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Agniveer GK Questions 2026

Static GK is the larger half of the General Knowledge section in the Agniveer exams. The Army's syllabus asks about India and its neighbouring countries, especially History, Culture, Geography and who's who, and adds abbreviations, terminology, the Indian Armed Forces, continents and sub-continents, inventions and discoveries, the Constitution of India, international organisations, and books and authors. General Science is a separate subject of 15 questions in General Duty and Tradesmen: school-level Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with the human body, cells and tissues, plants and animals, and common epidemics named in the syllabus. The Army says questions may come from outside the list, but within the CBSE syllabus, so school textbooks set the level. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for Agniveer, written as short facts and tables in English and Hindi, so that a topic can be revised in one sitting. Start with Indian History, Geography and Indian Polity for the General Knowledge section, then the General Science notes, and add Sports GK, Awards and Honours and Books and Authors. After each topic, solve its quiz on this site to check what stayed in memory, and come back to the notes you got wrong.

Agniveer GK Questions with Answers

Q24.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Which one among the following Joint Military Exercises was NOT conducted between India and USA ?

  1. A.Yudhabhyas
  2. B.Vajra Prahar
  3. C.Malabar
  4. D.Varuna
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Correct answer: D. Varuna

Varuna is the naval exercise between India and France, not between India and the USA. India and France began their bilateral naval exercises in 1983, and the series was named Varuna in 2001; it has since been held regularly in the Indian Ocean and off the French coast.

Q25.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

The joint multinational maritime exercise named IBSAMAR is conducted by the Navies of which of the following countries?

  1. A.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives
  2. B.India, Bangladesh and South Africa
  3. C.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Mauritius
  4. D.India, Brazil and South Africa
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Correct answer: D. India, Brazil and South Africa

IBSAMAR is the joint maritime exercise of the navies of the three IBSA countries. The name itself gives the answer: IBSA stands for India, Brazil and South Africa, and MAR comes from "maritime".

Q28.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

The volume of a sealed packet is 1 litre and its mass is 800 g. The packet is first put inside water with density 1 g cm⁻³ and then in another liquid B with density 1.5 g cm⁻³. Then which one of the following statements holds true?

  1. A.The packet will float in both water and liquid B.
  2. B.The packet will sink in both water and liquid B.
  3. C.The packet will sink in water but will float in liquid B.
  4. D.The packet will float in water and sink in liquid B.
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Correct answer: A. The packet will float in both water and liquid B.

The packet’s density is 800 g divided by 1,000 cm³, which is 0.8 g/cm³, less than the density of both liquids.

Q29.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

An object is placed between infinity and the pole (P) of a convex mirror. The position of the image is

  1. A.between pole (P) and the focus (F), behind the mirror
  2. B.between the focus (F) and infinity, behind the mirror
  3. C.between the pole (P) and the infinity, in front of the mirror
  4. D.at the focus (F), behind the mirror
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Correct answer: A. between pole (P) and the focus (F), behind the mirror

For any position of a real object in front of a convex mirror, the image forms behind the mirror between P and F. A convex mirror bulges outward, and its focus and centre of curvature lie behind it.

Q30.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Tyndall effect is a phenomenon of

  1. A.scattering of light by the colloidal particles.
  2. B.refraction of light by the colloidal particles.
  3. C.dispersion of light by dust particles.
  4. D.refraction of light by dust particles.
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Correct answer: A. scattering of light by the colloidal particles.

Particles in a colloid are large enough to scatter a beam of light, which makes the path of the beam visible.

Q31.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

The refractive index of crown glass is close to 3/2. If the speed of light in air is c, then the speed of light in the crown glass will be close to

  1. A.(3/2)c
  2. B.(4/9)c
  3. C.(2/3)c
  4. D.(9/4)c
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Correct answer: C. (2/3)c

Refractive index is the ratio of the speed of light in air to its speed in the medium, so the speed in glass is c divided by 3/2, which is (2/3)c. The absolute refractive index of a medium is n = c/v, where c is the speed of light in…

Q33.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

The terms 'Pinaka and Smerch' mentioned in news recently refer to

  1. A.Cruise missiles
  2. B.Nuclear-powered submarines
  3. C.Rocket launcher systems
  4. D.Weaponised drones
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Correct answer: C. Rocket launcher systems

Pinaka and Smerch are both multi-barrel rocket launchers used by the Indian Army's artillery. Pinaka was developed by DRDO, with the Armament Research and Development Establishment at Pune as the lead laboratory, and is named after the bow of Lord Shiva.

Q34.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKMedium

P-75I (or P-75 India) project refers to manufacture of

  1. A.Diesel-electric submarines.
  2. B.Nuclear-powered submarines.
  3. C.Aircraft carrier warships.
  4. D.Field guns.
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Correct answer: A. Diesel-electric submarines.

Project 75 India, or P-75I, is the Indian Navy's plan to build six advanced conventional diesel-electric submarines in India. Its key requirement is Air Independent Propulsion, which lets a conventional submarine stay submerged for much longer without surfacing to charge its batteries.

Q35.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about India's military arsenal is/are correct ? 1. HAMMER is a weapon system built for the Rafale fighter aircraft. 2. SCALP cruise missile is also known as Storm Shadow. 3. BrahMos missiles are built under a joint venture between India and Russia. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.3 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements describe the weapons correctly. HAMMER, short for Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range, is a French precision-guided air-to-ground bomb kit made by Safran; India bought it to arm its Rafale jets, which can strike targets tens of kilometres away with it.

Q36.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following are administered under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India ? 1. Territorial Army 2. Hydrographic surveys and preparation of navigational charts 3. National Cadet Corps 4. All matters relating to Coast Guard Organization Select the answer using the codes given below :

  1. A.1,2,3 and 4
  2. B.1,3 and 4 only
  3. C.2 and 4 only
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: A. 1,2,3 and 4

The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules give all four subjects to the Department of Defence in the Ministry of Defence.

Q37.Science & TechnologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an aero-engine which will potentially make India self-reliance in aero-engine technology. What is the name of the engine?

  1. A.Ganga
  2. B.Yamuna
  3. C.Krishna
  4. D.Kaveri
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Correct answer: D. Kaveri

Kaveri is the turbofan aero-engine developed by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment of DRDO in Bengaluru. The Kaveri project began in the late 1980s to power the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.

Q40.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the position of the Chief of Defence Staff : 1. He is the Head of the Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence. 2. He is the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. 3. He does not exercise any military command over the three Service Chiefs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in December 2019 on the advice of the Kargil Review Committee and later expert groups, and the first CDS took office on 1 January 2020.