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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

Q2541.Indian States & UTsAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu? 1. The merger of the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was given effect to by an Act of the Parliament of India 2. After the merger of the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, three seats have been allocated in the House of People 3. The jurisdiction of the High Court of Bombay continues to extend to this Union Territory 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.2 only
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 3 only

The merger was made by an Act of Parliament and the Bombay High Court still has jurisdiction, but the merged UT has two Lok Sabha seats, not three.

Q2542.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

  1. A.Hydropower plants
  2. B.Nuclear power plants
  3. C.Thermal power plants
  4. D.Wind energy
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Correct answer: C. Thermal power plants

Coal-based thermal plants produce the largest share of India's electricity, roughly three-fourths of the power generated. A thermal power plant burns a fuel, mostly coal and to a smaller extent gas or lignite, to boil water into steam that turns a turbine.

Q2543.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

The Limitation Law, which was passed by the British in 1859, addressed which one of the following issues?

  1. A.Loan bonds would not have any legal validity.
  2. B.Loan bonds signed between money-lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years.
  3. C.Land bonds could not be executed by moneylenders.
  4. D.Loan bonds would have validity for ten years.
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Correct answer: B. Loan bonds signed between money-lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years.

The Limitation Law of 1859 was meant to stop debts from piling up over many years. In the Deccan, ryots borrowed from moneylenders (sahukars) and signed bonds.

Q2544.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct ?

  1. A.The Government would not release those prisoners who had been non-violent.
  2. B.The Government would not release those prisoners who had indulged in the peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
  3. C.The Congress did not agree to the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
  4. D.The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.
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Correct answer: D. The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.

Under the pact, signed on 5 March 1931, Congress agreed to attend the next conference in London, and Gandhi went as its sole representative.

Q2545.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) is not correct ?

  1. A.NBFCs cannot accept demand deposits.
  2. B.NBFCs cannot give loans.
  3. C.NBFCs cannot issue cheques drawn on themselves.
  4. D.NBFCs cannot offer deposit insurance facility of Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation.
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Correct answer: B. NBFCs cannot give loans.

This statement is false, because lending and advancing loans is the main business of most NBFCs. A Non-Banking Financial Company is a company registered under the Companies Act whose principal business is loans and advances, buying shares and securities, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance or chit funds.

Q2547.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Identify the cloud on the basis of the following characteristics relating to it : I. They look like cotton wool. II. They exist in patches and have flat base. III. They are generally formed at a height of 4 to 7 km. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.Cirrus
  2. B.Cumulus
  3. C.Nimbus
  4. D.Stratus
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Correct answer: B. Cumulus

Cumulus clouds look like heaps of cotton wool, appear in scattered patches with a flat base, and generally form at a height of 4 to 7 km.

Q2548.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. C. Rajagopalachari was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna. 2. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya initiated the concept of 'Integral Humanism'. 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

C. Rajagopalachari is listed first among the first Bharat Ratna awardees of 1954, and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya gave the philosophy of Integral Humanism.

Q2549.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. In First-Past-the-Post system of representation, candidate who wins the election may not get majority votes 2. In Proportional Representation system of representation, candidate who wins the election gets majority of votes 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

Under First-Past-the-Post a candidate needs only more votes than any rival, not a majority, while Proportional Representation does not require a winner to secure a majority either.

Q2550.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IEasy

With reference to "Coriolis force", which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It increases with increase in wind velocity. 2. It is maximum at the poles and is absent at the equator. 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

The Coriolis force grows with the speed of the wind and with latitude, so it is strongest at the poles and zero at the equator.

Q2551.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IEasy

Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?

  1. A.Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta)
  2. B.Prataparudra (Kakatiya)
  3. C.Rajendra I (Chola)
  4. D.Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)
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Correct answer: C. Rajendra I (Chola)

Around 1025 CE Rajendra Chola I sent a naval expedition that raided Kadaram (Kedah) and other ports of the Srivijaya kingdom.

Q2552.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

What is/are the importance/importances of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification? 1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programmes and supportive international partnerships. 2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions. 3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The UNCCD works through national action programmes, international partnership and local participation, but its special focus is Africa, not South Asia and North Africa.

Q2553.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to Manipuri Sankirtana, consider the following statements: 1. It is a song and dance performance. 2. Cymbals are the only musical instruments used in the performance. 3. It is performed to narrate the life and deeds of Lord Krishna. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Sankirtana combines singing, drumming and dance to tell the life and deeds of Krishna, but cymbals are not its only instruments.

Q2554.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was

  1. A.Aurobindo Ghosh
  2. B.Bipin Chandra Pal
  3. C.Lala Lajpat Rai
  4. D.Motilal Nehru
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Correct answer: C. Lala Lajpat Rai

The Punjab leader wrote these biographies, lived in the United States during the First World War and was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly in 1926.

Q2555.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IHard

With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
  2. B.It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
  3. C.The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
  4. D.The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.
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Correct answer: A. It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.

Vishti was unpaid labour that subjects owed to the king, so it worked like a tax paid in work instead of money or grain.

Q2556.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India, a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State. 2. According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prison. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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: D. Neither 1 nor 2

Being eligible to vote is not enough to become a minister, and the disqualification after a conviction is not permanent.

Q2557.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Marsupials are not naturally found in India. Statement-II: Marsupials can thrive only in montane grasslands with no predators. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
  2. B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
  3. C.Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
  4. D.Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
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Correct answer: C. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

India has no native marsupials, but marsupials are not confined to predator-free montane grasslands. Marsupials are mammals whose young are born at a very early stage and usually grow further in the mother's pouch.

Q2558.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following description: 1. Annual and daily range of temperatures is low. 2. Precipitation occurs throughout the year. 3. Precipitation varies between 50 cm - 250 cm. What is this type of climate?

  1. A.Equatorial climate
  2. B.China type climate
  3. C.Humid subtropical climate
  4. D.Marine West coast climate
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Correct answer: D. Marine West coast climate

Mild temperatures with small ranges, rain in every month and a total of about 50 to 250 cm describe the west coast marine (Cfb) type.

Q2559.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IEasy

Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of

  1. A.Samudragupta
  2. B.Chandragupta II
  3. C.Kumaragupta I
  4. D.Skandagupta
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Correct answer: B. Chandragupta II

Fa-hien was in India from about 399 to 414 CE, when Chandragupta II Vikramaditya ruled the Gupta empire. Faxian was a Chinese Buddhist monk who set out overland to collect Buddhist texts, especially rules of monastic discipline.

Q2560.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following: 1. Deification of the Buddha 2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas 3. Image worship and rituals Which of the above is/are the feature/features of Mahayana Buddhism?

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

All three are marks of Mahayana Buddhism, the 'Great Vehicle' that grew from around the beginning of the Common Era.