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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

Q1341.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKEasy

Consider the following statements : 1. Particles of matter intermix on their own. 2. Particles of matter have force acting between them. 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

Particles of matter mix with one another on their own, and there are forces of attraction between them; both are basic properties taught in Class 9 science.

Q1344.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about the composition of the Parliament is not correct ?

  1. A.Representatives of the states in Rajya Sabha are elected directly by the people.
  2. B.Representatives from Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections.
  3. C.Rajya Sabha has 12 nominated members.
  4. D.Lok Sabha has seats reserved for SCs and STs.
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Correct answer: A. Representatives of the states in Rajya Sabha are elected directly by the people.

Members of the Rajya Sabha from the states are not elected by the people directly; they are elected by the elected members of the state Legislative Assemblies, so this statement is not correct.

Q1345.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Which one of the following best describes the electoral system to elect the President of India ?

  1. A.Proportional Representation
  2. B.Proportional Representation and Single Transferable Vote System
  3. C.First-Past-the-Post System
  4. D.List System
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Correct answer: B. Proportional Representation and Single Transferable Vote System

Article 55(3) says the President is elected by proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, and voting is by secret ballot.

Q1349.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Statement I : Global warming signifies the rise in global surface temperature. Statement II : The increase of concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere causes the rise in global surface temperature.

  1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

Global warming is the long-term rise in the average temperature at the earth's surface, and it is driven mainly by the growing amount of greenhouse gases in the air, so Statement II explains Statement I. Sunlight warms the ground, which gives off heat as infrared radiation.

Q1350.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not an exclusive right of the concerned coastal nations over Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?

  1. A.Survey and exploitation of mineral resources of ocean deposits
  2. B.Exploitation of marine water energy and marine organisms including fishing
  3. C.Conservation and management of marine resources
  4. D.Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables
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Correct answer: D. Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables

In an EEZ every country keeps the freedom to sail ships, fly aircraft and lay submarine cables and pipelines, so these are not rights reserved for the coastal state.

Q1351.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following roles is/are played by epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles and prostate in male reproductive system of human?

  1. A.Spermatogenesis and maturation of sperms
  2. B.Maturation and motility of sperms
  3. C.Spermatogenesis and motility of sperms
  4. D.Motility of sperms only
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Correct answer: B. Maturation and motility of sperms

These ducts and glands do not make sperm; they help sperm mature, store and move them, and add the fluid in which sperm swim.

Q1352.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following British officials was elevated to the position of Governor General after the Regulating Act of 1773?

  1. A.Warren Hastings
  2. B.Lord North
  3. C.Mountstuart Elphinstone
  4. D.Philip Francis
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Correct answer: A. Warren Hastings

The Regulating Act of 1773 turned the Governor of Bengal into the Governor-General of Bengal, and Warren Hastings, who was already Governor, became the first holder of the post in 1774.

Q1356.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

The principle that the framing of the new Constitution for independent India should be primarily (though not solely) the responsibility of Indians themselves, was for the first time conceded in the

  1. A.Government of India Act, 1935
  2. B.August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow
  3. C.Cripps Proposals
  4. D.Cabinet Mission
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Correct answer: B. August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow

Made on 8 August 1940, it was the first time the British government accepted that framing India's new constitution should be mainly the responsibility of Indians.

Q1357.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a minor plate ?

  1. A.Cocos Plate
  2. B.Nazca Plate
  3. C.Caroline Plate
  4. D.Antarctic Plate
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Correct answer: D. Antarctic Plate

The Antarctic Plate, carrying Antarctica and the ocean around it, is one of the seven major lithospheric plates. Plate tectonics divides the lithosphere into seven major plates and several minor ones.

Q1358.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Weight and mass of an object are defined with Newton's laws of motion. Which among the following is true ?

  1. A.Weight is a constant of proportionality.
  2. B.Mass is a constant of proportionality.
  3. C.Mass is not a constant of proportionality.
  4. D.Weight is a universal constant.
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Correct answer: B. Mass is a constant of proportionality.

In Newton's second law, F = ma, the force on a body is proportional to its acceleration, and the constant linking the two is the body's mass.

Q1359.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of

  1. A.Popular Government
  2. B.Self-Government
  3. C.Federal Government
  4. D.Quasi-Government
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Correct answer: B. Self-Government

Panchayati Raj Institutions are bodies of rural local self-government, through which villagers manage their own local affairs. Article 40, a Directive Principle, asks the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to function as units of self-government.

Q1360.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATEasy

Who among the following was the author of the famous Sanskrit work 'Mrichchhakatika'?

  1. A.Kalidasa
  2. B.Bhasa
  3. C.Valmiki
  4. D.Shudraka
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Correct answer: D. Shudraka

Mrichchhakatika, meaning 'The Little Clay Cart', is a ten-act Sanskrit play attributed to King Shudraka. The play tells the love story of Charudatta, a generous Brahmin merchant of Ujjayini who has lost his wealth, and Vasantasena, a rich and noble courtesan.