Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 51Exercise 4: Ethnic Foods1. Maithili community 2. Tharu Community 3. Thakali community 4. Tibetan community 5. Newar community 6. Sherpa community7. Limbu community 8. Brahmin community 9. Magar communityExercise 5: Food and Festivals 1. Sithi Nakha 2. Asar 15 3. Shrawan 15 4. Janai Purnima5. Indra Jatra 6. Yomari Punhi 7. Maghi 8. Poush 159. Teej 10. Maghe SakrantiExercise 6: Hindu Mythology 1. Kansa 2. Tretayug 3. Arun 4. Yama5. Brahma 6. Laxmi 7. Rigveda 8. Lord Ganesh9. Destruction 10. Four 11. Three 12. VarunaExercise 7: World Religions and Flags 1. Kirant 2. Judaism 3. Sikhism 4. Islam 5. Hinduism6. Jainism 7. Buddhism 8. Christianity 9. TaoismExercise 8: Holy Places 1. Sunsari 2. Jumla 3. Dolakha 4. Kaski 5. Kathmandu 6. Bhaktapur 7. Lalitpur 8. Humla9. Baitadi 10. Gulmi 11. Gorkha 12. Taplejung13. Ilam 14. DotiExercise 9: Some Religious Facts1. Gautam Buddha 2. Muhammad 3. Phalgunanda 4. Witchcraft 5. Kwanti 6. Guruwa 7. Chivar 8. Ten 9. Kharari 10. Devdatta 11. Owl 12. VijayaExercise 10: Books and Authors (National) 1. B.P. Koirala 2. Balkrishna Sama 3. Gopal Prasad Rimal4. Bhanubhakta Acharya 5. Lekhanath Paudyal 6. Bhairab Aryal7. Laxmi Prasad Devkota 8. Siddhicharan Shrestha 9. Motiram Bhatta10. Diamond Shamsher 11. Modanath Prashrit 12. Ramesh BikalExercise 11: Books and Authors (International) 1. Leo Tolstoy 2. Adam Smith 3. Charles Darwin 4. Rabindranath Tagore 5. Kalidas 6. William Shakespeare 7. Salman Rushdile 8. John Milton 9. Jawaharlal Nehru 10. Mark Twain 11. George Bernard Shaw 12. George Orwell 13. Jonathan Swift 14. Mao Tse Tung 15. Karl MarxExercise 12: Title of Poets1. Bhanu Bhakta Acharya 2. Laxmi Prasad Devkota3. Shambhu Prasad Dhungel 4. Gopal Prasad Rimal5. Chaittadhar Hridaya 6. Siddhi Charan Shrestha7. Lekhanath Paudyal 8. Gokul Joshi9. Dharma Raj Thapa 10. Motiram Bhatta 11. Tilbikram Nemwang 12. Ali Miyan
52 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Exercise 13: One Word for Many1. Burglar 2. Spade 3. Cot 4. Stadium5. Hostel 6. Bakery 7. Chemist 8. Restaurant 9. Air hostess 10. Poetess 11. Salon 12. ChauffeurExercise 14: Quick Quiz1. John Milton 2. Vasco da Gama 3. Dharma Raj Thapa 4. Prophet Muhammad 5. B.P. Koirala 6. Vadyapati 7. Maghi 8. Farwestern Nepal 9. Limbu10. Magar Community 11. Balabahu 12. 36 letterUnit: 6 Sports and EntertainmentExercise 1: Some Sports1. Golf 2. Baseball 3. Athletics 4. Hockey 5. Tennis6. Boxing 7. Basketball 8. Martial Arts 9. CricketExercise 2: Nepali Sport Stars 1. Cricket 2. Boxing 3. Swimming 4. Football 5. Karate 6. Taekwondo 7. Athletics 8. Trail RunningExercise 3: Nicknames of Sport Stars 1. CR7 2. Baby Horse 3. The Golden Boy 4. The King 5. The Flea 6. The Greatest 7. The King of Clay 8. Queen Serena9. Master Blaster 10. Fed ExpressExercise 4: Technical Words in Sports1. Service 2. Free kick 3. Double dribble 4. Smash 5. Butterfly 6. Gambit 7. Silly point 8. Fluke 9. Duce 10. Knockout 11. Caddie 12. Head lock13. Jockey 14. Drop kick 15. Bull’s eyeExercise 5: Nepali Movies 1. Kumari 2. Dilip Rayamajhi 3. Khangri 4. Aama5. Manoj Pandit 6. Deepak Tripathi 7. Sunil Thapa 8. Jitbhut9. Shanti Thatal 10. Eric ValliExercise 6: Games and Players 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Glenn Maxwell 3. Magnus Carlsen4. Xin Xu 5. Michael Jordan 6. Sipora Gurung7. John Cena 8. Lee Chong Wei 9. Serena Williams10. Michael PhelpsExercise 7: National Games 1. Bullfight 2. Baseball 3. Sumo wrestling 4. Shooting5. Golf 6. Cricket 7. Rugby union 8. Arnis9. Bandy 10. Ice hockeyExercise 8: Nepali Movies Stars1. Dayahang Rai 2. Saugat Malla 3. Surakshya Panta 4. Bipin Karki 5. Najir Hussain 6. Ashishma Nakarmi 7. Samragyee Shah 8. Shristi Shrestha 9. Swastima Khadka
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 53Exercise 9: Some Actors/ Actresses 1. Emma Watson 2. Salman Khan 3. Deepika Padukone 4. Shah Rukh Khan 5. Charlie Chaplin 6. Tony Jaa 7. Kate Winslet 8. Kent Moran 9. Will SmithExercise 10: Nepali Singers1. Sajha Pakha 2. Na Birse Timilai3. Yo Mann Ta Mero Nepali Ho 4. Timi Nai Mero5. Suna Saili 6. Timi Nai Hau7. Bihani saberai jurukka uthera 8. Navanda vandai rasauchan aakha9. Rato Ghanghara 10. Maya pitari pirati piratiExercise 11: Some Facts 1. Golf 2. India 3. Korea 4. Mandodari 5. Sitaram Kattel 6. Kunjana Ghimire 7. Pande 8. Magne Budho9. TikTok 10. PUBG 11. Mr Bean 12. Johnny LeverExercise 12: Pioneers and Their Titles1. Master of Suspense 2. Comedic Genius or The Tramp3. The First Lady of Cinema 4. The Love Goddess 5. The Blonde Bombshell 6. The King of Hollywood 7. The king of Bollywood 8. The Queen of Bollywood9. Nightingale of the Hills 10. The Queen of MelodyExercise 13: Quick Quiz1. Aruna Lama 2. Hemanta Rana 3. Cristiano Ronaldo 4. Swimming 5. Sumo Wrestling 6. 19647. Argentina 8. India 9. 2014 10. Shah Rukh Khan 11. Rita Hayworth 12. TennisUnit: 7 Science and TechnologyExercise 1: Human Body1. 78 2. Bones 3. Carbon Dioxide 4. Heart 5. 98.4 6. Kidneys 7. Skin 8. Stomach9. Intestine 10. Nose 11. 160 12. BrainExercise 2: Computers1. Tim Berners-Lee 2. John McCarthy 3. Dennis Ritchie 4. Alan Turing 5. A.M. Turing Award 6. Grace Hopper 7. Ada Lovelace 8. Konrad ZuseExercise 3: Short Cut Keys 1. Ctrl+X 2. Ctrl+Y 3. Ctrl+Z 4. Ctrl + F3 5. Ctrl+F46. Ctrl+F5 7. Ctrl+F6 8. Shift + Ctrl + F6 9. Ctrl+F710. Ctrl+F8 11. Ctrl+F9 12. Ctrl+F10 13. Ctrl+F11 14. Ctrl+F1 15. Alt+F1 16. Alt+F2 17. Alt + F4 18. Alt+F8 19. Alt+F11Exercise 4: The Earth and the Space1. Solar system 2. Rotation 3. Seasons 4. Earth
54 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 5. Nebula 6. Proxima Centaury 7. Zenith 8. Comet9. Saturn 10. Jupiter 11. Meteors 12. 1998 OR2Exercise 5: Medicines and their inventors1. Ibuprofen 2. Vaccination against Smallpox3. Penicillin 4. Aspirin 5. Viagra6. Insulin 7. Malaria Treatment (Quinine)Exercise 6: Diseases1. Rabies 2. Plague 3. Malnutrition 4. Encephalitis5. Lung cancer 6. Cholera 7. Common cold 8. Night blindness9. Beriberi 10. Scurvy 11. Rickets 12. Covid-19Exercise 7: Branches of science1. Entomology 2. Numismatics 3. Etymology 4. Acoustics5. Geography 6. Theology 7. Criminology 8. Virology9. Economics 10. Chemistry 11. Anatomy 12. PsychologyExercise 8: Measuring instruments 1. Binoculars 2. Cardiogram 3. Endoscope 4. Galvanometer5. Dynamo 6. Thermometer 7. Microphone 8. Ammeter9. Stethoscope 10. Speedometer 11. Microscope 12. Rain GaugeExercise 9: Functions of Instruments 1. Stop watch 2. Viscometer 3. Incubator 4. Phonograph5. Teleprinter 6. Speedometer 7. Compass 8. Fathometer9. Chronometer 10. Black box 11. Theodolite 12. CalorimeterExercise 10: Some Scientists 1. Charles Darwin 2. Archimedes 3. Stephen Hawkins 4. Albert Einstein 5. Galileo Galilee 6. Issac Newton7. Marie Curie 8. Thomas Edison 9. Luis PasteurExercise 11: Electricity 1. Metal 2. Switch 3. Ohms4. Insulator 5. Circuit 6. Benjamin Franklin7. Bulb 8. Voltmeter 9. Alternating CurrentExercise 12: Fathers1. Charles Babbage 2. Adam Smith 3. Euclid4. Herodotus 5. Hippocrates 6. Galileo Galilee 7. Geoffrey Chaucer 8. Sigmund Freud 9. Charles Darwin 10. John Dalton 11. Isaac Newton 12. Gregor MendelExercise 13: Space Exploration 1. Yuri Gagarin 2. Neil Armstrong 3. Russia 4. Sputnik-15. Vostok-1 6. Salyut-1 7. Apollo-11 8. Dog9. V. Tereshkova 10. Luna 10 11. Explorer 1 12. NASAExercise 14: Cities and Their Nicknames 1. Kathmandu 2. Bangkok 3. Cairo 4. Lahore 5. Geneva 6. Moscow 7. Quito 8. Amritsar 9. San Francisco 10. Dhaka 11. Kiev 12. Calcutta
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 55 13. Rome 14. Cape KennedyExercise 15: Quick Quiz 1. Pharping Hydroelectric Power plant 2. Ohm 3. Stewart Adams 4. Alan Turning 5. Konrad Zuse6. Gregor Mendel 7. Albert Einstein 8. Compass 9. Astronomy 10. Rabies 11. Kidneys12. OrbitUnit: 8 MiscellaneousExercise 1: Miscellaneous facts1. Colony 2. O negative 3. Tortoise 4. Rabbit5. Bagmati 6. Nicotine 7. Bitch 8. Shiva 9. Canada 10. Triangle 11. Kande Bhyakur 12. StationExercise 2: Founders 1. Dayabir Singh Kansakar 2. Khagendra Bahadur Basnet3. Florence Nightingale 4. Rousseau 5. Friedrich Froebel 6. Isaac Newton7. V. I. Lenin 8. Henry Dunant 9. Baden Powell 10. Hermann Gmeiner 11. Pablo Picasso 12. Karl MarxExercise 3: Full Forms1. South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation2. Fédération Internationale de Football Association3. Value Added Tax 4. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization5. Highest Common Factor 6. Lowest Common Multiple7. World Health Organization8. Intelligent Quotient9. United Nations Children Emergency Fund10. United Nations Development Programme11. Bachelor in Medicine and Bachelor in Surgery12. World Food Programme13. United Nations Organization 14. General KnowledgeExercise 4: Explorers 1. Italy 2. Spain 3. Morocco 4. Portugal 5. Portugal 6. United Kingdom 7. Italy 8. Italy 9. FranceExercise 5: Different Facts1. Leonardo da Vinci 2. Arithmetic 3. Constellations4. Great Wall of China 5. Satellites 6. Diamond7. Limpiyadhura 8. Crust 9. India10. Tides 11. East Timor 12. Nelson Mandela
