CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Famous Personalities Of India And World Quiz 14 - MCQExams.com

Which of the statements given below are correct?
Statements:
$$1.$$ The author of the novel 'Forty Thieves' is Thomas Perry.
$$2.$$ The author of the novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is Jennifer Egan.
$$3.$$ The author of the novel 'Middlesex' is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Only $$1$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$1, 2$$ and $$3$$
Who among the following built a model steam engine in 1698 called "Miner's Friend" to drain mines?
  • Thomas Savery
  • Thomas Newcomen
  • James Watt
  • Richard Arkwright
Steve Jobs 2nd principal of innovation is ____________.
  • Sell dreams, not products
  • Kick start your brain
  • Put a dent in the universe
  • Do what you love
The award which, the famous writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi, who passed away recently, did not win
  • Sahitya Akademi Award
  • Jnanpith Award
  • Magsaysay Award
  • Padma Vibhusham
Pannalal Ghosh played which of the following musical instruments?
  • Flute
  • Sitar
  • Violin
  • Santoor
Who invented cement used in buildings?
  • Elisha Otis
  • Charles Boyle
  • Joseph Aspdin
  • W.H.F. Talbot
Who is the inventor of dynamite and blasting gelatin? 
  • Alfred Nobel
  • Antoine Lavoisier
  • Henry Cavendish
  • Humphry Davy
Who said that 'Man is a tool-making animal'?
  • T. H. Huxley
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Alexander Bell
  • Theophrastus
Who said that "God always geometrizes"?
  • Rene Descartes
  • Eudoxus
  • Plato
  • Albert Einstein
He invented the electric battery:
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Andre Ampere
  • Alexandro Volta
  • Luigi Galvani
Who invented the safety pin? 
  • Walter Hunt
  • Stewart Harshone
  • Charles Goodyear
  • A. Rose
Who among the following is the Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Committee constituted recently by the Government of India to examine framework for virtual currencies?
  • Secretary, Department of Financial Services
  • Special Secretary, Department of Revenue
  • Special Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
  • Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
He invented the celluloid film which made movies possible:
  • William Friese-Greene
  • George Eastman
  • Sidney W. Fox
  • Samuel Langley
Who invented the telephone?
  • Nicola Tesla
  • J. L. Baird
  • Alexander G. Bell
  • James Dewar
Who invented artificial silk?
  • Roslyn d. Young
  • John Wells
  • Georges Audemars
  • Frank F. Jewett
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Alexander was a ruler who lived in _____________.
  • Slovenia
  • Greece
  • Rome
  • Macedonia
Choose the correct option to complete the statement given.
A woman Upanishadic thinker was ___________.
  • Jabali
  • Satyakama Jabala
  • Urmila
  • Gargi
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
At the banks of which river did Alexander's troops stop?
  • Indus
  • Ganga
  • Narmada
  • Beas
Who was the first man to walk in space?
  • John Young
  • Alexei Leonov
  • John Glenn
  • Alan Shepard
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
Vajji had its capital city at 
  • Raj agriha
  • Vaishali
  • Patna
  • Magadha
Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
The present name of Rajagriha is _______.
  • Rajgir
  • Rajmahal
  • Rajgaon
  • Patna
This Southern superstar was a bus conductor before he became an actor. His real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. He acted in Hindi movies like 'Hum' and 'Robot'. Identify this great personality.
Telephone was Invented by 
  • J. L. Baird
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Samuel Morse
  • Alexander Graham Bell
Who has been sworn-in as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve?(2018)
  • Jerome H Powell
  • Janet Yellen
  • Ben Bernanke
  • Randal K. Quarles
The $$5^{th}$$ of September is second President Sarvepalii Radhakrishnan's birthday. It is celebrated by school children as _______.
  • Children's Day
  • Teachers' Day
  • Independence Day
  • Republic Day
Sudha Karmarkar, the veteran theatre artist has passed away. She hailed from which state?
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Karnataka
  • Goa
  • Maharashtra
This $$2004$$ Newbery Medal-winning fantasy book follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats. Who wrote the book?
  • None of these
Marvel Comics' superhero, Thor, who wields a hammer that only he can lift, and the great mischief-making villain, Loki, have their origin in mythology of which country?
  • Indian
  • Egyptian
  • Norse
  • Chinese
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by author J.R.R. Tolkien. In this novel, who or what is Bilbo?
