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.
Who among the following Mongol leaders/commanders did not cross Indus to attack India?
In 1221 Chenghiz Khan chased the Khwarizmian prince Jalal-ud-din Mangbarni up to the Indus but turned back without crossing it.
Read the full explanation →Since 2014-15, India has consistently run trade surplus with which one among the following countries?
India sells more goods to the United States than it buys from it, and the USA has been the country with which India runs its largest trade surplus.
Read the full explanation →Equality before the law or equal protection of the laws within the territory of India is guaranteed under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
Article 14 says that the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements with respect to the adolescent population (age group of 10 to 19 years) of India, according to the 2011 Census:
1. Adolescent population comprises half the population of the country.
2. The group is regarded as youthful population with high potential.
3. In this group there are greater number of females than males.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Adolescents are seen as a youthful population with high potential, but in 2011 they were about one-fifth of India's people, and males outnumbered females among them.
Read the full explanation →Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh is known for:
Manikaran in the Parvati valley of Kullu district has natural hot springs, and India set up an experimental geothermal project there.
Read the full explanation →The Tolkappiyam is
The Tolkappiyam, written by Tolkappiyar, is the oldest surviving work of Tamil grammar. The Tolkappiyam belongs to the early Sangam tradition.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following substances is a compound?
Cane sugar, or sucrose, is made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen joined chemically in a fixed ratio, so it is a compound.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is an amphoteric oxide?
Aluminium oxide reacts with both acids and bases to form salt and water, which is what makes an oxide amphoteric.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is one of the 'three gems' (triratna) of Jainism?
Samyag-darshana, or right faith, is the first of the three gems that Jainism lays down as the path to liberation.
Read the full explanation →With reference to the "Amara-Nayaka system", which one of the following statements is not correct?
The amara-nayakas were in fact expected to spend part of their revenue on temples and irrigation works. The amara-nayaka system was a key political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire, and it drew on the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements related to water vapours:
1. It is a variable gas in the atmosphere, which decreases with altitude.
2. In the dry and cold areas of desert and polar regions, it may be less than one per cent of the air.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Water vapour is a variable gas whose share of the air changes from place to place and falls with height, and it is scarce in cold and dry regions.
Read the full explanation →How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023 ?
Delimitation Commissions were set up in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002. Under Article 82, Parliament readjusts Lok Sabha seats after each census, and under Article 170 the same is done for State Assemblies.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following connectivity projects is/are a part of cooperation between India and the ASEAN member countries?
1. Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project
2. IMT Trilateral Highway
3. Agartala-Akhaura Rail Line
Select the answer using the code given below :
The Kaladan project and the India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway link India with ASEAN members, while the Agartala–Akhaura line links India with Bangladesh, which is not in ASEAN.
Read the full explanation →With reference to an initiative called 'The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is an initiative hosted by UNEP, IMF and World Economic Forum.
2. It is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity.
3. It presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is wrong because TEEB is hosted by the UN Environment Programme alone, not jointly with the IMF and the World Economic Forum.
Read the full explanation →The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through
1. Adjournment motion
2. Question hour
3. Supplementary questions
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
All three are devices through which Parliament holds the Council of Ministers to account. Under Article 75(3) the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, and Parliament enforces this through several tools.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements : Human capital formation as a concept is better explained in terms of a process which enables
1. individuals of a country to accumulate more capital.
2. increasing the knowledge, skill levels and capacities of the people of the country.
3. accumulation of tangible wealth.
4. accumulation of intangible wealth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Human capital formation means raising people's knowledge, skills and abilities, which is a form of intangible wealth. Human capital is the stock of education, skill, health and experience that makes people productive.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements :
1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of 'Office of Profit'.
2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
3. The term 'Office of Profit' is well-defined in the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 3 is wrong because the Constitution uses the term 'office of profit' but never defines it.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements :
1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oil-seeds, the procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is unlimited in any State/UT of India.
2. In the case of cereals and pulses, the MSP is fixed in any State/UT at a level to which the market price will never rise.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Procurement at MSP is limited, and MSP is a floor price that market prices often exceed. The Government announces MSPs for 22 mandated crops on the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
Read the full explanation →Consider the following rivers :
1. Brahmani
2. Nagavali
3. Subarnarekha
4. Vamsadhara
Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats?
The Nagavali and the Vamsadhara both rise in the Eastern Ghats of southern Odisha. The Nagavali (also called Langulya) rises in the Eastern Ghats in Kalahandi district of Odisha and flows into the Bay of Bengal in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →"Biorock technology" is talked about in which one of the following situations ?
Biorock is a method of growing reef structures under the sea with a mild electric current, so that corals can settle and recover.
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