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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

Q521.AppointmentsEasy

Who has assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India?

  1. A.Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir
  2. B.Prajith Kumar M. V.
  3. C.Chandra Bhushan Kumar
  4. D.Ramesh Krishnamurthi
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Correct answer: A. Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir

He has assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India, which works as an attached office of the Ministry of Mines, bringing more than three decades of experience in geological investigation, mineral exploration, engineering geology and institutional leadership.

Q522.Government SchemesMedium

Who is the Chairman of the Central Board of Trustees of the EPF?

  1. A.The Union Finance Minister
  2. B.The Union Minister for Labour and Employment
  3. C.The Central Provident Fund Commissioner
  4. D.The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
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Correct answer: B. The Union Minister for Labour and Employment

Mansukh Mandaviya, who holds the Labour and Employment portfolio along with Youth Affairs and Sports, presided over the Foundation Day function in his capacity as Chairman of the Central Board of Trustees of the EPF.

Q524.Government SchemesMedium

Inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to which amount will now be settled automatically?

  1. A.Rs 500
  2. B.Rs 1,000
  3. C.Rs 5,000
  4. D.Rs 10,000
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Correct answer: B. Rs 1,000

Under the scheme launched on the Foundation Day, subscribers holding Aadhaar-verified inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to one thousand rupees need not file an individual claim at all; EPFO will begin settlement on its own after the prescribed identity and bank-account verification and transfer the dues to the rightful…

Q528.Awards & HonoursMedium

A police force becomes eligible for the President’s Colour after how much service?

  1. A.More than 5 years
  2. B.More than 15 years
  3. C.More than 25 years
  4. D.More than 50 years
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Correct answer: B. More than 15 years

At the Chandigarh ceremony the Union Home Minister explained that the President’s Colour is granted to a force in recognition of service beyond fifteen years, with the discipline and the dedication of its personnel taken into account before the honour is given.

Q530.NationalHard

The medal winners of the World Transplant Games 2025, who were honoured at the National Organ Transplant Games, had competed in which city?

  1. A.Dresden, Germany
  2. B.Perth, Australia
  3. C.Malaga, Spain
  4. D.Newcastle, England
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Correct answer: A. Dresden, Germany

During the programme at Talkatora Stadium the Vice-President felicitated the medal winners of the World Transplant Games 2025, which were held at Dresden in Germany, and he also released the Zindagi Dobara calendar.

Q531.NationalMedium

Which body, working under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was among the organisers of the National Organ Transplant Games 2026?

  1. A.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  2. B.National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
  3. C.National Health Authority (NHA)
  4. D.Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
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Correct answer: B. National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)

The Games were put together by the Renal Care Foundation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and NOTTO, which functions under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Vice-President congratulated all three for the initiative.

Q532.NationalMedium

How many transplant recipients and donors held the Tadasana posture together to set a world record at the National Organ Transplant Games?

  1. A.370
  2. B.470
  3. C.570
  4. D.670
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Correct answer: C. 570

At the Games a record attempt was made in which 570 transplant recipients and organ donors held the Tadasana posture at the same time, and the World Book of Records, New Delhi, gave the organisers a certificate for the largest gathering of transplant recipients and donors doing that posture.

Q533.NationalEasy

At which venue were the National Organ Transplant Games 2026 inaugurated?

  1. A.Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
  2. B.Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
  3. C.Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
  4. D.Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi

The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, opened the National Organ Transplant Games 2026 at Talkatora Stadium in the capital, where transplant recipients, living donors and the families of donors who had died came together.

Q534.Government SchemesMedium

Who is the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying visiting Sikkim?

  1. A.Rajiv Ranjan Singh
  2. B.G. Kishan Reddy
  3. C.Satish Chandra Dubey
  4. D.Vikram Dev Dutt
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Correct answer: A. Rajiv Ranjan Singh

He is the minister visiting the Gangtok and Mangan districts of Sikkim on 2 and 3 November 2026 to review fisheries development, launch the Standard Operating Procedure for organic fish farming, inaugurate projects worth Rs 375 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and meet fish farmers.

Q535.Government SchemesMedium

Organic fisheries clusters under PMMSY have been notified in which two states?

  1. A.Sikkim and Meghalaya
  2. B.Assam and Tripura
  3. C.Sikkim and Manipur
  4. D.Nagaland and Meghalaya
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Correct answer: A. Sikkim and Meghalaya

Among the fisheries production and processing clusters notified under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the organic fisheries clusters are in these two states, which is also why a Standard Operating Procedure for organic fish farming is being launched during the ministerial visit to Sikkim.