GK Questions on India for Class 2

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

a) Indira Gandhi
b) Narendra Modi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajiv Gandhi

2. What is the capital city of India?

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai

3. Which state is also known as the “Fruit Bowl” of India?

a) Jammu and Kashmir

b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Meghalaya
4. Who is Sachin Tendulkar?

a) Indian Hockey player

b) Indian Cricketer
c) Indian Kabaddi player
d) Indian Marathon Runner

5. Who discovered India?

a) Vasco da Gama
b) Christopher Columbus
c) James Cook
d) Willem Janszoon

6. Who is popularly known as the “Iron Man” of India?

a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

b) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Dr. B.R Ambedkar
7. Which is the national sport of India?

a) Cricket
b) Hockey
c) Kabaddi
d) Football

8. Who is the current President of India?

a) Ram Nath Kovind

b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
d) Pratibha Patil

9. Which place in India is also known as the “Land of Rising Sun”?

a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
 10. Where is Taj Mahal located in India?

a) New Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Agra
d) Lucknow

Answers:

1. c) Jawaharlal Nehru 2. a) New 3. b) Himachal 4. b) Indian 5. a) Vasco da

Delhi Pradesh Cricketer Gama

6. b) Sardar Vallabh 7. b) Hockey 8. a) Ram Nath 9. b) Arunachal 10. c) Agra

Bhai Patel Kovind Pradesh
 GK Questions on Animals and their Young Ones

Answer the following questions:

1. The young one of Pig is

a. Piglet
b. Foal
c. Kit
d. None of these

2. The young one of Lion is

a. Calf
b. Cub
c. Lamb
d. Pup
3. The young one of Deer is

a. Fawn
b. Lamb
c. Cub
d. Colt

4. The young one of Cow is

a. Pup
b. Chick
c. Cygnet
d. Calf

5. The young one of Dog is

a. Kit
b. Pup/Puppy
c. Foal
d. None of these

6. The young one of Cat is

a. Kit / Kitten
b. Lamb
c. Fawn
d. Cub

7. The young one of Kangaroo is

a. Foal
b. Colt
c. Joey
d. Cub

8. The young one of Goat is

a. Calf
b. Cub
c. Kid
d. Kit

9. The young one of Hare is

a. Leveret
b. Infant
c. Gosling
d. Hatchling

10. The young one of Tiger is

a. Fawn
b. Cub
c. Larva
d. Calf

11. The young one of Elephant is

a. Foal
b. Calf
c. Colt
d. Leveret

12. The young one of Frog is

a. Tadpole
b. Fry
c. Gosling
d. Hatchling

13. The young one of Sheep is

a. Piglet
b. Lamb
c. Kitten
d. Cygnet

14. The young one of Horse is

a. Cub
b. Fry
c. Kid
d. Foal/ Colt

15. The young one of Gorilla is

a. Hatchling
b. Kid
c. Infant
d. Pup

Answers:

1. (a) Piglet 2. (b) Cub 3. (a) Fawn 4. (d) Calf 5. (b) Pup/Puppy

6. (a) Kit / Kitten 7. (c) Joey 8. (c) Kid 9. (a) Leveret 10. (b) Cub

11. (b) Calf 12. (a) Tadpole 13. (b) Lamb 14. (d) Foal/ Colt 15. (c) Infant
 GK Questions on Animal Sounds for Class 2 Kids
Answer the following questions on animal sounds list:

1. What is the sound made by a dog?

a) Bow-wow
b) Meow
c) Hoot
d) Quack quack

2. What is the sound made by a cow?

a) Moo
b) Cackle
c) Chirp
d) Quack quack
3. What is the sound made by a cat?

a) Grunt
b) Meow
c) Chirp
d) Quack quack

4. What is the sound made by a donkey?

a) Hee-haw
b) Bow-wow
c) Moo
d) Meow
5. What is the sound made by a duck?

a) Meow
b) Roar
c) Chirp
d) Quack quack

6. _________________ is the sound made by a pig.

a) Bow-wow
b) Roar
c) Grunt
d) Hee-haw
7. _______________ is the sound made by a bear.

a) Roar
b) Growl
c) Bow-wow
d) Meow

8. __________________ is the sound made by a lion.