56 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Exercise 6: Geographical Facts1. Island 2. Ocean 3. Valley 4. Gorge5. Lake 6. Pass 7. Tributary 8. Mountain 9. Plateau 10. Plain 11. Confluence 12. OasisExercise 7: Time Periods1. Decade 2. Silver Jubilee 3. Ruby Jubilee4. Diamond Jubilee 5. Platinum Jubilee 6. Century7. Bicentennial 8. Tercentennial 9. MillenniumExercise 8: Philosophies and Proponents1. Plato 2. Aristotle 3. Rousseau 4. Charles S Pierce 5. Kierkegaard 6. Jean Piaget 7. SkinnerExercise 9: Numbers1. 10 2. 50 3. 90 4. 1000 5. 5006. 60 7. 200 8. 80 9. 20 10. 3011. 100 12. 40 13. 70 4. 600Exercise 10: Facts: True or False1. True 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. True6. False 7. True 8. True 9. False 10. False11. True 12. False 13. True 4. True 15. FalseExercise 11: Miscellaneous Facts1. Rupabahini 2. Bidhan Lama 3. Ravrindranath Tagore4. 14 5. Lhakpa Sherpa 6. Salt7. Sachin Tendulkar 8. Nitrogen 9. Chonam10. Banner 11. Madhesh 12. Harit Tara Exercise 12: Mountain Peaks1. Jugal 2. Choyu 3. Makalu 4. Ganesh5. Lhotse 6. Manaslu 7. Annapurna 8. Dhaulagiri 9. Machhapuchchhre 10. KanchanjungaExercise 13: Place for Keeping Things 1. Kitchen 2. Mill 3. Mint 4. Studio 5. Kiln 6. Pharmacy 7. Bakery 8. Tannery9. Perfumery 10. Dockyard 11. Factory 12. PurseExercise 14: Odd One Out 1. Table Tennis 2. Rara 3. Kapil Dev 4. Carrot5. Telephone 6. Thimpu 7. Mason 8. Sun 9. Rajbiraj 10. Bus 11. Owl 12. Trousers13. Urdu 14. Uncle 15. MadalExercise 15: Keeping Things1. Hangar 2. Garage 3. Vase 4. Dustbin5. Cage 6. Reservoir 7. Wardrobe 8. Shelf9. Armory 10. Vault 11. Nursery 12. AlbumExercise 16: Covid-191. Corona Virus Disease 2019
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 572. By respiratory droplets3. Fever4. To prevent the spread of germs 5. Sneeze or cough into your elbow 6. Keeping a safe distance from others to avoid the spread of germs7. To prevent the spread of the virus8. To protect against germs and viruses9. To protect against specific diseases10. Doctors, nurses, and essential workers11. To make informed decisions and stay safe 12. Staying away from others to prevent the spread of illnessExercise 17: Climate Change 1. Long-term changes in the average weather patterns on Earth2. Carbon dioxide3. Cars and factories4. Glacier retreat5. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions6. Paris Agreement7. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen8. Penguins 9. Solar powerExercise 18: Diseases and Vaccine2. MMR 3. IPV /OPV 4. DTaP 5. BCG 6. Flu vaccine 9. TCV 8. Rabies vaccine9. JE vaccine 10. Dengvaxia 11. RTS 12. TTExercise 19: Diseases and Affected Areas1. Brain 2. Eyes 3. Liver 4. Skin5. Eyes 6. Bones 7. Spleen 8. Throat9. Joints 10. Lungs 11. Teeth 12. Ears13. Intestine 14. Tongue 15. Inability to sleepUnit:9 IQ TestExercise 1: IQ Test No. 1A. 1. P, U, Z 2. J, F, C 3. Q, U, Y 4. LKS, NON, RPQ 5. LM, MO , OR, RVB. 1. Butterfly 2. Harmonium 3. SwitzerlandExercise 2: IQ Test No. 2A. 1. Mice 2. Done 3. Education 4. Ear 5. PQRB. 1. LBUINBOEV 2. PLINEICSID3. 715154 4. 32 6. 5Exercise 3: IQ Test No. 31. A or Me 2. e 3. 31,536,000 4. Orange
58 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 5. RABBIT 6. N 7. 36 8. H9. 10 10. 19Exercise 4: IQ Test No. 4A. 1. Hospital 2. Thursday 3. Amazon 4. carrot5. iron 6. GulmiB. 1. January 2. Bread 3. Cow 4. Tomato 5. Kritipur 6. Cheese ballExercise 5: IQ Test No. 51. 8 2. 16 3. 16 4. 25 40 49 5. 24 6. 31Exercise 6: IQ Test No. 61. iv. 5 2. iv Out side 3. ii. 40 4. iv 25gm5. an ocean 6. iii, 5 7. an animal 8. iv 190Exercise 7: IQ Test No. 71. i.124919 ii.1297820 2. BED 3. 814. 4157 5. PENCIL 6. SENSE 7. SBSISRSD8. 34156 9. 5 10. MeatUnit: 10 Self TestExercise 1: Test Yourself - 1A. 1. 7 2. Mustang 3. Birgunj 4. Infant 5. BhutanB. Green star BhrikutiIron man Ganeshman SinghOutbreak of Covid-19 WuhanFirst humanoid robot SophiaOwner of facebook Mark ZuckerbergC. 1. Brinjal 2. David's falls 3. Chess 4. Pigeon 5. TrainExercise 2: Test Yourself - 2A. 1. 77 2. Koshi 3. Barpark 4. Coop 5. ScotlandB. First Prime Minister Bhimsen ThapaFirst king BhuktamanLast Shah king Gyanendra ShahSmallest district BhaktapurLowest part of Nepal MusaharniaC. 1. Butwal 2. Sudurpashchim 3. Pumpkin 4. Eraser 5. GandhiExercise 3: Test Yourself - 3A. 1. 753 2. Nepalgunj 3. Gautam Buddha 4. 366 5. 8B. Mein Kamf Adolf HitlerTripitaka BuddhistsLady with the lamp Florence NightingaleFirst man on the moon Neil ArmstrongLaziest bird DoveC. 1. All Nepal Football Association 2. Bachelor of Business Studies 3. Central Processing Unit 4. Dairy Development Corporation5. Frequency Modulation 6. Gigabyte
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 59Exercise 4: Test Yourself - 4A. 1. Sushila Karki 2. 885km 3. Savana Grassloand 4. Hiss 5. Vatican CityB.Lionel Messi Mahabir Pun Bill GatesC. 1. MS Dhoni 2. Nebula 3. Passenger 4. Bee 5. ShipExercise 5: Test Yourself - 5A. 1. President 2. Seturam 3. Pharping 4. Louise Joy Brown 5. SaharaB. Whale Mammal Ebola VirusKiwi Bird Venus flytrap PlantButterfly InsectC. 1. Republic 2. Pandemic 3. SanitizerExercise 6: Quick Quiz1. Carbon dioxide (CO2) 2. Jupiter 3. Japan 4. Canberra5. Florence Nightingale 6. 1492 7. Charles Perult 8. Petter Pan9. Islam 10. Buddha 11. Spain 12. Origami
60 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ TestBook: 5Unit: 1 My Country NepalExercise 1: Provinces in Nepal1. Sudurpashchim Province 2. Lumbini Province 3. Bagmati Province 4. Gandaki Province 5. Karnali Province 6. Koshi Province7. Madhesh ProvinceExercise 2: Bagmati Province 1. Bhaktapur 2. Bharatpur 3. Nilkantha 4. Bhimeshwar 5. Kathmandu 6. Dhulikhel 7. Lalitpur 8. Hetauda 9. Bidur 10. Manthali 11. Dhunche 12. Kamalamai13. ChautaraExercise 3: Sudurpashchim Province 1. Bajura 2. Kailali 3. Kanchanpur 4. Bajura, Bajhang, Achham and Doti5. Achham 6. Darchhula 7. Bajhang 8. Bajhang 9. BajuraExercise 4: Koshi Province1. Ilam 2. Sunsari 3. Dhankuta 4. Solukhumbu 5. Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur 6. Taplejung 7. Sankhuwasabha 8. Khotang 9. Tehrathum 10. Jhapa 11. Solukhumbu and SankhuwasabhaExercise 5 Sudurpashchim Province1. Dhangadi 2. Bhimdatta 3. Mangalsen 4. Dasharathchand 5. Chainpur 6. Martadi 7. Dadheldhura 8. Khalanga9. SilgadhiExercise 6: History of Nepal1. Bhuktaman 2. Yalamber 3. Jayaprakash Malla 4. Supuspa5. Mandev 6. Narendradev 7. Gunakamadev 8. Prachandadev9. Prachandadev 10. Jayaprakash MallaExercise 7: Famous Places1. Malneta, Salyan 2. Khokana 3. Chitwan 4. Birgunj5. Chitlang 6. Gulmi 7. Dhankuta 8. Syangja 9. Doti 10. Bhojpur and SankhuwasabhaExercise 8: First in Nepal 1. Bhimsen Thapa 2. Lakhan Thapa 3. B.P.Koirala 4. Janga Bahadur Rana 5. Kulbir Thapa 6. Toran Shamsher 7. Gehendra Shamsher 8. Dharmakar 9. Bhuwan Bishwakarma 10. Keshar Shamsher 11. Bhupi Sherchan 12. AridevExercise 9: Famous People and Their Nickname 1. Fiste Maharaj 2. Dhokewaj Neta 3. Father of School 4. Baulaha Raja 5. Sirdhwaj 6. Supreme Commander 7. Living Martyr 8. Unlucky King 9. Balabahu 10. Fair King
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 61Exercise 10: Highways in Nepal 1. Bhakti Thapa Highway 2. East-West Highway 3. Pasang Lhamu Highway 4. Madan-Ashrit Highway 5. Prithvi Highway 6. Thir Bam Yogendraman Highway 7. Siddhartha Highway 8. Araniko Highway 9. Madan Bhandari Highway 10. B. P. Koirala Highway 11. Bhim Datta Pant Highway 12. Amar Singh Thapa HighwayExercise 11: Builders1. Prachanda Dev 2. Brish Bhanudevi 3. Bir Shamsher 4. Rudra Shamsher 5. Khadga Shamsher 6. Samrat Ashoka7. Laxmi Narasingha 8. Bishnu Gupta 9. Anshuvarma 10. Krishna ShamsherExercise 12: Nepal: Mixed Bag1. Likhu 2. Manaslu 3. 8848m 4. Satya Mohan Joshi5. 2006 BS 6. Padma Shamsher 7. Tourism 8. Baglung9. Pratap Malla 10. Parmanand Jha 11. 0.03% 12. in DarchulaExercise 13: Temples and Their Location1. Gorkha 2. Mustang 3. Arghakhanchi 4. Janakpur 5. Kavre 6. Dolakha 7. Sunsari 8. Makwanpur 9. Pyuthan 10. Khotang 11. Bara 12. Saptari13. Tehrathum 14. Dhading 15. JhapaExercise 14: Unique Identity 1. Orange 2. Jute 3. Coffee 4. Saligram 5. Leather 6. Tea 7. Curd 8. Khukuri9. Rhinoceros 10. Apple 11. Sugarcane 12. Chiura 13. Karuwa and Dhaka 14. Fish 15. PearExercise 15: Coins and Currency 1. King Manadeva 2. King Jayaprakash Malla 3. King Gunakamadeva 4. King Narendra Dev 5. King Shivasimha Malla 6. King Ranabahadur Malla 7. King Mahendra Malla 8. King Ratna Malla 9. King Siddhi Narasimha Malla 10. King Pratap Malla 11. King Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah 12. King Tribhuvan 13. King GyanendraExercise 16: Nepal: Geography1. 8 2. Dang 3. 1127km 4. Changla pass5. Changla pass 6. Sindhuli 7. 16 km 8. Mahalangur9. 52% 10. Himalayan 11. Taplejung 12. TaplejungExercise 17: Ancient Names of Some Rivers1. Mahaprabha 2. Hemaganga 3. Bhadravati 4. Narayani Swaroopa 5. Subhashrava 6. Satyavahini 7. Dharmadhara 8. Yashodhara 9. Vishwadhara10. Shitaprabha 11. Ratnadhara 12. Suvarna Sarita
