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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

Q3062.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

'Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects.'

The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India?

  1. A.Buddhism
  2. B.Jainism
  3. C.Shaivism
  4. D.Vaishnavism
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Correct answer: B. Jainism

Jainism holds that souls (jiva) live not only in humans, animals and plants but also in earth, water, fire and air.

Q3064.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Medium

With reference to ancient India, Gautama Buddha was generally known by which of the following epithets?

1. Nayaputta

2. Shakyamuni

3. Tathagata

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.None of the above are epithets of Gautama Buddha
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Correct answer: B. 2 and 3 only

Shakyamuni and Tathagata are titles of the Buddha, while Nayaputta is a name of Mahavira. Shakyamuni means 'the sage of the Shakyas', the clan of Kapilavastu into which Siddhartha was born.

Q3065.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 5 Jun 2022Hard

With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements:

1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.

2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.

3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.1 and 2 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: B. 2 and 3 only

Goa was taken from Bijapur and the Madras site came from a Vijayanagara Nayak, but the Dutch did not get their east coast land from the Gajapatis.

Q3066.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 10 Oct 2021Easy

Which one of the following ancient towns is well known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs?

  1. A.Dholavira
  2. B.Kalibangan
  3. C.Rakhigarhi
  4. D.Ropar
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Correct answer: A. Dholavira

This Harappan city in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, is famous for its dams, channels and chain of stone reservoirs.

Q3067.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to the Portuguese?

  1. A.Ahmad Shah
  2. B.Mahmud Begarha
  3. C.Bahadur Shah
  4. D.Muhammad Shah
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Correct answer: C. Bahadur Shah

The Sultan of Gujarat let the Portuguese take Diu in return for their help against the Mughal emperor Humayun. By the Treaty of Bassein (1534) Bahadur Shah handed Bassein to the Portuguese, and in 1535, with Humayun invading Gujarat, he allowed them to build a fort at Diu.

Q3068.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

  1. A.The Regulating Act
  2. B.The Pitt's India Act
  3. C.The Charter Act of 1793
  4. D.The Charter Act of 1833
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Correct answer: D. The Charter Act of 1833

This Act turned the Governor-General of Bengal into the Governor-General of India, with full civil and military powers over all British territory in India.

Q3069.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 4 Oct 2020Hard

Consider the following statements:

1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit.

2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.

3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Article 85 lets the President summon each House 'at such time and place as he thinks fit', and no article fixes a minimum number of sitting days.

Q3070.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

In India, which one of the following Constitutional Amendments was widely believed to be enacted to overcome the judicial interpretations of the Fundamental Rights?

  1. A.1st Amendment
  2. B.42nd Amendment
  3. C.44th Amendment
  4. D.86th Amendment
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Correct answer: A. 1st Amendment

It was passed in 1951 to undo court rulings that had used Fundamental Rights to strike down land reform and other laws.

Q3071.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Medium

A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:

  1. A.a government officer prohibiting him from taking a particular action.
  2. B.the Parliament/Legislative Assembly to pass a law on Prohibition.
  3. C.the lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.
  4. D.the Government prohibiting it from following an unconstitutional policy.
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Correct answer: C. the lower court prohibiting continuation of proceedings in a case.

Prohibition is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to stop it from acting beyond its jurisdiction.

Q3072.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Easy

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. A.C. Rajagopalachari
  2. B.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. C.T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. D.Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Correct answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

As the oldest member, he chaired the Constituent Assembly as its temporary President at its first sitting. The Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament, and Sinha took the chair following the French practice of letting the senior-most member preside.

Q3073.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 10 Oct 2021Medium

What is the position of the Right to Property in India?

  1. A.Legal right available to citizens only
  2. B.Legal right available to any person
  3. C.Fundamental Right available to citizens only
  4. D.Neither Fundamental Right nor legal right
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Correct answer: B. Legal right available to any person

Since 1978 property is a constitutional right under Article 300A, and it protects every person, not only citizens.

Q3075.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2019, 8 Sep 2019Easy

Which one of the following is the motto of NCC?

  1. A.Unity and Discipline
  2. B.Unity and Integrity
  3. C.Unity and Command
  4. D.Unity and Service
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Correct answer: A. Unity and Discipline

The motto of the National Cadet Corps is Unity and Discipline, in Hindi Ekta aur Anushasan. The NCC was set up in 1948 under the National Cadet Corps Act, 1948, and works under the Ministry of Defence with its headquarters in New Delhi.

Q3077.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS (I) 2019, 3 Feb 2019Easy

The 'Kyoto Protocol' is an international treaty that commits State parties to reduction in

  1. A.poverty
  2. B.greenhouse gases emission
  3. C.nuclear armaments
  4. D.agricultural subsidy
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Correct answer: B. greenhouse gases emission

The Kyoto Protocol, adopted at Kyoto, Japan on 11 December 1997 under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was the first treaty to set binding targets for cutting emissions.

Q3078.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2023, 3 Sep 2023Medium

Which of the following statements about the 'Race to Zero Campaign' is/are correct?

1. One of the main objectives of the Race to Zero Campaign is to build momentum around the shift to a decarbonized economy.

2. It is related to the theory of Zero - Sum Game.

  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

Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false. Race to Zero is a global campaign backed by the United Nations and launched in 2020, ahead of the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow.