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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

Q822.DefenceMedium

Which ships make up the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron that arrived at Colombo in October 2026?

  1. A.INS Vikrant, INS Vikramaditya and ICGS Samudra
  2. B.INS Tir, INS Sujata and ICGS Sarathi
  3. C.INS Shivalik, INS Kadmatt and ICGS Vajra
  4. D.INS Tarangini, INS Sudarshini and ICGS Abhinav
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Correct answer: B. INS Tir, INS Sujata and ICGS Sarathi

These three vessels sailed as the First Training Squadron on this deployment and entered Colombo harbour, where the Sri Lanka Navy welcomed them with a ceremonial reception and a naval band.

Q823.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about sound is NOT correct?

  1. A.Sound travels at a speed slower than the speed of light
  2. B.Sound waves are transverse waves
  3. C.Sound waves are longitudinal waves
  4. D.Sound travels faster in moist air than in dry air
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Correct answer: B. Sound waves are transverse waves

This statement is false, because sound in air travels as longitudinal waves, not transverse waves. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the direction in which the wave moves, forming compressions and rarefactions.

Q824.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Power of a lens of focal length 25 cm is

  1. A.+2.5 Dioptre
  2. B.+3 Dioptre
  3. C.+4 Dioptre
  4. D.+5 Dioptre
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Correct answer: C. +4 Dioptre

Power is the reciprocal of the focal length in metres, so P = 1 ÷ 0.25 m = +4 D. The power of a lens tells how strongly it converges or diverges light.

Q826.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATHard

Two conducting wires of the same material and of equal lengths and equal diameters are first connected in parallel and then in series in a circuit across the same potential difference. The ratio of heat produced in parallel and series combinations is

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

With the same voltage, heat varies inversely as resistance, and the parallel resistance is one-fourth of the series resistance. The two wires are identical, so each has the same resistance R. In series the total resistance is R + R = 2R; in parallel it is R/2.

Q828.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Cornea in human eye

  1. A.is a light sensitive screen.
  2. B.is a muscular diaphragm.
  3. C.contains blood vessels.
  4. D.is composed of proteins and cells.
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Correct answer: D. is composed of proteins and cells.

The cornea is a clear layer made of cells and proteins, chiefly collagen fibres laid out in a regular pattern that keeps it transparent.

Q831.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

The optimum pH at which the enzymes pepsin and trypsin of the human alimentary canal works are

  1. A.pH 2.0 and 7.9, respectively
  2. B.pH 4.5 and 3.5, respectively
  3. C.pH 9.5 and 4.5, respectively
  4. D.pH 7.0 and 8.0, respectively
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Correct answer: A. pH 2.0 and 7.9, respectively

Pepsin works in the strongly acidic stomach, while trypsin works in the mildly alkaline small intestine. Pepsin is secreted by the chief cells of the stomach as inactive pepsinogen, which hydrochloric acid from the parietal cells turns into pepsin.

Q832.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

"Not me, but you" is the motto of which one of the following youth organizations/schemes?

  1. A.Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram
  2. B.National Service Scheme (NSS)
  3. C.National Young Leaders Programme
  4. D.National Discipline Scheme (NDS)
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Correct answer: B. National Service Scheme (NSS)

"Not Me But You" is the motto of the NSS, and it stands for selfless service to others. The National Service Scheme was launched on 24 September 1969, the birth centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi, with the aim of building the personality of students through community service.

Q833.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Which one of the following is correct in respect of total number of States and Union Territories in India?

  1. A.28 States and 8 Union Territories
  2. B.27 States and 9 Union Territories
  3. C.30 States and 6 Union Territories
  4. D.29 States and 7 Union Territories
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Correct answer: A. 28 States and 8 Union Territories

India has had 28 States and 8 Union Territories since 26 January 2020. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 turned the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, from 31 October 2019.

Q834.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about the non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations is/are correct?

1. Their total number is now 10, but was originally only 6.

2. They are elected for a term of two years only.

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 UN Security Council began with 6 non-permanent members and has had 10 since 1965, each elected for a two-year term.

Q835.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements:

I. The Second Five-Year Plan sought to promote development which would establish socialistic pattern of society in India.

II. Between 1966 and 1969, three Annual Plans were formulated.

III. The Ninth Five-Year Plan could not take off at its stipulated time in the 60th year of India's Independence.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Statements I and II are true, but the Ninth Plan began in 1997, the fiftieth year of Independence, not the sixtieth.

Q836.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Sentosa island, which was in news recently, is located in

  1. A.Singapore
  2. B.China
  3. C.Australia
  4. D.Sri Lanka
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Correct answer: A. Singapore

Sentosa is a small resort island just off the southern coast of the main island of Singapore. Sentosa lies across a narrow channel from Singapore's main island and is linked to it by a causeway, a cable car and a monorail.

Q838.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about a river: This river originates in the Hindu Kush mountain range and flows into Hamoun wetlands after covering a long stretch of about 1,100 km. There has been serious conflicts between two neighbouring nations regarding the sharing of water from this river. Identify the river from the following:

  1. A.Mekong
  2. B.Tarim
  3. C.Indus
  4. D.Helmand
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Correct answer: D. Helmand

The Helmand rises in the Hindu Kush west of Kabul, crosses southern Afghanistan and ends in the Hamoun wetlands on the Afghanistan-Iran border.