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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

Q304.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKHard

Consider the following statements about the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) : 1. The IIE was established in 1999 in Guwahati. 2. The main aim of the institute is to provide training, research and consulting activities for small and micro enterprises. 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: B. 2 only

The Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship in Guwahati was set up in 1993, not 1999, while its stated aim is indeed training, research and consultancy for small and micro enterprises.

Q305.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Hardy-Weinberg Principle says that allele frequencies in a population is unstable
  2. B.Branching descent and natural selection are the two key concepts of Darwinian Theory of evolution
  3. C.Lamarckism is based on inheritance of acquired character
  4. D.The concept of mutation, gene flow, genetic drift, gene recombination and natural selection affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
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Correct answer: A. Hardy-Weinberg Principle says that allele frequencies in a population is unstable

The Hardy-Weinberg principle states the opposite: allele frequencies in a population stay stable, that is constant, from generation to generation.

Q306.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

To be eligible to contest election under the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015, a candidate should 1. have a functional toilet at home 2. have payment slips of power bills 3. not be a cooperative loan defaulter 4. have studied minimum matriculation irrespective of category Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The 2015 amendment required a working toilet at home, no pending electricity bills and no default on cooperative loans, but its education rule was not the same for every category.

Q307.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

A person throws an object on a horizontal frictionless plane surface. It is noticed that there are two forces acting on this object-(i) gravitational pull and (ii) normal reaction of the surface. According to the third law of motion, the net resultant force is zero. Which one of the following can be said for the motion of the object?

  1. A.The object will move with acceleration.
  2. B.The object will move with deceleration.
  3. C.The object will move with constant speed, but varying direction.
  4. D.The object will move with constant velocity.
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Correct answer: D. The object will move with constant velocity.

With no net force acting on it, the object keeps moving at the same speed in the same straight line.

Q309.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following is the nodal agency in India for the United Nations Environment Programme?

  1. A.The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.The Ministry of Science and Technology
  3. C.The Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. D.The Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct answer: A. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

This ministry plans, promotes and coordinates India's environmental policy, so it deals with UNEP on India's behalf. UNEP was set up in 1972 after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm and has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Q310.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Mature sclerenchyma cells have

  1. A.cellulose wall and are living
  2. B.lignified wall and are living
  3. C.suberized wall and are dead
  4. D.lignified wall and are dead
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Correct answer: D. lignified wall and are dead

Sclerenchyma cells lay down thick walls hardened with lignin, and once the wall is complete the protoplasm dies. Sclerenchyma is the plant tissue that gives strength and rigidity.

Q312.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army of independent India?

  1. A.S. M. Srinagesh
  2. B.K. M. Cariappa
  3. C.K. S. Thimayya
  4. D.K. S. Rajendrasinhji
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Correct answer: B. K. M. Cariappa

General K. M. Cariappa took over as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949. He succeeded General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British chief, and the day he took charge is celebrated every year as Army Day on 15 January.

Q313.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) launched in 2015-16 by the Central Government is aimed to :

  1. A.make agriculture more modern and globally competitive.
  2. B.provide improved access to irrigation and enhanced water efficiency.
  3. C.support promotion of organic farming in the country.
  4. D.reduce dependence of agriculture on monsoon.
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Correct answer: C. support promotion of organic farming in the country.

PKVY was started to help farmers shift to chemical-free, organic cultivation. Paramparagat means traditional, and the scheme revives traditional, low-input farming.

Q315.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Renowned classical singer Prabha Atre, who passed away recently, was an exponent of which one of the following Gharanas?

  1. A.Kirana Gharana
  2. B.Patiala Gharana
  3. C.Gwalior Gharana
  4. D.Agra Gharana
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Correct answer: A. Kirana Gharana

Prabha Atre was trained in and sang in the Kirana style of Hindustani classical music. Prabha Atre (1932-2024) of Pune learned from Sureshbabu Mane and Hirabai Barodekar, both disciples of Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of the Kirana gharana.

Q316.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKHard

"Nirbhaya Fund", a non-lapsable corpus fund, which is to be utilized for the projects specifically designed to improve the safety and security of women is administered by :

  1. A.The Ministry of Women & Child Development
  2. B.The Ministry of Home Affairs
  3. C.The Ministry of Finance
  4. D.The Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: C. The Ministry of Finance

The Nirbhaya Fund is a non-lapsable corpus administered by the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance. The fund was announced in the Union Budget of 2013-14 with an initial corpus of 1,000 crore rupees, after the December 2012 Delhi gang-rape case that shocked the country.

Q318.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following is associated to Schizophrenia ?

  1. A.Multiple personalities
  2. B.Neurodegeneration
  3. C.Not subjected to environmental influence
  4. D.Hallucination
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Correct answer: D. Hallucination

Hallucinations, most often hearing voices that others cannot hear, are a core symptom of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which a person loses touch with reality.

Q319.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct? 1. He charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor. 2. He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers. 3. He highlighted the plight of the untouchables. 4. He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

At the opening of Banaras Hindu University in February 1916, Gandhi criticised the elite for ignoring the poor and said India's salvation lay with its farmers.