GK Questions for Class 10

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100+ GK Questions with Answers for Class 10

Here 1 to 100 gk questions for class 10 are given. Try to answer each question by yourself first. If you fail, then check the answer and learn it.

Question 1. You must have used the UPI facility. What does this mean?

Answer 1. Unified Payment Interface

Question 2. Portuguese were the first Europeans to come to India. When did the Portuguese leave India? 

Answer 2. 1961

Question 3. Who was said to be the last viceroy of India?

Answer 3. Lord Louis Mountbatten

Question 4. Where is the headquarters of the World Economic Forum?

Answer 4. Switzerland

Question 5. What is the currency of Iraq?

Answer 5. Iraqi Dinar

Question 6. Lake Tanganyika is the world's longest freshwater lake located in?

Answer 6. Africa 

Question 7. Where is the Keshopur Ramsar Site situated?

Answer 7. Punjab

Question 8. What is the total number of members in BIMSTEC?

Answer 8. Seven

Question 9. When was the State Bank of India founded?

Answer 9. July 1, 1955

Question 10. Name any two examples of cryptocurrency.

Answer 10. Bitcoin, Litecoin & Dash

Question 11. How many schedules were there in the original Constitution of India?

Answer 11. Eight Schedules

Question 12. If there was Monday on Jan 1, 1992, then which day was there on Jan 1, 1993?

Answer 12. Wednesday

Question 13. Where is City Birds Wildlife Sanctuary?

Answer 13. Chandigarh

Question 14. Which mountains serve as the boundary between Europe and Asia?

Answer 14. Ural Mountains

Question 15. Where is Bandhavgarh & Panna National Park located?

Answer 15. Madhya Pradesh

Question 16. What are the official languages of Mizoram?

Answer 16. Mizo and English

Question 17. How many landlocked states are there in South America?

Answer 17. Two - Bolivia & Paraguay

Question 18. Who is Raghuram Rajan?

Answer 18. Famous Indian Economist & Former RBI Governor

Question 19. "Home and the World" is written by?

Answer 19. Rabindra Nath Tagore

Question 20. Angami Tribe found in?

Answer 20. Nagaland

Question 21. How many times does concerning, the clock's hands coincide in a day?

Answer 21. 22 Times

Question 22. Where is Luxembourg?

Answer 22. Europe

Question 23. Who was the founder of the MDH Spice company?

Answer 23. Dharampal Gulati

Question 24. Who are said to be the founders of the World's famous Video site " YouTube?

Answer 24. Steve Chen, Jawed Karim & Chad Hurley

Question 25. When was the first meeting of the constituent assembly of India held?

Answer 25. December 9, 1946

Question 26. Which strait lies between the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea?

Answer 26. The Malacca Strait

Question 27. Which team won the first Indian Premier League in 2008?

Answer 27. Rajasthan Royals

Question 28. Stanley Cup is related to which sport?

Answer 28. Hockey

Question 29. Krishna Parijatha Dance is a folk dance of which state?

Answer 29. Karnataka

Question 30. Which was the only session of Congress presided by M.K. Gandhi?

Answer 30. Belgaum Session, 1924

Question 31. What does shortcut key Shift + Home do?

Answer 31. Highlighting the current position up to the beginning of the line

Question 32. Samudra Shakti is a naval exercise between which two countries?

Answer 32. India and Indonesia

Question 33. What is the capital of El Salvador? 

Answer 33. San Salvador

Question 34. "The Story of My Deportation" is authored by?

Answer 34. Lala Lajpat Rai

Question 35. Where is the headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of India situated?

Answer 35. Ballabhgarh (Faridabad, Haryana)

Question 36: What is Japan's currency?

Answer 36: Yen

Question 37: Which is the largest continent by area?

Answer 37: Asia

Question 38: What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Answer 38: Au

Question 39: Where is the Taj Mahal located?

Answer 39: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Question 40: What is the capital of Canada?

Answer 40: Ottawa

Question 41: Who discovered gravity?

Answer 41: Sir Isaac Newton

Question 42: What is the official language of Brazil?

Answer 42: Portuguese

Question 43: Which country is famous for the Eiffel Tower?

Answer 43: France

Question 44: What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

Answer 44: 299,792 kilometres per second

Question 45: Who is the author of the famous book "1984"?

Answer 45: George Orwell

Question 46: What is the smallest country in the world?

