Top 30 GK Questions Everyone Should Know With Answers

1. What is the capital of India?

Ans: New Delhi

2. Who is known as the Father of the Nation (India)?

Ans: Mahatma Gandhi

3. What is the national animal of India?

Ans: Tiger

4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Ans: Jupiter

5. Who wrote the Indian National Anthem?

Ans: Rabindranath Tagore

6. What is the currency of Japan?

Ans: Yen

7. Which is the longest river in the world?

Ans: Nile River

8. Who invented the telephone?

Ans: Alexander Graham Bell

9. What is the national bird of India?

Ans: Peacock

10. Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?

Ans: Carbon dioxide

11. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru

12. What is the smallest continent?

Ans: Australia

13. Which is the fastest land animal?

Ans: Cheetah

14. What is H₂O commonly known as?

Ans: Water

15. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

Ans: Japan

16. What is the national flower of India?

Ans: Lotus

17. Who discovered gravity?

Ans: Isaac Newton

18. Which is the largest ocean on Earth?

Ans: Pacific Ocean

19. How many continents are there in the world?

Ans: 7

20. Which is the tallest mountain in the world?

Ans: Mount Everest

21. Who was the first President of India?

Ans: Rajendra Prasad

22. What is the capital of the USA?

Ans: Washington, D.C.

23. Which is the largest desert in the world?

Ans: Sahara Desert

24. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Ans: Leonardo da Vinci

25. What is the national sport of India (commonly believed)?

Ans: Hockey

26. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Ans: Mars

27. Who invented the light bulb?

Ans: Thomas Edison

28. Which is the longest wall in the world?

Ans: Great Wall of China

29. What is the boiling point of water?

Ans: 100°C

30. Who is known as the Missile Man of India?

Ans: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam