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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

Q1581.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements with reference to Jal Jeevan Mission is not correct?

  1. A.It was established in the year 2016.
  2. B.It aims to improve quality of life in rural areas.
  3. C.It is to provide functional tap water connections to every rural household.
  4. D.It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
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Correct answer: A. It was established in the year 2016.

Jal Jeevan Mission was announced on 15 August 2019, not in 2016, so this is the statement that is not correct.

Q1582.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. A great circle is the largest possible circle that can be drawn on the surface of the sphere.

2. Every great circle divides the Earth into equal halves.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

A great circle is a circle on a sphere whose centre is the centre of the sphere itself, so both statements describe it correctly.

Q1583.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about Roaring Forties : 1. They are strong Westerly winds found in the oceans of Southern Hemisphere. 2. The strong east to west air currents are caused by the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the earth's rotation and abundance of landmasses to serve as wind breaks. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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

The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds of the Southern Hemisphere, but statement 2 is wrong on two counts: they blow from west to east, and they are strong because there is very little land to slow them down.

Q1585.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's anti-untouchability campaign is/are correct? 1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose. 2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

Gandhi set up the All India Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1932 to fight untouchability, and he argued that untouchability had no sanction in the Hindu shastras.

Q1586.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

  1. A.All army troopers were allotted mansabs.
  2. B.Mansabs were usually assigned on the basis of ancestry.
  3. C.Position and salary of mansabdars were indicated by a numerical designation called zat.
  4. D.Mansabdars were never paid in cash.
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Correct answer: C. Position and salary of mansabdars were indicated by a numerical designation called zat.

Under the Mughal mansabdari system, every officer held a numerical rank called zat, which fixed his position in the hierarchy and his personal salary.

Q1589.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Who among the following founded the 'Self-Respect Movement'?

  1. A.Jyotiba Phule
  2. B.Swami Vivekananda
  3. C.E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
  4. D.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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Correct answer: C. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

E. V. Ramasamy, known as Periyar, started the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu in 1925. Periyar left the Congress in 1925, unhappy with its attitude to caste, and began the movement to give non-Brahmins and the depressed castes a sense of dignity.

Q1590.Art & CultureAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

The art piece "In Memoriam" was a creation of which one of the following European painters?

  1. A.Thomas Jones Barker
  2. B.Joseph Noel Paton
  3. C.Thomas Daniell
  4. D.Charles D'Oyly
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Correct answer: B. Joseph Noel Paton

The Scottish painter Joseph Noel Paton painted "In Memoriam" in 1858 in response to the revolt of 1857. The painting shows British women and children huddled together, clutching the Bible and waiting helplessly for an attack, an image meant to recall the killings at Kanpur (Cawnpore).

Q1591.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

Deendayal Port is located at

  1. A.Kerala
  2. B.Gujarat
  3. C.Maharashtra
  4. D.Goa
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Correct answer: B. Gujarat

Deendayal Port is the new name of Kandla Port, which lies on the Gulf of Kachchh in the Kachchh district of Gujarat.

Q1592.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATHard

Which of the following statements about the first Indian Factory Act passed in 1881 is/are correct ? 1. The Act dealt primarily with the problem of child labour. 2. The Act laid down that children between 7 years and 12 years of age would not work for more than 9 hours a day. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

The Indian Factories Act of 1881, passed under Viceroy Lord Ripon, was mainly about child labour and capped the working day of children aged 7 to 12 at nine hours.

Q1593.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was martyred in:

  1. A.Sepoy Mutiny
  2. B.Quit India Movement
  3. C.Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. D.Peasant Uprising of 1893 - 1894
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Correct answer: B. Quit India Movement

Kanaklata Barua was shot dead by the police on 20 September 1942 while leading a procession to hoist the tricolour at the Gohpur police station in Assam.

Q1594.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

A geographical grid has : 1. Lines that run east to west around the globe to mark latitude 2. Lines that run north to south from north pole to south pole indicate longitude Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

The geographical grid is the network of parallels of latitude, running east to west, and meridians of longitude, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Q1595.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Which one among the following statements with reference to Benguela current is NOT correct?

  1. A.It influences the climate of the West coast of North Africa
  2. B.It is a cold current
  3. C.Its direction is from South to North
  4. D.It flows in the Atlantic Ocean
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Correct answer: A. It influences the climate of the West coast of North Africa

The Benguela current flows along the west coast of southern Africa, off Namibia and South Africa, not North Africa, so this statement is the incorrect one.

Q1599.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKHard

Which of the following statements regarding the 'casting vote' in the Parliament is/are correct?

1. It is cast by the speaker or a person acting as such.

2. It is cast in addition to voting in the first instance.

3. It is cast in the case of equality of votes.

4. It is always cast to maintain the status quo.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Under Article 100, the Speaker or the person acting as such does not vote in the first instance, but has a casting vote when votes are equally divided.