Gk questions and answers for kids

Basic general knowledge questions that you should know



superlatives of world : Gk




1. Which is the largest animal in the world ?
Answer: Blue whale


2. Which is the largest animal on land ?
Answer: African elephant


3. Which is the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird


4. Which is the largest fish in the world ?
Answer:  Whale shark


5. Which is the tallest animal on the earth ?
Answer: Giraffe


6. Which is the biggest bird in the world ?
Answer: Ostrich


7. Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
Answer: Asia


8. Which is the largest country (area) in the world ?
Answer: Russia
2nd place > Canada


9. Which is the most spoken language in the world ?
Answer: Mandarin (Chinese )
2nd place > Spanish


10. Which is the largest island in the world ?
Answer: Greenland
2nd place > New Guinea


11.Which is the longest river in the world ?
Answer: Nile


12. Which is the largest desert in the world ?
Answer: Sahara Desert


13. Which is the largest bone in human body ?
Answer: Femur (thighbone)


14. What is the smallest bone in the human body ?
Answer: Stapes


15. Which is the largest flower in the world ?
Answer: Rafflesia


16. Which is the largest ocean in the world ?
Answer: Pacific Ocean


17. Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
Answer: Tibetan Plateau


18. Which is the tallest waterfall in the world ?
Answer: Angel Falls


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Basic GK questions for kids

Indian States and Capital


When some one start to study gk, they should first study Indian state and capital. Unfortunately I used to give wrong answer to this types of questions. That's why I am posting Gk questions for kids, actually this is not for Kids(It is for me and you). No more wrong answers......



1. Capital of Andhra Pradesh   >>   Hyderabad


2. Capital of Arunachal Pradesh   >>  Itanagar


3. Capital of Assam   >>  Dispur


4. Capital of Bihar   >>  Patna


5. Capital of Chhattisgarh   >>   Raipur


6. Capital of Goa   >>  Panaji


7. Capital of Gujarat   >>  Gandhinagar


8. Capital of Haryana   >>  Chandigarh


9. Capital of Himachal Pradesh   >>  Shimla


10. Capital of Jammu and Kashmir   >>  Jammu (winter), Srinagar (summer)


11. Capital of Jharkhand   >>  Ranchi


12. Capital of Karnataka   >>  Bangalore


13. Capital of Kerala   >>  Thiruvananthapuram


14. Capital of Madhya Pradesh   >>  Bhopal


15. Capital of Maharashtra   >>  Mumbai


16. Capital of Manipur   >>  Imphal


17. Capital of Meghalaya   >>  Shillong


18. Capital of Mizoram   >>  Aizawl


19. Capital of Nagaland   >>  Kohima


20. Capital of Orissa   >>  Bhubaneswar


21. Capital of Punjab   >>  Chandigarh


22. Capital of Rajasthan   >>   Jaipur


23. Capital of Sikkim   >>  Gangtok


24. Capital of Tamil Nadu   >>  Chennai
 

25. Capital of Tripura   >>  Agartala


26. Capital of Uttar Pradesh   >>  Lucknow


27. Capital of Uttarakhand   >>  Dehradun


28. Capital of West Bengal   >>   Kolkata

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Important questions about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Previously asked questions about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


1. Who was the free India's first Union Education Minister ?
answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


2. Who started the Urdu weeklies Al Hilal and Al Balagh ?
answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


3. Who wrote the book "India Wins Freedom" ?
answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


4. Whose birthday is observed as National Education Day in India ?
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad


5. Which day is observed as National Education Day ?
Answer: November 11


* 6. Who is the youngest president of INC ?
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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General knowledge questions for SSC graduate exam

Combined Graduate SSC gk questions

If you are preparing for SSC exam, please read all GK posts in this blog, because there is no special gk for ssc exam. Any questions can be asked in SSC exams.


1. Which place is known as the land of canals and hat ?
Answer: Panama


2. How many high courts are there in India ?
Answer: 24


3. Which is India's first and only military base outside Indian territory ?
Answer: Farkhor Air Base (Tajikistan)


4. Which continent has the highest number of countries ?
Answer: Africa


5. Who is known as missile woman of India ?
Answer: Tessy Thomas


6. Which is India's largest Biosphere reserve ?
Answer: Gyan Bharati Biosphere reserve (Rann of Kutch)


7. What is the Capital of Labanon ?
Answer: Beirut

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Simple Gk questions and answers

Gk Questions taken from our Online GK service


Retrieving gk questions from online gk box is very difficult, so we are posting some selected important gk questions from the Gk box. These gk questions are shared by our Online visitors.

