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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

Q841.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

Consider the following statements regarding River Brahmaputra:

1. It rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarovar.

2. It takes a "U" turn near Namcha Barwa and enters India through a gorge.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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 Brahmaputra rises in Tibet close to Lake Mansarovar and, after a hairpin turn around Namcha Barwa, cuts a deep gorge into Arunachal Pradesh.

Q842.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which of the following statements with regard to the famous 'silk routes' are correct?

1. Silk routes refer to East-bound European silk cargoes along these routes.

2. There were several silk routes, over land and by sea, joining together vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa.

3. They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and thrived almost till the fifteenth century.

4. Besides silk, Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and South-east Asia travelled the same route.

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

Statement 1 is wrong: the name "silk routes" comes from the West-bound cargoes of Chinese silk, not East-bound European silk.

Q843.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATHard

Who among the following social reformer started a society for the encouragement of widow remarriage in 1866 in Maharashtra?

  1. A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. B.Jyotirao Phule
  3. C.Vishnushastri Pandit
  4. D.Pandita Ramabai
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Correct answer: C. Vishnushastri Pandit

Vishnushastri Pandit led the society formed in Maharashtra to encourage the remarriage of widows, the Vidhava Vivahottejak Mandal. In nineteenth-century Maharashtra, widow remarriage was one of the main causes of social reformers.

Q845.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

At which of the following was the American Declaration of Independence adopted on 4 July, 1776?

  1. A.Washington Conference
  2. B.San Francisco Conference
  3. C.Second Continental Congress
  4. D.First Continental Congress
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Correct answer: C. Second Continental Congress

Meeting at Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on 4 July 1776. The Second Continental Congress met from May 1775, after fighting had begun at Lexington and Concord.

Q846.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATEasy

Consider the following statements concerning the American War of Independence:

1. The Americans raised the slogan, "No taxation without representation".

2. The American merchants resorted to the boycott of the British products.

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 colonists protested with the slogan "No taxation without representation" and backed it with a boycott of British goods.

Q847.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements with regard to the types of land listed in the Amarakosha.

I. Devamatrika refers to land watered by rain.

II. Aprahata refers to fallow land.

III. Pankila refers to highly fertile land.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Devamatrika is land watered by rain and aprahata is fallow land, but pankila means muddy land, not highly fertile land.

Q849.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements with regard to bead production in Harappan towns:

I. The materials used to make beads included carnelian, quartz and steatite.

II. The beads were cylindrical, barrel-shaped and disc-shaped.

III. Specialized stone drills were used for making holes through the beads.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

All three statements describe Harappan bead making correctly: the stones used, the shapes made and the drills used to bore them.

Q850.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Match List I with List II:

List I (Event): I. Passing of the Age of Consent Bill; II. Establishment of the Arya Samaj; III. Death of Dayanand Saraswati; IV. Foundation of the Nagari Pracharini Sabha

List II (Year): A. 1893; B. 1883; C. 1875; D. 1891

Select the answer using the code given below:

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

The Age of Consent Bill was passed in 1891, the Arya Samaj was founded in 1875, Dayanand Saraswati died in 1883 and the Nagari Pracharini Sabha was set up in 1893.

Q851.DefenceMedium

How does the joint training in Exercise Garuda Shakti conclude?

  1. A.With a ceremonial parade and exchange of trophies
  2. B.With a validation exercise simulating realistic operational scenarios
  3. C.With a written tactical examination for both contingents
  4. D.With a joint humanitarian relief demonstration for civilians
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Correct answer: B. With a validation exercise simulating realistic operational scenarios

The joint training culminates in this final phase, which is designed to put the two contingents into lifelike operational situations and to assess the endurance, coordination and combat readiness they have built up during the drill.

Q855.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKEasy

Which one of the following is a west-flowing river?

  1. A.Mahanadi
  2. B.Godavari
  3. C.Krishna
  4. D.Narmada
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Correct answer: D. Narmada

The Narmada flows west through a rift valley and falls into the Arabian Sea. The Narmada rises at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh and flows west for about 1,300 km between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, along a rift valley formed by faulting.

Q858.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which of the following pairs of Isolines and its properties are correctly matched ? 1. Isonif : Snowfall 2. Isohel : Sunshine 3. Isohaline : Salinity 4. Isohypse : Cloudiness Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Isonif, isohel and isohaline are matched correctly; an isohypse joins places of equal height, not equal cloudiness. An isoline joins points on a map that have the same value of something.

Q859.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

On which among the following is National Waterway No. 2 situated?

  1. A.The Ganga, Haldia-Prayagraj
  2. B.West Coast Canal, Kottapuram-Kollam
  3. C.The Brahmaputra, Sadiya-Dhubri
  4. D.Godavari and Krishna, Kakinada-Puducherry
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Correct answer: C. The Brahmaputra, Sadiya-Dhubri

National Waterway 2 is the 891 km stretch of the Brahmaputra between Sadiya and Dhubri in Assam. It was declared a national waterway in 1988 and is managed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India, set up in 1986 with its headquarters at Noida.

Q860.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which one among the following pairs of Subjects and Lists under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correctly matched ?

  1. A.Forest : Concurrent List
  2. B.Taxes on land and building : State List
  3. C.Insurance : Union List
  4. D.Census : Concurrent List
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Correct answer: D. Census : Concurrent List

Census is entry 69 of the Union List, so placing it in the Concurrent List is the wrong pair. The Seventh Schedule divides legislative subjects among the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List under Article 246.