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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

Q4121.Indian PolityEasy

The doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution was laid down by the Supreme Court in which case?

  1. A.Golaknath v State of Punjab
  2. B.Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala
  3. C.Minerva Mills v Union of India
  4. D.Shankari Prasad v Union of India
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Correct answer: B. Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala

The judgment was delivered on 24 April 1973 by a bench of thirteen judges, the largest ever assembled in the Supreme Court, and the majority of seven to six held that Parliament may amend any provision of the Constitution but cannot damage or destroy its basic structure.

Q4123.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are varieties of

  1. A.Coffee
  2. B.Tea
  3. C.Sugarcane
  4. D.Cotton
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Correct answer: A. Coffee

Arabica, Robusta and Liberica are the main species of the coffee plant, Coffea, grown around the world. Arabica (Coffea arabica) gives a milder, more aromatic coffee and grows best on cool hill slopes at higher altitudes.

Q4124.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. All the bases are alkali. 2. All alkalis dissolve in water. 3. Alkalis are soapy to touch, bitter in taste and corrosive in nature. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

An alkali is a base that dissolves in water, so all alkalis are soluble, but not all bases are alkalis; statement 1 has it the wrong way round.

Q4125.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about biogas is not correct ?

  1. A.It is mainly composed of methane gas.
  2. B.It is a non-renewable source of energy.
  3. C.It is formed by the decomposition of cow dung in the absence of oxygen.
  4. D.It burns without smoke and leaves no residue.
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Correct answer: B. It is a non-renewable source of energy.

This statement is wrong: biogas is renewable, because the cattle dung, crop waste and kitchen waste it is made from are produced again and again.

Q4126.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

Which among the following is/are the objective/objectives of the NITI Aayog? 1. Imposing policies on the States/UTs 2. Allocation of funds at National and State levels 3. Design strategies and long-term policies and programme frameworks Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

NITI Aayog is a policy think tank that designs strategies and long-term policy and programme frameworks; it neither imposes policies on states nor allocates funds.

Q4128.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKEasy

Which one of the following heat transfers is an example of convection ?

  1. A.Heating of food in a microwave oven
  2. B.Boiling water in a pot on a gas stove
  3. C.Feeling the warmth in sun
  4. D.Heating a brass rod at one end and observing the temperature rise at the other end
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Correct answer: B. Boiling water in a pot on a gas stove

The water at the bottom warms, becomes lighter and rises, while cooler water sinks to take its place, and these convection currents carry heat through the pot.

Q4129.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Dolomite powder is applied in some agricultural lands. The purpose of applying it is to

  1. A.increase the pH of the soil
  2. B.lower the pH of the soil
  3. C.increase the phosphorus content of the soil
  4. D.increase the nitrogen content of the soil
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Correct answer: A. increase the pH of the soil

Dolomite is a carbonate of calcium and magnesium, a base that neutralises soil acidity and so raises the pH. Dolomite, CaMg(CO₃)₂, is a common liming material.

Q4130.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Suppose voltage V is applied across resistance R. The power dissipated in the resistance is P. Now the same voltage V is applied across a parallel combination of three equal resistors each of resistance R. Then the power dissipated in the second case will be

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

Three equal resistors R in parallel have a combined resistance of R/3, and at the same voltage the power, V²/R, becomes three times as large.

Q4131.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

An electron and a proton starting from rest are accelerated through a potential difference of 1000 V. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?

  1. A.The kinetic energy of both the particles will be different.
  2. B.The speed of the electron will be higher than that of the proton.
  3. C.The speed of the proton will be higher than that of the electron.
  4. D.The speed of the electron and the proton will be equal.
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Correct answer: B. The speed of the electron will be higher than that of the proton.

Both gain the same kinetic energy, but the electron is far lighter, so it moves much faster. A charge q accelerated through a potential difference V gains kinetic energy qV.

Q4132.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Two persons are holding a rope of negligible mass horizontally. A 20 kg mass is attached to the rope at the midpoint; as a result the rope deviates from the horizontal direction. The tension required to completely straighten the rope is (g = 10 m/s²)

  1. A.200 N
  2. B.20 N
  3. C.10 N
  4. D.infinitely large
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Correct answer: D. infinitely large

A perfectly horizontal rope has no upward component of tension, so no finite tension can hold up the 200 N weight with the rope fully straight.

Q4133.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India lays down that no citizen can be denied the use of wells, tanks and bathing Ghats maintained out of State funds?

  1. A.Article 14
  2. B.Article 15
  3. C.Article 16
  4. D.Article 17
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Correct answer: B. Article 15

Article 15(2) says no citizen can be denied access to, or the use of, wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

Q4137.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Identify the type of soil on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. They are rich in lime, iron, magnesia and alumina. 2. They are generally clayey, deep and impermeable. 3. They are mainly found in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Select the correct answer from the given alternatives:

  1. A.Laterite soil
  2. B.Red and yellow soil
  3. C.Saline soil
  4. D.Black soil
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Correct answer: D. Black soil

All three features, richness in lime, iron, magnesia and alumina, a deep clayey and impermeable texture, and a spread over Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, describe the black or regur soil.

Q4139.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

The twinkling of a star is due to :

  1. A.atmospheric reflection of starlight.
  2. B.atmospheric refraction of starlight.
  3. C.continuous change in the position of the star.
  4. D.oscillation of starlight.
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Correct answer: B. atmospheric refraction of starlight.

Starlight bends as it passes through air layers of changing density, and because these layers keep moving, the star seems to flicker.

Q4140.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

If an object of mass 10 kg is moving with a uniform speed of 10 m/s, then the linear momentum and the kinetic energy of the object, respectively, are

  1. A.100 N.s and 500 J
  2. B.100 N.s and 1000 J
  3. C.200 N.s and 500 J
  4. D.200 N.s and 1000 J
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Correct answer: A. 100 N.s and 500 J

Momentum is mass times velocity, 10 × 10 = 100 N.s, and kinetic energy is half the mass times the square of the speed, ½ × 10 × 10 × 10 = 500 J. Linear momentum, p = mv, measures the quantity of motion and is a vector; its unit…

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