GK Question and Answers for Class (3-5)

1. Who is the Father of our Nation?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
2. Who was the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Who is known as Father of Indian Constitution?
Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
4. Which is the most sensitive organ in our body?
Answer: Skin
5. Giddha is the folk dance of?
Answer: Punjab
6. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
7. Which is the heavier metal of these two? Gold or Silver?
Answer: Gold
8. Who invented Computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage
9. 1024 Kilobytes is equal to?
Answer: 1 Megabyte (MB)
10. Brain of computer is?
Answer: CPU
11. India lies in which continent?
Answer: Asia
12. Which country are the Giza Pyramids in?
Answer: The Giza Pyramids are in Egypt.
13. What city is the statue of liberty in?
Answer: The statue of liberty is in New York City
14. How many Cricket world cups does India have?
Answer: India has two cricket world cups.
15. Martyrs’ Day is celebrated every year on?
Answer: 30th January
16. Name the first 3 planets in our solar system?
Answer: The first 3 planets in our solar system are mercury, venus, and earth.
17. Which is the longest river on the earth?
Answer: Nile
18. Gir National Park in Gujarat is famous for?
Answer: Lion
19. Which animal has hump on its back?
Answer: Camel
20. Name 3 root vegetables?
Answer: Beets, carrots, and radish are root vegetables.
21. Name the game which is played with bat, ball and wicket?
Answer: Cricket
22. Smallest state of India is?
Answer: Goa
23. Fastest animal on earth is?
Answer: Cheetah
24. Which is the animal referred as the ship of the desert?
Answer: Camel
25. Which plant grows in desert?
Answer: Cactus
26. Highest dam of India is?
Answer: Tehri Dam
27. The total distance around a figure is called its?
Answer: Perimeter
28. A figure with 8 sides is called?
Answer: Octagon
29. What colour symbolises peace?
Answer: The colour white symbolises peace.
30. National Tree of India is?
Answer: Banyan tree
31. Which flower is white in colour?
Answer: Jasmine
32. Agra is situated on the bank of river?
Answer: Yamuna
33. Baby of horse is called?
Answer: Colt
34. National animal of India
Answer: Tiger
35. Shape of Egg is?
Answer: Oval
36. Most widely spoken language in the world is?
Answer: Mandarin (Chinese)
37. Which insect has colourful wings?
Answer: Butterfly
38. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
39. Cry of lion is called?
Answer: Roar
40. Name any reptile?
Answer: A lizard is a reptile.
41. Cataract is the disease of?
Answer: Eyes
42. Which organ purify our blood?
Answer: Kidney
43. Who wrote the National Anthem – Jana Gana Mana?
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
44. How many colours are there in India’s National Flag?
Answer: Three
45. Gateway of India is located at?
Answer: Mumbai
46. Who was Albert Einstein?
Answer: Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.
47. What crop is famously grown in the region of Darjeeling?
Answer: The region of Darjeeling is known to grow Tea leaves.
48. Capital of Uttarakhand is?
Answer: Dehradun
49. When do we celebrate our Independence Day?
Answer: 15th August
50. Sun is a?
Answer: Star
51. Which planet is nearest to Earth?
Answer: Venus
52. We get solar energy from?
Answer: Sun
53. What islands are a part of the country of India?
Answer: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands belong to India.
54. Where does a dog live?
Answer: Kennel
55. Which animal is called the ship of the desert?
Answer: Camel
56. Goitre is caused due to the deficiency of?
Answer: Iodine
57. Who was George Washington?
Answer: George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.
58. Longest river in the world is?
Answer: Nile
59. How many players are there in a cricket team?
Answer: 11
60. Largest island in the world is?
Answer: Green Land
61. Which president of the USA is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation.
62. LBW is related to which sports?
Answer: Cricket
63. Young one of a cat is called?
Answer: Kitten
64. Which African nation is famous for chocolate?
Answer: The nation of Ghana is world famous for chocolate.
65. Saina Nehwal is associated with which sports?
Answer: Badminton
66. How many days are there in a Leap year?
Answer: 366
67. Olylmpics games are held after every?
Answer: 4 years
68. How many sides are there in a pentagon?
Answer: 5
69. What is King Arthur’s sword called?
Answer: King Arthur’s sword was called Excalibur.
70. A place where bees are kept is called?
Answer: Aviary
71. Which is the biggest sea animal?
Answer: blue whale
72. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Answer: Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.
73. Who discovered Penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Flemming
74. Who was popularly known as Netaji?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
75. Which country does the company Sony come from?
Answer: Sony comes from the nation of Japan.
76. Scientific study of birds is called?
Answer: Ornithology
77. Who is the author of the book – Broken Wing?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
78. Largest desert in the world is?
Answer: Sahara desert
79. In which direction does the sun rise?
Answer: The sun rises from the east.
80. Kuchipudi is the dance form of which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
81. Who was Margaret Thatcher?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher was a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
82. United Nation (UN) day is celebrated on?
Answer: 24th October
83. In which season we wear warm clothes?
Answer: Winter
84. Which bird can not fly?
Answer: Ostrich
85. We should cross the road when the traffic light is?
Answer: Green
86. Place where animals and birds are kept?
Answer: Zoo
87. In which festival we play with colours?
Answer: Holi
88. Which fruit gives us oil?
Answer: Coconut
89. Which jungle is the most dense in the world?
Answer: The Amazon is the densest jungle in the world.
90. The national song
Answer: Vande Mataram
91. The national bird is
Answer: Peacock
92. The national fruit is
Answer: Mango
93. National Education Day
Answer: 11 Nov.
94. Children’s Day
Answer: 14 Nov.
95. Teacher’s Day
Answer: 5 September
96. Which place is known as tea garden of India
Answer: Assam
97. Which is the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird
98. Which is the largest ocean in the world ?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
99. Which is India’s largest fresh water lake?
Answer: Wular Lake
100. Which is the tallest waterfall in the world ?
Answer: Angel Falls

