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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

Q3561.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is not a part of Fundamental Rights ?

  1. A.Right to education
  2. B.Right to establish educational institutions by minorities
  3. C.Right to be conferred with titles
  4. D.Right against untouchability
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Correct answer: C. Right to be conferred with titles

The Constitution does the opposite: Article 18 abolishes titles, so receiving a title is not a Fundamental Right. Article 18 forbids the State from conferring any title other than a military or academic distinction, and bars citizens from accepting a title from a foreign State.

Q3563.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding a current-carrying solenoid is not correct?

  1. A.The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
  2. B.The current-carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet.
  3. C.The magnetic field inside the solenoid increases with increase in current.
  4. D.If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.
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Correct answer: D. If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.

Putting a soft iron bar inside a solenoid makes the magnetic field much stronger, so the claim that the field stays the same is not correct.

Q3565.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

Which one of the following processes involves chemical reaction?

  1. A.Evaporation of petrol
  2. B.Dissolution of salt in water
  3. C.Storing of oxygen gas under pressure in a gas cylinder
  4. D.Burning of magnesium ribbon in air
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Correct answer: D. Burning of magnesium ribbon in air

Magnesium combines with oxygen to form a new substance, magnesium oxide, so a chemical reaction takes place. When a magnesium ribbon is heated, it burns with a dazzling white flame and leaves a white powder: 2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO.

Q3566.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Convention on Refugees Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above?

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

The Universal Declaration came in 1948, the Refugee Convention in 1951, the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966 and the Convention on women (CEDAW) in 1979.

Q3568.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct ?

  1. A.A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
  2. B.The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is nominated by the President from among the members of the Rajya Sabha
  3. C.The Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved before the completion of its five year term
  4. D.The members of Lok Sabha also vote in the election of the members of Rajya Sabha
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Correct answer: A. A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

Most members of the Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies through proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Q3569.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

In a Telescope, compared to the eyepiece lens the objective lens has

  1. A.larger focal length and larger aperture
  2. B.larger focal length and smaller aperture
  3. C.smaller focal length and larger aperture
  4. D.smaller focal length and smaller aperture
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Correct answer: A. larger focal length and larger aperture

A telescope's objective must gather as much light as possible from a distant object and form a large image, so it is both wide and of long focal length.

Q3571.Static GKMedium

Operation Polo, conducted in September 1948, led to the integration of which princely state into the Indian Union?

  1. A.Junagadh
  2. B.Hyderabad
  3. C.Travancore
  4. D.Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct answer: B. Hyderabad

The Nizam of Hyderabad refused to join either dominion, and after the breakdown of talks and the activity of the Razakar militia the Government of India launched a police action codenamed Operation Polo in September 1948, after which the state joined the Indian Union.

Q3573.Static GKMedium

Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on which date?

  1. A.15 January
  2. B.26 July
  3. C.4 December
  4. D.16 December
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Correct answer: B. 26 July

On that date in 1999 the Army announced the successful conclusion of Operation Vijay, by which the intruders were cleared from the heights of the Kargil sector, supported by Operation Safed Sagar of the Air Force and Operation Talwar of the Navy.

Q3576.Static GKMedium

The Instrument of Surrender at the end of the 1971 war was signed by Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi of Pakistan before which Indian commander?

  1. A.Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora
  2. B.General K. M. Cariappa
  3. C.General Sam Manekshaw
  4. D.Lieutenant General J. N. Chaudhuri
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Correct answer: A. Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora

As the commander of the Eastern Command he accepted the surrender of the Pakistani forces at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on 16 December 1971, the day observed every year as Vijay Diwas.

Q3577.Static GKMedium

Operation Vijay, carried out in December 1961, was related to:

  1. A.The integration of Hyderabad
  2. B.The liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu
  3. C.The war with China in Ladakh
  4. D.Operations on the Siachen Glacier
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Correct answer: B. The liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu

In December 1961 the Army, Navy and Air Force together ended four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule in these territories in a short operation given the code name Vijay.

Q3579.Static GKAsked in: RRB JE · 23 May 2019, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following countries was formed in 1971?

  1. A.Sri Lanka
  2. B.Nepal
  3. C.Bangladesh
  4. D.Bhutan
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Correct answer: C. Bangladesh

The country came into being in December 1971 at the end of the liberation war, in which the Indian armed forces entered the conflict after Pakistani air strikes codenamed Operation Chengiz Khan on 3 December and accepted the surrender at Dhaka on 16 December.

Q3580.Static GKAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 17 Nov 2021, Shift 1Easy

Till which year was Bangladesh a part of Pakistan?

  1. A.1962
  2. B.1974
  3. C.1971
  4. D.1956
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Correct answer: C. 1971

The territory was the eastern wing of Pakistan from 1947, and it became the independent country of Bangladesh after the war of 1971, which ended when Lieutenant General A. A. K. Niazi signed the Instrument of Surrender at Dhaka on 16 December 1971 before Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora.