Awesome general knowledge question for Class 9 and 10 to crack any quiz!! Also for International General Knowledge Olympiad(IGKO)

 


History

Who was the first President of India?


Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

What year did India gain independence from British rule?


Answer: 1947

Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement?


Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Which ancient civilization is known for its advanced urban planning and the Great Bath?


Answer: The Indus Valley Civilization

What was the name of the ship that brought the first English settlers to America in 1620?


Answer: The Mayflower

Geography

What is the largest ocean in the world?


Answer: The Pacific Ocean

Which river is the longest in the world?


Answer: The Nile

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


Answer: Japan

Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?


Answer: The Himalayas

What is the capital city of Australia?


Answer: Canberra

Science

What is the chemical symbol for water?


Answer: H₂O

What planet is known as the Red Planet?


Answer: Mars

What organ in the human body is primarily responsible for pumping blood?


Answer: The heart

What is the process by which plants make their food?


Answer: Photosynthesis

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?


Answer: Diamond

Mathematics

What is the value of π (pi) up to two decimal places?


Answer: 3.14

What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?


Answer: 180 degrees

What is the square root of 64?


Answer: 8

If a number is divisible by both 2 and 3, what is it also divisible by?


Answer: 6

What is the value of 7 to the power of 2?


Answer: 49

Literature

Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?


Answer: William Shakespeare

In which novel would you find the character of Sherlock Holmes?


Answer: "Sherlock Holmes" series by Arthur Conan Doyle

Who is the author of "Harry Potter" series?


Answer: J.K. Rowling

What is the title of George Orwell’s dystopian novel published in 1949?


Answer: "1984"

Which novel features the character of Atticus Finch?


Answer: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Current Affairs

Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?


Answer: António Guterres

Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2022?


Answer: Argentina

Which space agency landed the Perseverance rover on Mars?


Answer: NASA

What is the name of the global initiative to combat climate change and limit global warming to 1.5°C?


Answer: The Paris Agreement

Who is the current President of the United States?


Answer: Joe Biden

  1. lose water through their leaves?

    • Answer: Transpiration
  2. What is the powerhouse of the cell?

    • Answer: The mitochondrion
  3. Who is known as the father of modern physics?lose water through their leaves?


    Answer: Transpiration

    What is the powerhouse of the cell?


    Answer: The mitochondrion

    Who is known as the father of modern physics?


    Answer: Albert Einstein

    Mathematics

    What is the value of the angle sum of a quadrilateral?


    Answer: 360 degrees

    What is the next prime number after 7?


    Answer: 11

    If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, what is its area?


    Answer: 24 square centimeters

    What is the cube of 4?


    Answer: 64

    What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?


    Answer: 120

    Literature

    Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?


    Answer: Jane Austen

    Which Shakespeare play features the character of Iago?


    Answer: "Othello"

    Who is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye"?


    Answer: J.D. Salinger

    In which book would you find the character of Ebenezer Scrooge?


    Answer: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

    Which novel tells the story of the young orphan Harry Potter?


    Answer: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

    Current Affairs

    Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?


    Answer: Brazil

    What organization was established to provide humanitarian aid during disasters?


    )History

    Who was the first Emperor of China?

    Answer: Qin Shi Huang

    What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin sailed on to study evolution?

    Answer: The HMS Beagle

    Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?


    Answer: The Storming of the Bastille

    Who was the famous female ruler of ancient Egypt known for her intelligence and political acumen?


    Answer: Cleopatra

    What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War?


    Answer: To separate East Berlin (communist) from West Berlin (democratic)

    Geography

    Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?


    Answer: The Sahara Desert

    What is the smallest country in the world by land area?


    Answer: Vatican City

    Which river is the longest in Asia?


    Answer: The Yangtze

    In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?


    Answer: Australia

    What is the highest mountain in Africa?


    Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro

    Science

    What is the chemical symbol for gold?


    Answer: Au

    What type of rock is formed from molten lava?


    Answer: Igneous rock

    What is the name of the process by which plants lose water through their leaves?


    Answer: Transpiration

    What is the powerhouse of the cell?


    Answer: The mitochondrion

    Who is known as the father of modern physics?


    Answer: Albert Einstein

    Mathematics

    What is the value of the angle sum of a quadrilateral?


    Answer: 360 degrees

    What is the next prime number after 7?


    Answer: 11

    If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, what is its area?


    Answer: 24 square centimeters

    What is the cube of 4?


    Answer: 64

    What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?


    Answer: 120

    Literature

    Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?


    Answer: Jane Austen

    Which Shakespeare play features the character of Iago?


    Answer: "Othello"

    Who is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye"?


    Answer: J.D. Salinger

    In which book would you find the character of Ebenezer Scrooge?


    Answer: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens

    Which novel tells the story of the young orphan Harry Potter?


    Answer: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

    Current Affairs

    Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?


    Answer: Brazil

    What organization was established to provide humanitarian aid during disasters?


    Answer: The Red Cross

    Who is known for developing the theory of general relativity?


    Answer: Albert Einstein

    What is the name of the global effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19?



