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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

Q2821.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the correct order of Himalayan ranges from North to South?

  1. A.Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Siwalik
  2. B.Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Karakoram, Siwalik
  3. C.Pir Panjal, Zaskar, Karakoram, Ladakh, Siwalik
  4. D.Siwalik, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Ladakh, Karakoram
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Correct answer: A. Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Siwalik

Moving from north to south across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, these ranges appear in exactly this order. The Karakoram, the northernmost, holds K2 (Godwin Austen), India's highest peak, and large glaciers such as the Siachen.

Q2822.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti Movement in South India is NOT correct?

  1. A.The Nalayira Divyaprabandham was also known as the Tamil Veda
  2. B.Andal was an Alvar
  3. C.Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu
  4. D.Metal images of the saints Appar and Sundarar were made and then consecrated in a Shiva temple
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Correct answer: C. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu

Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a Nayanar, one of the Tamil saints devoted to Shiva, so this statement is not correct. The early Bhakti movement of Tamil Nadu, from about the sixth century, was led by two groups of poet-saints: the Alvars, devotees of Vishnu, and the Nayanars, devotees of Shiva.

Q2823.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IHard

Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India and the associated rivers:

NW No. : River

1. NW-1 : Ganga

2. NW-10 : Amba

3. NW-100 : Tapi

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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

NW-1 is on the Ganga, NW-10 on the Amba river in Maharashtra and NW-100 on the Tapi, so all three pairs are correctly matched.

Q2824.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is NOT correct about organic farming?

  1. A.It does not use genetically modified seeds
  2. B.Synthetic pesticides or fertilizers are not used
  3. C.It uses minimal crop rotation
  4. D.It uses ecologically protective practices
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Correct answer: C. It uses minimal crop rotation

Organic farming relies heavily on crop rotation, not on as little of it as possible, so this is the statement that is not correct.

Q2826.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which of the following is/are correct in relation to the Panchayats?

1. Only the Parliament may endow Panchayats with powers and authority.

2. A State may devolve powers to Panchayats in preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.

3. A State may devolve powers to Panchayats in implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Under Article 243G, it is the Legislature of a State, not Parliament, that may by law give Panchayats powers to prepare plans and to carry out schemes for economic development and social justice.

Q2827.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to neap tides:

1. Normally, there is a seven-day interval between two neap tides.

2. At this time, the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other.

3. The Moon's attraction is diminished by the counteracting force of the Sun's gravitational pull.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Neap tides come when the Sun and the Moon pull at right angles to each other, so the Sun's pull partly cancels the Moon's; but two neap tides are about two weeks apart, not seven days.

Q2829.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?

  1. A.Public Accounts Committee
  2. B.Committee on Public Undertakings
  3. C.Estimates Committee
  4. D.Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance
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Correct answer: C. Estimates Committee

All 30 members of the Estimates Committee are elected by the Lok Sabha from among its own members; the Rajya Sabha has no place on it.

Q2831.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about Mahanavami dibba, a massive platform:

1. It is situated on one of the highest points in the city of Vijayanagara.

2. Virupaksha temple is located on it.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

The Mahanavami dibba stands on one of the highest points of Vijayanagara (Hampi), but the Virupaksha temple is not on it; the temple stands in the sacred centre of the city near the Tungabhadra.

Q2834.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the best description of 'INS Astradharini', that was in the news recently?

  1. A.Amphibious warfare ship
  2. B.Nuclear-powered submarine
  3. C.Torpedo launch and recovery vessel
  4. D.Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
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Correct answer: C. Torpedo launch and recovery vessel

INS Astradharini is an Indian Navy ship built to launch torpedoes during trials and recover them afterwards. The vessel was commissioned at Visakhapatnam in 2015.

Q2835.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

What is "Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)", sometimes seen in the news ?

  1. A.An Israeli radar system
  2. B.India's indigenous anti-missile programme
  3. C.An American anti-missile system
  4. D.A defence collaboration between Japan and South Korea
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Correct answer: C. An American anti-missile system

THAAD is a United States ballistic missile defence system built to shoot down missiles in the last stage of their flight.

Q2836.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Waghora river.
  2. B.Sanchi Stupa lies in the gorge of Chambal river.
  3. C.Pandu-lena Cave Shrines lie in the gorge of Narmada river.
  4. D.Amaravati Stupa lies in the gorge of Godavari river.
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Correct answer: A. Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Waghora river.

The Ajanta caves are cut into a horseshoe-shaped cliff above the Waghora river in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.

Q2837.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements :

1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States.

2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

The Act of 1935 proposed an All India Federation of provinces and princely states, but kept defence and foreign affairs with the Governor-General, not the legislature.

Q2838.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements :

1. No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office.

2. The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of office.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Article 361 shields the Governor from criminal proceedings during the term, and Article 158 protects the Governor's pay from being cut during it.

Q2839.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IEasy

In India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos is viewed with apprehension. These chemicals are used as

  1. A.pesticides in agriculture
  2. B.preservatives in processed foods
  3. C.fruit-ripening agents
  4. D.moisturising agents in cosmetics
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Correct answer: A. pesticides in agriculture

Carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos are all insecticides sprayed on crops, and all are highly toxic. Carbofuran is a carbamate; methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos are organophosphates.

Q2840.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IEasy

In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

  1. A.leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
  2. B.members of the Interim Government in 1946
  3. C.members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
  4. D.officers of the Indian National Army
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Correct answer: D. officers of the Indian National Army

These three INA officers were tried together by the British at the Red Fort in Delhi in 1945. After the Second World War, the British put Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon on trial for "waging war against the King".