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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

Q542.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is set up by the

  1. A.Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  2. B.NITI Aayog
  3. C.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India
  4. D.Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
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Correct answer: B. NITI Aayog

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) was set up by NITI Aayog in 2016 as the Government of India's flagship programme to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

Q545.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

  1. A.Sirius
  2. B.Arcturus
  3. C.Spica
  4. D.Proxima Centauri
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Correct answer: D. Proxima Centauri

Apart from the Sun, Proxima Centauri is the star nearest to the Earth, about 4.24 light years away. Proxima Centauri is a small, dim red dwarf in the constellation Centaurus and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Q551.Sports GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

Abhinav Bindra is the winner of the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India. He won gold in which shooting event and in which Olympic Games ?

  1. A.10 meter air pistol, London
  2. B.10 meter air rifle, London
  3. C.10 meter air rifle, Beijing
  4. D.10 meter air pistol, Beijing
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Correct answer: C. 10 meter air rifle, Beijing

Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10 m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on 11 August 2008, India's first individual Olympic gold.

Q552.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following filed the Writ Petition that led to the famous verdict of the Supreme Court of India recognising the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?

  1. A.Justice P. N. Bhagwati
  2. B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
  3. C.Justice K. S. Puttaswamy
  4. D.Justice Anil R. Dave
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Correct answer: C. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy

Retired Karnataka High Court judge K. S. Puttaswamy challenged the Aadhaar scheme in 2012, and his petition led to the 2017 ruling that privacy is a Fundamental Right.

Q553.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." This observation can be found in the Constitution of which one of the following Organs of the United Nations ?

  1. A.World Health Organisation
  2. B.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
  3. C.International Atomic Energy Agency
  4. D.United Nations Economic and Social Council
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Correct answer: B. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

The famous line opens the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO, adopted in London in November 1945.

Q555.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements concerning the natural vegetation of India is not correct?

  1. A.Sal is found in moist deciduous forests.
  2. B.Casuarina is largely found along the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
  3. C.Deodar is a coniferous species of tree.
  4. D.Shola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.
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Correct answer: D. Shola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.

This statement is wrong: Shola forests grow in the high hills of South India, in the Western Ghats, not in the Himalaya.

Q558.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

The creation of a Federal Court in India was advocated by which of the following Acts/Commissions?

  1. A.The Government of India Act, 1919
  2. B.The Lee Commission, 1923
  3. C.The Government of India Act, 1935
  4. D.The Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Correct answer: C. The Government of India Act, 1935

This Act provided for a Federal Court, which was set up at Delhi in October 1937 to settle disputes between the Centre and the provinces.

Q559.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Symbol of element was introduced by

  1. A.John Dalton
  2. B.Antoine Lavoisier
  3. C.Jöns Jacob Berzelius
  4. D.Robert Boyle
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Correct answer: C. Jöns Jacob Berzelius

The Swedish chemist Berzelius proposed around 1813–1814 that each element be written with one or two letters taken from its name, the system still used today.