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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

Q2781.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music ?

  1. A.Nat Bhairavi
  2. B.Kamavardhini
  3. C.Hanumatodi
  4. D.Dheera Shankarabharanam
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Correct answer: D. Dheera Shankarabharanam

Both ragas use all seven natural (shuddha) notes, the same scale as the Western major scale. In Hindustani music, Bilawal is one of the ten thaats in Pandit V. N. Bhatkhande's system and is taken as the basic scale, with every note in its natural form.

Q2783.NationalMedium

The crystal meth seized by DRI was taken over under which law?

  1. A.The Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
  3. C.The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
  4. D.The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
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Correct answer: B. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Methamphetamine is treated in India as a psychotropic substance and is regulated by this law, under which possessing, making, selling, buying, transporting, importing or exporting the drug without authority is an offence.

Q2785.NationalEasy

How much suspected methamphetamine did the DRI seize from a train passenger in October 2026?

  1. A.1.253 kg
  2. B.3.500 kg
  3. C.5.753 kg
  4. D.9.250 kg
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Correct answer: C. 5.753 kg

The Mangalore Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted an Indian national travelling by train from Delhi to Bengaluru and recovered three packets of a white crystalline substance of that weight, suspected to be methamphetamine, from the passenger’s trolley bag.

Q2786.Indian PolityHard

The definition of human rights in the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 refers to the rights embodied in which international instruments?

  1. A.The Geneva Conventions of 1949
  2. B.The two International Covenants of 1966
  3. C.The Rome Statute of 1998
  4. D.The Vienna Convention of 1961
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Correct answer: B. The two International Covenants of 1966

Section 2(1)(d) of the Act defines human rights as rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in these covenants and enforceable by courts in India.

Q2787.Indian PolityHard

The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission can be removed by the President on the ground of proved misbehaviour only after an inquiry by

  1. A.a committee of Parliament
  2. B.the Supreme Court
  3. C.the Central Vigilance Commission
  4. D.the Union Council of Ministers
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Correct answer: B. the Supreme Court

On a ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity the President must refer the matter to the Supreme Court, and the Chairperson or member can be removed only if the Court, after an inquiry held in accordance with its own procedure, reports that the ground is made out.

Q2790.Indian PolityMedium

Which one of the following is a constitutional body?

  1. A.National Commission for Women
  2. B.National Commission for Minorities
  3. C.National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  4. D.National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
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Correct answer: C. National Commission for Scheduled Castes

The correct answer is C, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, which stands on Article 338 of the Constitution; its companion bodies for Scheduled Tribes and for Backward Classes stand on Articles 338A and 338B, the last inserted by the One Hundred and Second Amendment in 2018.

Q2791.Indian PolityHard

In matters involving the armed forces, the National Human Rights Commission may

  1. A.conduct its own investigation through its investigation wing
  2. B.only seek a report from the Central Government and then make recommendations
  3. C.summon the officers concerned and punish them
  4. D.direct the court martial to reopen the case
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Correct answer: B. only seek a report from the Central Government and then make recommendations

Section 19 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 carves out a special procedure for the armed forces: the Commission may either not proceed with the complaint or seek a report from the Central Government, and after receiving that report it may make its recommendations; the Government must inform…

Q2792.Indian PolityHard

Within what period of the alleged violation must a complaint reach the National Human Rights Commission for it to inquire into the matter?

  1. A.Six months
  2. B.One year
  3. C.Two years
  4. D.Three years
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Correct answer: B. One year

The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 bars the Commission from inquiring into any matter after the expiry of one year from the date on which the act constituting the violation of human rights is alleged to have been committed.

Q2793.Indian PolityMedium

Who heads the committee that recommends the appointment of the Chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission?

  1. A.The Chief Justice of India
  2. B.The President of India
  3. C.The Prime Minister
  4. D.The Union Home Minister
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Correct answer: C. The Prime Minister

The selection committee has six members: the Prime Minister as its head, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, and the Union Home Minister; the President then makes the appointment on…

Q2795.Indian PolityEasy

The National Human Rights Commission of India was constituted under which law?

  1. A.The Human Rights Commission Act, 1991
  2. B.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  3. C.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
  4. D.The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
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Correct answer: B. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The Act began life as an ordinance in September 1993, and the Commission was constituted on 12 October 1993 with Justice Ranganath Misra, a former Chief Justice of India, as its first Chairperson.

Q2796.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · MPPSC General Studies 2017 Official PapeMedium

The tenure of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is _________.

  1. A.3 Years
  2. B.4 Years
  3. C.5 Years
  4. D.6 Years
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Correct answer: A. 3 Years

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 reduced the term of the Chairperson and the members of the Commission from five years to three years, or until they attain the age of seventy, whichever is earlier, and it also made them eligible for reappointment.

Q2797.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 7 March 2019, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is a non-constitutional body of India?

  1. A.Finance Commission
  2. B.State Human Right Commission
  3. C.Union Public Service Commission
  4. D.Election Commission
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Correct answer: B. State Human Right Commission

A State Human Rights Commission is created by Chapter V of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, an ordinary law of Parliament, so it is a statutory and not a constitutional body; Parliament could abolish it by amending that Act alone.

Q2798.Indian PolityEasy

What is the quorum required to constitute a sitting of either House of Parliament?

  1. A.One-fourth of the total number of members of the House
  2. B.One-tenth of the total number of members of the House
  3. C.One-third of the total number of members of the House
  4. D.Fifty members of the House
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Correct answer: B. One-tenth of the total number of members of the House

Article 100(3) of the Constitution lays down that the quorum to constitute a sitting of either House shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of that House, and the presiding officer is counted in that one-tenth.

Q2800.Indian PolityMedium

The calling attention motion, by which a member calls the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance, has been in use in the Indian Parliament since

  1. A.1950
  2. B.1954
  3. C.1962
  4. D.1971
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Correct answer: B. 1954

The calling attention motion is an Indian innovation in parliamentary procedure and has been in use since 1954. A member calls the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance and the minister makes a statement on it, after which members may seek clarifications.