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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

Q1821.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about a solenoid: 1. The magnetic field strength in a solenoid depends upon the number of turns per unit length in the solenoid 2. The magnetic field strength in a solenoid depends upon the current flowing in the wire of the solenoid 3. The magnetic field strength in a solenoid depends upon the diameter of the solenoid Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

The magnetic field inside a long solenoid is B = μ₀nI, where n is the number of turns per unit length and I is the current, so the field depends on these two and not on the diameter.

Q1822.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

Which of the following are the characteristics of electromagnetic waves? 1. They are elastic waves. 2. They can also move in vacuum. 3. They have electric and magnetic components which are mutually perpendicular. 4. They move with a speed equal to 3 lakh meters per second. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Electromagnetic waves need no medium, so they travel through vacuum, and they consist of electric and magnetic fields that oscillate at right angles to each other and to the direction of travel.

Q1824.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

In a typical flower, germinating pollen grains pass through several parts of the gynoecium before they reach the ovule. A list of the parts of gynoecium is given below in different combinations. Choose the combination that represents the correct sequence of pollen tube pathway/journey:

  1. A.Style, Stigma, Ovary
  2. B.Stigma, Style, Ovary
  3. C.Pistil, Stigma, Ovary
  4. D.Ovary, Pistil, Style
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Correct answer: B. Stigma, Style, Ovary

A pollen grain lands on the stigma, grows a pollen tube that travels down through the style, and enters the ovary to reach an ovule, where fertilisation takes place.

Q1825.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

A DC generator works on the principle of

  1. A.Ohm's law
  2. B.Joule's law of heating
  3. C.Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction
  4. D.None of the above
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Correct answer: C. Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction

A generator, whether AC or DC, produces electricity because a coil rotating in a magnetic field has a changing magnetic flux through it, and Faraday's laws say that a changing flux induces an electromotive force.

Q1827.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Soap with water forms:

  1. A.Metallotropic liquid crystal
  2. B.Thermotropic liquid crystal
  3. C.Homogeneous solution
  4. D.Lyotropic liquid crystal
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Correct answer: D. Lyotropic liquid crystal

Soap in water forms a lyotropic liquid crystal, a phase whose ordered structure appears because of the amount of solvent mixed in, not because of temperature alone.

Q1828.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATHard

Maize (makka) was introduced into India via

  1. A.America and England
  2. B.Africa and Spain
  3. C.France and Russia
  4. D.Portugal and Italy
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Correct answer: B. Africa and Spain

Maize is a crop of the Americas, and it reached India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries via Africa and Spain; by the seventeenth century it had become one of the major crops of western India.

Q1829.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

As per the Land Revenue Records, any land is categorized as Culturable Waste-Land if it is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than

  1. A.2 years
  2. B.3 years
  3. C.4 years
  4. D.5 years
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Correct answer: D. 5 years

In India's land-use classification, land that is left uncultivated for more than five agricultural years is recorded as culturable waste land, even though it could be brought back under cultivation with reclamation.

Q1830.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATHard

Which one of the following is NOT present in cement?

  1. A.2CaO·SiO₂
  2. B.3CaO·SiO₂
  3. C.4CaO·SiO₂
  4. D.3CaO·Al₂O₃
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Correct answer: C. 4CaO·SiO₂

There is no compound with the formula 4CaO·SiO₂ in Portland cement; the four main compounds of cement clinker are dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate and tetracalcium aluminoferrite.

Q1832.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATEasy

A flower typically is composed of:

  1. A.Stomata, Cotyledon, Petals, Sepals
  2. B.Carpels, Sepals, Petals, Cambium
  3. C.Carpels, Stamens, Petals, Sepals
  4. D.Petals, Sepals, Perianth, Root cap
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Correct answer: C. Carpels, Stamens, Petals, Sepals

A typical flower has four whorls arranged on the thalamus: sepals on the outside, then petals, then stamens, and carpels at the centre.

Q1833.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

The mirrors used as rear-view mirrors in vehicles are

  1. A.concave
  2. B.convex
  3. C.cylindrical
  4. D.plane
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Correct answer: B. convex

A convex mirror always forms an erect, diminished image, so it shows a much wider area of the road behind than a flat mirror of the same size, which is why it is used as a rear-view or side-view mirror.

Q1836.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

Two metallic wires A and B are made using copper. The radius of wire A is r while its length is l. A dc voltage V is applied across the wire A, causing power dissipation, P. The radius of wire B is 2r and its length is 2l and the same dc voltage V is applied across it causing power dissipation P₁. Which one of the following is the correct relationship between P and P₁?

  1. A.P = 2P₁
  2. B.P = P₁/2
  3. C.P = 4P₁
  4. D.P = P₁
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Correct answer: B. P = P₁/2

Wire B has half the resistance of wire A, and at the same voltage power is V²/R, so B dissipates twice the power: P₁ = 2P, which means P = P₁/2.

Q1837.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATHard

Radiations coming from the Sun are mostly in the form of

  1. A.light only.
  2. B.light and long wavelength infrared.
  3. C.light and short wavelength infrared.
  4. D.both short and long wavelength infrared.
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Correct answer: C. light and short wavelength infrared.

The Sun's surface is about 6,000 °C, so most of its energy reaches the Earth as short-wave radiation: visible light and near (short wavelength) infrared, with a small share of ultraviolet.

Q1839.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

A wooden box of mass 2 kg and dimensions (30 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm) is placed on a table with sides 30 cm and 10 cm touching the tabletop. Which one of the following is the approximate pressure exerted on the table?

  1. A.111.1 N/m²
  2. B.222.2 N/m²
  3. C.333.3 N/m²
  4. D.666.6 N/m²
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Correct answer: D. 666.6 N/m²

Pressure is force divided by the area in contact: the weight is 2 kg × 10 m/s² = 20 N and the face touching the table is 0.30 m × 0.10 m = 0.03 m², so the pressure is 20 ÷ 0.03 ≈ 666.6 N/m².