INTSO

(Indian National Talent Search Olympiad) 2024-25

GTSO Practice Paper - 1 Grade : 4

1. The word “Globe” is derived from ___________ Language. [ ]

1) Greek
2) Persian
3) Latin
4) Roman
2. Latitudes and Longitudes both run ______________. [ ]
1) Passes through Poles 2) Parallel to each other
3) Parallel to the Equator 4) Perpendicular to each other
3. What is the duration of a single rotation of the Earth? [ ]
1) 23 hours 2) 24 hours 3) 22 hours 4) 25 hours
4. Identify the incorrect statement from the following. [ ]
1) India is called a sub-continent.
2) May is the hottest month in India.
3) New Delhi is the capital city of India.
4) India has a smaller population than Australia.
5. A moving mass of Ice is called ___________. [ ]
1) Glacier 2) Stream 3) Frozen Pond 4) All of them
6. Identify a non-Island country from the following. [ ]
1) Philippines 2) Sri Lanka 3) Sweden 4) Palau
7. These forests experience 200 cm of annual Rainfall.
[ ]
1) Deciduous Forest 2) Tropical Evergreen Forest
3) Temperate Forest 4) Taiga forest
8. This instrument is used to measure the speed of the wind. [ ]
1) Thermometer 2) Anemometer
3) Mercury- Barometer 4) Wind Vane
9. Which is the largest National park in India? [ ]
1) Hemish National Park – Ladakh
2) Chandouli National Park – Maharashtra
3) Bison National Park – Tripura
4) Jaladalpur National Park – West Bengal

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10. The “Sun temple or Black pagoda” is local to the ________ city
of Odisha. [ ]
1) Puri 2) Balasore 3) Konark 4) Cuttack
11. Which Indian rivers don't end up in the sea? [ ]
1) Godavari 2) Chambal 3) Indus 4) Brahmaputra
12. Who avenged the Jallianwalah Bagh incident by assassinating
General Dwyer? [ ]
1) Bhagat Singh 2) Ashafaqullah 3) Udham Singh 4) Surya sen
13. The “Quit India” movement was announced on this day. [ ]
1) Aug 8,1942 2) Aug 10,1942 3) Aug 11,1942 4) Aug 12,1942
14. Mahatma Gandhi established ________ Ashram in Gujarat. [ ]
1) Gujarat Ashram 2) Swecha sadan
3) Sabarmati Ashram 4) Ravindra Bharati
15. White Tigers are popular in this Zoo of India. [ ]
1) Nandankanan Zoological Park 2) Kanampendari Zoo Park
3) Lucknow Zoo 4) Deer Park
16. Which freedom fighter of India is popular as “Punjab Kesari”?
1) Bagath Singh 2) Udam Singh [ ]
3) Subhash Chandra Bose 4) Lala Lajpat Rai
17. The popular site “Shantivan” is situated at __________. [ ]
1) Hyderabad 2) Shimla 3) Bhopal 4) Delhi
18. Who established the “Indian Home Rule League” at Pune? [ ]
1) M.N Roy 2) C.R Das
3) Annie Besant 4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
19. Find the odd one out about 'Bhagat Singh'? [ ]
1) Abhinav Bharat
2) Bharat Naujawan Sabha
3) Hindustan Republican Association
4) H.S.R.A
20. Identify a non-classical dance from the below. [ ]
1) Manipuri 2) Odissi 3) Bhangra 4) Kuchipudi
21. Identify a non-classical dance from the below. [ ]
1) Narendra Modi 2) P.V Narasimha Rao
3) Dr. Manmohan Singh 4) Moraji Desai

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22. Which of these Countries, the Euro is used as a standard currency?

