CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Culture And Places Of India And World Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Select the odd one out.
  • Violin
  • Piano
  • Guitar
  • Veena
Basharat Nawaz Khan popularly known as Bashar Nawaz, a renowned Urdu poet, critic and orator has been died in July, $$2015$$. He penned which popular song?
  • Karoge Yaad
  • Dekhlo Aaj Humko
  • Dikhayi Diye Youn
  • Phir Chhidi
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) has granted world heritage status to more than $$20$$ old industrial sites in Japan including  Meiji-era site? What is Meiji-era site's location in Japan?
  • South-East
  • South-West
  • North-West
  • North-East
A drowning man will catch...
  • another drowning man
  • a life - boat
  • a rock
  • a straw
The famous Peacock Throne is now in
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • England
  • U.S.A
Ms. Aung San Suu-Kyi, Myanmar's democracy icon, was been released from ______ years of home arrest.
  • 16
  • 15
  • 10
  • 20
The Somnath Temple was built of.
  • Bricks
  • Stone
  • Brick and Wood
  • None of these
Banaras Hindu University was founded by
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Gopala Krishna Gokhale
  • Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
The famous Khajuraho temples were built by.
  • The Chandellas
  • The Rastrakutas
  • The Andhras
  • None of these
The Ajanta caves consists of.
  • $$20$$ caves
  • $$26$$ caves
  • $$29$$ caves
  • None of these
Van Mahotsav is associated with ___________.
  • cutting trees
  • planting trees
  • increase in crop
  • protection of plants
The Environment Protection Act was passed by the Parliament of India in the year _________.
  • 1976
  • 1986
  • 1996
  • 2006
The First University in India was founded at
  • Chennai(Madras)
  • Mumbai(Bombay)
  • Delhi
  • Kolkatta (Calcutta)
The Ajanta caves in Maharashtra dating from about 150 BC to 650 AD, are the work of the  
  • Vakatakas and early Chalukya Kings
  • Pallavas
  • Satavahanas
  • Guptas
What is the capital of Fiji?
  • Managua
  • Belmopan
  • Suva
  • Nassau
Which of the following introduced Perso-Arabic melodies (rages) into Indian Music? 
  • Firdausi
  • Sadi
  • Amir Khusrau
  • None of the above
What is the capital of Angola?
  • Asmara
  • Luanda
  • Hargeisa
  • Tripoli
What is the capital of Botswana?
  • Pyongyang
  • Gaborone
  • Tirana
  • Hargeisa
How many continents are there in the world?
  • $$6$$
  • $$8$$
  • $$9$$
  • $$7$$
Fatehpur Sikri symbolizes?
  • Mogul architecture
  • Hindu, Muslim architecture
  • Muslim, Christian architecture
  • Hindu, Muslim and Christian architecture
What is the capital of Central African Republic?
  • Bangui
  • Ankara
  • Oslo
  • Sana's
What is the capital of Burundi?
  • Ulaanbaatar
  • Lilongwe
  • Victoria
  • Bujumbura
Panipat is modern
  • Delhi
  • Kurukshetra
  • Sonepet
  • Faridabad
What is the capital of Tuvalu?
  • Funafuti
  • Riga
  • Reykjavik
  • Warsaw
What is the capital of Niue?
  • South Tarawa
  • Hagatna
  • Alofi
  • Majuro
What is the capital of Guam?
  • Kiev
  • Ottawa
  • Hagatna
  • Brasilia
What is the capital of Norfolk Island?
  • Caracas
  • Kingston
  • Palikir
  • Nassau
What is the capital of Vanuatu?
  • Bratislava
  • Tallinn
  • Tirana
  • Port Vila
What is the capital of Solomon Islands?
  • Roseau
  • Honiara
  • Belmopan
  • Managua
What is the capital of Wallis and Futuna?
  • Dublin
  • Mata-Utu
  • Tallinn
  • Vaduz
What is the capital of Tonga?
  • Bogota
  • Prague
  • Belmopan
  • Nuku alofa
What is the capital of Northern Mariana Islands?
  • Havana
  • Santo Domingo
  • Saipan
  • Managua
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
  • Warsaw
  • Kiev
  • Belmopan
  • Port Moresby
What is the capital of Kiribati?
  • Havana
  • Port Moresby
  • San Salvador
  • South Tarawa
What is the capital of Chad?
  • Harare
  • N'Djamena
  • Dakar
  • Lome
What is the capital of Djibouti?
  • Djibouti
  • Kinshasa
  • Dakar
  • Lilongwe
What is the capital of Egypt?
  • Victoria
  • Kigali
  • Cairo
  • Windhoek
What is the capital of Congo(Congo-Brazzaville)?
  • Dhaka
  • Yerevan
  • Tbilisi
  • Brazzaville
What is the capital of New Zealand?
  • Port Vila
  • Palikir
  • Wellington
  • Majuro
What is the capital of Equatorial Guinea?
  • Malabo
  • Lusaka
  • Amman
  • Juba
What is the capital of Marshall Islands?
  • Apia
  • Majuro
  • Alofi
  • Funafuti
What is the capital of Comoros?
  • Moroni
  • Hargeisa
  • Juba
  • Victoria
What is the capital of Cote d'Ivoire(Ivory Coast)?
  • Rabat
  • Lusaka
  • Hargeisa
  • Yamoussoukro
What is the capital of Madagascar?
  • Erbil
  • Antananarivo
  • Beirut
  • Dili
What is the capital of Lesotho?
  • Baku
  • Jerusalem
  • Thimphu
  • Maseru
What is the capital of Gambia?
  • Banjul
  • Ranjul
  • Asmara
  • Rabat
What is the capital of Cyprus?
  • Naypyidaw
  • Ulaanbaatar
  • Nicosia
  • Thimphu
What is the capital of Gabon?
  • Dakar
  • Lilongwe
  • Maputo
  • Libreville
What is the capital of Ethiopia?
  • Libreville
  • Addis Ababa
  • Yaounde
  • Rabat
What is the capital of Eritrea?
  • Kampala
  • Bishkek
  • Yerevan
  • Asmara
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