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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

Q382.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

On 26th November, 1949, which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India came into effect? 1. Citizenship 2. Elections 3. Provisional Parliament 4. Fundamental Rights Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The provisions on citizenship, elections and the provisional Parliament came into force on 26 November 1949, the day the Constitution was adopted.

Q383.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

'Xeriscaping' is a concept related to

  1. A.landscaping related to save water
  2. B.landscaping related to save soil erosion
  3. C.weathering of rock surface
  4. D.All of the above
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Correct answer: A. landscaping related to save water

Xeriscaping is a way of designing gardens and landscapes so that they need little or no irrigation. The word joins the Greek xeros, meaning dry, with landscaping.

Q384.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKHard

Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions? 1. Bijak in Varanasi 2. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan 3. Adi Granth Sahib Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Kabir's verses survive in three separate but overlapping traditions: the Bijak, the Kabir Granthavali and the Adi Granth Sahib. Kabir, a weaver of Varanasi who lived around the fifteenth century, spoke of a formless God and mocked empty ritual in both Hindu and Muslim practice.

Q390.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements related to Indian medicine system is not correct ?

  1. A.The Siddha system is a holistic system of medicine.
  2. B.Sowa-Rigpa has been in practice in the Himalayan regions of India.
  3. C.Unani system of medicine has been dissociated from the Ministry of Ayush.
  4. D.Sushruta Samhita is a major source of Ayurveda.
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Correct answer: C. Unani system of medicine has been dissociated from the Ministry of Ayush.

This statement is false: Unani remains one of the systems under the Ministry of Ayush. AYUSH stands for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, and Sowa-Rigpa was added to the family in 2010.

Q392.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following events : 1. Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan 2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 3. Dandi March 4. Second Round Table Conference Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest) ?

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

The Dandi March came first in 1930, then the Gandhi-Irwin Pact and the Second Round Table Conference in 1931, and the Lahore Resolution for Pakistan in 1940.

Q394.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

Which among the following Acts were repealed by Article 395 of the Constitution of India? 1. The Government of India Act, 1935 2. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 3. The Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949 4. The Government of India Act, 1919 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Article 395 repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935, together with the laws that amended or supplemented the 1935 Act.

Q395.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Consider the following statements about the Second Five-Year Plan : 1. It was drafted under the leadership of K. N. Raj. 2. It proposed that industries like electricity, railways, steel, machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector. 3. The drafters found balancing industry and agriculture very difficult. 4. The drafters found balancing industry and agriculture really easy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

The Second Plan put heavy and basic industries in the public sector, and its planners found it hard to balance industry with agriculture; but it was drafted under P. C. Mahalanobis, not K. N. Raj.

Q397.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

  1. A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
  2. B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
  3. C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  4. D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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Correct answer: B. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.

Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO, and ISRO works under the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was set up in Bengaluru in September 1992 as a government company wholly owned by the Government of India.

Q398.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following statements relating to the historic Objectives Resolution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly, is/are correct? 1. The Objectives Resolution inspired the shaping of the Constitution through all its subsequent stages. 2. It was not just a resolution, but a declaration, a firm resolve and a pledge. 3. It provided the underlying philosophy of our Constitution. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

All three statements are correct: the Objectives Resolution guided every later stage of constitution-making and set out the philosophy the Constitution rests on.

Q399.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following functions is not carried out by smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

  1. A.Transport of materials
  2. B.Synthesis of lipid
  3. C.Synthesis of protein
  4. D.Synthesis of steroid hormone
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Correct answer: C. Synthesis of protein

Proteins are made on ribosomes, and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum has no ribosomes on its surface. The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membrane tubes and sacs in the cytoplasm.