Class 8th Social Science MCQ

Q1. Consumer means:
1. An individual who sells goods for personal use.
2. An individual who buys goods for personal use.
3. Both (a) & (b).
4. None of the above.

Ans: 2. An individual who buys goods for personal use.
Q2. Producer means:
1. An individual who buys goods for personal use.
2. An individual who sells goods for personal use.
3. An individual that produces goods.
4. None of the above.

Ans: 3. An individual that produces goods.
Q3. In 1998 onwards, Supreme court had ordered all the public transport vehicles using diesel were switch to:
1. CNG
2. LPG
3. Petroleum
4. Coal

Ans: 1. CNG
Q4. Who made the law?
1. Laws are made by president.
2. Laws are made by prime minister.
3. Laws are made by sovereign power.
4. None of these.

Ans: 3. Laws are made by sovereign power.
Q5. To protect people from exploitation – government make certain _________.
1. Laws
2. Police
3. Courts
4. Ministers

Ans: 1. Laws
Q6. What do understand by Sedition Act of 1870?
1. A person could be arrested and deported.
2. Any person criticizing or protesting the British government could be arrested without a trial.
3. The arrested person could not engage an advocate.
4. Arrested person could be detained in police custody for an indefinite period of time.

Ans: 2. Any person criticizing or protesting the British government could be arrested without a trial.
Q7. What was the Rowlatt Act?
1. To control migrants.
2. To control revolutionary activities.
3. To control wealth of Indian.
4. None of these.

Ans: 2. To control revolutionary activities.
Q8. Safety measures at work place means:
1. Alarm system.
2. Emergency exits.
3. Properly functioning machinery.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 4. All of the above.
Q9. The Constitution states that there should be no _____ exercise of power.
1. Mediatary
2. Illegal
3. Arbitrary
4. Custom

Ans: 3. Arbitrary
Q10. Who was the Afro-American woman who refused to give her seat to a white man in 1955?
1. Rosy Peter
2. Rosa Parks
3. Rosy Mary
4. Rosy Jose

Ans: 2. Rosa Parks
Q11. What were the steps taken by women’s group to make the bill passed?
1. Creating awareness among women.
2. Filing petition and public hearing.
3. Drafting of domestic violence bill, after meeting with various organizations.
4. All of these.

Ans: 4. All of these.
Q12. What is rule of law?
1. To balance wealth.
2. To maintain the situation.
3. To maintain the price.
4. None of these.

Ans: 2. To maintain the situation.
Q13. The age at which a person can start voting in our country is ______ years.
1. 18
2. 22
3. 21
4. 25

Ans: 1. 18
Q14. Where is Jallianwala Bagh located?
1. Amritsar
2. Delhi
3. Agra
4. Dehradun

Ans: 1. Amritsar
Q15. ________ was introduced in 2005.
1. Citizenship Amendment Bill.
2. Dowry Act.
3. Hindu Succession Amendment Act.
4. Protection against Domestic VIolence Act.

Ans: 3. Hindu Succession Amendment Act.
Q16. in order to become an Act, a Bill has to passed both in Lok Sabha and ____.
1. Vidhan Sabha.
2. Legislative Assembly.
3. Rajya Sabha.
4. Vidhan Parishad.

Ans: 3. Rajya Sabha.
Q17. In India incident occurs rapidly because of:
1. Safety laws are less in India.
2. Safety laws are not enforced.
3. Both (a) and (b).
4. None of the above.

Ans: 3. Both (a) and (b).
Q18. During the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, people were protesting against ____.
1. Rowlatt Act.
2. Education Act.
3. Sati Act.
4. Press Act.

Ans: 1. Rowlatt Act.
Q19. When was the Rowlatt Act was passed?
1. 10 March, 1919
2. 8 March, 1919
3. 12 March, 1919
4. 3 March, 1919

Ans: 1. 10 March, 1919
Q20. British had passed ______ in 1870.
1. Sati Act.
2. Sedition Act.
3. Simon Act.
4. Rowlatt Act.

Ans: 2. Sedition Act.
Q21. ______ was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
1. General Dyer.
2. Sir Simon.
3. Kingsford.
4. Warren Hastings.

Ans: 1. General Dyer.
Q22. Who introduced the rule of law in India?
1. Mahatma Gandhi.
2. Mughals.
3. British colonialists.
4. None of these.

