CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Famous Personalities Of India And World Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

Who has been appointed as the new chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)?
  • Keshav Prasad Maurya
  • Vijay Sampla
  • P. M. Kamalamma
  • P. L. Punia
China opened its first overseas military base with a flag raising ceremony in which of the following country?
  • Algeria
  • Namibia
  • Djibouti
  • Mongolia
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Who among the following was a contemporary of the famous poet Amir Khusrow?
  • Iltutmish
  • Ala-ud-din Khilji
  • Ibrahim Lodi
  • Akbar
Who has been awarded the 2017 Abel Prize?
  • Yves Meyer
  • Yakov Sinai
  • Louis Nirenberg
  • Andrew J. Wiles
Who won International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Best Actress award for the year 2016?
  • Deepika Padukone
  • Anushka Sharma
  • Kareena Kapoor
  • Vidya Balan
Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Serbia?
  • Ivica Dacic
  • Tomislav Nikolic
  • Dragan Sutanovac
  • Aleksandar Vucic
Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Prasar Bharti?
  • Jawhar Sircar
  • Shashi Shekar Vempati
  • C.K. Prasad
  • Shashi Kumar Rao
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Who will lead the toilet usage campaign Darwaza Band of the Union Government?
  • Amir Khan
  • Mary Kom
  • Geeta Phogat
  • Amitabh Bachchan
Dr Hemu Adhikari, who passed away recently, was the noted personality from which field?
  • Sports
  • Journalism
  • Fil Industry
  • History
Who has been appointed as the new Economic Affairs Secretary?
  • Arvind Mayaram
  • Shaktikant Das
  • Vijay Kelkar
  • Ajay Seth
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given :
Who is considered as the Maker of Modem India?
  • M. K. Gandhi
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Ravindra Nath Tagore
  • Dayanand Saraswati
Sakyamuni is another name of
  • Mahavir
  • Buddha
  • Lord Shiva
  • Lord Vishnu
Choose the correct answers from the alternative given.
The famous woman ruler of the Gupta period was:
  • Kuberanga
  • Kumardevi
  • Prabbavati
  • Rajyashree
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Varahamihira was a/an __________________.
  • Astronomer
  • Astronaut
  • Space Shuttle
  • Power Station
Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court.
  • Alexander
  • Megasthanese
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Bhramo Samaj was founded by _______________.
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
Name the personality who was also known as Deshbandhu.
  • S.Radhakrishanan
  • G.K.Gokhale
  • Chittaranjan Das
  • Madan Mohan Malviya
Which of the following books is written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
  • Developing India
  • Science is Today's India
  • Defence set up in India
  • Guiding Soul
135th Jagannath Puri chariot festival celebrated in which Indian state?
  • Kerala
  • Rajasthan
  • Odisha
  • Mizoram
Which Bollywood personality has launched the twin pit toilet technology and campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)?
  • Bhumi Pednekar
  • Akshay Kumar
  • Aamir Khan
  • Amitabh Bacchan
Which Bollywood personality has been conferred with the French distinction of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters?
  • Deepika Padukone
  • Kalki Koechlin
  • Priyanka Chopra
  • Kareena Kapoor
Who is the successor of Guru Nanak?
  • Guru Angad
  • Guru Matabani
  • Guru Amar Das
  • Guru Ram Da
The book 'Straight Talk' has been authored by which Indian political personality?
  • Manmohan Singh
  • M. Venkaiah Naidu
  • Abhishek Manu Singhvi
  • Shashi Tharoor
Which Indian personality has been conferred the 'Grand Collar of the State of Palestine'?
  • Sushma Swaraj
  • Lata Mangeshkar
  • Narendra Modi
  • Amitabh Bachchan
Prince William, the second in line to the throne of Great Britain, and his brother, Henry, are the sons of a famous and beautiful mother who promoted many humane causes. What was her name?

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  • Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
  • Lady Diana Spencer
  • Lady Camilla Parker Bowles
  • Lady Sarah Ferguson
Which one of these films did director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and photographer Stanley Kubrick NOT direct?
  • A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  • Spartacus (1960)
  • Sons and Lovers (1960)
  • Lolita (1962)
Who was the author of the book 'Republic' ? 
  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • Machiavelli
  • Plato
Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Brahma Samaj in _______.
  • 1828
  • 1830
  • 1831
  • 1930
"Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Who said it ? 
  • Lord Acton
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Garner
  • Easton
Who was the author of "Geet Govind"?
  • Sarangdhar
  • Jaidev
  • Madhodas
  • Bihari
National science Day:
  • 15th September
  • 14th February
  • 5th April
  • 28th February
The person who said, "This water tap is open to all castes and religions," was
  • Daya Pawar.
  • Waman Nimbalkar.
  • Namdeo Dhasal.
  • Dr. B.R.Ambedkar.
King Martin Luther Jr.was influenced by
  • John Carlos
  • Abraham lincoln
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
The first Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University Was
  • Michael Sadlar
  • Sir Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay
  • Sir James William Colville.
  • Sir Charles Wood
The novel that deals with Indian Peasantry is:
  • Godan
  • Rangbhoomi
  • Anandmath
  • Padmarag
Who was the author of the book 'Divine Comedy' ? 
  • Acquinas
  • Marsilio
  • John of Paris
  • Dante
The university that had installed a 20-foot high sculpture of Tommie Smith is
  • Johnson and Wales
  • San Jose State
  • San Diego Christian
  • Tufts University.
Who is Wangari Mathai ?
  • Environmentalist
  • Scientist
  • Politician
  • Social worker
The president of Chile in August $$2006$$ was
  • Lech Walsa
  • Michelle Bachelet.
  • General Bachelet.
  • Alberto.
The name of the autobiography of Nelson Mandela is
  • 'A Road To Freedom'.
  • 'The Long Walk To Freedom'.
  • 'The Freedom Walk' .
  • 'The Freedom Within'.
The magazine"Young India" was written by
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Baldev Singh
  • Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
  • Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Apartheid was the name of a system unique to:
  • South America
  • South Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
Kwame Nkrumah was a friend of
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Bachlet
  • Augusto Pinochet
The President of Iraq in $$2003$$ when it was invaded by US allies was
  • Khomeni
  • Khanmene
  • Saddam Hussein
  • Dhruv
"Workers of my homeland! I have faith in Chile and its future" , was said by
  • General Augusto Pinochet.
  • Michelle Bachelet.
  • General Alberto Bachelet.
  • Salvador Allende.
Medha Patekar is associated with
  • Narmada Bachao Andolan.
  • Anti-Liquor movement
  • Women's movement.
  • Dalit's movement.
"The relation between individual and society is not one-sided : both are essential for the completion of either" Whose words are these ?
  • Karl Marx
  • M. K. Gandhi
  • Plato
  • Maclver
Who among the following personalities is actively involved in the Narmada Bachao Andolan?
  • Medha Patkar
  • Vandana Shiva
  • Sundarlal Bahuguna
  • Baba Amte
Who is the profounder of the theory of General Will ?
  • Kant
  • T. H. Green
  • Rousseau
  • Hegel
Who among the following has been conferred the prestigious "Indian Healthcare Visionary" of the decade award ?
  • Dr Mukesh Hariawala
  • Dr Devi Shetty
  • Dr Prathap Reddy
  • Dr Sunil Chatri
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