62 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 13. Krishna Gandaki 14. Pancheshwari 15. Hanumati16. RudramatiExercise 18: Important Events 1. Peace treaty between Nepal and India2. Declaration of free primary education3. Free distribution of primary level textbooks4. End of the Rana rule 5. Enforcement of Muluki Ain6. Publication of Gorkhapatra 7. Establishment of press 8. An aeroplane was hijacked 9. Prithvi Narayan Shah unified Nepal10. Beginning of Panchayat System 11. Establishment of Bir Hospital 12. Beginning of land reform 13. Sugauli treaty was signed14. Referendum held in Nepal 15. Nepal got the membership of the UNExercise 19: National Parks 1. Chitwan National Park 2. One-horned Rhinoceros3. Shey Phoksundo National Park 4. Makalu Barun National Park 5. Banke National Park 6. Khaptad National Park 7. Kanchenjunga Conservation Area 8. Makalu Barun National Park 9. Baglung 10. Karnali River11. Rara National Park 12. Makalu Barun National ParkExercise 20: Nepal: Geographical Facts1. Namche Bazaar 2. Baburam Acharya 3. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa4. Junko Tabei 5. Jugal 6. Jumla 7. Hyatung 8. Kanchenjangha 9. Jiri 10. Karmanasa 11. Patale Chhango 12. DhadingExercise 21: Famous People and Places 1. B.P. Koirala 2. Gorkha Durbar 3. Janaki Temple4. Lake Rara 5. Lumbini 6. Madan Bhandari7. Mt. Everest 8. Muktinath 9. Rani MahalExercise 22: Political Changes in Nepal1. Establishment of constitutional monarchy 2. 2063 BS 3. Republic 4. King Gyanendra5. Declaration of a constitutional monarchy 6. Federal democratic republic7. Constitution 8. Head of the state9. Both A and B 10. Adoption of federalismExercise 23: Information about Martyrs 1. Lakhan Thapa 2. Subba Krishnalal Adhikari3. Narayan Pokharel 4. Ganesh Bahadur Shahi5. Navaraj Bista 6. Ranabahadur Bam7. Umesh Chandra Thapa / Devilal Paudel8. Ram Ramesh Mahato9. Jahangir Alam 10. Mukesh Kayastha and Bishnu Lal Maharjan11. Tank Prasad Acharya
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 63Exercise 24: Rivers and Lakes in Nepal 1. Koshi River 2. Pokhara 3. Bagmati River4. Gosaikunda Lake 5. Gandaki River 6. Marsyangdi River 7. Central Nepal 8. Koshi River 9. Shey Phoksundo LakeExercise 25: Quick Quiz 1. Kali Gandaki Gorge 2. President 3. 11 districts 4. Mugu district 5. Jhapa 6. Karuwa and Dhaka 7. Chitawan National Park 8. Makalu Barun National Park9. Queen Vrisha Bhanu 10. 2063 BS 11. Bhakti Thapa Highway 12. Puskar ShahUnit: 2 The WorldExercise 1: Capitals on the Rivers1. Thames 2. Seine 3. Nile 4. Tiber5. Rio de la Plata 6. Sumida 7. Spree 8. Danube 9. Tagus 10. Liffey 11. Moskva 12. Potomac13. Danube 14. Vltava 15. Amstel 16. BagmatiExercise 2: Largest Cities in the World1. Big Apple 2. City of Light 3. Land of the Rising Sun4. Big Smoke 5. Eternal City 6. Forbidden City7. Marvelous City 8. Harbour City 9. City on Seven Hills10. City of GoldExercise 3: Superlative Countries1. Russia 2. Vatican City 3. Greece4. South Sudan (seceded from Sudan in 2011) 5. Haiti6. Qatar 7. China 8. Vatican City9. Japan 10. Sierra LeoneExercise 4: Human Accomplishments 1. Eiffel Tower 2. Great Wall of China 3. Colosseum4. International Space Station (ISS) 5. Pyramids of Giza 6. Taj Mahal 7. Leaning Tower of Pisa 8. Panama Canal 9. Burj KhalifaExercise 5: Countries and Their Fame 1. Cuisine 2. Carnival and football 3. Bollywood films 4. Scenic landscapes 5. Technological innovation 6. Unique wildlife7. Pyramids of Giza 8. Silicon valley 9. Colorful markets (souks)10. Ballet and vodka 11. Wildlife safaris 12. Art and fashion 13. Rapid economic growthExercise 6: International Days1. March 8 2. April 7 3. April 22 4. May 35. June 5 6. June 20 7. September 21 8. October 109. October 17 10. December 10 11. December 18 12. December 1
64 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Exercise 7: First in the World1. Alexei Leonov 2. Trygve Lie 3. Sirimavo Bandaranaike4. Jerrie Mock 5. Rosalyn Higgins 6. Valentina Tereshkova 7. Louise Brown 8. Junko Tabei 9. Ferdinand Magellan10. Isabel Martinez de Peron 11. Robert Peary 12. Ellen ChurchExercise 8: Largest, Longest, Deepest and Tallest1. Russia 2. Asia 3. Greenland 4. The Nile 5. The Amazon 6. Pacific Ocean 7. The Sahara 8. Rafflesia 9. Burj Khalifa 10. Caspian SeaExercise 9: Fathers1. Hippocrates 2. Eratosthenes 3. Michael Faraday4. Herodotus 5. Charles Babbage 6. Albert Einstein 7. Geoffrey Chaucer 8. Adam Smith 9. Isaac Newton10. Robert Boyle 11. Chu Teh 12. EuclidExercise 10: Superlative Facts1. Lake Baikal 2. Persian greyhound 3. Lithium4. Cheetah 5. Sirius A 6. Albatross 7. Al-Azizia8. Mahabharata 9. June 21 10. December 22Exercise 11: International Borderlines 1. McMahon line 2. Radcliffe Line 3. Durand Line 4. Siegfried Line5. 49 parallel 6. 17 parallel 7. 24 parallel 8. Maginot Line9. 38 parallel 10. Oder-Nisse line 11. Mannheim Line 12. Death LineExercise 12: People and Their Nicknames1. Mahatma Gandhi 2. Margaret Thatcher 3. MaoTse-tung4. Bhrikuti 5. Rabindranath Tagore 6. Gautam Buddha7. Jesus Christ 8. Gogen Yamaguchi 9. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa10. Napoleon Bonaparte 11. Joseph Stalin 12. Lal Bahadur Shastri13. Ho Chi Minh 14. Bob Marley 15. Imelda MarcosExercise 13: SAARC1. Four 2. 1985 3. 6 4. Shailendra Maharjan5. 10.72% 6. Maldives 7. Three 8. 3 years9. 1996 10. Abdul Ahasan 11. Nepal 12. EnglishExercise 14: Highest Peaks1. 8,848.86m 2. 8,611m 3. 8586m 4. 8,516m 5. 8,463m6. 8,201m 7. 8,167m 8. 8,163m 9. 8,126m 10. 8,091mExercise 15: Major Waterfalls1. Venezuela 2. South Africa 3. Peru 4. USA 5. Peru 6. Norway 7. Norway 8. USA 9. Canada 10. New Zealand 11. Norway 12. India 13. SwitzerlandExercise 16: Superlative Facts1. Sahara 2. Angel 3. Russia 4. Andha Galchhi 5. Tokyo 6. Burj Khalifa 7. Queen Elizabeth II 8. Pacific
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 659. Baikal 10. London 11. Amazon 12. Tilicho13. Russian in China 14. High Vision (Tokyo) 15. Mariana TrenchExercise 17: Countries and Their Capitals 1. Kabul 2. Paris 3. Warsaw 4. Rome 5. Moscow 6. Khartoum 7. Ottawa 8. Athens 9. Havana 10. Kigali11. Lusaka 12. Ankara 13. Rangoon 14. Hanoi 15. ManilaExercise 18: Countries and Their Currencies 1. Kip 2. Rupee 3. Euro 4. Dinar 5. Naira 6. Peso 7. Krona 8. Won 9. Kwacha 10. Ruble 11. Lesotho Ioti 12. Kuna 13. Dong 14. Rand 15. DirhamExercise 19: National Languages1. Dutch 2. English 3. Arabic and French 4. Malay 5. Khmer and French 6. Arabic 7. Italian 8. Hebrew and Arabic 9. French10. Malay and Chinese 11. Portuguese 12. SpanishExercise 20: Sobriquets 1. New York 2. Netherlands 3. Mumbai 4. Darjeeling 5. Rome 6. Plateau of Pamir 7. Punjab 8. Hwang Ho river 9. Stockholm 10. Zanzibar 11. Moscow 12. Mongolia 13. Scotland 14. Myanmar 15. North KoreaExercise 21: Geographical Facts1. Antarctica 2. Surtsey 3. Sand or Silica4. Australia 5. Canada and the US 6. RAM 7. Mount Everest 8. Pacific Ocean 9. Panis Focacius 10. Burj Khalifa 11. Eleven 12. Istanbul13. Belgium 14. Michael Phelps 15. AsiaExercise 22: The World: Some Facts1. 0.44 km2 2. China & U.S.A. 3. Canada 4. Istanbul 5. Potomac 6. Kazakhstan 7. Caspian Sea 8. Sahara9. Savanna grassland, Asia 10. ChinaExercise 23: Countries and Their Flags1. Bangladesh 2. Bhutan 3. Maldives 4. Afghanistan 5. India6. Nepal 7. Sri Lanka 8. Pakistan 9. ChinaExercise 24: World Famous People 1. Alfred Nobel 2. Mao Zedong 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Martin Luther King Jr. 5. Albert Einstein 6. Karl Marx7. Greta Thunberg 8. Malala YousafzaiExercise 25: Canals and Their Locations1. Egypt 2. Germany 3. China 4. Russia5. Greece 6. Russia 7. Germany 8. Panama9. England 10. Canada 11. GermanyExercise 26: Popular Tourist Destinations in the World 1. Paris, France 2. Northern China 3. New York City
66 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 4. Rome, Italy 5. Agra, India 6. Andes Mountains, Peru 7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8. Giza, Egypt 9. Cyclades Islands, Greece10. Alberta, Canada 11. Sydney, Australia12. Ma’an Governorate, Jordan 13. Border of Ontario (Canada) and New York (USA)14. Dubai, United Arab EmiratesExercise 27: The Universe1. Sun 2. Mars 3. 8 4. Jupiter 5. Earth's rotation 6. The sun 7. Proxima Centauri 8. 19. Venus 10. Elliptical 11. Milky Way 12. SaturnExercise 28: Quick Quiz1. Cuisine 2. Rome 3. Thames 4. Lake Baikal 5. Yangtze River 6. Yuri Gagarin 7. Pacific Ocean 8. Geoffrey Chaucer9. June 21st 10. Das Gaja 11. Ang Rita Sherpa 12. Mark ZuekerbergUnit: 3 Animal WorldExercise 1: Some Animals and Birds1. Ostrich 2. Blue While 3. Giant panda 4. Koala 5. Humming bird 6. PenguinExercise 2: Foods of Animals 1. Bamboo 2. Owl 3. Eucalyptus leaves 4. Leaves 5. Nectar from flowers 6. An animal that eats only meat 7. Eagle 8. Leaves 9. Anteater 10. Nectar from flowersExercise 3: Superlative Animals1. Chimpanzee 2. Lion 3. Gorilla 4. Anaconda 5. Swift 6. Laika 7. DollyExercise 4: Young Ones 1. Cub 2. Kitten 3. Fawn 4. Calf 5. Kit or Cub 6. Lamb 7. Pup or Cub 8. Kit or Bunny9. Foal 10. Piglet 11. Calf 12. DucklingExercise 5: Animals: Mixed Bag 1. Bat 2. Child 3. Dolphin 4. Koko 5. Dog 6. Wild donkey 7. Cat fish 8. Bat 9. Raccoon 10. Splendor beetle 11. Australian crosswary 12. Sloth bearExercise 6: Unique Facts1. Octopus 2. Tortoise 3. Crocodile 4. Fish 5. Butterfly 6. Cockroach 7. Elephant 8. DogExercise 7: Strange Abilities1. Gecko 2. Parrot 3. Octopus4. Basilisk Lizard 5. Praying Mantis 6. It can move its eyes independently7. Flamingo 8. Frog 9. Bat10. It can generate electric shocks
