GK Questions for Kids (with Answers)
300 free general knowledge questions for children aged 5–13, sorted by topic and by level. Every question has a short answer and one extra fact, so a quick quiz at the dinner table turns into a real conversation.
Written by the team behind The Fun Sapienza’s live GK classes and flashcard games. Use them for quiz competitions, school GK practice, car rides or a screen-free evening.
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Quick quiz: easy GK questions for ages 5–7
1.Which animal is called the “King of the Jungle”?
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Answer: Lion
Lions actually live mostly in grasslands and open woodland, not in thick jungles.
2.What is the national bird of India?
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Answer: Peacock
Only the male, the peacock, has the long, colourful tail feathers; the female is called a peahen.
3.How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
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Answer: Five
The five rings stand for the five inhabited continents joined together by sport.
4.In Hindu mythology, how many avatars of Vishnu make up the Dashavatara?
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Answer: Ten
“Dasha” means ten, and an avatar is a form in which a god comes to Earth.
5.What is a globe?
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Answer: A round model of the Earth
A globe shows the true shapes of countries and oceans, which a flat map can never do perfectly.
6.What is the capital of India?
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Answer: New Delhi
Important buildings like Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament House are in New Delhi.
7.How many planets are there in our solar system?
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Answer: Eight
Pluto was called a planet until 2006, when scientists renamed it a dwarf planet.
8.What do plants need to make their own food?
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Answer: Sunlight, water and air
Plants make food in their green leaves, and this process is called photosynthesis.
9.Which organ pumps blood around your body?
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Answer: Heart
Your heart is about the size of your own fist.
10.On which date does India celebrate Independence Day?
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Answer: 15 August
India became independent on 15 August 1947.
Challenge round: harder GK questions for ages 11–13
1.Which mammal lays eggs instead of giving birth to live babies?
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Answer: Platypus
The platypus and the echidna are the only mammals that lay eggs.
2.Which is the smallest bird in the world?
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Answer: Bee hummingbird
The bee hummingbird lives in Cuba and is only about 5 to 6 cm long.
3.Who won independent India’s first individual Olympic medal?
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Answer: K. D. Jadhav
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won a bronze medal in wrestling at the Helsinki 1952 Olympics.
4.What is the story of the gods and asuras churning the ocean of milk called?
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Answer: Samudra Manthan
In the story, they used the serpent Vasuki as a rope to churn the ocean.
5.Which line of longitude is used to set Indian Standard Time?
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Answer: 82.5° East
This line of longitude passes near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.
6.Which is the newest state of India, formed in 2014?
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Answer: Telangana
Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014, and its capital is Hyderabad.
7.In which year did India’s Mars Orbiter Mission, Mangalyaan, reach Mars?
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Answer: 2014
India became the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit, and the first country in the world to do it on its first try.
8.What is it called when a solid, like camphor, turns straight into a gas without melting?
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Answer: Sublimation
Camphor and dry ice both sublime, which is why a camphor tablet slowly disappears.
9.What is the smallest bone in the human body?
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Answer: Stapes
The stapes, or stirrup bone, is in the ear, is about 3 mm long and helps carry sound.
10.How many Fundamental Rights does the Constitution of India give today?
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Answer: Six
There were seven at first, but the Right to Property was removed from the list of Fundamental Rights in 1978.
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