Last-Minute Revision Sheet for CDS GK (12 April 2026) based strictly on recent CDS 2024–2025 trends.
CDS Entrance Exam – CDS GK (12 April 2026)
Defence (Very High Priority)
- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) — General Anil Chauhan
- Chief of Army Staff — General Upendra Dwivedi
- Chief of Naval Staff — Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
- Chief of Air Staff — Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh
- Army Day — 15 January
- Navy Day — 4 December
- Air Force Day — 8 October
- INS Vikrant — Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
- INS Arihant — Nuclear submarine
- BrahMos — Supersonic cruise missile
- Agni — Ballistic missile
- Akash — Surface-to-Air missile
- Exercise Yudh Abhyas — India & USA
- Exercise Varuna — India & France
- Exercise Malabar — India, USA, Japan, Australia
Polity & National Facts
- Constitution came into force — 26 January 1950
- Adopted on — 26 November 1949
- Father of Constitution — Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
- Lok Sabha tenure — 5 years
- Rajya Sabha — Permanent House
- Minimum age for President — 35 years
- Directive Principles borrowed from — Ireland
- Fundamental Duties added by — 42nd Amendment
- Finance Bill introduced in — Lok Sabha
- Attorney General appointed by — President
History (Very Frequently Asked)
- Revolt of 1857 started at — Meerut
- INC founded in — 1885
- Founder of INC — A.O. Hume
- Partition of Bengal — 1905
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre — 1919
- Non-Cooperation Movement — 1920
- Dandi March — 1930
- Quit India Movement — 1942
- First Mughal Emperor — Babur
- Maurya Empire founder — Chandragupta Maurya
Geography (Very Important)
- Longest river in India — Ganga
- Highest peak in India — Kanchenjunga
- Largest desert in India — Thar Desert
- Largest plateau in India — Deccan Plateau
- Western Ghats also called — Sahyadri
- Largest freshwater lake in India — Wular Lake
- River Godavari known as — Dakshin Ganga
- Indian Standard Time longitude — 82.5° E
- Largest state by area — Rajasthan
- Largest state by population — Uttar Pradesh
Science
- SI unit of force — Newton
- Speed of light — 3×10⁸ m/s
- Chemical formula of water — H₂O
- pH of pure water — 7
- Human heart chambers — 4
- Largest gland — Liver
- Vitamin C deficiency — Scurvy
- Vitamin D deficiency — Rickets
- Malaria caused by — Plasmodium
- Ozone layer protects from — UV rays
International & Organisations
- UN Headquarters — New York
- WHO Headquarters — Geneva
- IMF Headquarters — Washington DC
- World Bank Headquarters — Washington DC
- SAARC Headquarters — Kathmandu
- ASEAN Headquarters — Jakarta
- NATO Headquarters — Brussels
- Largest continent — Asia
- Largest ocean — Pacific Ocean
- Longest river in world — Nile
Sports & Awards
- Olympics held every — 4 years
- ICC Headquarters — Dubai
- FIFA Headquarters — Zurich
- Highest civilian award — Bharat Ratna
- Highest wartime gallantry award — Param Vir Chakra
- Arjuna Award given for — Sports
- Dronacharya Award given to — Coaches
- National sport (traditional) — Hockey
- Number of players in cricket — 11
- Number of players in football — 11
Important Days (Very Important)
- National Youth Day — 12 January
- Army Day — 15 January
- Republic Day — 26 January
- Martyrs’ Day — 30 January
- World Cancer Day — 4 February
- National Science Day — 28 February
- International Women’s Day — 8 March
- World Water Day — 22 March
- World Environment Day — 5 June
- Independence Day — 15 August
Static GK & Miscellaneous
- National Animal — Tiger
- National Bird — Peacock
- National Flower — Lotus
- National Motto — Satyameva Jayate
- National Anthem written by — Rabindranath Tagore
- Ashoka Chakra spokes — 24
- National Defence Academy located at — Pune
- Indian Military Academy located at — Dehradun
- Officers Training Academy located at — Chennai
- Noida International Airport — Jewar
- First metro in India — Kolkata
- Longest National Highway — NH-44
- Golden Quadrilateral connects — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata
- Capital of India — New Delhi
- National War Memorial located at — New Delhi
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