Unmissable 50 GK Questions: A Must-Know List for Every Student

Intajur Rahaman

Updated On: September 10, 2025 12:37 PM

General Knowledge is a major portion of many competitive exams and if you are preparing for such an exam, you must check the list of unmissable 50 GK questions mentioned here! GK can be a scoring section of any competitive exam since it does not require you to learn any theory or complex concepts.
Unmissable 50 GK Questions: A Must-Know List for Every Student

Unmissable 50 GK Questions: GK preparation for competitive exams mostly includes learning about current affairs, relevant trivia questions, and other important facts related to a particular subject or a range of topics. The more questions you practice and learn during GK preparation, the better you will perform in this part of the exam. General Knowledge preparation can be quite generic since GK questions for many competitive exams remain the same. That being said, preparing from the list of 50 unmissable GK questions provided here can significantly improve your overall knowledge, which can be helpful during most exams.

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List of Unmissable 50 GK Questions

Check out the list of 50 unmissable GK questions mentioned below to enhance your General Knowledge preparation:

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

Answer: Bengaluru

  1. In which year did Delhi become the capital of India?

Answer: 1911

  1. Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog?

Answer: Hydrophobia

  1. Which metal is used for the generation of Nuclear Power?

Answer: Uranium

  1. By whom is the speaker of the Lok Sabha elected?

Answer: All the members of the Lok Sabha

  1. Which planet is known as Earth’s twin?

Answer: Venus

  1. Which article is related to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir?

Answer: 370

  1. In which among the following parts of the Constitution of India are enshrined the Fundamental Duties?

Answer: Part IVA

  1. Who among the following is associated with the translation of Rajatarangini into Persian?

Answer: Zain-ul-Abidin

  1. Who has been called the Napoleon of India?

Answer: Samudragupta

  1. Who was the first Woman President of Congress?

Answer- Annie Besant

  1. Which amongst the following breathes through the skin?

Answer: Frog

  1. Who is called the Father of Economics?

Answer: Adam Smith

  1. Which element is the highest conductor of electricity?

Answer: Silver

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

Answer: Dr. BR Ambedkar

  1. Which state has the largest coastline in India?

Answer: Gujarat

  1. Who wrote the book “India of My Dreams”?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

  1. World’s largest desert-

Answer: Sahara Desert

  1. What is the maximum gap between two sessions of a Parliament?

Answer: 6 months

  1. In which year was Bengal reunited?

Answer: 1911

  1. Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

  1. Cotton is used in making clothes. In this example, cotton is which type of good?

Answer: 3. Intermediate

  1. From 1950 to 1990, the proportion of GDP contributed by the Agriculture sector ______.

Answer: declined significantly

  1. The festival of flowers, predominantly celebrated in Telangana, is also known as _________.

Answer: Bathukamma

  1. ‘Raga Mala’ is the autobiography of which of the following musicians?

Answer: Ravi Shankar

  1. Which of the following Indian classical musicians is also known as the Sarod Maestro?

Answer: Amjad Ali Khan

  1. National Broadcasting Day (NBD) is celebrated on which date in India?

Answer: July 23

  1. Which one of the following commodities has the highest production in India?

Answer: Rice

  1. Which is the largest cement producing company in India?

Answer: UltraTech Cement

  1. The bronze image of Nataraja Shiva is ascribed to which among the following dynasties?

Answer: Chola

  1. Which of the following is a Gymnosperm?

Answer: Chilgoza

  1. With which of the following animals Galton's whistle is most commonly associated?

Answer: Dogs

  1. Which of the following is a micronutrient that helps in nitrogen metabolism of plants?

Answer: Molybdenum

  1. Which national park in India has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate, and even arctic?

Answer: Namda ha National Park

  1. Which soil is best suited for cotton?

Answer: Regur

  1. Which state has the largest waste land area?

Answer: Rajasthan

  1. Colour of the Urine is yellow because of-

Answer: Urochrome

  1. Which is the largest river basin in India?

Answer: Ganga Basin

  1. Which river originates at Amarkantak?

Answer: Narmada

  1. Largest fresh water lake in the world is-

Answer: Lake Superior

  1. Which day is celebrated as World Environment Day?

Answer: 5th June

  1. Which is a land locked sea?

Answer: Aral Sea

  1. Maximum strength of Rajya Sabha-

Answer: 250

  1. Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission?

Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru

  1. Who was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest?

Answer: Bachendri Pal

  1. The Finance Commission is constituted under Article...... of the Constitution of India.

Answer: 280

  1. The Nalanda University was founded by

Answer: Kumar Gupta

  1. The ph of lemon juice is expected to be-

Answer: Less than 7

  1. Washing soda is also known as-

Answer: Sodium Carbonate

  1. Baking soda is also known as-

Answer: Sodium Bicarbonate

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