Class 8 English Chapter 3 Explore India Quiz Time Textbook Solutions

Class 8 English Chapter 3 Full Lesson Questions and Answers

थाखो दाइन फरा नं थामनि सोंनाय फिननाय

Explore India :: Quiz Time

a) What is a quiz? ( कुइजआ मा ? )

Ans: A quiz is a type of game or competition in which someone tests our knowledge by asking questions.

b) How many school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase? (गंबेसे फराइसालिया सायख’ खोलोबनि कुइज हाबाफारियाव बाहागो लादोंमोन? )

Ans: Five school teams participated in the quiz programme for the selection phase.

c) Who was the Quizmaster? (कुइज मासटारआ सोरमोन ?)

Ans: The Quizmaster was Mr. P. K. Barua.

d) What were the rules of the quiz as announced by the scorer Aparna?

(सानगिरि अपरनानि फोसावनाय बादिब्ला कुइजनि नेम-खानथिफोरा मा मा मोन ?)

Ans: The rules of the quiz announced by the scorer Aparna were as follows:

i) There would be five rounds in total. In each round, each team would get at least one direct question.

ii) Each correct answer would carry 10 marks, and a passed-over question would carry 5 marks.

iii) There would be no negative marks for a wrong answer.

iv) Each team would get 10 seconds to answer a question.

v)The team with the highest score would be the winner of the competition.

e) Which team was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition?

( मबे मोनसे हानजाया हादरसा खोलोबनि कुइज बादायलायनायाव देरहासाद जादोंमोन?)

Ans: Team D from R.K.M. School, Cachar, was the winner of the State Level School Quiz Competition

Q.2. How well do you know your country? Complete the following sentences. They are from the lesson and are about our country.

(नों नोंनि हादरनि सोमोनदै बेसेबां मोजां मिथियो ? गाहायनि सिरिफोरखौ आबुं खालाम । बेफोरखौ फरानिफ्राय होनाय जादों आरो जोंनि हादरनि सोमोनदै । )

(a) The ancient name of Assam was Kamrup. It was also known as _______.

(आसामनि गोजाम मुङा कामरुपमोन । बेखौ _____ मिथिनाय जायोमोन ।)

Ans:- Pragjyotishpur

(b) Su-ka-pha established the Ahom Kingdom in Assam in the year ______.

( सुकाफाया आसामाव आह’म राइजो गायसनदोंमोन ____ मायथाइयाव । )

Ans:-  1228 A.D.

(c) ______ does not share its border with Assam.

( _______ आ आसामजों सिमा नांजाबलाया ।)

Ans:- Myanmar

(d) The capital of Assam during the Ahom rule was _______. 

( आहमफोरनि खुंथाइ समाव आसामनि राजथावनियामोन______ ।)

Ans:- Rangpur

(e) The colours of our tricolour National flag are _____ ,  ______, and______.

( जोंनि माहारियारि फिरफिलानि गाबफोरा जाबाय______, _____, आरो _____ ।)

Ans:- Saffron, white and green.

(f) White stands for ____ and  ____.

(गुफुर गाबआ —— आरो —– फोरमायो । )

Ans:- Peace and truth 

(g) Mahatma Gandhi was born in ______ in the  state of _____.

(महातमा गान्घीया_______ आव_________राइजोआव जोनोम जादोंमोन । )

Ans:- Porbandar, Gujarat

(h) Amritsar in Punjab is famous for the _____ of the _____.

(पानजाबनि अमृटसरआ ——नि —– थाखाय मुंदांखा । ) (बर’नि बुंनाया गुबुन जायो)

Ans:- Golden Temple, Sikhs

(i) The largest population of Indian rhino can be seen in ____. 

( भारतरि गानदानि बांसिन सानखो _____ आव नुनो मोननाय जायो ।)

Ans:- Kaziranga National Park.

(j) The ancient name of Patna, the capital of Bihar, was ______.

( बिहारनि राजथावनि पाटनानि गोजाम मुङामोन_____ । )

Ans:- Patliputra.

(k) The Qutub Minar, the world's tallest free standing stone tower was built in _____ by ____.

(कुटुब मिनार, बुहुमनि बयनिख्रुइ गोजौसिन उदां गसंथानानै थानाय अनथाइनि थावारखौ ______ आ बानायदोंमोन इं______आव ।)

Ans:- 1193, Qutubuddin Aibak. 

Q.3. Test your memory. Match the statement under A with correct statements under B without looking at the lesson.

( गोसोखां आनजाद नायनि फै । A बाहागोनि बुंथिखौ B बाहागोनि थार बुंथिजों फरायाव नायालासे गोरोब हो ।)

Column A	Column B
1. One name by which our country India is known is Hindustan.	It was in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron.	Gandhiji's Salt March started here in 1930.
3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma Chakra.	It signifies courage and sacrifice.
4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.	Bharat or Bharatvarsha is another name for it.
5. Dandi in Gujarat is famous for a historical event.	It signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.

Ans: 

A (Statement)	B (Correct Match)
1. One name by which our country India is known is Hindustan.	Bharat or Bharatvarsha is another name for it.
2. The colour of the first band of our flag is saffron.	It signifies courage and sacrifice.
3. The blue wheel in the centre of our flag is called the Ashok Chakra or the Dharma Chakra.	It signifies that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
4. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal.	It was in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
5. Dandi in Gujarat is famous for a historical event.	Gandhiji's Salt March started here in 1930.