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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

Q8304.DefenceMedium

Under which pillar of the 'RAKSHA' document is India described as a Net Security Provider and First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region?

  1. A.Strategic Partnerships
  2. B.Capacity Building
  3. C.Indigenous Exports
  4. D.Maritime Security
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Correct answer: D. Maritime Security

That pillar of the RAKSHA document speaks of strengthening India's role as a Net Security Provider and a First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region, and both phrases are standard usage in Indian maritime strategy.

Q8305.DefenceMedium

The 'RAKSHA' document sets out India's roadmap for global defence partnerships over which period?

  1. A.The next 3 years
  2. B.The next 5 years
  3. C.The next 10 years
  4. D.The next 25 years
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Correct answer: C. The next 10 years

The release calls RAKSHA a comprehensive framework that carries India's strategic roadmap and vision for global defence partnerships over the coming decade, and it repeats that the document gives a clear and actionable vision for the next ten years.

Q8306.DefenceEasy

Who released the 'RAKSHA' document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi on 3 September 2026?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The Chief of Defence Staff
  3. C.The Raksha Mantri
  4. D.The Defence Secretary
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Correct answer: C. The Raksha Mantri

The release states plainly that he put out the RAKSHA document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi, and that the framework sets down India's strategic roadmap and vision for defence partnerships across the world for the next 10 years.

Q8307.InternationalHard

Which of these was NOT signed or launched during the Belgian Prime Minister's visit to India?

  1. A.Letter of Intent between the two Defence Ministries
  2. B.MoU between the Central Bureau of Investigation and Belgium's Federal Police
  3. C.India-Belgium Civil Nuclear Liability Treaty
  4. D.India-Belgium Investment Fast-Track Mechanism
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Correct answer: C. India-Belgium Civil Nuclear Liability Treaty

The joint statement lists what was actually concluded. A Letter of Intent was signed between the Defence Ministries of the two countries, giving a framework for staff talks, training, education, research and defence-industrial partnerships, and building on an understanding the two Defence Ministers reached in March 2025.

Q8313.DefenceMedium

Which department organises Aero India?

  1. A.Department of Defence Production
  2. B.Department of Military Affairs
  3. C.Department of Defence Research and Development
  4. D.Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
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Correct answer: A. Department of Defence Production

It organises Aero India under the Ministry of Defence, which fits the show's purpose of displaying India's capability in aerospace and defence manufacturing and drawing in partnerships, investment and exports.

Q8314.DefenceEasy

Where will the 16th Aero India be held?

  1. A.Air Force Station, Hindon, Ghaziabad
  2. B.Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru
  3. C.Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
  4. D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru

The 16th edition of Aero India is scheduled there from 8 to 12 February 2027, in the state of Karnataka, and is organised by the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence.

Q8315.DefenceHard

At which institutions did she lead the setting up of Indian Air Force Chairs of Excellence?

  1. A.IIT Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru University
  2. B.IIT Kanpur and Pune University
  3. C.IIT Madras and Osmania University
  4. D.IIT Bombay and Panjab University
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Correct answer: B. IIT Kanpur and Pune University

Among the institutional initiatives she led during her career, the release singles out the establishment of Indian Air Force Chairs of Excellence at these two places, created to carry forward academic work and strategic collaboration in the field of defence.

Q8316.DefenceMedium

Which appointment did Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma assume on 1 September 2026?

  1. A.Director General of Medical Services (Air)
  2. B.Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education)
  3. C.Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance
  4. D.Principal, Sainik School, Kapurthala
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Correct answer: B. Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Education)

She took it over on 1 September 2026, and it is with this appointment that she became the first woman officer outside the medical stream to hold a two-star rank in the Indian defence forces.

Q8317.DefenceEasy

Who became the first woman officer (non-medical) to attain a two-star rank in the Indian defence forces?

  1. A.Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma
  2. B.Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair
  3. C.Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin
  4. D.Air Vice Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay
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Correct answer: A. Air Vice Marshal Shakti Sharma

The Ministry of Defence release says that she became the first woman officer outside the medical stream in the Indian defence forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marshal or an equivalent rank, and that on 1 September 2026 she assumed the appointment of Assistant Chief of the Air…

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