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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

Q3581.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

The method used in separating a mixture of two miscible liquids having sufficient difference in their boiling points is :

  1. A.Filtration
  2. B.Solvent Extraction
  3. C.Centrifugation
  4. D.Simple Distillation
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Correct answer: D. Simple Distillation

Two liquids that mix completely but boil at clearly different temperatures can be separated by heating the mixture and condensing the vapour of the lower-boiling liquid first.

Q3583.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is/are correct?

1. In India, it adheres to the strict requirements imposed by the doctrine of locus standi.

2. Letters to judges may be treated as petitions.

3. M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India was a PIL that expanded the scope of Article 21 and Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

PIL in India relaxes the rule of locus standi, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Q3584.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following is NOT provided for under the Directive Principles of State Policy ?

  1. A.Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases
  2. B.Uniform Civil Code for the citizens
  3. C.Separation of Judiciary from executive
  4. D.Participation of workers in the management of local-self government
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Correct answer: D. Participation of workers in the management of local-self government

Article 43A speaks of workers' participation in the management of industries, not of local self-government.

Q3586.Static GKAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which of the following is/are not an official language(s) of the United Nations ?

1. Arabic

2. German

3. Spanish

4. Chinese

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

German is not an official language of the United Nations, while Arabic, Spanish and Chinese are. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Q3587.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

2011 Census has divided the working population of India into four major categories. Which one of the following is NOT one of them ?

  1. A.Cultivators
  2. B.Domestic workers
  3. C.Household industrial workers
  4. D.Agricultural Labourers
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Correct answer: B. Domestic workers

Census 2011 sorted workers into four economic categories: cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers; domestic workers is not one of them.

Q3588.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following powers of the Supreme Court is also conferred on a High Court?

  1. A.Advisory power
  2. B.Power of doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before the court
  3. C.Power of court of record
  4. D.Power to allow/refuse Special Leave Petitions
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Correct answer: C. Power of court of record

Article 129 makes the Supreme Court a court of record and Article 215 does the same for every High Court, with power to punish for its contempt.

Q3589.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

The National Human Rights Commission was established under the statute of :

  1. A.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  2. B.The Protection and Implementation of Human Rights Act, 1993
  3. C.The Human Rights Act, 1993
  4. D.The Human Rights Commission Act, 1993
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Correct answer: A. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The NHRC is a statutory body set up on 12 October 1993 under this Act, which Parliament passed after an ordinance of September 1993.

Q3591.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Who among the following was appointed by the Constituent Assembly of India as Head of the Sub-Committee for North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas?

  1. A.Gopinath Bordoloi
  2. B.Rupnath Brahma
  3. C.Bishnuram Medhi
  4. D.Tarun Ram Phukan
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Correct answer: A. Gopinath Bordoloi

He chaired the North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas Sub-Committee, which is why it is known as the Bordoloi Committee.

Q3593.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Dardic group of language belongs to which language family?

  1. A.Indo European
  2. B.Austric
  3. C.Sino-Tibetan
  4. D.Dravidian
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Correct answer: A. Indo European

The Dardic languages form a branch of the Indo-Aryan group, which is part of the Indo-European family. Dardic languages are spoken in the north-west of the subcontinent: in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral and parts of Afghanistan.

Q3594.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IEasy

The Satavahanas are identified in the Puranas by which one of the following epithets?

  1. A.Andhras
  2. B.Shakas
  3. C.Kshatrapas
  4. D.Sungas
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Correct answer: A. Andhras

The Puranas call the Satavahana kings the Andhras or Andhra-bhrityas, so the dynasty is often named Andhra-Satavahana. The Satavahanas rose in the Deccan after the decline of the Mauryas and ruled from Pratishthana (Paithan) on the Godavari and later from Amaravati region.

Q3596.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Which of the following are the main features of 'Saracenic' architecture?

1. Arch

2. Vault and dome

3. Lintel and beam

4. Application of lime cement

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

Saracenic, or Indo-Islamic, architecture is built on the true arch, the vault and dome, and lime mortar, while lintel and beam belong to the older Indian style.

Q3597.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :

1. Formation of the Azad Hind Government

2. Setting-up of the Indian Legion

3. Beginning of the INA trials

4. The Bombay Naval Strike

Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. A.2-1-3-4
  2. B.3-1-4-2
  3. C.2-1-4-3
  4. D.1-2-3-4
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Correct answer: A. 2-1-3-4

The Indian Legion came first (1942), then the Azad Hind Government (October 1943), then the INA trials (November 1945) and finally the Bombay naval strike (February 1946).

Q3600.DefenceMedium

Varunastra, ordered for Rs 1,543 crore from Bharat Dynamics Limited, is what kind of weapon?

  1. A.A surface-to-air missile
  2. B.A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo
  3. C.An anti-tank guided missile
  4. D.A submarine-launched ballistic missile
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Correct answer: B. A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo

Varunastra is launched from a warship and is meant to destroy submarines, and it was developed in India by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.