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World Geography GK Questions
1. Which is the largest continent in the world by area?
A) Africa B) Asia C) North America D) Europe
Answer: B) Asia
2. What is the capital of Australia?
A) Sydney B) Melbourne C) Canberra D) Perth
Answer: C) Canberra
3. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
A) Canada B) Russia C) Indonesia D) Brazil
Answer: A) Canada
4. Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?
A) Alps B) Andes C) Himalayas D) Rockies
Answer: C) Himalayas
5. Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
A) Atlantic B) Indian C) Pacific D) Arctic
Answer: C) Pacific Ocean
6. The Nile River flows through how many countries?
A) 7 B) 9 C) 11 D) 12
Answer: C) 11
7. Which country is known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun"?
A) Sweden B) Norway C) Finland D) Iceland
Answer: B) Norway
8. What is the smallest country in the world by area?
A) Monaco B) Vatican City C) San Marino D) Liechtenstein
Answer: B) Vatican City
9. Which strait separates Asia and North America?
A) Bering Strait B) Strait of Gibraltar C) Malacca Strait D) Hormuz Strait
Answer: A) Bering Strait
10. Which is the largest desert in the world?
A) Sahara B) Gobi C) Antarctic Desert D) Arabian
Answer: C) Antarctic Desert (by area)
World History GK Questions
11. Who is known as the Father of Modern Physics?
A) Isaac Newton B) Albert Einstein C) Galileo Galilei D) Niels Bohr
Answer: B) Albert Einstein
12. In which year did the French Revolution begin?
A) 1776 B) 1789 C) 1799 D) 1815
Answer: B) 1789
13. Who discovered America in 1492?
A) Vasco da Gama B) Ferdinand Magellan C) Christopher Columbus D) James Cook
Answer: C) Christopher Columbus
14. The First World War ended in which year?
A) 1917 B) 1918 C) 1919 D) 1920
Answer: B) 1918
15. Who was the first President of the United States?
A) Abraham Lincoln B) Thomas Jefferson C) George Washington D) John Adams
Answer: C) George Washington
16. The Renaissance period began in which country?
A) France B) Italy C) England D) Spain
Answer: B) Italy
17. Who led the Russian Revolution of 1917?
A) Joseph Stalin B) Vladimir Lenin C) Leon Trotsky D) Karl Marx
Answer: B) Vladimir Lenin
18. Which ancient civilization built the Pyramids of Giza?
A) Mesopotamian B) Indus Valley C) Egyptian D) Mayan
Answer: C) Egyptian
19. The United Nations was founded in which year?
A) 1944 B) 1945 C) 1946 D) 1950
Answer: B) 1945
20. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
A) Roald Amundsen B) Robert Scott C) Ernest Shackleton D) Edmund Hillary
Answer: A) Roald Amundsen
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Science & Technology GK Questions
21. What is the chemical symbol of Gold?
A) Go B) Gd C) Au D) Ag
Answer: C) Au
22. Who invented the Telephone?
A) Thomas Edison B) Alexander Graham Bell C) Nikola Tesla D) Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: B) Alexander Graham Bell
23. What is the speed of light in vacuum?
A) 3 × 10^8 m/s B) 3 × 10^6 m/s C) 3 × 10^10 m/s D) 3 × 10^5 m/s
Answer: A) 3 × 10^8 m/s
24. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Venus B) Mars C) Jupiter D) Saturn
Answer: B) Mars
25. What is the powerhouse of the cell?
A) Nucleus B) Ribosome C) Mitochondria D) Golgi Body
Answer: C) Mitochondria
26. Who developed the Theory of Relativity?
A) Isaac Newton B) Albert Einstein C) Stephen Hawking D) Max Planck
Answer: B) Albert Einstein
27. What is the atomic number of Carbon?
A) 6 B) 8 C) 12 D) 14
Answer: A) 6
28. Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?
A) Oxygen B) Carbon Dioxide C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen
Answer: C) Nitrogen
29. What does HTTP stand for?
A) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol B) High Transfer Text Protocol C) Hyperlink Text Transfer Process D) None
Answer: A) Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
30. Who is known as the Father of Indian Space Programme?
A) APJ Abdul Kalam B) Vikram Sarabhai C) Homi Bhabha D) Satish Dhawan
Answer: B) Vikram Sarabhai
Politics, Economy & Current Affairs GK
31. Which country has the largest economy in the world (2026)?
A) China B) USA C) Japan D) Germany
Answer: B) USA (Nominal GDP)
32. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of 2026)?
A) António Guterres B) Tedros Adhanom C) Kristalina Georgieva D) None
Answer: A) António Guterres (continuing term)
33. What is the currency of Japan?
A) Yen B) Won C) Yuan D) Ringgit
Answer: A) Yen
34. The headquarters of the World Bank is in?
A) Geneva B) New York C) Washington D.C. D) Paris
Answer: C) Washington D.C.
35. Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022?
A) France B) Argentina C) Brazil D) Germany
Answer: B) Argentina
36. What does WTO stand for?
A) World Trade Organisation B) World Tourism Organisation C) World Technology
Organisation D) None
Answer: A) World Trade Organisation
37. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of the world?
A) Indira Gandhi B) Sirimavo Bandaranaike C) Margaret Thatcher D) Golda Meir
Answer: B) Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
38. Which is the largest democracy in the world?
A) USA B) India C) Brazil D) Indonesia
Answer: B) India
39. What is the full form of IMF?
A) International Monetary Fund B) Indian Monetary Fund C) International Money
Federation D) None
Answer: A) International Monetary Fund
40. BRICS was originally formed with how many countries?
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 8
Answer: B) 5
Miscellaneous GK Questions for Competitive Exams
41. Who wrote the National Anthem of India?
A) Bankim Chandra B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Sarojini Naidu D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore
42. Which is the tallest statue in the world?
A) Statue of Liberty B) Statue of Unity C) Spring Temple Buddha D) Christ the Redeemer
Answer: B) Statue of Unity (India)
43. What is the national sport of Canada?
A) Baseball B) Ice Hockey C) Cricket D) Football
Answer: B) Ice Hockey
44. Nobel Prize is given in how many fields?
A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
Answer: B) 6 (Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics)
45. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Subhash Chandra Bose C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Bhagat
Singh
Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
46. Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
A) Paris B) Tokyo C) Los Angeles D) Beijing
Answer: A) Paris (France)
47. What is the full form of UNESCO?
A) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Answer: A)
48. Which planet has the most moons?
A) Jupiter B) Saturn C) Uranus D) Neptune
Answer: B) Saturn
49. The book “Wings of Fire” is written by?
A) APJ Abdul Kalam B) Chetan Bhagat C) Arundhati Roy D) R.K. Narayan
Answer: A) APJ Abdul Kalam
50. What is the study of birds called?
A) Ornithology B) Entomology C) Herpetology D) Ichthyology
Answer: A) Ornithology
Indian History & Freedom Struggle GK
51. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Bindusara D) Chanakya
Answer: B) Chandragupta Maurya
52. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
A) 1757 B) 1764 C) 1857 D) 1526
Answer: A) 1757
53. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
A) Bhagat Singh B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A) Bhagat Singh
54. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in which year?
A) 1919 B) 1920 C) 1930 D) 1942
Answer: A) 1919
55. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Lord Dalhousie D) Warren Hastings
Answer: A) Lord Mountbatten
56. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in which year?
A) 1919 B) 1920 C) 1930 D) 1942
Answer: B) 1920
57. Who is known as the “Nightingale of India”?
A) Sarojini Naidu B) Kasturba Gandhi C) Indira Gandhi D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: A) Sarojini Naidu
58. The Quit India Movement was started in which year?
A) 1942 B) 1930 C) 1920 D) 1947
Answer: A) 1942
59. Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Sardar Patel
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
60. The capital of the Vijayanagara Empire was?
A) Madurai B) Hampi C) Thanjavur D) Kanchipuram
Answer: B) Hampi
Sports GK Questions
61. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups (as of 2026)?
A) Germany B) Brazil C) Argentina D) Italy
Answer: B) Brazil (5 titles)
62. Who is known as the “Payyoli Express”?
A) P.T. Usha B) Milkha Singh C) Dutee Chand D) Hima Das
Answer: A) P.T. Usha
63. In which sport is the Thomas Cup awarded?
A) Tennis B) Badminton C) Table Tennis D) Hockey
Answer: B) Badminton
64. Who won the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023?
A) India B) Australia C) England D) New Zealand
Answer: B) Australia
65. The term “Grand Slam” is associated with which sport?
A) Tennis B) Golf C) Both A & B D) Cricket
Answer: C) Both A & B
66. Which Indian won the first individual Olympic Gold Medal?
A) Abhinav Bindra B) Neeraj Chopra C) PV Sindhu D) Sushil Kumar
Answer: A) Abhinav Bindra (2008)
67. The Ryder Cup is related to which sport?
A) Golf B) Tennis C) Polo D) Rowing
Answer: A) Golf
68. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A) Karnam Malleswari B) Mary Kom C) Saina Nehwal D) PV Sindhu
Answer: A) Karnam Malleswari (2000)
69. In which year did India win its first Olympic Hockey Gold?
A) 1928 B) 1932 C) 1948 D) 1952
Answer: A) 1928 (Amsterdam)
70. The Davis Cup is associated with which sport?
A) Tennis B) Football C) Basketball D) Volleyball
Answer: A) Tennis
Books and Authors GK
71. Who wrote “The God of Small Things”?
A) Arundhati Roy B) Salman Rushdie C) Vikram Seth D) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: A) Arundhati Roy
72. “Pride and Prejudice” was written by?
