CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Overview Of India Quiz 7 - MCQExams.com

Master Chief petty officer is a rank in the ____________________.
  • Indian Navy
  • Military Engineering Service
  • Army Aviation Corps
  • Indian Air force
Consider the following statements with reference to the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS):
It is an Aircraft fitted with sophisticated radar.
It can provide advance warning about the enemy's intrusion into the country's airspace.
India has recently entered into an agreement with Israel for acquiring Israel Grapevine radar Phalcon AEW system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • Only 3
  • Only 1
Arrange the following in a correct chronological order according to their formation:
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Border Security Force
Assam Rifles
National Security Guard
Choose the correct answer from codes given below.
  • 3, 2, 1, 4
  • 3, 2, 4, 1
  • 3, 1, 2, 4
  • 3, 1, 4, 2
Consider the following statements:
HAL is the largest pubic sector undertaking under the Department of Defense Production, 1964.
Bharat Electronic Limited (BEL) has been accorded 'Navratna' status Company in 1954.
The Bharat Earth Movers Limited also manufactured railway coaches and wagons for Indian Railway and Defense Forces.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • Only 1
Match List I with List II.
List I(Committee)List II(Subjects)
A. Raj Committee$$1$$. Industrial Sickness
B. Rekhi Committee$$2$$. Mutual Fund Scheme
C. Goswami Committee$$3$$. Agrarian Cultivators
D. Janaki Raman Committee$$4$$. Security Scams
$$5$$. Indirect Taxes
  • A-$$1$$, B-$$2$$, C-$$4$$, D-$$3$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$5$$, C-$$1$$, D-$$2$$
  • A-$$3$$, B-$$5$$, C-$$1$$, D-$$4$$
  • A-$$5$$, B-$$4$$, C-$$3$$, D-$$2$$
Which committee has been appointed by the government to review the cartoons used in NCERT social science textbooks for schools?
  • UK Thorat Committee
  • SK Thorat Committee
  • BK Thorat Committee
  • None of the above
Seeking to revive historic ties, the India Air Force has gifted a vintage Dakota Aircraft from its museum to (September 2014) ___________________.
  • the Pakistan Air Force
  • the Bangladesh Air Force
  • the Chinese Air Force
  • the Sri Lankan Air Force
The Central Industrial Security Force is under the administration control of which of the following ministries?
  • Ministry Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
  • Headquarters of the integrated joint staff
  • Ministry of Home affairs
  • PMO
With reference to 'Look East Policy' of India, consider the following statements
India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the East Asian affairs.
India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold War.
India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbours in South-East and East Asia.
Which of the following statements given below is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following is/are paramilitary force(s) of India?
Indian Coast Guard
Assam Rifles
Directorate General of Resettlement
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 1 and 2
Which of the following is/are department in Ministry of Defence?
Department of Defence
Department of Defence Research and Development
Department of Defence Production
Department of Defence Finance
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2, 3 and 4
  • Only 1
Who among the following will head a committee to recommend measures to enhance the combat capabilities of the armed forces and rebalance the overall defence expenditure?
  • Lt. Gen. DB Shekatkar
  • NK Singh
  • Sanjay Mitra
  • None of these
Which one among the following is a state-of-the-act acoustic sensor-based target training system developed by the CSIR for shooters of the Indian Army?
  • SHANKH
  • DHVANI
  • NISHAN
  • PRAHAR
Shunglu Committee was appointed to _____.
  • draft the Jan Lokpal Bill
  • look into the corruption charges in the conduct of Commonwealth Games
  • look into telecom scam
  • inquire into phone tapping amid a corporate lobbyist scandal

What is the capital of Gujarat?
  • Surat
  • Gandhinagar
  • Vadodara
  • Ahmedabad

What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?
  • Shimla
  • Mandi
  • Manali
  • Kullu

What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?
  • Visakhapatnam
  • Srikakulam
  • Nellore
  • Amaravati

What is the capital of Jammu & Kashmir?
  • Srinagar (Summer capital) and Jammu (Winter capital)
  • Kargil
  • Udhampur
  • Rajauri

What is the capital of Chhattisgarh?
  • Bilaspur
  • Durg
  • Dantewada
  • Raipur

