GK Questions for Class 10th with Answers

Here are 50 General Knowledge (GK) questions suitable for Class 10 students, focusing on a higher level of difficulty across various subjects like science, history, geography, politics, and current affairs.

 GK Questions for Class 10th with Answers

 History & Politics:

1. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?  

   Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

2. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought?  

   Answer: 1757

3. Who was the Viceroy of India during the partition in 1947?  

   Answer: Lord Mountbatten

4. Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?  

   Answer: Shah Jahan

5. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize?  

   Answer: Rabindranath Tagore (1913, Literature)

6. Which Act led to the formation of the Supreme Court of India?  

   Answer: The Regulating Act of 1773

7. What was the real name of Bhagat Singh?  

   Answer: Bhagat Singh

8. Which historical movement is associated with Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March?  

   Answer: The Salt Satyagraha (1930)

9. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?  

   Answer: Sarojini Naidu (Governor of Uttar Pradesh)

10. Which treaty ended the First World War?  

    Answer: Treaty of Versailles (1919)

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 Geography:

11. Which is the largest active volcano in the world?  

    Answer: Mauna Loa (Hawaii)

12. What is the deepest point in the Earth's oceans?  

    Answer: Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)

13. Which Indian state is known as the 'Land of Rising Sun'?  

    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

14. What is the longest river in India?  

    Answer: Ganga River

15. Which ocean is the smallest in the world?  

    Answer: Arctic Ocean

16. In which state is the Kanchenjunga mountain located?  

    Answer: Sikkim

17. Which city is known as the 'Silicon Valley of India'?  

    Answer: Bengaluru

18. What is the capital of Canada?  

    Answer: Ottawa

19. Which country shares the longest border with India?  

    Answer: Bangladesh

20. What is the name of the boundary line between India and Pakistan?  

    Answer: Radcliffe Line

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 Science & Technology:

21. What is the chemical symbol for Potassium?  

    Answer: K

22. Who discovered the structure of DNA?  

    Answer: James Watson and Francis Crick

23. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?  

    Answer: Nitrogen (about 78%)

24. Who developed the theory of relativity?  

    Answer: Albert Einstein

25. Which planet has the most moons in our solar system?  

    Answer: Jupiter

26. What is the SI unit of electric current?  

    Answer: Ampere

27. Which is the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth?  

    Answer: Diamond

28. Which element is necessary for photosynthesis to occur?  

    Answer: Chlorophyll

29. Who is regarded as the father of modern chemistry?  

    Answer: Antoine Lavoisier

30. What is the full form of DNA?  

    Answer: Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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 Economics & Current Affairs:

31. Who is the current President of India (as of 2024)?  

    Answer: Droupadi Murmu

32. Which country has the highest GDP in the world?  

    Answer: United States of America

33. What is the name of the first Indian satellite?  

    Answer: Aryabhata (launched in 1975)

34. Which Indian city is known as the 'Financial Capital of India'?  

    Answer: Mumbai

35. What is the full form of GST in the Indian taxation system?  

    Answer: Goods and Services Tax

36. Which country launched the Chandrayaan-3 mission?  

    Answer: India (ISRO)

37. Which global organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020?  

    Answer: World Health Organization (WHO)

38. What is the official currency of the European Union?  

    Answer: Euro

39. Which Indian scientist played a key role in the development of India’s nuclear program?  

    Answer: Dr. Homi J. Bhabha

40. Which Indian city hosted the G20 Summit in 2023?  

    Answer: New Delhi

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 Sports:

41. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?  

    Answer: Abhinav Bindra (Shooting, 2008)

42. Who holds the record for the most runs in Test cricket?  

    Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

43. What is the national sport of Canada?  

    Answer: Ice Hockey

44. Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?  

    Answer: Brazil (5 titles)

45. Who became the first Indian woman to win a medal in wrestling at the Olympics?  

    Answer: Sakshi Malik (Bronze, 2016)

46. What is the full form of IPL in cricket?  

    Answer: Indian Premier League

47. In which year did India win its first ICC Cricket World Cup?  

    Answer: 1983

48. Which is the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament?  

    Answer: Wimbledon

49. Who is the only cricketer to score 100 international centuries?  

    Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

50. Which Indian female athlete won a silver medal in Badminton at the 2016 Rio Olympics?  

    Answer: P.V. Sindhu

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These questions cover a wide range of topics and are well-suited for Class 10th students to expand their general knowledge.