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Practice Test: Famous Personalities & Animals and Ecosystems

A 100-mark paper covering "Famous Personalities: Leaders, Scientists & Nobel Laureates" and "Animals & Ecosystems: Wildlife GK" — multiple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, column matching, and short answer, all auto-graded instantly.

EDUSAMBAM Editorial Team · 45 questions · 100 marks · Instant self-assessment

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Section	Questions	Marks Each	Total
A — Multiple Choice	15	2	30
B — True / False	10	2	20
C — Fill in the Blank	10	2	20
D — Column Matching	5 pairs	2	10
E — Short Answer	5	4	20
Total	45	—	100

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Section A — Multiple Choice

30 marks

15 questions · 2 marks each.

1.Who led the Indian independence movement through non-violence?Basic2 pts

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Mahatma Gandhi

C. Sardar Patel

D. Bhagat Singh

2.Who was the first Black president of South Africa?Basic2 pts

A. Desmond Tutu

B. Thabo Mbeki

C. Nelson Mandela

D. F. W. de Klerk

3.Which scientist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?Basic2 pts

A. Marie Curie

B. Rosalind Franklin

C. Dorothy Hodgkin

D. Ada Lovelace

4.Who developed the theory of relativity?Basic2 pts

A. Isaac Newton

B. Niels Bohr

C. Stephen Hawking

D. Albert Einstein

5.Who is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate?Basic2 pts

A. Greta Thunberg

B. Malala Yousafzai

C. Kailash Satyarthi

D. Aung San Suu Kyi

6.Which US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?Basic2 pts

A. George Washington

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. Theodore Roosevelt

7.Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?Basic2 pts

A. Malcolm X

B. Martin Luther King Jr.

C. Rosa Parks

D. Barack Obama

8.Who formulated the laws of motion?Basic2 pts

A. Isaac Newton

B. Albert Einstein

C. Galileo Galilei

D. Michael Faraday

9.Who founded the Nobel Prize?Basic2 pts

A. Andrew Carnegie

B. John D. Rockefeller

C. Cecil Rhodes

D. Alfred Nobel

10.What is a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment called?Basic2 pts

A. A habitat

B. An ecosystem

C. A food chain

D. A biome

11.What do we call an organism that makes its own food using sunlight?Basic2 pts

A. A decomposer

B. A consumer

C. A producer

D. A predator

12.What is an animal that eats only plants called?Basic2 pts

A. Herbivore

B. Carnivore

C. Omnivore

D. Decomposer

13.What is an animal that eats only meat called?Basic2 pts

A. Herbivore

B. Carnivore

C. Omnivore

D. Producer

14.Which large rainforest is often called the "lungs of the Earth"?Basic2 pts

A. Congo Rainforest

B. Daintree Rainforest

C. Southeast Asian Rainforest

D. Amazon Rainforest

15.What term describes an animal blending into its surroundings for protection?Basic2 pts

A. Migration

B. Hibernation

C. Camouflage

D. Adaptation drift

Section B — True / False

20 marks

10 questions · 2 marks each.

16.Marie Curie won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

17.Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

18.Malala Yousafzai is from India.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

19.Omnivores eat only meat.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

20.Coral reefs are highly sensitive to changes in ocean temperature.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

21.Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

22.Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in an ecosystem.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

23.Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

24.The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was one of the original categories established by Alfred Nobel.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

25.Migration refers to animals permanently leaving their habitat forever.Intermediate2 pts

True

False

Section C — Fill in the Blank

20 marks

10 questions · 2 marks each. Type the missing word or term.

26.Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent resistance is known as ______.Intermediate2 pts

27.A sequence showing who eats whom in nature is called a ______.Intermediate2 pts

28.The natural home of an organism is called its ______.Intermediate2 pts

29.Animals such as the Bengal tiger and snow leopard are considered ______ species.Intermediate2 pts

30.Fungi and bacteria that break down dead matter are called ______.Intermediate2 pts

31.Marie Curie discovered the elements radium and ______.Advanced2 pts

32.Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics in the year ______.Advanced2 pts

33.Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize in the year ______, at age 17.Advanced2 pts

34.Abraham Lincoln was the ______ President of the United States.Advanced2 pts

35.The original Nobel Prize categories included Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and ______.Advanced2 pts

Section D — Column Matching

10 marks

Use the ▲ ▼ buttons to reorder Column B until each row lines up with the correct achievement in Column A. 2 marks per correct pair.

36–40.Match each person to what they are best known for.Advanced10 pts

Column A

Marie Curie

Nelson Mandela

Malala Yousafzai

Isaac Newton

Martin Luther King Jr.

Column B

Anti-Apartheid Leader

Youngest Nobel Peace Laureate

Laws of Motion

"I Have a Dream" Speech

Radium & Polonium

Section E — Short Answer

20 marks

5 questions · 4 marks each. Answer in one or two sentences.

41.Why is Marie Curie considered a uniquely significant figure in science history?Advanced4 pts

42.What is the difference between a food chain and biodiversity?Advanced4 pts

43.Why are coral reefs considered important but vulnerable ecosystems?Advanced4 pts

44.Why did Nelson Mandela become such a globally significant leader?Advanced4 pts

45.Briefly explain why decomposers are important in an ecosystem.Advanced4 pts

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