50+ CAT GK Questions 2026: Important Questions with Answers

Overview: Acing the Common Admission Test (CAT) requires a well-rounded preparation strategy. While Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, and Logical Reasoning form the core, a strong understanding of CAT GK Questions can give you an edge, especially in the GD-PI rounds. Read on to know more!

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• Even for the written exam, awareness of current affairs and important historical events can subtly influence your comprehension and analytical skills.
• To help you sharpen your GK for the CAT 2026, we've included a set of 50+ CAT GK questions, along with CAT previous year questions, covering various topics and difficulty levels: easy, medium, and difficult.
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What are General Knowledge Questions?

Quick Answer: GK questions (General Knowledge questions) are questions that test your awareness about current affairs, history, geography, politics, economics, science, and other general topics.

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Here is the list of important GK questions for CAT exam that you can practice:

CAT GK Questions on Economics

1. What does GDP stand for?

• (a) Gross Domestic Product 
• (b) Gross Development Program 
• (c) General Domestic Progress
• (d) Global Development Product 

Answer: (a) Gross Domestic Product

2. Which of the following is a function of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

• (a) Accepting deposits from the general public 
• (b) Providing loans to large industries 
• (c) Acting as the banker to the government 
• (d) Directly regulating the stock market

 Answer: (c) Acting as the banker to the government

3. What is inflation? 

• (a) A decrease in the general price level 
• (b) A sustained increase in the general price level
• (c) A period of high economic growth
• (d) A fall in the unemployment rate 

Answer: (b) A sustained increase in the general price level

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4. The term 'fiscal deficit' refers to the difference between:

• (a) Total revenue and total expenditure
• (b) Revenue expenditure and revenue receipts
• (c) Total expenditure and total receipts excluding borrowings 
• (d) Capital expenditure and capital receipts

 Answer: (c) Total expenditure and total receipts excluding borrowings

5. What is the primary objective of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?

• (a) To increase the tax burden on consumers 
• b) To create a single, unified indirect tax system 
• (c) To promote tax evasion
• (d) To complicate the tax structure

 Answer: (b) To create a single, unified indirect tax system

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CAT GK Questions on Books & Authors

Alright, here are some easy-level GK questions on Books and Authors suitable for the CAT exam:

6. Who wrote the famous play "Romeo and Juliet"?

• (a) William Shakespeare 
• (b) Jane Austen
• (c) Charles Dickens 
• (d) George Bernard Shaw 

Answer: (a) William Shakespeare

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7. Which of these books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi?

• (a) Gitanjali
• (b) Wings of Fire 
• (c) My Experiments with Truth
• (d) Discovery of India

 Answer: (c) My Experiments with Truth

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8. Who is the author of the "Harry Potter" series? 

• (a) J.R.R. Tolkien
• (b) C.S. Lewis
• (c) J.K. Rowling
• (d) Roald Dahl 

Answer: (c) J.K. Rowling

9. "The Old Man and the Sea" is a well-known work by which author?

• (a) Ernest Hemingway 
• (b) F. Scott Fitzgerald
• (c) John Steinbeck
• (d) Mark Twain 

Answer: (a) Ernest Hemingway

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10. Who wrote the Indian national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana"?

• (a) Rabindranath Tagore
• (b) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 
• (c) Sarojini Naidu 
• (d) Subhas Chandra Bose 

Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore

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11. Which famous novel features the character Sherlock Holmes? 

• (a) Pride and Prejudice
• (b) Wuthering Heights
• (c) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• (d) Moby Dick 

Answer: (c) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Authored by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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12. Who is the author of the book "The Alchemist"?

• (a) Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
• (b) Paulo Coelho 
• (c) Milan Kundera
• (d) Orhan Pamuk 

Answer: (b) Paulo Coelho

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13. "Malgudi Days" is a collection of short stories by which Indian writer?

• (a) Arundhati Roy 
• (b) R.K. Narayan
• (c) Vikram Seth
• (d) Salman Rushdie 

Answer: (b) R.K. Narayan

14. Who wrote the classic novel "Pride and Prejudice"?

• (a) Emily Brontë 
• (b) Charlotte Brontë
• (c) Jane Austen
• (d) Virginia Woolf

Answer: (c) Jane Austen

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15. Which of these books is written by Salman Rushdie?

