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Class 9–10 General Knowledge quiz — 21 October 2026
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Question 1 · Geography of India
Which is the only active volcano in India, located in the Andaman Sea?
- A. Nicobar Hill
- B. Mount Abu
- C. Barren Island ✓
- D. Deccan Hills
Answer: Barren Island. Barren Island in the Andamans is India's only confirmed active volcano.
Question 2 · Scientists
Who arranged the elements in the periodic table by atomic mass?
- A. M. S. Swaminathan
- B. Verghese Kurien
- C. Dmitri Mendeleev ✓
- D. Tim Berners-Lee
Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev. The answer is Dmitri Mendeleev.
Question 3 · Constitution and civics
Who is the chairperson of the Rajya Sabha?
- A. The Prime Minister
- B. The President
- C. The Speaker
- D. The Vice-President ✓
Answer: The Vice-President. The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Question 4 · Famous firsts
Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize (Literature, 1913)?
- A. Rabindranath Tagore ✓
- B. Kalpana Chawla
- C. Valentina Tereshkova
- D. C. V. Raman
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore. The answer is Rabindranath Tagore.
Question 5 · Sports people
Sushil Kumar is famous in which sport?
- A. Badminton
- B. Wrestling ✓
- C. Boxing
- D. Javelin throw
Answer: Wrestling. Sushil Kumar is famous for wrestling.
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