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.
Ethereum, Tether, Solana and Cardano are all forms of
Ethereum, Tether, Solana and Cardano are all cryptocurrencies, digital assets recorded on blockchains rather than issued by a central bank.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements about a satellite orbiting around the Earth is correct ?
Once a satellite is placed in orbit with the right speed, the Earth's gravity keeps it going round without any engine.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements about Bipin Chandra Pal is correct?
Bipin Chandra Pal was one of the leading Extremists, the "Pal" of the famous trio Lal-Bal-Pal. The trio were Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab, Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra and Bipin Chandra Pal of Bengal.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs of old names and new names of islands in India is/are correctly matched ? 1. Ross Island : Shaheed Dweep 2. Neil Island : Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep 3. Havelock Island : Swaraj Dweep Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Havelock Island was renamed Swaraj Dweep, but the names given for Ross Island and Neil Island have been swapped. On 30 December 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced new names for three islands of the Andaman and Nicobar group at Port Blair.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a conservative force ?
Friction is a non-conservative force because the work it does depends on the path taken and the energy it removes is lost as heat.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the Chairperson of the Goods and Services Tax Council?
Under Article 279A of the Constitution, the Union Finance Minister is the Chairperson of the GST Council. Article 279A was added by the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, which brought in the Goods and Services Tax.
Read the full explanation →A microphone converts
A microphone is a transducer that changes the pressure variations of sound into a matching electrical signal. In a common dynamic microphone, sound waves make a thin diaphragm vibrate.
Read the full explanation →When a light ray passes through from air to water with a non-zero angle the ray will be
Light slows down when it enters water from air, so a ray that strikes the surface at an angle bends towards the normal.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the winner of the 2024-2025 Ranji Trophy?
Vidarbha won the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy, beating Kerala in the final at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. The final in March 2025 ended in a draw, and Vidarbha took the title on their first-innings lead.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India in external trade for the year 2015-2016 ?
In 2015-16 China was India's largest trading partner by total trade, that is exports plus imports. India's trade with China that year was about US$ 70 billion, but most of it was imports of electronics, machinery and chemicals, so India ran its largest bilateral trade deficit with China.
Read the full explanation →Light year is a measure of
A light year is the distance that light travels in empty space in one year, so despite the word "year" it measures length, not time.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following provision(s) of the Constitution of India became effective from 26th November 1949? 1. Elections 2. Citizenship 3. Emergency provisions 4. Appointment of the Judges Select the correct answer using the code given below :
The provisions on citizenship and elections came into force on 26 November 1949, the day the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution.
Read the full explanation →The Theosophical Society was led by
Annie Besant became the international president of the Theosophical Society in 1907 and led it until her death in 1933.
Read the full explanation →India's first private sector Howitzer gun-making unit is located at
Larsen & Toubro's Armoured Systems Complex at Hazira, near Surat in Gujarat, is India's first private sector unit for making howitzers.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following films was adjudged as the Best Feature Film in the 66th National Film Awards ?
The Gujarati film Hellaro, directed by Abhishek Shah, won the Golden Lotus for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards for films of 2018.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is the best example of desiccant ?
A desiccant is a substance that absorbs moisture from its surroundings and keeps things dry, and silica gel is the most widely used one.
Read the full explanation →The image of an object formed by a plane mirror is
A plane mirror always forms an upright image of the same size as the object, and the image cannot be caught on a screen.
Read the full explanation →According to the Forest Survey Report, 2021, area-wise which one of the following States has the largest forest cover in India?
The India State of Forest Report 2021 placed Madhya Pradesh first in India by total forest cover in area. The report is prepared every two years by the Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, using satellite data.
Read the full explanation →A bullet of mass 10 g is horizontally fired with velocity 300 m s⁻¹ from a pistol of mass 1 kg. What is the recoil velocity of the pistol?
By the conservation of momentum, the pistol moves back with 3 m s⁻¹, and the minus sign shows it moves opposite to the bullet.
Read the full explanation →India co-chairs the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism with which country?
The Raksha Mantri said counter-terrorism continues to be an important field of cooperation under the ADMM-Plus framework, and that India and Malaysia are co-chairing the Experts’ Working Group on Counter-Terrorism for the cycle that runs from 2024 to 2027.
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