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First G.K quiz for class VIII

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Nation'?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Sardar Patel

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

2.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

3.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Beijing

b)

Seoul

c)

Bangkok

d)

Tokyo

4.

Which is the largest mammal in the world?

a)

African Elephant

b)

Blue Whale

c)

Giraffe

d)

Ferocious Dinosaur

5.

What is the chemical symbol for water?

a)

CO2

b)

H2O

c)

O2

d)

HO2

6.

Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Mark Twain

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Jane Austen

7.

Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Australia

8.

What is the largest continent by area?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

9.

who is the best odi batsman now?

a)

David Warner

b)

Joe Root

c)

Virat Kohli

d)

Babar Azam

10.

Who has won the world cup 5 times

a)

India

b)

South Africa

c)

West Indies

d)

Australia

11.

Who is the leading run scorer in tests

a)

Sachin Tendulkar

b)

Ricky Ponting

c)

Brian Lara

d)

MS Dhoni

12.

DID NEW ZEALAND WON THE ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY

a)

YES

b)

NO

13.

WHO HAS WON THE MOST ICC WORLD T20

a)

AUSTRALIA

b)

ENGLAND

c)

INDIA

d)

WEST INDIES

14.

icc cricket world cup , most wicket taker

a)

STARC

b)

MCGRATH

c)

BUMARAH

d)

MURALIDHARAN

15.

Who know as punjab kesari ?

a)

Sardar bhgat singh

b)

Bal gangadhar tilak

c)

Dada bhai naroji

d)

Lala lajpat rai

16.

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, Romeo Juliet, Othello, Julius Caesar. What are these?

a)

Poems

b)

Plays

c)

Stories

d)

Novels

17.

Which book is not written by Chetan Bhagat?

a)

Two States

b)

Half Girlfriend

c)

Five Point Someone

d)

The Three Musketeers

18.
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
a)
Jane Austen
b)
William Shekaspeare
c)
James Joyce
d)
Lionel Messi
19.

Kendriya Vidyalaya BSF Bandipur was established in which year?

a)

1988

b)

1983

c)

2003

d)

1981

20.

Who is credited with introducing the concept of a Sunday holiday in India?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Narayan Meghaji Lokhande

d)

Lord Dalhousie