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

Questions
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
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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