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100+ General knowledge Questions And Answers In English

1. Which animal is known as the 'Ship of the Desert"?
Ans. Camel


2. How many days are there in a week?
Ans. 7 days


3. How many hours are there in a day?
Ans. 24 hours


4. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
Ans. 26 letters


5. Rainbow consist of how many colours?
Ans. 7 colours


6. How many days are there in a year?
Ans. 365 days (not a leap year)


7. How many minutes are there in an hour?
Ans. 60 minutes


8. How many seconds are there in a minute?
Ans. 60 seconds


9. How many seconds make one hour?
Ans. 3600 seconds


10. Baby frog is known as.......
Ans. Tadpole


11. How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?
Ans. 21 Consonants


12. How many vowels are there in the English alphabet and name them?
Ans. 5 vowels namely a, e, i, o, and u.


13. Which animal is known as the king of the jungle?
Ans. The Lion is known as the king of the jungle.


14. Name the National bird of India?
Ans. The Peacock


15. Name the National animal of India?
Ans. Tiger


16. What is the National Anthem of India?
Ans. The National Anthem of India is Jana Gana Mana.


17. Name the national flower of India?
Ans. Lotus flower


18. Name the National fruit of India?
Ans. Mango


19. What is the National song of India?
Ans. Vande Mataram


20. Who designed the National Flag of India?
Ans. The flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya.


21. Name the National game of India?
Ans. India does not have an official National Game


22. Name the National tree of India?
Ans. Banyan tree


23. Name the National river of India?
Ans. Ganga


24. Name the National Reptile of India?
Ans. King Cobra




25. What is the capital of India?
Ans. New Delhi


26. Name the biggest continent in the world?
Ans. Asia


27. How many continents are there in the world?
Ans. 7 continents


28. Name the primary colours?
Ans. Red, Yellow, and Blue


29. Which is the smallest month of the year?
Ans. February


30. Name the house made of ice?
Ans. Igloo


31. Which colour symbolises peace?
Ans. White


32. Name the largest mammal?
Ans. Blue Whale


33. Sun rises in the.....
Ans. East


34. How many sides are there in a triangle?
Ans. Three


35. Name the largest planet of our Solar System?
Ans. Jupiter


36. Name the place known as the Roof of the World?
Ans. Tibet


37. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Ans. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru


38. Who is the first woman prime minister of India?
Ans. Indira Gandhi


39. Who is the first citizen of India?
Ans. The President of India


40. How many states are there in India?
Ans. 28 states


41. How many Union Territories are there in India?
Ans. 8 Union Territories


42. How many years are there in one Millenium?
Ans. 1,000 years


43. Name the first man to walk on the Moon?
Ans. Neil Armstrong


44. Name the Oceans of the World?
Ans. The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Southern (Antarctic) oceans.


45. Name the densest jungle in the world?
Ans. The Amazon rainforest


46. Which festival is called the festival of colours?
Ans. Holi


47. What is the Isosceles triangle?
Ans. A triangle in which two sides have the same length or two sides are equal.


48. What type of gas is absorbed by plants?
Ans. Carbon Dioxide


49. How many days a February month have in the leap year?
Ans. 29 days


50. Name the longest river on the Earth?
Ans. Nile


51. Name the smallest continent?
Ans. Australia


52. Which is the principal source of energy for the Earth?
Ans: Sun


53. Anti-clockwise is it from left or right?
Ans. Left


54. Name the planet nearest to the Earth?
Ans. Mercury


55. Which festival is known as the festival of light?
Ans. Diwali


56. Name a bird that lays the largest eggs?
Ans. Ostrich


57. Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
Ans. River Dolphin


58. Name the National Heritage Animal of India?
Ans. Elephant


59. Which is the tallest mountain in the world?
Ans. Mount Everest


60. Who invented Radio?
Ans. Guglielmo Marconi is known as the father of radio.


61. Who invented electricity?
Ans. Benjamin Franklin


62. Which continent is known as the ‘Dark’ continent?
Ans. Africa


63. Name the planet known as the Red Planet?
Ans. Mars


64. Who wrote "Malgudi Days"?
Ans. R. K. Narayan


65. Name the National game of the USA?
Ans. Baseball


66. Who invented Watch?
Ans. Peter Henlein


67. Name the largest 'Democracy' of the world?
Ans. India


68. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
Ans. Stapes (Ear bone)


