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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

Q281.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Consider the following statements about the Second Five-Year Plan : 1. It was drafted under the leadership of K. N. Raj. 2. It proposed that industries like electricity, railways, steel, machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector. 3. The drafters found balancing industry and agriculture very difficult. 4. The drafters found balancing industry and agriculture really easy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

The Second Plan put heavy and basic industries in the public sector, and its planners found it hard to balance industry with agriculture; but it was drafted under P. C. Mahalanobis, not K. N. Raj.

Q283.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

  1. A.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
  2. B.It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.
  3. C.It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  4. D.It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
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Correct answer: B. It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space.

Antrix is the commercial arm of ISRO, and ISRO works under the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was set up in Bengaluru in September 1992 as a government company wholly owned by the Government of India.

Q284.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following statements relating to the historic Objectives Resolution, which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly, is/are correct? 1. The Objectives Resolution inspired the shaping of the Constitution through all its subsequent stages. 2. It was not just a resolution, but a declaration, a firm resolve and a pledge. 3. It provided the underlying philosophy of our Constitution. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

All three statements are correct: the Objectives Resolution guided every later stage of constitution-making and set out the philosophy the Constitution rests on.

Q285.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following functions is not carried out by smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

  1. A.Transport of materials
  2. B.Synthesis of lipid
  3. C.Synthesis of protein
  4. D.Synthesis of steroid hormone
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Correct answer: C. Synthesis of protein

Proteins are made on ribosomes, and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum has no ribosomes on its surface. The endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membrane tubes and sacs in the cytoplasm.

Q293.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKEasy

Which one of the following is NOT true of mitotic cell division ?

  1. A.The nuclei of the two daughter cells in mitosis have same number of chromosomes
  2. B.Replacement of cell and tissue repairing is possible through mitosis
  3. C.Asexual reproduction in eukaryotes is done by mitosis
  4. D.The cells become haploid as a result of mitosis
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Correct answer: D. The cells become haploid as a result of mitosis

Mitosis keeps the chromosome number unchanged, so it never makes cells haploid; that is the work of meiosis. In mitosis one parent cell divides once and gives two daughter cells that are genetically identical to it.

Q294.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding King Krishnadevaraya is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He was a great scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit
  2. B.Foreign travellers Paes and Nuniz visited his court
  3. C.Barbosa praised him for the great justice and equity prevailing in his empire
  4. D.He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit
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Correct answer: D. He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit

Amuktamalyada is a Telugu work, not a Sanskrit one, so this statement is wrong. Krishnadevaraya (ruled 1509–1529) was the greatest king of the Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagara.

Q299.NationalMedium

What reason was given for bringing the three arrested men to the locality, according to the media report?

  1. A.Reconstruction of the crime scene
  2. B.A court-ordered identification parade
  3. C.Recovery of stolen property
  4. D.A medical examination
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Correct answer: A. Reconstruction of the crime scene

The report said the police brought the three arrested men, the girl's father, her maternal uncle and the uncle's friend, back to the same neighbourhood and made them walk shirtless and barefoot for more than 100 metres, purportedly for that purpose.

Q300.NationalMedium

To whom did the NHRC issue its notice in this matter, and within what time was a report sought?

  1. A.Chief Secretary of West Bengal, within one month
  2. B.Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, within two weeks
  3. C.Director General of Police, West Bengal, within ten days
  4. D.District Magistrate, Kolkata, within three weeks
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Correct answer: B. Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, within two weeks

Having taken cognizance of the news report on its own motion, the Commission served the notice on the head of the city police and fixed a fortnight as the period for a detailed report on the matter.