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Physics

1. What is the SI unit of electric current?


Answer: Ampere
2. Who discovered the laws of motion?
Answer: Sir Isaac Newton
3. What is the process of changing from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid
called?
Answer: Sublimation
4. Which type of mirror is used in car headlights?
Answer: Concave mirror
5. What is the term for materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them?
Answer: Insulators
6. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Earth?
Answer: 9.8 m/s²
7. Which planet has the strongest gravitational pull?
Answer: Jupiter
8. What is the phenomenon of bending light when it passes through a prism called?
Answer: Refraction
9. What is the term for the ability of an object to float in a fluid?
Answer: Buoyancy
10. What is the energy possessed by a body due to its motion?
Answer: Kinetic energy

Chemistry

11. What is the atomic number of oxygen?


Answer: 8
12. Which gas is called "laughing gas"?
Answer: Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
13. What is the chemical formula for table salt?
Answer: NaCl
14. Who developed the Periodic Table?
Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev
15. What is the pH range of an acidic solution?
Answer: Less than 7
16. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?
Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
17. What is the heaviest naturally occurring element?
Answer: Uranium
18. What is the common name of H₂SO₄?
Answer: Sulfuric acid
19. Which element is a liquid at room temperature?
Answer: Mercury
20. What is the main component of natural gas?
Answer: Methane (CH₄)
Biology

21. What is the powerhouse of the cell?


Answer: Mitochondria
22. What is the largest organ in the human body?
Answer: Skin
23. What pigment gives plants their green color?
Answer: Chlorophyll
24. What is the process by which living organisms produce energy from food?
Answer: Cellular respiration
25. How many chambers does a human heart have?
Answer: Four
26. What are the building blocks of proteins?
Answer: Amino acids
27. What part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?
Answer: Roots
28. Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Answer: Cerebellum
29. What is the lifespan of a red blood cell?
Answer: Approximately 120 days
30. Which microorganism is used in the production of bread and alcohol?
Answer: Yeast

Earth Science

31. What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?


Answer: Crust
32. What are the primary gases in Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%)
33. What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?
Answer: Igneous rock
34. What is the name of the current geological epoch?
Answer: Holocene
35. What is the name of the instrument used to measure earthquakes?
Answer: Seismograph
36. What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
Answer: Weathering
37. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?
Answer: Mars
38. What are fossils?
Answer: Preserved remains of ancient organisms
39. What is the longest river in the world?
Answer: Nile River
40. What is the main cause of ocean tides?
Answer: The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun
Technology

41. Who is known as the father of Artificial Intelligence?


Answer: John McCarthy
42. What does "www" stand for in a website URL?
Answer: World Wide Web
43. Which Indian satellite was launched to study the Sun in 2023?
Answer: Aditya-L1
44. What is the name of the first robot to receive citizenship?
Answer: Sophia
45. What programming language is primarily used for Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning?
Answer: Python
46. What is the term for transferring data from your computer to the internet?
Answer: Uploading
47. What is the name of the first reusable rocket launched by SpaceX?
Answer: Falcon 9
48. What is the main component of a solar cell?
Answer: Silicon
49. What device is used to measure blood pressure?
Answer: Sphygmomanometer
50. Who invented the World Wide Web?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Here are 50 medium-hard GK questions suitable for 6th to 9th class students:

# Science and Technology

1. What is the process by which plants make their own food?

Answer: Photosynthesis

2. Which planet in our solar system is known for being the largest?

Answer: Jupiter

3. What is the scientific term for the study of the structure, behavior, and evolution of the
universe?

Answer: Cosmology

4. Which scientist is credited with the discovery of gravity?

Answer: Isaac Newton

5. What is the process by which water moves through a plant, from the roots to the leaves?

Answer: Transpiration
# History and Geography

1. Who was the first President of India?

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. Which river is the longest in South America?

Answer: Amazon River

3. Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

4. Which city is the capital of Australia?

Answer: Canberra

5. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

# Sports and Current Affairs

1. Who is the captain of the Indian cricket team? (Note: This answer may change over time)

Answer: Rohit Sharma (as of 2024)

2. Which tennis tournament is considered the oldest?

Answer: Wimbledon

3. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? (Note: This answer may
change over time)

Answer: (Please check the latest news for the current PM)

4. Which athlete holds the world record in the 100m dash?

Answer: Usain Bolt

5. Who is the CEO of Tesla?

Answer: Elon Musk


# More Questions

1. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Answer: Au

2. Which artist painted the famous painting "The Starry Night"?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

3. Who wrote the book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Answer: Harper Lee

4. Which country is the largest producer of coffee?

Answer: Brazil

5. Who is the founder of Microsoft?

Answer: Bill Gates

# Additional Questions

1. What is the process by which the body breaks down food into energy?

Answer: Respiration

2. Which planet in our solar system is known for being the hottest?

Answer: Venus

3. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Answer: Amelia Earhart

4. Which city is the capital of China?

Answer: Beijing

5. Who wrote the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

# More Additional Questionsx


1. What is the scientific term for the study of the weather?

Answer: Meteorology

2. Which river is the longest in Asia?

Answer: Yangtze River

3. Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?