69. Name the country known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Ans. Japan


70. How many millimetres are there in a centimetre?
Ans. 10mm


71. Name the hardest substance available on Earth?
Ans. Diamond


72. Name a shape that has ten sides?
Ans. Decagon


73. Name the largest ocean in the World?
Ans. Pacific Ocean


74. Who is the real founder of Microsoft?
Ans. Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen


75. Who gave the theory of Relativity?
Ans. Albert Einstein


76. Who is the Father of our Nation?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi


77. Who discovered the X-rays first
Ans. Wilhelm Roentgen


78. Who gave the universal law of gravitation?
Ans. Issac Newton


79. What is a telescope?
Ans. A telescope is an instrument in the shape of a tube with special pieces of glass (lenses) inside it. It makes things that far away appear bigger and nearer.


80. Name a natural satellite of Earth?
Ans. Moon


82. What are Commonwealth Games?
Ans. The Commonwealth Games are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among the athletes of the Commonwealth Games.


83. How many years of Independence India celebrated on August 15, 2022?
Ans. India celebrated 75 years of Independence on August 15, 2022.


84. How many medals India won in the Commonwealth Games 2022?
Ans. India won total 61 medals in Commonwealth Games 2022.


85. 34 teeth in total adults have.
Ans. False (The adult has 32 teeth in total).


86. Barometer used to measure Atmospheric Pressure.


Ans. True


87. Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space.
Ans. True


88. Sparrow is a bird known for its intelligence.
Ans. False (Owl is known for its intelligence).


89. Europe is the second smallest continent and the third most populous continent
Ans. True


90. Bosnia and Herzegovina's largest city and capital is Sarajevo.
Ans. True


91. Plants absorbs Oxygen?
Ans. False (Plants absorbs Carbon Dioxide).


92. Denmark's capital and most populous city is Copenhagen
Ans. True


93. Half of 250 is 125.
Ans. True


94. Metre per second is the unit of Speed.
Ans. True


95. William Shakespeare is a scientist.
Ans. False (William Shakespeare was an English dramatist, poet, and actor).


96. There are 200 bones in the Human Body.
Ans. False (206 bones are there in Human Body).


97. Electrons are larger than molecules.
Ans. False


98. With the help of Photosynthesis plants make their own food.
Ans. True


99. Chemical formulae of Hydrochloric acid is HCl.
Ans. True


100. There are 11 players in a cricket team.
Ans. True


101. In 1916 Olympic Games were cancelled because of World War I?
Ans. True


102. In Football, the term Hat-Trick is used.
Ans. False ( The term Hat-Trick is used in cricket).




103. There are nine players in one team of Kho Kho.
Ans. True


104. Commonwealth Games are held every four years.
Ans. True


105. A rainbow has five colours.
Ans. False (Rainbow has 7 colours, VIBGYOR)


106. The main function of the xylem is to transport water from roots to stems and leaves.
Ans. True


107. World Turtle Day is observed on May 23 annually.
Ans. True


108. India is a democratic country?
Ans. True


109. World Cup is held after every 3 years.
Ans. False


110. Tiger belongs to the family of cats.
Ans. True


111. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Ans. Jupiter


112. What is a shooting star?
Ans. A comet entering Earth's atmosphere


113. Which planet is known for its beautiful rings?
Ans. Saturn


114. What causes the phases of the Moon?
Ans. Sun's Light


115. What is the name of the closest star to Earth?
Ans. Sun


116. What is the launch date for Chandrayaan 3 mission?
Ans. July 14, 2023


117. What is the mission of Chandrayaan 3?
Ans. To demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface.


118. Is Chandrayaan- 3 a follow up mission of Chandrayaan- 2?
Ans. True