Gk questions

 Where is Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research located? – Tamil Nadu
 Who is the author of Mahabharata? – Vedvyas
 Who is the Femina Miss India winner of 2015? – Aditi Arya
 On which river is Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) built? – Narmada river
 Where is the headquarters of UNESCO located? – Paris, France
 Who is Miss World 2014? – Rolene Strauss
 What is the full form of SEBI? – Securities and Exchange Board of India
 2014 Miss World Rollen Strauss hails from which country? – South Africa
 Which city is known as ‘Pink City’? – Jaipur
 Which monument is called the ‘National Monument of India’? – India Gate
 What is the Manchester of south India called? – Coimbatore
 In which game is the word “roll-in” used? – Hockey
 Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”? – Bhagat Singh
 Which event is the oldest football event in India? – Durand Cup
 Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was established in which year? – 1967
 Who founded the “Swarajya Dal”? – Chittaranjan Das
 In which year was the World Bank established? – 1944
 Which Indian person was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in the year
2014? – Kailash Satyarthi
 Which Indian state government has bought the Ambedkar House located in
London? – Maharashtra
 What are IC chips in computers usually made of? – Silicon
 Which word was added to the preamble by the 42nd Constitution
Amendment, 1976? – Secular
 Who invented the contact lens? – Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
 What is Article 356 of the Indian Constitution? – Implementing the
President’s rule in the state
 In which state is Asia’s first underground hydroelectric project located? –
Himachal Pradesh
 In which city was India’s first steel project established? – Jamshedpur
 In which state is the Bandhavgarh National Park? – Madhya Pradesh
 Where is Konya Dam located? – Maharashtra
 _____ was invented by Isaac Newton? – Reflecting telescope
 In which Indian state is the Seringapatam Fort located? – Karnataka
 Which is the national fruit of Bangladesh? – Jackfruit
 How many hours do we have in a day? Answer: 24 hours
 What are the colours of a rainbow? Answer: Red, Orange, Green, Blue,
Yellow, Indigo, and Violet.
 Which animal is called the king of the jungle?Answer: The Lion
 Which is the largest planet in our Solar system? Answer: Jupiter
 Which month of the year has the least number of daysAnswer: February
 What are the vowels of the English alphabet?Answer: A, E, I, O, U
 Which colour symbolizes peace?Answer: White
 How do you spell your name?Answer: The English spelling of your child’s
name
 What is the capital of India?Answer: New Delhi
 How many continents are there in the world?Answer: 7 continents
 The sun sets in the __________?Answer: West
 Which is the largest mammal?Answer: Blue Whale
 What type of gas do plants absorb?Answer: Carbon dioxide
 Which place is known as the roof of the world?Answer:  Tibet
 Who was the first prime minister of India?Answer: Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru
 Name the new seven wonders of the world.Answer: Christ the Redeemer
Statue in Brazil, Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu in Peru, Petra, The Roman
Colosseum, The Great Wall of China, and Taj Mahal.
 How many years are there in one Millenium?Answer: 1,000 years
 Name two of the world’s oceans.Answer:  Any two between the Pacific, the
Arctic, the Atlantic, Indian, and the Southern Ocean.
 Which is the smallest continent?Answer: Australia
 Which is the densest jungle in the world?Answer: The Amazon rainforest
 Which is the tallest mountain in the world?Answer: Mount Everest
 Which is the world’s largest plateau?Answer: Tibetan Plateau
 Who founded Microsoft?Answer: Bill Gates and Paul Allen
 Who came up with the theory of relativity?Answer: Albert Einstein
 How many millimetres are there in a centimetre? Answer: 10mm
 Which planet is known as the red planet? Answer: Mars
 Which bird lays the largest eggs?Answer: Ostrich
 Which is the hardest substance available on earth? Answer: Diamond
 Which is the most spoken language in the world? Answer: Mandarin
Chinese
 What name is given for a shape with ten sides? Answer: Decagon
 How many months do we have in a year? Answer: 12 months
 How many days do we have in a week? Answer: 7 days
 How many days are there in a year? Answer: 365 days
 Which number comes after 6? Answer: 7
 How many colors are there in a rainbow? Answer: 7
 What are your ears for? Answer: Listening/hearing.
 Which day comes after Friday? Answer: Saturday
 We use our eyes to — see, hear, feel, eat? Answer: See
 Which animal is known as the 'Ship of the Desert" Ans. Camel
 How many days are there in a week? 7 days
 How many hours are there in a day? Ans. 24 hours
 How many letters are there in the English alphabet? Ans. 26 letters
 Rainbow consist of how many colours? Ans. 7 colours
 How many days are there in a year? Ans. 365 days (not a leap year)
 How many minutes are there in an hour? Ans. 60 minutes
 How many seconds are there in a minute? Ans. 60 seconds
 How many seconds make one hour? Ans. 3600 seconds
 Baby frog is known as....... Ans. Tadpole
 How many consonants are there in the English alphabe? Ans. 21 Consonants
 How many vowels are there in the English alphabet and name them? Ans. 5 vowels
namely a, e, i, o, and u.
 Which animal is known as the king of the jungle? Ans. The Lion is known as the king
of the jungle.
 Name the National bird of India? Ans. The Peacock
 Name the National animal of India? Ans. Tiger
 What is the National Anthem of India. Ans. The National Anthem of India is Jana
Gana Mana.