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 67Exercise 8: Quick Quiz 1. Kande Bhyakur (Spiny Babbler) 2. Plants 3. Fish 4. Albatross 5. Swift 6. Queen 7. Bat 8. Hummingbird 9. Platypus10. Cuckoo 11. Bat 12. OstrichUnit: 4 Plant WorldExercise 1: Strange Trees1. Cannonball tree 2. Cotton candy tree 3. Monkey puzzle tree 4. Rainbow tree 5. Dragon tree 6. Bristlecone pine7. Baobab tree 8. Quiver tree 9. Bottle treeExercise 2: National Flowers1. Venezuela 2. Bulgaria 3. Nepal 4. France5. Mexico 6. Pakistan 7. India 8. Australia9. Malaysia 10. Bangladesh 11. China 12. Spain13. RussiaExercise 3: National Trees1. United States 2. Canada 3. India 4. Japan 5. Lebanon6. Scotland 7. South Africa 8. Indonesia 9. Australia 10. BhutanExercise 4: Plant Facts1. Hemlock 2. Magnolia 3. Mango 4. Millet5. Banana 6. Basil 7. Transpiration 8. Mushroom9. Latex 10. PotatoExercise 5: Common Flowers1. Lantana 2. Lotus 3. Orchid 4. Daisy 5. Hibiscus6. Plumeria 7. Tulip 8. Merry gold 9. IrisExercise 6: Common Spices1. Coriander 2. Peppercorn 3. Cinnamon 4. Cumin 5. Turmeric6. Nutmeg 7. Cardamom 8. Fennel 9. ClovesExercise 7: Leaves1. Bamboo leaf 2. Banana leaf 3. Betel leaf4. Lotus leaf 5. Maize leaf 6. Coconut leaf7. Papaya leaf 8. Peepal leaf 9. Pine leafExercise 8: Unique Flowers and Trees 1. Corpse flower 2. Venus flytrap 3. Pitcher plant 4. Baobab tree 5. Night-blooming cereus 6. Rafflesia arnoldii7. Rose 8. Daisy 9. Cypress treeExercise 9: Quick Quiz 1. Cocoa tree 2. Corpse flower 3. Rafflesia arnoldii 4. Friendship 5. Coast Redwood 6. Einkorn Wheat7. Dahlia 8. Golden Wattle 9. Oxygen10. Baobab tree 11. Bamboo 12. From the bark of cinnamon tree
68 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Unit: 5 Culture and LiteratureExercise 1: Traditional Dances1. Gurung community 2. Rai community 3. Maithili community4. Eastern Nepal 5. Western hills of Nepal 6. Tamang community 7. Newar Community 8. Limbu communityExercise 2: Our Tradition1. Veda 2. Vyas 3. Mundhum 4. Tripitaka5. Quran 6. Bible 7. Christians 8. Srijanga9. Yashodhara 10. Parashar 11. Machchhindranath 12. DhundirajExercise 3: Strange Festivals1. La Tomatina 2. Running of the Bulls 3. Holi 4. Monkey Buffet 5. SongkranExercise 4: Epics and Their Protagonists1. Achilles 2. Odysseus 3. Pandavs 4. Lord Ram 5. Aeneas 6. Beowulf 7. Dante Alighieri 8. Satan 9. RolandExercise 5: Mythology1. Duryodhan 2. 18 days 3. Saket 4. Nandigram 5. Indrajit 6. Kurukshetra 7. Trijata 8. Panchawoti9. Mandodari 10. Seven 11. Urmila 12. GandivExercise 6: Western Mythology 1. Zeus 2. Thor 3. Athena 4. Asgard5. Mercury 6. Osiris 7. Sphinx 8. Poseidon 9. Bifröst 10. Venus 11. King Midas 12. HadesExercise 7: Roman Gods and Goddesses 1. Jupiter 2. Juno 3. Saturn 4. Neptune5. Pluto 6. Venus 7. Minerva 8. Mars9. Mercury 10. Apollo 11. Diana 12. CeresExercise 8: From Scriptures1. Panchjanya 2. Ratnakar 3. Janak 4. Dandaka forest 5. Brihannala 6. Ambika 7. Kaikesi 8. Dussala9. Narad 10. Mouse 11. Parshuram 12. ShachiExercise 9: Books and Authors1. Nayayan Wagle 2. Margaret Thatcher 3. Madanmani Dixit4. Thomas Mann 5. Jagadish Ghimire 6. William Shakespeare 7. B.P. Koirala 8. Charles Dickens 9. Buddhi Sagar 10. Karna Shakya 11. Bal Krishna Sama 12. Jane AustenExercise 10: Sayings1. Ellen Pars 2. Milton Berle 3. Napoleon Hill 4. Benjamin Franklin5. Vince Lombardi 6. Alexander Graham Bell 7. MaoTse Tung 8. G.B. Shaw 9. Walt Disney 10. Albert EinsteinExercise 11: Awards and Prizes1. Nobel Prize 2. Narges Mohammadi 3. Jon Fosse 4. Madan Puraskar 5. Ramon Magsaysay Award 6. Sanduk Ruit 7. Mahabir Pun
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 69Exercise 12: Word Square1. Lunch/Lotus 2. Cactus 3. Horse 4. Sorry5. Egg 6. Goat 7. Teach 8. Tiger9. Saturday/Soap 10. Pigeon 11. Nib 12. BearExercise 13: Pseudonym1. Chatyang Master 2. Vedvyas 3. Manjul 4. Yatri5. Lato Sathi 6. Chhinnalata 7. Gothale 8. Atom 9. Prashrit 10. Sarit 11. Kanchuli 12. VyathitExercise 14: Quick Quiz 1.Narges Mohammadi 2. Bishnuraj Atreya 3. B.P. Koirala4. Shachi 5. Mundhum 6. Spain 7. Venus 8. Maithili Community 9. J.K. Rowling 10. ISAAward 11. Mahabir Pun 12. Han KangUnit: 6 Sports & EntertainmentExercise 1: Football Teams and Their Logos 1. Dallas Cowboys 2. Chinese Football Association 3. Benfica Anfa Club 4. Biratnagar Club 5. Ajax6. Real Madrid 7. Bayern Munich 8. FC Barcelona9. Liverpool FC 10. Paris Saint-Germain11. AC Milan 12. Nepal National Team13. National Team India 14. Juventus 15. Manchester UnitedExercise 2: The Olympics 1. Tokyo 2. Five rings 3. Miraitowa and Someity4. United States 5. Usain Bolt 6. Caeleb Dressel 7. Nina Derwael 8. One-year postponement 9. Surfing10. United StatesExercise 3: FIFA World Cup 1. 1930 2. Every four years 3. Qatar 4. La'eeb 5. Kylian Mbappe 6. Al-Rayyan 7. 32 8. Lusail Iconic Stadium9. Spain 10. Jules Rimet TrophyExercise 4: Film Stars 1. Robert Downey Jr 2. Salman Khan 3. Priyanka Chopra4. Emma Watson 5. Deepika Padukone 6. Scarlett Johansson 7. Jackie Chan 8. Jennifer Lawrence 9. Leonardo DiCaprio 10. Will Smith 11. Dwayne Johnson 12. Chris EvansExercise 5: Famous Singers1. Arun Thapa 2. Selena Gomez 3. Narayan Gopal4. Shreya Ghoshal 5. Raju Lama 6. Javed Ali 7. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 8. Shawn Mendes 9. Deep ShresthaExercise 6: Nepali Film Directors 1. Dipendra K. Khanal 2. Min Bahadur Bham 3. Ram Babu Gurung4. Alok Nembang 5. Nischal Basnet 6. Tulsi Ghimire
70 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 7. Bhusan Dahal 8. Yadav Kumar Bhattarai9. Tulsi Ghimire 10. Tulsi GhimireExercise 7: Sports: Mixed Bag 1. Athens 2. Pele 3. Kathmandu 4. 1930 AD 5. Jules Rimet 6. Russia 7. New Delhi 8. 2038 BS9. Pitch 10. Cristiano Ronaldo 11. Polo 12. Bidhan LamaExercise 8: National Games1. Pato 2. Capoeira 3. Table tennis 4. Chilean rodeo5. Pesapollo 6. Baseball 7. Wrestling 8. Basket ball 9. Boxing 10. Badminton 11. Archery 12. Taekwondo 13. Handball 14. Rugby union 15. Sepak TakrawExercise 9: Number of Players1. 11 2. 9 3. 5 4. 11 5. 116. 1 ro 2 7. 6 8. 4 9. 15 10. 711. 7 12. 10-12 13. 1-2 14. 4 15. 6Exercise 10: Places to Play1. Ground 2. Ring 3. Board 4. Court5. Diamond 6. Court 7. Pitch 8. Ring9. Racecourse 10. Link 11. Rink 12. CourtExercise 11: Games and Players 1. Marathon 2. Cricket 3. Swimming 4. Taekwondo 5. Volleyball 6. Football 7. Bowling 8. Cricket 9. Marathon 10.WeightliftingExercise 12: Sport Stars 1. Tennis, Spain 2. Tennis, USA 3. Tennis, Italy 4. Football, Brazil 5. Athletics, Sweden 6. Football, Spain 7. Cycling, Slovenia 8. Formula 1, Netherlands 9. Swimming, USAExercise 13: Actors 1. Anamol KC 2. Basundhara Bhusal 3. Charlie Chaplin4. Dayahang Rai 5. Mr. Bean 6. Rajaram Poudel 7. Selena Gomez 8. Sitaram Kattel 9. Tom CruiseExercise 14: Films 1. Kollywood 2. Eric Valli 3. Pheri Bhetaula 4. Saugat Bista 5. Sangina Baidya 6. Garima Panta 7. Kolkata 8. Juni9. Arjun Rampal 10. Rajesh HamalExercise 15: Sports: Miscellaneous 1. 1946 AD 2. Montevideo (Uruguay) 3. Ever onward4. Football 5. Finland 6. Elephant Polo 7. Baikuntha Manandhar 8. Swimming 9. 2023Exercise 16: Who is Who1. Wrestler 2. Comedian 3. Cricketer 4. Singer 5. Actor 6. Dancer 7. Swimmer 8. Footballer 9. Dramatist
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 71Exercise 17: Quick Quiz 1. Tulsi Ghimire 2. Canada 3. Every two years 4. India 5. Three times 6. Surfing and Skateboarding 7. in 19848. Dilip Rayamajhi and Niruta Singh 9. Football 10. Bholanath Poudyal 11. Swimming 12. 2026Unit: 7 Science and TechnologyExercise 1: Space Exploration1. Moon 2. Rocket 3. Mars 4. Spacesuit5. NASA 6. Gravity 7. Apollo 11 8. Jupiter 9. Explore outer space without human presence 10. Vostok 6Exercise 2: First Spacecraft1. Ikari Lab 2. Luna-2 3. Galileo 4. Viking-15. Vega 1 and Vega 2 6. Cassini 7. MESSENGER 8. VoyagerExercise 3: The Earth and Its Movements1. 23.5 degrees 2. Axis 3. 24 hours 4. Day and Night5. Autumnal equinox 6. Revolution 7. Perihelion 8. West to East 9. Earth's rotation 10. Varying daylightExercise 4: Phobia, Mania and Diseases1. Arachnophobia 2. Bibliomania 3. Acrophobia 4. Bipolar disorder5. Agoraphobia 6. Toyomania 7. Nyctophobia 8. Manic episode9. Glossophobia 10. Depression 11. AviophobiaExercise 5: The Space1. America 2. Jupiter 3. Apollo-11 4. July 1969 5. Yuri Gagarin 6. Jupiter 7. 28 days 8. Aldwin Aldrin9. Nagoya 10. Uranus 11. Sun 12. Airbus A380Exercise 6: Scientific Instruments1. Altimeter 2. Telescope 3. Manometer 4. Microscope5. Raingauge 6. Seismograph 7. Stethoscope 8. Binoculars9. Calorimeter 10. Lactometer 11. Pyrometer 12. RefractometerExercise 7: Branches of Science1. Genealogy 2. Astrology 3. Botany 4. Microbiology5. Seismology 6. Orology 7. Hydrology 8. Radiobiology9. Cosmology 10. Hematology 11. Cytology 12. Pathology13. Pedagogy 14. Virology 15. PhysiologyExercise 8: Machine and Equipment1. Photocopier 2. Robot 3. Tape recorder 4. Video recorder5. Fax machine 6. Telephone 7. Camera 8. Washing machine9. Television 10. RefrigeratorExercise 9: Fears1. Nyctophobia 2. Nesophobia 3. Phasmophobia 4. Pyrophobia 5. Hydrophobia 6. Sciophobia 7. Aerophobia 8. Zoophobia9. Astraphobia 10. Glessophobia 11. Demophobia 12. Entomophobia
