General Knowledge Quiz for Grade 8
- Question of
What is the capital of the Western Province?
- Cape Town
- Plettenberg Bay
- Bisho
- Windhoek
- Question of
In which province was Nelson Mandela born and raised?
- Eastern Cape
- Western Cape
- Gauteng
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Question of
What is the capital city of Namibia?
- Windhoek
- Walvis Bay
- Nairobi
- Swakopmund
- Question of
Which one is faster in the air?
- Speed of light
- Speed of sound
- Speed of Cheetah
- None of the above
- Question of
The value of speed of light is ______ .
- 3×10^8 m/s
- 4×10^8 m/s
- 5×10^8 m/s
- 6×10^8 m/s
- Question of
Approx. how much time does light take to travel from Sun to Earth?
- 8 minutes and 20 seconds
- 1 hour
- 20 minutes
- 3 days
- Question of
Which is the biggest animal on earth?
- Blue Whale
- Tiger
- Elephant
- Shark
- Question of
Which planet is also known as the red planet in our solar system?
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Pluto
- Mercury
- Question of
When was the camera invented?
- 1816
- 1916
- 1918
- 1819
- Question of
In baseball, how many players are there in one team?
- Nine
- Eight
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Question of
“As you like it” is written by?
- William Shakespeare
- George Eliot
- Thomas Hardy
- Mary Shelley
- Question of
Stanley Cup is given in which sports?
- Hockey
- Cricket
- Tennis
- Football
- Question of
Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag and what atomic number?
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- Question of
Which of the following microbe carries malaria?
- Female Anopheles Mosquito
- Butterfly
- Protists
- Housefly
- Question of
Who of the following invented Facebook?
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Benjamin Franklin
- Robert Fulton
- Andrew Weinreichian
- Question of
Which of the following is the national sport of Japan?
- Sumo wrestling
- Cricket
- Basketball
- Football
- Question of
Which of the following is called wood alcohol?
- Methanol
- Ethyl
- Butanol
- Propyl
- Question of
In which of the following country the first compass invented?
- China
- Japan
- Egypt
- Belarus
- Question of
Who is known as the ‘Saint of the Gutters’?
- Mother Teressa
- St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
- St. Cyprian
- St. Margaret Clitherow
- Question of
Which city of Pakistan is known as “Madina-tul-Auliya”?
- Multan
- Lahore
- Karachi
- Islamabad
- Question of
Which of the following Mughal emperor is known as Zinda Pir?
- Aurangzeb
- Akbar
- Humayun
- Shah Jahan
- Question of
What is the full form of AIDS?
- Ace Diet Immunity Syndrome
- Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
- Act Immunity disease Syndrome
- None of the above
- Question of
Durand Cup is associated with ______ sport.
- football
- hockey
- cricket
- tennis
- Question of
______ is the only number that cannot be used as a divisor.
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Question of
______ has taken the first step on Moon.
- Neil Armstrong
- Newton
- Alexander
- Aldrin
- Question of
Which public sector bank is the largest in India?
- State Bank of India
- Bank of Baroda
- Canara Bank
- Union Bank of India
- Question of
Where is Salim Ali National park located?
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Punjab
- Baluchistan
- Sindh
- Question of
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”. It is which of Newton’s Law of Motion?
- Newton’s Third Law
- Newton’s First Law
- Newton’s Second Law
- None of the above
- Question of
How many MBs are there in 1 GB?
- 1024 MBs
- 1028 MBs
- 1030 MBs
- 1022 MBs
- Question of
What is produced when there is friction?
- Heat
- Sound
- Light
- Water