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Delhi GK Questions 2026

Static GK is the base of the General Awareness section in DSSSB and Delhi Police exams. DSSSB's syllabus lists History, Polity, the Constitution, Sports, Art and Culture, Geography, Economics, Everyday Science, Scientific Research and national and international organisations. SSC's Delhi Police notice lists Sports, History, Culture, Geography, Indian Economy, General Polity, the Indian Constitution and Scientific Research, with a focus on India and its neighbouring countries. Polity questions usually test articles, parts and schedules of the Constitution and constitutional bodies. History runs from ancient India to the freedom struggle. Geography covers rivers, soils, climate and national parks, and Science stays at school level. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes, written as short facts and tables in English and Hindi so a topic can be revised in one sitting. They cover national GK. GK24 has no separate Delhi GK section, and neither notice gives Delhi GK a separate share of marks. As guidance, read one topic a day, revise it within a week, and check what stayed with the quiz and previous-year questions for that topic on this site.

Delhi GK Questions with Answers

Q81.NationalMedium

On which day did the Department of Biotechnology observe Swachh Bharat Diwas with an e-waste disposal drive?

  1. A.1 October 2026
  2. B.2 October 2026
  3. C.15 September 2026
  4. D.31 October 2026
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Correct answer: B. 2 October 2026

The department marked Swachh Bharat Diwas on that day with an e-waste disposal drive led by the Secretary at its headquarters in the CGO Complex in Delhi, where officers were urged to identify and dispose of obsolete items and unserviceable material both at work and at home.

Q82.NationalHard

How much revenue did the Department of Biotechnology earn from the disposal of e-waste and other scrap under Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Rs 12,45,600
  2. B.Rs 39,33,055
  3. C.Rs 56,80,120
  4. D.Rs 1,04,70,000
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Correct answer: B. Rs 39,33,055

The figure came from the disposal of electronic waste together with non-electronic scrap, and it sits alongside a set of other targets fixed in the preparatory phase: the review of 18,741 electronic files and 7,773 physical files, cleanliness and space-clearing work at 156 sites, the release of 46,486 square feet…

Q84.Indian EconomyMedium

Engel's law states that as the income of a household rises

  1. A.The proportion of income spent on food falls
  2. B.The proportion of income spent on food rises
  3. C.Total spending on food falls in absolute terms
  4. D.Saving falls as a proportion of income
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Correct answer: A. The proportion of income spent on food falls

Engel's law, named after the nineteenth century statistician Ernst Engel, says that the share of a household's spending that goes on food falls as its income rises, even though the amount spent on food may well go up.

Q85.Indian EconomyMedium

Which of the following is the correct distinction between the cash reserve ratio and the statutory liquidity ratio?

  1. A.CRR is kept in cash with the Reserve Bank; SLR is kept by the bank itself in cash, gold or approved securities
  2. B.CRR is kept by the bank itself; SLR is kept with the Reserve Bank
  3. C.Both are kept with the Reserve Bank in cash
  4. D.Both are kept by the bank itself in government securities
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Correct answer: A. CRR is kept in cash with the Reserve Bank; SLR is kept by the bank itself in cash, gold or approved securities

The cash reserve ratio is the proportion of a bank's net demand and time liabilities that it must keep as cash with the Reserve Bank of India, on which it earns no interest, and the statutory liquidity ratio is the proportion it must maintain in its own hands in the…

Q86.Indian EconomyHard

Which curve is used to measure the inequality of income distribution, and what is the associated coefficient?

  1. A.Phillips curve and the misery index
  2. B.Laffer curve and the tax ratio
  3. C.Lorenz curve and the Gini coefficient
  4. D.Engel curve and the elasticity of demand
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Correct answer: C. Lorenz curve and the Gini coefficient

The Lorenz curve plots the cumulative share of income against the cumulative share of population, so a straight diagonal would mean perfect equality and the more the curve sags away from that line the greater the inequality.

Q88.Indian EconomyHard

Which of the following correctly defines the primary deficit?

  1. A.Fiscal deficit minus interest payments
  2. B.Revenue expenditure minus revenue receipts
  3. C.Total expenditure minus total receipts including borrowings
  4. D.Revenue deficit minus grants for creation of capital assets
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Correct answer: A. Fiscal deficit minus interest payments

The fiscal deficit of a year contains the cost of servicing past borrowing as well as fresh spending, so taking out interest payments leaves the primary deficit, which shows how far the present year's expenditure exceeds its receipts on its own account.

