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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

Q681.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Which one of the following Five-Year Plan documents was titled as "Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth"?

  1. A.Eighth Plan
  2. B.Ninth Plan
  3. C.Tenth Plan
  4. D.Eleventh Plan
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Correct answer: D. Eleventh Plan

The Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007–2012) carried the title "Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth". The Eleventh Plan was prepared by the Planning Commission under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with Montek Singh Ahluwalia as Deputy Chairman.

Q682.DefenceMedium

INS Sahyadri is best described as:

  1. A.A diesel-electric submarine
  2. B.An indigenously designed and built guided missile stealth frigate
  3. C.An aircraft carrier
  4. D.An offshore patrol vessel
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Correct answer: B. An indigenously designed and built guided missile stealth frigate

That is exactly how the Indian Navy describes the ship in the announcement of its arrival at Busan, and each part of the phrase carries meaning.

Q683.DefenceMedium

INS Sahyadri will carry out coordinated maritime activities at sea with which Republic of Korea Navy ship?

  1. A.ROKS Sejong the Great
  2. B.ROKS Dokdo
  3. C.ROKS Munmu the Great
  4. D.ROKS Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin
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Correct answer: C. ROKS Munmu the Great

The exercise is arranged in two parts. During the harbour phase the two navies hold professional interactions, cross-deck visits, cross-training and sporting events while the Indian frigate is alongside at Busan.

Q686.DefenceHard

Which framework between India and the United States did the two ministers review at the meeting?

  1. A.A five-year defence technology pact
  2. B.The 10-year India-US Defence Framework
  3. C.The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
  4. D.A 20-year strategic partnership treaty
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Correct answer: B. The 10-year India-US Defence Framework

Their discussion covered the working of the foundational security agreements and ways to accelerate operational readiness, technology sharing and defence industrial integration, as well as military-to-military exchanges, maritime security and the integration of defence supply chains.

Q690.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKHard

The Fourteenth Finance Commission assigned different weights to the following parameters for distribution of tax proceeds to the States :

1. Income distance

2. Population

3. Demographic changes

4. Area

Arrange the aforesaid parameters in descending order in terms of their weights.

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

Income distance had the highest weight, followed by population, area and demographic change. The Fourteenth Finance Commission, chaired by Y.V.

Q694.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which one among the following is a free living animal?

  1. A.Liver fluke
  2. B.Wuchereria
  3. C.Plasmodium
  4. D.Planaria
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Correct answer: D. Planaria

Planaria is a free-living flatworm, while the other three are parasites that live inside a host. Planaria belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes and lives in freshwater ponds and streams, gliding under stones and feeding on small animals.

Q697.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

Which one of the following statements for a firm's equilibrium in Perfect Competition is not correct ?

  1. A.The market price must be greater or equal to average variable cost in the short run.
  2. B.The market price must be equal to marginal cost.
  3. C.The market price must be equal to average cost in the long run.
  4. D.The marginal cost decreases at the equilibrium output.
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Correct answer: D. The marginal cost decreases at the equilibrium output.

This statement is not correct, because at the equilibrium of a competitive firm marginal cost must be rising. A firm in perfect competition is a price taker, so the price it gets equals its marginal revenue.

Q698.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which one among the following statements about an adjournment motion in the Parliament of India is not correct ?

  1. A.Its objective is to draw attention of the House to any recent matter of urgent public importance.
  2. B.Adjournment motion is an extraordinary procedure.
  3. C.This motion can be invoked on any matter of urgent importance that may even be within the jurisdiction of a State Government.
  4. D.The Chair has absolute discretion to refuse consent.
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Correct answer: C. This motion can be invoked on any matter of urgent importance that may even be within the jurisdiction of a State Government.

The statement is not correct, because an adjournment motion can be moved only on a matter that primarily concerns the Union Government, not one within a State Government's jurisdiction.

Q699.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

The linear momentum of a particle is conserved if:

  1. A.the net force on it is maximum.
  2. B.the net force on it is zero.
  3. C.the net torque on it is zero.
  4. D.the net work done on it is maximum.
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Correct answer: B. the net force on it is zero.

Linear momentum stays constant only when no net external force acts. Linear momentum is the product of mass and velocity, p = mv.

Q700.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. A.Position of the Sun, Earth and Moon in a straight line of 180° angle is known as syzygy.
  2. B.Syzygy conjunction causes solar eclipse.
  3. C.Syzygy opposition causes lunar eclipse.
  4. D.Syzygy conjunction occurs at the time of perihelion only.
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Correct answer: D. Syzygy conjunction occurs at the time of perihelion only.

This statement is not correct, because conjunction happens at every new moon, about once a month, and has nothing to do with the Earth's closest point to the Sun.

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