 

IEC Material (Corona Response Behaviour)

Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, in collaboration with UNICEF India, has developed IEC material to mainstream Corona Responsive Behaviour (CRB) across schools and related communities.

Animation Film

कोरोना पे वार शिक्षक एवं विद्यार्थी तैयार

Posters

Correct Usage of Masks

Hand Washing

Not Sharing Mask

Not Sharing Things

Safe Greetings

Safety While Eating

Safety while sneezing

Social Distancing

Social Media Creatives

Creative 1

Creative 2

Creative 3

Wall Painting

Wall painting 1 – Usage of mask

Wall Painting 2 – Social distancing

Wall Painting 3 – Handwashing

Virtual Book Fair National Library Week Celebration from 14th to 20 Nov. 2020

National Library Week Celebration from 14th to 20 Nov. 2020

 Kendriya Vidyalaya Kirandul is celebrating the National Library Week from September 14-20 Nov., 2020.

VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR

In collaboration with M/s Scholastic Inc.

Date: 14th to 20th Nov. 2020

Scholastic Virtual Book Fair Brochure Download

Visit the Virtual Book Fair Now

National Library Week Celebration from 14th to 20 Nov. 2020

National Library Week Celebration from 14th to 20 Nov. 2020

 Kendriya Vidyalaya Kirandul is celebrating the National Library Week from                                                           September 14-20 Nov., 2020. 