    • Answer: Albert Einstein

Mathematics

  1. What is the value of the angle sum of a quadrilateral?

    • Answer: 360 degrees
  2. What is the next prime number after 7?

    • Answer: 11
  3. If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, what is its area?

    • Answer: 24 square centimeters
  4. What is the cube of 4?

    • Answer: 64
  5. What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?

    • Answer: 120

Literature

  1. Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?

    • Answer: Jane Austen
  2. Which Shakespeare play features the character of Iago?

    • Answer: "Othello"
  3. Who is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye"?

    • Answer: J.D. Salinger
  4. In which book would you find the character of Ebenezer Scrooge?

    • Answer: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
  5. Which novel tells the story of the young orphan Harry Potter?

    • Answer: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Current Affairs

  1. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

    • lose water through their leaves?

    • Answer: Transpiration
    • What is the powerhouse of the cell?

    • Answer: The mitochondrion
    • Who is known as the father of modern physics?

    • Answer: Albert Einstein
    • Mathematics
    • What is the value of the angle sum of a quadrilateral?

    • Answer: 360 degrees
    • What is the next prime number after 7?

    • Answer: 11
    • If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, what is its area?

    • Answer: 24 square centimeters
    • What is the cube of 4?

    • Answer: 64
    • What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?

    • Answer: 120
    • Literature
    • Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?

    • Answer: Jane Austen
    • Which Shakespeare play features the character of Iago?

    • Answer: "Othello"
    • Who is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye"?

    • Answer: J.D. Salinger
    • In which book would you find the character of Ebenezer Scrooge?

    • Answer: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
    • Which novel tells the story of the young orphan Harry Potter?

    • Answer: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
    • Current Affairs
    • Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

    • Answer: Brazil
    • What organization was established to provide humanitarian aid during disasters?

    • )History
    • Who was the first Emperor of China?
    • Answer: Qin Shi Huang
    • What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin sailed on to study evolution?
    • Answer: The HMS Beagle
    • Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

    • Answer: The Storming of the Bastille
    • Who was the famous female ruler of ancient Egypt known for her intelligence and political acumen?

    • Answer: Cleopatra
    • What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War?

    • Answer: To separate East Berlin (communist) from West Berlin (democratic)
    • Geography
    • Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?

    • Answer: The Sahara Desert
    • What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

    • Answer: Vatican City
    • Which river is the longest in Asia?

    • Answer: The Yangtze
    • In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?

    • Answer: Australia
    • What is the highest mountain in Africa?

    • Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro
    • Science
    • What is the chemical symbol for gold?

    • Answer: Au
    • What type of rock is formed from molten lava?

    • Answer: Igneous rock
    • What is the name of the process by which plants lose water through their leaves?

    • Answer: Transpiration
    • What is the powerhouse of the cell?

    • Answer: The mitochondrion
    • Who is known as the father of modern physics?

    • Answer: Albert Einstein
    • Mathematics
    • What is the value of the angle sum of a quadrilateral?

    • Answer: 360 degrees
    • What is the next prime number after 7?

    • Answer: 11
    • If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, what is its area?

    • Answer: 24 square centimeters
    • What is the cube of 4?

    • Answer: 64
    • What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?

    • Answer: 120
    • Literature
    • Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?

    • Answer: Jane Austen
    • Which Shakespeare play features the character of Iago?

    • Answer: "Othello"
    • Who is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye"?

    • Answer: J.D. Salinger
    • In which book would you find the character of Ebenezer Scrooge?

    • Answer: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
    • Which novel tells the story of the young orphan Harry Potter?

    • Answer: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
    • Current Affairs
    • Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

    • Answer: Brazil
    • What organization was established to provide humanitarian aid during disasters?

    • Answer: The Red Cross
    • Who is known for developing the theory of general relativity?

    • Answer: Albert Einstein
    • What is the name of the global effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19?

    • )History
    • Who was the first Emperor of China?
  2. Answer: Qin Shi Huang
  3. What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin sailed on to study evolution?
Answer: The HMS Beagle
Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

Answer: The Storming of the Bastille
Who was the famous female ruler of ancient Egypt known for her intelligence and political acumen?

Answer: Cleopatra
What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War?

Answer: To separate East Berlin (communist) from West Berlin (democratic)
Geography
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?

Answer: The Sahara Desert
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?

Answer: Vatican City
Which river is the longest in Asia?

Answer: The Yangtze
In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Answer: Australia
What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro
Science
What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Answer: Au
What type of rock is formed from molten lava?

Answer: Igneous rock
What is the name of the process by which plants lose water through their leaves?

Answer: Transpiration
What is the powerhouse of the cell?

Answer: The mitochondrion
Who is known as the father of modern physics?

Answer: Albert Einstein
Mathematics
What is the value of the angle sum of a quadrilateral?

Answer: 360 degrees
What is the next prime number after 7?

Answer: 11
If a rectangle has a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, what is its area?

Answer: 24 square centimeters
What is the cube of 4?

Answer: 64
What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?

Answer: 120
Literature
Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?

Answer: Jane Austen
Which Shakespeare play features the character of Iago?

