General Knowledge is an important aspect of a student’s life and though, is not always prescribed in the syllabus but forms an important foundation for the intellectual building. Some important GK questions for Class 5 have been mentioned below. GK Questions will help you in participating in all competitive exams conducted in school and Entrance Exams.
1. Who is
the Father of our Nation?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
2. Who was
the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Who is
known as Father of Indian Constitution?
Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
4. Which is
the most sensitive organ in our body?
Answer: Skin
5. Giddha is
the folk dance of?
Answer: Punjab
6. Who was
the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
7. Which is
the heavier metal of these two? Gold or Silver?
Answer: Gold
8. Who
invented Computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage
9. 1024
Kilobytes is equal to?
Answer: 1 Megabyte (MB)
10. Brain of
computer is?
Answer: CPU
11. India
lies in which continent?
Answer: Asia
12. Which
country are the Giza Pyramids in?
Answer: The Giza Pyramids are in Egypt.
13. What
city is the statue of liberty in?
Answer: The statue of liberty is in New York City
14. How many
Cricket world cups does India have?
Answer: India has two cricket world cups.
15. Martyrs’
Day is celebrated every year on?
Answer: 30th January
16. Name the
first 3 planets in our solar system?
Answer: The first 3 planets in our solar system are mercury, venus, and earth.
17. Which is
the longest river on the earth?
Answer: Nile
18. Gir
National Park in Gujarat is famous for?
Answer: Lion
19. Which
animal has hump on its back?
Answer: Camel
20. Name 3
root vegetables?
Answer: Beets, carrots, and radish are root vegetables.
21. Name the
game which is played with bat, ball and wicket?
Answer: Cricket
22. Smallest
state of India is?
Answer: Goa
23. Fastest
animal on earth is?
Answer: Cheetah
24. Which is
the animal referred as the ship of the desert?
Answer: Camel
25. Which
plant grows in desert?
Answer: Cactus
26. Highest
dam of India is?
Answer: Tehri Dam
27. The
total distance around a figure is called its?
Answer: Perimeter
28. A figure
with 8 sides is called?
Answer: Octagon
29. What
colour symbolises peace?
Answer: The colour white symbolises peace.
30. National
Tree of India is?
Answer: Banyan tree
31. Which
flower is white in colour?
Answer: Jasmine
32. Agra is
situated on the bank of river?
Answer: Yamuna
33. Baby of
horse is called?
Answer: Colt
34. National
animal of India
Answer: Tiger
35. Shape of
Egg is?
Answer: Oval
36. Most
widely spoken language in the world is?
Answer: Mandarin (Chinese)
37. Which
insect has colourful wings?
Answer: Butterfly
38. Who
wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
39. Cry of
lion is called?
Answer: Roar
40. Name any
reptile?
Answer: A lizard is a reptile.
41. Cataract
is the disease of?
Answer: Eyes
42. Which
organ purify our blood?
Answer: Kidney
43. Who
wrote the National Anthem – Jana Gana Mana?
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
44. How many
colours are there in India’s National Flag?
Answer: Three
45. Gateway
of India is located at?
Answer: Mumbai
46. Who was
Albert Einstein?
Answer: Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.
47. What
crop is famously grown in the region of Darjeeling?
Answer: The region of Darjeeling is known to grow Tea leaves.
48. Capital
of Uttarakhand is?
Answer: Dehradun
49. When do
we celebrate our Independence Day?
Answer: 15th August
50. Sun is
a?
Answer: Star
51. Which
planet is nearest to Earth?
Answer: Venus
52. We get
solar energy from?
Answer: Sun
53. What
islands are a part of the country of India?
Answer: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands belong to
India.
54. Where
does a dog live?
Answer: Kennel
55. Which
animal is called the ship of the desert?
Answer: Camel
56. Goitre
is caused due to the deficiency of?
Answer: Iodine
57. Who was
George Washington?
Answer: George Washington was the first president of the United States of
America.
58. Longest
river in the world is?
Answer: Nile
59. How many
players are there in a cricket team?
Answer: 11
60. Largest
island in the world is?
Answer: Green Land
61. Which
president of the USA is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation.
62. LBW is
related to which sports?
Answer: Cricket
63. Young
one of a cat is called?
Answer: Kitten
64. Which
African nation is famous for chocolate?
Answer: The nation of Ghana is world famous for chocolate.
65. Saina
Nehwal is associated with which sports?
Answer: Badminton
66. How many
days are there in a Leap year?
Answer: 366
67.
Olylmpics games are held after every?
Answer: 4 years
68. How many
sides are there in a pentagon?
Answer: 5
69. What is
King Arthur’s sword called?
Answer: King Arthur’s sword was called Excalibur.
70. A place
where bees are kept is called?
Answer: Aviary
71. Which is
the biggest sea animal?
Answer: Dolphin
72. Who is
the founder of Microsoft?
Answer: Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.
73. Who
discovered Penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Flemming
74. Who was
popularly known as Netaji?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
75. Which
country does the company Sony come from?
Answer: Sony comes from the nation of Japan.
76.
Scientific study of birds is called?
Answer: Ornithology
77. Who is
the author of the book – Broken Wing?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
78. Largest
desert in the world is?
Answer: Sahara desert
79. In which
direction does the sun rise?
Answer: The sun rises from the east.
80.
Kuchipudi is the dance form of which state?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
81. Who was
Margaret Thatcher?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher was a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
82. United
Nation (UN) day is celebrated on?
Answer: 24th October
83. In which
season we wear warm clothes?
Answer: Winter
84. Which
bird can not fly?
Answer: Ostrich
85. We
should cross the road when the traffic light is?
Answer: Green
86. Place
where animals and birds are kept?
Answer: Zoo
87. In which
festival we play with colours?
Answer: Holi
88. Which
fruit gives us oil?
Answer: Coconut
89. Which
jungle is the most dense in the world?
Answer: The Amazon is the densest jungle in the world.
90. The
national song
Answer: Vande Mataram
91. The
national bird is
Answer: Peacock
92. The
national fruit is
Answer: Mango
93. National
Education Day
Answer: 11 Nov.
94.
Children’s Day
Answer: 14 Nov.
95.
Teacher’s Day
Answer: 5 September
96. Which
place is known as tea garden of India
Answer: Assam
97. Which is
the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird
98. Which is
the largest ocean in the world ?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
99. Which is
India’s largest fresh water lake?
Answer: Wular Lake
100. Which
is the tallest waterfall in the world ?
Answer: Angel Falls
101. What
does UPS stand for?
Answer: Uninterrupted Power Supply
102. Name
the four metropolitan cities of India
Answer: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi
103. Name
the birthplace of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Cuttack in Odisha
104.
What is the boiling point of water?
Answer: 100 degree is the boiling point of water.
105.
Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of which states?
Answer: Gujarat
106. Which
state has taken up Sanskrit as an official language?
Answer: Uttarakhand
107. Name
the first female Indian Astronaut
Answer: Kalpana Chawla
108. Who was
the first Indian to go to space?
Answer: Rakesh Sharma
109. Who was
India’s longest serving Prime Minister?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
110. Which
is the smallest continent?
Answer: Australia
111. Who
invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
112. Which
acid is found in lemon?
Answer: Citric Acid
113. What is
India’s form of Governance?
Answer: Democracy
114. How
many states does India have?
Answer: 29
115. Who was
the first Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest?
Answer: Bachendri Pal
116.
‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following
states in India?
Answer: Bihar
117.
Australia lies between which two oceans?
Answer: The Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
118. Name
the 14th President of India
Answer: Ram Nath Kovind
119. Which
Indian woman was the first to win the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Mother Teresa
120.
Who was the inventor of the light bulb?
Answer: Thomas Edison
121. Who is
the Finance Minister of India?
Answer: Arun Jaitley
122. What is
the national game of USA?
Answer: Baseball
123. What is
the full form of NEWS?
Answer: North East West South
124. What is
the full form of AM and PM?
Answer: Ante Meridiem and After Midday
125. Who is
the Vice President of India?
Answer: Venkaiah Naidu
126. Name
the lightest gas
Answer: Hydrogen
127. Who
wrote Panchatantra?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
128. Who was
the first Indian to have won the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
129. Name
the region that has the oldest rocks
Answer: Aravalli
130. Name
the highest mountain peak of India
Answer: Mount Kanchenjunga
131.
Entomology is the science that studies
Answer: Insect
132. How
many layers are there in Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: 5
133. Name
the biggest planet in our solar system
Answer: Jupiter
134. Which
is the largest plateau in the world?
Answer: Tibetan Plateau
135. What is
the order of the planets in the Solar System?
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
136. Who
invented the Television?
Answer: John Logie Baird
137. Where
is the Ajanta caves situated?
Answer: Maharashtra
138. What is
the name of India and Pakistan’s border?
Answer: Radcliffe Line
139. What is
the ratio of width to the length of National Flag of India?
Answer: 2:3
140. Which
gas commonly known as laughing gas
Answer: Nitrous oxide
141. Gandhi
Ji started the Dandi March in which year?
Answer: 1930
142. What is
the study of Universe known as?
Answer: Cosmology
143. Why are
the leaves of a plant so important?
Answer: They produce food for the plant through photosynthesis
144. The
famous Ganga Sagar Mela an annual fair is held in which state of India?
Answer: West Bengal
145. Who is
considered the founder of the Sikh religion?
Answer: Guru Nanak
146. Who was
known as the Indian Napoleon?
Answer: Samudragupta
147. Who
gave the slogan Do or Die?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
148. What is
the distance between Earth and Sun?
Answer: 149.6 Million km
149. Which
is the largest country in the world based on the area?
Answer: Russia
150. What is
the most spoken language in the world?
Answer: Mandarin or Chinese
151. Which
is the longest river in the world?
Answer: Nile
152. Which
is the largest bone in the human body?
Answer: Femur, also known as the thighbone
153. Which
is the first biosphere reserve in India?
Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
154. Which
is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Answer: Wular Lake
155. What is
the full form of HTTP?
Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
156. Which
planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars
157. Place
these shapes in order of how many sides they have—square, triangle, octagon,
and hexagon?
Answer: Triangle, square, hexagon, octagon
158. Who
discovered the theory of relativity?
Answer: Albert Einstein
159. When is
Hindi Diwas celebrated?
Answer: September 14th of every year
160. What is
the script for Hindi language?
Answer: Devanagari
161. Who was
the most sought-after social reformer after the end of Sati?
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
162. What is
the name of our galaxy?
Answer: Milk Mekhela also known as the Milky Way
163. What is
the percentage of water on the floor of our planet?
Answer: 71 percent
164. When is
Earth Day celebrated?
Answer: April 22nd of each year
165. Which
is the longest and shortest river in India?
Answer: Brahmaputra and Tapi, respectively.
166. Name
the metals known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?
Answer: Copper, bronze, silver and gold
167. Who was
the first female Governor of an Indian State?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
168. Jhum
cultivation is a method of cultivation which is used to be practised in which
state?
Answer: Nagaland
169.
Which planet is the coldest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Neptune
170. Who was
the first Muslim lady to rule the Delhi Throne?
Answer: Razia Sultana
171. Where
will you find the largest museum of India?
Answer: Chennai
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