Top 100 GK Questions for Class 9 with answers to help you prepare for school exams, quizzes and competitive tests in a simple way. This collection covers history, geography, science, civics and general awareness. You get clear explanations and quick recall support so you improve your knowledge and stay confident during your studies throughout the academic year.
Top 100 GK Questions for Class 9
History
- Who founded the Maurya Empire
Answer. Chandragupta Maurya - Who wrote Arthashastra
Answer. Kautilya - Who was the first Mughal ruler
Answer. Babur - Who built the Red Fort
Answer. Shah Jahan - Who started the Non Cooperation Movement
Answer. Mahatma Gandhi - When did the Battle of Plassey take place
Answer. 1757 - Who was the last Viceroy of India
Answer. Lord Mountbatten - Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse
Answer. Lord Dalhousie - Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire
Answer. Sri Gupta - Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow
Answer. Begum Hazrat Mahal
Geography
- Largest state of India by area
Answer. Rajasthan - Largest continent
Answer. Asia - Highest peak in India
Answer. Kangchenjunga - Longest river in the world
Answer. Nile - Largest ocean
Answer. Pacific Ocean - Capital of Sri Lanka
Answer. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Deepest point on Earth
Answer. Mariana Trench - River known as Sorrow of Bihar
Answer. Kosi - Largest desert in the world
Answer. Sahara Desert - Currency of Japan
Answer. Yen
Indian Polity
- Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution
Answer. B R Ambedkar - India became a Republic in which year
Answer. 1950 - First President of India
Answer. Dr Rajendra Prasad - Minimum age for Lok Sabha elections
Answer. 25 years - How many states are in India
Answer. 28 states - Who appoints the Chief Justice of India
Answer. President of India - Total number of Rajya Sabha seats
Answer. 245 - Who heads the Union Cabinet
Answer. Prime Minister - Highest law making body in India
Answer. Parliament - Which article deals with Fundamental Rights
Answer. Article 12 to 35
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Science
- Gas used by plants for photosynthesis
Answer. Carbon dioxide - SI unit of force
Answer. Newton - Hardest natural substance
Answer. Diamond - Planet known as Morning Star
Answer. Venus - Which vitamin helps in blood clotting
Answer. Vitamin K - Largest gland in the human body
Answer. Liver - Gas used in refrigerators
Answer. Freon - Instrument to measure temperature
Answer. Thermometer - Nearest star to Earth
Answer. Sun - Normal human blood pressure
Answer. 120 by 80 mmHg
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Economics
- Father of Economics
Answer. Adam Smith - Full form of GDP
Answer. Gross Domestic Product - Organisation that issues currency in India
Answer. Reserve Bank of India - Poverty line is measured by
Answer. Income and consumption - Main sector of Indian employment
Answer. Agriculture
Sports
- National sport of Japan
Answer. Sumo Wrestling - First Indian to win an individual Olympic gold
Answer. Abhinav Bindra - Number of players in a cricket team
Answer. Eleven - FIFA World Cup is held every
Answer. Four years - Capital of Olympic Games in 2016
Answer. Rio de Janeiro
Computers
- CPU stands for
Answer. Central Processing Unit - Father of Computers
Answer. Charles Babbage - Full form of URL
Answer. Uniform Resource Locator - Brain of computer
Answer. CPU - Shortcut for copy in Windows
Answer. Ctrl plus C
Books and Authors
- Author of Wings of Fire
Answer. A P J Abdul Kalam - Author of Ramayana
Answer. Valmiki - Author of Discovery of India
Answer. Jawaharlal Nehru - Author of The Guide
Answer. R K Narayan - Author of Gitanjali
Answer. Rabindranath Tagore
Mixed GK
- Largest democracy in the world
Answer. India - World’s fastest animal
Answer. Cheetah - Currency of China
Answer. Yuan - National flower of India
Answer. Lotus - National river of India
Answer. Ganga - Largest freshwater lake in India
Answer. Wular Lake - Tallest statue in the world
Answer. Statue of Unity - Smallest country in the world
Answer. Vatican City - Headquarters of UNO
Answer. New York - World Environment Day
Answer. 5 June
More Practice
- First Indian satellite
Answer. Aryabhata - Largest bone in the human body
Answer. Femur - Device used to measure earthquakes
Answer. Seismograph - Largest animal
Answer. Blue Whale - Currency of South Korea
Answer. Won - Author of Harry Potter series
Answer. J K Rowling - Chemical symbol of Gold
Answer. Au - Planet with rings
Answer. Saturn - Founder of Facebook
Answer. Mark Zuckerberg - National tree of India
Answer. Banyan
Final 20 Questions
- Largest solar power plant in India
Answer. Bhadla Solar Park - First woman Prime Minister of India
Answer. Indira Gandhi - Father of Indian Space Program
Answer. Vikram Sarabhai - Smallest continent
Answer. Australia - Capital of Canada
Answer. Ottawa - Largest delta
Answer. Sundarbans - Gas used in balloons
Answer. Helium - Highest civilian award of India
Answer. Bharat Ratna - Largest coral reef system
Answer. Great Barrier Reef - Headquarters of ISRO
Answer. Bengaluru - Fastest train in India
Answer. Vande Bharat Express - Largest democracy
Answer. India - National currency of Bangladesh
Answer. Taka - World’s tallest mountain
Answer. Mount Everest - National bird of India
Answer. Peacock - Largest airport in India
Answer. Indira Gandhi International Airport - Father of Biology
Answer. Aristotle - World’s longest wall
Answer. Great Wall of China - Inventor of Telephone
Answer. Alexander Graham Bell - Largest island in the world
Answer. Greenland
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