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General Awareness for NDA & NA
NDA & NA sets 100 General Awareness questions for 400 marks in the Written Examination — Paper II: General Ability Test (GAT), so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
How to approach General Awareness in NDA & NA
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.
Weightage in the paper
How much General Awareness is worth in each NDA & NA stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination — Paper II: General Ability Test (GAT) | 100 | 400 | — | 67% |
General Awareness syllabus for NDA & NA
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
- Physics: motion, work, energy, light, sound, electricity and magnetism
- Chemistry: elements, compounds, acids, bases and everyday chemistry
- General Science: biology, the human body and environment
- History: the freedom movement and modern India
- Geography: India and the world, climate and resources
- Current events of national and international importance
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Practise General Awareness
Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.
General Awareness study material
Sit General Awareness under a real clock
General Awareness shows up in every NDA & NA mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
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NDA & NA: 9-question practice mock
9 questions | 10 min
Frequently asked questions
How many General Awareness questions are asked in NDA & NA?
NDA & NA NDA & NA (II) 2026 — NDA 158th Course sets 100 General Awareness questions for 400 marks in the Written Examination — Paper II: General Ability Test (GAT).
Is there negative marking for General Awareness in NDA & NA?
Yes. NDA & NA deducts one third of a mark for each wrong answer, General Awareness included, so unsure guesses cost you. Each correct answer earns 2.5 marks and one third of that (0.83 marks) is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
Which General Awareness topics matter most for NDA & NA?
The NDA & NA syllabus lists Physics: motion, work, energy, light, sound, electricity and magnetism, Chemistry: elements, compounds, acids, bases and everyday chemistry, General Science: biology, the human body and environment, History: the freedom movement and modern India, Geography: India and the world, climate and resources, Current events of national and international importance. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
How can I practise General Awareness for NDA & NA free?
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 NDA & NA mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.