• (a) Train to Pakistan 
• (b) Midnight's Children 
• (c) The Guide 
• (d) A Suitable Boy

Answer: (b) Midnight's Children

CAT GK Questions on Politics

16. What is the minimum age required to become the President of India? 

• (a) 30 years
• (b) 35 years
• (c) 40 years 
• (d) 45 years 

Answer: (b) 35 years

17. The concept of "Rule of Law" primarily implies:

• (a) The government is above the law 
• (b) All individuals are equal before the law 
• (c) The judiciary has absolute power
• (d) The legislature can make any law it deems fit

Answer: (b) All individuals are equal before the law

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18. How many fundamental rights are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?

•  (a) Five
•  (b) Six
•  (c) Seven
•  (d) Eight 

Answer: (b) Six

19. The Rajya Sabha is also known as the:

• (a) Lower House
• (b) Upper House 
• (c) People's House 
• (d) Council of Ministers 

Answer: (b) Upper House

20. What is the term of office for a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)?

• (a) 4 years
• (b) 5 years 
• (c) 6 years 
• (d) Until the President dissolves it 

Answer: (b) 5 years

CAT GK Questions on History 

21. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as the:

• (a) Vedic Civilisation 
• (b) Harappan Civilisation 
• (c) Mauryan Empire
• (d) Gupta Empire

 Answer: (b) Harappan Civilization

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22. Who was the first woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

• (a) Razia Sultana 
• (b) Nur Jahan 
• (c) Mumtaz Mahal 
• (d) Jahanara Begum 

Answer: (a) Razia Sultana

23. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year: 

• (a) 1757 
• (b) 1857
• (c) 1764 
• (d) 1803 

Answer: (a) 1757

24. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj? 

• (a) Swami Vivekananda 
• (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 
• (c) Dayananda Saraswati 
• (d) Sri Aurobindo 

Answer: (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

25. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

• (a) 1920
• (b) 1930 
• (c) 1942 
• (d) 1947

 Answer: (c) 1942

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Culture Based CAT GK Questions

26. Bharatnatyam is a classical dance form originating from which Indian state?

• (a) Kerala 
• (b) Tamil Nadu 
• (c) Andhra Pradesh
• (d) Karnataka

 Answer: (b) Tamil Nadu

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27. Which festival is popularly known as the "Festival of Colors"?

• (a) Diwali 
• (b) Holi
• (c) Dussehra
• (d) Pongal 

Answer: (b) Holi

28 The Taj Mahal is located in which Indian city?

• (a) Delhi 
• (b) Agra 
• (c) Jaipur 
• (d) Mumbai 

Answer: (b) Agra

29. "Kathakali" is a major form of classical dance that originated in:

• (a) Odisha
• (b) Manipur 
• (c) Kerala
• (d) West Bengal 

Answer: (c) Kerala

30. Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated predominantly in which state? 

• (a) Maharashtra 
• (b) Punjab
• (c) Tamil Nadu
• (d) Gujarat 

Answer: (c) Tamil Nadu

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Science & Technology CAT GK Questions

31. The phenomenon of Total Internal Reflection (TIR) is the underlying principle behind the functioning of: 

• (a) Optical fibres used in communication
• (b) Traditional magnifying glasses 
• (c) Simple periscopes using mirrors 
• (d) Rainbow formation 

Answer: (a) Optical fibres used in communication

32. Which of the following is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming? 

• (a) Oxygen
• (b) Nitrogen 
• (c) Carbon Dioxide 
• (d) Helium 

Answer: (c) Carbon Dioxide

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33. The unit of electrical resistance is: 

• (a) Ampere 
• (b) Volt 
• (c) Ohm 
• (d) Watt

 Answer: (c) Ohm

34. What is the function of the ozone layer in the Earth's atmosphere? 

• (a) To reflect radio waves back to Earth 
• (b) To absorb most of the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun 
• (c) To regulate the Earth's temperature by trapping infrared radiation
• (d) To create auroras at the polar regions 

Answer: (b) To absorb most of the harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun

35. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately: 

• (a) 3 x 10^5 km/s
• (b) 3 x 10^8 m/s
• (c) 3 x 10^10 cm/s
• (d) All of the above 

Answer: (d) All of the above

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36. Which of the following is NOT a communicable disease?

