Worksheet Solutions: General Knowledge- 4 - General Knowledge for Class 9

Q.1. Where is the headquarter of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located?

Nairobi, Kenya

Q.2. Name the elements that make up the xylem tissue?

Xylem tissue consists of four types of elements namely tracheids, vessels, xylem fibres, and xylem parenchyma.

Q.3. What is “Kilonova”?

It is a transient astronomical event that occurs in a compact binary system when two neutron stars and a black hole merge into each other. They are thought to emit short gamma-ray bursts and strong electromagnetic radiation due to the radioactive decay of heavy r-process nuclei that are produced and ejected fairly isotropically during the merger process.

Q.4. Name the first English President of the Indian National Congress?

George Yule was the first English President of the Indian National Congress.

Q.5. What is the function of Ligament?

Ligament is a type of connective tissue that connects one bone to another. These tissues are strong and elastic.

Q.6. Nalanda University was destroyed by whom?

Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed Nalanda University in 1193.

Q.7. What is the relationship between the weight of an object on the moon and the weight of an object on Earth?

The moon weighs one-sixth the weight of the Earth.

Q.8. Freedom of speech and expression is mentioned in which article of the Indian Constitution?

Article 19

Q.9. Which gas is filled in an electric bulb?

Nitrogen gas is filled in an electric bulb.

Q.10. What was the first vernacular newspaper in India?

Samachar Darpan was the first vernacular newspaper in India. It was a Bengali weekly newspaper published by the Baptist Missionary Society.

Q.11. WNanjing is the city in which country?

China

Q.12. ‘Wealth of Nations’ is the book written by whom?

Adam Smith

Q.13. University of Oxford is located at where?

United Kingdom

Q.14. Which Union Territory has the highest literacy rate?

Lakshadweep

Q.15. Which of the following latitude passes through India?

Tropic of Cancer