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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

Q8101.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

  1. A.The Regulating Act
  2. B.The Pitt's India Act
  3. C.The Charter Act of 1793
  4. D.The Charter Act of 1833
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Correct answer: D. The Charter Act of 1833

This Act turned the Governor-General of Bengal into the Governor-General of India, with full civil and military powers over all British territory in India.

Q8102.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 4 Oct 2020Hard

Consider the following statements:

1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit.

2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.

3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Article 85 lets the President summon each House 'at such time and place as he thinks fit', and no article fixes a minimum number of sitting days.

Q8103.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights?

  1. A.1st Amendment
  2. B.42nd Amendment
  3. C.44th Amendment
  4. D.86th Amendment
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Correct answer: A. 1st Amendment

It was passed in 1951 to undo court rulings that had used Fundamental Rights to strike down land reform and other laws.

Q8104.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Medium

A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:

  1. A.a government officer prohibiting him from taking a particular action.
  2. B.the Parliament/Legislative Assembly to pass a law on Prohibition.
  3. C.the lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.
  4. D.the Government prohibiting it from following an unconstitutional policy.
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Correct answer: C. the lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.

Prohibition is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to stop it from acting beyond its jurisdiction.

Q8105.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Easy

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. A.C. Rajagopalachari
  2. B.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. C.T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. D.Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Correct answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

As the oldest member, he chaired the Constituent Assembly as its temporary President at its first sitting. The Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament, and Sinha took the chair following the French practice of letting the senior-most member preside.

Q8106.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 10 Oct 2021Medium

What is the position of the Right to Property in India?

  1. A.Legal right available to citizens only
  2. B.Legal right available to any person
  3. C.Fundamental Right available to citizens only
  4. D.Neither Fundamental Right nor legal right
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Correct answer: B. Legal right available to any person

Since 1978 property is a constitutional right under Article 300A, and it protects every person, not only citizens.

Q8108.Sports GKAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 22 Nov 2021, Shift 2Easy

Sudirman Cup is related to which of the following games?

  1. A.Badminton
  2. B.Baseball
  3. C.Volleyball
  4. D.Basketball
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Correct answer: A. Badminton

The Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team championship of badminton, organised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was first held in 1989 in Jakarta and is named after Dick Sudirman, the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia.

Q8111.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 18 Nov 2021, Shift 1Easy

________ is secreted by the pineal gland.

  1. A.Melatonin
  2. B.Progesterone
  3. C.Epinephrine
  4. D.Insulin
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Correct answer: A. Melatonin

The pineal gland, a small pine-cone-shaped gland deep in the brain, secretes melatonin. Melatonin controls the body's day-night rhythm, called the circadian rhythm, and helps regulate sleep.

Q8112.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 11 Jan 2023, Shift 1Easy

Which vitamin is also known as Thiamin?

  1. A.Vitamin B2
  2. B.Vitamin B3
  3. C.Vitamin B1
  4. D.Vitamin B12
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Correct answer: C. Vitamin B1

Thiamin (thiamine) is vitamin B1, a water-soluble vitamin that helps the body turn carbohydrates into energy and keeps the nerves and heart working well.

Q8113.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 17 Feb 2025, Shift 1Easy

Magnesium hydroxide is a common ingredient of antacids and laxatives popularly known as:

  1. A.fused magnesia
  2. B.milk of magnesia
  3. C.magnesia alba
  4. D.caustic-calcined magnesia
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Correct answer: B. milk of magnesia

Milk of magnesia is a milky white suspension of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, in water. It is a mild base, so it neutralises the extra hydrochloric acid in the stomach that causes acidity and heartburn; the reaction gives magnesium chloride and water.

Q8115.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 10 Feb 2025, Shift 1Easy

In a forest ecosystem of Grass → Impala → Hyena, if all the Hyenas are taken away, what will happen ultimately?

  1. A.Impala population will remain stable.
  2. B.Impala will live happily forever.
  3. C.Grass land will not be affected.
  4. D.Impala will die of starvation due to higher population.
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Correct answer: D. Impala will die of starvation due to higher population.

In this food chain grass is the producer, the impala is the herbivore and the hyena is the predator that keeps the impala population in check.

Q8117.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 04 Feb 2025, Shift 2Easy

What was a key focus of the First Five Year Plan (1951-1956)?

  1. A.Agricultural development
  2. B.Development of heavy industries
  3. C.Rapid industrialisation
  4. D.Privatisation of industries
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Correct answer: A. Agricultural development

The First Five Year Plan (1951–56) gave top priority to agriculture, irrigation and power, because India faced food shortages after Partition and needed to feed its people first.

Q8120.GeographyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 04 Feb 2025, Shift 2Easy

Nilgiri is one of the oldest mountain ranges, located at the tri-junction of which three states?

  1. A.Northern UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh
  2. B.Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana
  3. C.Assam, Nagaland, Tripura
  4. D.Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
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Correct answer: D. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka

The Nilgiri Hills, the 'Blue Mountains', rise where the borders of these three states meet, at the junction of the Western and Eastern Ghats.

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