CLASS VIII

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (TAT-1)

Question bank

MCQ
1. What is the specialist in cultivation and care of trees called?
(a) Arborist
(b) Poultry
(c) Sericulture
(d) Cloning
2. ‘The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love’ is a famous book
on Organic Farming. Who is its author?
(a) Kristin Kimball
(b) Masanobu Fukuoka
(c) Wendel Berry
(d) Natasha Bowens
3. What is a crossbreed?
(a) Combining the qualities of two organisms of various species or breeds
(b) Combining the qualities of two men
(c) Combining the qualities of two women
(d) Combining the qualities of two objects
4. Where is the International Rice Research Institute?
(a) New Delhi, India
(b) Tokyo, Japan
(c) New York, U.S.A.
(d) Manila, Philippines
5. Choose the correct career related to agriculture?
(a) Agronomist
(b) Biochemist
(c) Beekeeper
(d) All the above

GENERAL QUESTIONS
1. What is the production of silk and rearing silkworms called?
SERICULTURE
 2. If White Revolution is for Milk, then what is Blue Revolution for?
FISH
3. Expand the abbreviation of NABARD. NATIONAL BANK FOR
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
4. What is the hybrid of a male lion and female tiger called? LIGER
5. Where is the headquarters of Central Institute for Cotton Research found?
NAGPUR

Answers to the following questions

1.The actor best known for his role as Mr. Bean

Rowan Atkinson.
2.Name the Director of the film Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa
3.The first Indian woman to win an Oscar Award was Bhanu Athaiya (For
costume designing). Name the film. NKKN
Gandhi
4.In which category of National Film Awards, is the Award named after
Narghese Dutt given?
Best Feature films on National Integration
5.The child artist who enacted Mowgli, in the film Jungle Book.
Neeleethra.
6.Palme d'or Award is given in an incredibly famous International Film
Festival. Namethe Festival.
Cannes.
6.What is the energy conversion in a motor?
Electrical energy to mechanical energy
7.The SI unit of energy
Joule
8.Which day is celebrated as National science day in India?
February 28
9.Which color of the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength?
Violet
10.The reason for the blue colour of the sky is ---------
Scattering of light
11.. Electron microscope was invented by --------
Knoll &Ruska
12.The energy produced in the sun is due to -----
Nuclear fusion
13.Expand TOEFL:
Test of English as a Foreign Language
14.The instrument that measures and records the relative humidity of air.
Hygrometer
15.What is the sound level of a quiet conversation?
50dB
Choose the correct answer

1.Appointment of a company secretary is made by

A) Government
B) Promoters
C) Board of Directors
D) Shareholders

2. The Life Insurance in India was nationalised in the year

A) 1976
B) 1956
C) 1966
D)1975

3. The Headquarters of IMF (International Monetary Fund) is in

A) London
B) Tokyo
C) Moscow
D) Washington DC

4. WTO (World Trade Organisation) can be considered as the successor

of.
A) SAARC
B) GATT
C) BREXIT
D) SEATO

5. The GST Act came into effect in India on

A) 1" July 2017
B) 1" April 2017
C) 31 March 2017
D) 1" January 2017

6. Father of Modern Economics is

A) Amartya Sen
B) Adam Smith
C) Manmohan Singh
D) Luca Pacioli

Choose the correct answer.

1. Multiple Intelligence Theory was proposed by

A) Jean Piaget
B) Benjamin Bloom
C) Howard Gardner
D) Maria Montessori

2. Which is the Perso-Arabic traditional medicine practised in Mughal

India?
A) Yunani
B) Homeopathy
C) Ayurveda
D) Allopathy

3. CLAT and LSAT are entrance examinations for

A) Management Studies
B) Law Courses
C) Language Studies
D) Learning technologies

4. Which of the following is not considered as a Hospitality Management

course?
A) MSW
B) Sustainable Tourism
C) Food & Beverage
D) Hotel Administration

5. Aeronautical studies deal with

A) Science of flight
B) Atmosphere
C) Space
D) Celestial bodies

Observe the logos. Print the names of the products.

1. NIKE:Shoes
2. Blackberry: Smart Phone
3. SUBWAY: Sandwiches.
4. SCANIA:Trucks
5. Raymond FINE FABRICE:Fabrics
6. PENTAX: Camera

Answer the following questions

1. What is the full form of SEBI?

Securities & "Exchange Board of India

2. Which stock exchange is nicknamed 'BIG BOARD' ?

A) Paris
B) Stockholm
C) Newyork
D) Tokyo

3. The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is found in

A)Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Delhi
D) Kochi

4. The Prime Minister of India who took initiative for nationalisation of

banks in 1969

A) Morarji Desai
C) Manmohan Singh
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Indira Gandhi

5. Which is the Banker of the banks in India?

A) SBI
B) RBI
C) ICICI
D) DBI
I. Choose the right option.
1. Class of agriculture for long term production of milk
(Dairy Farming / Poultry)
2. The production of silk and the rearing of silkworms
(Horticulture / Sericulture)
3. Growing a single crop year after year on the same land
(Polyhouse Farming / Mono-cropping)

II. Expand the abbreviations.

1. NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
2. NPK - Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium
3. ATM – Automated Teller Machine
4. SEATO- Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
5. MBA - Master of Business Administration

III. Match the following.

1. Latha Mangeshkar - a. King of Pop Music (3)
2. Bhangra - b. Pakistani Ghazal Singer (4)
3. Michael Jackson - c. Dance form of Punjab (2)
4. Ghulam Ali - d. Queen of melody (1)
5. Milk pail of India. - e. Kerala (6)
6. Spice garden of India. - f. Cuba (7)
7. Sugar bowl of the world. - g. Haryana (5)