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.
Surya Kiran is a joint military exercise between India and :
Surya Kiran is the annual joint military exercise of the Indian Army and the Nepali Army. The exercise began in 2011 and is held every year, alternately in India and Nepal.
Read the full explanation →The basic structure doctrine with regard to the Constitution of India relates to 1. the power of judicial review 2. the judgment in Kesavananda Bharati case (1973) 3. the constraints on Article 368 of the Constitution of India 4. the judgment in Golaknath case (1967) Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The basic structure doctrine was laid down in Kesavananda Bharati, limits Parliament's power under Article 368, and works through judicial review; Golaknath was a different, earlier ruling.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a component of Revenue Receipts of the Union Government?
Money from selling the government's stake in public sector enterprises reduces its assets, so it is a capital receipt, not a revenue receipt.
Read the full explanation →Tincture of iodine is an antiseptic for fresh wounds. It is a dilute solution of elemental iodine, which does not contain
Tincture of iodine is made from iodine, potassium iodide, alcohol and water; acetone is not one of its ingredients. A tincture is a solution in alcohol.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements is not correct?
The CHOGM in Malta was held in November 2015, not 2016, and no CHOGM took place in 2016. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is normally held every two years.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not correct about Sargasso Sea?
The location is reversed: the Sargasso Sea lies east of the Gulf Stream and west of the Canary Current, not the other way round.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is a decommissioned aircraft carrier?
INS Viraat was an aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy and was decommissioned in March 2017. Viraat began life as the British carrier HMS Hermes, which served in the Falklands War.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following are the powers of the Supreme Court of India? 1. Original jurisdiction in a dispute between the Government of India and one or more States 2. The power to hear appeals from the High Courts 3. Passing decrees and orders for doing justice in any matter before it 4. Render advice to the President of India in matters of law Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Each of the four is a power the Constitution gives the Supreme Court. Article 131 gives the Supreme Court original and exclusive jurisdiction in disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, or between States.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following polymers does not contain glucose units?
Natural rubber is a polymer of isoprene, a hydrocarbon, and contains no sugar units at all. Natural rubber is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis; its monomer isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) has the formula C5H8.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass through?
The Tropic of Capricorn, at about 23.4° South, runs just south of Bolivia's southern border and does not enter the country.
Read the full explanation →Lead nitrate on heating gives
Lead nitrate decomposes on heating into lead(II) oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen. The balanced equation is 2Pb(NO3)2 → 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements with regard to Bharat Ratna Award is/are correct? 1. It was instituted in the year 1972. 2. The award does not carry any monetary grant. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954, not 1972, and it carries no cash award. The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements associated with cancer is/are correct ? 1. Oncogenes expression and some viral infections can cause cancer 2. In metastasis, the cancer cells spread through the blood and lymphatic system Select the answer using the code given below:
Both statements describe how cancer starts and how it spreads, and both are correct. Cancer is uncontrolled division of cells.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following teams was defeated by India to win the Women's Hockey Asia Cup title, 2017?
India beat China 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw in the final at Kakamigahara, Japan, in November 2017.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following is the most populated State in India as per Census 2011?
Of the four small states listed, Meghalaya had the largest population in Census 2011, about 29.7 lakh people. The question compares four of India's least populous states.
Read the full explanation →The valency of phosphorus is
Phosphorus has five electrons in its outer shell and shows two common valencies, 3 and 5. Phosphorus, atomic number 15, has the electronic configuration 2, 8, 5.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the ICC under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup, 2024 is/are correct? 1. Australia won this title for the 4th time. 2. It was organised in South Africa. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Australia beat India in the final at Benoni, South Africa, in February 2024 to win their fourth Under-19 title. The 2024 tournament was first allotted to Sri Lanka but was moved to South Africa by the ICC.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following were awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024? 1. Shri Gukesh D 2. Shri Harmanpreet Singh 3. Shri Praveen Kumar 4. Ms. Manu Bhaker Select the answer using the code given below :
All four athletes received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for 2024, presented by the President in January 2025. The Khel Ratna is India's highest sporting honour.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?
This statement is false, because yeast is one of the few fungi that are unicellular. In Whittaker's five-kingdom system, fungi form a separate kingdom.
Read the full explanation →The All India Census was 1. first attempted in 1872 2. regularly undertaken since 1881 3. always undertaken as a five-year exercise Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The first census was attempted in 1872 and it has been held regularly every ten years since 1881.
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