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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

Q344.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATMedium

Consider the following characteristics of a tropical cyclone : 1. A warm sea temperature of > 26°C 2. High relative humidity of atmosphere at a height of > 700 m 3. Atmospheric instability The above mentioned characteristics are associated with which one of the following cycles of its development ?

  1. A.Formation and initial stage
  2. B.Modification stage
  3. C.Full maturity
  4. D.Decay
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Correct answer: A. Formation and initial stage

Warm sea water, moist air and an unstable atmosphere are the conditions a tropical cyclone needs in order to be born.

Q345.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

Name the calligrapher in Akbar's court who was honoured with the title "Zarrin Kalam" or Golden Pen

  1. A.Abul Fazl
  2. B.Tansen
  3. C.Muhammad Husayn
  4. D.Muhammad Kasim
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Correct answer: C. Muhammad Husayn

Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri, the finest calligrapher at Akbar's court, was given the title "Zarrin Kalam", meaning Golden Pen. Calligraphy was the most honoured art at the Mughal court, and Akbar ran a large imperial workshop where manuscripts were copied, painted and bound.

Q346.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Where is Mekong Delta located ?

  1. A.Thailand
  2. B.Cambodia
  3. C.Myanmar
  4. D.Vietnam
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Correct answer: D. Vietnam

The Mekong river ends in a vast delta in southern Vietnam, where it splits into many channels before entering the South China Sea.

Q347.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

Which one of the following is a feature of thought and philosophy of the Kandukuri Viresalingam ?

  1. A.He believed that science and morality were unconnected to truth
  2. B.He believed in universal education
  3. C.He believed that language had no role in inculcating morality in students
  4. D.He did not attempt to build a national consciousness on a cultural base
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Correct answer: B. He believed in universal education

Kandukuri Viresalingam saw education for all, including girls, as the base of social reform. Viresalingam (1848–1919) was the leading social reformer of Andhra in the nineteenth century and is often called the father of the Telugu renaissance.

Q352.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904 ? "Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme"

  1. A.Lord Curzon
  2. B.H. H. Risley
  3. C.Lord Minto
  4. D.Sir Lancelot Hare
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Correct answer: B. H. H. Risley

Herbert Hope Risley, Home Secretary to the Government of India, wrote these words in an official note in December 1904.

Q353.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following is a cause of acid rains?

  1. A.Ozone
  2. B.Ammonia
  3. C.Sulphur dioxide
  4. D.Carbon monoxide
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Correct answer: C. Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide dissolves in rainwater to form sulphuric acid, a main cause of acid rain. Burning coal and oil in power stations, smelters and vehicles releases sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen into the air.

Q354.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?

  1. A.Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement
  2. B.It was not supported by the Congress
  3. C.It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire
  4. D.It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
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Correct answer: B. It was not supported by the Congress

The Congress did support the Khilafat movement, so this statement does not describe it. After the First World War, Indian Muslims feared that the Allies would strip the Ottoman Sultan, the Khalifa, of his power and of control over the holy places of Islam.

Q355.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATMedium

The creation of the institution of Lokpal was first recommended by

  1. A.Law Commission
  2. B.Santhanam Committee
  3. C.Shah Commission
  4. D.Administrative Reforms Commission
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Correct answer: D. Administrative Reforms Commission

The first Administrative Reforms Commission recommended a Lokpal and Lokayuktas in its 1966 report. The first ARC, set up in 1966 under Morarji Desai and later chaired by K. Hanumanthaiya, submitted an interim report on the Problems of Redressal of Citizens' Grievances.

Q356.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following was a significant feature of the Quit India Movement ?

  1. A.Women did not play an important role in the movement
  2. B.Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement
  3. C.It was marked by anti-zamindar violence
  4. D.It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India
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Correct answer: D. It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India

With the leaders in jail, people in several regions set up their own governments. The Quit India resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the Congress on 8 August 1942, with Gandhi's call of Do or Die.

Q357.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about the Chittagong group is NOT correct?

  1. A.Its membership included a large number of youth including Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Baul and Anant Singh
  2. B.Its leader Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group
  3. C.Surya Sen and his group were closely associated with Congress work in Chittagong
  4. D.This group had prepared an action plan to occupy the armouries in Chittagong
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Correct answer: B. Its leader Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group

Surya Sen was a schoolteacher in Chittagong, not a lawyer in Dhaka, so statement B is not correct. Surya Sen, called Masterda by his followers, taught mathematics at a school in Chittagong.

Q360.Art & CultureAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about the Nagara style of temple architecture :

1. This style of temples are commonly found in the areas between Himalayas and Vindhyas.

2. The most striking feature of this style is its pyramidal shikhara.

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

Nagara temples belong to north India, but their shikhara is curvilinear, not pyramidal. The Nagara style spread over the land between the Himalayas and the Vindhyas, from Gujarat and Rajasthan to Odisha.