Ans: 3. British colonialists.
Q23. Making law is not enough government has to ensure that these laws are:
1. Implemented
2. Enforced
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above

Ans: 3. Both (a) and (b)
Q24. What are criminal cases?
1. Related to taxes.
2. Related to property.
3. Related to criminal.
4. None of these.
Ans: 3. Related to criminal.
Q25. In India, men can get married at a minimum age of ____.
1. 22
2. 21
3. 23
4. 25

Ans: 2. 21
Q26. When did Jallianwala Bagh’s massacre take place?
1. 13 April
2. 13 March
3. 13 May
4. 13 June

Ans: 1. 13 April
Q27. Law on Domestic Violence was made in this year:
1. 2005
2. 2006
3. 2007
4. 2008

Ans: 1. 2005
Q28. Lower working conditions include:
1. Cheap labour.
2. Hard working labour.
3. Low wages labour.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 4. All of the above.
Q29. New law on environment were introduced due to:
1. UC factory tragedy.
2. Bhopal gas tragedy.
3. Both (a) & (b).
4. None of the above.

Ans: 2. Bhopal gas tragedy.
Q30. Another hazardous industry that is growing rapidly in South Asia is:
1. Ship Shaping.
2. Ship Stocking.
3. Ship Breaking.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 3. Ship Breaking.
Q31. In a democratic government what people might do in case of unpopular laws?
1. Criticize the laws.
2. Hold public meetings.
3. Write about it in newspapers and report to T.V. news channels.
4. All of them.

Ans: 4. All of them.
Q32. ______ refers to injury caused by an adult male to a female.
1. Domestic Violence.
2. Injury.
3. Dacoity.
4. Murder.
Ans: 1. Domestic Violence.
Q33. Workers right means:
1. Right to work.
2. Right to fair wages.
3. Right to decant conditions.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 4. All of the above.
Q34. What were lay down by Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005?
1. Sons, daughters and their mother can get equal share of family property.
2. Only sons can get a share in the property.
3. Only sons and daughters can get a share in the property.
4. Only sons and mother can get a share in the family property.

Ans: 1. Sons, daughters and their mother can get equal share of family property.
Q35. Violating child labour prevention act must be:
1. Penalized with the Punishment of six months to two years.
2. Fine of Rupee 20,000 to 50,000.
3. Both (a) & (b).
4. None of the above.

Ans: 3. Both (a) & (b).
Q36. Enforcement of law become important:
1. When law seeks to protect the rich persons.
2. When law seeks to protect the ministers.
3. When law seeks to protect the weak from strong.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 3. When law seeks to protect the weak from strong.
Q37. What do you mean by the term ‘domestic’ in ‘Domestic violence’?
1. House in which people live.
2. House in which people do not live.
3. A house where a nuclear family lives.
4. It includes all women who live or have lived together in a shared household with the husband.

Ans: 4. It includes all women who live or have lived together in a shared household with the husband.
Q38. One worker can easily replace another because of:
1. Too much unemployment.
2. Work in unsafe condition.
3. Low wages.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 1. Too much unemployment.
Q39. When did the Rowlatt Act come into effect?
1. 13th April 1919
2. 10th Feb 2020
3. 14th March 1921
4. 10th Mar 1919

Ans: 4. 10th Mar 1919
Q40. ‘Right against exploitation’ says that:
1. Every person is free to chose any religion.
2. No one can interrupt Constitution.
3. No one can forced to work for Low wages.
4. All of the above.
Ans: 3. No one can forced to work for Low wages.
Q41. It is _______ to deny workers their wages.
1. Legal
2. Justice
3. Illegal
4. All of the above

Ans: 3. Illegal
Q42. Act of breaking law means:
1. Infringement of Fundamental Rights.
2. Violation.
3. Both (a) & (b).
4. None of the above.

Ans: 2. Violation.
Q43. What do you mean by the term ‘Investment’?
1. Money spent to purchase new building.
2. Money spent to increase production in future.
3. Money spent to purchase new machinery.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 4. All of the above.
Q44. Many workers are denied fair wages by their employers because:
1. They badly need work.
2. Workers has no bargaining power.
3. Paid low wages.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 4. All of the above.
Q45. ______ submits its report regarding any Bill to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
1. Cabinet Ministers.
2. Ministry Council.
3. State Ministry.
4. Parliamentary Standing Committee.

Ans: 4. Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Q46. A major role of government is:
1. Is to control the activities of private companies.
2. Enforcing law.
3. Ensure social justice.
4. All of the above.

Ans: 4. All of the above.
Q47. What do you mean by repressive law?
1. Based on force or pressure.
2. Passed against the will of the people.
3. To prevent the person’s right to criticize.
4. All of these.

Ans: 4. All of these.
Q48. Who gave the order to fire in Jallianwala Bagh on innocent people protesting calmly?
1. General Dyer.
2. Dr. Satyapal.
3. Dr. Saifuddin Kichlew.
4. None of these.
Ans: 1. General Dyer.