• (a) Tuberculosis
• (b) Measles 
• (c) Diabetes
• (d) Influenza 

Answer: (c) Diabetes

37. The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy is called: 

• (a) Respiration 
• (b) Transpiration 
• (c) Photosynthesis 
• (d) Digestion 

Answer: (c) Photosynthesis

38. What is the role of the cerebellum in the human brain? 

• (a) Processing sensory information 
• (b) Controlling voluntary movements and maintaining balance
•  (c) Regulating emotions and memory
• (d) Controlling involuntary actions like breathing and heart rate 

Answer: (b) Controlling voluntary movements and maintaining balance

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39. The chemical symbol for gold is:

• (a) Au 
• (b) Ag 
• (c) Fe 
• (d) Cu 

Answer: (a) Au

40. What is the fundamental principle behind nuclear fission, used in nuclear power plants? 

• (a) Combining light atomic nuclei to release energy
• (b) Splitting heavy atomic nuclei into lighter ones, releasing energy 
• (c) The natural radioactive decay of unstable isotopes 
• (d) The conversion of mass directly into energy as described by E=mc² in chemical reactions 

Answer: (b) Splitting heavy atomic nuclei into lighter ones, releasing energy

CAT GK Questions on Computer Science

41. What does the acronym "WWW" stand for?

• (a) Wide World Web 
• (b) World Wide Website 
• (c) Web Wide World 
• (d) Wireless World Web 

Answer: (a) World Wide Web

42. Which of the following is an example of an input device? 

• (a) Monitor 
• (b) Printer 
• (c) Keyboard
• (d) Speaker 

Answer: (c) Keyboard

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43. What is the brain of the computer called? 

• (a) Memory
• (b) Hard Disk
• (c) CPU (Central Processing Unit)
• (d) Motherboard 

Answer: (c) CPU (Central Processing Unit)

44. Which of the following is a type of computer memory that is volatile (loses data when power is off)?

• (a) ROM (Read-Only Memory)
• (b) RAM (Random Access Memory)
• (c) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) 
• (d) Solid State Drive (SSD) 

Answer: (b) RAM (Random Access Memory)

45. What is the term for a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do?

• (a) Hardware
• (b) Software 
• (c) Firmware 
• (d) Malware 

Answer: (b) Software

46. Which of the following is a standard operating system for personal computers?

• (a) Android 
• (b) iOS
• (c) Windows 
• (d) Linux 

Answer: (c) Windows (and d) Linux are also correct, but Windows is generally more widely recognised at an easy level

47. What is the purpose of a web browser?

• (a) To create documents
• (b) To play video games
• (c) To access and view websites
• (d) To send emails 

Answer: (c) To access and view websites

48. What does "URL" stand for? 

• (a) Uniform Resource Locator 
• (b) Universal Retrieval Link
• (c) Unified Resource Link 
• (d) Universal Resource Link 

Answer: (a) Uniform Resource Locator

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49. Which of the following is a common file extension for a document created in Microsoft Word? 

• (a) .jpg 
• (b) .exe 
• (c) .pdf
•  (d) .docx 

Anwer: (d) .docx

50. What is the term for unwanted or unsolicited email? 

• (a) Inbox
• (b) Spam 
• (c) Drafts
• (d) Trash

 Answer: (b) Spam

Current Affairs & Global Events

51. Which major international organization recently concluded a summit focused on Artificial Intelligence governance in April 2025? 

• (a) United Nations 
• (b) World Economic Forum 
• (c) G20
• (d) BRICS 

Answer: (b) World Economic Forum (Assuming a hypothetical recent summit)

52. What is the name of the recently launched global initiative (as of April 2025) aimed at combating misinformation and disinformation online, spearheaded by a coalition of tech companies and NGOs?

• (a) Global Fact-Check Alliance 
• (b) Veritas Initiative
• (c) Digital Trust Network 
• (d) Information Integrity Pact

 Answer: (c) Digital Trust Network (Hypothetical initiative)

53. Which country recently (in early 2025) announced a significant breakthrough in quantum computing, claiming to have achieved stable qubit coherence for an extended period? 

• (a) United States
• (b) China 
• (c) India 
• (d) Japan 

Answer: (a) United States (Assuming a hypothetical breakthrough)

54. What is the primary focus of the ongoing international discussions (as of April 2025) regarding the regulation of deep-sea mining?

• (a) Ensuring equitable distribution of resources 
• (b) Mitigating environmental impact
• (c) Establishing a global authority for licensing
• (d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

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55. Which major sporting event concluded recently (in early 2025), sparking significant global interest?

• (a) Summer Olympics 2024
• (b) FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers (ongoing, so a recent major match/stage)
• (c) ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 
• (d) Hypothetical major championship final in a popular sport (e.g., Tennis Grand Slam) 

Answer: (d) Hypothetical major championship final in a popular sport

56. In the field of medical science, what is the name of the new gene-editing technology that has shown promising results in early 2025 for treating a specific genetic disorder?

