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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

Q881.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Blue Helmets are

  1. A.United Nations Peacekeepers
  2. B.Violent Non-State Actors
  3. C.Civil Society Organisations
  4. D.Environmental Organisations
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Correct answer: A. United Nations Peacekeepers

UN peacekeeping troops wear light blue helmets or berets, which is why they are called the Blue Helmets. Peacekeepers are military, police and civilian personnel sent by member countries to serve in missions authorised by the UN Security Council.

Q883.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

What is culturable wasteland?

  1. A.Land that has been left fallow in last four years
  2. B.Land that has been left fallow between one and two years
  3. C.Land that has been left fallow for less than one year
  4. D.Land that has been left fallow for more than five years
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Correct answer: D. Land that has been left fallow for more than five years

In India's land-use records, land that can be farmed but has lain uncultivated for over five years is called culturable wasteland.

Q884.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

With reference to the continent of 'Antarctica' which of the following statements are correct ? 1. It is larger than Europe in terms of area. 2. It has the highest average elevation as compared to all other continents. 3. Mt. Ross is the highest peak of this continent. 4. Waters of the Southern Ocean (West Wind Drift) move in an anticlockwise direction around it. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Antarctica is bigger than Europe and, because of its thick ice sheet, it stands higher on average than any other continent.

Q885.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about National Commission for Women are correct ? 1. It is a statutory body. 2. It has the mandate to review the constitutional and legal safeguards for women. 3. It has the mandate to advise the Government on all policy matters affecting women. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The National Commission for Women was created by an Act of Parliament, and that Act gives it both the review and the advisory roles named in the question.

Q886.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to the Preamble to the Constitution of India are correct ? 1. The word 'secular' comes before the word 'socialist'. 2. The word 'justice' comes before the word 'equality'. 3. The word 'fraternity' comes after the word 'liberty'. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The Preamble reads 'Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic', so 'socialist' comes before 'secular', while the order of ideals is justice, liberty, equality and fraternity.

Q888.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793 ?

  1. A.Lord Cornwallis
  2. B.Lord Ripon
  3. C.Robert Clive
  4. D.John Adam
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Correct answer: A. Lord Cornwallis

As Governor-General he introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa in 1793. Under the Permanent Settlement the zamindars were recognised as owners of the land and the revenue they had to pay the Company was fixed for ever.

Q890.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding the Rajya Sabha is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Its members are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of a State
  2. B.The election follows the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote
  3. C.1/3rd of its members retire after every two years
  4. D.It is a permanent body, but can be dissolved earlier by the President
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Correct answer: D. It is a permanent body, but can be dissolved earlier by the President

The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution at all, by the President or anyone else.

Q891.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

Which one of the following is NOT a component of human male reproductive system ?

  1. A.Cervix
  2. B.Urethra
  3. C.Seminal vesicle
  4. D.Vas deferens
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Correct answer: A. Cervix

The cervix is the narrow lower neck of the uterus and belongs to the female reproductive system. In the male, sperms are made in the testes, which lie in the scrotum outside the body because sperm formation needs a temperature a little lower than body temperature.

Q897.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Identify the functions that are controlled by the hind brain of human being

  1. A.Involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation, vomiting etc.
  2. B.Controlling the regions receiving sensory impulses from receptors
  3. C.Controlling the movement of voluntary muscles
  4. D.Sensation of hunger or being full
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Correct answer: A. Involuntary actions such as blood pressure, salivation, vomiting etc.

The human brain has three main parts: the fore-brain, the mid-brain and the hind-brain. The hind-brain consists of the pons, the medulla and the cerebellum.

Q898.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

Consider the following offices :

I. The Vice President of India

II. The Governors within their respective States

III. The Prime Minister of India

IV. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Which one of the following options represents the correct order of these offices for ceremonial occasions in the Table of Precedence as approved by the President of India?

  1. A.III, I, II, IV
  2. B.I, III, II, IV
  3. C.I, III, IV, II
  4. D.III, I, IV, II
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Correct answer: B. I, III, II, IV

In the Table of Precedence the Vice President is second, the Prime Minister third, Governors within their States fourth, and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha sixth.

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