Best Nepal GK Questions Every Student Should Know
Nepal general knowledge appears in almost every competitive exam — Lok Sewa, teacher service, banking, and scholarship tests alike. Analysis of past papers shows the same clusters of facts appear again and again. Master these clusters and you master the GK section.
Geography facts that repeat every year
- Highest peak: Mount Everest / Sagarmatha (8,848.86 m)
- Longest river: Karnali; largest lake: Rara; deepest lake: Shey Phoksundo
- Largest district: Dolpa; smallest: Bhaktapur
- Deepest gorge on Earth: Kali Gandaki, between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna
History and the state
Know the unification of Nepal by Prithvi Narayan Shah, the Sugauli Treaty of 1816, the 2007/2046/2062-63 BS movements, the declaration of the republic in 2008 AD, and the promulgation of the current constitution on 20 September 2015 — including its 7 provinces and 753 local levels.
National symbols
The national flower is the rhododendron (Lali Gurans), the national bird is the danphe, the national animal is the cow, and volleyball is the national game. Exams love these one-mark questions — they are free marks for the prepared.
How to memorise GK effectively
Facts stick when they connect. Instead of memorising isolated numbers, build mental maps: picture the map of Nepal and attach records to places. Then test yourself with spaced repetition — our Nepal GK MCQ category contains hundreds of practice questions with explanations to reinforce each fact.