Skip to content
GK24

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

Q3201.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following pairs of Ministries and Departments is not correctly matched?

Ministry : Department

  1. A.The Ministry of Finance : The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare
  2. B.The Ministry of Home Affairs : The Department of Official Language
  3. C.The Ministry of Defence : The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
  4. D.The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers : The Department of Pharmaceuticals
Show answer
Correct answer: A. The Ministry of Finance : The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare

The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare is not under the Ministry of Finance; it is part of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Q3202.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of different stages a budget has to go through in the Parliament?

1. Presentation of the Budget

2. Scrutiny by Departmental Committees

3. Passing of Finance Bill

4. Passing of Appropriation Bill

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1-2-4-3
  2. B.1-3-2-4
  3. C.2-1-3-4
  4. D.4-3-2-1
Show answer
Correct answer: A. 1-2-4-3

The budget is presented first, examined by the departmental committees, voted through the Appropriation Bill and finally completed with the Finance Bill.

Q3203.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is anisotropic in nature?

  1. A.Glass
  2. B.Rubber
  3. C.Plastic
  4. D.Quartz
Show answer
Correct answer: D. Quartz

Quartz is a crystalline solid, and crystals show different physical properties in different directions, which is called anisotropy. In a crystalline solid the particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern, so the arrangement looks different along different directions.

Q3204.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Max Weber's ideal theory of Bureaucracy is/are correct?

1. It refers to the dominant class character.

2. Bureaucracy is associated with structural and behavioral characteristics.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Weber's ideal type describes bureaucracy through its structure and the conduct of its officials, not through class domination. Max Weber, the German sociologist, described the ideal type of bureaucracy as the most rational form of administration under legal-rational authority.

Q3205.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about Public Accounts Committee is correct?

  1. A.The Committee consists of not more than 15 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
  2. B.The Finance Minister is an ex officio member of the Committee.
  3. C.A member of the Committee is given a term for one year.
  4. D.The term of the office of the members of the Committee from the Rajya Sabha is extended even when they retire from the Rajya Sabha.
Show answer
Correct answer: C. A member of the Committee is given a term for one year.

The Public Accounts Committee is constituted afresh every year, so each member's term is one year. The PAC was first set up in 1921 under the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.

Q3206.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.Alloys are mixtures.
  2. B.Alloys are compounds.
  3. C.Alloys are always made up of metals.
  4. D.All alloys contain carbon as one of their components.
Show answer
Correct answer: A. Alloys are mixtures.

An alloy is made by melting and mixing its components, which keep their own properties and are not joined in a fixed ratio by chemical bonds.

Q3207.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements in respect of the election of the President of India is/are correct?

1. By convention, the Secretary General, Lok Sabha or the Secretary General, Rajya Sabha is appointed as the Returning Officer by rotation.

2. Members of the Electoral College can vote according to their wish and are not bound by any party whip.

3. The provisions of NOTA are applicable.

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, but NOTA does not apply to the presidential election. The Election Commission conducts the election under Article 324 and the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952.

Q3208.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Brine is an aqueous solution of

  1. A.NaCl
  2. B.NaOH
  3. C.NaHCO₃
  4. D.Na₂CO₃
Show answer
Correct answer: A. NaCl

Brine is a concentrated solution of sodium chloride, common salt, in water. Brine is the starting point of the chlor-alkali process: passing electricity through it gives sodium hydroxide, chlorine gas and hydrogen gas, which is why the process is named after chlorine and alkali.

Q3209.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

The full form of LED is

  1. A.Light Emitting Diode
  2. B.Light Emitting Device
  3. C.Light Enhancing Device
  4. D.Light Enhancing Diode
Show answer
Correct answer: A. Light Emitting Diode

An LED is a semiconductor p–n junction diode that gives out light when current flows through it in the forward direction.

Q3210.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

Which one of the following is NOT true in reference to Air mass?

  1. A.Air mass forms either in tropical or in polar region
  2. B.Air mass develops on continents as well as over ocean
  3. C.Air mass develops in a cyclonic condition
  4. D.Air mass changes the weather conditions
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Air mass develops in a cyclonic condition

Air masses form under calm, stable, anticyclonic (high-pressure) conditions, not in cyclones. An air mass is a huge body of air with nearly uniform temperature and humidity across it.

Q3211.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATEasy

A car starts from Bengaluru, goes 50 km in a straight line towards south, immediately turns around and returns to Bengaluru. The time taken for this round trip is 2 hours. The magnitude of the average velocity of the car for this round trip

  1. A.is 0.
  2. B.is 50 km/hr.
  3. C.is 25 km/hr.
  4. D.cannot be calculated without knowing acceleration.
Show answer
Correct answer: A. is 0.

Average velocity is total displacement divided by time, and the car ends where it started, so its displacement is zero.

Q3214.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.It provides a set of basic rules.
  2. B.It specifies the power of the Government.
  3. C.It is the supreme law of the land.
  4. D.It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.
Show answer
Correct answer: D. It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.

The Constitution makes itself supreme, not any one organ; it balances parliamentary sovereignty with judicial review. India took a middle path between the British idea of parliamentary sovereignty and the American idea of judicial supremacy.

Q3215.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

The magnetic field produced by a current-carrying straight wire at a point outside the wire depends

  1. A.inversely on the distance from it
  2. B.directly on the distance from it
  3. C.inversely at short distances and directly at large distances from it
  4. D.directly on the distance (at short distances) and inversely on the distance (at long distances) from it
Show answer
Correct answer: A. inversely on the distance from it

Outside a long straight wire, the field is B = μ₀I/(2πr), so doubling the distance halves the field. This result follows from Ampère's circuital law, or from the Biot–Savart law applied to a long wire.

Q3220.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Consider the following statements regarding the International Date Line :

1. It is roughly 180° meridian, which deviates slightly East and West to avoid land areas surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.

2. The date to the East of this line is (24 hours) earlier than to the West.

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
Show answer
Correct answer: B. 2 only

The date just east of the line is one day behind the date just west of it, but the line runs through the Pacific Ocean, not the Atlantic.