About Our Country: India [Class8-EV1-28032026]
Test Your Knowledge on India (EVS Class 8)
Instructions
- Read each question carefully.
- Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D).
- Check answer key after solving.
1. Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of India and is home to the world's highest peaks?
- A) Aravalli Range
- B) Western Ghats
- C) Himalayas
- D) Eastern Ghats
2. Which is the largest state in India by area?
- A) Madhya Pradesh
- B) Maharashtra
- C) Uttar Pradesh
- D) Rajasthan
3. Onam is a famous harvest festival primarily celebrated in which Indian state?
- A) Tamil Nadu
- B) Kerala
- C) Karnataka
- D) Andhra Pradesh
4. Which river is known as the 'Dakshin Ganga' (Ganges of the South) and is the longest river in Peninsular India?
- A) Krishna
- B) Godavari
- C) Mahanadi
- D) Narmada
5. Who designed the current National Flag of India?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Pingali Venkayya
- C) Jawaharlal Nehru
- D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
6. The famous dance form 'Kathakali' originated in which Indian state?
- A) Odisha
- B) Kerala
- C) Assam
- D) Uttar Pradesh
7. Which important event marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement in India?
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Quit India Movement
- C) Dandi March (Salt March)
- D) Partition of Bengal
8. The national anthem of India, 'Jana Gana Mana', was originally composed in which language?
- A) Hindi
- B) Bengali
- C) Sanskrit
- D) Marathi
9. Which state is known as the 'Land of Five Rivers'?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Punjab
- C) Haryana
- D) Gujarat
10. Which of the following is a traditional folk painting from Bihar?
- A) Warli Painting
- B) Madhubani Painting
- C) Pattachitra
- D) Kalamkari
11. When is India's Independence Day celebrated?
- A) January 26
- B) August 15
- C) October 2
- D) November 14
12. Which state is the smallest in India by area?
- A) Sikkim
- B) Goa
- C) Tripura
- D) Nagaland
13. Bihu is a set of three important Assamese festivals, marking different phases of the farming calendar. In which state is Bihu celebrated?
- A) West Bengal
- B) Assam
- C) Manipur
- D) Tripura
14. Which of the following Indian rivers flows through a rift valley?
- A) Ganga
- B) Brahmaputra
- C) Narmada
- D) Yamuna
15. The 'Saffron' color in the Indian National Flag signifies:
- A) Peace and Truth
- B) Fertility and Growth
- C) Courage, Sacrifice and Renunciation
- D) Spirit of Justice
16. Ghoomar is a traditional folk dance of which Indian state?
- A) Gujarat
- B) Rajasthan
- C) Punjab
- D) Uttar Pradesh
17. Who gave the famous slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
18. Which city is known as the 'Pink City' of India?
- A) Mumbai
- B) Bengaluru
- C) Jaipur
- D) Chennai
19. The festival of 'Puducherry' Pongal (harvest festival) is primarily celebrated in which states?
- A) Kerala and Karnataka
- B) Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
- C) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- D) Odisha and West Bengal
20. Which of the following is the longest river in India that flows entirely within Indian territory?
- A) Brahmaputra
- B) Indus
- C) Godavari
- D) Ganga
21. Which famous movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942, demanding the immediate end of British rule?
- A) Champaran Satyagraha
- B) Non-Cooperation Movement
- C) Quit India Movement
- D) Civil Disobedience Movement
22. The 'Ashoka Chakra' in the Indian National Flag represents:
- A) Justice
- B) Dharma (Righteousness) and Motion
- C) Peace
- D) Prosperity
23. Which Indian state is known for its classical dance form 'Kuchipudi'?
- A) Karnataka
- B) Odisha
- C) Andhra Pradesh
- D) Tamil Nadu
24. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
25. Which Indian festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, marked by burning effigies of Ravana?
- A) Diwali
- B) Holi
- C) Dussehra
- D) Eid
26. The state of Uttarakhand is the source of which two major Indian rivers?
- A) Indus and Jhelum
- B) Narmada and Tapti
- C) Ganga and Yamuna
- D) Krishna and Godavari
27. Which constitutional body finally adopted the Constitution of India?
- A) Indian National Congress
- B) British Parliament
- C) Constituent Assembly of India
- D) Privy Council
28. Which crop festival is celebrated in Punjab, marking the harvesting of winter crops?
- A) Onam
- B) Baisakhi
- C) Gudi Padwa
- D) Chhath Puja
29. Which classical dance form originated in Uttar Pradesh and involves intricate footwork and storytelling?
- A) Bharatanatyam
- B) Kathak
- C) Mohiniyattam
- D) Odissi
30. Who penned the patriotic song 'Vande Mataram', which later became the National Song of India?
- A) Rabindranath Tagore
- B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Mahatma Gandhi