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Defence GK Questions 2026

Static GK carries most of the General Knowledge marks in the defence exams, and science carries the largest share of it. In NDA & NA, Physics, Chemistry and General Science are about half of the 400 marks of Part B, and History, the freedom movement and Geography are about 20% each, as per the notice. In the CDS (II) 2026 General Knowledge paper, GK24 counted about 37 science questions, about 20 each on Polity and History, about 15 on Geography and environment and about 10 on the Economy; this count is guidance, not an official break-up. The Army's Agniveer CEE gives 15 of its 50 General Duty questions to General Knowledge and 15 to General Science, which covers cells, the human body, plants and animals and common epidemics. Its GK list names history, culture and geography of India and its neighbours, the Constitution, inventions and discoveries, books and authors, and the Indian Armed Forces. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes and GK questions tagged for NDA, CDS and Agniveer, in English and Hindi: General Science, Indian History, Art and Culture, Indian Polity, Geography, Indian Economy and Static GK. Read one topic at a sitting, then solve its questions and the previous-year questions of your exam to see what stayed with you.

Defence GK Questions with Answers

Q2702.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee of the Parliament. 2. Committee on Railway Convention is a standing committee of the Parliament. Select the correct 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: D. Neither 1 nor 2

The two statements are reversed: the Estimates Committee is a standing committee, and the Railway Convention Committee is an ad hoc committee.

Q2703.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

The hydrogen bomb and the uranium bomb are based, respectively on

  1. A.nuclear fusion and fission
  2. B.fission and thermonuclear fusion
  3. C.geothermal fission and fusion
  4. D.geothermal fusion and fission
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Correct answer: A. nuclear fusion and fission

A hydrogen bomb fuses light hydrogen nuclei, while a uranium bomb splits heavy uranium-235 nuclei. In nuclear fission a heavy nucleus such as uranium-235 absorbs a neutron and splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing energy and two or three more neutrons.

Q2705.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements regarding continent of Antarctica is/are correct? 1. It has the highest average elevation as compared to all other continents. 2. Mount Vinson is the highest peak of this continent. Select the correct 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

Antarctica is the highest continent on average, and Mount Vinson is its highest peak. Antarctica's average elevation is about 2,500 metres, far above that of any other continent; Asia, the next highest, averages under 1,000 metres.

Q2706.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

In which of the following matters placed before the UN General Assembly, a resolution by two-thirds majority of the members present and voting is required? 1. Admission of new members to the UN 2. Election of the non-permanent members of the Security Council 3. Election of members of the Economic and Social Council Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Article 18 of the UN Charter lists all three as 'important questions' that need a two-thirds majority of members present and voting.

Q2707.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Matangini Hazra and Lakshman Naik sacrificed their lives in :

  1. A.Bardoli Satyagraha
  2. B.Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. C.Civil Disobedience Movement
  4. D.Quit India Movement
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Correct answer: D. Quit India Movement

Both were killed in 1942 during the Quit India Movement, Matangini Hazra in Bengal and Lakshman Naik in Odisha. The Quit India Movement began after the Congress passed the Quit India resolution in Bombay on 8 August 1942, with Gandhi's call of 'Do or Die'.

Q2708.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

In a bipolar junction transistor

  1. A.all the three regions (the emitter, the base and the collector) have equal concentrations of impurity
  2. B.the emitter has the least concentration of impurity
  3. C.the collector has the least concentration of impurity
  4. D.the base has the least concentration of impurity
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Correct answer: D. the base has the least concentration of impurity

The base is made thin and lightly doped so that most charge carriers from the emitter cross it to the collector.

Q2713.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not an assumption in the law of demand?

  1. A.There are no changes in the taste and preferences of consumers.
  2. B.Income of consumers remains constant.
  3. C.Consumers are affected by demonstration effect.
  4. D.There are no changes in the price of substitute goods.
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Correct answer: C. Consumers are affected by demonstration effect.

The law of demand assumes buyers are not swayed by imitating others; the demonstration effect is in fact one of its exceptions.

Q2714.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding sex composition is not correct ?

  1. A.In some countries, sex ratio is expressed as number of males per thousand females.
  2. B.In India, sex ratio is expressed as number of females per thousand males.
  3. C.At world level, sex ratio is about 102 males per 100 females.
  4. D.In Asia, there is high sex ratio.
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Correct answer: D. In Asia, there is high sex ratio.

Expressed as women per men, Asia has a low sex ratio, because several of its large countries have fewer women than men.

Q2716.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Sea of Azov is connected to

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

The Sea of Azov joins the Black Sea through the narrow Kerch Strait, east of the Crimean peninsula. The Sea of Azov is bordered by Russia and Ukraine and is often called the shallowest sea in the world, with a maximum depth of only about 14 metres.

Q2719.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about the coasts of India is/are correct ? 1. The West Coast of India is a high rocky, retreating coast. 2. The West Coast of India is dominated by erosional landforms. 3. The East Coast of India, however, is a low sedimentary coast exhibiting depositional forms. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

All three statements describe India's two coasts correctly: the west is high, rocky and erosional, the east is low and depositional.

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