Answer: "Othello"
Who is the author of "The Catcher in the Rye"?

Answer: J.D. Salinger
In which book would you find the character of Ebenezer Scrooge?

Answer: "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
Which novel tells the story of the young orphan Harry Potter?

Answer: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Current Affairs
Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?

Answer: Brazil
What organization was established to provide humanitarian aid during disasters?

Answer: The Red Cross
Who is known for developing the theory of general relativity?

Answer: Albert Einstein
What is the name of the global effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19?
Answer: The COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Answer: France (Paris)


History

  1. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?

    • Answer: The Mongol Empire
  2. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

    • Answer: Margaret Thatcher
  3. What year did World War I begin?

    • Answer: 1914
  4. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

    • Answer: Joseph Stalin
  5. Which ancient city is known for its hanging gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

    • Answer: Babylon
  6. What was the name of the ship that famously sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?

    • Answer: The Titanic
  7. Who was the leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party during the Chinese Civil War?

    • Answer: Chiang Kai-shek
  8. What event triggered the start of World War II?

    • Answer: The invasion of Poland by Germany
  9. Which famous queen was known as the "Virgin Queen" of England?

    • Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
  10. Which US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

    • Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Geography

  1. What is the largest island in the world?

    • Answer: Greenland
  2. Which river flows through Egypt and is known as the longest river in Africa?

    • Answer: The Nile
  3. What is the capital city of Canada?

    • Answer: Ottawa
  4. Which country has the most time zones?

    • Answer: France (including overseas territories)
  5. What is the name of the mountain range that runs through South America?

    • Answer: The Andes
  6. What is the smallest continent by land area?

    • Answer: Australia
  7. Which ocean is located to the west of Africa?

    • Answer: The Atlantic Ocean
  8. What is the largest lake in Africa?

    • Answer: Lake Victoria
  9. Which country is known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun"?

    • Answer: Norway
  10. Which city is known as the "City of Canals"?

    • Answer: Venice

Science

  1. What is the main gas found in the Earth's atmosphere?

    • Answer: Nitrogen
  2. What part of the cell contains the genetic material?

    • Answer: The nucleus
  3. What is the chemical formula for table salt?

    • Answer: NaCl
  4. Which planet is known for its prominent ring system?

    • Answer: Saturn
  5. What is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas?

    • Answer: Evaporation
  6. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

    • Answer: Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second
  7. What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

    • Answer: The Sun
  8. What type of bond holds the two strands of a DNA molecule together?

    • Answer: Hydrogen bonds
  9. Which scientist is known for the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

    • Answer: Isaac Newton
  10. What is the study of the Earth's physical structure and substances called?

    • Answer: Geology
  11. What is the value of 9 to the power of 0?

    • Answer: 1
  12. What is the sum of the angles in a pentagon?

    • Answer: 540 degrees
  13. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 5 cm? (Use π = 3.14)

    • Answer: 78.5 square centimeters
  14. What is the perimeter of a square with each side measuring 6 cm?

    • Answer: 24 cm
  15. If a triangle has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, what type of triangle is it?

    • Answer: Right-angled triangle
  16. What is the value of 15 divided by 3?

    • Answer: 5
  17. What is the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle with sides of 3 cm and 4 cm?

    • Answer: 5 cm
  18. What is the sum of the first ten prime numbers?

    • Answer: 129
  19. What is the value of 7 cubed?

    • Answer: 343
  20. What is the median of the following set of numbers: 3, 7, 9, 15, 21?

    • Answer: 9
  21. Literature

    1. Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?

      • Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
    2. Which novel features the character Holden Caulfield?

      • Answer: "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger
    3. Who wrote the epic poem "The Odyssey"?

      • Answer: Homer
    4. Which author is known for the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series?

      • Answer: George R.R. Martin
    5. In which book would you find the character of Elizabeth Bennet?

      • Answer: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
    6. What is the title of the first book in the "Harry Potter" series?

      • Answer: "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"
    7. Who wrote "Brave New World"?

      • Answer: Aldous Huxley
    8. Which Shakespeare play features the character of Macbeth?

      • Answer: "Macbeth"
    9. Who is the author of "The Hobbit"?

      • Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien
    10. In which novel would you find the character of Pip?

      • Answer: "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

    Current Affairs

    1. Which company developed the iPhone?

      • Answer: Apple Inc.
    2. What is the name of the global climate summit held annually?

      • Answer: COP (Conference of the Parties)
    3. Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?

      • Answer: New Zealand
    4. Who was the 16th President of the United States?

      • Answer: Abraham Lincoln
    5. Which organization was founded to promote international cooperation and peace after World War II?

      • Answer: The United Nations
    6. Which country is known for the technological innovation company, Tesla?

      • Answer: The United States
    7. What is the name of the spacecraft that successfully landed on Mars in 2021?

      • Answer: Perseverance Rover
    8. Who is known for his work in creating the theory of evolution by natural selection?

      • Answer: Charles Darwin
    9. Which global pandemic began in 2019?

      • Answer: COVID-19
    10. What is the name of the famous structure in Paris that was completed in 1889?

      • Answer: The Eiffel Tower
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