50+ GK Questions for Class 2

Complete Guide: General Knowledge Questions and Answers 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!

GK Questions for Class 2

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

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