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General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of India?

a)

Mumbai

b)

New Delhi

c)

Kolkata

d)

Chennai

2.

Who is known as the "Missile Man of India"?

a)

Homi Bhabha

b)

Vikram Sarabhai

c)

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

d)

C.V. Raman

3.

The national anthem of India was composed by?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

4.

Who was the first Prime Minister of Independent India?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Sardar Patel

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

5.

Which is the largest state in India by area?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Uttar Pradesh

c)

Rajasthan

d)

Maharashtra

6.

Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?

a)

Ganga

b)

Kosi

c)

Yamuna

d)

Damodar

7.

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Sonia Gandhi

c)

Pratibha Patil

d)

Sarojini Naidu

8.

Which is the national animal of India?

a)

Lion

b)

Tiger

c)

Elephant

d)

Peacock

9.

The currency of Japan is?

a)

Yen

b)

Yuan

c)

Won

d)

Dollar

10.

Which Indian sportsperson is known as the "God of Cricket"?

a)

M.S. Dhoni

b)

Kapil Dev

c)

Rahul Dravid

d)

Sachin Tendulkar

11.

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

12.

Which city is called the "Pink City of India"?

a)

Jaipur

b)

Jodhpur

c)

Lucknow

d)

Udaipur

13.

Who invented the light bulb?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

James Watt

d)

Nikola Tesla

14.

Where is the headquarters of ISRO located?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Bengaluru

c)

Chennai

d)

Hyderabad

15.

The first woman President of India was?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Pratibha Patil

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Sonia Gandhi

16.

Who wrote the book Discovery of India?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

B.R. Ambedkar

17.

Which instrument is used to measure temperature?

a)

Barometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Anemometer

18.

Which Indian film won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2023?

a)

Lagaan

b)

Slumdog Millionaire

c)

RRR (Naatu Naatu)

d)

Mother India

19.

Which is the smallest state of India (area-wise)?

a)

Goa

b)

Sikkim

c)

Manipur

d)

Tripura

20.

The Battle of Plassey was fought in?

a)

1526

b)

1757

c)

1857

d)

1942

21.

Who is known as the "Father of the Nation" in India?

a)

Subhas Chandra Bose

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

22.

Which Indian state is famous for tea gardens?

a)

Kerala

b)

Assam

c)

Punjab

d)

Tamil Nadu

23.

Who was the first Indian to go into space?

a)

Rakesh Sharma

b)

Kalpana Chawla

c)

Sunita Williams

d)

Vikram Sarabhai

24.

Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

a)

Mercury

b)

Copper

c)

Silver

d)

Iron

25.

Where is the Sun Temple located?

a)

Konark

b)

Khajuraho

c)

Madurai

d)

Puri

26.

The Grand Trunk Road was built by?

a)

Akbar

b)

Sher Shah Suri

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Ashoka

27.

Which sport is P.V. Sindhu associated with?

a)

Cricket

b)

Badminton

c)

Tennis

d)

Wrestling

28.

Which gas do humans exhale during respiration?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

29.

Where will you find India Gate?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Kolkata

c)

New Delhi

d)

Lucknow

30.

Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Shah Jahan

31.

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

32.

Who is called the "Iron Man of India"?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

33.

What is the national flower of India?

a)

Lotus

b)

Rose

c)

Jasmine

d)

Sunflower

34.

Which organ purifies our blood?

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Kidneys

d)

Liver

35.

In which year did India get independence?

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1950

d)

1962

36.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

James Watt

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Michael Faraday

37.

Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

a)

P.T. Usha

b)

Karnam Malleswari

c)

Mary Kom

d)

Sakshi Malik

38.

Which state is called the "Land of Five Rivers"?

a)

Punjab

b)

Haryana

c)

Gujarat

d)

Odisha

39.

What is the largest continent in the world?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

40.

What is the largest continent in the world?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

41.

Which is the smallest planet in the solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

42.

Who is the author of the book Wings of Fire?

a)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

b)

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

c)

R.K. Narayan

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

43.

Which city is popularly known as the "City of Lakes"?

a)

Udaipur

b)

Bhopal

c)

Srinagar

d)

Jaipur

44.

Who gave the slogan Inquilab Zindabad?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Chandrashekhar Azad

45.

Which vitamin is present in sunlight?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

46.

The first battle of Panipat was fought in?

a)

1526

b)

1556

c)

1761

d)

1857

47.

The currency of the USA is?

a)

Dollar

b)

Pound

c)

Euro

d)

Dinar

48.

Who was the first President of India?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c)

S. Radhakrishnan

d)

V.V. Giri

49.

Who discovered gravity?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Archimedes

50.

Which is the national fruit of India?

a)

Apple

b)

Banana

c)

Mango

d)

Orange

51.

The International court of Justice is located in?

a)

Paris

b)

The Hague

c)

Geneva

d)

New York

52.

Which Mughal ruler is known as "Akbar the Great"?

a)

Babur

b)

Akbar

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Humayun

53.

The study of earthquakes is called?

a)

Geology

b)

Seismology

c)

Geography

d)

Meteorology

54.

Who is known as the "Nightingale of India"?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Mother Teresa

d)

Annie Besant

55.

Which state is India's highest tea producer?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Assam

c)

West Bengal

d)

Kerala

56.

What is the national sport of India (officially none, but traditionally)?

a)

Cricket

b)

Kabaddi

c)

Hockey

d)

Football

57.

Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

58.

Which freedom fighter is also known as "Netaji"?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Sardar Patel

59.

Which Indian city is known as "Manchester of India"?

a)

Chennai

b)

Surat

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Kolkata

60.

Which is the largest ocean in the world?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

61.

What is the name of India's first satellite?

a)

INSAT-1

b)

Aryabhata

c)

Bhaskara

d)

Rohini

62.

Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

a)

Kerala

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Gujarat

d)

Tamil Nadu

63.

What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?

a)

Manali

b)

Shimla

c)

Dharamshala

d)

Mandi

64.

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?

a)

Galileo

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Planck

65.

Which Indian is popularly called the "Flying Sikh"?

a)

Milkha Singh

b)

Kapil Dev

c)

Sunil Gavaskar

d)

Dhanraj Pillay

66.

Which Indian festival is also called the Festival of Lights?

a)

Holi

b)

Diwali

c)

Eid

d)

Pongal

67.

Which river is the longest in India?

a)

Ganga

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Yamuna

d)

Godavari

68.

What is the study of plants called?

a)

Zoology

b)

Biology

c)

Botany

d)

Ecology

69.

Where is the Charminar located?

a)

Jaipur

b)

Hyderabad

c)

Lucknow

d)

Delhi

70.

Who was the first Indian woman astronaut in space?

a)

Sunita Williams

b)

Kalpana Chawla

c)

Indira Gandhi

d)

Tessy Thomas

71.

Which state is called "God's Own Country"?

a)

Kerala

b)

Goa

c)

Uttarakhand

d)

Sikkim

72.

The brightest planet in the night sky is?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Venus

d)

Saturn

73.

Which Indian leader gave the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Indira Gandhi

d)

Rajiv Gandhi

74.

Which monument is called the "Symbol of Love"?

a)

Qutub Minar

b)

Charminar

c)

Lotus Temple

d)

Taj Mahal

75.

Which is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Sahara

b)

Thar

c)

Gobi

d)

Kalahari

76.

Which day is celebrated as India's Republic Day?

a)

15th August

b)

26th January

c)

2nd October

d)

14th November

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