Top 110 GK Questions For Class 9, With Comprehensive Answers

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Class nine students are on the brink of an educational breakthrough.  While they have already amassed a lot of academic knowledge by that age, there is much more general information they need to know to understand the world better. Understanding and answering GK questions for class 9 students can make them knowledgeable and competent enough to grab opportunities coming their way. Acquiring new knowledge can improve their academic performance and give them an edge over others in their careers.

In this post, we list some best and latest general knowledge questions from a slew of fields, including history, geography, languages, civics, maths, and science.

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Key Pointers

  • GK questions can aid in children’s careers and academics.
  • They can increase the awareness of your child.
  • Encourage your child to read newspapers and magazines to improve their GK.
  • Conduct GK quizzes periodically to put their knowledge to test.

Benefits Of GK Questions For Class 9

Benefits OF GK Questions For Class 9

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GK questions for class 9 students increase their appetite for knowledge and encourage them to learn more. Some benefits of GK questions for students are:

  • It opens the child’s mind to newer avenues and ideas of learning.
  • They become more curious as they start asking more questions, reasoning things, and looking for answers.
  • General knowledge makes them more confident about their abilities and also helps in improving their critical thinking skills.
  • New knowledge prepares them for the imminent crucial years of education.
  • Such questions give them insight into a variety of topics that they might not encounter otherwise.
  • GK helps students perform better in public competitive exams.
  • It increases a child’s awareness of the world around them.
protip_icon Quick tip
If your child is interested in a particular field or topic, ask them to research more about it using online sources. A simple question can lead to a mine of information.

110 GK Questions For Class 9 With Answers

Scroll down to find our curated list of the best and latest general knowledge questions for your child.

  1. Which is the biggest ocean in the world?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

  1. When is International Women’s Day celebrated?

Answer: 8th March

  1. When was the first International Yoga Day celebrated?

Answer: 2015

  1. Which is the largest continent in the world?

Answer: Asia

  1. Which is the largest animal in the world?

Answer: Blue whale

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  1. Where did volleyball originate from?

Answer: The US

  1. What is the full form of WHO?

Answer: World Health Organization

  1. Which cells are responsible for fighting infections in our body?

Answer: White Blood Cells (WBC)

  1.  Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?

Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

  1. How is 9 depicted in Roman numerals?

Answer: IX

  1. How do fish breathe?

Answer: Through their gills

  1. What is the name of the tissue of the mouth’s inner lining?

Answer: Epithelial tissue

  1. Which is the largest island in the world?

Answer: Greenland

Greenland is the largest island in the world.

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  1. When does a solar eclipse occur?

Answer: When moon comes between the sun and the earth

  1. Which is the longest day of the year?

Answer: The summer solstice (June 20th, 21st, or 22nd)

  1. What are inert gases known as?

Answer: Noble gases

  1. Which country won the 2021 Euro Cup?

Answer: Italy

  1. Who is the father of the periodic table?

Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev

  1. Which is the largest flower in the world?

Answer: Rafflesia

  1. What is the name of a natural disaster that causes huge waves to crash on the shore?

Answer: Tsunami

protip_icon Quick tip
Make it a habit for your child to spend some time acquiring general knowledge. You may conduct tests once in a while to know if they remember the information.
  1. ECG can detect the disease of which organ?

Answer: Heart

  1. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2022?

Answer: Argentina

  1. Who is the founder of Facebook?

Answer: Mark Zuckerberg

  1. What does LTE on your phone stand for?

Answer: Long Term Evolution

  1. Who invented the telephone?

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

  1. Which is the wettest place in the world?

Answer: Mawsynram

  1. Who is the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice?

Answer: Marie Curie

  1. What is a crimson rose?

Answer: A butterfly

  1. Who discovered Cuba?

Answer: Christopher Columbus

  1. Who invented electricity?

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin is credited for inventing electricity.

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  1. How many players play in one team in soccer?

Answer: Eleven

  1. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) situated?

Answer: Nairobi

  1. What is the square root of 169?

Answer: 13

  1. After how many years does Halley’s comet make an appearance?

Answer: 75-79 years

  1. Which is the smallest country in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

  1. Which is the largest desert in the world?

Answer: Sahara Desert

  1. Which technology allows you to share data between two electronic devices within a short distance?

Answer: Bluetooth

  1. Which is the world’s first talking movie?

Answer: The Jazz Singer

  1. Which is the fastest animal?

Answer: Cheetah

  1. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

Answer: Lake Superior

  1. Which is the smallest continent in the world?

Answer: Australia

  1. Which metal is in liquid form at room temperature?

Answer: Mercury

  1. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

Answer: Barometer

  1. Which metal is the lightest?

Answer: Lithium

  1. How many elements are there in the periodic table?

Answer: 118

  1. Which is the longest river in the world?

Answer: The Nile

  1. Where is Harvard University situated?

Answer: Massachusetts, US

  1. What does LED stand for?

Answer: Light Emitting Diode

  1. Which structures in Egypt are also included in the Wonders of the World list?

Answer: Pyramids of Giza

  1. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.

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  1. What is the sun?

