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 → 108 national parks (as of 2025)

6. How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in India?
Ans → 573 wildlife sanctuaries. (as of 2024)

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 All India Radio 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. A group of stars is called?
Ans → Constellation

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

43. What is the Present name of Pataliputra?

Ans →Patna

44. Who wrote the Book, “My Country My Life”?
Ans →L. K. Advani

45. Who wrote the first Hindi novel "Pariksha Guru"? 

Ans →Lala Srinivas Das

46. Who won the first IPL (Indian Premier League) tournament?
Ans →Rajasthan Royals.

47. Which Indian chess player became the first Grandmaster?
Ans →Viswanathan Anand.

48. Which is the Smallest Ocean? 

Ans →Arctic Ocean

49. Who was the first Mughal ruler of India?
Ans → Babur

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

51. Who discovered the electron?

Ans → J. J. Thomson

52. What is the plateau located in the southern part of India called?
Ans → Peninsular Plateau

53. What is the habitat in which plants and animals live on land called?
Ans → Terrestrial habitat

54. What are the reproductive organs of flowers called?
Ans → Stamen and Carpel

55. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
Ans → Lord Mountbatten

56. Partition of Bengal took place in which year?
Ans → 1905

57. Who publishes the Human Development Index (HDI)?
Ans →United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

58. Which civilization is considered the oldest civilization of the world?
Ans → Mesopotamian Civilization

59. Who wrote the famous handbook ‘Arthashastra’?
Ans → Kautilya (Chanakya)

60. Which is the state animal of Punjab?
Ans → Blackbuck

61. The region of Indian Punjab between Ravi and Chenab is called?
Ans →Rechna Doab

62. Which ruler was a contemporary of Guru Ram Das Ji?
Ans → Akbar

63. Name the National Reptile of India.
Ans → King Cobra

64. Which is the only bird that can fly backward?
Ans → Hummingbird

65. What was the name of India's first indigenous aircraft carrier?
Ans → INS Vikrant

66. Which is the longest railway platform in India as well as in the world?
Ans → Hubballi Junction in Karnataka

67. Who is known as the 'Prince of Mathematics in India'?
Ans → Srinivasa Ramanujan

68. Who discovered the symbol for infinity?
Ans → John Wallis

69. Which type of soil is most suitable for cotton cultivation?
Ans → Black soil

70. What are animals that eat dead or decaying matter called?
Ans → Scavengers

71. What is the process by which caterpillars turn into butterflies called?
Ans → Metamorphosis

72. Which gas is produced when vinegar reacts with baking soda?
Ans → Carbon dioxide

73. What process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces over time due to wind and water action?
Ans → Weathering

74. Who was the Viceroy during the partition of Bengal in 1905?
Ans → Lord Curzon

75. Which Mughal Emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi?
Ans → Shah Jahan

76. What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha?
Ans → 552 members

77. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
Ans → Gujarat

78. What are the three colors of the Indian national flag?

Ans →  Saffron, White, Green

79. Who wrote the Indian national anthem Jana Gana Mana? 

Ans →  Rabindranath Tagore

80. What is the process by which plants make their food?

Ans →  Photosynthesis

81. What is the largest organ in the human body?

Ans →  Skin

82. Which is the longest river in India?

Ans →  The Ganga

83. Name India’s highest mountain peak.

Ans →  Kanchenjunga

84. Which gas causes the greenhouse effect?

Ans →  Carbon dioxide (CO₂)

85. What is India’s national motto?

Ans →  Satyameva Jayate

86. Which freedom fighter gave the slogan “Jai Hind”? 

Ans →  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

87. Who proposed the theory of relativity?

Ans → Albert Einstein

88. Which element is essential for human bone strength?

Ans →  Calcium

89. What is the scientific name of the human species?

Ans →  Homo sapiens

90. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Ans →  Diamond

91. Which line divides the Earth into two hemispheres?

Ans →  Equator

92. What is the world’s largest desert?

Ans →  Antarctic Desert

93. What is the Indian national motto inscribed on the currency and official documents?

Ans →  Satyameva Jayate

94. Which is the smallest state of India by area?

Ans →  Goa

95. Which Indian state has the highest population in 2025?

Ans →  Uttar Pradesh

96. Which state is the largest producer of spices in India?

Ans →   Kerala

97. In which state is the famous Sun Temple of Konark located?

Ans →   Odisha

98. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?

Ans →   Assam

99. In which state is the Gir National Park famous for Asiatic lions located?

Ans →   Gujarat

100. Which state is the largest producer of rice in India?

Ans →   West Bengal

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