CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Culture And Places Of India And World Quiz 12 - MCQExams.com

Rio 2 is a 2014 American animated adventure comedy film. Which Bollywood actress has lent her voice in the Hindi version of it?
Which of the following is one of the five principles of yoga by Sivananda?
  • Inana
  • Tantra
  • Savasana
  • Bhakti
What is the name of the film described in the above paragraph?
  • Lagaan
  • Mother India
  • Swades
  • Udaan
It is one of the largest forts in the world built by a Rajput ruler in $$1156$$ AD. This majestic fort, built in yellow sandstone, is also known as the Golden fort because of its golden hue during sunset. Name the fort.
  • Jaisalmer fort
  • Gwalior fort
  • Golconda fort
  • Mehrangarh fort
He is an Indian poet and film director of many films such as Aandhi and Mausam. He is also a well known Indian lyricist who won a Grammy Award for his song 'Jai ho' along with numerous Indian awards. Name him.
Sattriya is one among the eight principal classical Indian dance traditions and the most recent entrant in the classical dance list. It was introduced in $$15^{th}$$ century A.D by the great saint Srimanta Sankaradeva as a powerful medium for propagation of the Vaishnava faith. To which state does this classical dance form belong?
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  • Manipur
  • Assam
  • Odisha
  • Arunachal Pradesh
Which movie are we talking about?
  • Tangled
  • Avatar
  • Tron : Legacy
  • Warcraft
The Sangeet Natak Academy which promotes the development of dance, drama and music in India was founded in _______.
  • $$1970$$
  • $$1956$$
  • $$1948$$
  • $$1952$$
Which US Chat show host had a cameo in the blockbuster film "Jurassic World"?
This American medical drama television series is about a group of surgeons working in a hospital. It has fourteen seasons. It is created by Shonda Rhimes. Name it.
  • Greys Anatomy
  • House, M.D.
  • Childrens Hospital
  • Nurse Jackie
Kathakali is form of classical Indian dance drama. Attractive make-up, elaborate gestures and costumes are the main characteristics of this dance form. To which state this dance belong?
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  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Kerala
  • Karntaka
Boogie Woogie was an Indian dance competition T.V. show created by Naved Jaffrey and Ravi Behl. When was this show first aired on T.V.?
  • $$1996$$
  • $$1995$$
  • $$1998$$
  • $$1999$$
J.P. Dutta's movie LOC is based on
  • Indo-Pak war 1965
  • Indo-China war
  • Kargil war
  • Indo-Pak war-1971
He started his career as a child actor. Then as an assistant choreographer he started hi new innings in Bollywood. He has choreographed songs for films like Taal, Ghajini and more. Who is he?
Who among the following won the Oscar for the dramatic score for Titanic?
  • Tan Dun
  • Howard Shore
  • James Horner
  • Trent Reznor
Which of these non-Indian T.V. serials does not have an Indian origin actor?
  • Two and a half Man
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Quantico
  • Parks and Recreation
'Paan Singh Tomar' was a biographical film based on the true story of an athlete Paan Singh Tomar. He was a soldier in Indian Army and also won Gold Medal at the Indian National Games, but was eventually forced to become a notorious bandit. Irrfan Khan essayed the role of Paan Singh Tomar. the film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and it was critically acclaimed.
Who was the director of this film?
  • Prakash Jha
  • Anurag Basu
  • Anurag Kashyap
  • Tigmanshu Dhulia
'Paan Singh Tomar' was a biographical film based on the true story of an athlete Paan Singh Tomar. He was a soldier in Indian Army and also won Gold Medal at the Indian National Games, but was eventually forced to become a notorious bandit. Irrfan Khan essayed the role of Paan Singh Tomar. the film was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and it was critically acclaimed.
In which year was this film released in India?
  • $$2010$$
  • $$2011$$
  • $$2012$$
  • $$2013$$
The famous Oscar-winning Hollywood actress became popular by taking on the title role in the 'Lara Croft' series of blockbuster movies. Identify her.
Which perspective looks at the world-wide context and emphasizes economic factors?
  • Realism
  • Neo-realism
  • Globalism
  • Pluralism

'Life of Pi' is an American survival drama film, based on the novel of same name. The story involves $$227$$ days that its teenage hero Pi Patel spends drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and tiger shows that it can learn. The movie emerged as a critical and commercial success and also won many prestigious awards.
Who wrote the novel 'Life of Pi' on which the film is based?
  • Ang Lee
  • Yann Martel
  • Amy tan
  • david Foster Wallace
Culture change means
  • change in social structure.
