Green Valley School

Mugappair West, Chennai – 37

QUARTERLY EXAM (2019 - 20)

Sub : MI & GK Max.Marks : 25
Class : VIII Max.Time :
Date : Exam No : ……

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

I. Choose the correct answer. 25 x 1 = 25

1. Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages

a) Shimla b) Jaipur c) Hyderabad

2. National Institute of Water Sports

c) Goa b) Kochi c) Mumbai

3. Bhabha Atomic research centre

a) Ahmedabad b) Kolkata c)Mumbai

II. Strike out the wrong options

4. The longest river in Asia: BrahmaPutra / Yangtse

5. The region known as roof of the world: Nepal / Tibet
6. The Volcanic mountain sacred to the Japanese: Mount Fuji / Mount Meakan

III. Tick the correct options

7. The movie-making centre of Hollywood is located in Los Angeles / New York.

8. The Niagara Falls lie on the border between the US and Mexico / Canada.
9. Texas / Alaska is the largest State in the US.
10. The maple / pine leaf features on the flag of Canada.

IV. Match the Following:

11. Japan - Yuan

12. Bangladesh - Rupiah
13. South Korea - Yen
14. China - Taka
15. Indonesia - Won
V. Find out the global figures

16. __________ was known as the ‘Iron Lady’. She has been Britain’s only female Prime
Minister till date.

17. __________ was one of the most popular US Presidents. He was assassinated while in office.

18. _________ helped in establishing the Communist government in Vietnam.

19. _________ fought for equal rights for the blacks in South Africa and spent 27 years in prison
before becoming the country’s first black President.

20. __________ was one of the leaders who helped in overthrowing the Czars of Russia. He
became the first head of the Soviet Union.

VI. Write the year in which these important events in history took place.

21. The United Nations is formed at the end of World War II to secure world peace _____.
22. Mangalyaan, India’s space probe to Mars is launched _______.
23. An underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggers massive tsunamis along the coastline
of 14 countries, killing over 2,30,000 people _________.
24. The first book in the record breaking Harry Potter series was published ________.
25. Alexander Fleming discovers the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin _______.