72 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Exercise 10: Inventors and Inventions1. Peter Heinlein 2. Alexander Graham Bell 3. Thomas Alva Edison 4. B.K.D. von Sauerbronn 5. Alessandro Volta 6. Galileo Galilee7. John Logie Baird 8. Joseph Aspdin 9. Guglielmo Marconi 10. Frank Whittle 11. Vladimir K. Zworykin 12. John J. LoudExercise 11: Computer Parts 1. CPU 2. Monitor 3. Speaker 4. Keyboard 5. Mouse6. Floppy disk 7. CD 8. Pendrive 9. Hard diskExercise 12: Quick Quiz1. Rotation of the earth 2. Revolution of the earth3. Valentina Tereshkova 4.Arachnophobia5. To store and transfer data 6. Jupiter7. John Logie Baird 8. Hydrology9. Altimeter 10. National Aeronautics and Space Administration11. The Prime Meridian 12. Alan TurningUnit: 8 MiscellaneousExercise 1: General Facts1. 0.03% 2. 0.3% 3. Bismark 4. Edmund Spenser 5. Grove 6. China 7. Switzerland 8. Bodhgaya9. Nigeria 10. Benjamin Franklin 11. NepalExercise 2: Free-form Crossword1. Octopus 2. Mushroom 3. Sharpener 4. Coconut 5. Zebra 6. Red 7. Dinosaur 8. Cap9. Moon 10. Potato 11. Oval 12. Lemon13. Running 14. Note 15. Gun 16. CatExercise 3: Climatic Features1. High temperatures and abundant rainfall 2. Extremely low precipitation 3. Moderate temperatures with distinct seasons 4. Mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers 5. Extremely cold temperatures in winters 6. Extremely cold temperatures, with little to no warmth even during thesummer 7. Warm temperatures year-round with a distinct dry season 8. Semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winter 9. Hot and humid summers with mild wintersExercise 4: Related Terms1. Product Quality 2. Environmental Management3. Energy Management 4. Social Security Management5. Food Safety 6. Vehicle Emission Standards7. Vehicle Standards 8. Family Planning 9. Tourism 10. A deadly disease affecting wheat crops 11. HIV/AIDS Control Strategy 12. Climate Change Awareness13. Climate Change Conference 14. Environmental Quality Indicator Symbol15. Eco-friendly Shopping Bags 16. Climate Change / Biodiversity 17. Environment-related Award 18. Volcano
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 73Exercise 5: Mixed Bag1. Danube 2. Janga Bahadur Rana 3. Ethiopia4. Dushanbe 5. Cherry blossom 6. Devi Prasad Poudel7. Rana Bahadur Shah 8. Giddhe 9. USA10. Parijat 11. Diet 12. EnglandExercise 6: First Women in the World1. Valentina Tereshkova (Russia) 2. Anousheh Ansari (Iran-USA)3. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka) 4. Isabel Perón (Argentina)5. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (Iceland) 6. Junko Tabei (Japan) 7. Svetlana Savitskaya (Russia) 8. Caroline Mikkelsen (Norway)9. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit(India) 10. Elise Deroche (also known as Raymonde de Laroche) (France)Exercise 7: Sounds 1. Zoom 2. Ring 3. Thunder 4. Clap 5. Flap6. Rustle 7. Tick 8. Boom 9. Patter 10. Gurgle11. Clink 12. Sighs 13. Honk 14. Screech 15 SnapExercise 8: Full Forms1. Bikram Sambat 2. Prime Minister 3. Before Christ4. World Health Organization 5. District Development Committee6. Anno Domini 7. International Labour Organization8. Criminal Investigation Department 9. Ante Meridian10. British Broadcasting Corporation 11. Doctor of Philosophy12. Physical Training 13. Bachelor of Arts 14. Master of Arts15. Soccer Association FootballExercise 9: Traffic Signs 1. Cycle zone 2. Slippery road 3. One-way road4. Speed breaker 5. Landslide ahead 6. No crossing 7. Truck prohibited 8. Two-way traffic 9. No U turnExercise 10: Universal Symbols and Their Meanings1. Love 2. Light 3. Mystery 4. Life/purity5. Nature 6. Guidance 7. Peace and Unity 8. Recycle 9. Diversity 10. Hope 11. Infinity 12. ConnectivityExercise 11: Explorers1. Christopher Columbus (1492) 2. Vasco da Gama (1498)3. Pedro Álvares Cabral (1500) 4. Abel Tasman (1642)5. Robert Peary (1909) 6. Roald Amundsen (1911)7. Captain James Cook (1770) 8. Christopher Columbus (1492)9. John Davis (1821) 10. Captain James Cook (1768)Exercise 12: Nepal: Miscellaneous1. True 2. True 3. True 4. False 5. True6. True 7. False 8. True 9. False 10. False11. True 12. False 13. True 14. False 15. FalseExercise 13: General Facts1. Leveret 2. Crocodile 3. Pen 4. David Beckham5. Mechi 6. Rinderpest 7. Rhinoceros 8. Chlorophyll 9. Nightingale 10. Vatican City 11. Beauty and Art 12. Kaski
74 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Exercise 14: Rearranging1. Are you a Nepali? 2. You must speak the truth. 3. Are you a news reporter? 4. The dog is chasing a cat.5. Laxmi Prasad Devkota is a great poet. 6. The children are playing with the toys.7. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the World.8. Honesty is the best policy. 9. English is an International language.10. We must respect our parents. 11. The sun rises in the east.Exercise 15: Collective Nouns1. Battalion 2. Band 3. Class 4. Team 5. Herd6. Flight 7. Pride 8. Sleuth 9. Jury 10. Gang11. Brood 12. Gaggle 13. Cluster 14. Galaxy 15. CharmExercise 16: Miscellaneous Facts1. 19 Mangsir 2058 2. Nepal Bank Limited 3. Mahaprabha4. Nayaraj Panta 5. Rukum 6. Hyatung7. Ranabahadur Shah 8. Violin 9. 3 March 181610. Chandra Bahadur DangiExercise 17: Simile 1. Air 2. Coal 3. A well 4. A grave 5. A lion 6. A razor 7. Snow 8. A peacock 9. A bat 10. A bee11. Dust 12. Thunder 13. A lamb 14. A foxExercise 18: International Airports1. UAE 2. United kingdom 3. Japan 4. India5. Netherlands 6. China 7. France 8. Germany9. Thailand 10. Spain 11. Nepal 12. USAExercise 19: Quick Quiz 1. Barpak 2. Sophia 3. The Great wall of China 4. Rome 5. Belgium 6. Zaire 7. Kuwait 8. Iceland 9. UK10. Paris 11. 24 January, 2020 12. COVID - 19Unit: 9 I.Q. TestExercise 1: IQ Test No. 1A. 1. PI, QJ 2. FIG, GJK 3. NMLK, JIHG4. DNX, EVU 5. VUT XWVB. 1. Vulture 2. Camel 3. Kanjirowa 4. Koshi 5. PalpaC. 105Exercise 2: IQ Test No. 2A. 1. Hel 2. Bakers 3. Ans 4. Fins 5. Never6. Saturday 7. Her 8. Friday 9. FinnishB. 1. Italy 2. Solukhumbu 3. Sun 4. Football 5. Mt. K2 6. Karl Marx 7. OstrichExercise 3: IQ Test No. 31. HI 2. DAD 3. W 4. 455. Monday 6. Staircase 7. 0 8. Father and daughter9. B (ee) 10. 0 11. Thursday 12. 4
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 75Exercise 4: IQ Test No. 4A. 1. A barking dog seldom bites 2. Only the wearer knows the shoe pinches 3. A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools 4. Health is better than wealth5. Truth is justice in actionB. 1. Engage, Engine, Involve, Love 2. Bench, Chair, Desk, Furniture3. Daughter, Father, Mother, Son 4. Stamp, Step, Student, Study 5. Awake, Come, Dance, SleepExercise 5: IQ Test No. 5A.5223602332 R36B. B2J10E?Q17?5 84C. 1. 1AD49I..........L122. 12 3. 4 aples 5. 1 hoursD.ADB CEFA BCDF E JHIK LG12 8Exercise 6: IQ Test No. 6A. ii. 37 B. (1) ii. 512, (2) ii. 38 C. iii 3 D. ii. 21Exercise 7: IQ Test No. 7A. 1. ZOO 2. Leap year 3. Amazon4. Chimpanzee 5. Corona virusB. 1. Moon 2. Juice 3. Monkey4. Mahendra 5. Rupandehi 6. PoloExercise 8: IQ Test No. 8U J M G L I M K N N 1. LEAPC A S E E I A U E L 2. LOTUSO X E B A L N Q S O 3. FRYN I T Q P A G N T T 4. POKHARAT D I H A M O I T U 5. DANPHEA G F R Y B U G F S 6. ILAMI K P O T A T O E S 7. MANGOB A G M A T I T B C 8. POTATOE D A N P H E F K H 9. NESTP O K H A R A V J K 10. BAGMATI
76 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Unit: 10 Self TestExercise 1: Test Yourself - 1A. 1. 3 Asoj 2072 2. Namkha 3. Freweini Mebrahthu4. Pen 5. South SudanB. 1. Adam Osborne 2. Florence Nightingale 3. Leopardess 4. Khagendra Thapa Magar 5. Jeff BezosC. 1. Churia 2. Resunga 3. Axe 4. Hippopotamus 5. MarkerExercise 2: Test Yourself - 2A. 1. 6 2. Hyatung 3. 12 Baisakh 2072 4. Colony 5. NorwayB. 1. Ilam 2. Gulmi 3. Pharping 4. Palpa 5. BhojpurC. 1. Japan 2. Pants 3. Pine 4. Bus 5. SuddhodhanExercise 3: Test Yourself - 3A. 1,47,181 sq.km 2. Libya 3. Bhrikuti4. 28 5. MoonB. 1. J K Rowling 2. Malala Yousafzai 3. Kirants4. Lakhan Thapa 5. Spiny BabblerC. 1. Secondary Education Examination2. Ante Meridian3. District Level Examination (BLE - Basic Level Examination)4. Read Only Memory5. Compact Disk6. Central Investigation BureauExercise 4: Quick QuizA. 1. A piano 2. Footsteps 3. A map 4. The letter 'M'5. An echo 6. A keyboard 7. A clock 8. Fire9. Cloud 10. Bottle 11. Seven
