KNOWLEDGE BOWL QUIZ

2022 – 2023
Grades II & III

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8 November, 2022
General Knowledge Questionnaire
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 Grades II & III
Q.1: What is the meaning of the word “Pakistan”?
Ans: The meaning of the word Pakistan is Land of Purity / Holy Land.

Q.2: When did Pakistan come into being?

Ans: Pakistan came into being on 14th August, 1947.

Q.3: When was Pakistan’s resolution passed?

Ans: Pakistan’s resolution was passed on 23rd March, 1940

Q.4: In which continent is Pakistan situated?

Ans: Pakistan is situated in the continent of Asia.

Q.5: What is the capital of Pakistan?

Ans: Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

Q.6: What does the green and white part of Pakistan’s flag represent?
Ans: The green part represents majority of Muslims in Pakistan and the white part represents
religious minorities.

Q.7: Which rivers run through the Punjab?

Ans: There are five rivers run through the Punjab :
● River Indus
● River Ravi
● River Jhelum
● River Chenab
● River Sutlej

Q.8: Name the important crops of Pakistan.

Ans: Wheat, rice, sugarcane and cotton.

Q.9: Name the neighbouring countries of Pakistan.

Ans: China, India, Iran and Afghanistan.

Q.10: In which province do we live?

Ans: We live in Punjab.

Q.11: What does Punjab mean?

Ans: Punjab means “Land of the Rivers”.

Q.12: Which is the highest court of Pakistan?

Ans: Supreme Court is the highest court of Pakistan.

Q.13: How many languages are spoken in Pakistan?

Ans: 32 languages.

Q.14: What is the name of the highest peak of Pakistan?

Ans: K-2 Mountain is the highest peak of Pakistan.
Q.15: Which is the most populated province of Pakistan?
Ans: Punjab is the most populated province of Pakistan.

Q.16: Which province of Pakistan has the largest area?

Ans: Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan.
Q.17: Name the two sea ports of Pakistan.
Ans: Gawadar and Bin Qasim (Karachi).

Q.18: Which forest of Pakistan is world’s largest planted forest?

Ans: Changa Manga is world’s largest planted forest of Pakistan.

Q.19: Which is the oldest forest of Pakistan?

Ans: Juniper is the oldest forest of Pakistan.

Q.20: Changa Manga is a man-made forest of Pakistan, in which province it is located?

Ans: Changa Manga is in Punjab, Province.

Q.21: Which city of Pakistan means “The Forest Sky”?

Ans: Shogran means the “The Forest Sky”.

Q.22: Name the major types of forests in Pakistan?

Ans: There are five major types of forests in Pakistan:

● Swamp Forests
● Tropical Forests
● Subtropical Forests
● Himalayan Forests
● Alpine Forests

Q.23: What does “climate” mean?

Ans: The term “climate” means the weather condition of a place over a longer period of time.

Q.24: What does “weather” mean?

Ans: “Weather” is a term used for the day to day conditions of the atmosphere.

Q.25: Pakistan is located in which tropic zone?

Ans: Pakistan is located in the North Tropic zone of Cancer.

Q.26: How many climatic conditions are found in Pakistan? Name them.
Ans: The five main climatic conditions in our country Pakistan are:

● Summer
● Monsoon
● Autumn
● Spring
● Winter

Q.27: What is the climate of the rainforests?

Ans: The climate of the rainforests is hot and wet.

Q.28: What are the important elements of climate?

Ans:
● Wind and rainfall
● Humidity of air
● Temperature and pressure
Q.29: Why is the rainforest important?
Ans: It plays a practical role in keeping our planet healthy by absorbing carbon dioxide and
releasing oxygen.

Q.30: Which is the largest rainforest in the world?

Ans: Amazon rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world.

Q.31: How many countries share the Amazon rainforest?

Ans: Eight countries share the Amazon rainforest.

Q.32: What is minimum and maximum average of June/July temperature in the plains of
Pakistan?
Ans: The minimum and maximum average of June/July temperature in the plains of Pakistan is
between 30 °C to 49 °C.

