Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (CBSE) · Sanskrit
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Sanskrit Subhashitani (Simple Sanskrit Sayings)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are Subhashitani? [1]
(A) Short, wise Sanskrit sayings
(B) Long Sanskrit stories
(C) Sanskrit grammar rules
(D) Sanskrit verb forms
2. What do Subhashitani often teach? [1]
(A) Moral lessons and values
(B) Only grammar
(C) Only vocabulary
(D) Nothing important
3. What does 'विद्या ददाति विनयम्' mean? [1]
(A) Knowledge gives humility
(B) Knowledge gives pride
(C) Knowledge is useless
(D) Nothing
4. What should education create, according to this saying? [1]
(A) Humility, not arrogance
(B) Only arrogance
(C) Nothing important
(D) Confusion
5. What skill does reciting Subhashitani build? [1]
(A) Pronunciation skills
(B) Only writing skills
(C) Only maths skills
(D) Nothing
6. What do Subhashitani pass down? [1]
(A) Life lessons across generations
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only grammar rules
7. What matters more than memorising the words of a Subhashita? [1]
(A) Understanding its meaning
(B) Only memorising it
(C) Ignoring it
(D) Forgetting it
8. Why are Subhashitani easy to remember? [1]
(A) They use simple words and rhythm
(B) They are very long
(C) They have no structure
(D) They are confusing
9. What are Subhashitani? [1]
(A) Short, wise Sanskrit sayings
(B) Long Sanskrit stories
(C) Sanskrit grammar rules
(D) Sanskrit verb forms
10. What do Subhashitani often teach? [1]
(A) Moral lessons and values
(B) Only grammar
(C) Only vocabulary
(D) Nothing important
11. What does 'विद्या ददाति विनयम्' mean? [1]
(A) Knowledge gives humility
(B) Knowledge gives pride
(C) Knowledge is useless
(D) Nothing
12. What should education create, according to this saying? [1]
(A) Humility, not arrogance
(B) Only arrogance
(C) Nothing important
(D) Confusion
13. What skill does reciting Subhashitani build? [1]
(A) Pronunciation skills
(B) Only writing skills
(C) Only maths skills
(D) Nothing
14. What do Subhashitani pass down? [1]
(A) Life lessons across generations
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only entertainment
(D) Only grammar rules
15. What matters more than memorising the words of a Subhashita? [1]
(A) Understanding its meaning
(B) Only memorising it
(C) Ignoring it
(D) Forgetting it
16. Why are Subhashitani easy to remember? [1]
(A) They use simple words and rhythm
(B) They are very long
(C) They have no structure
(D) They are confusing