General knowledge is an important aspect of a student’s life and though, is not always prescribed in the syllabus forms an important foundation for the intellectual building.
Some sample questions
Question: Which place is called the Orchid Paradise in India?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Question: Where is the tower of silence situated in India?
Answer: Mumbai
Question: What is Japan also known as?
Answer: The land of rising sun
Question: Which is the tallest building in the world?
Answer: Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Question: Which is the brightest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Venus
Question: Who was the first president of America?
Answer: George Washington
Question: Who invented the computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage invented the computer
Question: How many bones are there in a human body?
Answer: 206
Question: Which organ is responsible for filtering out foreign
material, losing worn out cell and producing white blood cell?
Answer: Spleen
Question: What is the fear of crossing road called?
Answer: Agoraphobia
Question: Who was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
Question: Which acid is found in an apple?
Answer: Malic acid
Question: who was the inventor was the telescope?
Answer: Galileo Galilei
Question: Which state in India has the maximum population?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Question: Name the highest waterfall in the world
Answer: Angel falls
Question: What is the full form of RAM?
Answer: Random Access Memory
Question: Name three countries, the river Brahmaputra flows through?
Answer: China, India and Bangladesh
Question: Name the gas found in the most abundance in our planet’s
atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen
Question: Who was the first President of our country?
Answer: Rajendra Prasad
Question: What is the height of the highest peak of the world,
Mount Everest?
Answer: 8848 metres
Question: Who is the Finance Minister of India?
Answer: Arun Jaitley
Question: How many islands make up Lakshadweep?
Answer: 36
Question: What is the full form of NEWS?
Answer: North East West South
Question: What is the full form of AM and PM?
Answer: Ante Meridiem and After Midday
Question: Who is the Vice President of India?
Answer: Venkaiah Naidu
Question: Which planet is known as the blue planet of our solar
system?
Answer: Earth
Question: Which place in India is known as the tea garden?
Answer: Assam
Question: Which is the largest animal on land?
Answer: African Elephant
Question: Which is the smallest bird in the world?
Answer: Humming Bird
Question: Name the highest mountain peak of India
Answer: Mount Kanchenjunga
Question: Which river is called the holy river in India?
Answer: Ganga
Question: Which star nearest to our planet, Earth?
Answer: Sun
Question: Milk, eggs and cheese are source of which mineral?
Answer: Calcium
Question: Where is the Indian Military Academy located?
Answer: Dehradun
Question: What is the order of the planets in the Solar System?
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune
Question: Who was the author of the famous book Ramcharitramans?
Answer: Tulsidas
Question: What is 26th January
celebrated as?
Answer: Republic day of India
Question: Nobel Prize is awarded in whose memory?
Answer: Alfred Nobel
Question: What is the ratio of width to the length of National Flag
of India?
Answer: 2:3
Question: who wrote the Mahabharata?
Answer: Ved Vyas
Question: Gandhi Ji started the Dandi March in which year?
Answer: 1930
Question: When is the World Food Day?
Answer: October 16th
Question: Why are the leaves of a plant so important?
Answer: They produce food for the plant through photosynthesis
Question: Which country is largest in terms of population?
Answer: China
Question: Who is considered the founder of Sikh religion?
Answer: Guru Nanak
Question: Which is the largest delta?
Answer: Sundarbans in India and Bangladesh
Question: Who gave the slogan Do or Die?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
Question: What is distance between Earth and Sun?
Answer: 149.6 Million kms
Question: Which is the longest mountain range in the world?
Answer: Andes in South America
Question: What is the most spoken language in the world?
Answer: Mandarin or Chinese
Question: Which is the highest plateau in the world?
Answer: Pamir Plateau in Tibet
Question: Durand Cup is related to which sport?
Answer: Football
Question: What is the full form of ISRO?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation
Question: Which is the largest salt water lake in India?
Answer: Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan
Question: When is the Red Cross day celebrated?
Answer: May 8th
Question: Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars
Question: Place these shapes in order of how many sides they
have—rectangle, triangle, octagon, and hexagon?
Answer: Triangle, rectangle, hexagon, octagon
Question: Who discovered the theory of relativity?
Answer: Albert Einstein
Question: Which country is known as the Land of Cakes?
Answer: Scotland
Question: Where is Disney Land located?
