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UPSC Civil Services GK Questions 2026

Static general knowledge is six of the seven lines of the General Studies Paper-I syllabus in the UPSC CSE notice: History of India and the Indian National Movement; Indian and World Geography; Indian Polity and Governance; Economic and Social Development; Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change; and General Science. The Commission tests understanding rather than recall, through statements to be judged correct or incorrect, pairs to be matched and assertion-reason items, and it likes the edges of a topic: a lesser-known provision of the Constitution, a river's tributary, a species' conservation status, the mandate of a statutory body. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for UPSC, written as short facts and tables, in English and Hindi, with each note linked to the current affairs and previous-year questions on the same topic. Start with Polity and Modern History, which carry the most questions, then Geography, the Economy, Environment, Ancient and Medieval culture and Science. Read a note, solve its PYQs, take its quiz, and come back to it in your monthly revision. A candidate who knows these notes and reads the daily current affairs has covered the syllabus the notice prescribes for Paper-I.

UPSC Civil Services GK Questions with Answers

Q3361.DefenceEasy

Which operation did the Raksha Mantri cite as proof of innovative thinking, synergy and superior coordination by the forces?

  1. A.Operation Sindoor
  2. B.Operation Vijay
  3. C.Operation Ganga
  4. D.Operation Brahma
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Correct answer: A. Operation Sindoor

Addressing the Commanders, the Raksha Mantri said innovative thinking, enhanced synergy and superior coordination, complemented by advanced weaponry, had contributed to its success, and that the operation carried a clear message that India would not hesitate to take the measures needed to safeguard its national interests.

Q3362.DefenceMedium

What figure for India's defence production in the financial year 2025-26 was cited at the Army Commanders' Conference?

  1. A.Rs 1.27 lakh crore
  2. B.Rs 1.78 lakh crore
  3. C.Rs 2.34 lakh crore
  4. D.Rs 95,000 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 1.78 lakh crore

The Raksha Mantri said defence production had surged to that record level in the financial year 2025-26, and that defence exports in the same period had reached an all-time high of about Rs 38,000 crore, both of which he attributed to the priority given to self-reliance in defence.

Q3363.DefenceEasy

Which document did Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh release at the Army Commanders' Conference on 23 October 2026?

  1. A.Joint Doctrine for Air Operations
  2. B.Land Warfare Doctrine
  3. C.Maritime Security Strategy
  4. D.National Cyber Security Policy
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Correct answer: B. Land Warfare Doctrine

The Raksha Mantri released it at the Army Commanders' Conference in New Delhi, and it provides an overarching framework to prepare the Indian Army for the evolving character of warfare and for future conflicts, which is why it was issued to the Army's senior leadership rather than to a joint…

Q3369.SportsEasy

Who won India's 100th medal at the Asian Para Games, and in which event?

  1. A.Haney, men's javelin throw F37/F38
  2. B.Sandeep Kumar, men's 400m T64
  3. C.Nitesh Kumar, men's singles SL3
  4. D.Naveen Sivakumar, men's singles SL4
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Correct answer: B. Sandeep Kumar, men's 400m T64

Competing at the Asian Para Games for the first time, Sandeep Kumar won the gold in that sprint and set a new world record, and the medal was counted as India's 100th at these Games, which is why the Prime Minister described it as a proud milestone for the nation.

Q3370.InternationalEasy

Which two countries is Shri Piyush Goyal visiting with a delegation of around 100 Indian businesses and startups?

  1. A.Germany and France
  2. B.Germany and the Netherlands
  3. C.Germany and Belgium
  4. D.Germany and Switzerland
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Correct answer: B. Germany and the Netherlands

A delegation of around 100 Indian businesses and startups is accompanying the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry on this visit, and the Berlin engagements form part of continuing efforts to deepen the India-Germany Strategic Partnership in trade, investment, technology and industrial cooperation.

Q3371.InternationalHard

The India-Germany Business Roundtable co-chaired by Shri Piyush Goyal was organised with DGAP and which body?

