UPSC CAPF GK Questions 2026

It is a resolution of the UN General Assembly, not a treaty that states sign and ratify. A treaty, usually called a covenant or convention, becomes legally binding on a country once it ratifies it, and a committee of experts watches how each party carries it out.

The right to property is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Article 17 says everyone has the right to own property and no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of it.

Simla came under British control during the Anglo-Gurkha War of 1814-16 and grew as a military post on the hill frontier.

NIIF and the National Investment Fund are two different bodies with different purposes. The National Investment Fund was created in 2005 to hold the money the government raised from disinvestment of public sector enterprises, and it is part of the Public Account of India.

Under MFN, a favour given to one trading partner must be given to all WTO members. The MFN rule is Article I of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and it also appears in the services and intellectual property agreements of the WTO.

All three statements about latitude are true. Latitude decides how directly the Sun's rays strike a place, so temperature, rainfall and the type of vegetation change from the equator towards the poles, from hot, wet rainforests to cold tundra.

The Governor issues an ordinance only on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister.

In September 1921, while touring the south during the Non-Cooperation Movement, Gandhi gave up his shirt and cap at Madurai and took to a simple loincloth.

Relief under the Act is not limited to the husband or male partner; a complaint can also be filed against his relatives.

The RBI uses all-India CPI (Combined) inflation as the measure for its monetary policy. For a long time the Wholesale Price Index was India's headline inflation measure.

The Chief Minister heads the State's council of ministers, which is part of the executive, not of the Legislature as defined by the Constitution.

Since the 44th Amendment of 1978, a National Emergency can be declared only on the grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Copyright arises automatically the moment an original work is created and fixed in some form. Under the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Berne Convention, which India has joined, an author of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a film or a sound recording gets copyright without any formality.

Tso Kar, Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are high-altitude lakes of Ladakh, while Tsomgo lies in Sikkim. Pangong Tso, at about 4,350 metres, is a long, narrow lake that stretches from Ladakh into Tibet, and most of its length lies on the Chinese side.

The Governor makes ordinances on the advice of the Council of Ministers and can withdraw them at any time.

Service as a subordinate magistrate is not one of the routes named in the Constitution.

The National Green Tribunal is not bound by the Code of Civil Procedure; it is guided by the principles of natural justice.

This is a Directive Principle under Article 43, not a Fundamental Duty. Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51A, added in Part IVA by the 42nd Amendment of 1976 on the advice of the Swaran Singh Committee.

Article 22(2) requires an arrested person to be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours, not one week.

Bhaskaravarman was the king of Kamarupa, ancient Assam, and a close ally of Harsha. Harshacharita was written by Banabhatta, the court poet of Harshavardhana of Kannauj in the seventh century.