  • Wizard
  • Hobbit
  • Dwarf
  • None of these
Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'?
  • None of these
Who commented that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a crashing bank?
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • mahatma Gandhi
  • Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Jawahrlal Nehru
Yesteryear actress Hema Malini is a multi-faceted personality who has participated in many activities. In which of the following fields is she not active?
  • Politics
  • Dance
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Which historical event does Charles Dicken's novel 'A Tale of two cities', concern?
  • The Chinese Revolution
  • First World War
  • The French Revolution
  • The Russian Revolution
Who is the author of the book "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Bhagat Singh
The given picture is the famous painting called, Portrait of a Young Man. Which Italian artist painted it?
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  • Giorgio Vasari
  • Titian
  • Raphael
  • Masaccio
This 1931 film was India's first talkie. The song 'De de khuda ke naam pe pyare'  wowed the audience and become a runway hit. Which film are we taking about?
  • Partner Panchali
  • Alam Ara
  • Keechak Vadh
  • Ramayan
He is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter best known for his work in movie series 'Mr. Bean'. Identify him.
  • Tobey Maguire
  • Rowan Atkinson
  • Daniel Radcliffe
  • Harrison Ford
With which one of the following dance forms is Pandit Birju Maharaj associated?
  • Kuchipudi
  • Kathak
  • Garba
  • Bharatnatyam
This Southern superstar was a bus conductor before he became an actor. His real name is Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. He acted in Hindi movies like 'Hum' and 'Chaalbaaz'. Here, we are talking about
I shared the screen with a computer-generated tiger called Richard Parker in a 3D adventure film. The movie was directed by Ang Lee and adapted from Yann Martel's book 'Life of Pi'. Who am I?
  • Dev Patel
  • Neel Sethi
  • Suraj Sharma
  • Sabu Dastagir
The famous novels, 'Godaan' and 'Gaban' are written by__________.
  • Banaphul
  • Gulzar
  • Premchand
  • Shahriar
Identify W, X, Y and Z from the clues given below:
W : The first Indian woman badminton player to win a medal in singles at the World Badminton Championship.
X : A banker and Country Head of HSBC India.
Y : A scientist who was involved in the launch of Agni missiles.
Z : A painter and Padma Shri awardee.
  • (W) Saina Nehwal (X)Neeta Gupta (Y) Dr.Sonal (Z) Anjali Sen
  • (W) P.V. Sindhu (X)Naina Lal Kidwai (Y) Dr. Tessy Thomas (Z) Anjolie Ela Menon
  • (W) P.V. Sindhu (X)Namita Gokhle(Y) Dr. Tessy Thomas (Z) Ananya Gupta
  • (W) Saina Nehwal (X)Neeta Gupta (Y) Dr.Pratyusha Arora (Z) Ananya Gupta
Mike Wazowski and his hulking pal Sulley are in the business of generating electricity for Monstropolis by scaring little children. All is well until one little child that they try to scare crosses over into the monsters' world, leading to nail-biting adventures. Can you name the movie?
  • Toy Story
  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • Spy Kids
Which film involves flying monkeys, a talking cowardly lion, a heartless tin man, a scarecrow, a young girl, her little black dog and a yellow brick road?
  • Mary Poppins
  • The Sound of Music
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Finding Nemo
Who among the following is the Present Chairman of State Bank of India?
A geodesic dome is a structure based on a network of intersecting triangular elements called geodesics on the surface of a sphere or a hemisphere. Who among the following is credited with the popularization of the idea of geodesic dome?
A poor boy is focused to sell his dog escapes from her new owner and finds her way back to the boy after a long and dangerous journey. This is the story of one of the great classic movies ever made. Which movie is it?
  • Babe
  • Inside Out
  • Lassie Come Home
  • Cujo
Can you say from which movie this famous quote is taken?
'This is crazy. I finally meet my childhood hero and he's trying to kill us. What a joke'.
  • Inside Out
  • Wall.E
  • Up
  • Mary Poppins
Which bollywood personality has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Switzerland tourism's 2017 campaign?
  • None of these
This 1984 film is based on manga comics by Hayao Miyazaki of the same name. It tells the story of humanity threatened by mutated insects. Can you name the film?
  • Escape to Witch Mountain
  • Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
  • The Last Unicorn
  • Alice in Wonderland
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