Preparing for NDA-2 2025? General Knowledge (GK) and General Studies (GS) play a major role in scoring high. To make your preparation simple and effective, we’ve compiled the 100 most expected GK/GS questions with answers in a Q&A format. These cover Defence, History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Current Affairs, and Science.
Use this as a practice set to test yourself before the exam.
Defence & Security (25 Questions)
1. Which is the highest peacetime gallantry award in India?
(a) Shaurya Chakra
(b) Ashoka Chakra
(c) Kirti Chakra
(d) Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Answer: (b) Ashoka Chakra
2. Which is the highest wartime gallantry award in India?
(a) Param Vir Chakra
(b) Maha Vir Chakra
(c) Vir Chakra
(d) Ashoka Chakra
Answer: (a) Param Vir Chakra
3. Who was the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India?
(a) Gen. V.K. Singh
(b) Gen. Bipin Rawat
(c) Gen. K.M. Cariappa
(d) Gen. Manoj Pande
Answer: (b) Gen. Bipin Rawat
4. Who was the first Field Marshal of India?
(a) K.M. Cariappa
(b) Sam Manekshaw
(c) J.N. Chaudhuri
(d) Bipin Rawat
Answer: Sam Manekshaw
5. Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army?
(a) Sam Manekshaw
(b) Gen. K.M. Cariappa
(c) Gen. Kodandera Thimayya
(d) Gen. J.N. Chaudhuri
Answer: (b) Gen. K.M. Cariappa
6. Who was the first Indian Air Chief Marshal?
(a) Subroto Mukerjee
(b) Arjan Singh
(c) O.P. Mehra
(d) P.C. Lal
Answer: (b) Arjan Singh
7. When was DRDO established?
(a) 1947
(b) 1952
(c) 1958
(d) 1962
Answer: (c) 1958
8. Where is the DRDO Headquarters located?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) New Delhi
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Pune
Answer: (b) New Delhi
9. What is the motto of the National Defence Academy (NDA)?
(a) Service Before Self
(b) Seva Parmo Dharma
(c) Bharat Mata ki Jai
(d) Dharma Rakshati Rakshitah
Answer: (d) Dharma Rakshati Rakshitah
10. Where is the Indian Military Academy (IMA) located?
(a) Pune
(b) Chennai
(c) Dehradun
(d) Hyderabad
Answer: (c) Dehradun
11. Where is the Indian Naval Academy located?
(a) Port Blair
(b) Karwar
(c) Ezhimala
(d) Kochi
Answer: (c) Ezhimala
12. India’s only Tri-Services Command is headquartered at
(a) Car Nicobar
(b) Port Blair
(c) Campbell Bay
(d) Vishakhapatnam
Answer: (b) Port Blair
13. Operation Vijay (1999) is related to
(a) Bangladesh Liberation
(b) Kargil War
(c) Goa Liberation
(d) Siachen
Answer: (b) Kargil War
14. Operation Meghdoot (1984) was related to
(a) Kargil War
(b) Siachen Glacier
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Maldives
Answer: (b) Siachen Glacier
15. Operation Cactus (1988) was related to
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Maldives
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal
Answer: (b) Maldives
16. Operation Trident (1971) was carried out by
(a) Indian Army
(b) Indian Navy
(c) Indian Air Force
(d) BSF
Answer: (b) Indian Navy
17. INS Vikrant (2022) is India’s first
(a) Nuclear submarine
(b) Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
(c) Aircraft
(d) Missile Destroyer
Answer: (b) Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
18. India’s first indigenously built nuclear submarine is
(a) INS Chakra
(b) INS Vikrant
(c) INS Arihant
(d) INS Viraat
Answer: (c) INS Arihant
19. INS Chakra is a
(a) Destroyer
(b) Submarine
(c) Aircraft Carrier
(d) Missile
Answer: (b) Submarine
20. India’s oldest aircraft carrier (decommissioned in 2017) was
(a) INS Vikrant
(b) INS Viraat
(c) INS Arihant
(d) INS Shakti
Answer: (b) INS Viraat
21. Which aircraft is nicknamed the “Flying Coffin”?
(a) MiG-21
(b) Sukhoi-30MKI
(c) Tejas
(d) Jaguar
Answer: (a) MiG-21
22. HAL Tejas is
(a) Transport Aircraft
(b) Multirole Light Combat Aircraft
(c) Trainer Aircraft
(d) Cargo Aircraft
Answer: (b) Multirole Light Combat Aircraft
23. Which missile is nicknamed ‘Fire and Forget’?
(a) Akash
(b) Agni-IV
(c) Nag
(d) Prithvi-II
Answer: (c) Nag
24. Agni-V is a type of
(a) Short-range missile
(b) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
(c) Surface-to-air missile
(d) Cruise missile
Answer: (b) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
25. Which regiment fought at Rezang La in 1962?
(a) Rajput Regiment
(b) Kumaon Regiment
(c) Sikh Regiment
(d) Jat Regiment
Answer: (b) Kumaon Regiment
History & Polity (25 Questions)
26. The Battle of Plassey was fought in
(a) 1526
(b) 1757
(c) 1764
(d) 1857
Answer: (b) 1757
27. The Battle of Buxar was fought in
(a) 1757
(b) 1764
(c) 1857
(d) 1947
Answer: (b) 1764
28. Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Sri Gupta
(c) Samudragupta
(d) Chandragupta I
Answer: (b) Sri Gupta
29. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
(a) William Bentinck
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: (b) Warren Hastings
30. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: (a) Lord Canning
31. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (a) Mahatma Gandhi
32. The Simon Commission came to India in
(a) 1919
(b) 1927
(c) 1935
(d) 1942
Answer: (b) 1927
33. Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”?
(a) Gandhiji
(b) Nehru
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (c) Subhas Chandra Bose
34. Who wrote “India Wins Freedom”?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
35. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (b) B.R. Ambedkar
36. Fundamental Duties are mentioned in
(a) Article 19
(b) Article 21
(c) Article 32
(d) Article 51A
Answer: (d) Article 51A
37. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Equality?
(a) Article 14
(b) Article 15
(c) Article 19
(d) Article 21
Answer: (a) Article 14
38. The President of India is elected for a term of
(a) 3 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 5 years
(d) 6 years
Answer: (c) 5 years
39. The Indian Parliament consists of
(a) President + Lok Sabha
(b) President + Rajya Sabha
(c) President + Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha
(d) Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha
Answer: (c) President + Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha
40. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is
(a) President
(b) Vice-President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Speaker
Answer: (b) Vice-President
41. The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) is called the
(a) Mini Constitution
(b) Magna Carta
(c) Fundamental Law
(d) Basic Structure
Answer: (a) Mini Constitution
42. The Panchayati Raj system was first implemented in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Gujarat
Answer: (a) Rajasthan
43. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Law Minister
Answer: (b) President
44. The Union Budget is presented by
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Finance Minister
(d) Speaker
Answer: (c) Finance Minister
45. Which part of the Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
(a) Part I
(b) Part II
(c) Part III
(d) Part IV
Answer: (c) Part III
46. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 8
(d) 14
Answer: (b) 12
47. The Right to Property was removed from Fundamental Rights in
(a) 1975
(b) 1978
(c) 1985
(d) 1992
Answer: (b) 1978
48. Who is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
49. Who is known as the ‘Missile Man of India’?
(a) Vikram Sarabhai
(b) Homi J. Bhabha
(c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Satish Dhawan
Answer: (c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
50. Who was the first President of India?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Zakir Husain
(d) V.V. Giri
Answer: (a) Rajendra Prasad
Geography (20 Questions)
51. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 9
Answer: (b) 8
52. The southernmost point of India is
(a) Indira Point
(b) Kanyakumari
(c) Rameswaram
(d) Lakshadweep
Answer: (a) Indira Point
53. Which is the longest river in India?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Godavari
(c) Ganga
(d) Brahmaputra
Answer: (c) Ganga
54. Which river is called ‘Dakshin Ganga’?
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Kaveri
(d) Narmada
Answer: (b) Godavari
55. Which river forms the Sundarbans delta?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganga-Brahmaputra
(d) Mahanadi
Answer: (c) Ganga-Brahmaputra
56. The highest peak in India is
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) K2
Answer: (b) Kanchenjunga
57. The largest state of India (by area) is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (c) Rajasthan
58. The smallest state of India (by area) is
(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Tripura
(d) Manipur
Answer: (a) Goa
59. Which state is called the ‘Spice Garden of India’?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (a) Kerala
60. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (b) Assam
61. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (c) Gujarat
62. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are located in which ocean?
(a) Pacific
(b) Indian
(c) Atlantic
(d) Arctic
Answer: (b) Indian
63. Which pass connects Srinagar to Leh?
(a) Rohtang
(b) Zoji La
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki La
Answer: (b) Zoji La
64. Nathu La Pass connects India with
(a) Nepal
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bhutan
Answer: (b) China
65. The Thar Desert is located in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Haryana
Answer: (a) Rajasthan
66. The “Gateway of India” is located in
(a) Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Chennai
Answer: (b) Mumbai
67. The largest freshwater lake in India is
(a) Vembanad
(b) Wular Lake
(c) Dal Lake
(d) Chilika
Answer: (b) Wular Lake
68. The largest brackish water lake in India is
(a) Wular
(b) Sambhar
(c) Chilika
(d) Loktak
Answer: (c) Chilika
69. The Silent Valley National Park is located in
(a) Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Odisha
Answer: (b) Kerala
70. The headquarters of the Indian Forest Research Institute is in
(a) Shimla
(b) Dehradun
(c) Bhopal
(d) Bengaluru
Answer: (b) Dehradun
Economy (10 Questions)
