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Our Lady’s School – Upper Section

Ruwan Eliya, Nuwara Eliya. 052 – 2224333
www.olus.lk
Subject: General Knowledge
Class: Grade – 06 to 11
Note:
Please do a complete research and write only the most important and interesting facts
on the following topics.

• ICT
1. Who inspires you Dennis Ritchie or Steve Jobs? Explain the reason.
2. What do you mean by Ambigram?
3. Is the web US technology or European technology?
4. What was the Y2k virus or the 2k glitch?
5. What is the use Gutter Margin in Microsoft Word?
6. For which company did Tim Berners-Lee find the Web, and why?

• PHYSICS
7. What is the speed of light?
8. Edison never found electricity. Then what did he actually find? (describe his device.)
9. What do you know about photophone?
10. What do you mean by photon?
11. What is the internal temperate of the Sun?
12. Why is the sky blue? And why is the coal black?
13. Is plastic battery possible?
14. If universe is still growing, where is the space for it to grow?
15. What is the acceleration of the clock hand?
16. How much of voltage is required to kill a human?
17. Which is easier, lifting a rock upwards or roll a rock upwards? Explain why.

• PSYCHOLOGY
18. What is Buddhist Remembrance Technique?
19. How do you communicate with your subconscious mind?
20. Does hearing music improve your IQ or intelligence?

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• BIOLOGY
21. What is the modern tool for imaging brain tumors?
22. Which human body organ never stops growing?
23. Why are girls more creative, intelligent and multi-tasking than boys?

• ZOOLOGY
24. Which is the flying mammal?
25. Which animals grow until death?
26. Which fish/ocean predator can move only forward, and even move while sleeping? Why?

• ORNITHOLOGY
27. How many eggs does an average hen lay per year?
28. Which is the smallest bird?
29. Which bird have 9 colors on it?

• ENGLISH
30. What is the root of the word ASSASSIN?
31. Which word of English contains all the vowels?
32. What is the largest word in English? And how long does it take to pronounce?

• MATHEMATICS
33. If one person places 1 gold coin in a square of a chess board, how many gold coins does he
get? (remember 4 boxes together is also a square)

• CHEMISTRY
34. Oxygen is absent in which of the followings?
(a) Kerosene (b) Glass (c) Soil (d) Cement
35. What is the greenhouse effect?
36. What is the pH value of water? What do you mean pH?
37. What is the necessary compound to make laughing gas?

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• AGRICULTURE
38. What causes the Red color in onions?
39. Sri Lanka's main rival in Tea Export is?
40. Which of the following is not a cereal?
▪ Rice, Wheat, Gram, Maize (note the reason why?)
41. Which plant-crop is the most efficient converter of solar energy?

• GEOGRAPHY
42. What is the smallest country in the world?
43. What is the smallest island in the word?
44. What is the birthplace of Homosapiens?

• SPORTS
45. In which country was Chess originated? And what the main purpose prevailed for chess at the
time?
46. Who is the present world grandmaster in chess?
47. Why was the peoples greatest champion of boxing suspended?
48. Why Olympic is celebrated once in 4 years?

• HISTORY
49. Who is Velu Nachiyar?
50. Why do dogs love to bring back thrown items like balls?

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