What is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
  • Tawang
  • Itanagar
  • Siang
  • Daporijo

What is the capital of Assam?
  • Lakhimpur
  • Sivasagar
  • Sonitpur
  • Dispur

What is the capital of Goa?
  • Marmagao
  • Panaji
  • Ponda
  • Valpoi

What is the capital of Bihar?
  • Muzaffarpur
  • Patna
  • Buxar
  • Bhojpur

What is the capital of Jharkand?
  • Jamshedpur
  • Ranchi
  • Hazaribaug
  • Devgarh

What is the capital of Manipur?
  • Imphal
  • Kohima
  • Dispur
  • Itanagar

What is the capital of Mizoram?
  • Itanagar
  • Kohima
  • Aizawl
  • Dispur

What is the capital of Tamil Nadu?
  • Kanyakumari
  • Chennai
  • Srirangapatnam
  • Madurai

What is the capital of Odisha?
  • Bhubaneswar
  • Cuttack
  • Sambalpur
  • Deogarh

What is the capital of Meghayala?
  • Kohima
  • Shillong
  • Dispur
  • Aizawl

What is the capital of Madhya Pradesh?
  • Jabalpur
  • Indore
  • Gwalior
  • Bhopal

What is the capital of Rajasthan?
  • Udaipur
  • Jaisalmer
  • Ajmer
  • Jaipur

What is the capital of Uttar Pradesh?
  • Kanpur
  • Lucknow
  • Allahabad
  • Jhansi

What is the capital of Karnataka?
  • Bengaluru
  • Mysore
  • Shimoga
  • Gulbarga

What is the capital of Tripura?
  • Agartala
  • Kohima
  • Aizwal
  • Dispur
The 'Friends for Life' - an elephant conservation project has been launched by World Wide Fund for Nature India and ___________.
  • Aditya Birla Group
  • Muthoot Group
  • Manapuram Group
  • Reliance Limited
When I.S.I. was set up?
  • $$1942$$
  • $$1945$$
  • $$1947$$
  • $$1950$$
BCC is _____________________.
  • To give a new appearance to a mail
  • Between Carbon copy
  • Bold carbon copy
  • None of the above
The winner of 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix is _________.
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Kimi Raikkonen
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Jensen Button
In 1950-51, India's total imports stood at _____________.
  • Rs.450 crores
  • Rs.550 crores
  • Rs.608 crores
  • Rs.750 crores
'lis pendens' means ____________________.
  • Awaited information.
  • On the basis of evidence
  • Decision awaited.
  • A pending suit.
'persona non grata' means:
  • Non-performance of promise.
  • Non-person
  • An unacceptable person
  • Ungrateful person.
Among the following professors of Indian origin who has received Knighthood for the work as a co-inventor of next-generation DNA Sequencing called Solexa Sequencing?
  • P.C. Mahalanobids
  • Mehnad Saha
  • Shankar Balasubramanian
  • Satyendra Nath Bose

What is the capital of Uttarakhand?
  • Dehradun
  • Uttarkashi
  • Nainital
  • Chamoli

What is the capital of West Bengal?
  • Hooghly
  • Darjeeling
  • Kolkata
  • Murshidabad
Which space agency has successfully launched the worlds first all electric satellites in March 2015?
  • Russia Federal Space Agency
  • China National Space Administration
  • Space X
  • European Space Agency
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
What is the name given to the dedicated TV channel for farmer that was announced in the Union Budget 2014-15 and 1091 crore was set aside for its establishment? 
  • Kisan
  • Farmers Show
  • Krishi Channel
  • None of the above
Match the following
Year of CreationStates 
A.19601.Sikkim 
B.19622.Goa 
C.19753.Maharashtra
D.19874.Nagaland
A      B     C      D
  • 2 4 3 1
  • 3 4 1 2
  • 4 3 2 1
  • 3 4 2 1
Which year was designated by the United Nations as International Women's Year?
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
When was the Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu?
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1968
  • 1971
Name the former DGP of Punjab who passed away recently and was known for rooting out militancy from Punjab___________.
  • K.P.S. Gill
  • V.K. Bhawra
  • Prabodh Kumar
  • Parag Jain
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