General Knowledge (GK) is an essential part of every student’s learning journey. Whether it’s for school exams, quizzes, or competitive tests, having a strong grasp of GK can give you a major edge.
This article brings together over 200 carefully curated questions and answers covering History, Geography, Science, Polity, Economy, Current Affairs, Sports, Literature, and more – perfect for students and anyone looking to boost their knowledge.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is known as the “Missile Man of India”? | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| What is the national bird of India? | Peacock |
| Who wrote the national anthem of India? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”? | Mars |
| What is the capital of India? | New Delhi |
| Name the first satellite launched by India. | Aryabhata |
| What is the national animal of India? | Bengal Tiger |
| What is the motto of the Indian Navy? | “Sam No Varunah” |
| Who is the founder of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)? | Dr. Vikram Sarabhai |
| Name the highest civilian award in India. | Bharat Ratna |
| Who was the first Prime Minister of India? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| When did India gain independence? | 15th August 1947 |
| Who led the Dandi March in 1930? | Mahatma Gandhi |
| What is the ancient name of Patna? | Pataliputra |
| Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire? | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Name the battle that marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India. | First Battle of Panipat (1526) |
| Who was the first President of India? | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942? | Quit India Movement |
| Who was known as the “Iron Man of India”? | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Name the famous treaty that ended the First Anglo-Mysore War. | Treaty of Madras |
| Which is the longest river in India? | The Ganga |
| Name the largest state in India by area. | Rajasthan |
| What is the smallest state in India by area? | Goa |
| Where is the Great Indian Desert located? | Rajasthan |
| Which state is called the “Land of Five Rivers”? | Punjab |
| Name the southernmost tip of India. | Indira Point |
| What is the highest mountain peak in India? | Kanchenjunga |
| Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”? | Kosi River |
| Name the largest freshwater lake in India. | Wular Lake |
| Which state is known as the “Tea Garden of India”? | Assam |
| What is the chemical formula of water? | H₂O |
| Name the hardest natural substance on Earth. | Diamond |
| What is the main source of energy for Earth? | The Sun |
| Which gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis? | Carbon dioxide (CO₂) |
| Who is known as the Father of Physics? | Isaac Newton |
| What is the boiling point of water in Celsius? | 100°C |
| Name the nearest star to Earth. | The Sun |
| What is the SI unit of force? | Newton |
| Which organ in the human body filters blood? | Kidneys |
| Who discovered penicillin? | Alexander Fleming |
| Who is the current President of India? | Droupadi Murmu |
| Which country recently hosted the G20 Summit? | India |
| What is the name of India’s Moon Mission 2023? | Chandrayaan-3 |
| Which Indian cricketer has the highest ODI runs in 2023? | Virat Kohli |
| Who is the current Chief Minister of West Bengal? | Mamata Banerjee |
| What is the theme of the Republic Day 2024 parade? | Bharat – The Mother of Democracy |
| Which Indian state recently became the first to implement a green hydrogen policy? | Gujarat |
| Who won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize? | Nihon Hidankyō |
| Which Indian athlete won gold at the Asian Games 2023? | Neeraj Chopra |
| Which Indian state recently launched a scheme for free education for girls up to graduation level? | Haryana |
| What is the currency of India? | Indian Rupee |
| Name the central bank of India. | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
| When was the GST implemented in India? | 1st July 2017 |
| What is the full form of GDP? | Gross Domestic Product |
| Who is the Finance Minister of India in 2025? | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| What is the symbol of the Indian Rupee? | ₹ |
| Name the Indian city known as the “Financial Capital of India”. | Mumbai |
| Which Indian company became the first to reach a market cap of $300 billion? | Reliance Industries |
| What is the full form of SEBI? | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| Name India’s first digital bank. | ICICI Bank |
| Who is known as the “God of Cricket”? | Sachin Tendulkar |
| How many gold medals did India win in the Tokyo Olympics 2020? | 1 (Neeraj Chopra in Javelin Throw) |
| What is the national sport of India? | Hockey |
| Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal? | Abhinav Bindra |
| Who is the captain of the Indian men’s cricket team in 2025? | Rohit Sharma |
| Name the youngest Indian Grandmaster in chess. | Praggnanandhaa |
| Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022? | Argentina |
| Where will the 2028 Olympics be held? | Los Angeles, USA |
| Who is the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics? | Sakshi Malik |
| Who holds the record for the fastest century in ODI cricket? | AB de Villiers |
| How many states are there in India? | 28 |
| Who appoints the Chief Justice of India? | The President of India |
| What is the term length of the Lok Sabha? | 5 years |
| What is the minimum age to become the Prime Minister of India? | 25 years |
| Who was the first woman President of India? | Pratibha Patil |
| What is the minimum age to vote in India? | 18 years |
| Name the current Vice President of India. | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| What is the full form of RTI? | Right to Information |
| Who is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in 2025? | Shri Om Birla |
| Who is called the “Father of the Indian Constitution”? | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”? | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Which Indian author wrote “God of Small Things”? | Arundhati Roy |
| Who is the author of “Panchatantra”? | Vishnu Sharma |
| Name the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize. | Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913) |
| Who wrote “Wings of Fire”? | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Who is the author of “Malgudi Days”? | R.K. Narayan |
| Which famous Indian poet is also called the “Nightingale of India”? | Sarojini Naidu |
| Who wrote the novel “Train to Pakistan”? | Khushwant Singh |
| What is the Sanskrit epic written by Valmiki? | Ramayana |
