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NDA GK Questions 2026

Static general knowledge makes up about 90% of Part B of the NDA General Ability Test, about 360 of its 400 marks. The NDA & NA (II) 2026 notice divides it into five sections: Physics (about 25%), Chemistry (about 15%), General Science (about 10%), History, Freedom Movement etc. (about 20%) and Geography (about 20%). Half of Part B is science. Physics covers matter, motion, gravitation, heat, sound, light, magnetism, electricity and the working of everyday devices such as the siphon, pressure cooker, periscope and safety fuse. Chemistry covers changes of matter, elements and compounds, common gases, acids, bases and salts, carbon, fertilizers and the materials used to make soap, glass, cement and gunpowder. General Science covers cells, the human body, diseases, diet, the solar system and eminent scientists. Section D spans Indian history and culture, the freedom movement, the Constitution, Five Year Plans, Panchayati Raj and world history from the Renaissance to the Russian Revolution. Geography covers the Earth, rocks, oceans, the atmosphere and climate, and India's resources, industries, ports and trade. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for NDA, in English and Hindi, written as short facts and tables. Read a topic, then solve its quiz and previous-year questions on this site.

NDA GK Questions with Answers

Q241.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?

  1. A.A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.
  2. B.The accused must have violated an existing law.
  3. C.An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again.
  4. D.The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
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Correct answer: A. A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.

Article 20(3) only bars compelling an accused to be a witness against himself; a confession made freely and lawfully can still be used as evidence.

Q242.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

The President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising of elected members of which of the following? 1. Both the Houses of the Parliament 2. The Legislative Assemblies of States 3. The Legislative Councils of States 4. The Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Under Article 54, the President is elected by the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies and, since the 70th Amendment, the elected members of the Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry.

Q244.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she 1. renounces Indian citizenship 2. voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country 3. marries a citizen of another country 4. criticizes the Government Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, an Indian loses citizenship by renouncing it or by voluntarily taking the citizenship of another country; marriage and criticism of the government have no such effect.

Q245.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Directive Principles of State Policy are meant for promoting social and economic democracy in India. 2. The Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution of India are ordinarily subject to reasonable restrictions. 3. Secularism is one of the basic features of Constitution of any country. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Statements 1 and 2 describe the Indian Constitution correctly, but statement 3 wrongly claims that every country's constitution is secular.

Q246.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKHard

The important source for Akbar's reign, Tarikh-i-Akbari was written by which one of the following Persian language scholars?

  1. A.Arif Qandahari
  2. B.Bayazid Bayat
  3. C.Abdul Qadir Badauni
  4. D.Nizamuddin Ahmad
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Correct answer: A. Arif Qandahari

Haji Muhammad Arif Qandahari, a noble who served under Bairam Khan and later Akbar, wrote the Persian chronicle Tarikh-i-Akbari. Akbar's reign is one of the best recorded in Indian history because many writers of his court left Persian accounts.

Q248.DefenceHard

Which organisation partnered DRDO in organising VISV-2026?

  1. A.Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers
  2. B.Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
  3. C.Centre for Joint Warfare Studies
  4. D.National Defence College
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Correct answer: C. Centre for Joint Warfare Studies

The event was organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation in collaboration with CENJOWS at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, and featured a seminar on DRDO defence solutions for partner nations, moving from technology to strategic partnerships.

Q249.DefenceMedium

The compendium of DRDO products released at the event was brought out in which languages?

  1. A.Russian, German and Japanese
  2. B.Arabic, Spanish and French
  3. C.Arabic, Portuguese and Russian
  4. D.French, German and Korean
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Correct answer: B. Arabic, Spanish and French

The Minister of State for Defence released a foreign-language compendium of DRDO products in these three languages so that partner nations which do not work in English can follow India's defence offerings and engage with Indian agencies more easily.

Q250.DefenceEasy

What do the four letters of VISV-2026 stand for?

  1. A.Vision, Industry, Strength, Valour
  2. B.Vision, Innovation, Synergy, Values
  3. C.Victory, Innovation, Science, Vision
  4. D.Vision, Integration, Security, Valour
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Correct answer: B. Vision, Innovation, Synergy, Values

The Minister of State for Defence described these as the four pillars of the event while inaugurating it at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi.

Q251.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

A Joint Sitting of the Parliament is resorted to, for resolving the deadlock between two Houses of the Parliament for passing which of the following Bills? 1. Money Bill 2. Constitutional Amendment Bill 3. Ordinary Bill Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

A joint sitting under Article 108 can be called only for an ordinary bill; it is not available for a Money Bill or a Constitutional Amendment Bill.

Q252.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

Which one of the following is India's first indigenously designed and developed long-range subsonic cruise missile which can be deployed from multiple platforms?

  1. A.Astra
  2. B.Akash
  3. C.Nirbhay
  4. D.Shankhnaad
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Correct answer: C. Nirbhay

Nirbhay is the long-range subsonic cruise missile designed and developed in India by the DRDO. Nirbhay was developed by DRDO's Aeronautical Development Establishment in Bengaluru.

Q253.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

The Fundamental Rights guaranteed in the Constitution of India can be suspended only by

  1. A.a proclamation of National Emergency
  2. B.an Act passed by the Parliament
  3. C.an amendment to the Constitution of India
  4. D.the judicial decisions of the Supreme Court
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Correct answer: A. a proclamation of National Emergency

Only during a National Emergency under Article 352 can the enforcement of Fundamental Rights be suspended. When a National Emergency is proclaimed, Article 358 automatically suspends the freedoms of Article 19, but only when the emergency is declared on the ground of war or external aggression, not armed rebellion.

Q254.Sports GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Who among the following has won the Singles Title in Wimbledon Tennis Championship (Women) in the year 2019?

  1. A.Karolina Pliskova
  2. B.Simona Halep
  3. C.Serena Williams
  4. D.Naomi Osaka
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Correct answer: B. Simona Halep

Halep of Romania won the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles title by beating Serena Williams in the final. Halep won the final 6-2, 6-2 in just 56 minutes, one of the most one-sided Wimbledon finals of recent times.

Q257.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

Which one of the following is not correct about Sargasso Sea?

  1. A.It is characterized with anticyclonic circulation of ocean currents.
  2. B.It records the highest salinity in Atlantic Ocean.
  3. C.It is located west of Gulf Stream and east of Canary Current.
  4. D.It confined in gyre of calm and motionless water.
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Correct answer: C. It is located west of Gulf Stream and east of Canary Current.

The location is reversed: the Sargasso Sea lies east of the Gulf Stream and west of the Canary Current, not the other way round.

Q259.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following polymers does not contain glucose units?

  1. A.Glycogen
  2. B.Starch
  3. C.Cellulose
  4. D.Rubber
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Correct answer: D. Rubber

Natural rubber is a polymer of isoprene, a hydrocarbon, and contains no sugar units at all. Natural rubber is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, obtained from the latex of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis; its monomer isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) has the formula C5H8.