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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

Q461.Government SchemesEasy

Dairy and livestock projects of what value are being taken up in the Gangtok and Mangan districts of Sikkim?

  1. A.Rs 151.56 lakh
  2. B.Rs 251.56 lakh
  3. C.Rs 351.56 lakh
  4. D.Rs 451.56 lakh
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Correct answer: B. Rs 251.56 lakh

Projects and initiatives of this value are being inaugurated and launched in the Gangtok and Mangan districts of Sikkim to strengthen dairy development and livestock infrastructure, and they include a microbiology laboratory for the Sikkim Milk Union, new dairy cooperative societies, a traceability initiative for Churpi cheese and the promotion…

Q464.NationalEasy

Who received the sacred relics of Lord Buddha at Tawang Monastery?

  1. A.The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B.Chief Minister Pema Khandu
  3. C.The Prime Minister
  4. D.The Chief Minister of Sikkim
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Correct answer: B. Chief Minister Pema Khandu

The relics were ceremonially received at Tawang by the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, and the traditional religious reception at the historic Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, or Tawang Monastery, took place in the presence of the Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, along with venerable Buddhist monks…

Q465.NationalEasy

The sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha, taken to Arunachal Pradesh, were brought from which institution?

  1. A.Indian Museum, Kolkata
  2. B.National Museum, New Delhi
  3. C.Sarnath Museum, Varanasi
  4. D.Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. National Museum, New Delhi

The holy relics of Shakyamuni Buddha were brought from the National Museum in the capital for public veneration in Arunachal Pradesh, and they are scheduled to go back to the same museum once the exposition ends.

Q466.InternationalMedium

Which European business federation co-hosted the roundtable with the Embassy of India in Brussels addressed by the Commerce Secretary?

  1. A.EUROCHAMBRES
  2. B.BusinessEurope
  3. C.Federation of European Exporters
  4. D.European Round Table for Industry
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Correct answer: B. BusinessEurope

The Commerce Secretary took part in a BusinessEurope roundtable with European industry representatives, co-hosted with the Embassy of India in Brussels, and the Indian Ambassador, Shri Pranay Verma, also addressed it on 30 October 2026.

Q468.InternationalMedium

Which Directorate-General of the European Commission, discussed in the customs and trade facilitation meeting, deals with taxation and the customs union?

  1. A.DG TRADE
  2. B.DG INTPA
  3. C.DG TAXUD
  4. D.DG GROW
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Correct answer: C. DG TAXUD

In the meeting with him the two sides took up customs cooperation, trade facilitation and the preparations needed before the India-EU Free Trade Agreement can be put into effect, and both accepted that efficient, transparent and digitally enabled customs procedures help business by lowering transaction costs and letting genuine trade…

Q469.InternationalEasy

Who held high-level meetings with European Commission officials in Brussels in early November 2026?

  1. A.The Foreign Secretary
  2. B.The Commerce Secretary, Rajesh Agrawal
  3. C.The Finance Secretary
  4. D.The Revenue Secretary
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Correct answer: B. The Commerce Secretary, Rajesh Agrawal

He travelled to Brussels and met three Directors-General of the European Commission, and the talks were about trade facilitation, market access, supply chain resilience, customs cooperation and the groundwork for the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.

Q471.EconomyMedium

According to the KVIC Chairman, what was the turnover of the Khadi and village industries sector in the financial year 2025-26?

  1. A.More than Rs 1.55 lakh crore
  2. B.More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore
  3. C.More than Rs 2.51 lakh crore
  4. D.More than Rs 95,000 crore
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore

Speaking to media representatives at the fest, KVIC Chairman Manoj Goel said the sector's turnover had crossed that mark in the financial year 2025-26, and that the sector gives work to more than 2.04 crore people.

Q473.NationalMedium

What saving in the cost of moving one container is expected from the Sindi Railway project?

  1. A.From Rs 2 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh
  2. B.From Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1 lakh
  3. C.From Rs 1 lakh to Rs 60,000
  4. D.From Rs 3 lakh to Rs 2 lakh
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Correct answer: B. From Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1 lakh

The dry port at Sindi Railway will let cotton, cotton lint, textiles and oranges of Vidarbha travel to Bangladesh through Haldia in Kolkata instead of being hauled to Mumbai first, and this shorter journey is what brings the freight for one container down to the lower figure.

Q474.NationalMedium

Which agency, along with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, is developing the Multi-Modal Logistics Park at Sindi Railway?

  1. A.Container Corporation of India
  2. B.National Highways Logistics Management Limited
  3. C.Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation
  4. D.Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
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Correct answer: B. National Highways Logistics Management Limited

It is a special purpose vehicle of the National Highways Authority of India, and it is raising the park through AMARA TRANZ Solution jointly with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on 150 acres near Sindi Railway railway station.

Q475.NationalEasy

At which place was the bhoomipujan of a Multi-Modal Logistics Park performed on 1 November 2026?

  1. A.Sindi Railway, on the Nagpur-Wardha district border
  2. B.Jalna, in the Marathwada region
  3. C.Bhusawal, in the Jalgaon district
  4. D.Hingoli, in central Maharashtra
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Correct answer: A. Sindi Railway, on the Nagpur-Wardha district border

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari performed the bhoomipujan there, and the park is being developed over 150 acres of land close to the Sindi Railway railway station.

Q479.Persons in NewsMedium

Whose cause of reviving the ancient Aryan system of education did Swami Shraddhanand carry forward?

  1. A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. B.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. C.Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati
  4. D.Jyotiba Phule
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Correct answer: C. Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati

The President said that Swami Shraddhanand made tireless efforts to revive the ancient Aryan system of education that Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati had championed, and that by reviving and strengthening the Gurukul system he breathed new life into the stream of Indian education and culture.