SR MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL UTHUKULI

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION [2022]

SUB; GENERAL KNOWLEDGE,

STD; VIII
MARKS;25

I WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE GIVEN DESCRIPTION;5X1=5

1,It is a communist country , Havana and Santiago are its main cities,

A]peru B] Vietnam

2. It lies in Central Asia. It broke away from the former soviet Union in 1991. Its capital is
Tashkent.

A] Ukraine B]KaZakhstan.

3. It lies in south America. Its official language is Spanish. It is a leading exporter of

petroleum.

A] Mexico B]Brazil

4. Niagara Falls is a major tourist attraction of this country. Its main cities are Vancouver,
Toronto and Montreal.

A] Canada B] Chile.

5.It is the largest country in the world and lies in two continents. The Volga river flows
through it.

A]Canada B]USA

II.MATCH THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES WITH THE NAMES OF THEIR

PARLIAMENTL. 5X1=5

COUNTRY PARLIAMENT

1.India Sansad

2.Australia Federal Parliament

3.japan Diet

4.Iran Majlis

5.Germany bundestag

III.FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHOSE

DESCRIPTIONS ARE GIVEN BELOW 5X1=5

1.Roman general known for invasion of Gaul and Britain defeated pompey in the Gaul civil
war, His

Assassination by his trusted friend Brutus is considered the most famous clssic
betrayal………………………………………….

2.He was a Russion revolution ary one of the leaders of Bolshevik revolution ;assassinated in
Mextco in 1940…………………………………

3.He was a celebrated historian who visited India In company with the armies of Mahmud of
Ghazni. …………………………

4.He was the primeministerof England at the time of Indias independence in

1947…………………………

5.He was the first Chinese pilgrim who came to India during the reign of Chandragupta
vikramaditya………………………………

[JULIUS CAESAR; TROTSKY’;ALBERUNI;CLEMENT ATLEE;FA HIEN

IV.WRITE TRUE OR FALSE. 5X1=5

1.Havava is the capital of cuba [ ]

2.jerusalem is the capital of sudan [ ]

3.Canberra is the capital of Austra[ ]

4.jakarta is the capital of Indonesia [ ]

5.Malaysia capital is kuala Lumpur[ ]

V.ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 5X1=5

1.Name the famous British architect who designed the President House?

2.When did the construction of the president House begin?

3.Which place is famous for bangles in UP?

4.Which line divides Pakistan and Afghanistan?

5.Who gave the slogam DelhiChalo?