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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

Q141.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the Salt March : 1. The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media. 2. The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press. 3. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. 4. The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

The Salt March drew wide notice in the American and European press, brought women into the national movement in large numbers, and made the British see that they had to share more power with Indians.

Q143.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is/are not correct? 1. He is the first Law Officer of the Government of India. 2. He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament. 3. He is a whole-time counsel for the Government. 4. He must have the same qualifications as are required to be a judge of the Supreme Court. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The Attorney General is not a whole-time counsel of the Government; he is not barred from private legal practice, so statement 3 is the only incorrect one.

Q144.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.Urea is produced in liver.
  2. B.Urea is produced in blood.
  3. C.Urea is produced from digestion of starch.
  4. D.Urea is produced in lung and kidney.
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Correct answer: A. Urea is produced in liver.

Liver cells turn the toxic ammonia released from the breakdown of amino acids into urea through the ornithine cycle, also called the urea cycle.

Q145.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

The term Upari refers to which one of the following?

  1. A.A category of proprietary tenure under the Mughal rule
  2. B.A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule
  3. C.A soldier in the Maratha army
  4. D.A village headman in the Mughal period
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Correct answer: B. A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule

In the Maratha villages of the Deccan, an upari was a tenant who cultivated land without any hereditary right to it.

Q146.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a correct ascending order of commissioned ranks in the defence forces of India?

  1. A.Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, Lieutenant General, General
  2. B.Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
  3. C.Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Group Captain, Wing Commander, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
  4. D.Sub Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral
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Correct answer: C. Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Group Captain, Wing Commander, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal

It places Group Captain below Wing Commander, but in the Indian Air Force a Wing Commander ranks below a Group Captain.

Q147.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of passage of light in a compound microscope?

  1. A.Condenser-Objective lens-Eyepiece-Body tube
  2. B.Objective lens-Condenser-Body tube-Eyepiece
  3. C.Condenser-Objective lens-Body tube-Eyepiece
  4. D.Eyepiece-Objective lens-Body tube-Mirror
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Correct answer: C. Condenser-Objective lens-Body tube-Eyepiece

Light passes through the condenser to the specimen, is picked up by the objective lens, travels up the body tube and reaches the eye through the eyepiece.

Q149.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKHard

With regard to nature of Mughal State, who among the following scholars argued that "the peculiar feature of the State in Mughal India was that it served not merely as the protective arm of the exploiting classes, but was itself the principal instrument of exploitation"?

  1. A.Irfan Habib
  2. B.Satish Chandra
  3. C.Athar Ali
  4. D.J. F. Richards
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Correct answer: A. Irfan Habib

In his study of the Mughal agrarian system, Habib argued that the Mughal State did not merely protect the exploiting classes but was itself the main instrument for taking the peasants' surplus.

Q152.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding haemoglobin is correct?

  1. A.Haemoglobin present in RBC can carry only oxygen but not carbon dioxide.
  2. B.Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  3. C.Haemoglobin of RBC can carry only carbon dioxide.
  4. D.Haemoglobin is only used for blood clotting and not for carrying gases.
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Correct answer: B. Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide.

It binds oxygen at its iron-containing haem groups and carries some carbon dioxide on its protein chains. Each haemoglobin molecule has four polypeptide chains and four haem groups, and each haem iron can hold one oxygen molecule, forming oxyhaemoglobin in the lungs.

Q154.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Consider the following : 1. Tughlaqabad Fort 2. Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of building the above monuments?

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

The Qutub Minar came first, then Tughlaqabad Fort, then the Bada Gumbad of the Lodi period and last the Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri.

Q156.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding histone proteins is correct?

  1. A.Histones are proteins that are present in mitochondrial membrane.
  2. B.Histones are proteins that are present in nucleus in association with DNA.
  3. C.Histones are proteins associated with lipids in the cytosol.
  4. D.Histones are proteins associated with carbohydrates in the cytosol.
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Correct answer: B. Histones are proteins that are present in nucleus in association with DNA.

They are the proteins around which DNA winds to form chromatin in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Histones are small basic proteins, rich in the positively charged amino acids lysine and arginine, which attract the negatively charged phosphate groups of DNA.

Q157.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not an Inter-Services Establishment?

  1. A.Officers Training Academy
  2. B.National Defence Academy
  3. C.National Defence College
  4. D.Armed Forces Medical College
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Correct answer: A. Officers Training Academy

The OTA trains officers only for the Indian Army, so it is a single-service institution, not an inter-services one. The Officers Training Academy at Chennai trains short service commission officers, men and women, for the Army; a second OTA works at Gaya.

Q158.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKHard

Consider the following statement : "So much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs." Who among the following European travellers had made the above statement about the condition of peasantry in the Mughal Empire?

  1. A.Francisco Pelsaert
  2. B.Francois Bernier
  3. C.Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
  4. D.Niccolao Manucci
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Correct answer: A. Francisco Pelsaert

The Dutch traveller wrote these words about the poverty of peasants under the Mughals during the reign of Jahangir.

Q159.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

The Hooke's law is valid for

  1. A.only proportional region of the stress-strain curve
  2. B.entire stress-strain curve
  3. C.entire elastic region of the stress-strain curve
  4. D.elastic as well as plastic region of the stress-strain curve
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Correct answer: A. only proportional region of the stress-strain curve

Hooke's law says stress is directly proportional to strain, and that holds only up to the proportional limit, where the curve is a straight line.

Q160.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

What is a constellation?

  1. A.A particular pattern of equidistant stars from the earth in the sky
  2. B.A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the earth in the sky
  3. C.A particular pattern of planets of our solar system in the sky
  4. D.A particular pattern of stars, planets and satellites in the sky due to their position in the space
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Correct answer: B. A particular pattern of stars that may not be equidistant from the earth in the sky

A constellation is a group of stars that appears to form a shape when seen from the earth, but its stars usually lie at very different distances from us.