1. The spherical shape of a drop is due to _______ ?
Answer: Surface tension


2.  Who is the present RBI Governor ?
Answer:  Duwuri Subbarao


3. Earth is protected from Ultra voilet radiation by _______ ?
Answer: Ozone


4. If we move from equator to pole the value of acceleration due to gravity "g"_______ ?
Answer:  Increases


5. Capital of VeneZuela ?
Answer: Karakkas


6. Solid carbon dioxide is known as ______?
Answer: Dry ice


7.  VAT was first introduced in which country ?
Answer: France


8. Which instrument is used to measure blood pressure ?
Answer: Sphygmomano meter


9. How many coastal states are in India ?
Answer: 9


10. The country which lost the largest number of people in the 2nd world war ?
Answer: Japan


11. How many fundamental duties are laid in the constitution of India ?
Answer: 11


12. Which is the Biggest Museum ?
Answer:  British Museum, London


13. Shora is the parliament of  _______?
Answer: Afghanistan


14. Who is the first person to get Param vir chakra ?
Answer: Major Somnath Sharma


15. Which is the largest fresh water lake in India ?
Answer: Wular Lake


* 16. Which is the longest river in peninsular India ?
Answer: Godavari River


* 17. What is the full form of SIM ?
Answer: Subscriber Identity Module


* 18. Who is the founder of Van Mahotsav ?
Answer: K.M. Munshi


* 19. What is the full form of https ?
Answer:  Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure


* 20. Where is Sardar Sarovar project situated ?
Answer: Gujarat


* 21. Which is the coldest planet in the solar system?
Answer: Neptune


*22. Which is the Longest National Highway in India ?
Answer: NH 44 (old name NH 7)


* 23. Which is the smallest National Highway in India ?
Answer: NH 966B


* 24. How many bones are there in human skull ?
Answer: 22

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General Knowledge questions for Bank exams: 2015

Important questions about Reserve Bank of India: frequently asked questions in Bank Clerk, Bank PO exams.


1. When did Reserve Bank of India (RBI) formed?
Answer: 1935 april 1


2. When did Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Nationalised ?
Answer: 1949


3. Where was the first Headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?
Answer: Kolkata


4. When did the Headquarters of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) moved to Mumbai ?
Answer: 1937


5. Who was the First Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor ?
Answer: Sir Osborne Smith


6. Who was the first Indian RBI Governor ?
Answer: C.D.Deshmukh


* 7. Which Commission recommended the formation of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ?
Answer: Hilton Young Commission (Royal commission)


* 8. Which is the central bank in India ?
Answer: RBI


* 9. Which bank is known as Banker's Bank ?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)


* 10. Who is the present Governor of RBI ?
Answer: raghuram rajan from 5/9/2013


* 11. Who introduced the Banking Ombudsman Scheme ?
Answer: Reserve Bank of India

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Orissa

 
General knowledge Quiz QuestionsaboutIndian state - Orissa for all competitive exams like upsc, psc, bank exams, quiz, intelligence bureau, ibps, bank clerk, RRB and postal assistant.


1. What is the capital of Orissa ?
Answer: Bhuvaneshwar


2. Which is the state animal of Odisha ?
Answer: Elephant, Sambar


3. Which Indian state is known as "Soul of India" ?
Answer: Orissa


4. Which Indian state was known as Kalinga in ancient age ?
Answer: Odisha


5. Which Indian state was known as Utkala in ancient age ?
Answer: Odisha


6. Which Indian state was known as Udra desh in ancient age ?
Answer: Odisha


7. What is the name of classical dance of Orissa ?
Answer: Odissi


8. Which dance is known as Sculpture in Motion ?
Answer: Odissi


9. What is the former capital of Orissa ?
Answer: Cuttack
 

10. Which is the first state to privatize the production and distribution of electricity in India ?
 Answer: Odisha


11. Which Indian state has highest percentage of poverty rate in India ?
Answer: Orissa


12. Which is the first state to eradicate Malaria in India ?
Answer:  Odisha


13. Who is the first chief minister of Orissa ?
Answer: Harekrushna Mahatab


14. Who is the present chief minister of Orissa ?
Answer: Naveen Patnaik

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