GK Quiz Questions with Answers Part - 2

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GK Quiz Questions with Answers. General knowledge questions useful for cometitive examinations contains Indian and World GK.

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1. What is the national game of India?
Ans → Hockey.

2. Which city is known as the Golden City of Temples?
Ans → Kanchipuram.

3. What is the rarest element in the world?
Ans → Astatine.

4. Which country has been known as a Nuclear Free Zone since 1984?
Ans → New Zealand.

5. How many national parks are there in India?
Ans → 106 national parks

6. How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in India?
Ans → 573 wildlife sanctuaries.

7. Which is the most ductile metal?
Ans → Gold and Platinum are highly ductile

8. What was the initial name of All India Radio?
Ans → Indian Broadcasting Service (renamed AIR in 1936).

9. Which is the second longest river bridge in India?
Ans → Mahatma Gandhi Setu (5.75 km).

10. Which is the longest bridge in India?
Ans → Dhola Sadiya Bridge (9.15 km), connecting Assam with Arunachal Pradesh. Now officially called Bhupen Hazarika Setu.

11. Which is the largest gland in the human body?
Ans → Liver.

12. Which is the largest desert in the world?
Ans → Sahara Desert.

13. Which is the largest desert in India?
Ans → Thar Desert.

14. Who was the first Vice-President of India?
Ans → Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1952 – 1962).

15. Which scientist won the Nobel Prize twice?
Ans → Madame Curie (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911).

16. In which year was All India Radio established?
Ans → 1936.

17. What is the currency of Greece?
Ans → Euro.

18. What is the currency of Japan?
Ans → Yen.

19. What is the currency of Canada?
Ans → Canadian Dollar.

20. What is the currency of Pakistan?
Ans → Pakistani Rupee.

21. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
Ans → Taka.

22. Who wrote the book Satyarth Prakash?
Ans → Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

23. What is the distance of Mercury from the Sun?
Ans → 58 million kilometres.

24. How many medals did India win in the 2004 Olympics?
Ans → 1 Silver. (Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Men’s Double Trap Shooting).

25. Who is known as the Lion of Punjab?
Ans → Lala Lajpat Rai.

26. Which force holds everything on Earth?
Ans → Gravitational Force.

27. What is the speed of light in vacuum?
Ans → 3 lakh km/sec.

28. Which acid is used in car batteries?
Ans → Sulphuric acid.

29. Which musical instrument was invented by Amir Khusro?
Ans → Sitar.

30. Where is Kaziranga National Park situated?
Ans → Assam, India.

31. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Ans → Wular Lake in Kashmir.

32. Which gas is added to LPG to detect its leakage?
Ans → Ethyl Mercaptan.

33. According to geographical history, which is the oldest mountain range in India?
Ans → Aravali Range.

34. In which year was Periyar National Park established?
Ans → 1950.

35. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution?
Ans → Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.

36. How much time did it take to draft the Indian Constitution?
Ans → 2 years, 11 months and 18 days. (Dec 1946 – Nov 1949)

37. What was the length of the longest crocodile ever found?
Ans → 6–7 metres (about 23 feet).

38. When was Jana Gana Mana accepted as the National Anthem of India?
Ans → 24 January 1950.

39. Who wrote the book The Unhappy India ?
Ans → Lala Lajpat Rai.

40. Which is the smallest Union Territory of India?
Ans → Lakshadweep is the smallest UT (area ≈ 32 km²).

41. How many players are there in a polo team?
Ans → 4 players.

42. How many months have 31 days?
Ans → 7 months.