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CDS GK Questions 2026

Static GK carries most of the 100 marks of the CDS General Knowledge paper. Of the 120 questions in the CDS (II) 2026 paper, about 20 were on Indian Polity, about 20 on the History of India, about 15 on Geography and the environment, about 10 on the Indian Economy and about 37 on Physics, Chemistry and Biology, which makes CDS the most science-heavy General Knowledge paper among the major recruitment exams. Polity questions test writs, the NHRC, electoral systems, disqualification of legislators, GST and delimitation. History runs from the Upanishads and the Shunga dynasty to Vijayanagara, temple architecture, the Sylhet referendum and the SNDP Yogam. Geography asks about the atmosphere, earthquakes and tsunamis, Ramsar sites, mangroves and World Heritage sites. Science stays at school level but expects reasoning: a lens problem, a magnetic field direction, molarity versus molality, what cooking soda is, how enzymes act. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for CDS, written as short facts and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting. Read a topic, then solve its previous-year questions and quiz on this site to check what stayed with you.

CDS GK Questions with Answers

Q2641.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which one of the following terms denotes the inputs in terms of tools, machines, buildings, raw materials and money in hand required at any stage of production?

  1. A.Fixed capital
  2. B.Working capital
  3. C.Physical capital
  4. D.Human capital
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Correct answer: C. Physical capital

Physical capital is the variety of inputs, such as tools, machines, buildings, raw materials and money in hand, needed at every stage of production.

Q2642.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKHard

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

  1. A.Under Article 21A of the Constitution of India, the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of eleven years.
  2. B.Every religious denomination has got absolute power under Article 26 of the Constitution of India to manage its own affairs in matters of religion.
  3. C.Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 of the Constitution of India in reference to the right to establish educational institutions of their choice.
  4. D.Parliament cannot empower, even by law, any court other than the Supreme Court of India the power to issue writs within local limits of its jurisdiction.
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Correct answer: C. Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 of the Constitution of India in reference to the right to establish educational institutions of their choice.

Article 30 gives all minorities, whether based on religion or language, the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice, and names no other kind of minority.

Q2643.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKHard

In plant cells, RNA is present in

  1. A.cytoplasm only
  2. B.nuclei and cytoplasm only
  3. C.nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplast and endoplasmic reticulum
  4. D.nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplast and ribosomes
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Correct answer: D. nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplast and ribosomes

In plant cells RNA is found in the nucleus, the cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplasts and ribosomes. RNA is made in the nucleus, where DNA is copied into messenger, transfer and ribosomal RNA; the nucleolus in particular is rich in ribosomal RNA.

Q2645.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKHard

Methanol is toxic because

  1. A.methanol coagulates the protoplasm
  2. B.methanol gets oxidised to methanal in liver which coagulates the protoplasm
  3. C.methanol gets oxidised to acetic acid in liver which coagulates the protoplasm
  4. D.methanol gets oxidised to CO in liver which coagulates the protoplasm
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Correct answer: B. methanol gets oxidised to methanal in liver which coagulates the protoplasm

In the liver, methanol is oxidised to methanal (formaldehyde), which coagulates protoplasm and damages cells. Methanol, CH3OH, is the simplest alcohol and is sometimes mixed into illicit liquor.

Q2647.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKHard

Which one of the following statements about Ashoka's inscriptions is correct ?

  1. A.The Major Rock Edict found in Kerala is in Sanskrit.
  2. B.Minor Rock Edicts in Bihar are found only in Pataliputra.
  3. C.The Dhauli Major Rock Edict makes a mention of the Kalinga War.
  4. D.Kalsi in Uttarakhand is a site of Major Rock Edicts.
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Correct answer: D. Kalsi in Uttarakhand is a site of Major Rock Edicts.

Kalsi, near Dehradun in Uttarakhand, has a full set of Ashoka's fourteen Major Rock Edicts carved on a single boulder.

Q2648.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about Ajanta Cave paintings :

1. The paintings depict yakshas, gandharvas and apsaras.

2. The artists have used the technique of providing "multiple perspectives".

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Ajanta paintings show yakshas, gandharvas and apsaras among their figures, and their painters used multiple perspectives to show crowded scenes.

Q2649.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is measured by:

  1. A.Measuring each person's overlapping deprivations across the indicators in the health, education and standard of living dimensions
  2. B.Measuring each person's separate efficiencies across the indicators in the wealth, income and standard of living dimensions
  3. C.Measuring each person's poverty on the indicators of health, happiness and ownership of vehicles
  4. D.Measuring inequalities and deprivations in respect of wealth, income and standard of living dimensions
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Correct answer: A. Measuring each person's overlapping deprivations across the indicators in the health, education and standard of living dimensions

The MPI measures the overlapping deprivations each person faces across indicators of health, education and standard of living. The global MPI was developed in 2010 by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and the UNDP.

Q2651.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct?

For the purpose of Census 2011

  1. A.a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
  2. B.a person aged eight and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
  3. C.a person aged nine and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
  4. D.a person aged ten and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate
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Correct answer: A. a person aged seven and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is treated as a literate

In Census 2011, a person aged seven and above who could both read and write with understanding in any language was counted as literate.

Q2656.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Nyishi tribe is found mainly in

  1. A.Andaman and Nicobar
  2. B.Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C.Nilgiri-Kerala
  4. D.Kashmir Valley
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Correct answer: B. Arunachal Pradesh

The Nyishi are the largest tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, living mainly in its central and western hill districts. The Nyishi live in districts such as Papum Pare, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, East Kameng and Lower Subansiri, with smaller groups in the bordering parts of Assam.

Q2659.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

Which of the following is/are the function(s) of environment?

1. Supplying resources

2. Sustaining life

3. Providing aesthetic services

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Supplying resources, sustaining life and providing aesthetic services are all functions of the environment. The environment is the total of all the living and non-living things around us.