[ ]
1) Germany 2) Japan 3) Indonesia 4) Turkey
23. What is the capital city of Bhutan? [ ]
1) New Delhi 2) Kathmandu 3) Tibet 4) Thimphu
24. 'Cairo' is the capital city of __________ . [ ]
1) Jordan 2) Egypt 3) U.A.E 4) Iran
25. Which of the following is a Union Territory? [ ]
1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Sikkim
3) Ladakh 4) Kerala
26. Indian Parliament has ____________ number of houses. [ ]
1) Three 2) Four 3) Two 4) One
27. Who acts as the head of the Government in India? [ ]
1) President 2) Prime Minister
3) Chief Minister 4) All of these
28. Who among the following acted as the First Prime Minister
of India? [ ]
1) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 2) Mohandas Gandhi
3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad 4) Sardar vallabbai Patel
29. _________was elected as the President of India in the year 2022.
1) Venkaiah Naidu 2) Droupadi Murmu [ ]

3) Nirmala Sitharaman 4) M.K. Stalin

30. The Peoples House of Indian Parliament has ________
number of seats. [ ]
1) 343 2) 443 3) 543 4) 500
31. Consider the following statements. [ ]
a) The governor is the head of the state.
b) Central Government is superior to state government.
c) India is a democratic country.
d) Rajya Sabha represent the states in the parliament.
1) a and b 2) a,b and c 3) b and c 4) a,b,c and d
32. When were the first elections held in India? [ ]
1) 1954 2) 1952 3) 1953 4) 1955

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33. ___________ acts as the head of the Lok Sabha. [ ]

1) Chairman 2) President of India
3) Prime Minister 4) Speaker
34. Where is the Supreme Court of India located? [ ]
1) Hyderabad 2) Mumbai 3) New Delhi 4) Chennai
35. Which of the following statements are correct? [ ]
a) Parliament sessions begin with Jana-gana-mana and end with
Vandemataram.
b) The national anthem could be sung only for 60 seconds.
1) a is correct 2) b is correct 3) Both 1 and 2 4) None of the above
36. Which of the following is not an ancient architectural wonder?
1) Statue of Zeus 2) Colossus of Rhodes [ ]
3) Great Pyramid of Giza 4) Taj Mahal
37. First Indian to reach the Mount Everest's Summit? [ ]
1) Yuri Gagarin
2) Tenzing Norgay
3) Bachendri Pal
4) Nawang Gombu
38. Identify the temple from the picture it is connected to the
Pallava dynasty. [ ]
1) Gurudwar 2) Ganga Mahal
3) Golden Temple 4) Shore Temple
39. When was the National Youth Day celebrated in India? It is the
birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. [ ]
th th th th
1) 10 January 2) 05 January 3) 12 January 4) 15 January
40. Which among the following is not a National Festival of India?
[ ]
1) Gandhi Jayanthi 2) Republic Day
3) Independence Day 4) Women Day
41. Which Indian King is popular as “Indian Napoleon”? [ ]
1) Harshavardhana 2) Ashoka
3) Samudra Gupta 4) Vikramaditya
42. Which is the most populous city of the Indian Sub-continent?
[ ]
1) Mumbai 2) Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Bangalore

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43. Consider the following statements on National Insignia. [ ]

a) The tiger is the national animal of India.
b) The Banyan tree is the national tree of India.
c) The red flower of the Himalayas is the national flower of India.
d) Hockey is the National Sport of India.
1) a and b 2) Only c 3) a,b and d 4) a and d
44. Which of the given currencies were represented with this
symbol ₹? [ ]
1) Euro 2) Rupee 3) Yuan 4) Dollar
45. Which is the highest waterfall in India? [ ]
1) kunchikal waterfalls 2) Barehipani waterfalls
3) Vajrai Waterfalls 4) Nohkalikai Waterfalls
46. Which among the following is not a classical music Instrument
of India? [ ]
1) Rudravina 2) Trumpet 3) Mridanga 4) Shankha
47. Which is the tallest standing statue in the world? [ ]
1) Statue of Equality 2) Statue of Liberty
3) Statue of Unity 4) Statue of Buddha
48. What per cent (%) of Indian land territory is covered by forest?
1) 22% 2) 20% 3) 25% 4) 30% [ ]
49. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
1) NH 44 2) NH 06 3) NH 12 4) NH 22 [ ]
50. Find a wrongly matched pair of a country and its capital
from below. [ ]
1) Russia : Moscow 2) Mongolia : Ulan Bator
3) Yemen : Muscat 4) Georgia : Tbilisi