Answer: A star

  1. How many moons does Jupiter have?

Answer: 80

  1. Which gas is used in floating balloons?

Answer: Helium

  1. Which element is the most reactive?

Answer: Fluorine

  1. How many players play in an ice hockey team?

Answer: Six

  1. When did the first World War (WWI) start?

Answer: 1914

  1. When did the second World War (WWII) end?

Answer: 1945

  1. In which country is Mecca located?

Answer: Saudi Arabia

  1. What is the capital of Monaco?

Answer: Monte Carlo

  1. Which city has no roads?

Answer: Venice, Italy

protip_icon Point to consider
Reading is one of the most effective ways to increase your child’s GK. So make books and newspapers accessible to your child and encourage them to read regularly.
  1. Which technology is used to connect a smartphone to the Internet?

Answer: Wi-Fi

  1. How many corners does a cube have?

Answer: 8

  1. Who is the founder of Microsoft?

Answer: Bill Gates and Paul Allen

  1. What is tango?

Answer: Dance form

  1. Where is Oxford University situated?

Answer: The United Kingdom

  1. Which noble gas is present in the atmosphere?

Answer: Argon

  1. Who is the author of the book “The Da Vinci Code”?

Answer: Dan Brown

  1. Which is the longest epic in the world?

Answer: Mahabharata

  1. Which day is celebrated as World Environment Day?

Answer: 5th June

  1. In which country would you find a koala bear?

Answer: Australia

Koala bear is found predominantly in Australia.

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  1. Which is the densest forest in the world?

Answer: Amazon rainforest

  1. Which is the fastest fish in the ocean?

Answer: The sailfish

  1. Which children’s book had the character named the Madhatter?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

  1. Which planet are scientists exploring for signs of life?

Answer: Mars

  1. Which is the largest plateau in the world?

Answer: Tibetan plateau

  1. What is a ligament?

Answer: Connective tissue that connects two bones

  1. If you weigh 60 pounds on Earth, what would you weigh on the moon?

Answer: 10 pounds

  1. What is the scientific formula for common salt?

Answer: NaCl

  1. In which year did the Titanic sink?

Answer: 1912

  1. If the two shorter sides of a right-angle triangle measure 3 and 4, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

Answer: 5

protip_icon Did you know?
Pythagorean triples are sets of numbers that make the sides of a right-angled triangle. Some examples of Pythagorean triples are 3,4,5; 5,12,13; and 7, 24, 25. You can scale up these triples by simply multiplying each number by the same number. For example, 6, 8, 10 is a triple derived by multiplying 2 with 3, 4, 5.
  1. What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

Answer: London

  1. Which is the strongest bone in the human body?

Answer: Femur

  1. What is the name of the spacecraft with astronauts and cosmonauts orbiting the Earth?

Answer: International Space Station

  1. How many layers does the atmosphere have?

Answer: 7 (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere, and Magnetosphere)

  1. What are the natural lights in Norway called?

Answer: Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights

  1. How long does daylight last in the North Pole?

Answer: Six months approximately

  1. What is the name of the initiative by the African Union to overcome desertification?

Answer: Great Green Wall

  1. Which insect turns into a butterfly?

Answer: Caterpillar

  1. Which alphabet does not occur in number names from 1 to 999?

Answer: The letter A

  1. How many bones are there in an adult human?

Answer: 206

  1. What is the capital of India?

Answer: New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital of India.

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  1. What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books?

Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

  1. What does RAM stand for?

Answer: Random Access Memory

  1. What is the filament in a regular light bulb made of?

Answer: Tungsten

  1. Which country has the largest population?

Answer: China

  1. Which planet in our solar system is known as the Green Planet?

Answer: Uranus

  1. How many chambers does a cockroach’s heart have?

Answer: 13

  1. Ornithology is the study of which branch?

Answer: Birds

  1. Who created the famous character Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy?

Answer: Jane Austen

  1. Who was the first actor of color to win the Oscar?

Answer: Sidney Poitier

  1. How many days does a leap year have?

Answer: 366

  1. Which clouds grow vertically and not horizontally?

Answer: Cumulus and Cumulonimbus

  1. How does sound travel?

Answer: Wave form

  1. Who is the founder of the Pixar Animation Company?

Answer: Steve Jobs

  1. Which actor is known as the Austrian Oak?

Answer: Arnold Schwarzenegger

  1. A famous waterfall is situated at the U.S.A.-Canada border. Which is it?

Answer: The Niagara Falls

  1. In which ocean did the Titanic sink?

Answer: North Atlantic Ocean

  1. Who is the creator of Marvel Comics?

Answer: Martin Goodman

  1. Which is the hottest chilli in the world?

Answer: Carolina Reaper

  1. Which famous animated movie has the line “To Infinity and Beyond!”?

Answer: Toy Story

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why is a GK quiz important?

A GK quiz is important as it encourages children to read about national and international matters and various subject. It also gives them an opportunity to test their knowledge and skills.

2. What is the main topic of GK?

There is no single main topic for GK. It covers a variety of topics, including history, geography, science, maths, economics, civics, sports, and international affairs, among others.

3. How can I prepare for a GK quiz?

Read the newspaper daily to get information about local, national, and international affairs. You can also watch the news on TV if you find reading the newspaper boring. Also, read various magazines and blogs that cover the topics of your interest to gain more knowledge about them. You will pick up new knowledge unconsciously by staying up-to-date with the latest news.

GK questions for class 9 can improve their intelligence and knowledge besides stoking their curiosity. They can make a child more competitive and confident. A child with vast general knowledge has more awareness of the world around them and issues prevailing in society. GK also improves their social skills and mental acumen as they can easily start and hold conversations on various topics, including science, maths, history, and geography. Therefore, studying a few GK questions and answers for kids daily can help the child understand their surroundings and boost their academic and career prospects.

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