Class-8th GK

 Class-8th 

Chapter-1  Cities  - Then and Now

Q.1    What is the old name of Mysore?

Ans:- The old name of Mysore is Mahishapura.

Q.2  New name of Madras is _______.

Ans:- New name of Madras is Chennai.

Q.3  Cities and their old names

Ans:-        Then                                      Now

              1. Baroda                                  a) Vadodara

               2. Cochin                                 b)Kochi

               3. Panjim                                c)Panaji

               4. Trichinopoly                     d)Tiruchirappalli

Chapter-2 Ancient Indian Texts 

Q.1 Which texts has the collection of popular stories of former lives of Buddha ?

Ans:- Jataka.

Q2. Which texts comprises of 350 texts and was describe by Sri Aurobindo ?

Ans:- The Upanishads.

Q.3     ______is a collection of ancient Sanskrit text on medicine and surgery. 

Ans:-    Sushruta Samhita 

Q.4    Which texts has dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna. 

Ans:-  Bhagavad Gita 

Chapter-3     Indian Crafts

Q.1    In which craft  ,colourful shoes made from wool,cloth and felt worn in Ladakh.

Ans:-    Papu

Q.2    Name any one clay art from Gujarat .

Ans:-    Lippan Art 

Q.3    In which art dry grass was used to make toys and baskets?

Ans:-     Sikki Grass Craft 

Q.4     What is the Pachisi game board made of?

Ans:-     Pachisi is a traditional Indian board game made of cloth and patchwork design . 

Chapter-4     State Facts 

Q.1  Which is the sparsely populated region known as the 'Land of Endless discovery ' or the Broken Moon Land?

Ans:- Ladakh 

Q.2     Which Indian state is known as the ' Orchid State of India' ?

Ans:-    Arunachal Pradesh 

Q.3    Which is the largest lake in Kerala ? 

Ans:-    Vembanad Lake 

Q.4    Which was the first city planned after India's independence ? 

Ans:-     Chandigarh 

Q.5    Which district of Himachal Pradesh is known as the 'Mushroom city of India' ?

Ans:- Solan 

Chapter - 5 Indian Judiciary 

Q.1    Where is the Supreme Court of our country located ? 

Ans:-    New Delhi 

Q.2    In Which year did the supreme court come into existence ? 

Ans:-    1950

Q.3     What kind of cases are directed to the Supreme Court ? 

Ans:-    Civil and Criminal 

Q.4    Who is the first chief justice of independent India ? 

Ans:-    H.J. Kania 

Chapter- 6 Woman at the helm 

A.    Answer the following questions 

Q.1    Who is the MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange ? 

Ans:-    Chitra RamKrishna 

Q.2     Vinita Bali is associated with which company as MD ? 

Ans:-     Britannia Industries Ltd. 

Q.3    Who is the first female chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) ? 

Ans:-    Arundhati Bhattacharya 

Q.4    Match the following influential woman leaders with their positions . 

 Ans:-         Woman Leader             Designation 

            1. Shikha Sharma               i)MD and CEO of Axis Bank  

 

            2 Indra Nooyi                     ii) GM & Country Head , Pepsico

            3. Suneeta Reddy               iii)  MD , Apollo Hospitals 

            4.  Zarin Daruwala              iv)   CEO, Standard Chartered Bank(India)