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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

Q1101.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

Which of the following statements with regard to Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India is/are correct ? 1. Freedoms under this Article are not absolute 2. Reasonable restrictions can be imposed on the exercise of freedoms under this Article Select the answer using the code given below :

  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 six freedoms of Article 19(1) are not absolute, because clauses (2) to (6) let the State place reasonable restrictions on them.

Q1102.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

State of Assam shares borders with how many other countries and Indian states respectively ?

  1. A.2 countries and 6 Indian states respectively
  2. B.2 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
  3. C.3 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
  4. D.3 countries and 6 Indian states respectively
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Correct answer: B. 2 countries and 7 Indian states respectively

Assam touches Bhutan and Bangladesh abroad and all the other six north-eastern states plus West Bengal at home. Assam's international borders are with Bhutan in the north and Bangladesh in the south-west, along the Barak valley and Dhubri side.

Q1103.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

Consider the following statements in respect of the Rowlatt Act of 1919 : I. Gandhiji launched a nationwide Satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act, 1919. II. The Act had been hurriedly passed through the Imperial Legislative Council despite the opposition of Indian members. III. The Act gave the Government enormous powers to repress political activities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

All three statements describe the Rowlatt Act and the protest against it correctly. The Act, based on the Sedition Committee chaired by Justice Sidney Rowlatt, was rushed through the Imperial Legislative Council in March 1919 although every elected Indian member opposed it; Jinnah resigned in protest.

Q1104.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

The 'Agricultural Population Density' is referred to as the ratio of the :

  1. A.Total population to Net cultivable land
  2. B.Agricultural population to Gross cropped area
  3. C.Total population to Total reported land
  4. D.Total agricultural population to Net cultivable land
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Correct answer: D. Total agricultural population to Net cultivable land

Agricultural density measures how many farm people depend on each unit of land that can actually be farmed. Geographers use three densities.

Q1105.DefenceEasy

In which sea was INS Trishul on operational deployment when it made the port call?

  1. A.The Red Sea
  2. B.The Black Sea
  3. C.The Mediterranean Sea
  4. D.The Baltic Sea
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Correct answer: C. The Mediterranean Sea

The ship's visit to the Italian port of Civitavecchia came during its continuing operational deployment to that sea, and the Passage Exercise with the Italian Naval Ship Carlo Margottini was held in the same waters shortly before the ship entered harbour.

Q1108.DefenceMedium

Which roadmap did the Raksha Mantri ask for, to identify technologies serving both civil and military requirements?

  1. A.Positive Indigenisation Roadmap
  2. B.Dual Technology Roadmap
  3. C.Joint Capability Roadmap
  4. D.Strategic Supply Chain Roadmap
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Correct answer: B. Dual Technology Roadmap

Speaking at the seminar, the Raksha Mantri said indigenisation needed a broader approach and asked for such a roadmap to identify and prioritise technologies that can serve civilian as well as military needs, including those required for civil and military shipping.

Q1109.DefenceMedium

How many challenges issued by the Indian Navy under iDEX have drawn more than 4,000 proposals from start-ups and MSMEs?

  1. A.129
  2. B.229
  3. C.329
  4. D.429
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Correct answer: B. 229

The Raksha Mantri said that start-ups and micro, small and medium enterprises had submitted more than 4,000 proposals against 229 challenges issued by the Indian Navy under the Innovations for Defence Excellence scheme, which he treated as a measure of both the depth of Indian talent and the enthusiasm of…

Q1111.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following is monatomic?

  1. A.Hydrogen
  2. B.Sulphur
  3. C.Phosphorus
  4. D.Helium
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Correct answer: D. Helium

A monatomic element exists as single, separate atoms. Helium is a noble gas of group 18: its only shell, the first, is full with two electrons, so a helium atom has no tendency to share or transfer electrons and does not bond even with another helium atom.

Q1112.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a classified category of political parties as outlined by the Election Commission of India?

  1. A.National Parties
  2. B.State Recognised Parties
  3. C.Regional Parties
  4. D.Registered Unrecognised Parties
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Correct answer: C. Regional Parties

The Election Commission of India sorts political parties into three categories under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968: National Parties, State Parties (recognised in particular states) and Registered Unrecognised Parties.

Q1113.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Peninsula Shield Force is a military arm of

  1. A.Organization of Islamic Cooperation
  2. B.Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  3. C.Gulf Cooperation Council
  4. D.Arab League
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Correct answer: C. Gulf Cooperation Council

The Peninsula Shield Force is the joint military force of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), set up in 1984 to deter and respond to attacks on its member states.

Q1115.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

Which one of the following was not included in the terms and conditions of Subsidiary Alliance System of Lord Wellesley?

  1. A.The British would protect their ally.
  2. B.The ally was free to enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare.
  3. C.In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
  4. D.The ally would have to provide resources for the maintenance of the British armed contingent.
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Correct answer: B. The ally was free to enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare.

Under the Subsidiary Alliance, introduced by Lord Wellesley (Governor-General 1798–1805), the Indian ruler gave up exactly this freedom: he could not make war, sign treaties or even employ other Europeans without the Company's consent, and he had to keep a British Resident at his court.

Q1117.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKEasy

How is strong pressure gradient represented on a weather map?

  1. A.Closely spaced isobars
  2. B.Widely spaced isobars
  3. C.Closely spaced isobars at the periphery
  4. D.A set of two widely spaced isobars followed by two closely spaced isobars
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Correct answer: A. Closely spaced isobars

Isobars are lines on a weather map joining places that have the same atmospheric pressure, reduced to sea level. The pressure gradient is the rate at which pressure changes over a horizontal distance.

Q1119.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with regard to the UN Peacekeeping Operation :

1. The power to authorize a Peacekeeping Operation is exclusively vested with the General Assembly.

2. UN Peacekeeping Operations are deployed with the consent of the main parties to the conflict.

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: B. 2 only

UN peacekeeping missions are set up by resolutions of the Security Council, the organ that the UN Charter makes primarily responsible for international peace and security, so the power does not rest exclusively with the General Assembly and statement 1 is wrong.