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General Knowledge Quizzes General Knowledge Questions in English

10 Important History GK Questions with Answers

Q1.Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q2. Which city is famous for the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Agra

Q3. In which year did World War I start?
Answer: 1914

Q4. Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington

Q5. Which ancient civilization built the Great Wall of China?
Answer: The Chinese civilization

Q6. Who was the Egyptian pharaoh famous for building the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Answer: Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops)

Q7. Which explorer is credited with discovering America?
Answer: Christopher Columbus

Q8. What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin sailed during his voyage that led to the theory of evolution?
Answer: HMS Beagle

Q9. Who is considered the father of the computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage

Q10. Which country was the first to send a human to space?
Answer: The Soviet Union (Russia)

10 Important Geography GK Questions with Answers

Q1. What is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: Asia

Q2. Which ocean is the largest in terms of surface area?
Answer: Pacific Ocean

Q3. What is the capital city of Brazil?
Answer: Brasília

Q4. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
Answer: Japan

Q5. What is the longest river in Africa?
Answer: Nile River

Q6. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
Answer: Sahara Desert

Q7. Which country is both a continent and a country?
Answer: Australia

Q8. What is the world’s highest mountain peak?
Answer: Mount Everest

Q9. Which European country is known for its tulip fields and windmills?
Answer: The Netherlands

Q10. Which country is home to the famous ancient ruins of Machu Picchu?
Answer: Peru

10 Important Science GK Questions with Answers

Q1. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?
Answer: O

Q2. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter

Q3. What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?
Answer: Photosynthesis

Q4. What is the unit of measurement for electrical resistance?
Answer: Ohm

Q5. What is the smallest unit of matter?
Answer: Atom

Q6. What is the largest organ in the human body?
Answer: Skin

Q7. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
Answer: Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second (km/s)

Q8. What is the formula for calculating force?
Answer: Force = mass × acceleration (F = ma)

Q9. What is the study of heredity and variation in living organisms called?
Answer: Genetics

Q10. What is the primary function of the mitochondria in cells?
Answer: Generating energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

10 Important Literature GK Questions with Answers

Q1. Who wrote the famous play “Romeo and Juliet”?
Answer: William Shakespeare

Q2. Which novel is set in the fictional land of Middle-earth?
Answer: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Q3. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
Answer: Jane Austen

Q4. Which author is known for writing the Harry Potter series?
Answer: J.K. Rowling

Q5. Who wrote the epic poem “Paradise Lost”?
Answer: John Milton

Q6. Which Russian author wrote “War and Peace”?
Answer: Leo Tolstoy

Q7. Who is the author of the novel “1984”?
Answer: George Orwell

Q8. Who wrote the play “Death of a Salesman”?
Answer: Arthur Miller

Q9. Who created the detective character Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Q10. Which American author wrote “The Great Gatsby”?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

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General Knowledge Quiz Questions in English

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What is the traditional occupation of the Kalbelia tribe, known for its kalbelia dance?

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Where was the great Arab traveller Ibn Battutah born?

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Which of these capital cities is located on the banks of a river with the same name as the city?

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Which of these is a type of reference book that lists words and their meanings in alphabetical order?

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Which of these sweets are often cast in various moulds to resemble flowers, fruit, and shells?

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Who is the first woman to become CEO of the soft drink giant PepsiCO?

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The headquarters of UNEP is located at?

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The Indus Valley Civilization was non-Aryan because?

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India has the maximum amount of foreign trade with

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Siachen is a

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Which of these geometrical shapes has the least number of sides?

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Which of these colours is not present in a rainbow?

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Which of these symbols is normally used to indicate the direction of a place?

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With reference to automobiles, what is an ‘airbag’?

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What is Balushahi a type of?

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Which of these is a Hindi name for a yellow coloured flower?

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In which of these geometrical shapes is the sum of all the angles equal to 180 degrees?

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The largest petroleum reserves are found in?

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The youngest mountain range in the world is

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Increasing concentration of people in relatively small portions of earth’s surface is known as

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Which one of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread?

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The percentage of white population in South Africa is

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Among the agricultural commodities, the item which India imports consistently every year is

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Fish can survive in a frozen lake because?

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‘Contours’ are lines connecting places having

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Which of the following best describes the use of a Hygrometer?

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Hyetology is the study of

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Which of the following is not likely to be a barrier separating biogeographic regions?

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In which of the following diseases do the germs enter through open wounds?

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DPT is a vaccine for

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Insulin is given to people suffering from which of the following diseases?

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The compound used in anti-malarial drug is

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Which of the following diseases is caused by the bite of a mad dog?

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What care is most useful to save the life of an infant suffering from acute diarrhea?

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Haemoglobin is dissolved in the plasma of

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The chief mineral product of West Bengal is

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India is self-sufficient in minerals except

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The Neyveli thermal power plant is fed by

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At present, India’s large mineral resource is

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IPL stands for

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Who was the first Indian woman to get an Olympic medal?

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Who became the first player of Indian origin to play in an NBA game?

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Who was the first Indian to receive the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Blue Cross?

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Triples is a new format of

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For which of the following sports was Dronavalli Harika, conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri Award?

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Koneru Humpy excels in which one of the following sports?

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How many zeroes are placed after 1 to write 10 lakh in fugures?

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Out of the given countries which got independence on 15 August 1971?

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Which is the only country whose postage stamps do not feature the name of the country issuing them?

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Who wrote the National Anthem of Bangladesh “Amar Shonar Bangla”?

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