What Are GK Questions?

A good way to think about GK questions is as a friendly health check on your general awareness of the world. “GK” is short for General Knowledge, and that’s precisely what GK questions examine.

In easy words, GK questions are meant to test how much you know about various subjects that are not a part of your specific job or education. They are not necessarily complicated or too intellectual. Rather, they are testing the general, although significant, information that an educated person should be presumed to have knowledge about.

Think of the things you learn while reading the newspaper, watching a documentary, keeping up with sports, or discussing history. That’s where General Knowledge comes in.

What Do They Ask About?

GK is a big universe, but most questions belong to a few broad categories:

• History: Questions regarding significant dates, global events, prominent leaders, and ancient civilizations.
• Geography: Questions regarding countries, capitals, rivers, mountains, and continents.
• Science: Questions regarding basic physics, biology, chemistry, and well-known inventions and discoveries.
• Current Affairs: Questions regarding recent news in politics, international relations, awards, and significant sports events.
• Sports, Arts, and Culture: Questions regarding well-known athletes, Olympic records, Oscar-winning movies, and well-known books and authors.

So, if you’re questioned, “What is the capital of Japan?” or “Who authored the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’?” you’re replying to a traditional GK question. They are the blocks on which the foundation of being an educated, well-informed person is built, helpful in anything ranging from everyday conversation to competitive exams.