Gk quiz for class 8
Question 1: Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
a) Venus
b) Jupiter
c) Mars
d) Saturn
Answer: c) Mars.
Question 2: Who is the author of the famous play “Romeo and Juliet”?
a) William Shakespeare
b) Charles Dickens
c) Mark Twain
d) Jane Austen
Answer: a) William Shakespeare.
Question 3: What is the capital city of France?
a) Berlin
b) London
c) Paris
d) Rome
Answer: c) Paris.
Question 4: Which animal is known as the “King of the Jungle”?
a) Lion
b) Elephant
c) Tiger
d) Leopard
Answer: a) Lion.
Question 5: Which country is famous for the Taj Mahal?
a) India
b) China
c) Egypt
d) Greece
Answer: a) India.
Question 6: How many continents are there on Earth?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: d) 7.
Question 7: What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Earth
d) Jupiter
Answer: d) Jupiter.
Question 8: Which famous scientist discovered the theory of gravity after an apple fell on his head?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Thomas Edison
Answer: a) Isaac Newton.
Question 9: What is the national flower of India?
a) Rose
b) Sunflower
c) Lotus
d) Orchid
Answer: c) Lotus.
Question 10: Which ocean is the largest and covers more than one-third of the Earth’s surface?
a) Pacific Ocean
b) Indian Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean
d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: a) Pacific Ocean.
Question 11: Who painted the famous artwork “Mona Lisa”?
a) Vincent van Gogh
b) Pablo Picasso
c) Leonardo da Vinci
d) Michelangelo
Answer: c) Leonardo da Vinci.
Question 12: What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
a) Paris
b) London
c) Berlin
d) New York
Answer: b) London.
Question 13: What is the largest mammal on Earth?
a) Elephant
b) Blue Whale
c) Giraffe
d) Lion
Answer: b) Blue Whale.
Question 14: Which famous scientist developed the theory of relativity?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Charles Darwin
Answer: b) Albert Einstein.
Question 15: What is the currency of Japan?
a) Yen
b) Euro
c) Dollar
d) Pound
Answer: a) Yen.
Question 16: Which country is home to the Great Pyramid of Giza?
a) India
b) Egypt
c) China
d) Italy
Answer: b) Egypt.
Question 17: Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
a) William Shakespeare
b) George Orwell
c) Ernest Hemingway
d) J.K. Rowling
Answer: a) William Shakespeare.
Question 18: What is the largest organ in the human body?
a) Heart
b) Lungs
c) Liver
d) Skin
Answer: d) Skin.
Question 19: What is the world’s longest river?
a) Nile River
b) Amazon River
c) Mississippi River
d) Yangtze River
Answer: a) Nile River.
Question 20: How many colors are there in a rainbow?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
Answer: c) 7.