Top 100 GK Questions 2025: Boost Your Exam Prep with the Most Important General Knowledge Questions & Answers

By Siddhi Jain | Apr 6, 2025, 21:18 IST

Preparing for competitive exams in 2025? Then strong General Knowledge (GK) is a must! Whether it’s UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway, or State-level exams, GK forms a core part of the syllabus. To help you ace your preparation, we bring you the Top 100 GK Questions and Answers that cover History, Geography, Politics, Science, Sports, and Culture. Mastering these will not only boost your awareness but significantly improve your chances of scoring high in the exam.

✅ Why GK is Important for Exams

Builds overall awareness
Helps in current affairs & interview rounds
Strengthens logical and analytical thinking
Highly scoring in nature

📘 Top 100 GK Questions & Answers (2025 Edition)

Question	Answer
What is the national river of India?	Ganga
How many continents are there in the world?	Seven
What is the capital of India?	New Delhi
Name the two seas surrounding India.	Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Which mountain range lies in northern India?	Himalayas
Deepest ocean in the world?	Pacific Ocean
Latitude passing through Earth’s center?	Equator
India belongs to which continent?	Asia
Only desert in India?	Thar Desert
Highest mountain peak in the world?	Mount Everest
Gas inhaled by humans?	Oxygen
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?	Mars
Our solar system belongs to which galaxy?	Milky Way
Who is the Father of the Nation?	Mahatma Gandhi
Who ruled India before independence?	British
When did India gain independence?	1947
Greatest ruler of ancient India?	Ashoka
Number of planets in the solar system?	Eight
Main parts of a plant?	Root, stem, leaves, fruit, and flower
Which organ pumps blood?	Heart
Main source of light during day?	Sun
Number of kidneys in human body?	Two
When is Republic Day celebrated?	26th January
First Prime Minister of India?	Jawaharlal Nehru
Who built the Taj Mahal?	Shah Jahan
Who wrote the national anthem?	Rabindranath Tagore
Jungle’s king?	Lion
National animal of India?	Tiger
Common pet animals in India?	Dogs and cats
Animal that jumps from tree to tree?	Monkey
Tallest animal?	Giraffe
What do cows eat?	Grass
Wool comes from which animal?	Sheep
Baby of a dog is called?	Puppy
Animal with a trunk?	Elephant

🎓 Additional Important GK for Exams

Ancient History & Civilization

Founder of Buddhism? Gautam Buddha (Lumbini, Nepal)
Ashoka’s empire is known for? Pillars & inscriptions
Gupta ruler called ‘Napoleon of India’? Samudragupta
Most ancient Indian texts were in? Sanskrit
Oldest civilization in India? Indus Valley Civilization

Science & Technology

Minimum distance for clear vision? 25 cm
Radius of curvature of a plane mirror? Infinite
What is the central opening in iris called? Pupil
Image in a healthy human eye forms on? Retina
Instrument to measure sea depth? Fathometer
Biggest field of view? Convex mirror
Light year is unit of? Distance
Smallest unit of length? Fermi meter
Capacity to do work is called? Energy
Unit 'Farad' measures? Capacitance

Indian Freedom Struggle

Father of modern India? Raja Ram Mohan Roy
First woman INC president? Annie Besant
Leader of Dandi March? Mahatma Gandhi
Author of ‘India Wins Freedom’? Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Who gave the slogan ‘Jai Hind’? Subhas Chandra Bose
Iron Man of India? Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Led 1857 revolt in Jhansi? Rani Lakshmibai

World History

First nuclear bomb city? Hiroshima, Japan
Painter of ‘Mona Lisa’? Leonardo da Vinci
Discovered sea route to India? Vasco da Gama
First US President? George Washington
Start of WWI? 1914
German leader in WWII? Adolf Hitler

🏛️ Indian Polity & Culture

First Governor General of Independent India? C. Rajagopalachari
Act transferring power to British Crown (1858)? Government of India Act
Brahmo Samaj founder? Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Social reformer known as Nightingale of India? Sarojini Naidu
UN address in Hindi by? Atal Bihari Vajpayee

📌 Conclusion

These Top 100 GK Questions (2025) are a must-have in your exam toolkit. Revise them regularly and stay updated with current affairs to boost your performance in any competitive exam.