General knowledge is an important subject of a student’s life but it is not always prescribed in the syllabus. General knowledge for student an important foundation for the intellectual building. Some important GK questions for Class 5 are mentioned below. These GK Questions will help you in all competitive exams conducted in school (like Olympiad Exams) and Entrance Exams. General knowledge for student always refers you updated study materials. Read all the questions and revise daily. All the best

 

 

1.     Standard taste of the water is

Answer:  tasteless

 

2.     The tallest mountain in the world

   Answer: Mount Everest

 

3.      Which country is known as the land of rising sun?

Answer: Japan

 

4.     Who is the fastest animal on the land?

Answer: Cheetah

 

5.     Who is known as inventor of electricity?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

 

6.      Which continent is called ‘Dark’ continent?

Answer: Africa

 

7.     Which planet is called the Red Planet?

Answer: Mars

 

8.     Who is the tallest land animal on the earth?

Answer: Giraffe

 

9.     Which is the extreme sensitive organ in human body?

   Answer: Skin

 

10. Which two parts of our body continue to grow for  whole life?

Answer: hair and nails

 

11. Which country has The largest ‘Democracy’ in the world?

Answer: India

 

12. The largest ocean in the world?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

 

13. Which instrument is used for measure Blood pressure?

    Answer: Sphygmomanometer

 

14. How many years in a century?

Answer: One Hundred

 

15.  The largest country in the world?

Answer: Russia (By area)

 

16. Which gas is in very large amount in the earth’s atmosphere?

Answer: Nitrogen

 

17. Which continent has the most number of countries?

Answer: Africa

 

18. How many people in the world?

Answer: Over 7.9 billion

 

19. How many strings a violin have?

Answer: Four

 

20. Name the most common non-contagious disease in the world?

Answer: Tooth Decay

 

21.  Global warming is caused by the which type of gas?

Answer: Carbon dioxide

 

22.  Which is the biggest rain forest in the world?

Answer: The Amazon

 

23. What makes up (about) 80% of the volume of our brain?

Answer: Water

 

24. Which African country is famous for chocolate?

Answer: Ghana

 

25. By Which instrument measures wind speed?

Answer: Anemometer

 

26. Name the smallest continent in the world?

Answer: Australia

 

27. What element covers approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface:

      Answer: Water

 

28. Which is the first (on top) color in a rainbow?

Answer: Red

 

29. Which nation is home to the kangaroo?

Answer: Australia

 

30. Which Kind of  language is used by the computer to process data?

Answer: Binary language

 

31. Which kind of language is used by the computer to process data?

Answer: Binary language

 

32.  ‘Stars and Stripes’ is the nickname of which country’s flag?

Answer: United States of America

33. Which country gave The Statue of Liberty to the United States?

Answer: France

 

34. Who was the painter of  Mona Lisa?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

 

35. What is the name of the Greek God of music?

Answer: Apollo

 

36.  Who was the inventer of  telephone?

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

 

37.  What is  the meaning  of “SIM” in the SIM card?

Answer: Subscriber Identity Module

 

38. What is the first element on the periodic table of elements?

Answer: Hydrogen

 

39. Name the tallest waterfall in the world?

Answer: Angel Falls

 

40. Which place is known as the roof of the world?

      Answer: Tibet