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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

Q681.NationalMedium

Which company has confirmed its intent to be the primary strategic investor in the Thoothukudi shipyard?

  1. A.Hyundai Motor India
  2. B.HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering
  3. C.Mitsui OSK Lines
  4. D.Cochin Shipyard Limited
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Correct answer: B. HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering

At the Seoul meeting it repeated its strong intent to take part as the primary strategic investor, offering its global expertise in shipyard design, construction, advanced manufacturing and operations.

Q683.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATHard

Which of the following is/are NOT historical biography/biographies?

1. Dipavamsa

2. Harshacharita

3. Vikramankadevacharita

4. Prithvirajavijaya

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

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

The Dipavamsa is a Pali chronicle of Sri Lanka, not the biography of a king, while the other three are historical biographies of rulers.

Q685.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Consider the following description of the Samadhi of a former Prime Minister of India :

Central Samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite solid stone blocks, capped with a 'Diya' in the centre. The number nine holds significance and represents the navarasas, navaratras and navagrahas. Then placement of the nine-square Samadhi is in a circular lotus shaped pattern. The nine-square platform is accessed in four cardinal directions by pathways made in white composite tiles so that the floor does not get heated.

Identify the Samadhi :

  1. A.Shakti Sthal
  2. B.Shantivan
  3. C.Sadaiv Atal
  4. D.Veer Bhumi
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Correct answer: C. Sadaiv Atal

The nine-square black granite platform with a diya at the centre, set in a lotus pattern, describes Sadaiv Atal, the memorial of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi.

Q688.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Bharatmala Pariyojana is related to

  1. A.interlinking of Northern and Southern Indian rivers in a garland shape.
  2. B.networks of National Highways in India.
  3. C.interlinking of all cities of India through Railways.
  4. D.interlinking of all industrial regions of India through pipelines.
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Correct answer: B. networks of National Highways in India.

Bharatmala Pariyojana is the Union government's umbrella programme for developing national highways and road corridors.

Q689.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Reverberation is a phenomenon associated with a

  1. A.multiple refraction of sound.
  2. B.multiple reflection of sound.
  3. C.single refraction of sound.
  4. D.single reflection of sound.
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Correct answer: B. multiple reflection of sound.

Reverberation is the persistence of sound in a hall after the source has stopped, caused by repeated reflections from the walls, ceiling and floor.

Q693.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.

Q694.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which one of the following is NOT a basic property of electric charge ?

  1. A.Charges can be added
  2. B.Charge is conserved
  3. C.Charge on a body is always an integral multiple of an electron or a proton charge
  4. D.Charges can be created and destroyed in an isolated system
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Correct answer: D. Charges can be created and destroyed in an isolated system

This goes against the conservation of charge: the total charge of an isolated system always stays the same. Electric charge has three basic properties.

Q696.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements :

I. The Constitution of India mentions that the Speaker has the power to adjourn both the Houses sine die.

II. On prorogation, it is only the Speaker who can summon the Houses.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

The Constitution gives the Speaker no power to adjourn both Houses sine die, and the power to summon and prorogue the Houses belongs to the President.

Q697.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements related to national integration :

I. The expression of regional issues is not a part of democratic politics.

II. Nation-building is an ongoing process.

III. Regional imbalance is associated with India's development experience.

IV. Regions together form the nation.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A.II, III and IV
  2. B.I, II and IV
  3. C.III and IV only
  4. D.II and III only
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Correct answer: A. II, III and IV

Statement I is wrong: raising regional issues and aspirations is a normal and legitimate part of democratic politics, not something outside it.

Q698.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.All proteins are enzymes
  2. B.Mostly enzymes are proteins
  3. C.All fats are energy rich compounds
  4. D.Glucose is a common carbohydrate
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Correct answer: A. All proteins are enzymes

This statement is false: enzymes are mostly proteins, but most proteins are not enzymes. Proteins do many jobs in the body.

Q699.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which member of the Constituent Assembly proposed the resolution that the National Flag of India be a "horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion", with a wheel in navy blue at the centre?

  1. A.Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. B.B. R. Ambedkar
  3. C.Rajendra Prasad
  4. D.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehru

Nehru moved the resolution on the National Flag in the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947, and the Assembly adopted it the same day.

Q700.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

The word 'socialist' was inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution of India through which one of the following Amendment Acts?

  1. A.41st Amendment Act
  2. B.42nd Amendment Act
  3. C.43rd Amendment Act
  4. D.44th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: B. 42nd Amendment Act

The Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 added the words 'socialist' and 'secular' to the Preamble, along with 'integrity'. The 42nd Amendment was passed during the Emergency, under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and is often called a 'mini-Constitution' because it changed so many provisions.