 world cup?

Ans – West indies

v.      Which team won the 2012 ICC women’s world twenty 20 ?

Ans – Australia

vi.      Which country co-hosted the Euro 2008 football tournament along with Switzerland?

Ans – Austria

vii.      Which Indian golfer finished the WGC-CA championship in fourth place in 2008?

Ans – Jeev milkha singh

viii.      Which is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament that is played on clay courts?

Ans -  French open

MADE BY – SWEETY KUMARI

CLASS – 7^th A

ROLL NO – 48