50+ GK Questions for Class 5

In this article, we will be listing over 55 GK questions for students of class 5. These questions have been designed to boost the general knowledge of class 5 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. Where is the Gir National Forest located?
   Answer: Gujarat

2. Who wrote the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’?
   Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

3. What is the folk dance of Assam?
   Answer: Bihu

4. Delhi is situated on the bank of which river?
   Answer: Yamuna

5. Which city is known as the ‘Pearl City of India’?
   Answer: Hyderabad

6. Which star indicates the North direction?
   Answer: Pole Star

7. Who was the first President of the United States of America?
   Answer: George Washington

8. In which sea does the Ganga River flow into?
   Answer: Bay of Bengal

9. What do you call the place where dead bodies are kept?
   Answer: A mortuary

10. Who is known as the Prince of Indian Mathematics?
    Answer: Srinivasa Ramanujan

11. What is the scientific study of an earthquake called?
    Answer: Seismology

12. The Victoria Memorial is located in which city?
    Answer: Kolkata

13. Name the organ of the human body that produces a fluid known as bile.
    Answer: Liver

14. The human heart is made up of what kind of muscles?
    Answer: Cardiac muscles

15. By which process does the excess water in plants get released into the air?
    Answer: Transpiration

16. Which cell organelle is known as the ‘powerhouse of the cell’?
    Answer: Mitochondria

17. Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
    Answer: Abhinav Bindra

18. Who is the Captain of the Indian Cricket team?
    Answer: Rohit Sharma

19. What do you call the preserved remains of once-living organisms?
    Answer: Fossils

20. Gambit and Stalemate are terms related to which sports?
    Answer: Chess

21. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
    Answer: Bill Gates

22. Which planet has the giant red spot?
    Answer: Jupiter

23. Who is the Captain of the Indian Women's Cricket team? 
    Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur

24. In which ocean did the famous Titanic ship sink in 1912?
    Answer: North Atlantic Ocean

25. When is the World Red Cross Day celebrated?
    Answer: 4th May

26. Which number system does not have any representation for ‘zero’?
    Answer: Roman Numerals

27. What is the currency of Japan?
    Answer: Yen

28. How far is the Moon from the Earth?
    Answer: 3.8 lakh km away

29. What is the study of the Universe called?
    Answer: Cosmology

30. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
    Answer: Stapes (in the middle ear)

31. Who is the Prime Minister of the UK?
    Answer: Rishi Sunak

32. Which is the largest Mosque in India built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan?
    Answer: Jama Masjid, Delhi

33. Which are the two organs in our body that keep on growing throughout life?
    Answer: Nose and Ear

34. Which gas is also known as ‘Laughing Gas’?
    Answer: Nitrous Oxide

35. On which day do we celebrate Martyr’s Day in India?
    Answer: 30th January

36. What was the name of the dog that went to space for the first time?
    Answer: Laika

37. Which is the largest plateau in the world?
    Answer: Tibetan Plateau

38. When did the Second World War start?
    Answer: 1939

39. What is the boiling point of water?
    Answer: 100 degrees Celsius

40. Which two countries come from both continents, Asia and Europe?
    Answer: Russia and Turkey

41. What do AM and PM stand for?
    Answer: Ante Meridiem and Post Meridiem

42. Which is the coldest planet in our solar system?
    Answer: Neptune

43. How many Cricket World Cups has India won till now?
    Answer: Two

44. Kalahari Desert is in which continent?
    Answer: Africa

45. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world by area?
    Answer: Lake Superior

46. Who is the founder of Buddhism?
    Answer: Siddhartha Gautam

47. How many layers are there in the Earth’s atmosphere?
    Answer: Five

48. How many minutes does it approximately take for sunlight to reach Earth?
    Answer: 8 minutes

49. Which gas is filled in balloons?
    Answer: Helium

50. Which planet is closest to Earth?
    Answer: Venus

51. When is United Nations Day celebrated?
    Answer: 24th October

52. Sanskrit is one of the official languages of which Indian state?
    Answer: Uttarakhand

53. Who was the first Indian to go to space?
    Answer: Rakesh Sharma

54. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
    Answer: Bachendri Pal

55. What is the name of India and Pakistan’s border?
    Answer: Radcliffe Line