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.
Which memoir was released at the closing ceremony of the Military Nursing Service centenary?
The correct answer is Steel and Grace, which is the memoir released at the ceremony.
Read the full explanation →The closing ceremony of the Military Nursing Service centenary celebrations was held at which venue?
The ceremony marking the culmination of a year-long commemoration of the Military Nursing Service was held there, and Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth attended it.
Read the full explanation →MAHASAGAR, the vision under which AIME-2026 is being conducted, stands for which of the following?
The Ministry of Defence stated that AIME-2026 is being conducted in furtherance of India's Act East Policy and of the MAHASAGAR vision, and gave this expansion of the acronym.
Read the full explanation →Which two Indian Navy ships are participating in AIME-2026?
The Ministry of Defence named these two ships as India's participants in the second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise at Subic Bay, and described their presence as a mark of the Indian Navy's continuing commitment to maritime partnerships with ASEAN.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of AIME-2026?
This is the theme under which the second ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise is being conducted, and it frames the stated aim of the drill, which is to build mutual understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the Indian Navy and ASEAN maritime forces.
Read the full explanation →At which port did the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise AIME-2026 commence?
The second edition of the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise began at Subic Bay on 28 September 2026, and the opening ceremony there was graced by Harsh Kumar Jain, India's Ambassador to the Philippines, as Guest of Honour.
Read the full explanation →Which commander of the same Lashkar-e-Taiba group was neutralised at Dachigam?
The correct answer is Junaid Bhat, who was neutralised at Dachigam on 3 December 2024, the first of the four commanders of this group to be accounted for.
Read the full explanation →How many senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commanders active in Jammu and Kashmir since 2022 now stand neutralised?
With Musa gone, the entire group of four senior commanders of the outfit who had been operating in the union territory since 2022 has been neutralised.
Read the full explanation →The encounter in which Musa was neutralised formed part of which operation?
The correct answer is Operation Sheruwali, a long-sustained operation that began in May 2026 and of which this encounter was a part.
Read the full explanation →Senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Musa alias Asif Fauji was neutralised in which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
The encounter took place at Gurwatkalan, which falls in the area of the Khansahib police station in Budgam district.
Read the full explanation →Who delivered the inaugural address at the conference as Chief of the Naval Staff?
The correct answer is Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, the Chief of the Naval Staff, who opened the conference by reviewing the prevailing maritime security environment and the Indian Navy’s operational posture, and who underlined combat readiness, agility, responsiveness and faster technology absorption.
Read the full explanation →Which naval operation did the Raksha Mantri link to safeguarding India’s energy security?
Referring to the situation in West Asia, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh highlighted the Navy’s conduct of this operation and its contribution to safeguarding India’s energy security, in an address that also stressed Aatmanirbharta, indigenous capability development and technology absorption.
Read the full explanation →Where was the second edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2026 held?
The Ministry of Defence stated that the second edition of the conference commenced there, bringing together the senior leadership of the Indian Navy, including Operational and Area Commanders, for deliberations on operational preparedness, maritime security and future capability development.
Read the full explanation →How many types of writs can be issued under Article 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India?
Five writs can be issued: habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto. Habeas corpus asks that a detained person be produced before the court.
Read the full explanation →The Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, used for testing Indian missiles, is located in which state?
The Integrated Test Range of the DRDO lies at Chandipur on the Balasore coast of Odisha, and its launch complex on Dr Abdul Kalam Island, earlier called Wheeler Island, off the same coast is used for longer range tests.
Read the full explanation →Who commissioned India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi in September 2022?
The Prime Minister commissioned INS Vikrant at Kochi on 2 September 2022; built by Cochin Shipyard, it is the first aircraft carrier designed and built in India and it carries the name of the older Vikrant that served in the 1971 war.
Read the full explanation →Which is the highest gallantry award of India for bravery shown in peacetime?
India keeps two ladders of gallantry awards. Away from the battlefield the order is Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra, so Ashoka Chakra stands highest in peacetime.
Read the full explanation →Nag, developed by the DRDO, is which kind of missile?
Nag is a third generation fire and forget anti tank missile of the IGMDP, and its helicopter launched version is called Helina.
Read the full explanation →The name of the BrahMos missile is formed from the names of which two rivers?
BrahMos is built by a joint venture of India and Russia, and its name joins the Brahmaputra of India with the Moskva of Russia; it is a supersonic cruise missile that flies at nearly three times the speed of sound and can be launched from land, ships, submarines and aircraft.
Read the full explanation →The Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme of India was led by which scientist?
The Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme was approved in 1983 and run under his leadership at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory, which is why he is called the Missile Man of India; it produced Prithvi, Agni, Trishul, Akash and Nag.
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