Last date for submissions: November  21, 2020

1. Draw a Story (for class 1-2)
2. Record your own story in your voice by your mobile and sent it to me (for class 3-5)
3. Write a Story (for class 6-9)
   • How to participate?
   • • Write a Story on the ‘StoryWeaver’ story creation platform
     • How to write a story using ‘StoryWeaver’?
     • • Visit https://storyweaver.org.in/
       • How to create a story on StoryWeaver? Tutorials
       • Read some of the stories available on the website to understand how they were written and designed.
       • Login with your Google GSuite email id
       • Click on ‘Create’ tab on the top menu
       • Select Language (English/Hindi/any language)
       • Write a Title for your story
       • Select Reading Level 1/2/3/4 (according to the number of words and language structure)
       • Select Book orientation (Horizontal/vertical)
       • Start with image/start with words
       • Create the story. Preview and Publish it.
       • Maximum number of pages: 10 only
     • Share the story with library mail kvkirandullibrary1979@gmail.com and my whatsapp 8109379192 
     • Include your Name and Class 
4. Create an Audio Story (for class 10-12)
   • How to participate?
     • Select a story of your choice written by a reputed author/by you.
     • You may visit the following websites to find a story
       • https://americanliterature.com/short-stories-for-children
       • http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
       • https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12
       • https://archive.org/
       • https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/homestudy/school
     • Tell the story and record it using your mobile phone
     • Duration of the story: Maximum Five (5) minutes
     • How to tell a story?
     • Examples of some audio stories/books
       • Audible: https://stories.audible.com/
       • SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/
     • Share the story with library mail kvkirandullibrary1979@gmail.com and my whatsapp 8109379192 
     • Include your Name and Class

Last date for submission: 21 Nov., 2020

NOTE: All the Results will be Published through our library blog kvkdllibrary79.blogspot.com

National Education Day 11th Nov-2020 (Birthday Celebration of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad)

 

CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY 2020

National Education Day is an annual observance in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958. National Education Day of India is celebrated on 11 November every year.

"I am part of the indivisible unity that is Indian nationality" - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

        Freedom fighter and India's first education minister, Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad, was born on November 11, 1888. On his 128th birth anniversary, here are some interesting facts about the Indian scholar, freedom fighter, poet, journalist and enigmatic educator:

• Azad's real name was Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin who eventually became known as Maulana Azad

• He had adopted Azad (Free) as his pen name

• Azad started composing poetry in Urdu language at a very young age. He also wrote treatises on religion and philosophy

• He rose to prominence through his work as a journalist, publishing works critical of the British Raj and espousing the causes of Indian nationalism

• Azad became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress at the age of 35 in 1923

• Azad became the leader of the 'Khilafat Movement' (1919-26), during which, he came into close contact with the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi

• During this period, Azad became an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhi's ideas of non-violent civil disobedience and worked to organise the non-cooperation movement in protest of the 1919 Rowlatt Acts
  

• Azad became the most prominent Muslim leader to oppose the creation of Pakistan

• He became the first Minister of Education in independent India

• His birth anniversary is celebrated as the National Education Day in India

• In 1992, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.

PISA-NOV-2020

प्यारे बच्चों, 

प्यारे बच्चों PISA का कार्यक्रम फिर से आ गया है. इस बार उन बच्चों को भी शामिल किया गया है जो इसके दायरे में नहीं आते थे. इसका मतलब ये हुआ कि अब पूरा स्कूल ही PISA के exam में भाग लेगा. इस बार PISA को कुछ अलग किया गया है. सभी बच्चों का रजिस्ट्रेशन 31st अक्टूबर को पोर्टल पर हो जाएगा. 01 नवम्बर से आपको ID दिया जाएगा आप लॉग इन करेंगें और वहां जो भी पेपर होगा उसे आपको कम्पलीट करना होगा. ये सभी के लिए अति आवश्यक होगा.

PISA के विषयों का लिंक दिया गया है इस लिंक पर क्लिक करके इसके बारे में और अधिक प्रैक्टिस किया जा सकता है. नीचे अंग्रेजी का लिंक दिया गया है-

Reading Literacy material

नीचे साइंस का लिंक दिया गया है –

Scientific literacy 

और ये नीचे MATHEMATICS का लिंक दिया गया है.

