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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

Q381.Sports GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

Abhinav Bindra is the winner of the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India. He won gold in which shooting event and in which Olympic Games ?

  1. A.10 meter air pistol, London
  2. B.10 meter air rifle, London
  3. C.10 meter air rifle, Beijing
  4. D.10 meter air pistol, Beijing
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Correct answer: C. 10 meter air rifle, Beijing

Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10 m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on 11 August 2008, India's first individual Olympic gold.

Q382.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following filed the Writ Petition that led to the famous verdict of the Supreme Court of India recognising the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?

  1. A.Justice P. N. Bhagwati
  2. B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
  3. C.Justice K. S. Puttaswamy
  4. D.Justice Anil R. Dave
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Correct answer: C. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy

Retired Karnataka High Court judge K. S. Puttaswamy challenged the Aadhaar scheme in 2012, and his petition led to the 2017 ruling that privacy is a Fundamental Right.

Q383.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." This observation can be found in the Constitution of which one of the following Organs of the United Nations ?

  1. A.World Health Organisation
  2. B.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
  3. C.International Atomic Energy Agency
  4. D.United Nations Economic and Social Council
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Correct answer: B. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

The famous line opens the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO, adopted in London in November 1945.

Q385.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements concerning the natural vegetation of India is not correct?

  1. A.Sal is found in moist deciduous forests.
  2. B.Casuarina is largely found along the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
  3. C.Deodar is a coniferous species of tree.
  4. D.Shola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.
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Correct answer: D. Shola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.

This statement is wrong: Shola forests grow in the high hills of South India, in the Western Ghats, not in the Himalaya.

Q388.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

The creation of a Federal Court in India was advocated by which of the following Acts/Commissions?

  1. A.The Government of India Act, 1919
  2. B.The Lee Commission, 1923
  3. C.The Government of India Act, 1935
  4. D.The Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Correct answer: C. The Government of India Act, 1935

This Act provided for a Federal Court, which was set up at Delhi in October 1937 to settle disputes between the Centre and the provinces.

Q389.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Symbol of element was introduced by

  1. A.John Dalton
  2. B.Antoine Lavoisier
  3. C.Jöns Jacob Berzelius
  4. D.Robert Boyle
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Correct answer: C. Jöns Jacob Berzelius

The Swedish chemist Berzelius proposed around 1813–1814 that each element be written with one or two letters taken from its name, the system still used today.

Q391.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a part of Article 51 of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Promote international peace and security
  2. B.Maintain just and honourable relations between nations
  3. C.Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes
  4. D.Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration
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Correct answer: C. Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes

Article 51 says nothing about UN peacekeeping forces; it is a Directive Principle on the promotion of international peace and security.

Q394.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

Suppose there are only two normal goods in the economy, X and Y. If price of good X increases, which would be the correct statement from below ?

  1. A.Demand for good X decreases and demand for Y is indeterminate.
  2. B.Demand for good X decreases and demand for Y decreases.
  3. C.Demand for good X increases and demand for Y is indeterminate.
  4. D.Demand for good X increases and demand for Y decreases.
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Correct answer: A. Demand for good X decreases and demand for Y is indeterminate.

By the law of demand, a normal good is bought less when its own price rises, while the effect on the other good depends on two forces pulling in opposite directions.

Q395.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which one among the following statements about Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, a freedom fighter, is not correct ?

  1. A.She was the first girl student to be admitted into a men's college.
  2. B.She was the first woman legislator in British India.
  3. C.She was a medical professional.
  4. D.She was honoured with Bharat Ratna in 1956.
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Correct answer: D. She was honoured with Bharat Ratna in 1956.

This statement is wrong: in 1956 Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy received the Padma Bhushan, not the Bharat Ratna. Muthulakshmi Reddy (1886–1968) of the Madras Presidency broke several barriers.

Q397.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

Which one of the following is correct?

  1. A.Guindy National Park is known for tiger reserve.
  2. B.Namdapha National Park is meant for lion conservation.
  3. C.Jaldapara is a biosphere reserve.
  4. D.Rann of Kutch is a Wild Ass Sanctuary.
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Correct answer: D. Rann of Kutch is a Wild Ass Sanctuary.

. The Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, set up in 1973 in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, is the last home of the Indian wild ass, or khur, a fast and hardy animal adapted to the salt desert.

Q398.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following planets was explored by Cassini Mission launched by NASA, which ended in September 2017?

  1. A.Sun
  2. B.Neptune
  3. C.Saturn
  4. D.Jupiter
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Correct answer: C. Saturn

The Cassini-Huygens mission was a joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. Launched in October 1997, it reached Saturn in 2004 and studied the planet, its rings and its moons for thirteen years.

Q400.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. A.Fischer projection represents the molecule in an eclipsed conformation.
  2. B.Newman projection can be represented in eclipsed, staggered and skew conformations.
  3. C.Fischer projection of the molecule is its most stable conformation.
  4. D.In Sawhorse projections, the lines are inclined at an angle of 120° to each other.
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Correct answer: C. Fischer projection of the molecule is its most stable conformation.

. A Fischer projection draws a molecule as a cross: the horizontal bonds point towards the viewer and the vertical bonds point away.