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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

Q721.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements about lymph is correct?

  1. A.Lymph is formed due to leakage of blood through capillaries.
  2. B.Lymph contains blood cells such as RBC.
  3. C.Lymph is also circulated by the blood circulating heart.
  4. D.Lymph only transports hormones.
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Correct answer: A. Lymph is formed due to leakage of blood through capillaries.

As blood flows through the thin-walled capillaries, part of its plasma, with small proteins and some white blood cells, leaks out into the spaces between cells.

Q723.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

The 'Gujral Doctrine' relates to which one of the following issues?

  1. A.Build trust between India and its neighbours
  2. B.Initiate dialogue with all insurgent groups in India
  3. C.Undertake development activities in Naxal-dominated areas
  4. D.Ensure food security
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Correct answer: A. Build trust between India and its neighbours

The Gujral Doctrine is a set of principles for India's relations with its immediate neighbours, put forward by I.K. Gujral in 1996 as External Affairs Minister and followed by him as Prime Minister in 1997-98.

Q724.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

The power of the Supreme Court to decide in the case of a dispute between two or more States is called

  1. A.original jurisdiction
  2. B.inherent jurisdiction
  3. C.plenary jurisdiction
  4. D.advisory jurisdiction
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Correct answer: A. original jurisdiction

Under Article 131 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court alone can hear disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, or between two or more States, and such a case starts directly in the Supreme Court.

Q728.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

The joint multinational maritime exercise named IBSAMAR is conducted by the Navies of which of the following countries?

  1. A.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives
  2. B.India, Bangladesh and South Africa
  3. C.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Mauritius
  4. D.India, Brazil and South Africa
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Correct answer: D. India, Brazil and South Africa

IBSAMAR is the joint maritime exercise of the navies of the three IBSA countries. The name itself gives the answer: IBSA stands for India, Brazil and South Africa, and MAR comes from "maritime".

Q730.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKEasy

Which one among the following was the focus of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan?

  1. A.Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
  2. B.Social Justice and Equality
  3. C.Food, Work and Productivity
  4. D.Attainment of Self-reliance
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Correct answer: A. Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

The Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-17) had the theme "Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth". It continued the inclusive-growth idea of the Eleventh Plan (2007-12), whose theme was "Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth", and added sustainability as a stated goal.

Q731.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKHard

Which of the following statements is/are correct as per the Constitution of India?

1. The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act has added the Right to Education to the chapter of Directive Principles of State Policy.

2. Right to Work and Right to Education are both, Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of State Policy.

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: D. Neither 1 nor 2

Both statements misread what the 86th Amendment of 2002 did. Education was already a Directive Principle from 1950: the original Article 45 asked the State to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to fourteen years.

Q732.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following can be considered part of the ancient Indian Smriti Literature?

1. Puranas

2. Ramayana

3. Kalpa-Sutra

4. Vedas

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

The Puranas, the Ramayana and the Kalpa-Sutra are Smriti texts, while the Vedas are Shruti. Ancient Indian literature is divided into two classes.

Q734.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Who among the following are the two civil servants who assisted the Constituent Assembly in framing the Constitution of India ?

  1. A.B. N. Rau and K. M. Munshi
  2. B.S. N. Mukherjee and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar
  3. C.B. N. Rau and S. N. Mukherjee
  4. D.K. M. Munshi and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar
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Correct answer: C. B. N. Rau and S. N. Mukherjee

Both were officials, not elected members: Rau was the Constitutional Adviser and Mukherjee the Chief Draftsman of the Constituent Assembly.

Q735.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Equal justice and free legal aid
  2. B.Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance
  3. C.Protection of personal law
  4. D.Separation of Judiciary from Executive
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Correct answer: C. Protection of personal law

No Directive Principle asks the State to protect personal laws; on the contrary, Article 44 asks it to secure a Uniform Civil Code for all citizens.

Q736.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

The treaty of Yandabo was signed in

  1. A.1826
  2. B.1825
  3. C.1824
  4. D.1823
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Correct answer: A. 1826

The Treaty of Yandabo was signed on 24 February 1826 and ended the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826). The war began in 1824 after Burmese expansion into Assam, Manipur and Cachar brought Burma into conflict with the East India Company's Bengal frontier; Lord Amherst was the Governor-General.

Q737.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

CORAS is a separate Commando Unit of

  1. A.National Security Guard
  2. B.Central Industrial Security Force
  3. C.Railway Protection Force
  4. D.Central Reserve Police Force
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Correct answer: C. Railway Protection Force

CORAS, the Commando for Railway Security, is the special commando unit raised by the RPF of Indian Railways in 2019.

Q740.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Spherical mirror formula relating an object distance 'u', image distance 'v' and focal length of mirror 'f' may be applied to a plane mirror when

  1. A.focal length goes to infinity.
  2. B.focal length goes to zero.
  3. C.image distance goes to zero.
  4. D.image distance goes to infinity.
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Correct answer: A. focal length goes to infinity.

A plane mirror is a spherical mirror of infinite radius of curvature, so its focal length f = R/2 is also infinite.