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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

Q3841.General ScienceEasy

The joint found at the shoulder and the hip, which allows movement in all directions, is a

  1. A.hinge joint
  2. B.ball and socket joint
  3. C.pivot joint
  4. D.gliding joint
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Correct answer: B. ball and socket joint

The rounded head of the humerus sits in the socket of the shoulder blade and the head of the femur sits in the socket of the hip bone, which lets the limb move forwards, backwards, sideways and in rotation; these are synovial joints with a fluid-filled cavity.

Q3842.General ScienceEasy

How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?

  1. A.10 pairs
  2. B.11 pairs
  3. C.12 pairs
  4. D.14 pairs
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Correct answer: C. 12 pairs

All of them are attached behind to the thoracic vertebrae. In front, the first seven pairs join the sternum directly and are called true or vertebrosternal ribs; the next three pairs join the seventh rib through cartilage and are called false or vertebrochondral ribs; and the last two pairs have…

Q3844.General ScienceEasy

Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

  1. A.Stapes
  2. B.Malleus
  3. C.Patella
  4. D.Hyoid
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Correct answer: A. Stapes

It is the innermost of the three ear ossicles of the middle ear and is shaped like a stirrup; it passes vibrations from the incus to the oval window of the inner ear and is the smallest bone of the body.

Q3845.General ScienceEasy

How many bones are there in the body of an adult human being?

  1. A.186
  2. B.206
  3. C.280
  4. D.300
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Correct answer: B. 206

The adult skeleton has eighty bones in the axial part, that is the skull with the ear ossicles and hyoid, the vertebral column, the ribs and the sternum, and one hundred and twenty-six in the appendicular part, that is the limbs with the pectoral and pelvic girdles, making two hundred…

Q3846.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 10 June 2019, Shift 3Easy

How many canine teeth does an adult human have?

  1. A.3
  2. B.8
  3. C.2
  4. D.4
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Correct answer: D. 4

An adult set of thirty-two permanent teeth has eight incisors for cutting, four canines for tearing, eight premolars and twelve molars for grinding, so there is one canine on each side of each jaw.

Q3847.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · 25 May 2019, Shift 3Medium

Which is the longest muscle in the body?

  1. A.Soleus
  2. B.Gracilis
  3. C.Trapezius
  4. D.Sartorius
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Correct answer: D. Sartorius

It is a thin, strap-like muscle that runs across the front of the thigh from the hip bone to the inner side of the knee, and because it crosses two joints it is the longest muscle of the human body; it helps in bending the hip and the knee and…

Q3848.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following has maximum inertia ?

  1. A.An atom
  2. B.A molecule
  3. C.A one-rupee coin
  4. D.A cricket ball
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Correct answer: D. A cricket ball

Inertia depends only on mass, and a cricket ball is the heaviest of the four. Inertia is the tendency of a body to stay at rest or keep moving uniformly in a straight line unless a force acts on it; this is Newton's first law.

Q3850.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Spring tides refer to

  1. A.greatest difference in the sea level at high and low tides
  2. B.lowest difference in the sea level at high and low tides
  3. C.no difference in the sea level at high and low tides
  4. D.counteraction of gravitational pull of the Sun to that of Moon
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Correct answer: A. greatest difference in the sea level at high and low tides

Spring tides have the highest high tides and the lowest low tides, so the tidal range is at its greatest.

Q3852.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976?

  1. A.The State shall minimise inequalities in income
  2. B.Equal justice and free legal aid
  3. C.Promotion of co-operative societies
  4. D.Provision for early childhood care
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Correct answer: B. Equal justice and free legal aid

Article 39A, which directs the State to secure equal justice and provide free legal aid, was added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.

Q3855.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

The electric field lines from an isolated positively charged conducting sphere are

  1. A.tangential to the conducting surface
  2. B.at right angles to the conducting surface and towards the centre of the sphere
  3. C.at any angle to the conducting surface
  4. D.at right angles to the conducting surface and outwards from the centre of the sphere
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Correct answer: D. at right angles to the conducting surface and outwards from the centre of the sphere

Field lines always leave a conductor normal to its surface, and for a positive charge they point away from it.

Q3857.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Hypocenter is the point on the surface of the Earth, nearest to the focus. 2. Velocity of earthquake waves is higher in denser materials. 3. P waves move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface of the Earth. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Statement 1 describes the epicentre, not the hypocentre; statements 2 and 3 are correct. The hypocentre, or focus, is the point inside the Earth where the energy of an earthquake is released.

Q3859.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

The human eye is like a camera that has a lens with:

  1. A.fixed focal length and fixed aperture size.
  2. B.variable focal length and fixed aperture size.
  3. C.fixed focal length and variable aperture size.
  4. D.variable focal length and variable aperture size.
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Correct answer: D. variable focal length and variable aperture size.

The eye changes the focal length of its lens to focus and changes the size of its pupil to control the light.