GK Olympiad for Class 8 - Sample question paper 03

Q) Match the monarchs (column I) correctly to the countries they are the heads of (column II).

Q) Which expensive variety of mango grown mainly in western India, is named after a Portuguese general?

A. Carabao

B. Alphonso

C. Feijoada

D. Ataulfo

Q) P.V. Sindhu's father, P.V. Ramana, received the Arjuna Award for achievements in which sport?

A. Cricket

B. Volleyball

C. Football

D. Hockey

Q) ________ won the Oscar Award for best sound mixing for "Slumdog Millionaire" along with Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp.

A. Rahul Ram

B. Palash Sen

C. Resul Pookutty

D. A.R. Rahman

Q) The ________ has saliva loaded with 50 types of bacteria, and tracks down prey by smell. This reptile and can consume its own body weight in a single feeding.

A. Gila monster

B. Boa constrictor

C. Komodo dragon

D. Tasmanian devil

Q) Which of the following statements about light years is true?

I. A light year equals 9.5 trillion kilometres.

II. A light year equals 5.9 trillion nano seconds.

III. A light year is the measure of the distance travelled by light in 260 days.

IV. A light year is the most reliable unit of time.

Options:

A. I and III only

B. II and III only

C. I only

D. I, III and IV only

Q) Which heavenly bodies in our Solar System have violent storms raging on their surfaces?

A. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

B. Neptune's Great Dark Spot

C. Saturn’s Great White Oval

D. All of these

Q) Who is the author of the famous fairy tale 'The Snow Queen'?

A. Charles Perrault

B. The Brothers Grimm

C. Oscar Wilde

D. Hans Christian Andersen

Q) The _________ is a region of one of Earth’s great oceans, bounded by four currents, with blue color and exceptional clarity.

A. Sargasso Sea

B. Tethys Sea

C. North Sea

D. Caspian Sea

Q) The fundamental duties are the moral obligations of all citizens to help promote a spirit of patriotism and to uphold the unity of India. Which among the following is not a fundamental duty of citizens under the Constitution of India?

Options:

A. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India

B. To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so

C. To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform

D. To provide friendly cooperation to the people of the neighbouring countries when they visit India

Q) Fill in the blanks and select the correct option.

(i) successfully launched a new type of nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) called (ii). It is the most powerful ICBM and can reach the entire eastern US seaboard and Washington. During its test launch, the ICBM reached a height of 4,475 km, travelling a distance of 950 km down range before it hit a sea target in the territorial waters of the (iii) accurately.

A. (i)-Russia, (ii)-Ilyushin-12, (iii)-Strait of Malacca

B. (i)-North Korea, (ii)-Hwasong-15, (iii)-Sea of Japan

C. (i)-China, (ii)-Tiangong-1, (iii)-South China Sea

D. (i)-South Korea, (ii)-Hwasong-10, (iii)-Pacific Ocean

Q) The trading posts of East India Company at Madras (present day Chennai) and Calcutta (present day Kolkata) were called _______(i) and _________(ii) respectively.

A. (i)-Fort Saint Rumon, (ii)-Fort Saint Agnes

B. (i)-Fort Henry, (ii)-Fort Saint Patrick

C. (i)-Fort Charles, (ii)-Fort James

D. (i)-Fort Saint George, (ii)-Fort William

Q) Fill in the blanks and select the correct option.

Ananda Math by _____(i)____ which was based on the Sannyasi Rebellion of 1770s, was banned by the Britishers because of its strong nationalistic tone. It was republished only after India gained Independence. The novel is best known as the source of the patriotic song _______(ii)_______.

A. (i)-Rabindranath Tagore, (ii)-Jana Gana Mana

B. (i)-Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, (ii)-Ekla Cholo Re

C. (i)-Saratchandra Chatterjee, (ii)-Maithreem Bhajatha

D. (i)-Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, (ii)-Vande Mataram

Q) Which is the first planned city of India built on the principles of Vaastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra under the guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya?

Options:

A. Udaipur

B. Jaipur

C. Chandigarh

D. Gurugram

5. Identify this ethnic group from the given clues:

I. The UN considers them ‘the most persecuted minority group in the world’.

II. Former Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF Priyanka Chopra interacted with the refugees of this community in Cox’s Bazar amidst much criticism.

III. They have been shunned and persecuted by Myanmar as a part of ethnic cleansing.

A. Rohingya

B. Uighur

C. Kurds

D. Palestinians

Q) Which language is written as a combination of the given scripts?

Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana

A. Ancient Egyptian

B. Modern Aramaic

C. Modern Japanese

D. Pali

Q) Aqua regia, literally ‘king’s water’, is a yellow-orange fuming liquid. It was so named by alchemists because it could dissolve the noble metals gold and platinum. What does it consist of?

A. Hydrochloric acid and nitric acid

B. Hydrofluoric acid and hydrochloric acid

C. Hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid

D. Nitric acid and sulphuric acid

Q) What do porcupine quills, pangolin scales, lion’s claws, goose feathers, and yak hooves have in common?

A. They are made of cellulose.

B. They are made of keratin.

C. They secrete a substance called ambergris.

D. None of these

Q) Which of the following statements is/are true about Kyoto Protocol?

I. It is an international treaty that commits countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

II. Adopted in 1997, it was put into force in 2005.

III. The United States did not ratify the Protocol.

IV. Currently 192 parties have adopted it.

A. I and II only

B. II, III and IV only

C. I, II and III only

D. I, II, III and IV

Q) Identify this legend of Indian cinema. He was born as Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone, but is best known by his stage name. His films, many of which he starred in and directed as well, include Mr and Mrs 55, Pyaasa and Kaagaz ke Phool.

Options:

A. Prithviraj Kapoor

B. Kishore Kumar

C. Sanjeev Kumar

D. Guru Dutt