Answer: Genghis Khan

4. Which city is the capital of Japan?

Answer: Tokyo

5. Who wrote the book "The Diary of a Young Girl"?

Answer: Anne Frank

# Even More Additional Questions

1. What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air?

Answer: Transpiration

2. Which planet in our solar system is known for being the smallest?

Answer: Mercury

3. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Answer: Neil Armstrong

4. Which city is the capital of France?

Answer: Paris

5. Who wrote the book "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?

Answer: Mark Twain

# Additional Questions Continued

1. What is the scientific term for the study of the Earth's physical structure?
Answer: Geology

2. Which river is the longest in Africa?

Answer: Nile River

3. Who was the founder of the ancient city of Rome?

Answer: Romulus

4. Which city is the capital of Germany?

Answer: Berlin

5. Who wrote the book "The Wizard of Oz"?

Answer: L. Frank Baum

# Final Questions

1. What is the process by which the body repairs damaged tissues?

Answer: Regeneration

2. Which planet in our solar system is known for being the farthest from the sun?

Answer: Neptune

3. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Answer: Marie Curie

4. Which city is the capital of Italy?

Answer: Rome

5. Who wrote the book "The Little Prince"?

Answer: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

# Last Few Questions

1. What is the scientific term for the study of the behavior of animals?

Answer: Ethology
2. Which river is the longest in Europe?

Answer: Volga River

3. Who was the founder of the ancient city of Athens?

Answer: Athena

4. Which city is the capital of Spain?

Answer: Madrid

5. Who wrote the book "The Jungle Book"?

Answer: Rud

Indian History (30 Questions)

1. Who was the first Emperor of the Mauryan Empire?


Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
2. Who composed the national song of India, Vande Mataram?
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3. What is the ancient name of the river Ganga mentioned in Vedic literature?
Answer: Bhagirathi
4. Which Indian ruler defeated Alexander's general Seleucus Nicator?
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
5. During whose reign was the Kalinga War fought?
Answer: Emperor Ashoka
6. Which dynasty built the Brihadeshwara Temple in Tamil Nadu?
Answer: Chola Dynasty
7. Who is known as the “Napoleon of India”?
Answer: Samudragupta
8. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Answer: Hampi
9. Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
Answer: Sri Gupta
10. What was the main objective of the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?
Answer: To achieve Swaraj (self-rule)
11. Who gave the slogan "Jai Hind"?
Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose
12. Which Mughal emperor was known as "Zinda Pir" or "Living Saint"?
Answer: Aurangzeb
13. The Battle of Plassey in 1757 was fought between which two forces?
Answer: British East India Company and Nawab of Bengal
14. Who introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?
Answer: Lord Wellesley
15. Who wrote the book Arthashastra?
Answer: Kautilya (Chanakya)
16. Which Indian freedom fighter is popularly known as the "Frontier Gandhi"?
Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
17. Which dynasty built the Ajanta and Ellora caves?
Answer: Rashtrakuta Dynasty
18. Who was the first woman ruler of India?
Answer: Razia Sultana
19. What was the official language of the Mughal Empire?
Answer: Persian
20. Who started the Bengal Renaissance?
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
21. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
Answer: 1942
22. Which famous leader is known as the "Iron Man of India"?
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
23. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
24. Which famous king of the Kushan Dynasty is known for spreading Buddhism in
Central Asia?
Answer: Kanishka
25. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Allan Octavian Hume
26. Where is the famous Dilwara Temple located?
Answer: Mount Abu, Rajasthan
27. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed between the British and which Nawab of Bengal?
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah
28. What was the main occupation of the Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer: Agriculture
29. Which act passed by the British in 1919 was nicknamed the "Black Act"?
Answer: Rowlatt Act
30. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in which year?
Answer: 1919

Andhra Pradesh History (20 Questions)

31. Who was the founder of the Satavahana Dynasty?


Answer: Simuka
32. What is the ancient name of the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Krishnaveni
33. The capital of the Vijayanagara Empire was located near which river?
Answer: Tungabhadra River
34. Who was the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu
35. What is the famous temple in Srikakulam district known for its architecture?
Answer: Arasavalli Sun Temple
36. Which ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty built the famous Warangal Fort?
Answer: Rudrama Devi
37. Who was the first Telugu poet known for his literary work Andhra Mahabharatam?
Answer: Nannaya
38. The Buddhist site of Amaravati is located on the banks of which river?
Answer: Krishna River
39. Which port city of Andhra Pradesh was an important center of the Dutch East India
Company?
Answer: Machilipatnam
40. What is the name of the dance form that originated in Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Kuchipudi
41. Which Telugu king defeated the Bahmani Sultanate in the Battle of Raichur?
Answer: Krishna Deva Raya
42. What is the ancient name of the city now known as Rajahmundry?
Answer: Rajamahendravaram
43. Who was the last ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty?
Answer: Prataparudra
44. The famous poet Tenali Ramakrishna served in the court of which king?
Answer: Krishna Deva Raya
45. Which Andhra Pradesh district is home to the famous Lepakshi Temple?
Answer: Anantapur
46. The Kondapalli Fort near Vijayawada was built by which dynasty?
Answer: Reddy Dynasty
47. Which river is called the "Dakshina Ganga" in Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: Godavari
48. The famous inscription at the Amaravati stupa is written in which script?
Answer: Brahmi Script
49. What was the name of the ancient university located in Nagarjunakonda?
Answer: Sri Parvata
50. The Andhra Mahasabha, an organization for social reforms, was established in which
year?
Answer: 1913

