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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

Q2981.NationalHard

Which of the following was proposed for integration with spatial information to strengthen village-level planning?

  1. A.Panchayat Advancement Index
  2. B.Multidimensional Poverty Index
  3. C.Composite Water Management Index
  4. D.Ease of Doing Business Index
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Correct answer: A. Panchayat Advancement Index

The workshop highlighted the integration of spatial information with the Gram Panchayat Development Plan process, with the eGramSwaraj platform and with this index as a means of making planning evidence-based and oriented towards convergence between departments and schemes.

Q2982.NationalMedium

Who attended the Viksit Panchayat workshop as the Guest of Honour?

  1. A.Atul Bora, Minister, Government of Assam
  2. B.Dr Ravi Kota, Chief Secretary, Assam
  3. C.Dr R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog
  4. D.Rohit Kansal, Secretary, Department of Rural Development
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Correct answer: C. Dr R. Balasubramaniam, Member, NITI Aayog

He attended the inaugural session as the Guest of Honour and used his remarks to call for a move away from sector-wise planning towards a spatial approach, with greater weight given to human and social capital and to the building of local economic clusters.

Q2983.NationalMedium

Which constitutional amendment, discussed at the workshop, provides the foundation of panchayati raj in India?

  1. A.The 42nd Amendment
  2. B.The 73rd Amendment
  3. C.The 74th Amendment
  4. D.The 86th Amendment
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Correct answer: B. The 73rd Amendment

Participants at the workshop discussed the constitutional foundation of panchayati raj under this amendment and under Part IX of the Constitution, which together give village level bodies their status, and the deliberations moved on from there to activity mapping, financial resources, staffing, decision-making powers, Gram Sabha participation and institutional accountability.

Q2984.NationalHard

The national workshop on Viksit Panchayat was organised by NITI Aayog under which of its missions?

  1. A.Aspirational Districts Programme
  2. B.State Support Mission
  3. C.Atal Innovation Mission
  4. D.National Mission on Natural Farming
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Correct answer: B. State Support Mission

The workshop on connecting people, places, resources and opportunities through stronger panchayats was an initiative under this mission, and it was conducted in collaboration with the state institute of panchayat and rural development of the Government of Assam.

Q2986.Awards & HonoursHard

Which two projects were given the Special Projects Recognition at the event?

  1. A.Project Tiger and Project Snow Leopard
  2. B.Project Elephant and the Great Indian Bustard conservation project
  3. C.Project Dolphin and Project Cheetah
  4. D.Project Crocodile and Project Hangul
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Correct answer: B. Project Elephant and the Great Indian Bustard conservation project

The Special Projects Recognition at the fourth edition of the awards went to these two efforts for their contribution to the conservation of species and of habitat, the bustard project being the one running in Rajasthan.

Q2987.Awards & HonoursMedium

Which association organises the Eco Warrior Awards along with Indian Masterminds?

  1. A.Indian Forest Service Association
  2. B.Wildlife Institute of India
  3. C.Botanical Survey of India
  4. D.Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
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Correct answer: A. Indian Forest Service Association

It organises the Eco Warrior Awards and the Eco Warrior Conclave jointly with Indian Masterminds, and the fourth edition was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Q2988.Awards & HonoursMedium

Who received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Eco Warrior Awards 2026?

  1. A.Sushil Kumar Awasthi
  2. B.Brij Kishore Singh
  3. C.Bharat Lal
  4. D.Anita Karn
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Correct answer: B. Brij Kishore Singh

He is an Indian Forest Service officer of the 1976 batch from the Karnataka cadre, and the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to him by the Union Environment Minister in recognition of decades of work in forest and wildlife conservation, including efforts against sandalwood smuggling and against the activities of…

Q2989.NationalEasy

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, how are FCRA-related services provided to applicants?

  1. A.Through authorised private agents appointed by the ministry
  2. B.Online through the FCRA portal, with no intermediary authorised
  3. C.Only in person at district collectorates
  4. D.Through the state home departments
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Correct answer: B. Online through the FCRA portal, with no intermediary authorised

The ministry made this point while announcing the action against the two officials, because the pair had allegedly offered an association that it could get a pending registration cleared for a payment.

