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Class 5 gk questions.
GK questions for Class 5, at the level of students aged 9–11, each with its answer and a short explanation. Try each one before opening the answer.
Which gas do green plants absorb from the air to make their food during photosynthesis?
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Answer: Carbon dioxide
Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil to make glucose through photosynthesis.
What is the normal term of the Lok Sabha before fresh elections take place?
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Answer: 5 years
Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by Indian citizens for a standard term of five years.
How many years is the normal term of an elected Member of the Lok Sabha?
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Answer: 5 years
Members of the Lok Sabha, or the House of the People, are elected for a term of five years.
In a standard kabaddi match, how many players take the court for each team?
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Answer: 7
Each kabaddi team has seven players on the court during the game, along with five reserve players.
Which Indian scientist won the Nobel Prize in 1930 for studying the scattering of light?
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Answer: C. V. Raman
Sir C. V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect, which explains how light scatters when passing through a transparent material.
Which planet in our solar system has the most prominent and visible ring system?
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Answer: Saturn
Saturn is a gas giant famous for its large, bright rings made of billions of chunks of ice and rock.
An express bus leaves at 4:15 PM. It arrives at 6:45 PM on the same day. How long was the trip?
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Answer: 2 hours 30 minutes
From 4:15 PM to 6:15 PM is 2 hours. Adding 30 more minutes reaches 6:45 PM, making 2 hours 30 minutes.
Ananya buys 4 notebooks for 35 rupees each. How much change does she get from a 200-rupee note?
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Answer: 60 rupees
Four notebooks cost 4 times 35, which equals 140 rupees. Subtracting 140 from 200 leaves 60 rupees in change.
Which ancient Indian emperor gave up warfare after the Kalinga War to promote peace?
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Answer: Ashoka
Emperor Ashoka felt great sorrow over the destruction in Kalinga, leading him to choose non-violence and promote peaceful teachings.
Choose the collective noun used for a group of lions.
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Answer: Pride
A family group of lions is known as a pride. Wolves live in packs, while cattle live in herds.
Which water body lies directly to the east of peninsular India?
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Answer: Bay of Bengal
Peninsular India is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Bay of Bengal to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Which blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to different parts of the human body?
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Answer: Arteries
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Veins bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- True or false?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon.
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Answer: False
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the Sun's light from reaching Earth.
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A single triangle can have two angles that are right angles.
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Answer: False
The three angles of a triangle always sum to 180 degrees. Two right angles would total 180 degrees, leaving no angle for the third corner.
- True or false?
The river Narmada flows eastward into the Bay of Bengal.
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Answer: False
The Narmada is a west-flowing river. It originates in Madhya Pradesh and empties into the Arabian Sea.
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Animals that eat only plants and plant parts are called ___ (starts with H).
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Answer: Herbivores
Herbivores are animals whose diet consists entirely of vegetation, such as grass, leaves, and fruits.
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Water freezes into solid ice at ___ degrees Celsius under standard atmospheric pressure.
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Answer: 0
The freezing point of pure water at sea level is 0 degrees Celsius.
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A flat geometric shape with exactly eight straight sides is called an ___ (starts with O).
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Answer: Octagon
An octagon is a two-dimensional polygon that has eight sides and eight interior angles.
Which is the odd one out among these geometric shapes?
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Answer: Cube
A cube is a three-dimensional solid shape, whereas a square, triangle, and pentagon are two-dimensional flat figures.
Which shape is the odd one out?
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Answer: Square
A square is a flat, two-dimensional shape. Cube, cylinder, and sphere are all three-dimensional solid shapes.
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