Social Science MCQ Quiz -1
Social Science MCQ Quiz (Classes VI to VIII)
1. Which is the largest continent in the world?
- a) Africa
- b) Asia
- c) Europe
- d) South America
Answer: b) Asia
2. Who was the first President of India?
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- b) Jawaharlal Nehru
- c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Which is the longest river in the world?
- a) Amazon River
- b) Nile River
- c) Ganges River
- d) Yangtze River
Answer: b) Nile River
4. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- b) Jawaharlal Nehru
- c) Subhas Chandra Bose
- d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following countries?
- a) India
- b) Brazil
- c) Australia
- d) Russia
Answer: a) India
6. Who was known as the 'Father of the Nation' in India?
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- b) Subhas Chandra Bose
- c) Mahatma Gandhi
- d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: c) Mahatma Gandhi
7. Which is the smallest continent in the world?
- a) Africa
- b) Europe
- c) Antarctica
- d) Australia
Answer: d) Australia
8. Which of the following is the national animal of India?
- a) Elephant
- b) Bengal Tiger
- c) Lion
- d) Peacock
Answer: b) Bengal Tiger
9. In which year did India become a republic?
- a) 1947
- b) 1950
- c) 1962
- d) 1971
Answer: b) 1950
10. What is the capital of Australia?
- a) Sydney
- b) Melbourne
- c) Canberra
- d) Brisbane
Answer: c) Canberra
11. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
- a) Indira Gandhi
- b) Sarojini Naidu
- c) Pratibha Patil
- d) Sonia Gandhi
Answer: a) Indira Gandhi
12. Which ocean is the largest in the world?
- a) Atlantic Ocean
- b) Indian Ocean
- c) Pacific Ocean
- d) Southern Ocean
Answer: c) Pacific Ocean
13. The Great Wall of China was built to protect against invasions from which group?
- a) Mongols
- b) Japanese
- c) Russians
- d) Indians
Answer: a) Mongols
14. Who wrote the Indian National Anthem?
- a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- b) Rabindranath Tagore
- c) Sarojini Naidu
- d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: b) Rabindranath Tagore
15. Which of the following countries shares the longest border with India?
- a) China
- b) Pakistan
- c) Bangladesh
- d) Nepal
Answer: c) Bangladesh
16. In which state is the Sun Temple of Konark located?
- a) Tamil Nadu
- b) West Bengal
- c) Odisha
- d) Karnataka
Answer: c) Odisha
17. Who among the following was not a freedom fighter?
- a) Bhagat Singh
- b) Rani Lakshmi Bai
- c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
- d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
18. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?
- a) 1919
- b) 1920
- c) 1935
- d) 1942
Answer: a) 1919
19. The Thar Desert is located in which part of India?
- a) Western India
- b) Eastern India
- c) Southern India
- d) Northern India
Answer: a) Western India
20. The Earth rotates around its axis from:
- a) North to South
- b) South to North
- c) East to West
- d) West to East
Answer: d) West to East
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