Q2990.NationalMedium

Which unit made the arrests in New Delhi in the case of a bribe sought for clearing a pending FCRA registration?

  1. A.The Special Cell of the Delhi Police
  2. B.The Economic Offences Wing of the state police
  3. C.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
  4. D.The Railway Protection Force
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Correct answer: A. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police

The correct answer is the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, which acted in coordination with central agencies after receiving specific information from the Ministry of Home Affairs and apprehended the two officials in New Delhi.

Q2991.NationalMedium

Which division of the Ministry of Home Affairs handles foreign contribution matters, and where one of the officials held in the bribery case is posted?

  1. A.Foreigners Division
  2. B.Internal Security Division
  3. C.Border Management Division
  4. D.Police Modernisation Division
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Correct answer: A. Foreigners Division

One of the two officials apprehended is presently posted there, and the other, now working in a Pay and Accounts Office, had served in the same division at an earlier point.

Q2994.GeographyAsked in: NDA · 17 Nov 2019Medium

Which one of the following statements about the Suez Canal is not correct?

  1. A.The Suez Canal was constructed in 1869
  2. B.It links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
  3. C.It has a six lock system and ships cross the different levels through these locks
  4. D.It has given Europe a new gateway to the Indian Ocean
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Correct answer: C. It has a six lock system and ships cross the different levels through these locks

It is a sea level canal: the Mediterranean and the Red Sea stand at almost the same height, so ships sail straight through without being raised or lowered.

Q2995.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 18 Sept 2016Medium

The genetic material of bacteria is found in

  1. A.Nucleus
  2. B.Cytoplasm
  3. C.Cell membrane
  4. D.Ribosome
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Correct answer: B. Cytoplasm

Bacteria are prokaryotes, so their DNA lies free in the cytoplasm instead of being packed inside a nucleus. The single circular chromosome sits in a region of the cytoplasm called the nucleoid, which has no nuclear membrane around it.

Q2996.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · 10 Sept 2017Medium

Which one of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill is correct?

  1. A.It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases.
  2. B.It allowed Indians to file criminal cases against Europeans.
  3. C.It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Europeans in courts.
  4. D.It was an agitation led by Ilbert in support of the nationalists.
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Correct answer: A. It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases.

The Ilbert Bill of 1883 sought to remove the rule that European British subjects could be tried only by European judges.

Q2997.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · 6 Sep 2020Easy

Who among the following had organised, in 1904, a secret society of revolutionaries named Abhinav Bharat?

  1. A.Khudiram Bose
  2. B.Shyamji Krishna Verma
  3. C.Har Dayal
  4. D.V D Savarkar
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Correct answer: D. V D Savarkar

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar founded Abhinav Bharat at Nashik in 1904, together with his brother Ganesh. It grew out of an earlier group called Mitra Mela and took its name from Mazzini’s Young Italy, whose biography Savarkar translated into Marathi.

Q2998.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 17 Apr 2016Easy

Which one of the following is the chemical name for baking soda?

  1. A.Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate)
  2. B.Sodium carbonate
  3. C.Potassium bicarbonate (Potassium hydrogen carbonate)
  4. D.Potassium carbonate
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Correct answer: A. Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate)

Baking soda is sodium hydrogen carbonate, NaHCO3, a mild base made by the Solvay process from brine, ammonia and carbon dioxide.

Q2999.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · 17 Apr 2016Medium

The temperature at which solid melts to become a liquid at the atmospheric pressure is called its melting point. The melting point of a solid is an indication of

  1. A.Strength of the intermolecular forces of attraction
  2. B.strength of the intermolecular forces of repulsion
  3. C.molecular mass
  4. D.molecular size
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Correct answer: A. Strength of the intermolecular forces of attraction

Melting means breaking the particles free of the forces holding them in a fixed lattice, so a higher melting point means stronger forces of attraction.