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Top 50 GK Questions and Answers in English
Que:-1. Which is considered the tallest animal in the world?
Ans: Giraffe
Que:-.2. How many languages are spoken in the world in total?
Ans: More than 5000
Que:-3. What is the most expensive item in the world?
Ans: Uranium
Que:-4. Which country’s law is considered to be the harshest?
Ans: Saudi Arabia
Que:-5. In which state is the Indravati National Park located?
Ans: Chhattisgarh
Que:-6. Between whom was the ‘First Battle of Tarain’ (1191 AD) fought?
Ans: Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj III
Que:-7. Who made Bengal independent by separating it from the Mughal Empire?
Ans: Murshid Quli Khan
Que:-8. Who was the first education minister of India?
Ans: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Que:-9. Who was the first Indian Governor General?
Ans: C Rajagopalachari
Que:-10. Which country’s people are considered the most hardworking people?
Ans: Japan
Que:-11. When is ‘World Meteorological Day’ celebrated?
Ans: 23 March
Que:-12. How many oceans are there on Earth?
Ans: 5
Que:-13. How many continents are there on Earth?
Ans: 8
Que:-14. When is ‘World TV Day’ celebrated?
Ans: On 24 March
Que:-15. Which is the first university in the world?
Ans: Taxila University
Top 50 GK Questions and Answers in English
Que:-16. When was ‘ISRO’ established?
Ans: 15 August 1969
Que:-17. What was the real name of Dayanand Saraswati?
Ans: Moolshankar
Que:-18. Who founded Arya Samaj?
Ans: Dayanand Saraswati
Que:-19. What is the basic basis of our life?
Ans: Environment
Que:-20. Khajuraho is located in which state of India?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh
Que:-21. Where is the most prevalent Telugu language in India?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
Que:-22. How many players are there in the game of hockey?
Ans: 11 players
Que:-23. Which soil is most abundant in Maharashtra?
Ans: Black soil
Que:-24. In which state of India ‘Kannada dialect’ is spoken?
Ans: Karnataka
Que:-25. ‘Yakshagana dance’ is a folk dance of which state?
Ans: Karnataka
Que:-26. Which is called the biggest fast on earth?
Ans: Equator
Que:-27. Which leader popularized the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in India by reintroducing it?
Ans: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Que:-28. Which city has been renamed as Gurugram?
Ans: Gurgaon
Que:-29. In which country do the ‘five suns’ emerge which can be seen with the naked eye?
Ans: China (in Sing Nite Chun city)
Que:-30. The capital of which state is situated on the banks of river Tawi?
Ans: Jammu and Kashmir
Que:-31. Which dance form gets its name from the Sanskrit word for beauty?
Ans: Lavani
Que:-32. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
Ans: Taka (Dhaka)
Que:-33. In which month is the budget presented?
Ans: February (Article-112)
Que:-34. Which was the first country to adopt a national flag?
Ans: Denmark
Que:-35. What is the minimum age limit to contest Lok Sabha elections?
Ans: 25 years
Que:-36. For how many years are the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council elected?
Ans: 2 years
Que:-37. Who is the first Indian female athlete to win a medal in the Olympic Games?
Ans: Karnam Malleswari
Que:-38. In which direction does the earth rotate on its axis?
Ans: West to East
Que:-39. What is mainly found in Gobar gas?
Ans: Methane
Que:-40. After whom did the British get political power?
Ans: Battle of Plassey (1757)
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Que:-41. Who discovered the cure for Rabies?
Ans: Louis Pasteur
Que:-42. What is the reason for the hardness of water?
Ans: Magnesium bicarbonate
Que:-43. In which Indian state is the Kaziranga National Park located?
Ans: Assam
Que:-44. Who talked about Cubism?
Ans: Pablo-Picasso
Que:-45. Ranthambore National Park is in which state?
Ans: Rajasthan
Que:-46. The Directive Principle of State Policy has been taken from the constitution of which country?
Ans: Ireland
Que:-47. Who presides over the National Development Council?
Ans: Prime Minister
Que:-48. When is Army Day celebrated every year?
Ans: January 15
Que:-49. On which birth anniversary is National Women’s Day celebrated every year on 13th February?
Ans: Sarojini Naidu
Que:-50. Which state of India contributes maximum in food grains production?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh