CBSE Class 8 General Knowledge Sample Paper Set B

CBSE Class 8 General Knowledge Sample Paper Set B. It’s always recommended to practice as mane sample papers as possible before the examinations. Students can download the sample papers and also question papers of previous years to practice and score better marks in examinations. Refer to other links too for more sample papers.

1.  Which  part  of  the  plant  Autumn  Crocus produces  saffron? 

(a)  Stigma  (b)  Root (c)   bark  (d)  Leaves

2.  Cork,  a  light  thick elastic  material,  isobtained from bark  of which  tree? 

(a) Birch tree  (b)  Eucalyptus  tree (c) Rubber tree  (d)  Oak  tree

3.  Name  the product which  is  obtained  from 'Hevea  Brasiliensis'  and  used  universally? 

(a) Rubber  (b)  Coffee (c)  Wax  (d)  Tea

4. Which  monument  in  India  iscalled  the 'Whispering Gallery'  and was  built by the  Sultan Adil  Shah?

(a)  Charminar (b) Akbars'  Tomb (c) Gol  Gumbaz (d)  Golkunda  Fort

5. Khajurao  is located  in  which  state?

(a) Madhya Pradesh  (b)  Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh  (d)  Kerala

6.  Which scientist has  an atomic  establishment named  a..fter  him?

(a)  Dr. Homi  j  Bhabha  (b)  Dr. A.P.J. Abdul  Kalam (c) Dr. C.V.  Raman  (d)  Dr. S.S.  Bhatanagar

7. Which  Indian  Prime Minister was  the  recipient  of Pakistan's  highest  award,  Nishan -i-Pakistan?

(a) Indira Gandhi (b)  Atal  Bihari Vajpayee (c) Morarji  Desai  (d)  Rajiv  Gandhi

8. Which Indian  scientist isknown  as 'Father  of  Missile Technology'? 

(a) Dr.  S.Chandrasekhar    (b)  Dr. J.C.  Bose (c) Dr. C.V. Raman  (d)  Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

9 Which country's parliament iscalled  'Diet'?

(a) Malaysia  (b)  Nepal (c) Bhutan  (d)  Japan

10. Festival of roses  is  celebrated  in  :

(a)  Italy (b)  Bulgaria (c) Spain (d)  Netherland

11.  Wembley sports ground  at London  isknown for  : 

(a) cricket  (b)  football (c) tennis  (d)  horse race

12. When did  India win  its  firstgold  medal  in hockey?

(a)  1966  (b)  1968 (c)  1965  (d)  1961

1.  The study  of heavenly bodies  is  called  :

(a)astronomy  (b)  theology (c) meteorology (d). climatology

14.  Name the  national sport  of Japan  :

(a) Wrestling (b)  Boxing (c) Taekwondo (d) mycology

15. The study  of  trees  iscalled  : 

(a)toxicology (d)  Sumo  Wrestling (c)dendrology (b)  entomology

16. Name the  fuel  used  in nuclear  reactor :

(a)  Enriched Uranium  (b)  Uranium  •  (c) Thorium  (d)  Platinu m

17.  A  person  who  studies  about  skin  disorders is  called  : 

(a) orthopedic  (b)  orthodontist  (c)  ophthalmologist  (d)  dermatologist

18.  Ramdhari  Singh  'Dinkar'  was  awarded  with  Jnanpith  award  for his master  piece  : 

(a) Oda  Kuzha  (b)  Urvashi (c)  · Kagazte  Kanwas (d)  Gul-e-Nagma

19.  Donald  Duck was created by  : 

(a) Walt Disney

(c)  Paul  Weiland

20. How  many  bits  is a  byte? 

(a)  4 (b)  8 (c)  16(d)  32

21.  HTIP stands  for  :

(a) Hypertext  Transmission  Protocol.  

(b)  Hypertext  Transfer  Protocol.

(c) Hypotext  Transfer  Protocol.

(d)  Hypotext  Transmission  Protocol.

