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Hi,Welcome to our all new General Knowledge Series titled ‘pick YOUR brain’.

We live in an era filled with amazing facts and fascinating developments. This book is carefully researched and aptly designed to make you read, think and learn more about the world around us.

I am sure this book will be great fun to read and will kindle your curiosity. Each book in the series is generationally relevant, with colourful pictures and interactive activities.

The section on Topical Learning covers various interesting topics, unique for each month of the year and is aimed at engaging young minds like yours.

Being smart and knowledgeable is bound to be fun. Let’s read. Let’s 'pick YOUR brain’.

PICKBRAIN

From the Author’s Desk

Should you want to share your views about the book or comment on something, please mail me personally at pickbrain@greycaps.com.

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Wonderful Human Body..........................................12Seasons...................................................................13Day and Night.........................................................14Sense Organs..........................................................15Things We Use.........................................................16Personal Hygiene.....................................................17How to Make a Bubble.............................................18

Famous Sports Personalities....................................19Famous Sports Stars…......………...……….............…20Indoor Games........………………………….…...............21Outdoor Games…….……………………………..............22Ball Game….............………………………………..........23Play Things………..……………………………….............24

Unique Animals.......................................................25Animal Sounds………………………………...………......26Fruit Basket……………………………………...…….......27Vegetable World……………..……………………..….......28Parts of a Tree..…...………………………………….........29Farm Animals..........................................................30Green Food..............................................................31Bird Kingdom..........................................................32Send Them Home....................................................33Wild Animals...........................................................34

National Symbols.....................................................05 Great Leaders..........................................................06Landmarks of India.................................................07Indian Festivals.......................................................08Great Indians..........................................................09Cities of India..........................................................10Dances of India.......................................................11

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Grid Play..................................................................42Places on Earth…...….……….….……………................43Uniquely Shaped Buildings.......................................44Famous Personalities...............................................45Modes of Transport...........…..….…………..................46‘B’ Words………………….……………………..................47Country to Capital....................................................48

January…………………………………...............………49February……………………………………….................50March……………………………………………...............51April…………………………………………….................52May………………………………………………...............53June…………………………………………….................54July………………………………………………...............55August………………………………………….................56September……………………………………..................57October…………………………………………................58November………………………………………................59December………………………………………................60

Fun With Words.......................................................35Opposites………………………………...........................36Rhyming Words…………………………........................37Human Activities…………….……...….........................38Name The Superheroes.............................................39Fill In The Blanks.....................................................40Table Manners………………….……….........................41

A special pull-out game to improve observation and memory skills. It also enhances general knowledge.

Interactive Game

INSIDE CENTRE FOLD

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NationalAnimal

Lotus

Peacock

TigerNationalFlower

NationalBird

Our flag has three colours.

They are: saffron, white and green.

It has the Ashoka Chakra in the middle.

MA

TCH

TH

ESE

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Indian National Flag

National Symbols

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister ofIndependent India.

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Mahatma Gandhi Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Subhas Chandra Bose

Connect the name of the person to his picture by drawing along the dotted lines.

Great Leaders

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M H L

JT

PM LT

L D NG

T W Y

F N D

G

HC R RNM

N D

G T

Amritsar

Mumbai

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Fill the blanks with vowels, to arrive at the name of a monument.

Landmarks of India

Agra

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HOLI

EID

DIWALI

CHRISTMAS

PONGAL

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3

4

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Match the festival with the correct image by drawing a line.

Indian Festivals

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1. ViswanathanAnand

2. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

4. Mother Teresa

8. RabindranathTagore

5. Narayana Murthy

3. SachinTendulkar

6. Indira Gandhi

7. Lata Mangeshkar

9. KailashSatyarthi

Look at the names given below and write the correct number against the correct picture.

Great Indians

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B A F G B W A M E

E Q C H E N N A I

N E S H I M L A N

G W H R S C A N D

A G P U N E H J O

L K O L K A T A R

U X C L P K D B E

R T K O C H I S P

U M L U C K N O W

Bengaluru Chennai

Indore

Kochi

Lucknow

Pune

Kolkata Shimla

The names of eight Indian cities are hidden in the grid below. Find them.

Cities of India

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