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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

Q3301.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which one among the following statements is not true for glass ?

  1. A.Sodium silicate is known as water glass.
  2. B.Glass is also called super cooled liquid.
  3. C.Crystallinity develops on cooling of the molten mass of the glass.
  4. D.Coloured glasses can be made by adding different colouring materials.
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Correct answer: C. Crystallinity develops on cooling of the molten mass of the glass.

This is the false statement: glass cools into an amorphous solid without any regular crystal structure. When molten glass cools, its viscosity rises so quickly that the atoms have no time to arrange themselves in an ordered crystal lattice.

Q3302.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to saline soil in India is/are correct ? 1. They are rich in nitrogen. 2. They occur in arid and semi-arid regions, and in waterlogged and swampy areas. Select the 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
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

Saline soils are found in dry regions and in waterlogged or swampy areas, but they are poor in nitrogen, not rich in it.

Q3303.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Why do plastics not degrade easily ?

  1. A.They have strong ionic bonds.
  2. B.They have strong covalent bonds.
  3. C.They have strong metallic bonds.
  4. D.They have very high melting points (> 500°C).
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Correct answer: B. They have strong covalent bonds.

Plastics are long chains of carbon atoms joined by strong covalent bonds, which water, air and most microbes cannot easily break.

Q3305.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

Consider the following statements regarding the delimitation exercise carried out in Assam in 2023 : 1. The delimitation of constituencies was done on the basis of 2001 census. 2. No increase was made in the number of ST Assembly seats. 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 2023 delimitation in Assam used the 2001 Census figures, but it raised the number of Assembly seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Q3306.DefenceMedium

What share of the defence modernisation budget has been earmarked for procurement from Indian industry?

  1. A.50 per cent
  2. B.60 per cent
  3. C.75 per cent
  4. D.90 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 75 per cent

Describing the reforms in defence procurement, the Raksha Mantri said that this share of the modernisation budget has been set aside for buying from Indian industries, and that domestic firms are given priority through the Defence Acquisition Procedure and the Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured category.

Q3308.DefenceMedium

According to the Raksha Mantri, India annual defence production has risen to which level?

  1. A.Over Rs 1.78 lakh crore
  2. B.Over Rs 1.25 lakh crore
  3. C.Over Rs 2.45 lakh crore
  4. D.Over Rs 95,000 crore
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Correct answer: A. Over Rs 1.78 lakh crore

At the Defence Conclave the Raksha Mantri said defence production had reached a record of more than that figure, measured against Rs 40,000 crore in 2014, and that the sector is aiming at Rs 2 lakh crore this year and Rs 3 lakh crore by 2029.

Q3309.DefenceEasy

Which of the following is NOT part of the 5D Security Threat named by the Raksha Mantri at the Defence Conclave?

  1. A.Disinformation
  2. B.Deception
  3. C.Deterrence
  4. D.Destabilisation
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Correct answer: C. Deterrence

Speaking at a Defence Conclave in New Delhi, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh described the security landscape of the digital age as hybrid, high-tech and hyper warfare, and listed a 5D Security Threat made up of disinformation, destabilisation, disruption, deception and destruction.

Q3310.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IEasy

The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions ?

  1. A.Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores
  2. B.Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco
  3. C.Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa
  4. D.The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea
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Correct answer: A. Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores

The Levant is the land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia. The word comes from the French 'lever', to rise, meaning the land where the sun rises, as seen from Europe.

Q3311.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following aircraft :

1. Rafale

2. MiG-29

3. Tejas MK-1

How many of the above are considered fifth generation fighter aircraft ?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: D. None

Rafale, MiG-29 and Tejas Mk-1 are all fourth or 4.5 generation fighters; none of them is a fifth-generation aircraft. A fifth-generation fighter is defined by all-aspect stealth, internal weapons bays, supercruise and advanced sensor fusion.

Q3312.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to

  1. A.Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
  2. B.Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
  3. C.Impose censorship on national press.
  4. D.Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
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Correct answer: D. Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.

The Butler Committee was set up to examine the ties between the British paramount power and the princely states. The Indian States Committee was appointed in 1927 under Sir Harcourt Butler, with its report coming in 1929.

Q3313.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following pairs :

Peak — Mountains

1. Namcha Barwa — Garhwal Himalaya

2. Nanda Devi — Kumaon Himalaya

3. Nokrek — Sikkim Himalaya

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

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

Nanda Devi belongs to the Kumaon Himalaya, but Namcha Barwa and Nokrek are wrongly placed. Nanda Devi (7,816 m) is the highest peak lying wholly within India and the highest in Uttarakhand.

Q3315.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following pairs :

Famous place — River

1. Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga

2. Tiruchirappalli : Cauvery

3. Hampi : Malaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

Pandharpur stands on the Chandrabhaga and Tiruchirappalli on the Cauvery, but Hampi lies on the Tungabhadra, not the Malaprabha. Pandharpur in Solapur district of Maharashtra is the seat of Lord Vitthal (Vithoba) and the goal of the Warkari pilgrimage.

Q3317.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which of the following properties is true for a tooth paste?

  1. A.It is acidic
  2. B.It is neutral
  3. C.It is basic
  4. D.It is made up of Calcium phosphate, the material of tooth enamel
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Correct answer: C. It is basic

Toothpaste is mildly basic so that it can neutralise the acid that causes tooth decay. Bacteria in the mouth break down sugar and food particles left on the teeth and produce acids.

Q3318.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATMedium

A stainless steel chamber contains Ar gas at a temperature T and pressure P. The total number of Ar atoms in the chamber is n. Now Ar gas in the chamber is replaced by CO₂ gas and the total number of CO₂ molecules in the chamber is n/2 at the same temperature T. The pressure in the chamber now is P'. Which one of the following relations holds true? (Both the gases behave as ideal gases)

  1. A.P' = P
  2. B.P' = 2P
  3. C.P' = P/2
  4. D.P' = P/4
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Correct answer: C. P' = P/2

For an ideal gas in a fixed volume at a fixed temperature, pressure is proportional to the number of molecules, so half the molecules give half the pressure.

Q3320.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

A solid disc and a solid sphere have the same mass and same radius. Which one has the higher moment of inertia about its centre of mass?

  1. A.The disc
  2. B.The sphere
  3. C.Both have the same moment of inertia
  4. D.The information provided is not sufficient to answer the question
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Correct answer: A. The disc

About an axis through the centre, a solid disc has I = ½MR² while a solid sphere has I = ⅖MR², and ½ is larger than ⅖.