Q89.Indian EconomyMedium

Gross National Product is obtained by

  1. A.Adding net factor income from abroad to Gross Domestic Product
  2. B.Subtracting depreciation from Gross Domestic Product
  3. C.Adding indirect taxes to Net National Product
  4. D.Dividing Gross Domestic Product by the population
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Correct answer: A. Adding net factor income from abroad to Gross Domestic Product

Gross domestic product counts what is produced inside the domestic territory, whoever produces it, while gross national product counts what is produced by the normal residents of the country, wherever they are; the bridge between them is net factor income from abroad, which is the income Indians earn abroad minus…

Q91.Indian EconomyAsked in: Delhi · 27 Aug, 2019, Shift 3Easy

What is Repo Rate?

  1. A.The short term rate at which the bank provides loans to the customers.
  2. B.Short term rate at which the government lends to the bank.
  3. C.The short-term rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends to the bank.
  4. D.The bank gives loans to the Reserve Bank of India at short term rates.
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Correct answer: C. The short-term rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends to the bank.

The repo rate is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends short-term money to commercial banks against the collateral of government securities under a repurchase agreement, which is where the name repo comes from; it is the policy rate announced by the Monetary Policy Committee and the…

Q92.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 03 Dec 2022, Shift 4Medium

Unemployment arising due to mismatch between job availability in the market and skills of available worker is called

  1. A.Seasonal
  2. B.Structural
  3. C.Economical
  4. D.Frictional
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Correct answer: B. Structural

It arises when the structure of the economy changes, so that the jobs being created need skills different from those the available workers possess; it lasts long and is cured by retraining and education rather than by a revival of demand.

Q93.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · UPSC Civil Services (Prelims) Official PMedium

Disguised unemployment generally means

  1. A.large number of people remain unemployed
  2. B.alternative employment is not available
  3. C.marginal productivity of labour is zero
  4. D.productivity of workers is low
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Correct answer: C. marginal productivity of labour is zero

Disguised unemployment, also called hidden unemployment, exists where more persons are engaged in a job than are actually needed, so withdrawing one of them would not reduce output at all; that worker's marginal contribution is therefore zero.

Q94.EnvironmentMedium

To whose servers must the real-time video feeds from the PTZ cameras be made available?

  1. A.The Supreme Court registry
  2. B.CPCB and the state boards or DPCC
  3. C.The Ministry of Home Affairs
  4. D.Local municipal corporations only
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Correct answer: B. CPCB and the state boards or DPCC

The order says real-time streaming of the video feeds has to be made available to their servers, and it also directs these same agencies to develop portals and other necessary infrastructure to receive the streams.

Q95.EnvironmentMedium

Which finding by CAQM prompted the order on real-time monitoring of fuel use?

  1. A.Flying Squads found unapproved fuels in use at industries
  2. B.Industries had stopped filing annual returns
  3. C.Stubble burning had risen in neighbouring states
  4. D.Construction dust had crossed permitted levels
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Correct answer: A. Flying Squads found unapproved fuels in use at industries

The Commission had already prescribed a standard list of approved fuels for various applications in the National Capital Region, including industrial use, but its Flying Squads, during incognito inspections of industries across the region, reported multiple instances of unapproved fuels being burnt.

Q96.EnvironmentEasy

What do the PTZ cameras ordered by CAQM have to capture at industrial units?

  1. A.Only the factory entry gates
  2. B.Fuel storage areas and fuel charging points
  3. C.Worker attendance registers
  4. D.Only effluent discharge channels
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Correct answer: B. Fuel storage areas and fuel charging points

The standard operating procedure in the order says cameras must be placed so as to capture all fuel storage areas and all fuel charging points, and where a gas-based fuel is used, the gauge or meter of the gas must be in view as well.

Q98.EnvironmentMedium

CAQM's continuing inspection drives across Delhi-NCR are carried out under which operation?

  1. A.Operation Clean Air
  2. B.Operation Green Delhi
  3. C.Mission Swachh Vayu
  4. D.Operation Dust Free NCR
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Correct answer: A. Operation Clean Air

The Commission said that inspection drives will continue under this operation across Delhi and the National Capital Region, to see how the various air pollution abatement measures are being implemented on the ground, to identify gaps in compliance and to make the agencies concerned take timely corrective action.