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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

Q3261.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following powers of the Supreme Court is also conferred on a High Court?

  1. A.Advisory power
  2. B.Power of doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before the court
  3. C.Power of court of record
  4. D.Power to allow/refuse Special Leave Petitions
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Correct answer: C. Power of court of record

Article 129 makes the Supreme Court a court of record and Article 215 does the same for every High Court, with power to punish for its contempt.

Q3262.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

The National Human Rights Commission was established under the statute of :

  1. A.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  2. B.The Protection and Implementation of Human Rights Act, 1993
  3. C.The Human Rights Act, 1993
  4. D.The Human Rights Commission Act, 1993
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Correct answer: A. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The NHRC is a statutory body set up on 12 October 1993 under this Act, which Parliament passed after an ordinance of September 1993.

Q3263.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Who among the following was appointed by the Constituent Assembly of India as Head of the Sub-Committee for North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas?

  1. A.Gopinath Bordoloi
  2. B.Rupnath Brahma
  3. C.Bishnuram Medhi
  4. D.Tarun Ram Phukan
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Correct answer: A. Gopinath Bordoloi

He chaired the North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas Sub-Committee, which is why it is known as the Bordoloi Committee.

Q3265.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Dardic group of language belongs to which language family?

  1. A.Indo European
  2. B.Austric
  3. C.Sino-Tibetan
  4. D.Dravidian
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Correct answer: A. Indo European

The Dardic languages form a branch of the Indo-Aryan group, which is part of the Indo-European family. Dardic languages are spoken in the north-west of the subcontinent: in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral and parts of Afghanistan.

Q3266.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IEasy

The Satavahanas are identified in the Puranas by which one of the following epithets?

  1. A.Andhras
  2. B.Shakas
  3. C.Kshatrapas
  4. D.Sungas
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Correct answer: A. Andhras

The Puranas call the Satavahana kings the Andhras or Andhra-bhrityas, so the dynasty is often named Andhra-Satavahana. The Satavahanas rose in the Deccan after the decline of the Mauryas and ruled from Pratishthana (Paithan) on the Godavari and later from Amaravati region.

Q3268.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Which of the following are the main features of 'Saracenic' architecture?

1. Arch

2. Vault and dome

3. Lintel and beam

4. Application of lime cement

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

Saracenic, or Indo-Islamic, architecture is built on the true arch, the vault and dome, and lime mortar, while lintel and beam belong to the older Indian style.

Q3269.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order :

1. Formation of the Azad Hind Government

2. Setting-up of the Indian Legion

3. Beginning of the INA trials

4. The Bombay Naval Strike

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

The Indian Legion came first (1942), then the Azad Hind Government (October 1943), then the INA trials (November 1945) and finally the Bombay naval strike (February 1946).

Q3273.NationalEasy

What is the approximate total cost of the five development projects inaugurated in Ladakh on 15 October 2026?

  1. A.Rs 1,250 crore
  2. B.Rs 2,500 crore
  3. C.Rs 3,350 crore
  4. D.Rs 5,600 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 3,350 crore

The set includes the new airport terminal at Leh, the Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road, the Hanu hydroelectric project with its transmission network, reservoirs raised under Project Amrit Him Sarovar and the country's first Petroglyph Conservation Park.

Q3276.DefenceMedium

Varunastra, ordered for Rs 1,543 crore from Bharat Dynamics Limited, is what kind of weapon?

  1. A.A surface-to-air missile
  2. B.A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo
  3. C.An anti-tank guided missile
  4. D.A submarine-launched ballistic missile
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Correct answer: B. A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo

Varunastra is launched from a warship and is meant to destroy submarines, and it was developed in India by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.

Q3280.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following is a cold ocean current ?

  1. A.Brazilian Current
  2. B.Gulf Stream
  3. C.North Equatorial Current
  4. D.California Current
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Correct answer: D. California Current

It flows south along the west coast of North America, carrying cold water from higher latitudes towards the equator. As a rule, currents moving from the poles towards the equator are cold, and those moving from the equator towards the poles are warm.