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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

Q3921.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IEasy

With reference to "water vapour", which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It is a gas, the amount of which decreases with altitude. 2. Its percentage is maximum at the poles. 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: A. 1 only

Water vapour thins out quickly with height, but it is most plentiful in the warm tropics, not at the poles.

Q3923.DefenceHard

Who flagged in the Indian Coast Guard mountaineering team at Dehradun after the Mount Mukut climb?

  1. A.The Governor of Uttarakhand
  2. B.The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
  3. C.The Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
  4. D.The Defence Minister
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Correct answer: B. The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Pushkar Singh Dhami, who holds that office, flagged in the seventeen-member team at a ceremony in Dehradun, praising the exceptional grit and endurance of the climbers and describing the achievement as an example of courage and a matter of national pride.

Q3924.DefenceMedium

The Mount Mukut climb was preparation for an Indian Coast Guard Everest expedition in which year?

  1. A.During its Swarnim Jayanti in 2027
  2. B.During its platinum jubilee in 2028
  3. C.During its diamond jubilee in 2030
  4. D.During its centenary in 2032
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Correct answer: A. During its Swarnim Jayanti in 2027

The correct answer is that the Everest attempt is planned during the force's Swarnim Jayanti, the golden jubilee, in the year given in option A. The Mount Mukut climb was the fifth and concluding phase of an eighteen-month preparatory programme built around that goal, and the operational experience and lessons…

Q3925.DefenceMedium

Which institute guided the Indian Coast Guard team during its Mount Mukut expedition?

  1. A.Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi
  2. B.Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
  3. C.Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering, Pahalgam
  4. D.Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling

The seventeen-member Coast Guard team climbed Mount Mukut under the expert guidance of that institute, and the climb formed the fifth and final phase of a preparatory programme that ran for eighteen months.

Q3927.DefenceHard

Who presided over the commissioning ceremony of INS Mangrol at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai?

  1. A.The Chief of Naval Staff
  2. B.The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command
  3. C.The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command
  4. D.The Defence Secretary
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Correct answer: B. The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command

Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, who holds that appointment, presided over the ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, which falls within the area of the Western Naval Command.

Q3930.DefenceEasy

Which shipyard designed and built INS Mangrol, the warship commissioned by the Indian Navy in October 2026?

  1. A.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai
  2. B.Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
  3. C.Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
  4. D.Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam
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Correct answer: C. Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi

The ship was designed in India and constructed by that yard, and it carries more than 80 per cent indigenous content, which the Navy cites as evidence of India's own strength in warship design, construction and systems integration.

Q3931.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

An object is moving with uniform acceleration a. Its initial velocity is u and after time t its velocity is v. The equation of its motion is v = u + at. The velocity (along y-axis) time (along x-axis) graph shall be a straight line

  1. A.passing through origin
  2. B.with x-intercept u
  3. C.with y-intercept u
  4. D.with slope u
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Correct answer: C. with y-intercept u

The equation v = u + at has the form y = c + mx, so the graph is a straight line that cuts the velocity axis at u and has slope a. On a velocity-time graph, time is on the x-axis and velocity on the y-axis.

Q3934.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

The Five Year Plan was first launched in

  1. A.China
  2. B.USSR
  3. C.India
  4. D.Bhutan
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Correct answer: B. USSR

The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin launched the world's first Five Year Plan in 1928. The first Soviet plan, for 1928 to 1932, set targets for rapid industrial growth and collectivised agriculture, with the state deciding what to produce.

Q3936.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following factors does not affect the distribution of groundwater?

  1. A.Amount of precipitation
  2. B.Rate of evaporation
  3. C.Ability of the ground surface to allow water to infiltrate into the groundwater system
  4. D.Distance from the sea
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Correct answer: D. Distance from the sea

Groundwater is fed by rain that soaks into the ground, so how far a place lies from the coast does not by itself decide how much groundwater it has.

Q3937.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

Which of the following statements correctly explains/explain the existence of a positive force between two electric charges?

1. Both the charges are positive.

2. Both the charges are negative.

3. Both the charges are oppositely charged.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

By Coulomb's law the force F = kq₁q₂/r² comes out positive, meaning repulsive, whenever the two charges have the same sign.

Q3938.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company.

2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.

Select the correct 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: C. Both 1 and 2

The English East India Company was chartered in 1600 and the Dutch company in 1602, and Vasco da Gama landed near Calicut in May 1498.

Q3939.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

Sita, 1·5 m high, stands before a plane mirror fixed on a wall to view her full image. What should be the minimum height of the plane mirror so that Sita can view her image fully?

  1. A.0·50 m
  2. B.0·35 m
  3. C.0·75 m
  4. D.0·25 m
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Correct answer: C. 0·75 m

To see one's full image in a plane mirror, the mirror must be at least half the person's height: half of 1·5 m is 0·75 m. Light from Sita's feet must reflect from the mirror into her eyes, and so must light from the top of her head.

Q3940.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

Which of the following forces is/are fundamental in nature?

1. Gravitational force

2. Electromagnetic forces

3. Strong and weak nuclear forces

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Physics recognises four fundamental forces: gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak nuclear, and the question lists all four. Every other force we meet is a form of these.