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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

Q3082.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which one of the following is NOT true for bleaching powder?

  1. A.It is used as a reducing agent in chemical industries
  2. B.It is used for bleaching wood pulp in paper factories
  3. C.It is used for disinfecting drinking water
  4. D.It is used for bleaching linen in textile industry
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Correct answer: A. It is used as a reducing agent in chemical industries

Bleaching powder is an oxidising agent, not a reducing agent, so this statement is the false one. Bleaching powder, calcium oxychloride (CaOCl₂), is made by passing chlorine gas over dry slaked lime, Ca(OH)₂.

Q3084.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

"Viticulture" is a common feature of which one of the following Australian cities ?

  1. A.Adelaide
  2. B.Darwin
  3. C.Hobart
  4. D.Brisbane
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Correct answer: A. Adelaide

Viticulture, the growing of grapes, is a hallmark of Adelaide, which is surrounded by Australia's best-known wine regions. Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, the conditions grapevines like best.

Q3085.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATHard

Which one of the following statements about Tattvabodhini Patrika is correct ?

  1. A.It promoted a systematic study of India's past in the Bengali language.
  2. B.It promoted a systematic study of India's past through Sanskrit sources.
  3. C.It promoted a systematic study of India's past through Persian sources.
  4. D.It promoted a systematic study of India's past through Western sources.
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Correct answer: A. It promoted a systematic study of India's past in the Bengali language.

The Tattvabodhini Patrika promoted a systematic study of India's past in the Bengali language. The journal was started in 1843 by Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, as the organ of the Tattvabodhini Sabha, which he had founded in 1839.

Q3088.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATEasy

One advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that it helps species to survive over long evolutionary time. This is because sexual reproduction produces :

  1. A.more offspring in each reproductive cycle.
  2. B.robust and healthy offspring.
  3. C.genetically similar offspring.
  4. D.more variation in offspring.
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Correct answer: D. more variation in offspring.

Sexual reproduction mixes the genes of two parents, so the young differ from each other and from their parents, and variation helps a species survive changing conditions.

Q3089.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is NOT correct?

  1. A.The Bhakti movement avoided traditions that promoted diversity
  2. B.In northern India, the Bhakti movement revolved around the worship of Rama and Krishna
  3. C.The Bhakti movement relied on the devotion of God, both with and without attributes
  4. D.While Tulsidas represented the tradition of devotion with attributes, Sant Kabir followed the path of devotion without attributes
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Correct answer: A. The Bhakti movement avoided traditions that promoted diversity

The Bhakti movement did not avoid diversity; it embraced many regional languages, sects and social groups, so this statement is the incorrect one.

Q3090.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following statements regarding Barchan is/are correct ?

1. It is a crescent shaped mound of sand, which is deposited by the wind blowing constantly from one direction in a desert.

2. The windward side has a convex steep slope with maximum height at the centre.

3. Two ends of Barchan are called horns and point opposite to the direction the wind blows.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  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: A. 1 only

A barchan is a crescent-shaped sand dune built by wind from one steady direction, but its windward slope is gentle and its horns point downwind.

Q3092.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Why a fielder in the ground gradually pulls his hands backward while catching a fast moving cricket ball ?

  1. A.To reduce the acceleration of the ball
  2. B.To increase the acceleration of the ball
  3. C.To increase the velocity of the ball
  4. D.None of above
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Correct answer: A. To reduce the acceleration of the ball

Pulling the hands back stretches the time in which the ball stops, so its deceleration and the force on the hands become smaller.

Q3093.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

With respect to electromagnetic waves, the human eye is sensitive to

  1. A.both electric and magnetic fields
  2. B.electric field only
  3. C.magnetic field only
  4. D.infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Correct answer: B. electric field only

Vision is caused by the electric field of light acting on the light-sensitive molecules of the retina. Light is an electromagnetic wave in which electric and magnetic fields oscillate at right angles to each other and to the direction of travel.

Q3095.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATHard

Which part of India has the Kalakot tertiary coal field ?

  1. A.Brahmaputra river basin of Assam
  2. B.Damodar river basin of Jharkhand and West Bengal
  3. C.Himalayan mountain region
  4. D.Cardamom hills in Kerala
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Correct answer: C. Himalayan mountain region

Kalakot lies in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, in the foothills of the Himalaya. India's coal is of two ages.

Q3098.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

National Water Academy, a centre of excellence in training and capacity building in water resource, is located at

  1. A.New Delhi
  2. B.Kolkata
  3. C.Pune
  4. D.Chennai
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Correct answer: C. Pune

The National Water Academy functions at Khadakwasla in Pune, Maharashtra, under the Central Water Commission. The academy began in 1988 as the Central Training Unit of the Central Water Commission and was renamed the National Water Academy in 1997.