ANNUAL EXAMINATION

- 2023
SUBJECT- GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
CLASS – VIII
MM:40
Q1 Choose the correct option- (8)
1 The highest peak of Assam is –
a) Blue mountains b) Namcha Barwa c) Sela pass
2 The state animal of Sikkim is
a) Red panda b) Reindeer c) Yak
3 Wimbledon Championship 2021 was won by-
a) Ashleigh Barty b) Karolina Pliskona c) Venus Williams
4 Which American woman became in 1926 the first woman to swim the
English channel ?
a) Ethel Lackie b) Gertrude Ederle c) Lucy Morton
5 Dirt jumping , trail riding and free ride are the different forms of which
adventurer sports ?
a) bungee jumping b) rock climbing c) mountain biking
6 Which place is famous for Banjara embroidery?
a) Punjab b) West Bengal c) Andhra Pradesh
7 Sandalwood handicraft is associated with which state?
a) Jaipur b) Tamil Nadu c) Karnataka
8 Which is the only Indian actress to won three National Films Awards
consecutively from 1982 to 1984?
a) Madhubala b) Shabana Azmi c) Nargis
Q2 Fill in the blanks- (8)
1 _________ is a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan.
2 The acid rain reacts with the marble of ________ monument , making it dull
and pale.
3 _______ is used to destroy the micro organisms which cause diseases.
4 _______ is an instrument that carries sound to long distances.
5 In the nucleus of each cell , the DNA molecule is packaged into thread like
structures.
6 ______ game is the most popular form of sport in Nicobar island. It is an
indigenous form of wrestling.
7 Ayodhya was the capital of the old kingdom of _______.
8 Ravana kidnapped Sita and took her to Lanka in his flying Chariot called
_________.
Q3 State True / false - (4)
1 Midocean ridges are formed from underwater volcanoes.
2 Most volcanoes erupt under water.
3 All genes of a person are equally dominant.
4 In genetics, cloning is the process of creating an organism that is exact replica
of another.
Q4 Match the following - (4)
A B
1 Printing press James Watt
2 Computer Alexander Graham Bell
3 Steam Engine Gutenberg
4 Telephone Charles Babbage
Q5Answer in one word- (8)
1 The statue was build around 2008 and is the tallest statue
In the world. __________
2 This figure of Christ is the largest art deco style sculpture. _________
3 This is a member of certain people of very short statue in equatorial Africa or
parts of South East Asia. __________
4 Name the microbes that causes the disease like common cold, influenza, polio
and AIDS. ___________
5 The software on a computer that is used to go from place to place on the net.
_________
6 Name the software on a computer that is used to go from place to place on the
net. ________
7 Name the Indian women to win two Olympic medals and well known
badminton player from India.________
8 Name the place famous for Chikankari emdroidery. ___________
Q6 Answer the following questions- (8)
1 Which Indian composer set music for Bombay Dreams along with Andrew
Lloyd Webber?
2 Who is considered as the greatest silent film comedian?
3 Who is the first Indian cricketer to take 600 Test wickets?
4 In which city, India played its first ever Test match at Gymkhana ground?
5 Who is the author of ‘A Passage to India’?
6 Which statue is made of copper sheets and is 46 cm from the base to the top of
torch?
7 Who built the Gwalior fort?
8 What is the second name of Daulatabad fort?