  1. A.Federation of German Industries
  2. B.Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business
  3. C.German Chamber of Commerce in India
  4. D.European Business Council
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Correct answer: B. Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business

The roundtable was organised along with the German Council on Foreign Relations and the APA, and German chief executives and business leaders took part.

Q3372.InternationalMedium

Shri Piyush Goyal and which German minister jointly inaugurated the India Centre at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin?

  1. A.Ms Katherina Reiche
  2. B.Mr Martin Blessing
  3. C.Ms Emma Marcegaglia
  4. D.Dr Tan See Leng
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Correct answer: A. Ms Katherina Reiche

She and Shri Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting in Berlin on industrial collaboration and the potential of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, and they jointly inaugurated the India Centre at DGAP, which is meant to promote policy research and dialogue on India-Germany relations.

Q3373.State NewsEasy

In her Bastar Dussehra address, the President linked equitable and inclusive development to achieving a developed India by which year?

  1. A.2030
  2. B.2035
  3. C.2040
  4. D.2047
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Correct answer: D. 2047

The President said she was happy to note that initiatives to provide financial support to tribal entrepreneurs and connect them with markets had been accelerated, and expressed confidence that such efforts would prove instrumental in achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047 through equitable and inclusive development.

Q3376.Science & TechnologyHard

According to the ARIES study, what happens to the shock in the accretion disc when a black hole spins rapidly?

  1. A.It is pushed farther from the black hole, giving only low-frequency QPOs
  2. B.It is pulled closer to the black hole, producing QPOs over a wider range of frequencies
  3. C.It disappears completely and no QPOs are produced
  4. D.It becomes permanently stable and stops oscillating
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Correct answer: B. It is pulled closer to the black hole, producing QPOs over a wider range of frequencies

The simulations showed that as spin increases, the oscillating shock moves inward and its oscillations grow more pronounced, so the predicted frequencies can exceed 100 Hz for a black hole of about ten solar masses, which matches the fast variations observed in black hole X-ray binary systems.

Q3377.Science & TechnologyEasy

In the context of black hole research, QPO stands for:

  1. A.Quantum Photon Oscillation
  2. B.Quasi-Periodic Oscillation
  3. C.Quadrupole Phase Orbit
  4. D.Quasar Polar Outflow
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Correct answer: B. Quasi-Periodic Oscillation

Matter pulled towards a black hole forms an accretion flow that falls inward at high speed and emits non-thermal radiation, and the brightness of that radiation shows nearly regular variations known as quasi-periodic oscillations.

Q3378.Science & TechnologyMedium

The study on the effect of black hole spin on quasi-periodic oscillations was led by scientists of which institute?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru
  2. B.Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
  3. C.Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
  4. D.Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
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Correct answer: B. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)

Its Numerical and Theoretical Astrophysics Group built the computer simulation of viscous accretion flows used in the work, which was led by Mr Sanit Debnath and Dr Indranil Chattopadhyay, with scientists from the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Poland and MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.

Q3379.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry implements the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana (AVYAY) for senior citizens?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.Ministry of Women and Child Development
  4. D.Ministry of Rural Development
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The scheme promotes the welfare of senior citizens through an integrated framework of care services, institutional support and state-level initiatives, and it addresses the needs of elderly persons, especially indigent senior citizens, by supporting residential care facilities, strengthening geriatric care capacity and encouraging awareness and evidence-based work on ageing.

Q3380.Government SchemesHard

Under AVYAY, what is the annual financial support extended to each Regional Resource and Training Centre (RRTC)?

  1. A.Rs 9.75 lakh
  2. B.Rs 19.58 lakh
  3. C.Rs 25 lakh
  4. D.Rs 1.2 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 19.58 lakh

The scheme guidelines of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana provide annual financial support of this amount to each Regional Resource and Training Centre, and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also assists designated non-governmental organisations and institutions that function as RRTCs, so that outreach, capacity building and service delivery…