Q.33: What is minimum and maximum average of January temperature in the plains of
Pakistan?
Ans: The minimum and maximum average of June/July temperature in the plains of Pakistan is
between 4 °C to 24 °C.

Q.34: What are the two major group of animal kingdom?

Ans: Animal kingdom can be broadly classified into two major groups i.e. vertebrates and
invertebrates.

Q.35: What are vertebrates?

Ans: The animals which have backbone are called vertebrates.

Q.36: What are invertebrates?

Ans: The animals which do not have a backbone are called invertebrates.

Q.37: Tell the name of the five main groups of animals.

Ans: Birds, Amphibians, Reptile, Mammals, Fishes

Q.38: Give three birds facts.

Ans:
● They are warm-blooded vertebrates.
● They have very light skeleton
● They have beak, wings, and two legs.

Q.39: Give three amphibian facts.

Ans:
● They live on land and water both.
● They are cold-blooded vertebrates.
● They can breathe air through their skin.

Q.40: Give three reptile facts.

Ans:
● They are cold-blooded vertebrates.
● They have scaly bodies.
● All reptiles produce eggs.
Q.41: Give three mammals facts.
Ans:
● They are warm-blooded vertebrates.
● They lay eggs and feed their young with milk.
● They have a complex brain.

Q.42: Give three fish facts.

Ans:

● They are cold-blooded vertebrates.

● They live in water.
● They breathe from gills and use fins for movement.

Q.43: Where do the frogs and toads live?

Ans: The frogs and toads live both on land and in water.

Q.44: Do the lizards lay eggs?

Ans: Yes lizards lay eggs.

Q.45: Do snakes have legs?

Ans: No, snakes do not have legs.

Q.46: Is shark a fish or a mammal?

Ans: Shark is a fish.

Q.47: Rabbits are born blind. True or False?

Ans: True

Q.48: Is dolphin a mammal?

Ans: Yes, dolphin is a mammal.

Q.49: Which is the smallest bird in the world?

Ans: Hummingbird (It is approximately 5cm in total length and weight is less than 2 gram)

Q.50: Which is the largest bird in the world?

Ans: Ostrich is the largest bird in the world.

Q.51: Which animal has three hearts?

Ans: Octopus has three hearts.

Q.52: Which sea animal blood is blue in colour?

Ans: Octopus blood is blue because it contains a protein called Harmocyanin.

Q.53: Which animal has three eyes?

Ans: Tuatara, a lizard like reptile found in New Zealand.

Q.54: Which animal can see even with closed eyes?

Ans: Camel can see with closed eyes and also can live without water for a week.

Q.55: Which bird cannot fly?

Ans: Ostrich cannot fly. (Emu, Kiwi, Penguins also cannot fly.
Q.56: Which animal cannot walk backwards?
Ans: Kangaroo cannot walk backwards.

Q.57: What is a gadget?

Ans: A gadget is a small technological object which has various functions.

Q.58: Who invented modern cell phone?

Ans: Doctor Martin Cooper invented the modern cell phone.

Q.59: When was Electric fan invented?

Ans: It was invented in 1832.

Q.60: Who invented first Light Bulb?

Ans: Thomas Edison invented first light.

Q.61: Who invented telephone?

Ans: Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone.

Q.62: Who made bicycle?

Ans: Bicycle was made by K. MacMillan.

Q.63: Who invented the laptop?

Ans: The laptop was invented by Adam Osborne.

Q.64: In which year laptop was invented?

Ans: In 1981, the laptop was invented.

Q.65: Who invented microphone?

Ans: Emile Berline invented the first Microphone.

Q.66: Who invented battery?

Ans: Volta invented the first true battery.

Q.67: With the help of which gadget can we find directions of road maps?
Ans: Navigator.

Q.68: Which company of gadgets sounds like a fruit?

Ans: Apple

Q.69: Name two gadgets that the “Apple” company has launched.
Ans: Laptops, Mobile, I Pads Mac, Watch, Airpods.

Q.70: Name an operating system in mobile.

Ans: Android

Q.71: Which are the latest revolutionary gadgets of year 2022?