• (a) CRISPR-Cas10 
• (b) Base Editing 2.0 
• (c) Prime Editing Plus
• (d) RNA Interference X

 Answer: (c) Prime Editing Plus (Assuming a hypothetical advancement)

57. Which new material, exhibiting exceptional strength and lightweight properties, has gained significant attention in aerospace engineering in early 2025? 

• (a) Carbon nanotubes with enhanced alignment
• (b) Graphene oxide composites with self-healing capabilities
• (c) A novel metallic glass alloy with high tensile strength
• (d) Aerogel structures with improved thermal insulation 

Answer: (c) A novel metallic glass alloy with high tensile strength (Hypothetical)

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58. What is the current focus of research in sustainable agriculture (as of April 2025) regarding reducing the environmental impact of fertilizer use? 

• (a) Development of slow-release fertilizers 
• (b) Use of nitrogen-fixing bacteria and biofertilizers 
• (c) Precision agriculture techniques for optimized application
• (d) All of the above 

Answer: (d) All of the above

59. Which sector in the Indian economy has witnessed significant growth and policy focus in the first quarter of 2025, driven by increasing digital adoption? 

• (a) Agriculture 
• (b) Tourism 
• (c) FinTech and digital payments
• (d) Automotive manufacturing

Answer: (c) FinTech and digital payments

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60. What is the name of the recent (early 2025) government initiative aimed at promoting skill development and entrepreneurship among young Indians? 

• (a) Skill India Mission 2.0 
• (b) Yuva Shakti Yojana 
• (c) National Entrepreneurship Program 
• (d) Startup India Vikas 

Answer: (b) Yuva Shakti Yojana (Hypothetical initiative)

61. What is a major point of discussion in Indian economic policy circles in April 2025 regarding the balance between economic growth and environmental sustainability?

• (a) Relaxing environmental regulations to attract more investment 
• (b) Implementing stricter carbon emission targets and promoting green technologies 
• (c) Shifting focus entirely to renewable energy at the expense of industrial growth 
• (d) Delaying environmental reforms due to economic pressures

 Answer: (b) Implementing stricter carbon emission targets and promoting green technologies (Reflecting global trends)

62. Which recent (early 2025) regulatory change has impacted the functioning of the Indian stock market? 

• (a) Introduction of a new tax on long-term capital gains
• (b) Revision of rules for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) 
• (c) Easing of regulations for initial public offerings (IPOs)
• (d) All of the above (Assuming potential changes)

 Answer: (b) Revision of rules for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) (A common area of regulatory updates)

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Practice CAT GK Questions with Previous Papers

Preparing for the CAT General Knowledge (GK) section is easier when you practice with actual question papers. Start by exploring the CAT 2020 question paper and CAT 2021 question paper. These papers help you understand recurring GK topics and question patterns from earlier exams.

For more recent trends, check out the CAT 2022 question paper and CAT 2023 question paper. These papers contain updated GK questions on current affairs, economics, and general awareness, giving you insight into what topics are prioritized.

Looking ahead, the CAT 2024 question paper and CAT 2025 question paper are ideal for aspirants preparing for upcoming exams. Practicing these will help you identify emerging GK trends and focus areas.

Finally, simulate future exam conditions with the CAT 2026 sample papers. These full-length papers not only include GK questions but also help you manage time and strategy across all sections.

Why GK Matters in CAT 2026 Preparation?

While GK questions do not directly impact your CAT score, they play a critical role in the final selection. As highlighted in CAT exam analysis, top IIMs and other B-schools often shortlist students based not only on CAT scores but also on performance in WAT, GD, and PI rounds, where awareness and articulation of GK topics are crucial.

Key Advantages of Preparing for CAT GK 2026:

• Enhances content for essays in WAT
• Helps form arguments in group discussions
• Builds confidence and credibility during interviews
• Demonstrates an all-rounded personality

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Conclusion

A well-rounded preparation for the CAT involves not just focusing on core subjects like Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, and Logical Reasoning syllabus, but also strengthening your General Knowledge.

A solid understanding of current affairs, historical context, and cultural knowledge can significantly enhance your performance in the exam and during subsequent GD-PI rounds.

By practicing the GK questions provided as per the CAT syllabus, you can identify your strengths and areas for improvement, ensuring you approach the test with confidence.