A) Jane Austen B) Charlotte Brontë C) Emily Brontë D) George Eliot
Answer: A) Jane Austen
73. Who is the author of “The Alchemist”?
A) Paulo Coelho B) Gabriel García Márquez C) Jorge Luis Borges D) Umberto Eco
Answer: A) Paulo Coelho
74. “Wings of Fire” is the autobiography of?
A) APJ Abdul Kalam B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Nelson Mandela D) Barack Obama
Answer: A) APJ Abdul Kalam
75. Who wrote “Harry Potter” series? A) J.K. Rowling B) Stephen King C) George R.R.
Martin D) Suzanne Collins
Answer: A) J.K. Rowling
76. “The White Tiger” is written by?
A) Aravind Adiga B) Chetan Bhagat C) Amish Tripathi D) Arvind Panagariya
Answer: A) Aravind Adiga
77. Author of “1984”?
A) George Orwell B) Aldous Huxley C) Ray Bradbury D) Isaac Asimov
Answer: A) George Orwell
78. “Ramcharitmanas” was written by?
A) Tulsidas B) Valmiki C) Kalidas D) Surdas
Answer: A) Tulsidas
79. Who wrote “The Immortals of Meluha”?
A) Amish Tripathi B) Devdutt Pattanaik C) Ashwin Sanghi D) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Answer: A) Amish Tripathi
80. “Long Walk to Freedom” is the autobiography of?
A) Nelson Mandela B) Martin Luther King Jr. C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Winston Churchill
Answer: A) Nelson Mandela
Awards & Honours GK
81. Nobel Prize is given by which country?
A) Sweden B) Norway C) Switzerland D) USA
Answer: A) Sweden (except Peace – Norway)
82. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize?
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) C.V. Raman C) Mother Teresa D) Amartya Sen
Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore (1913, Literature)
83. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of which country?
A) India B) USA C) UK D) France
Answer: A) India
84. Which award is given for outstanding achievements in the field of cinema in India?
A) Dadasaheb Phalke Award B) Padma Shri C) Arjuna Award D) Sangeet Natak Akademi
Answer: A) Dadasaheb Phalke Award
85. Pulitzer Prize is associated with?
A) Journalism & Literature B) Science C) Peace D) Sports
Answer: A) Journalism & Literature
86. Ramon Magsaysay Award is given by?
A) Philippines B) Japan C) South Korea D) Indonesia
Answer: A) Philippines
87. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A) Mother Teresa B) Indira Gandhi C) Sarojini Naidu D) Kiran Bedi
Answer: A) Mother Teresa
88. The Oscar Award is officially known as?
A) Academy Award B) Grammy C) Emmy D) Tony
Answer: A) Academy Award
89. Arjuna Award is given for excellence in?
A) Sports B) Literature C) Science D) Music
Answer: A) Sports
90. Who received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2025?
(Recent) A) Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson & James A. Robinson
Answer: A) (for institutions and prosperity research)
Environment, Economy & Miscellaneous GK
91. What is the full form of IPCC?
A) International Panel on Climate Control B) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
C) Indian Panel on Climate Change D) International Peace and Climate Council
Answer: B) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
92. Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
A) Congo B) Amazon C) Sundarbans D) Daintree
Answer: B) Amazon Rainforest
93. What does GDP stand for?
A) Gross Domestic Product B) General Domestic Product C) Gross Development Product
D) Global Domestic Profit
Answer: A) Gross Domestic Product
94. Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming?
A) Carbon Dioxide B) Oxygen C) Nitrogen D) Hydrogen
Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide
95. Headquarters of Greenpeace is in?
A) Amsterdam B) Geneva C) New York D) London
Answer: A) Amsterdam
96. What is the currency of the European Union?
A) Euro B) Pound C) Dollar D) Franc
Answer: A) Euro
97. Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
A) Brazil B) India C) Colombia D) Vietnam
Answer: A) Brazil
98. The “Chipko Movement” was related to?
A) Environment Protection B) Women Rights C) Dalit Rights D) Education
Answer: A) Environment Protection
99. What is the study of mushrooms called?
A) Mycology B) Ornithology C) Entomology D) Herpetology
Answer: A) Mycology
100. Which is the national flower of Japan?
A) Cherry Blossom (Sakura) B) Rose C) Lotus D) Tulip
Answer: A) Cherry Blossom (Sakura)
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