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.
The Asian Games 2026, where India won medals in men's 10m air rifle, are being hosted by which country?
The 2026 Asian Games, the 20th edition of the event, are being hosted by the Japanese cities of Aichi and Nagoya.
Read the full explanation →Who won India's individual silver medal in men's 10m air rifle at the Asian Games 2026?
In the individual men's 10m air rifle, Himanshu Dhillon won silver, and the Prime Minister highlighted his calm under pressure and remarkable accuracy.
Read the full explanation →At the Asian Games 2026, which medal did India's men's 10m air rifle team of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Rakesh Mane win?
On 21 September 2026 the trio of Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Rakesh Mane won silver in the men's 10m air rifle team event.
Read the full explanation →The smoke pods that let the Suryakiran team's Hawk Mk132 aircraft trail coloured smoke were integrated at the IAF's Base Repair Depot in which city?
The Ministry of Defence describes the smoke pods as a significant indigenous modification to the Hawk Mk132, developed in India at the Indian Air Force's Base Repair Depot, Nashik.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force established?
According to the Ministry of Defence, SKAT was established in 1996 and holds the distinction of being the only nine-aircraft aerobatic team in Asia.
Read the full explanation →The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team of the Indian Air Force, which performed over Meerut for the first time in September 2026, flies which aircraft?
The Ministry of Defence says the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team flies nine distinctive red-and-white Hawk Mk132 aircraft, licence-manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Read the full explanation →During the Asian Games 2026, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the 91st edition of which Fit India event with the Indian diaspora in Nagoya?
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said Dr Mansukh Mandaviya led the 91st edition of Sundays on Cycle at Meijō Park in Nagoya, Japan, on 20 September 2026, bringing the Indian diaspora together to cheer for the Indian contingent at the Asian Games.
Read the full explanation →The Asian Games 2026, where Indian women shooters won two silver medals in the 10m air rifle on 20 September, are being held in which city?
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, speaking in the city on 20 September 2026, said the Asian Games had begun in Nagoya, Japan, and that India had a contingent of more than 500 young athletes there.
Read the full explanation →According to the Prime Minister, Elavenil Valarivan's silver in the women's 10m air rifle individual event at the Asian Games 2026 was her ______ medal of the day.
In his message on X, the Prime Minister congratulated Elavenil Valarivan on the silver in the women's 10m air rifle individual event and noted that it was her second medal of the day, which made it even more special.
Read the full explanation →Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsa K Vinod won a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
On 20 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sonam Uttam Maskar, Elavenil Valarivan and Vidarsa K Vinod on winning the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event at the Asian Games 2026, and credited the result to hard work and teamwork.
Read the full explanation →The SLINEX series of bilateral maritime exercises between India and Sri Lanka, whose 13th edition was held in 2026, was conceptualised in which year?
The Ministry of Defence says SLINEX was conceptualised in 2005 and has since grown into an important forum through which the two navies work on maritime cooperation.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian Navy ship taking part in SLINEX-26 is described by the Ministry of Defence as an indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette?
The Ministry of Defence lists two Indian ships in SLINEX-26: INS Kavaratti, an indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette, and INS Jyoti, the Fleet Tanker.
Read the full explanation →SLINEX-26, the 13th edition of a bilateral maritime exercise held at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 September 2026, is conducted between the Indian Navy and the navy of which country?
SLINEX is the bilateral maritime exercise between the navies of India and Sri Lanka, and the Ministry of Defence has described SLINEX-26 as its 13th edition, held at Visakhapatnam from 17 to 21 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →The Ministry of Defence release states that the contract for construction of the NGMVs was concluded with Cochin Shipyard Limited in March 2023.
Read the full explanation →The Ministry of Defence stated that the keel laying ceremony of the first ship of the Indian Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessel project was held at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi on 18 September 2026, with Vice Admiral Sanjay Sadhu, Controller of Warship Production and Acquisition, as the Chief Guest.
Read the full explanation →Hindustan Aeronautics Limited operates from several locations across the country, which is exactly why a question of this kind works as a test: the candidate has to recall the specific venue rather than a general association.
Read the full explanation →The ceremony had two recipients, and separating them is the whole point of the question. Military trainers, the Tejas twin-seaters and the HTT 40s, went to the Indian Air Force.
Read the full explanation →At the Bengaluru ceremony the Air Force received five aircraft in total, and the split is what the question turns on: two Tejas twin-seat trainers at Final Operational Clearance standard, plus three HTT 40 basic trainers.
Read the full explanation →The release states that the five-day programme brought together senior officers from the three Services along with officials from the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, for deliberations on contemporary and emerging national security challenges.
Read the full explanation →According to the Ministry of Defence, the Combined Operational Review and Evaluation Programme 2026 was organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and conducted by CENJOWS, concluding at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.
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