 Name the national flower of India? Ans. Lotus flower
 Name the National fruit of India ? Ans. Mango
 What is the National song of India? Ans. Vande Mataram
 Who designed the National Flag of India? Ans. The flag was designed by Pingali
Venkayya.
 Name the National game of India. Ans. Hockey
 Name the National tree of India? Ans. Banyan tree
 Name the National river of India?Ans. Ganga
 Name the National Reptile of India?Ans. King Cobra
 What is the capital of India? Ans. New Delhi
 Name the biggest continent in the world?Ans. Asia
 How many continents are there in the world? Ans. 7 continents
 Name the primary colours? Ans. Red, Yellow, and Blue
 Which is the smallest month of the year?Ans. February
 Name the house made of ice?Ans. Igloo
 Which colour symbolises peace? Ans. White
 Name the largest mammal?Ans. Blue Whale
 Sun rises in the.....Ans. East
 How many sides are there in a triangle?Ans. Three
 Name the largest planet of our Solar System? Ans. Jupiter
 Name the place known as the Roof of the World? Ans. Tibet
 Who was the first Prime Minister of India? Ans. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
 Who is the first woman prime minister of India? Ans. Indira Gandhi
 Who is the first citizen of India? Ans. The President of India 
 How many states are there in India? Ans. 28 states
 How many Union Territories are there in India? Ans. 8 Union Territories
 How many years are there in one Millenium? Ans. 1,000 years
 Name the first man to walk on the Moon? Ans. Neil Armstrong
 Name the Oceans of the World? Ans. The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and
the Southern (Antarctic) oceans.
 Name the densest jungle in the world? Ans. The Amazon rainforest
 Which festival is called the festival of colours? Ans. Holi
 What is the Isosceles triangle? Ans.  A triangle in which two sides have the
same length or two sides are equal.
 What type of gas is absorbed by plants?Ans. Carbon Dioxide
 How many days a February month have in the leap year?Ans. 29 days
 Name the longest river on the Earth? Ans. Nile
 Name the smallest continent? Ans. Australia
 Which is the principal source of energy for the Earth?Ans Sun
 Anti-clockwise is it from left or right?Ans. Left
 Name the planet nearest to the Earth?Ans. Mercury
 Which festival is known as the festival of light?Ans. Diwali
 Name a bird that lays the largest eggs?Ans. Ostrich
 Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?Ans. River Dolphin
 Name the National Heritage Animal of India?Ans. Elephant
 Which is the tallest mountain in the world?Ans. Mount Everest
 Who invented Radio?Ans. Guglielmo Marconi is known as the father of radio.
 Who invented electricity?Ans. Benjamin Franklin
 Which continent is known as the ‘Dark’ continent?Ans. Africa
 Name the planet known as the Red Planet? Ans. Mars
 Who wrote "Malgudi Days"?Ans. R. K. Narayan
 Name the National game of the USA?Ans. Baseball
 Who invented Watch?Ans. Peter Henlein
 Name the largest 'Democracy' of the world?Ans. India
 Which is the smallest bone in the human body?Ans. Stapes (Ear bone)
 Name the country known as the Land of the Rising Sun? Ans. Japan
 How many millimetres are there in a centimetre?Ans. 10mm
 Name the hardest substance available on Earth? Ans. Diamond
 Name a shape that has ten sides?Ans. Decagon
 Name the largest ocean in the World?Ans. Pacific Ocean
 Who is the real founder of Microsoft?Ans.  Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen
 Who gave the theory of Relativity?Ans. Albert Einstein
 Who is the Father of our Nation?Ans. Mahatma Gandhi
 Who discovered the X-rays first?Ans. Wilhelm Roentgen
 Who gave the universal law of gravitation? Ans. Issac Newton
 What is a telescope? Ans. A telescope is an instrument in the shape of a tube
with special pieces of glass (lenses) inside it. It makes things that are far
away appear bigger and nearer.
 Name a natural satellite of Earth?Ans. Moon
 34 teeth in total adults have. Ans. False (The adult has 32 teeth in total).
 Barometer used to measure Atmospheric Pressure. Ans. True
 Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space. Ans. True
 Sparrow is a bird known for its intelligence.Ans. False (Owl is known for its
intelligence).
 Europe is the second smallest continent and the third most populous
continentAns. True
 Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest city and capital is Sarajevo.Ans. True
 Plants absorbs Oxygen?Ans. False (Plants absorbs Carbon Dioxide).
 Denmark's capital and most populous city is CopenhagenAns. True
 Half of 250 is 125.Ans. True
 Metre per second is the unit of Speed.Ans. True
 William Shakespeare is a scientist. Ans. False (William Shakespeare was an
English dramatist, poet, and actor).
 There are 200 bones in the Human Body. Ans. False (206 bones are there in
Human Body).
 Electrons are larger than molecules. Ans. False
 With the help of Photosynthesis plants make their own food. Ans. True
 Chemical formulae of Hydrochloric acid is HCl. Ans. True
 There are 11 players in a cricket team. Ans. True
 In 1916  Olympic Games were cancelled because of World War I? Ans. True
 In Football, the term Hat-Trick is used. Ans. False ( The term Hat-Trick is used
in cricket).
 There are nine players in one team of Kho Kho.. Ans. True
 Commonwealth Games are held every four years. Ans. True