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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

Q4901.DefenceMedium

SAMAR-SETU is a centralised application meant for which purpose?

  1. A.Compiling all defence expenditure in India
  2. B.Managing pay and allowances of Agniveers of the Indian Army
  3. C.Auditing bills of the Indian Air Force
  4. D.Administering defence pensions
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Correct answer: B. Managing pay and allowances of Agniveers of the Indian Army

SAMAR-SETU runs from the Central Agniveer Pay and Accounts Office and handles the pay accounts of more than 2.3 lakh Agniveers through fully automated processes, which is why work on it figured in the Raksha Mantri Awards for Excellence 2026.

Q4904.DefenceHard

Which of these is NOT a platform used by HQ IDS to strengthen jointness?

  1. A.Ran Samwad
  2. B.Joint Commanders’ Conference
  3. C.Combined Operational Review and Evaluation Programme
  4. D.Trishakti Manthan held as a permanent annual review body
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Correct answer: D. Trishakti Manthan held as a permanent annual review body

Trishakti Manthan was the event organised as part of the Silver Jubilee, featuring addresses by the Chief of Defence Staff and by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff, and it is not described as a standing institutional mechanism of the kind listed in the other options.

Q4905.DefenceMedium

What was the theme of the HQ IDS Silver Jubilee celebrations?

  1. A.“Atmanirbharta in Defence”
  2. B.“Future readiness through jointness and Integration”
  3. C.“Joint Training for Joint Victory”
  4. D.“Synergy in Space and Cyber”
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Correct answer: B. “Future readiness through jointness and Integration”

Under this theme HQ IDS organised Trishakti Manthan, released a Silver Jubilee Book and a film on its milestones, and conferred CDS Unit Citations on personnel.

Q4906.DefenceEasy

Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff was raised on which date, observed as Tri-Service Day?

  1. A.1 October 2001
  2. B.1 October 1999
  3. C.15 January 2002
  4. D.1 January 2020
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Correct answer: A. 1 October 2001

HQ IDS was established in New Delhi on that date, and the day is observed every year as Tri-Service Day; the organisation therefore completed 25 years and celebrated its Silver Jubilee under the theme of future readiness through jointness and integration.

Q4908.DefenceMedium

MAHASAGAR, the initiative whose spirit the Mombasa port call reflects, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Maritime Harbour Safety and Growth Agreement for Regions
  2. B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
  3. C.Maritime Alliance for Shared Oceans and Growth Across Regions
  4. D.Mission for Advanced Harbour Services and Growth of Regions
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Correct answer: B. Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions

The visit of the Indian warship to the Kenyan port has been placed within the spirit of this framework, which expresses India's approach to working with friendly countries of the Indian Ocean Region on both security and development.

Q4909.DefenceEasy

INS Tarkash, which made a goodwill port call in Kenya, is which type of warship?

  1. A.An aircraft carrier
  2. B.A frontline stealth frigate
  3. C.A conventional submarine
  4. D.A survey vessel
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Correct answer: B. A frontline stealth frigate

That is how the ship has been described in the announcement of her visit to the Kenyan port, and a frigate of this class is a general purpose warship built with a reduced radar signature so that it is harder to detect at sea.

Q4916.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 16 April 2023Easy

Which among the following statements is not correct with respect to allotropes of Carbon?

  1. A.Graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
  2. B.Diamond is the hardest substance known.
  3. C.Fullerene is one of the allotropes of carbon.
  4. D.Next to diamond, graphite is the second hardest known substance.
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Correct answer: D. Next to diamond, graphite is the second hardest known substance.

Graphite is soft and slippery rather than hard, so this is the statement that is not correct. The difference between the allotropes comes from the way the carbon atoms are joined.

Q4917.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 18 Sept 2016Easy

Emulsion is known as a

  1. A.colloidal solution of substances having different physical states
  2. B.true solution
  3. C.distillation mixture for making alcohols
  4. D.colloidal solution of two liquids
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Correct answer: D. colloidal solution of two liquids

An emulsion is a colloid in which one liquid is spread as fine droplets through another liquid that does not mix with it.

Q4918.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 21 April 2024Easy

Which one among the following compounds has a sweet and fruity smell?

  1. A.Ethyl alcohol
  2. B.Acetic acid
  3. C.Ethyl acetate
  4. D.Acetophenone
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Correct answer: C. Ethyl acetate

Ethyl acetate is an ester, and esters are the family of organic compounds known for a sweet, fruity smell. It is formed when ethanol reacts with acetic acid in the presence of a little concentrated sulphuric acid, a reaction called esterification, and its formula is CH3COOC2H5.

Q4919.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 18 Sept 2016Hard

Which one of the following has different number of molecules? (All kept at normal temperature and pressure)

  1. A.3 gram of Hydrogen
  2. B.48 gram of Oxygen
  3. C.42 gram of Nitrogen
  4. D.2 gram of carbon
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Correct answer: D. 2 gram of carbon

Three grams of hydrogen, 48 grams of oxygen and 42 grams of nitrogen each come to 1.5 moles, while two grams of carbon is only about 0.17 mole, so carbon holds a different number of particles.

Q4920.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 03 Sept, 2023Medium

Which among the following is NOT true with respect to colloidal solution?

  1. A.Particles are uniformly distributed throughout the solution
  2. B.Colloidal solution is homogenous in nature
  3. C.They show Tyndal effect
  4. D.They do not settle down when kept undisturbed
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Correct answer: B. Colloidal solution is homogenous in nature

A colloid only looks uniform to the eye; it is in fact a heterogeneous mixture, so this is the statement that is not true.