Here are some quiz questions focusing on India's physical structure, suitable for 6th to
9th-grade students:

Easy Level Questions

1. What is the highest mountain peak in India?


Answer: Kanchenjunga
2. Which plateau is known as the "Roof of the Deccan"?
Answer: Deccan Plateau
3. Name the largest desert in India.
Answer: Thar Desert
4. Which river is called the "Ganga of the South"?
Answer: Godavari River
5. What is the name of the mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of
India?
Answer: Western Ghats
6. Which Indian island group lies in the Arabian Sea?
Answer: Lakshadweep Islands
7. What is the longest river in India?
Answer: Ganga River
8. Which state is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?
Answer: Punjab
9. Name the coastal plain located along the eastern coast of India.
Answer: Coromandel Coast
10. Which pass connects the states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir?
Answer: Rohtang Pass

Medium Level Questions

11. What is the name of the mountain range that separates northern India from the Tibetan
Plateau?
Answer: Himalayas
12. Which plateau is rich in mineral deposits in eastern India?
Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau
13. What is the name of the fertile plain formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers?
Answer: Indo-Gangetic Plain
14. The Sundarbans are located in which delta?
Answer: Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta
15. Which river originates from Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Narmada River
16. Name the island in India famous for active volcanoes.
Answer: Barren Island
17. What is the name of the hills located in Meghalaya?
Answer: Khasi Hills
18. Which mountain range is also known as the "Blue Mountains" of India?
Answer: Nilgiri Hills
19. What is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Answer: Wular Lake
20. Which Indian state has the largest coastline?
Answer: Gujarat

Hard Level Questions

21. Name the river that flows through the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand.
Answer: Pushpawati River
22. Which geological fault line is responsible for earthquakes in the Himalayan region?
Answer: Main Himalayan Thrust (MHT)
23. What is the name of the region where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet?
Answer: Nilgiri Hills
24. Which river forms the Dhuandhar Falls near Jabalpur?
Answer: Narmada River
25. Name the UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Western Ghats.
Answer: Western Ghats (Agasthyamala, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, etc.)
26. What is the name of the longest beach in India?
Answer: Marina Beach, Chennai
27. Which mountain pass in Arunachal Pradesh connects India with China?
Answer: Bum La Pass
28. What is the name of the southernmost point of mainland India?
Answer: Kanyakumari
29. The Chilika Lake in Odisha is famous for what type of ecosystem?
Answer: Brackish water lagoon
30. Which river is known as the "Sorrow of Bihar"?
Answer: Kosi River

Bonus Questions

31. Name the glacier that is the source of the Ganga River.
Answer: Gangotri Glacier
32. What is the name of the largest saltwater lake in India?
Answer: Sambhar Lake
33. Which river flows through the Sundarbans?
Answer: Ganga and Brahmaputra (Hooghly and Meghna distributaries)
34. Name the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats.
Answer: Arma Konda
35. Which state in India has the largest forest cover?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
36. Name the famous cold desert in India.
Answer: Ladakh
37. Which river is called the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat?
Answer: Narmada River
38. What is the name of the valley famous for apple orchards in Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: Kullu Valley
39. Which river flows through the capital city of Karnataka?
Answer: Vrishabhavathi River
40. Name the tectonic plate on which India is located.
Answer: Indian Plate
41. What is the name of the longest dam in India?
Answer: Hirakud Dam
42. Which river forms the Jog Falls in Karnataka?
Answer: Sharavathi River
43. What is the name of the ancient mountain range in India known for its rich
biodiversity?
Answer: Aravalli Range
44. Name the plateau located in southern India that is triangular in shape.
Answer: Deccan Plateau
45. The Kaziranga National Park is located on the floodplains of which river?
Answer: Brahmaputra River
46. Which hill station in India is known as the "Queen of the Hills"?
Answer: Darjeeling
47. What is the easternmost state of India?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
48. Which Indian state is famous for its backwaters?
Answer: Kerala
49. Name the famous cave system located in Meghalaya.
Answer: Mawsmai Caves
50. What is the name of the natural harbor in India located in Maharashtra?
Answer: Mumbai Port

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