Easy GK questions

General knowledge Updated 11 Oct 2026

These easy GK questions cover the basics every student should know: India's national symbols, animals and birds, the human body, simple science, the solar system and popular games. Each question has four options, one correct answer and a short explanation.

The set works well for children, beginners and anyone brushing up on basic general knowledge before a quiz or school test. We have also added a few simple BODMAS questions so you can practise basic maths alongside GK. Try each question yourself first, then check the answer and read the explanation.

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Easy GK questions about India

Q1. Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament House stand in which city, the capital of India?
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Answer: A. New Delhi
The British announced the shift of their capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, and New Delhi remained the capital after independence.
Q2. India has chosen which striped big cat as its national animal?
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Answer: A. Tiger
The Royal Bengal tiger is India's national animal and stands for strength and grace.
Q3. Which bird, famous for its colourful dancing tail, is India's national bird?
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Answer: C. Peacock
The Indian peafowl, or peacock, is the national bird; the male is known for its colourful tail feathers.
Q4. Which flower that grows in ponds has been named India's national flower?
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Answer: A. Lotus
The lotus is India's national flower and grows in ponds and lakes with its leaves floating on water.
Q5. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra on the Indian national flag?
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Answer: A. 24
The navy blue Ashoka Chakra in the centre of the white band has 24 spokes.
Q6. Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India, was written by whom?
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Answer: D. Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore wrote Jana Gana Mana; he also became the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
Q7. On which date is India's Independence Day celebrated every year?
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Answer: A. 15 August
India became independent from British rule on 15 August 1947.
Q8. On which date is Republic Day celebrated in India?
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Answer: B. 26 January
The Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.
Q9. Alphonso and Dasheri are varieties of which fruit, the national fruit of India?
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Answer: C. Mango
The mango is India's national fruit and has been grown in the country for thousands of years.
Q10. In which city is the Taj Mahal located?
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Answer: B. Agra
The Taj Mahal stands on the bank of the Yamuna in Agra and was built by Shah Jahan in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.

Simple GK questions on animals and birds

Q11. Which desert animal stores fat in its hump and is called the ship of the desert?
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Answer: C. Camel
The camel can walk long distances on hot sand and go many days without water, so it is called the ship of the desert.
Q12. Which is the largest animal known to have ever lived on Earth?
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Answer: B. Blue whale
The blue whale is a mammal that can grow to around 30 metres long, bigger than any dinosaur known.
Q13. Which animal is the tallest animal on land?
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Answer: A. Giraffe
A giraffe's long neck and legs let it reach leaves high up on trees.
Q14. Which big cat with a mane is popularly called the king of the jungle?
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Answer: D. Lion
The lion is called the king of the jungle because of its strength and its loud roar.
Q15. Of the four birds below, which one runs fast but is unable to fly?
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Answer: A. Ostrich
The ostrich is too heavy to fly, but it is a very fast runner on its strong legs.
Q16. A garden spider spinning its web uses how many legs to move?
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Answer: C. 8
A spider has 8 legs, so it is not an insect; it belongs to the group called arachnids.
Q17. An ant, like every other insect, has how many legs?
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Answer: A. 6
All insects, such as ants, bees and butterflies, have 6 legs and 3 body parts.
Q18. What name do we give to a baby cow?
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Answer: D. Calf
A baby cow is called a calf; a kitten is a young cat and a puppy is a young dog.
Q19. Which of these insects collects nectar from flowers to make honey?
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Answer: D. Honeybee
Honeybees collect nectar from flowers and turn it into honey inside the beehive.

Basic GK questions on the human body

Q20. Which organ in our chest keeps pumping blood through the body day and night?
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Answer: D. Heart
The heart is a muscular organ that beats all the time to push blood through the blood vessels.
Q21. Air that we breathe in goes into which pair of organs?
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Answer: D. Lungs
The lungs take in oxygen from the air we breathe and send out carbon dioxide.
Q22. A grown-up human skeleton is made of how many bones?
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Answer: B. 206
A newborn baby has about 300 bones, but some join together as we grow, leaving 206 in an adult.
Q23. Which organ controls all the activities of our body?
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Answer: D. Brain
The brain sends and receives messages through nerves and controls thinking, movement and memory.
Q24. How many permanent teeth does an adult human usually have?
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Answer: D. 32
An adult has 32 permanent teeth, including the four wisdom teeth.
Q25. How many milk teeth does a child have?
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Answer: A. 20
Children have 20 milk teeth, which fall out and are replaced by permanent teeth.
Q26. We sniff a flower's sweet scent with which sense organ?
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Answer: B. Nose
The nose has special cells that detect smells in the air we breathe in.
Q27. Which vitamin does our skin make when it gets sunlight?
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Answer: B. Vitamin D
Sunlight helps the skin make vitamin D, which keeps our bones and teeth strong.
Q28. Which substance gives blood its red colour?
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Answer: D. Haemoglobin
Haemoglobin is an iron-rich protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body.

Easy science questions

Q29. At what temperature does pure water boil at sea level?
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Answer: C. 100 °C
Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level, which is the same as 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
Q30. At what temperature does pure water freeze into ice?
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Answer: B. 0 °C
Water turns into solid ice at 0 degrees Celsius.
Q31. Which gas do plants take in from the air to make their food?
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Answer: A. Carbon dioxide
Plants use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to make food, and give out oxygen.
Q32. What is the process by which green plants make their own food called?
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Answer: D. Photosynthesis
In photosynthesis, the green pigment chlorophyll in leaves uses sunlight to make food.
Q33. What is the chemical formula of water?
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Answer: D. H2O
A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, so its formula is H2O.
Q34. A magnet will pull which of these objects towards it?
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Answer: B. Iron nail
Magnets attract iron, nickel and cobalt; wood, plastic and glass are not magnetic.
Q35. After rain, sunlight splits into a rainbow with how many colours?
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Answer: A. 7
A rainbow has 7 colours: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, often remembered as VIBGYOR.
Q36. A doctor checks whether you have fever using which instrument?
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Answer: B. Thermometer
A clinical thermometer measures body temperature; normal body temperature is about 37 °C.
Q37. What is the gaseous form of water called?
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Answer: D. Water vapour
When water is heated it changes into a gas called water vapour.