| Who wrote “Geetanjali”? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Which Indian state is known as “God’s Own Country”? | Kerala |
| Who is the CEO of Tata Group in 2025? | Natarajan Chandrasekaran |
| What is the full form of AI? | Artificial Intelligence |
| Name the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest. | Bachendri Pal |
| Which Indian city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India”? | Bengaluru |
| What is the study of weather called? | Meteorology |
| Which day is celebrated as National Science Day in India? | 28th February |
| What is the national flower of India? | Lotus |
| Name the festival celebrated as the harvest festival in Punjab. | Baisakhi |
| You must have used the UPI facility. What does this mean? | Unified Payment Interface |
| Portuguese were the first Europeans to come to India. When did the Portuguese leave India? | 1961 |
| Who was said to be the last Viceroy of India? | Lord Louis Mountbatten |
| Where is the headquarters of the World Economic Forum? | Switzerland |
| What is the currency of Iraq? | Iraqi Dinar |
| Lake Tanganyika is the world’s longest freshwater lake. Where is it located? | Africa |
| Where is the Keshopur Ramsar Site situated? | Punjab |
| What is the total number of members in BIMSTEC? | Seven |
| When was the State Bank of India founded? | July 1, 1955 |
| Name any two examples of cryptocurrency. | Bitcoin, Litecoin & Dash |
| If there was Monday on Jan 1, 1992, which day was there on Jan 1, 1993? | Wednesday |
| Where is City Birds Wildlife Sanctuary? | Chandigarh |
| Which mountains serve as the boundary between Europe and Asia? | Ural Mountains |
| Where are Bandhavgarh & Panna National Parks located? | Madhya Pradesh |
| What are the official languages of Mizoram? | Mizo and English |
| How many landlocked states are there in South America? | Two – Bolivia & Paraguay |
| Who is Raghuram Rajan? | Famous Indian Economist & Former RBI Governor |
| “Home and the World” is written by? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Angami Tribe is found in? | Nagaland |
| How many times do the clock’s hands coincide in a day? | 22 Times |
| Where is Luxembourg? | Europe |
| Who was the founder of the MDH Spice company? | Dharampal Gulati |
| Who are said to be the founders of the world’s famous video site “YouTube”? | Steve Chen, Jawed Karim & Chad Hurley |
| When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India held? | December 9, 1946 |
| Which strait lies between the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea? | The Malacca Strait |
| Which team won the first Indian Premier League in 2008? | Rajasthan Royals |
| Stanley Cup is related to which sport? | Hockey |
| Krishna Parijatha Dance is a folk dance of which state? | Karnataka |
| Which was the only session of Congress presided over by M.K. Gandhi? | Belgaum Session, 1924 |
| What does shortcut key Shift + Home do? | Highlights the current position up to the beginning of the line |
| Samudra Shakti is a naval exercise between which two countries? | India and Indonesia |
| What is the capital of El Salvador? | San Salvador |
| “The Story of My Deportation” is authored by? | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Where is the headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of India situated? | Ballabhgarh (Faridabad, Haryana) |
| What is Japan’s currency? | Yen |
| Which is the largest continent by area? | Asia |
| What is the chemical symbol for gold? | Au |
| Where is the Taj Mahal located? | Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| What is the capital of Canada? | Ottawa |
| Who discovered gravity? | Sir Isaac Newton |
| What is the official language of Brazil? | Portuguese |
| Which country is famous for the Eiffel Tower? | France |
| What is the speed of light in a vacuum? | 299,792 kilometres per second |
| Who is the author of the famous book “1984”? | George Orwell |
| What is the smallest country in the world? | Vatican City |
| In which year did the first man land on the moon? | 1969 |
| What is the capital of Italy? | Rome |
| Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest? | Sir Edmund Hillary |
| What is the formula for the area of a circle? | A = πr² |
| What is the longest mountain range in the world? | The Andes |
| What is the capital of Spain? | Madrid |
| What is the full form of NATO? | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| Which is the largest ocean in the world? | Pacific Ocean |
| Where is the Great Barrier Reef located? | Australia |
| Who is known as the “Father of Modern Physics”? | Albert Einstein |
| What is the currency of the United Kingdom? | Pound Sterling |
| Who invented the lightbulb? | Thomas Edison |
| What is the tallest mountain in the world? | Mount Everest |
| In which year did World War II end? | 1945 |
| Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? | Amelia Earhart |
| What is the largest desert in the world? | Sahara Desert |
| Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”? | Jane Austen |
| What is Japan’s national flower? | Cherry Blossom (Sakura) |
| In which year was the first iPhone released? | 2007 |
| Who is the first female astronaut in space? | Valentina Tereshkova |
| What is the capital of Germany? | Berlin |
| What is the chemical symbol for oxygen? | O |
| Which country is the largest by land area? | Russia |
| Who painted the “Mona Lisa”? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| What is the currency of the United States? | US Dollar |
| Who discovered the theory of evolution? | Charles Darwin |
| What is the main ingredient in guacamole? | Avocado |
| What is the capital of Brazil? | Brasília |
| Who invented the first successful aeroplane? | Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright) |
| What is the longest river in Asia? | Yangtze River |
| Which country is known as the “Land of the Pharaohs”? | Egypt |
| What is the chemical symbol for carbon? | C |
| Which city is known as the “Big Apple”? | New York City |
| Who was the first person to walk on the moon? | Neil Armstrong |
| What is the national animal of the United States? | Bald Eagle |
| What is the capital of China? | Beijing |
| Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”? | William Shakespeare |
| What is the chemical symbol for iron? | Fe |
| Who was the first emperor of China? | Qin Shi Huang |
| What is the capital of Russia? | Moscow |
| What is the main ingredient in sushi? | Rice |
| Who wrote the “Harry Potter” series? | J.K. Rowling |
| What is the deepest part of the ocean? | Mariana Trench |
| Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”? | Norway |