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UPSC CAPF GK Questions 2026

Static general knowledge fills most of Paper-I in UPSC CAPF. Of the six areas the CAPF (ACs) 2026 notice lists for General Ability and Intelligence, four are static: General Science; Indian Polity and Economy; History of India; and Indian and World Geography. The notice's wording shows the depth expected. Polity covers the political system and the Constitution of India, social systems, public administration, security issues and human rights with their indicators. Economy covers economic development in India. History covers social, economic and political aspects, including the growth of nationalism and the freedom movement. Geography covers physical, social and economic aspects of India and the world. General Science asks about everyday scientific phenomena and new areas such as Information Technology, Biotechnology and Environmental Science. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for UPSC CAPF, in English and Hindi, written as short facts and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting: Indian Polity, Indian History, Geography, Indian Economy, General Science, Environment and Ecology, Computer, and Art and Culture. The same notes serve Paper-II, whose essay part suggests modern Indian history, the freedom struggle, geography, polity and economy as topics. Read one topic at a time, then solve its quiz and the CAPF previous-year questions on this site to check what you have retained. General Mental Ability, the sixth area, is reasoning and arithmetic, and needs separate practice.

UPSC CAPF GK Questions with Answers

Q2341.Indian PolityHard

In cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, superintendence over the Central Bureau of Investigation is exercised by

  1. A.the Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. B.the Central Vigilance Commission
  3. C.the Comptroller and Auditor General
  4. D.the Union Public Service Commission
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Correct answer: B. the Central Vigilance Commission

The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 places the superintendence of the CBI in cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act with the Commission, a direct result of the Vineet Narain judgment, while the general administration of the CBI remains with the Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of…

Q2342.Indian PolityMedium

The Central Bureau of Investigation derives its powers of investigation from which law?

  1. A.The Central Bureau of Investigation Act, 1963
  2. B.The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
  3. C.The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  4. D.The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
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Correct answer: B. The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

The CBI was created on 1 April 1963 by a resolution of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and because a resolution cannot confer police powers, it exercises the powers of the Special Police Establishment under the Act of 1946, whose ancestor was the war-time body of 1941 that investigated bribery…

Q2344.Indian PolityEasy

The Central Vigilance Commission was set up in 1964 on the recommendation of which committee?

  1. A.The Santhanam Committee
  2. B.The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
  3. C.The Ashok Mehta Committee
  4. D.The Sarkaria Commission
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Correct answer: A. The Santhanam Committee

The Committee on Prevention of Corruption, chaired by K. Santhanam, reported in the early nineteen sixties and recommended an apex vigilance body free of departmental control, and the government set up the Central Vigilance Commission by a resolution in February 1964.

Q2346.Indian PolityMedium

Who chairs the selection committee that recommends the appointment of the Lokpal?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Prime Minister
  3. C.The Chief Justice of India
  4. D.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: B. The Prime Minister

The selection committee is chaired by the Prime Minister and has four other members, namely the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India or a judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him, and one eminent jurist recommended…

Q2347.Indian PolityMedium

What is the term of office of the chairperson and members of the Lokpal?

  1. A.Three years or until the age of sixty-two, whichever is earlier
  2. B.Four years or until the age of sixty-five, whichever is earlier
  3. C.Five years or until the age of seventy, whichever is earlier
  4. D.Six years or until the age of sixty-five, whichever is earlier
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Correct answer: C. Five years or until the age of seventy, whichever is earlier

The Act fixes the tenure of the chairperson and of every member of the Lokpal at five years from the date of entering office, or until the holder turns seventy, whichever comes first, and they are not eligible for reappointment.

Q2349.Indian PolityMedium

Who coined the term Lokpal?

  1. A.L. M. Singhvi
  2. B.Morarji Desai
  3. C.K. Santhanam
  4. D.Shanti Bhushan
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Correct answer: A. L. M. Singhvi

The jurist and parliamentarian Lakshmi Mall Singhvi suggested the Indian name Lokpal in 1963 for the institution that Scandinavian countries call the Ombudsman, and the name stuck.

Q2351.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Arrange the following in the chronological order of their implementation: 1. The Indian Factory Act (First) 2. The Vernacular Press Act 3. The Morley-Minto Reforms 4. The Cornwallis Code Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.4, 2, 1, 3
  2. B.2, 4, 1, 3
  3. C.3, 4, 1, 2
  4. D.2, 1, 3, 4
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Correct answer: A. 4, 2, 1, 3

The order is the Cornwallis Code (1793), the Vernacular Press Act (1878), the first Indian Factory Act (1881) and the Morley-Minto Reforms (1909).

Q2354.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to Easter Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is/are correct? 1. It is part of Polynesia group of islands. 2. It is a territory of the South American nation Chile. Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a Polynesian island in the south-eastern Pacific that has belonged to Chile since 1888.

Q2355.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about State Election Commissioner is/are correct? 1. Preparation of electoral rolls for elections to the Panchayats takes place under his/her direction 2. He/she is appointed by the Governor of the concerned State on the advice of the Chief Election Commissioner of India Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

The State Election Commission directs the preparation of electoral rolls for panchayat elections, but the State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor, not on the Chief Election Commissioner's advice.

Q2356.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

The Summary Settlement of 1856 was based on which one of the following assumptions?

  1. A.The Talukdars were the rightful owners of the land.
  2. B.The Talukdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.
  3. C.The Talukdars could evict the peasants from the lands.
  4. D.The Talukdars would take a portion of the revenue which flowed to the State.
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Correct answer: B. The Talukdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.

The British settlement in Awadh treated the talukdars as intruders who had gained land by force and fraud. After Awadh was annexed in 1856, the British introduced the Summary Settlement of land revenue there.

Q2358.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

Which of the following statements about Goods and Services Tax (GST) in course of inter-State trade or commerce is/are correct? 1. Levy and collection of GST are governed under Article 269A of the Constitution of India 2. GST on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce may not be levied and collected by the States 3. GST is apportioned between the Union and the States Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1 only
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Correct answer: A. 1, 2 and 3

Article 269A makes inter-State GST a tax that only the Centre levies and collects and then shares with the States.

Q2360.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which of the following cities experience the warm temperate Mediterranean climate? 1. Cape Town 2. Los Angeles 3. Adelaide 4. Santiago Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.3 and 4 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Cape Town, Los Angeles, Adelaide and Santiago all lie in the Mediterranean climate belt on the western sides of continents, roughly between 30° and 40° latitude.