5th std Science
Mahabharatha
Gopalaratnam Subramaniam
Ashok Nagar
Vatan mera India
100

What is the centre of a cell called?

NUCLEUS

100

How many children did Dhritarashtra & Gandhari have?

101

100

In Aayutha Ezhithu, what was Trisha's name?

MEERA

(WOW!WHAT A NAME!)

100

**SING THE ANSWER**

What song did Pavithra and Meera sing on the oonjal?

UYIRE UYIRE

100

Who is known as the 'Missile Man of India'?

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

200

What kind of organism comes last in every food chain?

Omnivores
Decomposers
Consumers
Producers

Decomposers

200

Which weapon did Lord Krishna use to kill Shishupala?

Sudarshan Chakra

200

Name the three films in the terrorism trilogy.

Roja (1992)
Bombay (1995)
Dil Se (1998)



200

Where did Thatha work, and what was his designation?

OR

Where were Thatha and Paati born?


Administrative Officer in State Health Dept

OR

Nadu Kaveri and Sivaramapuram

200

Which Indian state is known as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’?

Arunachal Pradesh

300

Which is not a state of matter?
Plasma
Liquid
Gas
Vacuum

VACUUM
A vacuum is the absence of matter, not a state of matter itself.

300

Who wrote Mahabharatha?

Sage Ved Vyas

300
How do the angry women in Mani's films commemorate a fight with their partners?

Shakthi (Alaipayuthey) marked it in a calendar.
Tara (OK Kanmani) took a selfie with an angry face.



300

How many rooms did Ashok Nagar house have in 2002? Name it.

EIGHT

(Verandah, Hall, Kitchen, Bedroom, Store room, Bathroom, Loo, Office)

300

Who is regarded as the “Father of the Indian Space Program”?

Vikram Sarabhai

400

What is the longest bone in the human body at 18 inches avg.

Femur (thighbone)

400

Name two rules to be followed in the Kurukshetra war.

- No warrior may kill an unarmed warrior

- No warrior can strike below the waist in mace warfare

400

This 1991 film (when Meera was only 8 days old!) is based on the friendship between two characters from the epic Mahabharata. Name the film, and the characters from Mahabharatha.

Additional points for identifying one female heroine, and her character in Mahabharatha.

Thalapathi.
Duryodhana and Karna.


400

How many siblings Paati had? Name them.

5 Sisters (Shangu, Sachu, Balam, Sundari, Raji)

2 Brothers (Seenu, Vaithu, Pattu, Chandru)

400

Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?

CV Raman

500

What substance is produced when a plant performs the process of photosynthesis?

Oxygen and Glucose.


500

Match the following characters with their appropriate alternative names. 

Arjuna            Parthasarthy

Satyavati        Partha

Veda Vyasa     Vasusena

Lord Krishna   Krishna Dwaipayanar

Karna             Devavradhan

Bhishma         Matsyagandhai

Arjuna -- Partha

Satyavati -- Matsyagandhai

Veda Vyasa -- Krishna Dwaipayanar

Lord Krishna -- Parthasarathy

Karna -- Vasusena

Bhishma -- Devavradhan

500

In which film did Mani Ratnam emulate Akira Kurosawa's most famous film?

Aayutha Ezhuthu/ Yuva

500

What day was the Ashok Nagar house consecrated in the year 1969?

OR

Name the main trees of Ashok Nagar House

Ganesh Chathurthi

OR

Mango, Jackfruit, Plantain, Coconut, Nellika, Guava, Lemon, Narthanga, Arecanut, Bilvam, Karuvepala, Aathi Kheera, Murunga Maram.

500

Which Indian leader is known for his efforts in the Green Revolution?

MS Swaminathan