50+ GK Questions for Class 2

In this article, we will be listing over 50+ GK questions for students of class 2. These questions have been designed to enhance the general knowledge of class 2 students by introducing them to simple, age-appropriate facts. 

By reading such quick and easy GK questions, children can boost their awareness and knowledge in minutes!

1. Which planet has the most moons?
   Answer: Saturn

2. How many sense organs does a human body have?
   Answer: Five

3. What is at the centre of our solar system?
   Answer: The Sun

4. Which part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?
   Answer: Leaves

5. How many bones are there in the human body?
   Answer: 206

6. What is the capital of India?
   Answer: New Delhi

7. Which is the longest river in India?
   Answer: Ganga

8. How many oceans are there in the world?
   Answer: Four

9. In which year did India gain Independence?
   Answer: 1947

10. Where is the Taj Mahal located?
    Answer: Agra, Uttar Pradesh

11. How many hours are there in a day?
    Answer: 24

12. Who was the last Mughal emperor who ruled India?
    Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar

13. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?
    Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

14. Which mountain peak is the highest in the world?
    Answer: Mt. Everest

15. What is the capital of China?
    Answer: Beijing

16. Which is the largest state (in area) in India?
    Answer: Rajasthan

17. How many months make up a year?
    Answer: 12

18. Who is the President of India?
    Answer: Draupadi Murmu

19. Which animal is also called the ship of the desert?
    Answer: Camel

20. Which festival celebrates the birthday of Jesus Christ?
    Answer: Christmas

21. Who was the first man to step foot on the moon?
    Answer: Neil Armstrong

22. Which Indian city is known as the ‘Pink City’?
    Answer: Jaipur

23. How many players are there in a cricket team?
    Answer: 11

24. Which bird lays the largest eggs in the world?
    Answer: Ostrich

25. What is the currency used in the USA?
    Answer: Dollar

26. Which is the smallest state in India?
    Answer: Goa

27. Which is the hardest mineral in the world? 
    Answer: Diamond

28. What is the National Flower of India?
    Answer: Lotus

29. What is the capital city of Japan?
    Answer: Tokyo

30. Which is the National Animal of India?
    Answer: Tiger

31. In which direction does the sun rise?
    Answer: East

32. Which is the longest river in the world?
    Answer: Nile

33. Which is the biggest continent (in area)?
    Answer: Asia

34. Which gas makes up most of the earth’s atmosphere?
    Answer: Nitrogen

35. Which day is observed as World Literacy Day?
    Answer: September 

36. How many years are there in a century?
    Answer: 100 years

37. Who is credited for discovering the medicine Penicillin?
    Answer: Alexander Fleming

38. Which mammal can fly?
    Answer: Bat

39. Which is the largest living animal on the Earth? 
    Answer: Elephant

40. Which planet is nearest to the Sun?
    Answer: Mercury

41. Which state is known as the ‘fruit bowl’ of India?
    Answer: Himachal Pradesh

42. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
    Answer: Mars

43. Char Minar is located in which city?
    Answer: Hyderabad

44. Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?
    Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

45. Which is the fastest animal on the land?
    Answer: Cheetah

46. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
    Answer: Pacific Ocean

47. Which is the smallest continent in the world?
    Answer: Australia

48. Which is the only country in the world to have an ocean named after it?
    Answer: India, Indian Ocean

49. In which country is the Mount Everest located?
    Answer: Nepal

50. How many colours does the rainbow have?
    Answer: 7

51. What is the capital of the USA?
    Answer: Washington, D.C.

52. Which state in India is also known as the “Land of Rising Sun”?
    Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

53. Which is the smallest bird in the world?
    Answer: Bee Hummingbird

54. What do you call a shape with 6 sides?
    Answer: Hexagon

55. Who invented the electric bulb?
    Answer:  Thomas Alva Edison

56. What is the national bird of India?
    Answer: Peacock