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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

Q4661.SportsMedium

What does the code T47 in the event name ‘Men’s High Jump T47’ indicate?

  1. A.The height cleared by the winner
  2. B.The number of athletes in the final
  3. C.The classification of the athletes competing
  4. D.The edition number of the Games
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Correct answer: C. The classification of the athletes competing

Para athletics groups competitors by the type and degree of their impairment and marks each group with a code, so a medal is always announced with that code attached.

Q4665.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following is/are the applied forces in mechanical weathering process? 1. Gravitational force 2. Expansion force 3. Force due to water pressure Select the answer using the code given below :

  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

Mechanical (physical) weathering breaks rocks without changing their chemistry, and all three forces drive it. Gravitational forces act as overburden pressure, load and shearing stress on rocks.

Q4667.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATMedium

Consider the following historical events : 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2. Second Round Table Conference 3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli 4. Peasant Movement in Kheda Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?

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

The order is Kheda (1918), Bardoli (1928), the Gandhi–Irwin Pact (March 1931) and the Second Round Table Conference (September–December 1931).

Q4668.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Which of the following Acts established the Board of Control to guide and control the work of the Court of Directors and the Government of India ?

  1. A.Regulating Act of 1773
  2. B.Pitt's India Act of 1784
  3. C.Charter Act of 1793
  4. D.Charter Act of 1813
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Correct answer: B. Pitt's India Act of 1784

It created a Board of Control in Britain to supervise the civil, military and revenue affairs of the East India Company, while the Court of Directors kept its commercial work.

Q4669.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one among the following American newsmagazines was highly sceptical of Gandhiji's Dandi march initially but within a week completely changed its opinion and saluted him as a Saint and Statesman ?

  1. A.Saturday Evening Post
  2. B.Readers Digest
  3. C.Time
  4. D.Life
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Correct answer: C. Time

When the Salt March began in March 1930, Time magazine mocked Gandhi's thin frame and doubted that the march would reach Dandi; within a week, struck by the crowds and the response, it was hailing him as a saint and a statesman.

Q4674.SportsMedium

Pradeep Kumar’s silver at the Asian Para Games 2026 was notable because

  1. A.it was his first medal at the Games
  2. B.it was his second consecutive silver in the event
  3. C.it was won in a team event
  4. D.it was won in the shot put
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Correct answer: B. it was his second consecutive silver in the event

Pradeep Kumar finished second in the Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games for the second time in a row, and on this occasion the medal came with a personal best as well.

Q4675.SportsMedium

Which two Indian athletes won medals in the Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?

  1. A.Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma
  2. B.Pradeep Kumar and Praveen Sharma
  3. C.Ashok and Himanshu Nandal
  4. D.Ayush Verma and Praveen Sharma
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Correct answer: A. Pradeep Kumar and Ayush Verma

Both stood on the podium in the same Men’s Javelin Throw F53/54 event on 20 October 2026, Pradeep Kumar taking the silver and Ayush Verma the bronze, and each of them recorded a personal best.

Q4676.NationalHard

Which statement about the Union Home Minister’s Ludhiana address is correct?

  1. A.He asked people to report the drug trade on the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline
  2. B.He announced a new central police force for Punjab
  3. C.He said all three murder cases were already with the CBI
  4. D.He announced a financial package for Ludhiana’s Ramlila Committee
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Correct answer: A. He asked people to report the drug trade on the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline

The correct answer is that he asked people to report the drug trade on the Narcotics Control Bureau’s toll-free helpline, saying that the government would act on the information the public provided.

Q4677.NationalMedium

At the Ludhiana Vijayadashami event attended by the Union Home Minister, the effigy of Ravana that was burnt symbolised what?

  1. A.Chitta, that is drugs
  2. B.Corruption in public offices
  3. C.Stubble burning
  4. D.Illegal migration
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Correct answer: A. Chitta, that is drugs

The effigy burnt by Amit Shah at Ludhiana on 20 October 2026 was described as the symbolic Ravana of chitta, which let the festival’s central idea, the victory of good over evil, carry a message about the drug trade in Punjab.

Q4678.NationalEasy

By which date did Union Home Minister Amit Shah say Punjab would be freed of the drug trade?

  1. A.31 December 2027
  2. B.31 December 2029
  3. C.15 August 2030
  4. D.26 January 2028
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Correct answer: B. 31 December 2029

Speaking at the Vijayadashami festival in Ludhiana on 20 October 2026, the Union Home Minister said the resolve taken that day was to free the whole of Punjab from the drug trade by that date and to make the state drug-free, and he described it as the greatest tribute possible…

Q4679.SportsMedium

What is common to the two Indian para shooting medals won on 20 October 2026?

  1. A.Both were won in the same class, the 10m Air Pistol SH1
  2. B.Both were won by the same shooter
  3. C.Both were gold medals
  4. D.Both were won in rifle events
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Correct answer: A. Both were won in the same class, the 10m Air Pistol SH1

Manish Narwal took the silver in the men’s event and Shrishti Arora the bronze in the women’s event, so the distance, the weapon and the class code are identical and only the section and the colour of the medal differ.

Q4680.SportsMedium

Shrishti Arora’s bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 is notable for which reason?

  1. A.It came at her first Asian Para Games
  2. B.It was India’s first medal in para shooting
  3. C.It was won in a rifle event
  4. D.It was won in a mixed team event
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Correct answer: A. It came at her first Asian Para Games

Shrishti Arora secured the bronze in the Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 event on 20 October 2026 while competing at the Games for the first time, and the Prime Minister described the medal as a wonderful beginning, saying he was confident she would continue to make the nation proud.