General Knowledge Test: Below mentioned are some of the most easiest general knowledge questions answers that can help you test your IQ level. Question : What country produces Rioja wines? Answer: Spain Question : Who was the favourite daughter of Shakespeare’s King Lear? Answer : Cordelia Question : Which is the brightest star? Answer: Sirius Question : Which star has collapsed into itself? Answer : Black Hole Question : Which is the heaviest star? Answer : HDE 269810 IN Magellanic Cloud Question : Which Australkian city includes the suburbs of Cottesloe and Subiaco? Answer : Perth Question : Who discovered Oxygen in 1774? Answer : Joseph Priestly Question : Name the author of A Town Like Alice Answer : Nevil Shute Question : How many Earth years does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Answer : 248 Question : What name is given to the central part of a fleshy fruit, containing the seeds? Answer : The core Question: What letter appears to the right of Y on a keyboard? Answer : U Question : What is it that makes soda water fizz? Answer : Carbon Dioxide Question : What disease is the Sabin Vaccine used to prevent? Answer : Polio Question : Name the actor grandfather of Drew Barrymore. Answer : John Barrymore Question : Who is the female host of the television show, Better Homes and Gardens? Answer : Noni Hazlehurst Question : Which comedian once said, “A well-balanced person has a drink in each hand”? Answer : Billy Connolly

Corporate World: Uncle Pai is a successful publisher who was associated with Amar Chitra Katha once roaringly successful children’s literature. Indra Nooyi is the top executive of Indian origin with Pepsi Cold Drinks who regarded as the 50 most powerful women in corporate America by a leading corporate magazine. Royal Dutch Shell commonly known as Shell is the biggest Petroleum Company in the world. Dhunji Rana the robust male model who have a stylish and sophisticated presence was the model for Zodiac Man for the brands indian advertising promotions. CEAT tyre company which gives cricket ratings are belongs to RPG Enterprises group is an indian company which manages various business areas such as Power, Transmission, IT, Speciality, Carbon Black, Tyre, Retail and Entertainment. Living Media India Ltd is the media group has launched India’s first electronic newspaper, or e-paper. Sunil Mittal of Bharti Telecom was an Indian businessman who has been named among businessweek’s top entrepreneurs for 2000. The beautiful Ekta Kapoor, daughter of film star Jeetendra, is a highly successful producer of television serials owns Balaji Telefilms. Epson company has the advertising punchline “The Power To Create”. Tata Finance has launched a credit card with a tie up with American Express credit card company. Stanford University Network is the first three letters of ‘Sun Microsystems’ stand for. The beer brand cobra is the most preferred as an accompaniment to India food. C. K. Prahlad the Management Guru of Indian Origin is most associateed with the phrase “Core Competence”. Maruti Udyog is the largest ‘unlisted’ company in India in terms of turnover. L. N. Mittal is the only Asian to be included in Sunday Times list of “The Wealthiest 200 in Britain since 1066″. Raymond is the Indian textile brand who proudly proclaims “Since 1925″in its advertisements. Mumbai-born Fareed Zackaria has been appointed the editor of Newsweek an international news magazine. Bombay Dyeing textile company of India is head quartered at “Neville House”. The Hollywood horror flick “Crocodile 2 Death Roll” was recently shot in Ramoji film studio in India The Department of Telecommunications (DOT has been transformed in to a corporation and namedas Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.

Earth General Knowledge: Its a common perception that the earth began billions of years ago as a huge ball of swirling dust and gases. Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on earth. and atleast 2000 Number of lightning strikes over the earth per second. A bolt of lightning is about 54,000°F (30,000°C) which is actually six times hotter than the surface of the sun. Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil are the five countries with the biggest area on Earth. The earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. As the sun warms the earth’s surface, the atmosphere warms too. Some parts of the earth receive direct rays from the sun all year and are always warm. Warm air, which weighs less than cool air, rises. Then cool air moves in and replaces the rising warm air. This movement of air is what makes the wind blow. The average lightning bolt is about an inch wide and five miles long. The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start. Scientists believes the invertebrate life began on earth about 600 million years ago. Fish evolved about 300 million years ago on the earth. Humans began to use clothing about 70 million years ago. The first words were spoken by humans about 40 thousand years ago. Cave paintings have been identified from about 30 million years ago. pyramids were build about 4.5k years ago. the Roman empire lasted about 500 years ago, from 0 to 500 AD the Greek civilization lasted about 2k years, from about 4k years ago to 2k years ago Agricultural habits began about 11k years ago when most of the large animals had been killed. Tools began to be used about 180k years ago 100 years ago the first virus was found in both plants and animals. The oldest known fossil is of a single-celled organism, blue-green algae, found in 3.2 billion year-old stones in South Africa. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, waters, and atmosphere (about 49.5%)

Child General Knowledge: Childhood and teenage is the perfect age for learning and growing. Apart from involving deep into the course books, it is also important for children to know the current affairs and have a strong general knowledge. General knowledge questions, children and learning should go hand in hand at every stage of development. Following are some of the general knowledge questions for kids: Who played the role of Harry Potter in the movie Harry Potter? Daniel Jacob Who went to Harvard University at the age of 11 to study Mathematics? William James Sidis Who became the youngest chess master at the age of 12? Sergey Karjakin For children we have some of the best general knowledge questions on India. What is the frontier of India? 14,103 kms What is the estimate of population in India? 1,080,264,388 Which is the capital city of India? New Delhi What is the area of the country? 3,300,000 sq km What is the currency of India? Indian Rupee What is the population of children in India? 337,566,907 We also have some of the best general knowledge puzzles that can puzzle kids. Questions: Which would you say is heavier, a kg of cotton or a kg of gold? Answer: Both are equal Questions: A heavy tree trunk can be sawed into a 12ft long piece in one minute. How long will it take to saw it into twelve equal pieces? Answer: Eleven minutes Questions : Which is worth more, a bucket full of half a sovereign gold pieces or an identical bucket half full of 1 sovereign gold piece? Answer: A bucket full of half a sovereign gold pieces Questions: Make words from the alphabets “SITLIMBKEOPNR” Answer: sit, limb, pot, tin, ten, pen, bolt, lit, liter, no, on

Animal General Knowledge: The Earth has over 12,00,000 species of animals, 3,00,000 species of plants & 1,00,000 other species. All polar bears are left handed A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime The original name for the butterfly was ‘flutterby A cheetah does not roar like a lion – it purrs like a cat (meow) A jellyfish is 95 percent water! No two zebras have stripes that are exactly alike. There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos. A butterflie have 6 Legs & 2 Pair of Wings & has 12,000 eyes. Human birth control pill works on gorillas. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog. Owl is the only bird, which can rotate its head to 270 degrees. The Swan has over 25,000 feathers in its body. Elephant teeth can weigh as much as 9 pounds. Crane sleeps standing on one leg. Shark cannot see, they are very sensitive to sound. A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. Bears whose brown fur is tipped with lighter-colored hairs are called grizzly bears . Ants don’t sleep. A cheetah can run 76 kilometres per hour (46 miles per hour) Kiwis are the only birds, which hunt by sense of smell. Cassowary is one of the dangerous birds that can kill a man or animal by tearing off with its dagger like claw. The largest frog in the world is called Goliath frog.