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UPSC CAPF Previous Year GK Questions

Previous-year questions are the most reliable guide to UPSC CAPF, because the notice lists six broad areas for Paper-I but does not say how many questions each will carry. Solving the papers of recent years shows the balance between current events and static GK, the level of detail UPSC expects in polity, history, geography, economy and science, and how often questions touch security, defence and human rights, areas the syllabus names in both papers. The Commission puts up the question papers of each exam on its website; the 2026 papers of General Ability and Intelligence and of General Studies, Essay and Comprehension went up on 20 July 2026, the day after the exam. This page is where GK24 collects UPSC CAPF previous-year questions of Paper-I, in English and Hindi, each with the correct answer, an explanation and the topic it belongs to, so that one question leads you to the GK note that covers it. Use them in three rounds: first untimed to learn the pattern, then timed to build speed under negative marking, and finally as a revision of the questions you got wrong. For Paper-II, read the past essay, argument and report topics. They show the kind of issues UPSC sets, such as security, governance, technology and society, and make a good list to practise writing on.

Previous Year Questions

Q221.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Population ageing is the process by which the share of the older population becomes proportionately lesser.

2. In most of the developed countries, the population in higher age groups has increased.

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: B. 2 only

Population ageing is the process by which the share of older people becomes proportionately larger, not lesser, so statement 1 is false, while statement 2 is true.

Q223.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is the correct order of Himalayan ranges from North to South?

  1. A.Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Siwalik
  2. B.Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Karakoram, Siwalik
  3. C.Pir Panjal, Zaskar, Karakoram, Ladakh, Siwalik
  4. D.Siwalik, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Ladakh, Karakoram
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Correct answer: A. Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Siwalik

Moving from north to south across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, these ranges appear in exactly this order. The Karakoram, the northernmost, holds K2 (Godwin Austen), India's highest peak, and large glaciers such as the Siachen.

Q224.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Bhakti Movement in South India is NOT correct?

  1. A.The Nalayira Divyaprabandham was also known as the Tamil Veda
  2. B.Andal was an Alvar
  3. C.Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu
  4. D.Metal images of the saints Appar and Sundarar were made and then consecrated in a Shiva temple
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Correct answer: C. Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a devotee of Vishnu

Karaikkal Ammaiyar was a Nayanar, one of the Tamil saints devoted to Shiva, so this statement is not correct. The early Bhakti movement of Tamil Nadu, from about the sixth century, was led by two groups of poet-saints: the Alvars, devotees of Vishnu, and the Nayanars, devotees of Shiva.

Q225.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IHard

Consider the following pairs with reference to National Waterways (NW) in India and the associated rivers:

NW No. : River

1. NW-1 : Ganga

2. NW-10 : Amba

3. NW-100 : Tapi

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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

NW-1 is on the Ganga, NW-10 on the Amba river in Maharashtra and NW-100 on the Tapi, so all three pairs are correctly matched.

Q226.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is NOT correct about organic farming?

  1. A.It does not use genetically modified seeds
  2. B.Synthetic pesticides or fertilizers are not used
  3. C.It uses minimal crop rotation
  4. D.It uses ecologically protective practices
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Correct answer: C. It uses minimal crop rotation

Organic farming relies heavily on crop rotation, not on as little of it as possible, so this is the statement that is not correct.

Q228.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which of the following is/are correct in relation to the Panchayats?

1. Only the Parliament may endow Panchayats with powers and authority.

2. A State may devolve powers to Panchayats in preparation of plans for economic development and social justice.

3. A State may devolve powers to Panchayats in implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Under Article 243G, it is the Legislature of a State, not Parliament, that may by law give Panchayats powers to prepare plans and to carry out schemes for economic development and social justice.

Q229.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to neap tides:

1. Normally, there is a seven-day interval between two neap tides.

2. At this time, the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other.

3. The Moon's attraction is diminished by the counteracting force of the Sun's gravitational pull.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Neap tides come when the Sun and the Moon pull at right angles to each other, so the Sun's pull partly cancels the Moon's; but two neap tides are about two weeks apart, not seven days.

Q231.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?

  1. A.Public Accounts Committee
  2. B.Committee on Public Undertakings
  3. C.Estimates Committee
  4. D.Departmentally Related Standing Committee (DRSC) on Finance
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Correct answer: C. Estimates Committee

All 30 members of the Estimates Committee are elected by the Lok Sabha from among its own members; the Rajya Sabha has no place on it.

Q233.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about Mahanavami dibba, a massive platform:

1. It is situated on one of the highest points in the city of Vijayanagara.

2. Virupaksha temple is located on it.

Which of the above statements 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 Mahanavami dibba stands on one of the highest points of Vijayanagara (Hampi), but the Virupaksha temple is not on it; the temple stands in the sacred centre of the city near the Tungabhadra.

Q236.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments has enormously strengthened the powers of the Speaker/Chairman of the Houses of the Parliament/State Legislatures?

  1. A.61st Amendment which reduced the voting age from 21 to 18 years
  2. B.Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment
  3. C.Repealing of many of the provisions of 42nd Amendment by 44th Amendment
  4. D.73rd Amendment that conferred extensive powers on Panchayat Bodies
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Correct answer: B. Anti-defection provisions of 52nd Amendment

The 1985 amendment made the presiding officer of each House the authority who decides whether a member is disqualified for defection.

Q238.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is NOT a correct feature of a Money Bill ?

  1. A.It can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha
  2. B.A Deputy Speaker can also certify a Money Bill in case of office of Speaker falling vacant
  3. C.A Speaker's authority is final as to whether a bill is Money Bill or not
  4. D.It can be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses
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Correct answer: D. It can be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses

A Money Bill cannot be sent to a joint committee, because the Rajya Sabha has only a recommendatory role in it.

Q239.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Preamble to the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.The term 'Secular Democratic Republic' was not there in the Preamble originally.
  2. B.The Preamble contains the basic structure of the Constitution of India.
  3. C.By itself, the Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law.
  4. D.The Supreme Court has held that the Preamble cannot be considered as an aid to the legal interpretation of the Constitution, where the language is ambiguous.
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Correct answer: D. The Supreme Court has held that the Preamble cannot be considered as an aid to the legal interpretation of the Constitution, where the language is ambiguous.

The Supreme Court has held the opposite: where the language of the Constitution is ambiguous, the Preamble is a valuable aid to interpreting it.

Q240.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. Many of the world's largest mountain chains exist beneath the sea.

2. Some mountain chains are revealed as island arcs.

3. The mid-oceanic ridges form the longest mountain chains.

4. The mid-Atlantic ridge rises thirty-three metres above the floor of the Atlantic.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

Statement 4 is wrong: the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises thousands of metres above the ocean floor, not thirty-three metres. The ocean floor has relief as varied as the land.

All UPSC previous year questions