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 77Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ TestBook: 6Unit 1: History Exercise 1: First Kings of Nepal1. Bhuktaman 2. Bar Singh 3. Yalambar4. Jayadev 5. Arideva 6. Dravya Shah7. Siddhi Narsingh Malla 8. Yaksha MallaExercise 2: Last Kings of Nepal1. Yaksha Gupta 2. Bhuban Singh 3. Gasti4. Jaya Prakash Malla 5. Ranajit Malla 6. Tej Narsingh Malla7. Gyanendra Shah 8. NarendradevExercise 3: Kirant Dynsaty1. Yalambar 2. Ahir Dynasty 3. Mahabharata4. Jitedasti 5. Ashoka 6. Stupas7. Charumati 8. Patuka 9. Charumati Vihar10. Gasti 11. Nimish 12. WoolExercise 4: The Lichchhavi Period1. Baisali 2. Bhoomi Varma 3. Brisha Barma4. Prachanda Deva 5. Manadeva 6. Managriha 7. Amshuvarma 8. Amshuvarma 9. Kailashkut Bhavan10. AmshuvarmaExercise 5: The Malla Periods1. Arideva Malla 2. Wrestler 3. Jayasthiti Malla4. Worshipping one’s ancestral god once a year 5. Uniform weights and measures 6. Yaksha Malla7. Arideva Malla 8. Shiva Singh Malla 9. Jayasthiti MallaExercise 6: Builders and Buildings1. Brisha Barma 2. Prachanda Deva 3. Manadeva4. Amshuvarma 5. Manadeva 6. Bhaskar Malla7. Jayaprakash Malla 8. Soorya Malla 9. Mahendra MallaExercise 7: Pioneers and First1. Jagat Prakash Malla 2. Jagajyoti Malla 3. Gunakamadev4. Jay Prakash Malla 5. Ratna Malla 6. Ranbahadur Shah7. Siddhinarasingh Malla 8. Mahendra Malla 9. Manadeva10. Rajnit Malla 11. Chandra Shamsher 12. Manadeva13. Ram Shah 14. Juddha SamsherExercise 8: The Shah Dynasty 1. Dravya Shah 2. Prithvi Narayan Shah 3. The fall of Kantipur 4. Rana dynasty 5. 1950 6. King Mahendra 7. Panchayat system 8. King Birendra 9. 1990 10. Abolition of the monarchical system 11. King Gyanendra12. April 24, 2006
78 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Exercise 9: History of Nepal: Miscellaneous1. Gopalas and Mahishapalas 2. Yalumber3. Lichhavis 4. 5th Century 5. Amshuvarma6. Prithvi Narayan Shah 7. Jung Bahadur Rana 8. 2008 9. Devastating earthquake 10. King GyanendraExercise 10: Famous Personalities 1. Balabhadra Kuwar 2. Bhakti Thapa 3. Sita 4. Mahaguru Phalgunanda 5. Amsuvarma 6. Shankhadhar Sankhwa7. Amar singh Thapa 8. Bhrikuti 9. Bhimsen Thapa10. Araniko 11. Janak 12. Prithvi Narayan ShahExercise 11: Heritage Sites 1. Boudhanath Stupa 2. Swyambhunath Stupa 3. Changu Narayan Temple 4. Kathmandu Durbar Square5. Patan Durbar Square 6. Lumbini7. Bhaktapur Durbar Square 8. Pashupatinath Temple9. Sankata TempleExercise 12: Famous Nepali People 1. A renowned Nepali eye surgeon2. Famous nun and singer 3. Snow leopard protection activist and adventurer 4. Social worker and children’s rights activist5. Innovator and promoter of rural internet access6. Popular Nepali actor 7. Inspirational writer and disability rights activist8. Celebrated Nepali poet9. Eminent Nepali literary critic and historian10. Famous Nepali singerExercise 13: First Female in Nepal1. Bidya Devi Bhandari 2. Lalit Tripura Sundari 3. Raksha Rana 4. Prabha Basnet 5. Bindeshwori Shah 6. Usha Nepal 7. Sushila Thapa 8. Lila Devi Gadtaula 9. Koili Devi Mathema 10. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa 11. Sushila Karki 12. Onsari Gharti MagarExercise 14: National Days in Nepal1. 7th Falgun 2. 11th Baishak 3. 8th Asar 4. 29th Bhadra5. 8th September 6. 3rd Asoj 7. 16th Magh 8. 6th Asoj9. 8th March 10. 16th Baishak 11. 29th Asar 12. 15th Asar13. on MahashivaratriExercise 15: Historical Personalities and Their Nicknames 1. Father of Nation 2. Swami Maharaj 3. Founder of Moedrn Nepal 4. Insane King 5. Living Martye of Nepal 6. Just King7. People’s Leader 8. Light of Asia 9. Father of School10. Second Buddha of Nepal 11. Green Star
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 79Exercise 16: Quick Quiz 1. Bidya Devi Bhandari 2. Bal Krishna Sama 3. First Nepali woman rights activist 4. Mandeva5. Arideva 6. Jitedasti 7. Prithvi Narayan Shah8. Bhuktaman (Dharmakar) 9. Arideva10. Bhaskar Malla 11. Gyanendra Shah 12. Mahendra Malli 13. King MahendraUnit 2: Nepal: GeographyExercise 1: Local Bodies1. 77 2. Rautahat 3. Dhading 4. Sarlahi 5. East Rukum 6. Kathmandu and Bhkatapur 7. 68. 276 9. 460 10. 6743 11. 753Exercise 2: Political Division 1. Bhimsen Thapa 2. During Rana Regime 3. King Mahendra 4. King Birendra 5. 5th Bhadra 2074 6. 20th September 2015 7. Madhesh 8. Karnali 9. Madhesh 10. Rukum East 11. Koshi Province 12. BiratnagarExercise 3: Mountain Peaks 1. 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) Highest mountain in the world 2. 8,586 meters (28,169 feet) 3rd highest in the world3. 8,516 meters (27,940 feet) 4th highest in the world4. 8,485 meters (27,838 feet) 5th highest in the world5. 8,188 meters (26,864 ft) 6th highest in the world6. 8,167 meters (26,795 feet) 7th highest in the world7. 8,163 meters (26,781 feet) 8th highest in the world8. 8,091 meters (26,545 feet) 10th highest in the worldExercise 4: Peaks and Their Locations1. Dolpa 2. Parbat 3. Taplejung 4. Humla 5. Mustang 6. Bajhang 7. Gorkha 8. Rasuwa 9. Darchula 10. Myagdi 11. SindhupalchowkExercise 5: Mountains and Their Nicknames1. Virgin Mountain 2. Harry Hill3. Dipendra Shikhar 4. The third pole 5. The Killer Mountain 6. The mountain with five peaks7. White MountainExercise 6: Geographical Sobriquets 1. Ridi (Palpa) 2. Jiri (Dolakha) 3. Jumla 4. Chitwan 5. Koshi Tappu 6. Mustang, 7. Pokhara 8. Namche Bazaar 9. Birgunj 10. Kathmandu 11. Bhedetar 12. HetaudaExercise 7: Districts and Their Nicknames1. The district of seven kundas
80 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 2. The district of seven lakes3. The district of three lakes4. The district of Seven ponds5. The district of suspension bridges 6. The district of 52 Kuti and 72 Kunda7. The districts across the HimalayasExercise 8: Rivers and Their Origin 1. Baghdwar 2. Tibet 3. Mustanglek4. Mt. Saipal 5. Lalikharka 6. Sindhuligadhi7. Chure Hills 8. Mt. Api 9. Mahabharata Range10. Tibet 11. TibetExercise 9: Cities on Rivers1. Bagmati 2. Hardinath 3. Bhotekoshi 4. Badganga 5. Koshi, Kokaha 6. Marsandi 7. Thuliveri 8. Seti9. Madi 10. Mahakali 11. Marsandi 12. Mechi13. Narayani 14. Tinau 15. Tamakoshi 16. Mohana 17. Tila 18. Madi 19. Ratuwa 20. ArunExercise 10: Major Falls and Their Locations 1. Kaski District 2. Myagdi District 3. Kavrepalanchok District 4. Terhathum District 5. Dolpa District 6. Chitwan District, 7. Taplejung District 8. Kathmandu District 9. Rolpa District10. Syangja District 11. Okhaldhunga District 12. Udayapur DistrictExercise 11: Major Passes and Their Locations1. Solukhumbu District 2. Mustang District 3. Gorkha District4. Manang District 5. Sindhupalchok District 6. Mustang District 7. Taplejung District 8. Mugu District 9. Sankhuwasabha District10. Dolakha District 11. Dolpa District 12. Humla DistrictExercise 12: Valleys in Nepal 1. Arun valley 2. Joghbuda Valley 3. Khumbhu Valley 4. Deukhuri valley 5. Kathmandu valley 6. Jhimruk Valley7. Byas Valley 8. Nubri valley 9. Sinja ValleyExercise 13: Famous Caves1. Pokhara 2. Pokhara 3. Mustang 4. Tanahu 5. Khotang 6. Sindhupalchok 7. Kathmandu 8. Dang9. Dailekh 10. Darchula 11. Palpa 12. UdayapurExercise 14: Largest in Nepal 1. Karnali 2. Dolpa 3. Polkara 4. Ghorahi 5. Sitaganga 6. Namkha 7. Kasthamandap 8. Singhdurbar 9. Budhanilkantha 10. Rara 11. Kaligandaki Hydro project12. Janaki Mandir 13. Langtang 14. Siddha Gufa, Tanahu15. Gautambuddha AirportExercise 15: Located at the Highest Altitude1. Tilicho Lake (4,919 meters, Manang)
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 812. Sagarmatha National Park3. Syangboche Airport4. Chabuk Pass (5,979 meters, Taplejung) 5. Everest View Hotel (3,963 meters, Solukhumbu)6. Muktinath Temple (3,749 meters)7. Simikot, Humla (2,946 meters)8. Jumli Marsi rice (2,850 meters, Jumla)9. Solukhumbu (4,400 meters)10. Suligad Waterfall (3,613 meters, Dolpa)11. Tsho Rolpa Lake (4,580 meters, Dolakha) 12. Tsho Rolpa Hydropower (4,580 meters, Dolakha)13. Thorong La Pass (Mustang)14. Chharka Bhot and Tarap settlements (Dolpa)15. Pyramid Laboratory (5,050 meters)Exercise 16: Types of Forests in Nepal 1. Terai, Bhabar, Dun, and Churia ranges2. Sal, Sisoo, Simal3. 1201-2100 meters 4. Because leaves fall off in Autumn 5. Trees with needle-shaped and pointed leaves6. 3351-5000 meters 7. Extreme cold weather and little precipitation8. Tundra Vegetation9. Temperate Evergreen Coniferous Forest10. Alpine GrasslandExercise 17: Airports and Their Location 1. Kathmandu 2. Khotang 3. Rupandehi 4. Morang5. Okhaldhunga 6. Solukhumbu 7. Jhapa 8. Saptari9. Mustang 10. Dhanusha 11. Bara 12. Mugu 13. Chitwan 14. SankhuwasabhaExercise 18: Industrial Areas in Nepal1. 2016 B.S. 2. 2020 B.S. 3. 2020 B.S. 4. 2021 B.S.5. 2026 B.S. 6. 2032 B.S. 7. 2032 B.S. 8. 2034 B.S.9. 2036 B.S. 10. 2044 B.S. 11. 2044 B.S.Exercise 19: Quick Quiz1. 7.5 gram 2. Aryabhatta 3. House sparrow 4. Pharping Hydropower Plant (2011BS) 5. Karnali province 6. May 28, 20087. Statue of Lord Vishnu, Budanilkantha 8. Solukhumbu District9. Setganga Municipality, Ardhakhachi 10. Jhimruk valley 11. Humla District 12. Okhaldhunga District 13. Chure Hills 14. Rasuwa15. Birgunj 16. Jiri (Dolakha)
