Defence | Coast Guard Navik (GD)
Coast Guard Navik (GD) sets 5 General Awareness questions for 5 marks in the Stage I — Computer Based Test, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
This is the most scoring section per minute because there is nothing to work out — you either know it or you do not. Banking and current affairs of the last six months dominate, so a steady daily habit beats last-minute cramming, and static facts (polity, history, geography) fill the rest.
How much General Awareness is worth in each Coast Guard Navik (GD) stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage I — Computer Based Test | 5 | 5 | — | 5% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the Coast Guard Navik (GD) pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.
Agricultural prices · solved example
The government announces the Minimum Support Price for roughly how many crops?
Solution
MSP is announced for about 23 mandated crops each season on the recommendation of the CACP.
History · solved example
Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Solution
Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor-General of independent India.
Economy · solved example
The financial year in India runs from:
Solution
India’s financial year is April to March.
National symbols · solved example
Who composed the national song 'Vande Mataram'?
Solution
'Vande Mataram' was composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and appeared in his 1882 novel Anandamath. Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana'.
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Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.
General Awareness shows up in every Coast Guard Navik (GD) mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
Coast Guard Navik (GD) CGEPT 2026 sets 5 General Awareness questions for 5 marks in the Stage I — Computer Based Test.
No. The Coast Guard Navik (GD) written stage carries no negative marking, so it is worth attempting every General Awareness question you can.
The Coast Guard Navik (GD) syllabus lists Current affairs, national and international, Geography, history and Indian polity, Sports, awards, defence and static general knowledge. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every General Awareness question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the Coast Guard Navik (GD) mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.