CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge World History Quiz 13 - MCQExams.com

Discretion is the better part of ____________.
  • wisdom
  • deference
  • knowledge
  • valour
Brevity is the soul of ___________.
  • man
  • wisdom
  • knowledge
  • wit
Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Which one of the following countries will hold the presidency of the BRIGS New Development Bank for the first six years?
  • India
  • China
  • South Africa
  • Russia
Of the following, in which did Napoleonic prince suffer final defeat?
  • Battle of Trafalgar
  • Battle of Wagram
  • Battle of Pyramids
  • Battle of Austerlitz
A man is as old as he __________.
  • is
  • fells
  • feels
  • looks
In which, year the planning commission was set-up?
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1949
My father _________ me that I should have informed him.
  • said
  • told
  • asked
  • explained
The fear of _________ is the beginning of wisdom.
  • man
  • animals
  • fire
  • the lord
Everyone wonders why you took such a risk I wish that they would ______________.
  • stop to guess
  • stop in their guessing
  • stop guessing
  • stop from guessing
The French made their advent through _____________.
  • Pondicherry
  • Chandranagore
  • Mahe
  • Yenam
Which among the Coli owing countries is known as the "Home of Direct Democracy"?
  • UK
  • USA
  • Switzerland
  • France
Equality, Fraternity and Liberty were ideas that emanated from the revolution of ____________.
  • UK
  • USA
  • France
  • USSR (now defunct)
He left for Mumbai by the _____________ train.
  • half past eight
  • eight-thirty
  • eighty - thirty o' clock
  • thirty minutes past eight.
What is Venice famous for?
  • Canals
  • Mountains
  • Valleys
  • Springs
The saint who lived in Thillai was ________________.
  • Nedumarar
  • Sadaiyanar
  • Thiruneelakandar
  • Gananadhar
The French Revolution took in the year ___________.
  • 1789 A.D.
  • 1775 A. D.
  • 1648 A. D.
  • 1545 A. D.
Which one of the following was not a Chishti Sufi saint?
  • Khwaja Moinuddin
  • Baba Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
  • Nizamuddin Auliya
  • Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
Which among the dates is true about the Constitution of United States of America?
  • Adopted on 17 September, 1787 and came into effect on 4 March, 1789
  • Adopted on 15 June, 1785 and came into effect on 3 February, 1789
  • Adopted on 12 November, 1781 and came into effect on 5 March, 1783
  • Adopted on 11 October, 1761 and came into effect on 25 December, 1763.
The President of United States of America once elected, remains in his office for ___________.
  • 4 years
  • 5 years
  • 6 years
  • indefinite period at his own will.
What was the most significant impact of the Industrial Revolution in Europe on India's economy?
  • Machines were introduced in the textile industry
  • Handicrafts of India were ruined
  • Heavy import duty was imposed on foreign goods
  • Employment opportunities increase manifold
Which one of the following statements about Renaissance Humanist culture is NOT true?
  • It slackened the control of religion over human life
  • It believed that human nature was many-sided
  • It was concerned with good manners
  • It criticized material wealth, power and glory
Golan Heights belonging to country A was captured by country B. Which of the following are A and B respectively?
  • Israel & Syria
  • Syria & Egypt
  • Egypt & Israel
  • Syria & Israel
Who is known as the 'saint of the gutter's?
  • B.R. Ambedkar
  • Mother Teresa
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Baba Amte
Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?
  • Friedrich Engels
  • Eric Hobsbawm
  • Arnold Toynbee
  • Georges Michelet
Which one of the following statements about the Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct?
  • She declared that although citizens should have equal rights, they are not entitled to the same honours by the state
  • She was a supporter of the Jacobin government
  • She was jailed for treason by the National Assembly
  • She declared that the nation is the union of woman and man
The Julian Calendar introduced by Julius Caesar was the calendar that most countries used in the West for a long time. But the Julian calendar erred because it introduces an error of $$1$$ day every $$128$$ years. So that, in every $$128$$ years the tropical year shifts one day backward. Who rectified this error and created the modern calendar?
  • Confucius
  • King Vikramaditya
  • Mahavira
  • Pope Gregory XII
The currency of a country is the money it uses. Yon is the currency of ______.
  • Japan
  • USA
  • Australia
  • Canada
The first recorded landfills were found in $$3000 BC$$ which comprised waste that was placed in a pit and covered with dirt at different levels. Name the country in which it was found.
  • Pakistan
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Egypy
We all love to eat pizzas. Of which country is pizza a traditional dish? 
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  • Greece
  • France
  • Italy
  • Sweden
Our currency in rupee. What is the currency of Thailand?
  • Baht
  • Taka
  • Ringgit
  • Rupee
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