  • change in social relationship.
  • change in the culture of a society.
  • None of these
'Life of Pi' is an American survival drama film, based on the novel of same name. The story involves $$227$$ days that its teenage hero Pi Patel spends drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and tiger shows that it can learn. The movie emerged as a critical and commercial success and also won many prestigious awards.
Who was the director of this film?
'Life of Pi' is an American survival drama film, based on the novel of same name. The story involves $$227$$ days that its teenage hero Pi Patel spends drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and tiger shows that it can learn. The movie emerged as a critical and commercial success and also won many prestigious awards.
Who played the role of 'Pi Patel'  during the time of wrecking of ship?
  • Gautam Belur
  • Ayush Tandon
  • Suraj Sharma
  • Irrfan Khan
Which was the last movie directed by Yash Chopra?
  • Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
  • Jab Tak Hai Jaan
  • Veer-Zaara
  • Ek Tha Tiger
The theme state for $$32^{nd}$$ Surajkund International Crafts Mela was ______.
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • None of these.
This Bollywood actor got his first major break at the age ofBefore that he had worked as a waiter at The Taj and did some other trivial jobs. Who are we talking about?
Who is among the theme tune to the James Bond film 'Tomorrow Never dies'?
  • Justine Bieber
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Hank Marvin
  • None of these
The ''invisible hand'' refers to.
  • a feature of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
  • the belief God exhibited by the Puritans
  • the fact that prayer results in help
  • a belief in ghosts prevalent in the early Middle Ages
The pivotal methodology of functionalist is
  • Conjectural history
  • Library work
  • Field work
  • Content analysis
According to sociologists postmodern culture is usually seen to originate in provinces of architecture and
  • Design
  • Symbol
  • Sign
  • Art
Which of the following is NOT one of the properties of a minority group?
  • racial or cultural self-consciousness
  • hereditary membership
  • a high degree of marriage outside of the group (exogamy)
  • oppression at the hands of a dominant group
A preference for foreign culture and products is called.
  • Xenocentrism
  • Ethnocentrism
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • None of these
A modified version of elitist theory holds that.
  • elite members identify with middle-class values
  • the masses can on occasion influence the elite
  • elites vary in their degree of openness
  • all of the above
Which term describes a society in which women can marry more than one husband at a time but men may marry only one wife at a time?
  • monogamy
  • polygamy
  • polygyny
  • polyandry
The abolitionist movement sought the abolition of.
  • alcohol consumption
  • states rights
  • slavery
  • compulsory education
Sreberny-Mohammadi (1996) argues that national cultures can resist American cultural domination of the media by.
  • domesticating its content including more home-produced programmes
  • controlling the distribution of imported products by banning satellite dishes
  • creating reverse flows of their own programmes back to imperial societies
  • all of the above
According to sociologists system is mandating that people marry others of same ranking sociologists call this pattern
  • Exogamous marriage
  • Endogamous marriage
  • Status marriage
  • Caste marriage
The most important product of the social way of life is.
  • marriage
  • family
  • culture
  • society
In Africa whites still hold most of desirable jobs, and blacks
  • Farmers
  • Labour
  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture
According to sociology gained through family and education is
  • Economic capital
  • Social capital
  • Cultural capital
  • Symbolic capital
A change in occupational position or role without involving any change in its position in the social hierarchy is called.
  • Vertical mobility
  • Horizontal mobility
  • social mobility
  • None of these
The term..... refers to the socially shared and organized ways of thinking feeling and acting that concern ultimate meanings about the existence of the supernatural or ''beyond''
  • animism
  • religion
  • socialization
  • totemism
How many Muslim cultures across country?
  • 50
  • 20
  • 40
  • 60
Punjabi and Sindhi cultures are.
  • Subcultures
  • Counter Cultures
  • Relative Cultures
  • None of these
The central point of a culture is
  • complex
  • theme
  • ethos
  • pattern
Cooley's lookingglass self refers to.
  • self regard based on instinct
  • a person's perception as to what others think of him/her
  • negative self image
  • positive self image
The Macpherson Report highlighted the increasing problem of.
  • hate crimes violence against ethnic minorities simply because of their race
  • institutional racism systematic forms of disadvantage built into the routines and practices of social institutions
  • overt racism in the police force that must be tackled by institutional reforms
  • growing numbers of asylum seekers in need of long term accommodation
'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of _______________.
  • African Union
  • Brazil
  • European Union
  • China
Till the end of 2016, the total number of UNESCOs World Heritage Sites in India is:
  • 18
  • 21
  • 42
  • 35
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