82 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Unit 3: Nepalese Art, Culture and LanguagesExercise 1: Ethnic Dances of Nepal 1. Newar communities 2. Brahmin and Chhetri communities 3. Tamang community 4. Gurung community 5. Far western regions6. Rai community 7. Limbu community 8. Gurung community9. Mithila community 10. Limbu community 11. Magar community 12. Tharu communityExercise 2: Traditional Instruments1. Panche baja 2. Dhyangro 3. Narasingha4. Damphu 5. Tungana 6. Murchnuga 7. Sarangi 8. Dholak 9. KhaijadiExercise 3: Ethnic Communities and Their Folk Songs 1. Palam 2. Karkha 3. Syabru 4. Kaura5. Selo 6. Teej Songs 7. Chandi 8. Sorathi9. Maghi Songs 10. Ghatu 11. SanginiExercise 4: Ethnic Communities and Their Musical Instruments 1. Tharu 2. Tamang 3. Chepang 4. Kirant 5. Brahmin/ Chhetri 6. Newar 7. Limbu 8. Damai9. Jyapu 10. MagarExercise 5: Ethnic Communities and Their Festivals1. Buddhist communities 2. Sherpa, Gurung, Tamang 3. Muslims 4. Maithili people 5. Christians 6. Kirant communities 7. Maithili community 8. Newar community 9. Far-Western region10. Tharu community 11. Thakali community Exercise 6: Books and Authors1. Parijat 2. Diamond Shumsher Rana 3. Sarubhakta4. Rajan Mukarung 5. Jhamak Ghimire 6. Buddhisagar 7. Amar Neupane 8. Radha Paudel 9. Krishna Dharabashi10. Ganesh Paudel 11. Nayan Raj Pandey 12. Lil Bahadur Chhetri 13. BP Koirala 14. Madanmani Dikshit15. Govinda Bahadur Malla ‘Gothale’ 16. Govinda Raj Bhattarai17. Indra Bahadur Rai 18. Narayan Wagle19. Dhruba Chandra Gautam 20. SarubhaktaExercise 7: Nepalese Actresses 1. Mithila Sharma 2. Bhuwan Chnad 3. Basundhara Bhusal 4. Barsa Shiwakoti 5. Jharna Thapa 6. Jal Shah 7. Miruna Magar 8. Karishma Manandhar 9. Swastima KhadkaExercise 8: Literary Figures and Their Honorary Titles 1. Bhanu BhaktaAcharya 2. Gopal Prasad Rimal 3. Bairagi Kainla4. Shambu Pd. Dhungel 5. Dharma Raj Thapa 6. Laxmi Pd. Devkota7. Hem Raj Pandit/ Som Nath Sigdel 8. Ganeshlal Shrestha9. Chittadhar Hridaya 10. Siddhi Charan Shrestha 11. Nara Raj Dhakal12. Moti ram Bhatta 13. Babu ram Acharya 14. Lekh Nath Poudyal
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 83 15. Yagya Raj Sharma 16. Bal Krishna Sama 17. Narayan Gopal18. Madhav Pd. GhimireExercise 9: Psedonyms1. Bikal 2. Parijat 3. Sambav 4. Bhikshu 5. Abhilashi 6. Dhuswa Sayami 7. Tana Sharma 8. Basu Sasi 9. Bairagi Kainla 10. Pashrit 11. Shailendra Sakar 12. Chhinnalata13. Byathith 14. Pyasi 15. Lato Sathi 16. Pindali 17. Kanchuli 18. Sama 19. Rasik 20. YatriExercise 10: Pioneers1. Divyopadesh2. Prithvinarayan Shah (by Suvash Chanda Dash)3. Vidyapati4. Naso (by Guru Prasad Mainali)5. Rupamati (by Rudra Raj Pandey) 6. Satya Harischandra 7. Shiva Shankar Manandhar 8. Bhuwan Chand9. Motiram Bhatta 10. Lain Singh BangdelExercise 11: Languages and Their Scripts1. Devanagari 2. Mithilakshar or Tirhuta 3. Sirijonga 4. Sambota 5. Ranjana 6. Akkha 7. Kaithi 8. Gurmukhi 9. Róng10. Tamahinga 11. Ol Chiki (Santhal) 12. BangalaExercise 12: Nepali Actors and Comedians1. Manoj Gajurel 2. Jitu Nepal 3. Rajesh Hamal4. Sita Neupane 5. Suraksha Pant 6. Deepashree Niraula 7. Madan Krishna Shrestha 8. Palpasa Dangol 9. Santosh PantExercise 13: Nepalese Temple and Their Architecture1. Pagoda Style 2. Shikar Style 3. Greek Style/ European Style4. Chaitya/ Stupa Style 5. Mugal Style 6. Mixed StyleExercise 14: National Parks in Nepal 1. Sagarmatha National Park 2. Chitwan National Park3. Shey Phoksundo National Park 4. Bardia National Park5. Rara National Park 6. Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park7. Dhorpatan Exercise 15: Quick Quiz1. Rara National Park 2. Gurung Community 3. Newar Community 4. Parijat 5. Bal Krishna Sama 6. Basudev Baidhya7. Jitbhuj 8. Satyaharishchandra 9. Bhuwan Chand 10. Srijangha11. European style/Greek style 12. Manoj Gajurel (any other)13. Mithila Sharma (any other) 14. Limbu Community
84 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Unit 4: World GeographyExercise 1: Continents and Their Famous Grasslands1. Savanna 2. Steppe 3. Steppe 4. Prairie 5. Pampas 6. Downs 7. Tundra-like vegetationExercise 2: Longest Rivers1. Nile River (6,650 kilometers) 2. Yangtze River (6,300 kilometers) 3. Volga River (3,530 kilometers) 4. Mississippi-Missouri River System (6,275 kilometers) 5. Amazon River (6,400 kilometers) 6. Murray-Darling River System (3,672 kilometers )7. Onyx River (32 kilometers) Exercise 3: Largest Lakes1. Lake Victoria 2. Lake Ladoga 3. Lake Superior 4. Lake Titicaca 5. Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda) 6. Lake VostokExercese 4 Highest Mountains 1. Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania: 5,895 meters)2. Mount Everest (Nepal: 8,848.86 meters)3. Mount Elbrus (Russia: 5,642 meters) 4. Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) (USA: 6,190 meters)5. Aconcagua (Argentina: 6,962 meters) 6. Mount Kosciuszko (New South Wales: 2,228 meters)7. Mount Vinson (4,892 meters)Exercise 5: Largest Countries1. Algeria 2. China 3. Russia 4. Canada 5. Brazil 6. AustraliaExercise 6: Longest Mountain Ranges1. Atlas Mountains (2,500 kilometers)2. Himalayas (2,400 kilometers)3. The Scades (1,700 kilometers)4. Rocky Mountains ( 4,800 kilometers)5. Andes Mountains (7,000 kilometers)6. Great Dividing Range: (3,500 kilometers)7. Transantarctic Mountains (3,500 kilometers)Exercise 7: Ocean Facts 1. Pacific Ocean 2. Mariana Trench (about 36,000 feet)3. Southern Ocean 4. Atlantic Ocean5. Mediterranean Sea (in the Atlantic ocean) 6. Indian Ocean7. Indian Ocean 8. Arctic Ocean9. Southern Ocean 10. Atlantic Ocean 11. Pacific Ocean 12. Pacific OceanExercise 8: Longest in the World 1. GreatWall of China 2. Grand Canal of China 3. Trans Siberian Railway4. Nile 5. Andes 6. 21 June
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 857. Yangtze 8. Canada 9. Mammoth Cave10. Strait of Malacca 11. Yonge Street 12. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge 13. Laedal Tunnel 14. Gorakhpur, India 15. St. Laurence Seaway 16. Hirakud Dam, IndiaExercise 9: First to Reach1. Leif Erikson 2. Christopher Columbus 3. Vasco da Gama 4. Ferdinand Magellan 5. Willem Janszoon 6. New Zealand7. Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev8. Robert Peary 9. Roald AmundsenExercise 10: Countries and Their Nicknames1. Land of Smiles 2. Land of the Morning Calm 3. The Hermit Kingdom 4. Land of Blue Sky5. Land of the Rising Sun 6. The Red Dragon7. The Lion City 8. Cradle of Ancient Civilization9. Land of the Golden Pagodas 10. Land of Milk and Honey11. The Emerald Isle 12. Land of Fire and Ice13. Land of Thousand Lakes 14. Land of Hope and Glory15. Land of Poets 16. Land of the Palms 17. Switzerland of the Middle East 18. Rainbow National19. The Gift of the NileExercise 11: Famous Rivers1. Nile River 2. Mississippi River 3. Yangtze River, Yellow River (Huang He)4. Ganges River, Yamuna River 5. Amazon River6. Volga River 7. Rhine River 8. Seine River, Loire River 9. Tiber River, Po River 10. Murray River 11. St. Lawrence River12. Thames River 13. Niger River 14. Brahmaputra River15. Indus River 16. Chao Phraya River17. Mekong River18. Tigris River 19. Euphrates RiverExercise 12: Geography: Miscellaneous 1. Mexico City 2. Kuala Lumpur 3. Egypt 4. Turkey 5. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean6. Sahara 7. Africa 8. Australia9. Vilnius 10. Port Louis 11. Lake Victoria12. Canada 13. Lake Victoria 14. IndiaExercise 13: Quick Quiz 1. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge 2. Mediterranean Sea (in the Atlantic ocean)3. Andes 4. Canada 5. Murray River6. Lake Victoria 7. Steppe 8. Vasco da Gama 9. Great Wall of China 10. Burj Khalifa 11. Laerdal Tunnel in western Norway 12. Pacific Ocean 13. Chile 14. Christopher Columbus 15. Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
86 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Unit 5: World History Exercise 1: First in the World1. Uruguay 2. USA 3. Belgrade4. USA 5. Russia 6. Greece7. Marco Polo 8. Robert Peary 9. Ronald Amundsen10. Wright Brothers 11. Neil Armstrong 12. Yuri Gagarin13. Anexemander 14. Bertha Von Suttner 15. Santosh YadavExercise 2: Some Historical Facts1. 1492 2. England 3. Aristotle4. Bismarck 5. 1917 6. Leonardo Da Vinci7. Augustus 8. 1853 9. Adolf Hitler10. Germany 11. Romulus and Remus 12. Qin Dynasty 13. Little Boy 14. Kubla Khan 15. FlorenceExercise 3: Currencies and Their Symbols 1. ₽ 2. £ 3. ¥ 4. ₾ 5. $ 6. € 7. ₱ 8. ₳ 9. ₹ 10. ₰ 11. ₣ 12. ฿ 13. ₵Exercise 4: Continents and Their Currencies 1. United States 2. Eurozone countries 3. United Kingdom 4. Japan 5. Switzerland 6. Nepal/ India7. Russia 8. Georgia 9. Thailand10. Philippines 11. Ghana 12. GermanyExercise 5: Countries and Their FlagsSouth AfricaNepalGermanyItalyUnited StatesChinaSaudi ArabiaCanadaMexicoJapanAustraliaTurkeyArgentinaFranceUnited KingdomSouth KoreaSpainIndiaBrazil
