Gurukul Global School

Session 2021-22
Term - II
Class - VIII
General Knowledge
Date: 18-02-2022 M.M. 30
Time: 1 ½ hrs.

General Instructions:
i. All the questions are compulsory.
ii. Attempt the paper in neat and tidy handwriting.

Q1. Give one word for the following: (1x5=5)

a) The first Indian gymnast to ever compete in the Olympics.
b) The world’s first cricketer to score 100 centuries.
c) The space agency of Government of India founded in 1969.
d) The first chess grandmaster of India and a former world chess champion.
e) The first female advocate in India.

Q2. Identify the following: (0.5x4=2)

a) b) c) d)
Q3. Match the following: (0.5x6=3)
i. Dot Ball a) 1857
ii. Mutiny of Sepoys b) Bangkok
iii. Thailand c) 1930
iv. Back Hand d) Cricket
v. The Dandi March e) Variation of Football
vi. Futsal f) Lawn tennis

Q4. Fill in the blanks: (0.5x10=5)

a) The calendar that we use today was introduced in 1582 by ___________.
b) __________ is the founder of ‘Pinterest’.
c) Remembrance Day is celebrated on ___________ every year.
d) The headquarters of UNESCO is in ___________.
e) ___________ received the ‘Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Century’ award.
f) _____________ is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal.
g) _____________ is an agency of United Nations that focuses on international public health.
h) The International day of Yoga is celebrated on _____________.
i) __________ waves are used to make and receive phone calls.
j) The national dress for males in Bhutan is ______________.

Q5. Read the statements and state True or False: (0.5x10=5)

a) Stumps in cricket refer to ball.
b) The actual term ‘South East Asia’ became popular during the World War II.
c) The famous mountain range of Asia is ‘The Himalayas’.
d) Summer Olympic Games are organized every two years.
e) Kabaddi is the national game of Bangladesh.
f) Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is related to game of Hockey.
g) Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize.
h) Sarojini Naidu was the first woman governor of an Indian state.
i) The first electric bulb was made by Albert Einstein.
j) Kolkata is India’s first Wi-Fi city.
Q6. Value based questions: (1x2=2)
a) What is the importance of focus, dedication and practice to be successful in life?
b) How can organic waste be managed?

Q7. Answer the following questions: (1x4=4)

a) Name any two companies own by Ratan Tata.
b) Where and when was Swami Vivekananda born?
c) Name the places where Swami Vivekananda started Vedantic centers.
d) Whose disciple was Swami Vivekananda?

Q8. Questions based on current affairs. (1x4=4)

a) Name the first country in European Union to legalize cannabis at home and for personal use.
b) When was OSCAR 1 launched?
c) Who became India’s first UN Development Programme Youth Climate Champion?
d) Which state in India has received its first ever FM radio station on 14th December, 2021?

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