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GENERAL
TODAY 33
S.K. GuptaPrincipal (Retd.)
Birla Vidya Mandir, NainitalFormer Chairman
Indian Public Schools’ Conference
Anubhuti GangalM.A. (Gold Medalist), M.Ed.
Formerly, Senior Faculty MemberThe Daly College, Indore
Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital
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© 1993, S.K. Gupta & Anubhuti Gangal
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First Edition 1993Thoroughly Revised Eleventh New Edition 2005Reprint / Revised Editions 2005, 2006 (Twice), 2007, 2008 (Twice), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Updated Edition 2015
ISBN : 978-81-219-2528-0 Code : 1006F 142
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium in form of graphics, electronic or mechanical means and whether or not transient or incidental to some other use of this publication) without written permission of the publisher. Any breach of this will entail legal action and prosecution without further notice.Jurisdiction : All disputes with respect to this publication shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts, Tribunals and Forums of New Delhi, India only.
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GK-3
PrefaceWe are happy to be able to offer this thoroughly revised, updated and beautifully illustrated edition of part-3 of our popular G.K. Today Series. The authors are aware of the fact that this is an age of globalisation wherefore the horizon of knowledge has spread beyond the boundaries of one’s country. The exposure that young children have in this high tech era through T.V. and early interaction with a wide strata of society in schools and other forums including travelling has made them inquisitive and whetted their appetite for more and more knowledge about their surroundings, environment, society, plants and animals, sports, transport and scores of other things. They have multitude of questions to ask. This book is an attempt to fulfil this need.
The information on a wide variety of topics is provided through ‘informative’ as well as ‘interactive’ approach. Every chapter and the chapter based exercises are arranged in such a way that young learners learn the subject matter by ‘Learning through doing approach’ rather than merely providing the information to be mugged up and then spurted in a traditional question-answer style.
The categorisation of chapters is theme based like the World of animals and plants; Language and literature; Science, Technology and Architecture; India; world watch; sports watch; Brain Bravura; Fun & Frolick, etc. The ‘Chill out’ sections provide scope for activities and projects and the Question Hour sections offer wide variety of questions for periodic assessment. The sections on ‘Some Astonishing Facts’ and ‘Reminiscence of History’ have been included to provide a wealth of useful information on a variety of topics.
The sections on ‘A–Z Encyclopedia’, ‘Test Papers’ and ‘G.K. Update’ enumerating important events during the current year form a special feature of the book.
We are thankful to the Management Team and the Editorial Department of S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd. for all help and support in the publication of this book.
Suggestions and feedback for the improvement of the book would be most welcome.
S.K. GuptaAnubhuti Gangal
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1. Kinds of Animals 1–2
2. The Facts About Plants 3
Question Hour 4
Chill Out 4
Rapid Fire–1 5
Some Astonishing facts 6
Reminiscence of History 7–8
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
9. Solar System 15–17
10. Earth – Our Home Planet 18 11. Inventions and Explorations 19 12. Man-Made Wonders 20 13. Everyday Science 21 Question Hour 22 Chill Out 23 Rapid Fire–2 24 Some Astonishing Facts 25
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE INDIA : A BRIEF STUDY
3. Fun with Letters 9 4. Play with Words 10 5. Word Puzzle 11 6. Homophones 12 7. Proverbs 13 8. Bookland 14
14. State Capitals and Regional Languages 26–27 15. Tourist’s Paradise (India) 28 16. Presidents of India 29 17. Prime Ministers of India 30 18. Famous Indians and their Nicknames 31 19. Famous Personalities 32 Question Hour 33 Chill Out 34 Rapid Fire–3 35 Some Astonishing Facts 36 Reminiscence of History 37
WORLD OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS
BRAIN BRAVURAWORLD WATCH
20. Continents and Oceans 38
21. National Flags and Capitals
22. Countries 40 23. Currencies of the World 41 Question Hour 42 Chill Out 43 Rapid Fire–4 44 Some Astonishing Facts 45
SPORTS WATCH
24. Football 46
25.
