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class VIII & IX

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Justice Hima Kohli has become the first woman Chief Justice of ______ High Court

a)

Telangana

b)

Kerala

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Tamil Nadu

2.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) inaugrated India's highest Meteorological Centre (MC) in

a)

Ladakh

b)

Arunachal pradesh

c)

Sikkim

d)

Jammu and Kashmir

3.

Which one is the first country to approve Covid-19 vaccine of Oxford-AstraZeneca

a)

USA

b)

England

c)

Japan

d)

India

4.

Who is known as the Father of Indian Space Program

a)

Vikrama Sarabhai

b)

CV Raman

c)

APJ Kalam

d)

Satish Dhawan

5.

First mobile phone conversion take place in India between

a)

Jyoti Basu and Sukhram

b)

Narasimbha Rao and Sukhram

c)

Ambika Soni and Narasimbha Rao

d)

None of the above

6.

Internet in India was started by VSNL in the year

a)

15th August,1992

b)

15th August,2000

c)

15th August,1995

d)

26th August,1997

7.

Most recent Indian citizen scientist that won a Nobel prize in 2009

a)

VS Naipaul

b)

V Ramakrishnan

c)

Amartyan Sen

d)

Mother Therissa

8.

First Governor-General of Bengal was

a)

Robert Clive

b)

William Bentinck

c)

Wellesley

d)

Warren Hastings

9.

First Governor-General of India was

a)

Lord Amherst

b)

Lord William Bentinck

c)

Sir Charles Metcalfe

d)

Robert Clive

10.

Sati was declared illegal and punishable by

a)

Lord William Bentinck

b)

Lord Ripon

c)

Lord Canning

d)

(a) Lord Dalhousie

11.

Dead Sea is located between which two countries

a)

Jordan and Sudan

b)

Jordan and Isreal

c)

Turkey and UAE

d)

UAE and Egypt

12.

Which country gifted the 'Statue of Liberty' to USA in 1886

a)

French

b)

Canada

c)

Brazil

d)

England

13.

In which ocean 'Bermuda Triangle' region is located

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

14.

Total number of seats in the Lower House of Parliament is

a)

545

b)

565

c)

530

d)

552

15.

Total number of seats in Upper House of Parliament is

a)

250

b)

210

c)

215

d)

284

16.

When was the first session of Lok Sabha held

a)

15th August,1950

b)

15th August,1952

c)

13th May,1952

d)

12th January,1953

17.

Who was the first speaker of lok sabha

a)

GV Mavlankar

b)

MA Ayyangar

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

None of the above

18.

Longest serving speaker of lok sabha is

a)

Somnath Chatterjee

b)

PA Sangma

c)

Balram Jakhar

d)

K S Hegde

19.

How many sessions are held in a year in Lok Sabha

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

20.

Which country is also known as the 'Land of Rising Sun'

a)

New Zealand

b)

Japan

c)

Fizi

d)

China