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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

Q4723.Government SchemesMedium

BHARAT TULIP, launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, stands for which programme?

  1. A.Traditional Artisans’ Upliftment Livelihood Programme
  2. B.Tribal Upliftment and Local Industry Promotion
  3. C.Textile Units for Livelihood Improvement Programme
  4. D.Traditional Utility and Local Investment Plan
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Correct answer: A. Traditional Artisans’ Upliftment Livelihood Programme

BHARAT TULIP is the brand under which the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment offers goods made by its target groups on digital platforms in India and abroad, so that a craft worker reaches buyers far beyond a fairground.

Q4725.Government SchemesEasy

Where was the Shilp Samagam Mela 2026, which concluded on 20 October 2026, organised?

  1. A.Dasara Exhibition Grounds, Mysuru
  2. B.Dilli Haat, New Delhi
  3. C.Surajkund, Faridabad
  4. D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Correct answer: A. Dasara Exhibition Grounds, Mysuru

The nine-day fair of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ran at that ground in Mysuru in Karnataka and closed on 20 October 2026, drawing thousands of visitors to the handicraft and handloom goods on sale.

Q4726.Government SchemesMedium

Which ministry organises Shilp Samagam Mela through its three national corporations?

  1. A.Ministry of Textiles
  2. B.Ministry of Culture
  3. C.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  4. D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The mela is that ministry's marketing-support platform for artisans and beneficiaries linked to its three national corporations, namely the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, known by the short forms NSFDC, NSKFDC…

Q4727.Government SchemesMedium

BHARAT-TULIP, the initiative promoted at Shilp Samagam Mela 2026, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
  2. B.Tribal Upliftment and Local Industry Promotion
  3. C.Textile Units' Livelihood Improvement Plan
  4. D.Traditional Unified Loom Investment Programme
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Correct answer: A. Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme

The ministry described BHARAT-TULIP as a key focus of the Guwahati mela, an initiative that takes the products of artisans from the target groups to buyers through physical outlets as well as e-commerce platforms.

Q4729.NationalMedium

Which mantra did the Prime Minister ask the administration to follow while describing Ramrajya as a yardstick of governance?

  1. A.Jan Bhagidari
  2. B.Nagrik Devo Bhava
  3. C.Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas
  4. D.Atithi Devo Bhava
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Correct answer: B. Nagrik Devo Bhava

Describing the rule set up after Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya, the Prime Minister called Ramrajya a benchmark of non-discriminatory governance in which everyone receives justice and equal opportunity and authority works for public welfare rather than for command.

Q4730.NationalMedium

Which Indian festival was described in the address as having been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list?

  1. A.Holi
  2. B.Deepavali
  3. C.Chhath
  4. D.Navratri
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Correct answer: B. Deepavali

While speaking about the standing of Indian culture abroad, the Prime Minister observed that many places in the country have entered the UNESCO World Heritage list in recent years, and that Deepavali was taken on to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in the previous year.

Q4731.NationalEasy

How many ancient idols have been brought back to India in the past 12 years, as stated in the Vijaya Dashami address of 20 October 2026?

  1. A.More than 350
  2. B.More than 450
  3. C.More than 650
  4. D.More than 850
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Correct answer: C. More than 650

Speaking at the Vijaya Dashami celebrations at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, the Prime Minister said that over 650 ancient idols have been returned to the country during the preceding 12 years, reversing a long period in which heritage objects were carried out of India.

Q4732.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Who among the following founded the Dharma Sabha?

  1. A.Krishna Mohan Banerjee
  2. B.Keshab Chandra Sen
  3. C.Radhakanta Deb
  4. D.Akshay Kumar Datta
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Correct answer: C. Radhakanta Deb

Raja Radhakanta Deb founded the Dharma Sabha in Calcutta in 1830 to defend orthodox Hindu customs against reformers. The Dharma Sabha was set up mainly to oppose Lord William Bentinck's regulation of 1829 that banned sati, which Raja Rammohan Roy had campaigned for.

Q4733.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about rock structure: 1. Conglomerates are clastic sedimentary rocks. 2. Slate is a non-clastic sedimentary rock. 3. Granite is a plutonic igneous rock. 4. Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

Statement 2 is wrong because slate is a metamorphic rock, formed when shale is squeezed and heated, not a sedimentary rock.

Q4734.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

What were the main reforms undertaken under the New Economic Policy of the early 1990s ? 1. Trade liberalization 2. Public Sector Disinvestment 3. Poverty Alleviation 4. Rapid industrialization Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The New Economic Policy of 1991 rested on liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation, and trade liberalisation and public sector disinvestment were among its main measures.

Q4735.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IHard

Consider the following statements : 1. The circulation of nitrogen from the inorganic compounds in the soil to form protein in plants and animals and back again is known as the nitrogen cycle. 2. The preparation of ammonia by Haber process is an endothermic reaction. 3. Urea is synthetically made by the action of ammonia and carbon dioxide under high temperature and high pressure. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

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

The Haber process is exothermic, not endothermic: nitrogen and hydrogen combine to form ammonia and release heat. In the Haber process, N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 gives out about 92 kJ for every two moles of ammonia formed.

Q4736.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IHard

Which one of the following is NOT a favourable condition for occurrence of a thunderstorm?

  1. A.Conditional and convective instability
  2. B.Adequate supply of moisture in the lower atmosphere
  3. C.Advection of cold dry air in the lower troposphere and warm moist air in the upper troposphere
  4. D.A synoptic situation of low level convergence and upper level divergence
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Correct answer: C. Advection of cold dry air in the lower troposphere and warm moist air in the upper troposphere

Cold dry air below and warm moist air above makes the atmosphere stable, which suppresses rising air; a thunderstorm needs the reverse, warm moist air near the ground and colder, drier air aloft.

Q4737.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Initially, what was the purpose of setting up of the hill stations during the colonial period in India?

  1. A.To serve as winter capitals for the British
  2. B.To serve the needs of the British army
  3. C.To source timber from forests
  4. D.To set up sanatoria
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Correct answer: B. To serve the needs of the British army

The first hill stations grew out of military needs: cantonments for troops and places where soldiers could be kept healthy.

Q4738.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following effects best explains the high partial pressure of carbon dioxide causing haemoglobin to release oxygen in actively respiring tissues?

  1. A.Haldane effect
  2. B.Allee effect
  3. C.Bohr effect
  4. D.Eagle effect
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Correct answer: C. Bohr effect

The Bohr effect is the fall in haemoglobin's affinity for oxygen when carbon dioxide and acidity rise, so oxygen is unloaded where tissues need it most.

Q4739.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IHard

Which one of the following statements about the Himalayas is NOT correct ?

  1. A.They are young fold mountains
  2. B.They have geosynclinal rocks
  3. C.Himalayan frontal faults (HFF) separates Himalaya from Tibet
  4. D.Indus and Sutlej rivers form antecedent drainage in Himalaya
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Correct answer: C. Himalayan frontal faults (HFF) separates Himalaya from Tibet

The Himalayan Frontal Fault lies on the southern edge of the range and separates the Himalaya from the Indo-Gangetic plains, not from Tibet.

Q4740.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : 1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan. 2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class. 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 Congress Socialist Party was formed in 1934 by Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan, and in 1936 Nehru asked the Congress to adopt socialism.