GK Questions and Answers
1. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Saturn
D. Jupiter
Answer: B. Mars
2. Who wrote the famous novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
A. Harper Lee
B. J.K. Rowling
C. Charles Dickens
D. William Shakespeare
Answer: A. Harper Lee
3. What is the capital of France?
A. Berlin
B. Madrid
C. Paris
D. London
Answer: C. Paris
4. What is the largest continent in the world?
A. North America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Australia
Answer: C. Asia
5. Who is known as the father of the Indian Constitution?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B. B.R. Ambedkar
6. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A. Japan
B. China
C. Thailand
D. South Korea
Answer: A. Japan
7. Who discovered the theory of relativity?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Stephen Hawking
Answer: B. Albert Einstein
8. What is the capital of Canada?
A. Toronto
B. Ottawa
C. Vancouver
D. Montreal
Answer: B. Ottawa
9. Which is the smallest continent in the world?
A. Europe
B. South America
C. Antarctica
D. Australia
Answer: D. Australia
10. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Buzz Aldrin
C. Yuri Gagarin
D. Alan Shepard
Answer: A. Neil Armstrong
11. Which river is the longest river in the world?
A. Amazon River
B. Nile River
C. Yangtze River
D. Mississippi River
Answer: B. Nile River
12. Who was the first Indian astronaut in space?
A. Rakesh Sharma
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Sunita Williams
D. Abdul Kalam
Answer: A. Rakesh Sharma
13. Who invented the telephone?
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. James Watt
Answer: A. Alexander Graham Bell
14. What is the currency of Japan?
A. Yen
B. Yuan
C. Euro
D. Pound
Answer: A. Yen
15. Which is the largest desert in the world?
A. Sahara Desert
B. Gobi Desert
C. Arabian Desert
D. Australian Desert
Answer: A. Sahara Desert
16. Who painted the famous painting “Mona Lisa”?
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Michelangelo
C. Pablo Picasso
D. Vincent van Gogh
Answer: A. Leonardo da Vinci
17. What is the capital of Australia?
A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Brisbane
D. Canberra
Answer: D. Canberra
18. Who is known as the Iron Lady of India?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Sonia Gandhi
C. Mamata Banerjee
D. Margaret Thatcher
Answer: A. Indira Gandhi
19. What is the national animal of India?
A. Lion
B. Elephant
C. Tiger
D. Panther
Answer: C. Tiger
20. Who wrote the famous play “Hamlet”?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Samuel Beckett
C. Tennessee Williams
D. Oscar Wilde
Answer: A. William Shakespeare
21. Which country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun?
A. Norway
B. Sweden
C. Finland
D. Denmark
Answer: A. Norway
22. Which is the largest bird in the world?
A. Penguin
B. Ostrich
C. Eagle
D. Albatross
Answer: B. Ostrich
23. What is the capital of South Africa?
A. Johannesburg
B. Cape Town
C. Pretoria
D. Durban
Answer: C. Pretoria
24. Who is the author of the Harry Potter series of books?
A. J.K. Rowling
B. Stephenie Meyer
C. Suzanne Collins
D. Dan Brown
Answer: A. J.K. Rowling
25. What is the currency of Switzerland?
A. Euro
B. Swiss Franc
C. Pound
D. Dollar
Answer: B. Swiss Franc