22. Which  number  system  is used  to  calculate  numbers  in  computers? 

(a) Decimal  (b)  Octal (c) Binary  (d)  Java

23. RAM  stands  for  :

(a)  Random  Access  Memory

(b)  Really  Annoying  Machine

(c)  Redeem  Access  Memory

(d)  Read  a  Manual

24.  If  in a  certain  code  NAME  is written  as 4258.  What  isthe  code for  MEAN?

(a)  5824 (b)  8542 (c)  2458 (d)  4285

25. Find  out  the  missing  number .

39,  116,  206,  325,  ?,  859

(a)  524  (b) 524 (c)  640 (d)  635

26. Find  out  the  missing  alphabet.

S,  M,  T,  ?, T,  F,  S 

(a) W (b)  u (c)  0 (d)  T

27. How many  squares are  there  on a  chess  board? 

(a)  64  (b)  62 (c)  65  (d) 60

28.  Name the  bird  which makes the best nest  inthe world only once  but  returns  to  it to lreggs,  year  after year  :

(a)  Hombill  (b)  Blackbirds (c)  Swift  (d)  The Golden  Eagle

29.  Who  was  named the  'Golden  Girl'  at the 1986 Seoul Asian  Games? 

(a) Anju  Bobby George  (b)  Anjali  Bhagwat (c)  Chitra  Sonam  ( d)Gitanjali

30.  Who  is  the  director of  the  comic  serial  ' Mr.  Bean'?

(a)  William  Hannah (b)  Henry (c)  Paul  Weiland (d)  Georges   Remi

31.  Huckleberry Finn  was not  happy  at widow  Douglas' house  because  : 

(a) She  did not  treat  him  well.·

(b)  He was away from his  parents.

(c)  He was  not  allowed  to  go  out.

(d)  He had  to follow a  disciplined  life.

32.  Who was Tom  Sawyer?

(a)  He was  Ms.  Watson 's  son. 

(b)  He  was Huck's  cousin.

(c)   He was Huck's twin brother.

(d)  He was  a  friend of  Huck.

33.  Huck  had  kept  in safe  custody with  Judge  Thatcher. 

(a)  three  Thousand Dollars   (b)  four Thousand  Dollars {c)  six  Thousand  Dollars  (d)  seven  Thousand  Dollars

34.   Colnel's  Grangerfard's  eldest  child was  :

(a)  Tom  (b)  Sophia (c) Charlotlo  (d)  Bot

35.  The words written  on the piece of  paper  that  fell  from  the prayers book were  :

{a)  half past  two  (b) meet  me  at half past  two (c) reach  by half past  two  (d) crackdown  at  half past  two

36.  The meaning  of the word  'Sprightly' is  :

(a)  cheerful  (b)  depressed (c)  callous  (d)  apathetic

37.  Theantonym  of the  word  'Finesse' is  :

(a)  tact (b)  grace (c) stupidity (d)  elegance

38.  'Eloquent'  means  : 

(a) passionate (b)  cool (c)·frigid (d)  apathetic

39. The antonym  of the  word  'Sagacious'  is  :

(a)  wise (b)  apt  (c) rational  (d) ignorant

40.  The meaning  of the  word  'aplomb'  is  :

(a) assured  (b)  fear (c) gaucheness  (d)  confusion

41. Ashes  2015  Cricket  series was  won  by  ?

(a) England  (b)  Australia (c) New  Zeal  md  (d)  Sri  Lanka

42. Who was  appointed  as the  Governor  of Bihar  on 8th  August  2015  ?  .

01)  Kalyan  Singh  (b)  Ram  Nath  Kovind (c) Acharya  Dev  Vrat  (d)  Keshri  Nath  Tripathi

43. Recently Centre  imposed a  1 0% custom  duty  on import  of  : 

(a) wheat  (b)  rice  (c) onion  (d)  potato

44. Kalyan Singh  has  been appointed  as a  governor  of which  state? 

(a) Rajasthan  (b)  Himachal  Pradesh (c)  Uttarakhand  (d)  Andhra  Pradesh

45. Rajiv Gandhi  Khel  Ratna Awards 2015  has  been  awarded  to  : 

(a)  Saina  Nehwal  (b)  Virat  Kohli (c) Sania  MirZa  (d)  M.S.  Dhoni

46 Who among  the  following  is  not

(a)  Rohit  Sharma (b)  R.  Ashwin (c).Bajrang (d)  Jitu Rai

47. Arjuna Award 2015  winner, Sandeep  Kumar  isassociated  with  which sport  ? 

(a) Boxing  (b)  Archery (c) Kabaddi  (d)  Rowing

48. School  Nursery  Yojana started  by  centre  government aims  to  : 

(a) bring  all  kids  to school

(b) bring  students  closer  to nature

(c) education  and  free  food  for  all  kinds

(d)  free  Milk,  nutritious  food  in nursery

49. Who  won  the  best  actor  award  at  the  Indian  Film  Festival  of Melbourne  (IFFM)? 

(a) Amitabh Bachchan  (b)  Irfan  Khan (c) Shahrukh  Khan  (d)  Ajay  Devgan

50. New  Central  Sector  Scheme-''Nai  Manzil"  is  related  to  :

(a)  SC/ST (c)  BPL Families (b)  Minorities (d)  APL families

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