Answer: California, United States of America
Question: Name the country in the world to have no cinema
theatres?
Answer: Saudi Arabia
9 Question: What is the name of our galaxy?
Answer: Milk Mekhela also known as the Milky Way
Question: What is the percentage of land on the floor of our
planet?
Answer: 29 per cent
Question: When is Earth Day celebrated?
Answer: April 22nd of each year
Question: What is the full form of WHO?
Answer: World Health Organization
Question: Which country is endowed with the biggest barrier reef?
Answer: Australia
Question: Which is the coldest place or region on Earth?
Answer: East Antarctica
Question: Name the biggest bird in the world
Answer: Ostrich
Question: Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Question: Which place in our country sees the maximum rain?
Answer: Mawsynram in Meghalaya
Question: Which state in India has the maximum and minimum
literacy rate?
Answer: Kerela and Bihar respectively
) A 6-digit number starts with _______________
place in the Indian system? A) ten thoushand
B) lakh
C) ten lakh
D) crores
2) Ram travels to North and walks 1 km, then
turns left and walks 2 km and again turns left and walk 1 km. In which
direction is he moving now?
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South
3) Which of the following is not an example of
pulses?
A)
Rajma
B) Arhar Dal
C) Kabuli Chana
D) Cashew Nut
4) Opposite of Long is?
A)
Small
B) Near
C) Tall
D) Short
5) Nelson Mandela was the former President of
which country?
A)
Brazil
B) South Africa
C) Argentina
D) Britain
6) Find the odd from the following.
A)
Brazil
B) Peru
C) Argentina
D) Mexico
7) A computer device that displays pictures
and text on its screen is called?
A)
Keyboard
B) Mouse
C) Monitor
D) Joystick
8) Sal, Neem, Banyan, Teak and Peepal are?
A)
Fruits
B) Vegetables
C) Trees
D) Flowers
9) 1 Quarter is equal to?
A) 1
B) 1/2
C) 1/3
D) 1/4
A)
Rajnath Singh
B) Arjun Jaitley
C) Akhilesh Yadav
D) Yogi Adiyanath
1) Which of the following is the national animal of India?
A) Lion
B) Tiger
C) Elephant
D) Rhinoceros
2) How many colours are there in India's National Flag?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
3) When do we celebrate our Independence Day?
A) 15th January
B) 26th January
C) 26th August
D) 15th August
4) Which of the following month have 31 days?
A) October
B) February
C) June
D) April
5) Where does a dog live?
A) Den
B) Bee-hives
C) Kennel
D) Burrow
6) Which of the following organ is used to taste food?
A) Tongue
B) Lips
C) Teeth
D) Nose
7) Which of the following is not an outdoor game?
A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Hockey
D) Table tennis
8) How many players are there in a cricket team?
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
9) Young one of a cat is called?
A) Calf
B) Kitten
C) Puppy
D) Cub
10) How many days are there in a Leap year?
A) 360
B) 365
C) 366
D) 367
11) Which of the following is the biggest sea animal?
A) Blue whale
B) Dolphin
C) Shark
D) Penguin
12) Who was popularly known as Netaji?
A) Vallabbhai Patel
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Annie Besant
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Dadhabhai Naoroji
14) Kuchipudi is the dance form of which state?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
15) Who was the first President of India?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
16) Who is known as Father of Indian Constitution?
A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C) Abul Kalam Azad
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
17) Giddha is the folk dance of?
A) Punjab
B) Assam
C) Gujarat
D) Andhra Pradesh
18) Who invented Computer?
A) Thomas Alva Edison
B) Pascal
C) Alexander Graham Bell
D) Charles Babbage
19) Martyrs' Day is celebrated every year on?
A) 15th August
B) 15th March
C) 30th January
D) 2nd October
20) Largest 3-digit number completely divided by 7 is?
A) 991
B) 992
C) 993
D) 994
21) 6500 + 500 + 250 + 90 + 5 = ?
A) 7342
B) 7343
C) 7344
D) 7345
A) Elephant
B) Rhinoceros
C) Lion
D) Tiger
23) Smallest state of India is?
A) Goa
B) Sikkim
C) Tripura
D) Mizoram
24) Highest dam of India is?
A) Hirakud Dam
B) Idukki Dam
C) Bhakra Nangal Dam
D) Tehri Dam
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