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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

Q61.DefenceHard

The inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise builds on the outcomes of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, which was held under which theme?

  1. A.BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open
  2. B.Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity
  3. C.Translating Vision to Action
  4. D.One Bay, One Future
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Correct answer: A. BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open

The correct answer is BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open, the theme of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, whose outcomes the exercise is designed to carry forward in practice.

Q62.DefenceMedium

Which is India's first integrated tri-service command, whose role the inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise highlights?

  1. A.Strategic Forces Command
  2. B.Andaman and Nicobar Command
  3. C.Western Naval Command
  4. D.Central Air Command
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Correct answer: B. Andaman and Nicobar Command

It is India's first integrated tri-service command, which means the Army, the Navy and the Air Force operate there under a single commander instead of separate service chains.

Q65.AppointmentsMedium

Which of these decorations has the 29th Chief of the Air Staff NOT been awarded, as listed with his appointment?

  1. A.Param Vishisht Seva Medal
  2. B.Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
  3. C.Vayu Sena Medal
  4. D.Ashoka Chakra
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Correct answer: D. Ashoka Chakra

The decorations listed for Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit are the Vayu Sena Medal, the Vishisht Seva Medal, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, which is why options A, B and C are all awards he holds and therefore wrong answers to a question asking…

Q69.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

The right to form associations and unions is a right

  1. A.guaranteed to everybody
  2. B.to freedom guaranteed to citizens only
  3. C.to equality before law
  4. D.to life and personal liberty
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Correct answer: B. to freedom guaranteed to citizens only

The right to form associations or unions is part of Article 19, and Article 19 rights belong only to citizens of India.

Q70.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

  1. A.The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes.
  2. B.All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
  3. C.The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court.
  4. D.The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
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Correct answer: B. All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

It is not correct, because the President causes the Commission's reports to be laid before each House of Parliament, not only before the Lok Sabha.

Q71.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in India is/are not correct? 1. The responsibility for the preparation of the electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission of India. 2. The Model Code of Conduct comes into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced. 3. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the Election Commission of India. 4. No election shall be called in question except by an election petition. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Statement 3 is the only incorrect one, because laws on the delimitation of constituencies are made by Parliament, not by the Election Commission.

Q74.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.It was inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951.
  2. B.The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.
  3. C.The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review of an Act included in the Ninth Schedule on the doctrine of basic structure.
  4. D.The appropriate Legislature can repeal or amend an Act specified in the Ninth Schedule.
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Correct answer: B. The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.

It is not correct, because Article 31B says the opposite: an Act placed in the Ninth Schedule shall not become void merely because it is inconsistent with a fundamental right in Part III.

Q75.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKHard

Consider the following statements about impact of tax : 1. A tax is shifted forward to consumers if the demand is inelastic relative to supply. 2. A tax is shifted backward to producers if the supply is relatively more inelastic than demand. 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 burden of a tax falls more heavily on whichever side of the market is less elastic, the side that cannot easily walk away.

Q76.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India pertains to the administration of tribal areas in which of the following States?

  1. A.Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
  2. B.Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram
  3. C.Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura
  4. D.Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct answer: A. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

The Sixth Schedule covers the administration of tribal areas in exactly these four north-eastern states.

Q77.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not true about the powers of the Supreme Court?

  1. A.The Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-governmental disputes.
  2. B.The Supreme Court has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the President of India.
  3. C.The Supreme Court has the power to review its own judgment or order.
  4. D.The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.
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Correct answer: D. The Supreme Court has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the fundamental rights of the people.

The power to issue writs for fundamental rights is not exclusive to the Supreme Court, because High Courts also issue writs under Article 226.

Q78.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKHard

Which one of the following statements about the Elephanta Island is correct?

  1. A.It was given its name by the British after a large elephant structure located there.
  2. B.It contains one large cave.
  3. C.It is well-known for a spectacular carving of Vishnu described in the Vishnudharmottara Purana.
  4. D.It is associated with the Pashupata sect.
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Correct answer: D. It is associated with the Pashupata sect.

The Elephanta caves are Shaiva rock-cut shrines, and their imagery is linked by scholars to the Pashupata order of Shiva worshippers.

Q80.Books & AuthorsAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Who is the author of Manimekalai?

  1. A.Kovalan
  2. B.Sathanar
  3. C.Ilango Adigal
  4. D.Tirutakkatevar
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Correct answer: B. Sathanar

Manimekalai, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, was written by Sithalai Sathanar, a grain merchant of Madurai, in the post-Sangam period.