Paper : HDFC Bank Meritus Scholarships Sample Question

Sample Questions for 4th & 5th Standard

1. What ruler is referred to as the 'Mad Monarch'?
Akbar
Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Ashoka

2. During the 1857 mutiny who was the queen of Jhansi's trusted general?
Tantia Tope
Bhagat Singh
Hyder Ali

3. What empire did the emperor Krishnadeva Raya rule over?
Kakatiya
Chola
Vijayanagar

4. Who founded Sikhism?
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Nanak
Tegh Bahadur
Shivaji

5. Which of the following materials will be attracted to a magnet?
Plastic
Iron
Cotton

Sample Questions for 6th & 7th Standard

1. What age in Indian History is referred to as the 'Golden Age'?
Ancient
Maurya
Gupta

2. The Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore was built by which dynasty?
Pandya
Chera
Chola

3. Which king was the first to use rockets in warfare?
Tipu Sultan
Jehangir
Hyder Ali

4. Who, in collaboration with the Japanese, started the 'Indian National Army', in the hope of expelling the British from India?
Subhash Chandra Bose
Bhagat Singh
Tantia Tope

5. During the reign of which emperor is the poet Kalidasa accepted to have lived?
Akbar
Bimbisara
Chandragupta Vikramaditya

Sample Questions for 8th & 9th Standard

1. What theory of ancient Indian history has recently been disproved?
Gypsy migration theory
Aryan invasion theory
Theory of origin of Vedas

2. What is the chemical formula for ozone?
H2O
HO2
O3

3. What quantity has been reduced to cause the fall while ice-skating?
Friction
Magnetism
Gravity

4. Which of the following substances acts as an insulator to the path of electricity?
Rubber
Impure Water
Metal

5. Which of the following is a term for a type of energy?
Water
Kinetic
Stream

More Sample Questions

1. George Safford Parker is famous for having created which stationary brand named after him?
Parker Pen
Ritter Pen
Mont Blanc

2. Which train was introduced in 1969 to provide high speed connectivity from the capital New Delhi to all the state capitals?
Shatabdi Express
Rajdhani Express
Oriental Express

3. The name of which of the following coffee joints is the Italian word for a coffee brewer or a bartender?
Barista
Coffee Day
Costas Coffee

4. Which Indian system of medicine gets its name from Sanskrit for 'the science of long life'?
Homeopathy
Ayurveda
Alopathy

5. Who is the author of the Best of Booker Prize Winner book, Midnight's Children?
Arundathi Roy
Aniruddha Bahal
Salman Rushdie

6. India has only three national holidays: Independence Day, Republic Day and?
Gandhi Jayanti
Buddha Poornima
Ambedkar Jayanti

7. What is common abbreviation of the term 'Sensitive Index' in India?
Sensex
Sensor
Sensit

8. In the field of sports in India, which award is presented to the best coach?
Arjuna Award
The Dhronacharya Award
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

9. What is the name of Chennai’s IPL team?
Mega Stars
Super Kings
Real Stars

10. Along with Tiger Woods, Thierry Henry and Roger Federer, who is the only Indian currently endorsing Gillette?
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
Saurav Ganguly

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