71. India’s central bank is
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) ICICI
(d) NABARD
Answer: (b) Reserve Bank of India
72. When was the Reserve Bank of India established?
(a) 1930
(b) 1935
(c) 1947
(d) 1950
Answer: (b) 1935
73. The GST in India was implemented from
(a) 1st Jan 2017
(b) 1st July 2017
(c) 1st Jan 2016
(d) 1st July 2016
Answer: (b) 1st July 2017
74. The Planning Commission of India was replaced by
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) RBI
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Ministry of Finance
Answer: (a) NITI Aayog
75. Who is called the Father of the Indian Green Revolution?
(a) M.S. Swaminathan
(b) Norman Borlaug
(c) Verghese Kurien
(d) C. Subramaniam
Answer: (a) M.S. Swaminathan
76. The White Revolution in India is related to
(a) Wheat
(b) Milk
(c) Cotton
(d) Rice
Answer: (b) Milk
77. Blue Revolution is related to
(a) Water Conservation
(b) Fisheries
(c) Dairy Products
(d) Ocean Trade
Answer: (b) Fisheries
78. India is the largest producer of
(a) Rice
(b) Milk
(c) Wheat
(d) Tea
Answer: (b) Milk
79. NABARD mainly finances
(a) Industries
(b) Agriculture
(c) IT Sector
(d) Defence
Answer: (b) Agriculture
80. The currency of Bangladesh is
(a) Taka
(b) Rupee
(c) Rupiah
(d) Kyat
Answer: (a) Taka
Science & Technology (15 Questions)
81. The Father of the Indian Space Programme is
(a) Homi J. Bhabha
(b) Vikram Sarabhai
(c) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Satish Dhawan
Answer: (b) Vikram Sarabhai
82. The first Indian satellite was
(a) Aryabhata
(b) Bhaskara
(c) INSAT-1A
(d) Rohini
Answer: (a) Aryabhata
83. The first Indian to go into space was
(a) Sunita Williams
(b) Rakesh Sharma
(c) Kalpana Chawla
(d) Raja Chari
Answer: (b) Rakesh Sharma
84. Rakesh Sharma went to space in the year
(a) 1979
(b) 1984
(c) 1990
(d) 1995
Answer: (b) 1984
85. Which is the heaviest satellite launched by India?
(a) GSAT-19
(b) Aryabhata
(c) INSAT-2
(d) Cartosat
Answer: (a) GSAT-19
86. Chandrayaan-1 was launched in
(a) 2005
(b) 2008
(c) 2010
(d) 2014
Answer: (b) 2008
87. Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) was launched in
(a) 2011
(b) 2013
(c) 2015
(d) 2017
Answer: (b) 2013
88. Gaganyaan Mission is related to
(a) Moon
(b) Human Spaceflight
(c) Mars
(d) Venus
Answer: (b) Human Spaceflight
89. Which vitamin is known as the “Sunshine Vitamin”?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D
Answer: (d) Vitamin D
90. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
(a) Mercury
(b) Lead
(c) Zinc
(d) Sodium
Answer: (a) Mercury
91. Which gas is essential for photosynthesis?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Hydrogen
Answer: (b) Carbon dioxide
92. The purest form of carbon is
(a) Graphite
(b) Diamond
(c) Coal
(d) Charcoal
Answer: (b) Diamond
93. Blood groups were discovered by
(a) Landsteiner
(b) Watson
(c) Crick
(d) Mendel
Answer:(a) Landsteiner
94. Which organ is called the “Kidney of the Cell”?
(a) Ribosome
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Lysosome
(d) Nucleus
Answer: (c) Lysosome
95. Which is the hardest natural substance?
(a) Quartz
(b) Diamond
(c) Steel
(d) Graphite
Answer: (b) Diamond
Current Affairs (5 Questions)
96. Who is the current Chief of Army Staff (2025)?
(a) Gen. Manoj Pande
(b) Gen. Bipin Rawat
(c) Gen. K.M. Cariappa
(d) Gen. V.K. Singh
Answer: (a) Gen. Manoj Pande
97. Who is the current Chief of Air Staff (2025)?
(a) Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
(b) Arjan Singh
(c) Subroto Mukerjee
(d) Rakesh Singh Bhadauria
Answer: (a) Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
98. Who is the current Chief of Naval Staff (2025)?
(a) Admiral R. Hari Kumar
(b) Admiral Karambir Singh
(c) Admiral Sunil Lanba
(d) Admiral Madhvendra Singh
Answer: (a) Admiral R. Hari Kumar
99. India successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on which part of the Moon?
(a) Equator
(b) South Pole
(c) North Pole
(d) Sea of Tranquillity
Answer: (b) South Pole
100. The 2024 G20 Summit was hosted by
(a) India
(b) Brazil
(c) Indonesia
(d) Italy
Answer: (b) Brazil
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