Here’s a set of 100+ General Knowledge (GK) questions and answers for Class 5 students. These questions are designed to enhance their knowledge across various subjects.
100+ GK Questions and Answers for Class 5
1. Geography
1. Which is the largest continent in the world?
A: Asia
2. What is the capital of France?
A: Paris
3. Which is the longest river in the world?
A: The Nile River
4. How many continents are there in the world?
A: Seven
5. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
A: The Pacific Ocean
6. What is the smallest country in the world?
A: Vatican City
7. Which is the largest desert in the world?
A: Sahara Desert
8. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
A: Mount Everest
9. Which river flows through London?
A: The River Thames
10. In which country is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A: Australia
2. Science
11. What planet is known as the Red Planet?
A: Mars
12. Which organ purifies our blood?
A: Kidneys
13. What is the boiling point of water?
A: 100°C
14. Which is the largest mammal on Earth?
A: Blue whale
15. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
A: Carbon dioxide
16. What is the main source of energy for life on Earth?
A: The Sun
17. What is the hardest substance in the human body?
A: Tooth enamel
18. How many bones are there in the human body?
A: 206
19. Which planet is known as the Earth's twin?
A: Venus
20. What is the chemical symbol for water?
A: H₂O
3. History
21. Who was the first President of India?
A: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
22. Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
23. In which year did India gain independence?
A: 1947
24. Who was the first person to land on the Moon?
A: Neil Armstrong
25. Who wrote the Indian national anthem?
A: Rabindranath Tagore
26. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
A: Indira Gandhi
27. Which empire built the Taj Mahal?
A: The Mughal Empire
28. Who was the first Emperor of China?
A: Qin Shi Huang
29. In which year did the Titanic sink?
A: 1912
30. Who discovered America?
A: Christopher Columbus
4. Sports
31. How many players are there in a cricket team?
A: Eleven
32. What is the national sport of India?
A: Hockey
33. Who is known as the Flying Sikh of India?
A: Milkha Singh
34. How many Olympic rings are there?
A: Five
35. Who holds the record for the most goals in football?
A: Cristiano Ronaldo
36. Which country hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics?
A: Japan
37. What is the length of a standard marathon?
A: 42.195 kilometers
38. Who won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
A: West Indies
39. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
A: Basketball
40. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A: Karnam Malleswari
5. General Knowledge
41. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A: Japan
42. What is the currency of Japan?
A: Yen
43. What is the full form of ATM?
A: Automated Teller Machine
44. Who invented the telephone?
A: Alexander Graham Bell
45. Which animal is known as the Ship of the Desert?
A: Camel
46. What is the capital of Australia?
A: Canberra
47. What does the acronym "www" stand for?
A: World Wide Web
48. Which country is known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"?
A: Sri Lanka
49. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?
A: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
50. What is the national bird of India?
A: Peacock
6. India
51. How many states are there in India?
A: 28
52. What is the national animal of India?
A: Bengal Tiger
53. Which river is the longest in India?
A: Ganges
54. What is the national flower of India?
A: Lotus
55. Who is the Prime Minister of India?
A: Narendra Modi (as of 2024)
56. Which Indian city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?
A: Bengaluru
57. Who was the first woman President of India?
A: Pratibha Patil
58. What is the national fruit of India?
A: Mango
59. Which state in India is known as the Land of Five Rivers?
A: Punjab
60. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
A: Rabindranath Tagore
7. Literature
61. Who wrote the famous book “Jungle Book”?
A: Rudyard Kipling
62. What is the title of the national song of India?
A: Vande Mataram
63. Who wrote the famous play “Romeo and Juliet”?
A: William Shakespeare
64. Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
A: J.K. Rowling
65. Who wrote “Gitanjali”?
A: Rabindranath Tagore
66. Who wrote the epic “Ramayana”?
A: Valmiki
67. Who wrote “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”?
A: Mark Twain
68. Who is known as the Bard of Avon?
A: William Shakespeare
69. Who wrote “Pride and Prejudice”?
A: Jane Austen
70. Who wrote “Oliver Twist”?
A: Charles Dickens
8. Mathematics
71. What is the value of Pi?
A: 3.14159
72. How many sides does a hexagon have?
A: Six
73. What is 12 multiplied by 8?
A: 96
74. What is the square root of 144?
A: 12
75. What is the Roman numeral for 50?
A: L
76. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 10 cm and width 5 cm?
A: 30 cm
77. What is 75% of 200?
A: 150
78. How many minutes are there in 2 hours?
A: 120 minutes
79. What is the cube of 3?
A: 27
80. How many degrees are there in a right angle?
A: 90 degrees
9. Space
81. Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
A: Jupiter
82. What is the closest planet to the Sun?
A: Mercury
83. How many moons does Mars have?
A: Two
84. What is the name of Earth’s natural satellite?
A: The Moon
85. What galaxy do we live in?
A: The Milky Way
86. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
A: Venus
87. What is the fifth planet
from the Sun?
A: Jupiter
88. Which planet has the most moons?
A: Saturn
89. What is a group of stars called?
A: A constellation
90. Who was the first Indian to travel to space?
A: Rakesh Sharma
10. Inventions
91. Who invented the light bulb?
A: Thomas Edison
92. Who invented the airplane?
A: Wright Brothers
93. Who discovered electricity?
A: Benjamin Franklin
94. Who invented the World Wide Web?
A: Tim Berners-Lee
95. Who invented the computer?
A: Charles Babbage
96. Who invented the first mechanical calculator?
A: Blaise Pascal
97. Who invented the first vaccine?
A: Edward Jenner
98. Who invented the telephone?
A: Alexander Graham Bell
99. Who invented the first car?
A: Karl Benz
100. Who invented the microscope?
A: Zacharias Janssen
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