DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE- EAST

SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

TOPIC: HERITAGE INDIA

Name: Class: VIII Sec: Date:

I. Choose the correct option.

1. The Elephanta Islands on which the Elephanta Caves are sited was originally called .
(a) Gharroli (b) Gharapuri (c) Parikud (d) Kabirvad

2. Which of the following is the real name of Red Fort?

(a) Deewan-e- Khaas (b) Maham Fort (c) Qila-e-Mubarak (d) Sheesh Mahal

3. Sanchi is also known as .

(a) Kakanaya (b) Kalhra (c) Kakinada (d) Kalagarh
4. The Sun temple was built during the reign of:
(a) Ashoka (b) Shah Jahan (c) Narasimhadeva I (d) Aurangzeb

5.Where is Khajuraho located?

(a)Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Gujarat (d) Telangana

6.Which of the following city is famous for Terracotta temples?

(a)Bishnupur (b) Puri (c) Visakhapatnam (d) Jamsedpur
7.Of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan civilization?
(a) A.Cunningham (b) R.D.Banerji (c) Sir John Marshall (d) Daya Ram Sahani

8.‘Operation Polo’ was the code name of the military action which led to the accession of this former
princely state to India. Identify the state.
(a)Hyderabad (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Junagadh (d) Patiala

9.Match the places in Column A to the years when they were declared as the UNESCO World
Heritage Sites in Column B.

Column A Column B
i. Sanchi Stupa a. 2007
ii. Red Fort b. 1986
iii. Mahabalipuram c. 1989
iv. Khajuraho d. 1984
 (a) i-d, ii-b, iii-a, iv-c
(b) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
(c) i-c, ii-a, iii- d, iv-b
(d) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

10.Identify the heritage site given below and name them:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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 Answer Key

1) (b) Gharapuri
2) (c) Qila-e-Mubarak
3) (a) Kakanaya
4) (c) Narasimhadeva I
5) (b) Madhya Pradesh
6) (a)Bishnupur
7) (a) A.Cunningham
8) (a) Hyderabad
9) (c) i-c, ii-a, iii- d, iv-b
10) (a) Hampi (b)Ajanta and Ellora Caves (c)Hawa Mahal (d)Konark Sun Temple

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