100 Simple General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers for Indian School Students

100 Simple General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers for Indian School Students.

General Knowledge quiz is a fun activity that parents can indulge in along with their kids. Its also a great way to challenge their memory power. You will be surprised to see how much kids can remember.

So here are some simple General Knowledge questions (along with their answers) that you can ask your little one. Once s/he knows the answers of these questions, feel free to checkout the more advanced questions.

So here we go!

Name a great Maratha leader and ruler
Answer: Shivaji Maharaj

Name the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs (spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher)
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh

A great saint and founded Ramakrishna Mission (Hindu religious and spiritual organisation)
Answer: Swami Vivekananda

A brave Rajout King; he fought against the Mughal King Akbar
Answer: Maharana Pratap

Name the founder of the Arya Samaj (Hindu reform movement)
Answer: Swami Dayanand

Name the Rani of Jhansi; she fought bravely against the British
Answer: Rani Laxmibai (Manikarnika)

In which century did Portuguese merchants first land in Goa?
Answer: 16th Century

Which city was the capital of India before Delhi?
Answer: Calcutta, now Kolkatta (until 1911)

Name the Father of the Nation; also known as Bapu and Mahatma.
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

When did India gain its Independence?
Answer: 15th August, 1947

Name the First President of India.
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Name the First Prime Minister of India; children called him Chacha Nehru
Answer: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Second Prime Minister of India; during his time there was a war with Pakistan (which India won)
Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri

The Iron Man of India; the first Deputy Prime Minister of free India
Answer: Sardar Patel

Founder of the Indian National Army; often called Netaji
Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

Which was the court language during the reign of King Akbar?
Answer: Persian

Who wrote Vande Mataram?
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

What is the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi known as?
Answer: Raj Ghat (Delhi)

Highest Gateway of India.
Answer: Buland Darwaza located built by Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri

What is the modern name of Howrah Bridge?
Answer: Rabindra Setu (built on river Hooghly)

Name the biggest mosque of India?
Answer: Jama Masjid (Delhi)

In which state is the famous one-horned rhinoceros found?
Answer: Assam

Which is the world’s largest animal?
Answer: The Blue Whale

Name the first sportsperson to be conferred the Bharat Ratna (India’s highest civilian award)
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Which musical instrument did Ustaad Bismillah Khan play?
Answer: Shehnai

Is Hockey or kabaddi the national game of India?
Answer: Neither, though most of us have grown up believing that hockey is the national game of India. The Union ministry of youth affairs says it has not found any official order or notification which calls hockey the national game. Read more here.

Which is the smallest continent in the world?
Answer: Australia

First Indian to travel to space?
Answer: Rakesh Sharma.

Name the First Indian woman to go into space?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla

Where do we find the smallest bone in the body?
Answer: In the ear

What is glass made from (wood / Cement / Sand)?
Answer: Sand

How many reindeer’s pull Santa Claus’s sledge?
Answer: Eight

The bamboo is actually a kind of grass (True / False)?
Answer: True

Who invented the Television?
Answer: J.L. Baird

Which planet looks the brightest when seen from earth?
Answer: Venus

Which is the National animal of India?
Answer: Bengal Tiger

Which is the National Bird of India?
Answer: Peacock

What is India’s National Aquatic Animal?
Answer: River Dolphin

Which is the longest river in India (Ganges or Brahmaputra)?
Answer: Ganges.
The Ganges is the longest river of India, if only the distance covered within India is considered. Two major rivers of the Indian subcontinent – Brahmaputra and Indus – are longer than the Ganges, but the distances these two rivers cover within India is much shorter compared to the Ganges.

Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event?
Answer: Pushkar Mela

Which state is known as India’s Spice Garden?
Answer: Kerala (also known as God’s own country)

The dance form ‘Kuchipudi’ is associated with which state of India?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

Name the oldest mountain range of India?
Answer: Aravallis (starts from around Delhi and ends in Gujarat)

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

First Indian to win the Olympic Gold?
Answer: Abhinav Bindra (Shooting)

With which game is the ‘Double Fault’ associated?
Answer: Lawn Tennis

Which game is also called Ping Pong?
Answer: Table Tennis

Which sector contributes the maximum share in National Income of India (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)?
Answer: Tertiary

Which musical instrument does Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma play?
Answer: Santoor

Name a famous hindi novelist / writer?
Answer: Munshi Premchand