a) Meow
b) Roar
c) Croak
d) Chirp
9. What is the sound made by a horse?

a) Neigh
b) Hee-haw
c) Meow
d) Roar

10. What is the sound made by a frog?

a) Roar
b) Neigh
c) Tweet
d) Croak croak
 Answers:

1. a) Bow-wow 2. a) Moo 3. b) Meow 4. a) Hee-haw 5. d) Quack quack

6. c) Grunt 7. b) Growl 8. b) Roar 9. a) Neigh 10. d) Croak croak

 GK Questions on Birds and Their Young Ones for Class 2

Answer the following questions:

1. The young one of Eagle is called

a. Gosling
b. Eaglet
c. Chick
d. Chicken

2. The young one of Hen is called

a. Pup
b. Henlet
c. Chick
d. Joey

3. The young one of Swan is called

a. Chick
b. Kid
c. Cygnet
d. Swanley

4. The young one of Dove is called

a. Rooster
b. Pigeon
c. Squib
d. Squab
5. The young one of Goose is called

a. Hatchling
b. Gosling
c. Geese
d. None of the above

6. The young one of Hawk is called

a. Joey
b. Kit
c. Eyas
d. Chick
7. The young one of Owl is called

a. Owlet
b. Owling
c. Chick
d. Colt

8. The young one of Crow is called

a. Hen
b. Chicken
c. Crowling
d. Chick
9. The young one of Bat is called

a. Cub
b. Calf
c. Chick
d. Pup

10. The young one of Duck is called

a. Ducks
b. Chick
c. Duckling
d. Rooster

Answers:
1. (b) Eaglet 2. (c) Chick 3. (c) Cygnet 4. (d) Squab 5. (b) Gosling

6. (c) Eyas 7. (a) Owlet 8. (d) Chick 9. (d) Pup 10. (c) Duckling
 GK Questions on Rivers of India for Class 2

Answer the following questions:

1. Which river is infamous as the Sorrow of Bengal?

a. Damodar River
b. Ganga River
c. Hooghly River
d. Haldi River

2. Which river is also known as Dakshin Ganga?

a. Krishna
b. Cauvery
c. Godavari
d. Mahanadi

3. ______ is known as the Sorrow of Bihar.

a. Son River
b. Gandaki River
c. Bagmati River
d. Koshi River

4. Which river in India crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice?

a. Tapi River
b. Jhelum river
c. Krishna River
d. Mahi River
5. Which river has the largest basin in India?

a. Narmada
b. Kaveri
c. Indus
d. Ganga

6. Which river in India is called the Salt River?

a. Luni
b. Sutlej
c. Manas
d. Mahi

7. Which is the longest river in India?

a. Brahmaputra
b. Indus
c. Ganga
d. Yamuna

8. What are the two headstreams of Ganga?

a. Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

b. Bhagirathi and Yamunotri
c. Yamunotri and Mansarovar
d. Alaknanda and Mansarovar

9. Which of the following rivers flows through the rift valley in India?

a. Narmada
b. Brahmaputra
c. Yamuna
d. Jhelum

10. ________ is the place where Alaknanda and Bhagirathi join and take the name Ganga.
 a. Haridwar
b. Devprayag
c. Allahabad
d. Rishikesh

11. Which of the following is a habitat for freshwater dolphins?

a. Luni
b. Brahmaputra
c. Sabarmati
d. Ganga

12. The _______ river originates from Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.

a. Narmada
b. Mahi
c. Tapti
d. Godavari
Answers:

1. (a) Damodar 2. (c) Godavari 3. (d) Koshi 4. (d) Mahi River

River River

5. (d) Ganga 6. (a) Luni 7. (c) Ganga 8. (a) Bhagirathi and

Alaknanda

9. (a) Narmada 10. (b) 11. (d) Ganga 12. (a) Narmada
Devprayag
 States and Capitals of India - GK Questions for Class 2

1. What is the capital of Maharashtra?

a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Chennai
d) None of the above

2. ________________ is the capital of Uttarakhand.

a) Lucknow
b) Prayagraj (Allahabad)
c) Dehradun
d) Shimla

3. Dispur is the capital city of which north-eastern state?

a) Assam
b) Tripura
c) Meghalaya
d) Mizoram

4. Which city is known as the “summer capital” of Jammu and Kashmir?

a) Jammu
b) Srinagar
c) Shimla
d) Anantnag

5. Kavaratti is the capital of which Union Territory?

a) Daman and Diu

b) Lakshadweep
c) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
d) Chandigarh

6. Port Blair is the capital of which Union Territory?

a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

b) Daman and Diu
c) Puducherry
d) None of the above
7. Itanagar is the capital of _______________

a) Bihar
b) Goa
c) Chattisgarh
d) Arunachal Pradesh

8. Ranchi is the capital of which Indian state?

a) Bihar
b) Telangana
c) Jharkhand
d) Madhya Pradesh

9. ________________ is the capital of Odisha (Orissa).

a) Kolkata
b) Shillong
c) Bhubaneshwar
d) Cuttack

10. Silvassa is the capital of which Union Territory?

a) Mumbai
b) Puducherry
c) Daman and Diu
d) Dadar and Nagar Haveli

11. What is the capital of Uttar Pradesh?

a) Prayagraj (Allahabad)
b) Kanpur
c) Gorakhpur
d) Lucknow

12. _________________ is the capital of Meghalaya.

a) Aizawl
b) Kohima
c) Shillong
d) Agartala

13. Gandhinagar is the capital of which state?

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Telangana
d) Goa
14. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of __________________.

a) Telangana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Kerala

15. Gangtok is the capital of which state?

a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Nagaland
d) Mizoram

16. _________________ is the capital of Chattisgarh.

a) Bengaluru (Bangalore)
b) Ranchi
c) Raipur
d) Patna

17. The capital of Goa is _____________________.

a) Imphal
b) Itanagar
c) Hyderabad
d) Panaji

18. What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?

a) Shimla
b) Chandigarh
c) Manali
d) Bhopal

19. _______________ is the capital of Punjab.

a) Delhi
b) Jaipur
c) Chandigarh
d) Chennai
20. Kolkata is the capital of which eastern state?

a) West Bengal
b) Odisha (Orissa)
c) Jharkhand
d) Tripura

Answers:

1. a) Mumbai 2. c) Dehradun 3. a) Assam 4. b) Srinagar 5. b)

Lakshadweep

6. a) Andaman and 7. d) Arunachal 8. c) Jharkhand 9. c) Bhubaneshwar 10. d) Dadar and

Nicobar Islands Pradesh Nagar Haveli

11. d) Lucknow 12. c) Shillong 13. a) Gujarat 14. d) Kerala 15. a) Sikkim

16. c) Raipur 17. d) Panaji 18. a) Shimla 19. c) Chandigarh 20. a) West
Bengal
 Top 10 Tricky Riddles for Kids - GK Questions for Class 2
Answer the following GK Questions on top 10 Tricky Riddles for kids:

Q1. I have a face and have two hands, but no legs. What am I?

a) Ball
b) Cat
c) Bat
d) Clock

Q2. I have a neck, but don’t have a head. What am I?

a) Spoon
b) Bottle
c) Needle
d) Bowl

Q3. I'm taller when I'm young, but become shorter as I grow older. What am I?.

a) Table
b) Candle
c) Bottle
d) Comb

Q4. I have an eye, but cannot see with it. What am I?

a) Man
b) Bird
c) Box
d) Needle

Q5. You can break me, but you cannot touch me. What am I?

a) Wall
b) Comb
c) Promise
d) Bottle
Q6. I have a head and a tail, but no body. What am I?

a) Coin
b) Wall
c) Chair
d) Box

Q7. I have a lot of teeth, but I can’t eat with it. What am I?

a) Bottle
b) Bowl
c) Comb
d) Chair

Q8. I run through various cities, villages and fields, but I cannot move. What am I?

a) Table
b) Road
c) Chair
d) Wall

Q9. I have leaflets, but do not have any branches. What am I?

a) Book
b) Needle
c) Candle
d) Table

Q10. You can make __________________, but you can’t see it with your eyes. What is it?

a) Noise
b) Clip
c) Fence
d) Clock
Answers:

1. d) Clock 2. b) Bottle 3. b) Candle 4. d) Needle 5. c) Promise

6. a) Coin 7. c) Comb 8. b) Road 9. a) Book 10. a) Noise