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Class 7–8 General Knowledge quiz — 8 November 2026

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Question 1 · Famous firsts

Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for work on the scattering of light?

  1. A. C. V. Raman ✓
  2. B. Viswanathan Anand
  3. C. Valentina Tereshkova
  4. D. Edmund Hillary

Answer: C. V. Raman. The answer is C. V. Raman.

Question 2 · Chemical symbols

What is the chemical symbol of iron?

  1. A. Cu
  2. B. O
  3. C. H
  4. D. Fe ✓

Answer: Fe. The symbol for iron is Fe.

Question 3 · History dates

In which year did the first war of independence (the Revolt) take place?

  1. A. 1950
  2. B. 1947
  3. C. 1930
  4. D. 1857 ✓

Answer: 1857. The year was 1857.

Question 4 · Books and authors

Who wrote "The Panchatantra"?

  1. A. Valmiki
  2. B. Vishnu Sharma ✓
  3. C. Lewis Carroll
  4. D. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Answer: Vishnu Sharma. "The Panchatantra" was written by Vishnu Sharma.

Question 5 · Science

Sound cannot travel through which of these?

  1. A. A vacuum ✓
  2. B. Air
  3. C. Steel
  4. D. Water

Answer: A vacuum. Sound needs a material to travel through; a vacuum has none.

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