Top 50 World GK Questions and Answers

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World GK questions in English

1. Who is the first person to reach Mount Everest?
   (A) Sherpa Tensing, Edmund Hillary
   (B) Rajesh Sharma
   (C) Charles Hillary
   (D) Johan don

Ans. A

2. Which is the first country to print book?
   (A) China
   (B) India
   (C) USA
   (D) UK

Ans. A

3. Which is the first country to issue paper currency?
   (A) China
   (B) India
   (C) USA
   (D) UK

Ans. A

4. Who is the first President of the U.S.A.?
   (A) George Washington
   (B) Robert Walpole
   (C) Henry Waterloo
   (D) George Bush

Ans. A

5. Who is the first Prime Minister of Britain?
   (A) George Washington
   (B) Robert Walpole
   (C) Henry Waterloo
   (D) George Bush

Ans. B

6. Who is the first Governor General of the United Nations?
   (A) Trigveli (Norway)
   (B) Robert Walpole
   (C) Henry Waterloo
   (D) George Bush

Ans. A

7. Which is the first country to win the football World cup?
   (A) Uruguay
   (B) India
   (C) USA
   (D) UK

Ans. A

8. Who was the first European to attack India?
   (A) Alexander, The great
   (B) Robert Walpole
   (C) Henry Waterloo
   (D) George Bush

Ans. A

9. Who was the first person to fly aeroplane?
   (A) Wright Brothers
   (B) Robert Walpole
   (C) Henry Waterloo
   (D) George Bush

Ans. A

10. Which was the first country to send man to the moon?
    (A) USA
    (B) India
    (C) China
    (D) UK

Ans. A

11. Which was the first country to launch Artificial satellite in the space?
    (A) Russia
    (B) India
    (C) USA
    (D) UK

Ans. A

12. Which was the first city on which the atom bomb was dropped?
    (A) Hiroshima (Japan)
    (B) Singapore
    (C) Pattaya
    (D) Malaysia

Ans. A

World General Knowledge Questions

13. Who was the first person to land on the moon?
    (A) Neil Armstrong
    (B) Robert Walpole
    (C) Henry Waterloo
    (D) George Bush

Ans. A

14. Which is the first spacecraft to reach on Mars?
    (A) Viking – 1
    (B) Vikrant -1
    (C) Shelter
    (D) Magway

Ans. A

15. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of England?
    (A) Margaret Thatcher
    (B) Hilary
    (C) Katrina Joy
    (D) Michel

Ans. A

16. Who was the first Muslim Prime Minister of a country?
    (A) Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
    (B) Indira Gandhi
    (C) Farukha Bibi
    (D) Mumtaj Begum

Ans. A

17. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
    (A) Mrs. Junko Tabei
    (B) Hilary
    (C) Katrina Joy
    (D) Michel

Ans. A

18. Who was the first man to fly into space?
    (A) Yuri Gagarin
    (B) Robert Walpole
    (C) Henry Waterloo
    (D) George Bush

Ans. A

19. Who was the first U.S. President to resign Presidency?
    (A) Richard Nixon
    (B) Robert Walpole
    (C) Henry Waterloo
    (D) George Bush

Ans. A

20. Who was the first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut?
    (A) Mohd. Azharuddin
    (B) Sachin Tendulkar
    (C) Chris Gail
    (D) Virat Kohli

Ans. A

21. Which one is the largest Ocean in the world?

(A) Indian
(B) Pacific
(C) Atlantic
(D) Arctic

Ans. B

22. Which country gifted the ‘Statue of liberty’ to USA in 1886?

(A) French
(B) Canada
(C) Brazil
(D) England

Ans. A

Which country is known as the ‘Playground of Europe’?

(A) Austria
(B) Switzerland
(C)  Holland
(D) Italy

Ans. B

23. Which one is the largest producer of tea in the world?

(A) China
(B) India
(C) Kenya
(D) Sri Lanka

Ans. A

24. Which country has the most number of lakes?

(A) Finland
(B) Canada
(C) Brazil
(D) USA

Ans. B

25. Which river flowing through the London city, England?

(A) River Severn
(B) River Thames
(C) River Nile
(D) None of the Above

Ans. B

26. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the worlds

(A) Largest railway station

(B) Highest railway station

(C) Longest railway station

(D) None of the above

Ans. A

27. Vasco de Gama reached in India in the year?

(A) 1495

(B) 1496

(C) 1497

(D) 1498

Ans. D

28. America was discovered in?

(A) 1491

(B) 1492

(C) 1493

(D) 1494

 

Ans. B

29. Was French Revolution started in the Year?

(A) 1786

(B) 1787

(C) 1788

(D) 1789

Ans. D

30. When did World War 2 start?

(A) 1937

(B) 1938

(C) 1939

(D) 1940

Ans. C

General Knowledge Questions with Answers

31. Who is known as Man of Blood and Iron?

(A) Napoleon

(B) Bismarck

(C) Ho Chi Minh

(D) Sir Walter Scott

Ans. B

32. Who said that “Man is a political animal”?

(A) Aristotle

(B) Karl Marx

(C) Lenin

(D) Plato

Ans. A

33. What is the name first Roman Emperor?

(A) Claudius

(B) Augustus

(C) Caligula

(D) Nero

Ans. C

34. What is the name of the autobiography of Adolf Hitler?

(A) First Attack

(B) Mein Kompf

(C) My Spirit

(D) Ray of Hope

Ans. B

35. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year?

(A) 1705

(B) 1706

(C) 1707

(D) 1708

Ans. C

36. In which year, Alexander the Great become the king of Macedonia
    (A) 336 BC
    (B) 323 BC
    (C) 350 BC
    (D) 200 BC

Ans. A

37. In which year America got independence
    (A) 1760
    (B) 1776
    (C) 1780
    (D) 1782

Ans. B

38. The Oldest civilization of the world is……..
39. The Aztecs Civilization
40. The Harappa Civilization
41. The Mesopotamian Civilization
42. The Ancient Egyptian civilization

Ans. C

39. The First World war began in which year?
40. 1910
41. 1914
42. 1917
43. 1920

Ans. B

World GK Questions and Answers

40. The ‘Chinese Revolution’ take place in
41. 1901
42. 1911
43. 1921
44. 1931

Ans. B

41. Sri Lanka officially gained its independence in which year?
42. 1947
43. 1948
44. 1949
45. 1950

Ans. B

42. Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on …..
43. 14th August
44. 16th August
45. 25th January
46. 31st January

Ans. A

43. Which country gained Independence in 2006?
44. Sudan
45. Nigeria
46. Morocco
47. Montenegro

Ans. D

44. Battle of Britain was fought between German and Britain in
45. 1935
46. 1940
47. 1945
48. 1950

Ans. B

45. “All powers to the Soviets” is the slogan given by whom?
46. Adolf Hitler
47. Vladimir Putin
48. Vladimir Lenin
49. Ronald Reagan

Ans. C

46. Which country is called the Constitution Research Society?
47. Greece
48. France
49. Vatican
50. England

Ans. A

47. The World Wide Web was invented by
48. Bill Gates
49. Bob Kahn
50. Steve Jobs
51. Tim Berners-Lee

Ans. D

48. Which country contains the most volcanoes in the world?
49. Mexico
50. Maldives
51. Indonesia
52. South Africa

Ans. C

49. The largest cold desert in the world is
50. Arctic
51. Sahara
52. Atacama
53. Antarctica

Ans. D

50. The United Nations was founded on
51. March 24, 1945
52. April 26, 1945
53. October 24, 1945
54. November 26, 1945

Ans. C

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