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Class 5–6 General Knowledge quiz — 21 October 2026

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Question 1 · Great people

Who was the first President of India?

  1. A. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  2. B. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✓
  4. D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The answer is Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Question 2 · Monuments

In which place is the Meenakshi Temple?

  1. A. Agra
  2. B. Sanchi
  3. C. Kolkata
  4. D. Madurai ✓

Answer: Madurai. The Meenakshi Temple is in Madurai.

Question 3 · Space

Who was the first Indian to travel into space?

  1. A. Sunita Williams
  2. B. Rakesh Sharma ✓
  3. C. Neil Armstrong
  4. D. Kalpana Chawla

Answer: Rakesh Sharma. Rakesh Sharma flew into space in 1984.

Question 4 · Animals

Which of these animals is a reptile?

  1. A. toad
  2. B. frog
  3. C. chameleon ✓
  4. D. bat

Answer: chameleon. A chameleon is a reptile: it has dry, scaly skin and is cold-blooded.

Question 5 · Inventors and discoverers

Who invented the telephone?

  1. A. Alexander Graham Bell ✓
  2. B. Alexander Fleming
  3. C. Thomas Edison
  4. D. Albert Einstein

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell. The answer is Alexander Graham Bell.

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