Top 50 GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams 2025

 

1. Geography

1. What is the capital of France?
   Answer: Paris
2. Which is the largest continent by area?
   Answer: Asia
3. Which river is known as the longest in the world?
   Answer: Nile
4. Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?
   Answer: Himalayas
5. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
   Answer: Japan
6. What is the smallest country in the world?
   Answer: Vatican City
7. Which desert is the largest in the world?
   Answer: Sahara Desert
8. Which ocean is the deepest?
   Answer: Pacific Ocean
9. Which country has the most number of time zones?
   Answer: France
10. Which is the only continent without a desert?
    Answer: Europe

2. History

11. Who was the first President of the United States?
    Answer: George Washington
12. In which year did India gain independence?
    Answer: 1947
13. Who was known as the Iron Man of India?
    Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
14. Who discovered America?
    Answer: Christopher Columbus
15. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
    Answer: Indira Gandhi
16. Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles?
    Answer: World War I
17. Who was the first Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty?
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
18. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
    Answer: Babur
19. Which ancient civilization is known for its pyramids?
    Answer: Egyptian Civilization
20. Who wrote the Indian national anthem?
    Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

3. Science

21. What is the chemical symbol for water?
    Answer: H₂O
22. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
    Answer: Mars
23. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
    Answer: Carbon Dioxide
24. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
    Answer: Diamond
25. Which organ is responsible for pumping blood in the human body?
    Answer: Heart
26. What is the boiling point of water?
    Answer: 100°C or 212°F
27. Which part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?
    Answer: Leaves
28. What is the center of an atom called?
    Answer: Nucleus
29. Which vitamin is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight?
    Answer: Vitamin D
30. What is the primary gas found in the Earth’s atmosphere?
    Answer: Nitrogen

4. Literature

31. Who wrote ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
    Answer: William Shakespeare
32. Who is the author of the ‘Harry Potter’ series?
    Answer: J.K. Rowling
33. Which novel begins with the line ‘Call me Ishmael’?
    Answer: Moby-Dick
34. Who wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice’?
    Answer: Jane Austen
35. Which Indian author wrote ‘The God of Small Things’?
    Answer: Arundhati Roy
36. Who is known as the Bard of Avon?
    Answer: William Shakespeare
37. Which book features the character ‘Big Brother’?
    Answer: 1984 by George Orwell
38. Who wrote ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’?
    Answer: Mark Twain
39. Which epic poem is attributed to Homer?
    Answer: The Iliad
40. Who wrote ‘The Jungle Book’?
    Answer: Rudyard Kipling

5. Current Affairs

41. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
    Answer: António Guterres
42. Which country hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
    Answer: France (Paris)
43. Who is the current President of the United States?
    Answer: Donald J. Trump
    Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025.
44. Which country recently became the newest member of the European Union?
    Answer: As of now, no new country has joined the European Union in 2025. However, Serbia and Montenegro are the most advanced candidates in their negotiation processes with the EU and may join sometime between 2025 and 2030.
    
45. What is the name of the mission that aims to return humans to the Moon?
    Answer: Artemis Program
46. Which country recently launched the Mars mission named ‘Tianwen-1’?
    Answer: China
47. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
    Answer: Sir Keir Starmer
    Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on July 5, 2024.
48. Which country is known for the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative?
    Answer: China
49. What is the name of the vaccine developed by Pfizer for COVID-19?
    Answer: BNT162b2
50. Which country recently legalized same-sex marriage nationwide?
    Answer: Thailand
    Thailand legalized same-sex marriage on January 23, 2025, becoming the first Southeast Asian country to do so.