GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

CLASS VIII

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1) Which country has announced the historic Nuclear fusion breakthrough ? : USA

2) Which country regained its top position on the World Happiness Report 2023 ? : Finland

3) Which colour of light has the largest wavelength ? : Red light

4) Who is the writer of Malgudi Days ? : R.K. Narayan

5) Who was the first Indian President of the United Nations General Assembly ? : Vijaya Laxmi
Pandit .

6) When did the Commonwealth Games start ? : 1930 .

7) The Blue city of India : Jodhpur .

8) Scientists from which country have developed the world's most durable hydrogen fuel cell
? : Hong Kong .

9) " Geotail Mission " was a joint project of NASA and which country's space agency ? : Japan .

10) " Hybrid Thermally Efficient core " ( HyTEC ) Project is associated with which space
agency ? : NASA .

11) Chlorella algae has been studied as a food source because it is rich in which nutrients ? :
Proteins .

12) National Science Day observed in India : 28th February

13) The temperature at which water has maximum density : 4oC

14) The type of plastic that cannot be remoulded when heated : Thermosetting Plastic

15) Who discovered that the universe is expanding ? : Edwin Hubble

16) Study of the history of evolution of a species or group : Phylogeny

17) The point at which solid , liquid and gas coexist : Triple point

18) Name the book and the author which was banned in 1932 in Ireland : Brave new World
by Aldus Huxley

19) Which is the first Harry Potter book ? : Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone ( Sorceror
stone ) .

20 ) The author of the famous book " Alice in Wonderland " : Lewis Caroll

21) In which novel of Roald Dahl , the character Willy Wonka can be found in : Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory .

22) How many novels in total did the British writer Roald Dahl complete ? : 19
23) World's largest novel is : Remembrance of things past .

24) The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a writer from which country ? : USA

25) Which historical event had a big impact on the development of modern literature ? :
World war II .

26) Wings of fire is an autobiography of : APJ Abdul Kalam .

27) For which book Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize ? : Gitanjali .

28) Who said " Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration " ? :
Thomas Edison .

29) The British Indian writer won the Booker Prize in 1981 for which notable novel ? :
Midnight's children .

30) What is the book " Lord of the Flies " about ? : School boys on the desert island .

31) Which genre of novels is Stephen King mostly known for ? : Horror .

32) Panna Tiger Reserve is in which state ? : Gujarat

33) Who recently announced to launch ' Amber Alerts ' to find missing children ? : Google .

34) What is the name of ISRO's new humanoid robot that will go to space next ? : Vyommitra

35) What is the note system followed in India ? : Minimum Reserve system .

36) What is the theme of International Awareness day 2023 ? : Inclusion in strength .

37) World Paper Bag day is observed annually on which day ? : July 12 .

38) Where is the headquarters of United nations located ? : New York , USA .

39) What is the full form of NATO ? : National Atlantic Treaty Organisation .

40) Who is the CEO of Microsoft ? : Satya Nadella .

41) In which state has the world's largest office building been established ? : Gujarat .

42) Which is the most populous country in the world as of today ? : India

43) Who is the current chairman of ISRO ? : S. Somnath .

44) Where is the headquarters of ISRO located ? : Bengaluru .

45) How many states and union territories are there in India ? : 28 States and 8 union
territories .

46) Who has been selected as the 14th vice-president of India ? : Jagdeep Dhankar .

47) How many constituencies are present in the current time ? : 543 constituencies .

48) Which city is the host of the United Nations World Geospatial Congress ( UNWGC ) 2022 ?
: Bengaluru .
49) The United National Children's Emergency Fund ( UNICEF ) was established in which year ?
: 1946

50) Who is the secretary general of the United Nations ? : Antonio Guterres .

51) When was the first general elections to the Lok Sabha held ? : 1952 .

52 ) Total number of High Courts in India is : 24 .

53) What is the other name of Vitamin C ? : Ascorbic acid .

54) The king of chemicals : Sulphuric acid .

55) Electrolytes conduct electricity because of movement of : Ions .

56) The hardest naturally occuring material on Earth : Diamond .

57) NISAR mission is a collaborative project between ISRO and which space agency ? : NASA .

58) Who discovered that light is made up of seven components " VIBGYOR " ? : Sir Issac
Newton .

59) " DART " ( Double Asteroid Redirection Test ) mission launched by which country ? : USA .

60) The softest metal on earth : Caesium .

61) Which country's air transport faced delays due to glitches in NOTAM ( Notice To Air
Missions ) system ? : USA

62) IIT Madras has developed the piezoelectric MEMS technology along with which institution
? : DRDO ( Defence Research and development Organisation ) .

63) CEO of Facebook : Mark Zuckerburg .

64) Which country demonstrated Asia's first performance based navigation for helicopters ? :
India .

65) The great red spot was found in which planet ? : Jupiter .

66) Who was the first Indian woman to get an olympic medal ? : Karnam Malleswari .

67) Who became the first Indian player to play in an NBA ( National Basketball Association )
game ? : Sim Bhullar .

68) With which sport is Seema Punia associated ? : Discus throw .

69) " Triples " is a new format of which sport ? : Badminton .

70) What is the national sport of Spain ? : Bullfighting .

71) Which country will host the 2024 Olympic games ? : France .

72) Which country hosted the first Football World Cup ? : Uruguay .

73) How many players are there in a basketball team ? : 9 .

75) CEO of Google : Sundar Pichai .

76) CEO of Instagram and Twitter : Adam Mosseri .

77) CEO of Youtube : Neal Mohan .

78) CEO of Amazon : Andy Jassy

79) CEO of Flipkart : Kalyan Krishnamurthy

80) CEO of Tesla : Elon Musk .