Countries 47
26. Sports Symbols 48
27. Famous Sportspersons 49
28. Sports Ground & Sports Jargon 50
Question Hour 51
Chill Out 52
Rapid Fire–5 53
Some Astonishing Facts 54
Reminiscence of History 55
29. Number Games 56 30. Non-Verbal Reasoning 57 31. Brain Teasers 58 Rapid Fire–6 59 Some Astonishing Facts 60 Reminiscence of History 61
A–Z Encyclopedia 62–66
Abacus, Airpot, Baden Powell, Beaver, Bible; Canary, Cats, Dalai Lama, Dam, Earth Day, Emu, Fir, Fox, Glass, Glider, Hangar, Hippopotamus, Island, Japan, Karate, Kathmandu, Lake, Loudspeaker, Mongoose, Nightingale-Florence, Nursery, Oasis, Ostrich, Panda, Penguin, Quayside, Rainforest, Salmon, Submarine,
Ural Mountains, Vanilla, Walrus, Wular Lake, Yoke, Zidane Zinedine
What ... How... Where.. Why...? 67
Rapid Fire–7 68
Test Papers 1 – 5 69–74
Interesting Facts 74
G.K. Update (Up to August 2015) 75–80
Our Top in The Government 80
Current Quiz 80–82Answers 83–86
General Knowledge Today – 3 1
I Name the following :
1 Animals whose babies drink milk from their mother’s body. ______________________
2 Small animals with six legs. ______________________
3 Animals that have feathers. ______________________
4 Animals that crawl on the ground. ______________________
5 Animals that eat flesh. ______________________
6 Animals that eat only plants. ______________________
7 Animals that eat both meat and plants. ______________________
8 Animals whose females have a pouch to carry their young ones. ______________________
9 Animals that chew the cud. ______________________
10 Animals that are able to live both on land and water. ______________________
11 Animals that grow or live in or near water. ______________________
12 Animals whose body temperature always remains about the same and is not affected by the outside temperature. ______________________
1 Kinds of Animals
World of Animals and Plants
General Knowledge Today – 32
13 Animals whose body temperature varies according to the temperature of the surroundings. _____________________
14 Animals that have backbones. _____________________
15 Animals without backbones. _____________________
16 Animals that have soft bodies and hard shells or no shells. _____________________
17 Monkeys without tails. _____________________
18 Animals that gnaw. _____________________
19 How many types of birds are there ? _____________________
20 How many types of mammals are there? _____________________
Help Boxbirds, reptiles, warm blooded, mammals, herbivorous, rodents, amphibians,insects, more than 9000, carnivorous, vertebrates, marsupials, cold blooded, nearly 4500, omnivorous, invertebrates, molluscs, ruminants, aquatics, apes
II Answer the following questions :
1 Of all the animals that live on earth, the percentage of invertebrates, e.g., insects, starfish and jelly fish, is :
a 90% b 50% c 10% 2 Where do no insects live ? a In deep caves b In salty ocean water c In high snowy mountain peaks 3 Which statement about bears is not true ? a They can stand up on their hind legs. b They feed exclusively on plants and fruits. c They can climb trees well. 4 Which type of rhinoceros does not exist ? a White rhinoceros b Black rhinoceros c Brown rhinoceros
General Knowledge Today – 3 3
The Facts About Plants2Name the following :
1 The substance found in leaves and soft stems of plants which gives them green colour. ________________
2 The process by which plants make their food. ________________
3 All that a green leaf needs to make food are sunlight, air and...... ________________
4 During day time, the plants absorb carbon-dioxide and release a gas which is called ________________
5 A plant which grows where it is not wanted. ________________
6 Buddha attained enlightenment under this tree. ________________
7 ‘Koalas’ love to eat the leaves of this tree.
________________
8 A special glass building in which plants can be grown all the year round. ________________
9 The wood of this tree is used to make cricket bats. ________________
10 Most sacred plant for Hindu women, which they worship every morning. ________________
11 The plant whose leaves are used as plates in the southern part of India. ________________
12 Sugar is made from the juice of the stem of this plant. ________________
Help BoxTulsi, oxygen, weed, sugarcane, willow, peepal, banana, photosynthesis, eucalyptus, chlorophyll, water, greenhouse
continue
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