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CBSE Class 8 Social Science Quiz | CBSE Class 8 Social Science Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

(1) Mansabdari System was introduced by ....
[A] Jahangir
[B] Akbar
[C] Sher Shah
[D] None of these
Answer: Akbar
(2) Akbar's tomb was located at ...
[A] Sikandra
[B] Fatehpur Sikri
[C] Delhi
[D] Agra
Answer: Sikandra

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(3) Chankya was the chief adviser of which ruler?
[A] Chandragupta Maurya
[B] Kanishka
[C] Ashok
[D] Harshvardhan
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
(4) For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President
[A] 12
[B] 15
[C] 7
[D] 10
Answer: 12
(5) Who is the chief advisor to the Governor?
[A] Chief Minister.
[B] Speaker of the Lok Sabha
[C] Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
[D] President
Answer: Chief Minister.
(6) Who is called the ‘Father of History’?
[A] Herodotus
[B] Pliny
[C] Plutarch
[D] Justin
Answer: Herodotus
(7) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the
[A] Members of the Lok Sabha.
[B] Members of both Houses of the Parliament.
[C] President
[D] Prime Minister
Answer: Members of the Lok Sabha.
(8) Social Contract Theory was advocated by
[A] Locke, Mill and Hegel
[B] Plato, Aristotle and Hegel.
[C] Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau.
[D] Mill, Bentham and Plato.
Answer: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau.
(9) How many permanent members are there in UN Security Council?
[A] Five
[B] Six
[C] Three
[D] None
Answer: Five
(10) Article 17 of the constitution of India provides for
[A] abolition of untouchability
[B] abolition of titles.
[C] equality of opportunity in matters of public employment.
[D] equality before law
Answer: abolition of untouchability
(11) Creator of Dynamite and founded the most prestigious award for scientists, economists and humanists
[A] Alfred Nobel
[B] Charles Darwin
[C] Galileo Galilei
[D] Isaac Newton
Answer: Alfred Nobel
(12) One of the greatest playwright. Also known as the 'Bard of Avon'
[A] William Shakespeare
[B] Neil Simon
[C] George Bernard Shaw
[D] Samuel Beckett
Answer: William Shakespeare
(13) Known as Father of Social Science. He was the teacher of Alexander the Great.
[A] Socrates
[B] Aristotle
[C] Plato
[D] None of these
Answer: Aristotle
(14) A great sculptor and painter. Designed the magnificent dome of St. Peter Church in Rome, Italy
[A] Michaelangelo
[B] Leonardo Da Vinci
[C] Leonardo Da Vinci
[D] Titian
Answer: Michaelangelo
(15) World class comedian pair famous for their double act.
[A] Laurel and Hardy
[B] Robin Williams
[C] Armstrong and Miller
[D] Freaks and Geeks
Answer: Laurel and Hardy
(16) First English writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1894, he wrote 'Jungle Book'
[A] Rudyard Kipling
[B] George Owell
[C] Rabindranath Tagore
[D] T S Eliot
Answer: Rudyard Kipling
(17) First in the world to dissect human body. Painted the world famous 'Mona Lisa'. A genius!
[A] Leonardo Da Vinci
[B] Donatello
[C] Michaelangelo
[D] Pablo Picasso
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
(18) The most famous comedian of silent film era. Famous with his moustache, bowler hat, baggy trousers with cane.
[A] Lucille Ball
[B] Charlie Sheen
[C] Charlie Chaplin
[D] Adam Sandler
Answer: Charlie Chaplin
(19) She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Who was she?
[A] Helen Keller
[B] Agatha Christie
[C] Wiggins
[D] Ever Lee Hairston
Answer: Helen Keller
(20) A scottish doctor who took writing as profession at the age of 32. Penned the most famous detective 'Sherlock Holmes'
[A] Carolyn Keene
[B] Eisenhower
[C] Arthur Conan Doyle
[D] Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

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