Mathematical Literacy

Fruits, Birds, Wild Animal, Colours, Vegetable and Flowers Name in Hindi and English

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Fruits Name in Hindi and English with Pictures 

Flowers Name in Hindi and  English with Pictures 

Vegetables Name in Hindi and English with Pictures

Colours Name in Hindi and English with Pictures

Wild Animals Name in Hindi and English with Pictures

Birds Name in Hindi and English with Pictures

Essay Writing Competition for 'Vigilant India - Prosperous India'

 

Essay Writing Competition for 'Vigilant India - Prosperous India'

 

            Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India is observing the ‘Vigilance Awareness Fortnight’ ‘सतर्कता जागरुकता पखवाड़ा’ from 27 October to 10 November 2020 to emphasize the importance of integrity in public life. The Theme for the Vigilance Awareness Fortnight is – Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat (Vigilant India, Prosperous India). The theme puts the impetus on the thought that the development and progress of the nation take place when individuals and organizations are vigilant in safeguarding integrity as a core value.

All sections of society need to be vigilant in order to uphold integrity in all aspects of our national life. Being vigilant also means improvement of internal processes, time-bound disposal of work, and systemic improvements leveraging technology. Technology can play a significant role in making India vigilant and prosperous through process improvements leading to inclusion, simplification, efficiency, and transparency.

Following the same, to enthuse employees and the public at large towards values of honesty, integrity, sincerity, responsibility, transparency, and service to the nation, MeitY has undertaken an essay writing competition through MyGov platform.

We invite you to be part of the 'Vigilant India - Prosperous India' Vigilance Awareness Week and write an essay any of the following topics below-
1. Unity in Diversity: Positioning India as a Leader in Emerging Global Scenario
2. Resilient India: Turning Crisis into Opportunity
3. Rights Vs Duties: Aware Citizens, Awakened Nation
4. Nation First: Ignited Minds, Prosperous Nation)

Prize

1. A cash prize of Rs. 7000/- to the first best entry

2. A cash prize of Rs. 5000/- to the second-best entry

3. A cash prize of Rs. 3000/- to the third-best entry

The Last Date for submitting your entries is 10th November 2020

Terms & Conditions 

1. The Competition is open to all citizens of India only. 

2. All entries must be submitted on https://www.mygov.in/ Entries submitted through any other medium/mode would not be considered for evaluation. 

3. A participant can send one entry only. In case it is found that any the participant has submitted more than one entry, all the entries will be considered as invalid. 

4. The entry should be original. Copied entries will not be considered under the contest. 

5. The participant must be the same person who has written the writeup and plagiarism would not be accepted. 

6. Please note that the Essay must be original and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957. 

7. Anyone found infringing on others’ copyright would be disqualified from the competition. The government of India does not bear any responsibility for copyright violations or infringements of intellectual property carried out by the participants. 

8. Mention the author's name/emails, etc. anywhere in the body of the essay will lead to disqualification. 

9. Participant is to make sure that their MyGov profile is accurate and updated since it would be using this for further communication. This includes details such as name, photo, complete postal address, email ID, and phone number. Entries with incomplete profiles would not be considered. 

10. MeitY reserves the right to cancel or amend all or any part of the Competition and/ or the Terms & Conditions/Technical Parameters/ Evaluation Criteria. 

11. However, any changes to the Terms and Conditions/Technical Parameters/Evaluation Criteria, or cancellation of the Contest, will be updated /posted on the MyGov. Platform. It would be the responsibility of the participants to keep themselves informed of any changes in the Terms & Conditions/Technical Parameters/Evaluation Criteria stated for this Contest. 

Criteria of Evaluation 

The write-ups will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: 

1. Central Theme – contextual (20%) 

2. Coherence and organization in structure (20%) 

3. Creativity (40%) 

4. Clarity in language expression and Style (20%) 

Mode of submission 

1. The participant should submit the write-up in PDF file format only. 

2. Visit the website https://www.mygov.in/ to submit the essay. 

3. Write-up text should be submitted in readable Font. 

4. Font size should be 12 or 14. 

5. Line spacing should be 1.15 only. 

Source:   

https://www.mygov.in/task/essay-writing-competition-vigilant-india-prosperous-india?utm_source=webcampaign&utm_medium=bpn&utm_campaign=vigilantindia&utm_term=meity&utm_content=essay