Basic GK on the world and space

Q38. Which planet goes around the Sun on the innermost orbit?
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Answer: B. Mercury
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and takes only 88 days to go around it.
Q39. Which planet gets its nickname, the Red Planet, from its rusty soil?
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Answer: D. Mars
Mars looks red because its soil contains a lot of iron oxide, or rust.
Q40. Which gas giant is the biggest of all the planets going around our Sun?
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Answer: D. Jupiter
Jupiter is a giant gas planet so big that more than 1,000 Earths could fit inside it.
Q41. What is the name of Earth's only natural satellite?
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Answer: A. Moon
The Moon goes around the Earth about once every 27 days and shines by reflecting sunlight.
Q42. Our solar system has how many planets going around the Sun?
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Answer: D. 8
The 8 planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune; Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Q43. Which ocean covers the biggest area of our Earth?
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Answer: D. Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the biggest and deepest ocean and covers about a third of Earth's surface.
Q44. The Nile, one of the longest rivers in the world, flows through which continent?
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Answer: C. Africa
The Nile flows north through eastern Africa and empties into the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.
Q45. In 1969, who became the first human to set foot on the Moon?
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Answer: C. Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon on 20 July 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
Q46. A leap year, which has 29 days in February, has how many days in total?
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Answer: A. 366
A leap year has 366 days because February gets an extra day, the 29th.

Simple sports and games questions

Q47. How many players does a cricket team have on the field?
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Answer: C. 11
Each cricket side fields 11 players, including the bowler and the wicketkeeper.
Q48. Which game is played with racquets and a ball on a court, with scores called 15, 30 and 40?
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Answer: B. Tennis
In tennis, points in a game are counted as 15, 30 and 40, and a player on 40 wins the game with the next point unless the score is 40 all, called deuce.
Q49. On the white Olympic flag, how many coloured rings are linked together?
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Answer: B. 5
The 5 interlocking rings stand for the coming together of the continents in the Olympic movement.
Q50. How many black and white squares together make up a chessboard?
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Answer: B. 64
A chessboard has 8 rows and 8 columns, giving 8 x 8 = 64 squares.
Q51. A shuttlecock is used in which game?
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Answer: D. Badminton
Badminton is played with racquets and a feathered or plastic shuttlecock hit over a net.
Q52. In which game is the term LBW used?
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Answer: C. Cricket
LBW means leg before wicket, a way a batter can be given out in cricket.
Q53. In which country did the ancient Olympic Games begin?
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Answer: C. Greece
The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece, starting around 776 BCE.
Q54. How many stumps stand at each end of a cricket pitch?
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Answer: C. 3
Each wicket in cricket has three stumps with two bails resting on top.

Simple BODMAS questions

Q55. Using the BODMAS rule, simplify 8 + 4 x 3.
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Answer: C. 20
By BODMAS, multiply first: 4 x 3 = 12, then add 8 to get 20.
Q56. Using the BODMAS rule, simplify 20 - 12 ÷ 4.
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Answer: A. 17
Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3, then 20 - 3 = 17.
Q57. Using the BODMAS rule, simplify (6 + 4) x 5.
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Answer: B. 50
Solve the bracket first: 6 + 4 = 10, then 10 x 5 = 50.
Q58. Using the BODMAS rule, simplify 50 ÷ 5 x 2.
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Answer: A. 20
Division and multiplication go left to right: 50 ÷ 5 = 10, then 10 x 2 = 20.
Q59. Using the BODMAS rule, simplify 9 + 6 ÷ 3 - 2.
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Answer: A. 9
Divide first: 6 ÷ 3 = 2, then 9 + 2 - 2 = 9.
Q60. Using the BODMAS rule, simplify 3 x (8 - 2) + 4.
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Answer: C. 22
Bracket first: 8 - 2 = 6, then 3 x 6 = 18, and 18 + 4 = 22.

How to prepare

Start with the section you find easiest and answer all its questions without looking at the options too long. Mark the ones you get wrong and read their explanations, because the explanation usually adds one more fact that helps you remember the answer.

Basic GK is best learnt in small daily doses. Ten questions a day, revised again after a week, will fix national symbols, body facts and planet names in memory far better than one long session. For the BODMAS questions, always solve brackets first, then division and multiplication from left to right, and finally addition and subtraction from left to right.

Study tips

Revise 10 questions a day and repeat the ones you got wrong after a week.
Make a small chart of national symbols and planets and stick it near your study table.
Ask a friend or family member to quiz you aloud, since speaking an answer helps you remember it.

Questions people ask

What are easy GK questions?

Easy GK questions are simple general knowledge questions on topics like national symbols, animals, the human body, planets and games. They are a good starting point for children and beginners before moving on to harder exam-level questions.

Who can use these basic GK questions with answers?

Students from primary classes, parents quizzing their children and adults revising basic general knowledge can all use them. Teachers can also read them out in class or at a school quiz.

How should I practise simple BODMAS questions?

Follow the order: brackets, orders (powers and roots), division and multiplication from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right. Write each step on paper until the order becomes a habit.

How many easy GK questions should I practise daily?

Around 10 to 20 questions a day is enough for steady progress. Regular revision of the questions you got wrong matters more than doing a large number at once.

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