Answer 46: Vatican City

Question 47: In which year did the first man land on the moon?

Answer 47: 1969

Question 48: What is the capital of Italy?

Answer 48: Rome

Question 49: What is the national animal of India?

Answer 49: Lion

Question 50: Who is the first man to climb Mount Everest?

Answer 50: Sir Edmund Hillary

Question 51: What is the formula for the area of a circle?

Answer 51: A = πr²

Question 52: What is the longest mountain range in the world?

Answer 52: The Andes

Question 53: Who is known as the "Missile Man of India"?

Answer 53: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Question 54: What is the capital of Spain?

Answer 54: Madrid

Question 55: What is the full form of NATO?

Answer 55: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 56: Which is the largest ocean in the world?

Answer 56: Pacific Ocean

Question 57: Who was the first President of India?

Answer 57: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question 58: Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

Answer 58: Australia

Question 59: Who discovered penicillin?

Answer 59: Alexander Fleming

Question 60: What is the chemical formula for water?

Answer 60: H2O

Question 61: What is the capital of France?

Answer 61: Paris

Question 62: Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?

Answer 62: Albert Einstein

Question 63: Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

Answer 63: Mars

Question 64: What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

Answer 64: Pound Sterling

Question 65: Who invented the lightbulb?

Answer 65: Thomas Edison

Question 66: What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Answer 66: Mount Everest

Question 67: In which year did World War II end?

Answer 67: 1945

Question 68: What is the chemical symbol for water?

Answer 68: H2O

Question 69: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer 69: Amelia Earhart

Question 70: What is the largest desert in the world?

Answer 70: Sahara Desert

Question 71: Who is the author of "Pride and Prejudice"?

Answer 71: Jane Austen

Question 72: What is Japan's national flower?

Answer 72: Cherry Blossom (Sakura)

Question 73: Which ocean is the largest?

Answer 73: Pacific Ocean

Question 74: In which year was the first iPhone released?

Answer 74: 2007

Question 75: Who is the first female astronaut in space?

Answer 75: Valentina Tereshkova

Question 76: What is the capital of Germany?

Answer 76: Berlin

Question 77: What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?

Answer 77: O

Question 78: Which country is the largest by land area?

Answer 78: Russia

Question 79: Who painted the "Mona Lisa"?

Answer 79: Leonardo da Vinci

Question 80: What is the currency of the United States?

Answer 80: US Dollar

Question 81: Who discovered the theory of evolution?

Answer 81: Charles Darwin

Question 82: What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

Answer 82: Avocado

Question 83: What is the capital of Brazil?

Answer 83: Brasília

Question 84: Who invented the first successful aeroplane?

Answer 84: Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright)

Question 85: What is the longest river in Asia?

Answer 85: Yangtze River

Question 86: Which country is known as the "Land of the Pharaohs"?

Answer 86: Egypt

Question 87: What is the chemical symbol for carbon?

Answer 87: C

Question 88: Which city is known as the "Big Apple"?

Answer 88: New York City

Question 89: Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Answer 89: Neil Armstrong

Question 90: What is the national animal of the United States?

Answer 90: Bald Eagle

Question 91: What is the capital of China?

Answer 91: Beijing

Question 92: Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

Answer 92: William Shakespeare

Question 93: What is the chemical symbol for iron?

Answer 93: Fe

Question 94: Who was the first emperor of China?

Answer 94: Qin Shi Huang

Question 95: What is the capital of Russia?

Answer 95: Moscow

Question 96: Who invented the airplane?

Answer 96: The Wright brothers

Question 97: What is the main ingredient in sushi?

Answer 97: Rice

Question 98: Who wrote the "Harry Potter" series?

Answer 98: J.K. Rowling

Question 99: What is the deepest part of the ocean?

Answer 99: Mariana Trench

Question 100: Which country is known as the "Land of the Midnight Sun"?

Answer 100: Norway

Conclusion

Here we’ve provided 100 gk questions for class 10 in English. These questions are framed by the Vedantu experts from a wide range of topics like History, Sports, Computers, Mathematics, Geography, Constitution, etc. so that students can gain knowledge from diversified topics. General Knowledge helps the students to acquire more knowledge concerning different fields. It helps them to remain updated with the developments and happenings of the surroundings as well. It helps to participate in quiz competitions and also in cracking the various competitive exams.

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