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 87Exercise 6: Important Events in World History1. 563 BC 2. 4 BC 3. 1492 4. 1783 5. 17896. 1903 7. 1914 8. 1917 9. 1920 10. 193911. 1945 12. 1967 13. 1961 14. 1969Exercise 7: Top Countries to Produce1. Cherry 2. Banana 3. Barley 4. Chicken5. Beer 6. Avocado 7. Apricot 8. Wheat9. Wool 10. Almond 11. Beef 12. Egg 13. Coffee 14. Cotton 15. Wine 16. Coconut17. Dry Bean 18. Chickpea 19. Cocoa 20. ChestnutExercise 8: International Borderlines1. Pakistan and Afghanistan 2. Germany and Poland3. India and China 4. France and Germany5. East Germany and Poland 6. India and Pakistan7. Germany and France 8. North and South Vietnam 9. India and Pakistan 10. North and South Korea11. U.S.A. and CanadaExercise 9: Countries and Their Old Names 1. Botswana 2. Myanmar 3. Sri Lanka 4. Surinam 5. Taiwan 6. Bharat 7. Nippon 8. Sabah 9. Cambodaia 10. Zimbabwe 11. Thailand 12. NamibiaExercise 10: Famous Landmarks1. Birthplace of Prophet Muhammad2. Birthplace of Buddha3. Japanese attack in World War II 4. The Official Residence of the President of the USA5. Famous for the battle of Waterloo 6. A famous street in New York7. Centre of US Banking and Finance 8. The official residence of the Prime Minister of EnglandExercise 11: Places and Their Fame1. Temples 2. Petroleum 3. Cork 4. Textiles4. Cigar 5. Films 6. Gold Mines 7. Diamond Mining8. Silk 9. Leather 10. Lenses 11. Ship building13. Glass 14. Dairy ProductsExercise 12: The World-Miscellaneous1. Brazil 2. Egypt 3. Mount Etna, Italyn4. Amazon 5. Daocheng Yading Airport, China 6 Angel Falls7. France 8. Canada 9. USA10. La Paz, Bolivia 11. Saudi Arabia 12. Grasberg mine 13 China 14. Son Doong cave, Vietnam 15. New ZealandExercise 13: International Organizations and Their Headquarters 1. New York, USA 2. Washington DC, USA 3. Geneva, Switzerland 4. Geneva, Switzerland 5. Paris, France 6. Vienna, Austria
88 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 7. London, United Kingdom 8. Rome, Italy 9. Brussels, Belgium 10. Berlin, Germany 11. Kathmandu, Nepal 12. Gland, Switzerland 13. Lausanne, Switzerland 14. Nairobi, Kenya 15. Rome, ItalyExercise 14: UN Agencies and Their Logos1. Food and Agriculture Organization2. World Meteorological Organization3. Unicef4. International Monetary Fund5. International Labour Organization6. United Nations Industrial Development Organization7. World Health Organization8. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research9. United Nations Development Fund for Women10. International Civil Aviation Organization11. World Food Programme12. UNESCO13. United Nations Human Rights Council14. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees15. United Nations Environment Programme16. International Maritime OrganizationExercise 15: International Days1. March 8 2. April 7 3. April 22 4. May 15. June 5 6. June 20 7. July 30 8. August 129. September 21 10. October 5 11. October 24 12. October 1613. December 1 14. December 10 15. November 25Exercise 16: The Ancient Civilizations1. Egyptian 2. Cuneiform 3. Indus 4. Athens5. Chinese 6. Vedas 7. Hammurabi 8. Inca9. Phoenicians 10. Maurya 11. Homer 12. Mayan13. Ra 14. ColosseumExercise 17: Quick Quiz1. Nippon 2. 24 October 19453. Ruble 4. Romulus5. Valentina Tereshkova 6. 28 July 19147. 15 August 1947 8. Birthplace of Gautam Buddha 9. King of Macedonia and world conqueror10. Marcus Junius Brutus and other senators 11. Sugauli Treaty Border12. China 13. BrazilUnit 6: Religion and Mythology Exercise 1: World Religions and Their Founders1. Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) 2. Jesus Christ3. Prophet Muhammad 4. Abraham5. Guru Nanak 6. Mahavira
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 897. Confucius 8. Laozi (Lao Tzu) 9. Zoroaster (Zarathustra) 10. Bahá’u’lláh11. Marcus Garvey (prophet) 12. L. Ron HubbardExercise 2: Major World Religions and Their Crux 1. Buddhism 2. Islam 3. Christianity 4. Judaism5. Sikhism 6. Jainism 7. Confucianism 8. Taoism9. Rastafarianism 10. Bahai 11. Scientology 12. HinduismExercise 3: Greek Gods and Goddesses1. Goddess of agriculture and the harvest 2. Goddess of wisdom and war 3. God of war4. Messenger of the gods; god of travel and trade5. God of music, poetry and the sun6. Goddess of the hunt and the moon7. Goddess of love and beauty 8. God of fire and blacksmiths9. God of the sea 10. King of the gods; god of the sky and thunder11. Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage12. Goddess of hearth and homeExercise 4: Hindu Mythology 1. Garuda 2. Sudarshana Chakra 3. Diwali (or Dussehra)4. Parvati 5. Five 6. Brahmastra 7. Sanjeevani 8. Saraswati 9. Yudhishthira10. Varuna 11. Mathura 12. Eighteen daysExercise 5: Who is Who1. Vasudeva 2. Urmila 3. Saranga 4. Pritha5. Vyasa 6. Gandhari 7. Shantanu 8. Dhritarashtra9. Abhimanyu 10. Bhima 11. Ulupi 12. Ramana13. Pinak 14. DhronaExercise 6: Roles of Gods/Goddesses1. Varuna 2. Indra 3. Agni 4. Rudra 5. Yama 6. Saraswati 7. Ganesha 8. Dhanvantari 9. Saraswati 10. DurgaExercise 7: The Ancient World1. 10 years 2. Daedalus 3. Trojan Prince Paris4. Menelaus 5. Priam 6. Achilles 7. Hephaestus8. A famous musician 9. Apollo 10. Aphrodite 11. Zeus 12. Ares 13. Tyche 14. OdysseusExercise 8: Quick Quiz1. Hephaestus 2. Ved Vyash 3. Homer 4. Rigveda5. Apollo 6. Four 7. Saranga 8. Achilles9. Varuna 10. Amphitrite 11. Buddhism 12. Pinak
90 Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key Unit 7: Animal and Plant WorldExercise 1: Scientific Names1. Hymenopetrous formicidae 2. Ursidae Carnivora3. Chiroptera 4. Camelus Camelidae5. Felis Catus 6. Acinonyx Jubatus7. Corvous Corone 8. Crocodilia Niloticus9. Artiodactyl Cervidae 10. Columbidae Colombiformes11. Anatidae Anseriformes 12. Proboscidea Elephantidae13. Aquila Accipitridae 14. Gorilla gorilla 15. Giraffa camelopardalis 16. Eqqus Caballus17. Diurnus Accipitridae 18. Macropus MacropodidaeExercise 2: Superlative Animals 1. Male bee hummingbirds(weigh 0.056 ounces and are 2.75 inches in length)2. Gibbon3. African elephants4. Green Anaconda 5. Arctic Terns (migrate between Greenland and Antarctica each year travelabout 71,000 kilometres)6. Asian elephants (are born after a gestation period of 19 to 22 months.)7. Tortoise (more than 150 years) 8. Blue whales (low-frequency pulses are as loud as 188 decibels) 9. Snow Leopard (jump up to 15m) 10. Blue whales 11. Adult bumblebee bats, (which live in Thailand, weigh about two grams) 12. The rhinoceros beetle (can lift 850 times its own weight) 13. Howler monkeys (can be heard 4.8km away) 14. A single box jellyfish( has enough venom to kill 60 adult humans) 15. Giraffe (It stands 5-6 m (16-20 ft) tall)Exercise 3: Animal Facts1. Frog 2. Bat 3. Camel 4. Crocodile 5. Tuatara 6. Frog 7. Dragonfly 8. Skunk 9. Snail 10. Snake 11. Fish 12. Octopus 13. Chimpanzee 14. Airedale 15. KangarooExercise 4: Strange Animals 1. Elephant 2. Bear 3. Jellyfish 4. Parrot 5. Koel 6. Kingfisher 7. Cow 8. Butterfly 9. Butterfly 10. Fox 11. Nightingale 12. Octopus13. Raj Hans 14. Peacock 15. PangolinsExercise 5: Special Features of Plants1. Jute 2. Cedar 3. Bougainvillea 4. Oak5. Pine 6.Tobaccco 7. Mosses 8. Fennel9. Soyabeans 10. BasilExercise 6: Scientific Names of Plants1. Azadirachta indica 2. Ficus benghalensis 3. Nicotina tobaccum4. Bamboosa aridinarifolia 5. Moringa oleifera 6. Ocimum sanctum
Mastermind General Knowledge & IQ Answer key 917. Santalum album 8. Gossypium herbaceum 9. Epipremnum aureum10. Mentha arvensis 11. Coriandrum sativum 12. Tectona grandis 13. Acacia nilotica 14. Triticum aestivum 15. Zea maysExercise 7: Scientific Names of Fruits and Vegetables1. Magnifera indica 2. Musa paradisicum 3. Pyrus malus4. Ananus sativus 5. Fragaria ananassa 6. Citrullus vulgaris7. Solanum melongena 8. Daucus carota 9. Lycopersican esculentum10. Allium cepa 11. Solanum tubersum 12. Capsicum fruitscence13. Brassica oleracea 14. Lagenaria siceraria 15. Cucumis sativExercise 8: Quick Quiz 1. Magnifera indica 2. Brassica oleracea 3. Kingfisher4. Snake 5. Elephant 6. Artiodatyle cervidae 7. Adult bumblebee bat 8. Blue Whale 9. Giraffe 10. Fox 11. Kangaroo 12. Chimpanzee13. FishUnit 8: Science and TechnologyExercise 1: Founding Fathers1. Albert Einstein 2. Michael Faraday 3. Euclid4. Otto Hahn 5. Archimedes 6. Dhanvantari 7. Louis Pasteur 8. Sir Isaac Newton 9. Charles Darwin10. Thomas Alva Edison 11. (Prince of) Michael Faraday12. Pythagoras 13. Aristotle 14. Hugo de Vries15. Carolus Linnaeus 16. Charles BabbageExercise 2: Knowing Scientists 1. S. Chandrashekhar 2. Louis Pasteur 3. Isaac Newton4. Alexander Fleming 5. Galileo 6. Albert Einstein Exercise 3: Human Accomplishments 1. Millau Viaduct 2. Las Vegas Sphere 3. Burj Khalifa4. Hoover Dam 5. The Great Wall of China 6. The Channel Tunnel 7. Tokyo Skytree 8. Panama Canal 9. Petronas TowersExercise 4: Inventors and Inventions1. Cai Lun 2. Peter Henlein 3. Alessandro Volta 4. King C. Gillette 5. Waterman 6. John J Loud 7. Alexander Graham Bell 8. Philo Farnsworth 9. Joseph Nias 10. Joseph Aspdin 11. Karl von Drais 12. Elias HoweExercise 5: Theories of Science and Their Proponents1. Albert Einstein 2. Max Planck (with significant contributions from Niels Bohr and WernerHeisenberg) 3. Charles Darwin 4. Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch 5. Nicolaus Copernicus 6. Sir Isaac Newton 7. Georges Lemaître (with contributions from Edwin Hubble)