This comprehensive set of MCQs on General Knowledge (GK) is designed to cover a wide range of topics essential for enhancing your awareness of the world. Focused on key subjects such as history, geography, current affairs, science, and culture, these MCQs aim to help individuals expand their knowledge base and stay informed about various important concepts and events.
Who should practice General Knowledge MCQs?
• Students preparing for competitive exams that include a General Knowledge component.
• Individuals aiming to improve their awareness of current events, historical facts, and global issues.
• Anyone looking to strengthen their foundational knowledge across various subjects, including politics, science, and culture.
• Candidates preparing for job interviews or entrance exams that assess general awareness and knowledge.
• Those focused on developing critical thinking and analytical skills related to real-world events and information.
• Suitable for all individuals eager to enhance their general knowledge and improve their overall understanding of the world around them.
1. What is the capital city of France?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Berlin
2. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Michelangelo
3. What is the chemical symbol for water?
A) H2O
B) CO2
C) O2
D) H2SO4
4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Earth
D) Saturn
5. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) South Korea
6. Who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
A) J.K. Rowling
B) Harper Lee
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Mark Twain
7. What is the capital city of Australia?
A) Sydney
B) Canberra
C) Melbourne
D) Brisbane
8. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Mars
B) Venus
C) Mercury
D) Pluto
9. Who invented the telephone?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Thomas Edison
C) Nikola Tesla
D) Guglielmo Marconi
10. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A) Go
B) Au
C) Ag
D) G
11. Who is the author of “The Great Gatsby”?
A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) John Steinbeck
D) William Faulkner
12. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Pacific Ocean
13. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
A) Mount Everest
B) K2
C) Mount Kilimanjaro
D) Mount Fuji
14. Who is known as the father of computer science?
A) Bill Gates
B) Alan Turing
C) Steve Jobs
D) Tim Berners-Lee
15. Which gas makes up the majority of Earth’s atmosphere?
A) Nitrogen
B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Hydrogen
16. What is the capital city of Brazil?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Brasília
C) São Paulo
D) Salvador
17. Who wrote “1984”?
A) George Orwell
B) Aldous Huxley
C) Ray Bradbury
D) H.G. Wells
18. What is the currency of Japan?
A) Euro
B) Yen
C) Dollar
D) Pound
19. Who discovered penicillin?
A) Alexander Fleming
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Jonas Salk
D) Edward Jenner
20. What is the largest mammal in the world?
A) African elephant
B) Blue whale
C) Giraffe
D) Hippopotamus
21. Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Michelangelo
C) Raphael
D) Donatello
22. Which country is known as the Land of the Thunder Dragon?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Tibet
D) Myanmar
23. What is the chemical symbol for iron?
A) Ir
B) Fe
C) In
D) Au
24. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A) Marie Curie
B) Rosalind Franklin
C) Dorothy Hodgkin
D) Barbara McClintock
25. What is the capital city of South Africa?
A) Johannesburg
B) Cape Town
C) Pretoria
D) Durban
26. Who wrote “War and Peace”?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Ivan Turgenev
27. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
A) Si
B) Ag
C) Sl
D) Sv
28. Who discovered America?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Vasco da Gama
C) Ferdinand Magellan
D) Marco Polo
29. What is the smallest country in the world?
A) Monaco
B) Vatican City
C) San Marino
D) Liechtenstein
30. Who is the current President of the United States?
A) Joe Biden
B) Donald Trump
C) Barack Obama
D) George W. Bush
31. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Charles Dickens
C) Jane Austen
D) Oscar Wilde
32. What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
A) So
B) Na
C) Sd
D) Sn
33. Who is the author of “Pride and Prejudice”?
A) Jane Austen
B) Emily Brontë
C) Charlotte Brontë
D) Louisa May Alcott
34. What is the largest desert in the world?
A) Sahara Desert
B) Gobi Desert
C) Arabian Desert
D) Antarctic Desert
35. Who composed the musical piece “Für Elise”?
A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Johann Sebastian Bach
D) Franz Schubert
36. What is the capital city of Canada?
A) Vancouver
B) Toronto
C) Ottawa
D) Montreal
37. What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
A) Pt
B) K
C) P
D) Ka
38. Who was the first person to step on the moon?
A) Neil Armstrong
B) Buzz Aldrin
C) Yuri Gagarin
D) John Glenn
39. What is the largest organ in the human body?
A) Liver
B) Brain
C) Skin
D) Heart
40. Who wrote “The Catcher in the Rye”?
A) J.D. Salinger
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Mark Twain
41. What is the chemical symbol for carbon?
A) Co
B) Cr
C) Ca
D) C
42. Who painted “The Starry Night”?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Claude Monet
D) Salvador Dalí
43. What is the capital city of Italy?
A) Milan
B) Rome
C) Venice
D) Florence
44. Who developed the theory of relativity?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Stephen Hawking
45. What is the chemical symbol for helium?
A) He
B) H
C) Ha
D) Hy
46. Who is the author of “The Hobbit”?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) C.S. Lewis
C) George R.R. Martin
D) J.K. Rowling
47. What is the largest bird in the world?
A) Ostrich
B) Eagle
C) Albatross
D) Condor
48. Who composed the famous opera “The Magic Flute”?
A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Johann Sebastian Bach
D) Franz Schubert
Answer: A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
49. What is the chemical symbol for lead?
A) Ld
B) Le
C) Pb
D) Pd
50. Who discovered the theory of evolution?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Thomas Edison
51. What is the capital city of China?
A) Shanghai
B) Beijing
C) Hong Kong
D) Taipei
52. Who is the author of “The Chronicles of Narnia”?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) C.S. Lewis
C) J.K. Rowling
D) George R.R. Martin
53. What is the chemical symbol for copper?
A) Cp
B) Cu
C) Co
D) Cr
54. What is the purpose of risk management?
a) To eliminate all risks
b) To minimize the impact of potential threats on organizational objectives
c) To avoid making decisions
d) To increase shareholder wealth