How much does your child know about the world? You’d be surprised! Kids in Class 4 pick up knowledge from the most unexpected places. It can be from a car ride conversation, a TV show, a book they recently went through. This set of 60+ General Knowledge questions is a great way to find out. Some questions will feel easy. Others might need a little thinking. A few might even be tough for the parents! That’s what makes it interesting. Go through them together as a family, use them in class, or let your child tackle them solo. Either way, it’s going to be fun.
Class 4 GK Questions and Answers
Easy Round
1. Q: Which is the only continent that is also a country?
A: Australia.
2. Q: Which organ helps us breathe by taking in oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide?
A: Lungs.
3. Q: Which famous explorer discovered a sea route to India in 1498?
A: Vasco da Gama.
4. Q: Which part of a plant develops into a fruit after flowering?
A: Ovary.
5. Q: Which monument in Delhi was built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak?
A: Qutub Minar.
6. Q: Which animal can live both on land and in water?
A: Frog.
7. Q: Which is the hardest natural substance found on Earth?
A: Diamond.
8. Q: Which famous Indian leader was called Bapu?
A: Mahatma Gandhi.
9. Q: Which part of the body contains the bones called radius and ulna?
A: Arm.
10. Q: Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
A: Venus.
11. Q: Which gas do divers carry in cylinders to breathe underwater?
A: Oxygen.
12. Q: Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
A: Amazon Rainforest.
13. Q: Which scientist is known for inventing the electric bulb?
A: Thomas Alva Edison.
14. Q: Which river passes through London?
A: Thames.
15. Q: Which layer of the Earth do we live on?
A: Crust.
16. Q: Which bird is known for laying the largest eggs?
A: Ostrich.
17. Q: Which Indian state is famous for the Kaziranga National Park?
A: Assam.
18. Q: Which part of the computer is called its brain?
A: CPU.
19. Q: Which animal is known for sleeping while hanging upside down?
A: Bat.
20. Q: Which famous clock is located on the tower of the Palace of Westminster?
A: Big Ben.
21. Q: Which water body lies between Saudi Arabia and Africa?
A: Red Sea.
Medium Round
22. Q: Which invention by Johannes Gutenberg changed the spread of books across the world?
A: Printing press.
23. Q: Which is the main language spoken in Brazil?
A: Portuguese.
24. Q: Which metal is used to make electric wires because it conducts electricity well?
A: Copper.
25. Q: Which part of the eye controls the amount of light entering it?
A: Pupil.
26. Q: Which Indian emperor embraced Buddhism after the Kalinga War?
A: Ashoka.
27. Q: Which is the largest planet’s moon that is bigger than Mercury?
A: Ganymede.
28. Q: Which famous sea traveler proved that the Earth could be circled by sea?
A: Ferdinand Magellan.
29. Q: Which process changes water vapour into tiny droplets to form clouds?
A: Condensation.
30. Q: Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
A: Australia.
31. Q: Which organ in the body stores bile?
A: Gallbladder.
32. Q: Which natural satellite of Earth causes tides in the oceans?
A: Moon.
33. Q: Which Indian city is known for the Charminar?
A: Hyderabad.
34. Q: Which type of teeth are used for tearing food?
A: Canines.
35. Q: Which scientist gave the idea that the Earth moves around the Sun?
A: Copernicus.
36. Q: Which is the fastest bird in the world?
A: Peregrine falcon.
37. Q: Which state of matter has a fixed shape and fixed volume?
A: Solid.
38. Q: Which famous book begins with the houses Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw?
A: Harry Potter.
39. Q: Which line is at 23.5 degrees north of the Equator?
A: Tropic of Cancer.
40. Q: Which part of a flower attracts insects with its color and smell?
A: Petal.
41. Q: Which Indian woman became the first to travel into space?
A: Kalpana Chawla.
42. Q: Which is the largest freshwater fish in the world?
A: Beluga sturgeon.
43. Q: Which famous painting was created by Leonardo da Vinci and is displayed in the Louvre?
A: Mona Lisa.
44. Q: Which gas is filled in balloons to make them rise safely?
A: Helium.
Challenge Round
45. Q: Which ancient Indian text is a collection of hymns and is considered the oldest Veda?
A: Rigveda.
46. Q: Which mountain pass connects Jammu and Kashmir with Ladakh?
A: Zoji La.
47. Q: Which part of the plant opens and closes tiny pores for gas exchange?
A: Stomata.
48. Q: Which scientist discovered radium along with Pierre Curie?
A: Marie Curie.
49. Q: Which is the largest active volcano in the world?
A: Mauna Loa.
50. Q: Which Indian classical instrument has strings and is often associated with Ravi Shankar?
A: Sitar.
51. Q: Which structure in a cell controls all its activities?
A: Nucleus.
52. Q: Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
A: France.
53. Q: Which desert is spread across northern China and southern Mongolia?
A: Gobi Desert.
54. Q: Which invention is Alexander Fleming associated with discovering?
A: Penicillin.
55. Q: Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth’s surface?
A: Troposphere.
56. Q: Which Indian freedom fighter wrote the book The Discovery of India?
A: Jawaharlal Nehru.
57. Q: Which famous ship sank on its first voyage in 1912?
A: Titanic.
58. Q: Which sea creature has three hearts?
A: Octopus.
59. Q: Which place in India is famous for the Sun Temple shaped like a chariot?
A: Konark.
60. Q: Which branch of science studies the weather?
A: Meteorology.
61. Q: Which is the largest bone in the human body?
A: Femur.
62. Q: Which planet has a giant red storm called the Great Red Spot?
A: Jupiter.
63. Q: Which invention by the Wright brothers changed travel forever?
A: Aeroplane.
64. Q: Which famous woman won two Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?
A: Marie Curie.
10 General Knowledge Fun Facts for Class 4
- Butterflies taste food using their feet.
- Honey never spoils for thousands of years.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
- An ostrich lays the largest bird egg.
- Lightning is hotter than the Sun’s surface.
- A snail can sleep for up to three years.
- Octopuses have three hearts.
- Penguins slide on ice using their bellies.
- Some frogs can freeze and survive.
- A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
That’s the end of the questions, but not the end of the learning! Look up the answers you weren’t sure about. Talk about them. Argue about them if you have to! Some of the best learning happens in those small conversations. Class 4 is a wonderful time to start building that habit of staying curious. Read a little every day. Ask questions. Notice things around you. GK gets better with time and practice. Come back to these questions after a month and see how much has changed. We think you’ll do even better next time.