Ans: iPhone 14 and Samsung Galaxy S22.

Q.72: What is the source of information via computer?

Ans: Internet

Q.73: Who is called the father of the computer?

Ans: Charles Babbage, is called the father of the computer.
Q.74: Which part of the computer is its brain?
Ans. CPU is the brain of computer.

Q.75: On which planet do we live?

Ans: On the Earth.

Q.76: What is Earth?

Ans: Earth is a planet. It is surrounded by the atmosphere, which is made of layers of air.

Q.77: How many planets are there in the Solar System?

Ans: There are 8 planets in the Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune.

Q.78: Which is the nearest planet to the Earth?

Ans: Venus is the nearest planet to the Earth.

Q.79: How many hours does the Earth take to complete one turn on its axis?
Ans: The Earth takes 24 hours.

Q.80: How many days does the Earth take to complete one turn around the Sun?
Ans: The Earth takes to complete one round in 365 days.

Q.81: What are continents? Name them.

Ans: A continent is one of Earth's seven main divisions of land. Their names are Asia, Africa,
North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Q.82: Which is the biggest continent in the world?

Ans: Asia is the biggest continent in the world.

Q.83: What is an ocean?

Ans: A large body of water on the Earth is called ocean.

Q.84: How many oceans are there on the Earth?

Ans: There are 5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and the Southern.

Q.85: How much of the Earth surface is covered with water?

Ans: About 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water.

Q.86: Name the natural satellite of the Earth.

Ans: Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.

Q.87: Earth’s atmosphere is mostly made up of which gas?

Ans: Earth’s atmosphere is mostly made up of nitrogen gas.

Q.88: In which season, the Earth is closest to the Sun?

Ans: In summer, the Earth is closest to the Sun.

Q.89: The Solar System is a part of which galaxy?

Ans: Solar System is a part of Milky Way.

Q.90: What divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Ans: Equator divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Q.91: Which planet is no longer considered a part of Solar System?
Ans: Pluto is no longer considered a part of Solar System.

Q.92: Name the first person to walk on the Moon.

Ans: Neil Armstrong

Q.93: In general, plants could be divided into which two main groups?
Ans. Flowering plants and Non-Flowering plants

Q.93: Why do some plants have sharp thorns or spines?

Ans. To defence against animals that feed on them.

Q.94: What are seeds made up of?

Ans. Baby plant and cotyledon.

Q.95: Which part of the plant grows downwards.

Ans. Root

Q.96: Which part of the plant prepares the food?

Ans. Leaves

Q.97: A plant’s food is glucose. Another name for glucose is?

Ans. Sugar

Q.98: Which pigment turns a plant green?

Ans. Chlorophyll.

Q.99: Which gas do plants release into the air?

Ans. Oxygen

Q.100: Where can we find up to 85% of plant life?

Ans. In the Oceans

Q.101: What is photosynthesis?

Ans. The process in which plants make food from sunlight

Q.102: Rose is the national flower for which country?

Ans. England

Q.103: What are fossils?

Ans. The remains of dead animals.

Q.104: Which hard parts of an organism are usually found as fossils?

Ans. Teeth,bone,shells

Q.105: Why are there more animal fossils than plant fossils?
Ans. Plants have softer body parts than animals

Q.106: Most of the dinosaur fossils have been found in which continent?
Ans. North America

Q.107: What does the word ‘dinosaur’ mean in Ancient Greek?

Ans. Terrible Lizard
Q.108: What are forces?
Ans. Forces can be described as a push or pull on an object.

Q.109: In which unit is force measured?

Ans. Newton

Q.110: What pulls things down to the ground?

Ans. Gravity

Q.111: What can a force do?

Ans. Force can make things move, change direction , slow down , speed up or change shapes.

Q.112: What is friction?

Ans. Friction is the force present when two surface things rub together. It slows down the
moving objects.

Q.113: When someone rides a bicycle, which forces are being applied?
Ans. Pushing force and frictional force.

Q114: What is weight?

Ans; weight is the gravitational force acting on an object.

Q115: What was the name of the scientist who discovered the laws of motion?
Ans; Issac Newton