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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

Q3321.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct about diamond and graphite?

  1. A.Diamond and graphite have similar physical and chemical properties.
  2. B.Diamond is hard but graphite is smooth and slippery.
  3. C.Diamond and graphite are both non-conductors of electricity.
  4. D.Both diamond and graphite have similar structures.
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Correct answer: B. Diamond is hard but graphite is smooth and slippery.

Both are pure forms of carbon, but their atoms are arranged differently, which gives them opposite physical properties. Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.

Q3322.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

Which one of the following is not among the thematic areas of National Mission on Sustainable Habitat?

  1. A.Energy and Green Building
  2. B.Mobility and Air Quality
  3. C.Waste Management
  4. D.Rural Planning, Green cover and Biodiversity
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Correct answer: D. Rural Planning, Green cover and Biodiversity

The mission's thematic area is Urban Planning, Green Cover and Biodiversity, because the mission is about cities, not villages.

Q3323.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

The force with which the Earth attracts an object is called:

  1. A.Weight of the object
  2. B.Mass of the object
  3. C.Density of the object
  4. D.Magnitude of the object
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Correct answer: A. Weight of the object

Weight is the gravitational force with which the Earth pulls an object towards its centre. Weight is given by W = mg, where m is the mass and g is the acceleration due to gravity, about 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.

Q3326.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to earthquakes:

1. Collapse earthquakes are most common.

2. Tsunamis are waves generated by the tremors and not an earthquake in itself.

3. High magnitude earthquakes i.e. 8+ are quite rare whereas 'tiny' types occur almost every minute.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Statement 1 is false because tectonic earthquakes, not collapse earthquakes, are the most common type. Earthquakes are grouped by cause: tectonic (sliding of rocks along a fault), volcanic, collapse (the roofs of underground mines or caverns falling in), explosion (from nuclear or chemical blasts) and reservoir-induced.

Q3327.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

With reference to earthquakes, which of the following statements are correct?

1. Earthquakes largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.

2. Point of origin of earthquake in lithosphere is known as focus/hypocentre.

3. Intensity of earthquake decreases with distance from the epicentre.

4. Epicentre of earthquake always remains over continents only.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The first three statements are true, while statement 4 is false because many earthquakes have their epicentre under the sea.

Q3328.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

'Plum Pudding Model' for an atom was proposed by

  1. A.Antoine Lavoisier
  2. B.Robert Boyle
  3. C.Ernest Rutherford
  4. D.J. J. Thomson
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Correct answer: D. J. J. Thomson

Thomson proposed in 1904 that an atom is a sphere of positive charge with electrons embedded in it, like plums in a pudding or seeds in a watermelon.

Q3330.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKEasy

In which one of the following physiological processes, excess water escapes in the form of droplets from a plant?

  1. A.Transpiration
  2. B.Guttation
  3. C.Secretion
  4. D.Excretion
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Correct answer: B. Guttation

Guttation is the loss of water in the form of liquid droplets from the edges and tips of leaves. Guttation happens mostly at night or early in the morning, when the soil is moist and the air is humid, so transpiration is slow.

Q3331.Indian States & UTsAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Pakyong Airport is located in

  1. A.Sikkim
  2. B.Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D.Mizoram
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Correct answer: A. Sikkim

Pakyong Airport, near Gangtok in the Pakyong district of Sikkim, is the first and only airport of the state. The airport was built by the Airports Authority of India and inaugurated by the Prime Minister in September 2018, with commercial flights starting in October 2018.

Q3334.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

National Disaster Management Authority is headed by

  1. A.the Prime Minister.
  2. B.the Home Minister.
  3. C.the President.
  4. D.the Health Minister.
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Correct answer: A. the Prime Minister.

Under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the Prime Minister is the ex officio chairperson of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Q3335.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKMedium

What were Manigramam and Nanadesi in early medieval India?

  1. A.Cluster of non-revenue paying villages
  2. B.Village-level community groups
  3. C.Guilds of Indian merchants
  4. D.Literary societies in the capital towns
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Correct answer: C. Guilds of Indian merchants

Manigramam and Nanadesi were powerful trade guilds of south India in the early medieval period. In the age of the Pallavas, Cholas and later Chalukyas, merchants organised themselves into guilds that ran long-distance and overseas trade.

Q3338.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements:

1. The Flag Code of India superseded the 'Flag Code-India'.

2. The state emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.

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 Flag Code of India, 2002 replaced the older 'Flag Code-India', and the State Emblem is taken from Ashoka's Lion Capital at Sarnath.

Q3340.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Chronologically arrange the formation of the following political associations, beginning from the earliest:

1. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

2. Indian Association

3. Madras Mahajan Sabha

4. Bombay Presidency Association

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

The four bodies were founded in 1870, 1876, 1884 and 1885 respectively, which is the order of the question. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was set up in 1870, and Justice M.G.

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