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SVS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SUBJECT—G.K
1St TERM EXAM
CLASS–VIII
TIME: 2:30 hour M.M: 70

Tick(✓) the correct option:. (2*35=70)

1. Which is the largest dam in india?

(a) Tehri dam (b) hirakund dam (c) Nangal dam (d) Ukai dam
2. Who wrote the autobiography ‘ playing it my way’
(a) Ricky ponting (b) yuvraj singh (c) sachin tendulkar (d) shoaib akhtar
3. Who became the first Indian javelin thrower to win an Asian gold?
(a) rakesh singh (b) nikhil arora (c) neeraj Chopra (d) vinesh phogat
4. Who became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian games?
(a) Geeta phogat (b) Vinesh phogat (c) Babita phogat (d) Rani devi
5. What is it called when a batsman gets out without scoring?
(a) Leg bye (b) Run out (c) Bowled out (d) Duck
6. What is it called when a batsman hits his own wicket while playing a shot?
(a) Run out (b) Hit wicket (c) Duck (d) Lbw
7. Bhart natyam is the dance form of which state?
(a) kerala (b) Utter pradesh (c) Tamilnadu (d) Odissa
8. Which music is composed to make dancing fun and it is played at discotheques dance parties?
(a) Rock (b) Salsa (c) Disco (d) Rap
,9. What is the other name of the small fur animal called black footed ferret?
(a) Silver fox (b) wolverine (c) American polecat (d) Shoaib
10. What is the dead area in the bark of cortex of a stem with raised margins?
(a) Rust (b) Canker (c) Scab (d) Blight
11. Which cricket player known as the “360 degree player” ?
(a) Hardik pandya (b) virat kohli (c) AB de villiers (d) Babar Azam
12. Who won the T20 world cup of 2021?
(a) Australia (b) India (c) Pakistan (d) England
13. Which is the only snake in the word found in South India, known to build nests?
(a) king cobra (b) Payton (c) Black mamba (d) Russell’s viper
14. which plants are also called “naked seeds” plant?
(a) Sponge (b) Gymnosperm (c) Mollusks (d) Catacean
15. What is the botanical name of LOTUS ?
(a) Vince rosea (b) Narcissus (c) Rosa (d) Nelumbo Nucifera
16. They are single cell organism and are found in many shapes and sizes what is it?
(a) Protozoa (b) Algae (c) Viruses (d) Bacteria
17. Which country invented bullfighting?
(a) Canada (b) Spain (c) Australia (d) Mexico
18. This is a Russian Martial Art and sport it has roots in judo and styles of wrestling
(a) Kendo (b) Karate (c) Sambo (d) Kickboxing
19. This kind of soil is found in parts of Punjab and Haryana ,west of Aravali ranges
(a) Back soil (b) Red soil (c) Alluvial soil (d) Arid and desert soil
20. Who built the Agra fort ?
(a) Babar (b) Akbar (c) Sahjahan (d) Humayun
21. who among the following has received the Bharat Ratn awards?
(a) Mahatma gandhi (b) Amir khan (c) Rajiv Gandhi (d) ms dhoni
22. How many members of the constituent assembly had signed the documents on January 24 1950?
(a) 280 (b) 284 (c) 290 (d) 384
23. On which date yoga day is celebrate?
(a) 21 june (b) 21 may (c) 21 April (d) 21 July
24. Which city is known as “the city of lakes”?
(a) Nainital (b) Udaipur (c) chennai (d) Mumbai
25. who was th founder of home rule League?
(a) Lala hardayal (b) Annie besant (c) Aga kha (d) M.A jinnah
26 who was the founder of Muslim League?
(a) M.A jinnah (b) Aga khan (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Lala Lajapt Rai
27. What was the date of jallianwala bagh tragedy?
(a) 17 April 1919 (b) 15 April 1919 (c) 10 April 1919 (d) 13 April 1919
28. By which process green plants manufacture their own food?
(a) chlorophyll (b) photosynthesis (c) Regeneration (d) Transportation
29. Which team won the IPL 2022 Title?
(a) CSK (b) Mumbai Indians (c) R.R (d) Gujarat Titans
30. Which Mammal can stay underwater for 6 minutes before surfacing ?
(a) manatee (b) Walrus (c) Dugong (d) Sea otter
31. In which century the snake and Ladders games was created in India?
(a) 10th century (b) 13th centur (c) 10th century (d) 11th century
32. The new COVID variant named IHU (B.1.640.2), has been discovered in which country?
(a) USA (b) FRANCE (b) ITALY (d) SOUTH AFRICA
33. Which states become the only state to have five International airports?
(a) Maharastra (b) Bihar (c) West bengal (d) U.P
34. Who was the India's top general who died in helicopter crash?
(a) Bipin singh (b) V.k singh (c) Amit Mukherjee (d) General Rawat
35. Who become India 21st women Grandmaster?
(a) Divya Deshmukh (b) Bhakti kulkarni (c) Tania sachdev (d) Padmini Raut