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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

Q5761.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Statement I : Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death against the Communal Award announced by the British Government. Statement II : The Poona Pact resulted in a joint electorate with an enhanced number of seats reserved for Depressed Classes.

  1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: B. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Both statements are true, but the Poona Pact was the result of Gandhi's fast, not the reason for it, so Statement II does not explain Statement I. British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in August 1932.

Q5762.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements is true with regard to an economy which is on its production possibility frontier?

  1. A.The economy has to sacrifice some production of one commodity in order to increase the production of another commodity
  2. B.There is no limit or constraint for the economy in the production of goods and services
  3. C.The economy can produce more of one commodity up to a point without reducing the production of any other commodity
  4. D.Its production possibility frontier is an upward sloping curve
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Correct answer: A. The economy has to sacrifice some production of one commodity in order to increase the production of another commodity

On the frontier all resources are fully and efficiently used, so producing more of one good is possible only by giving up some of the other.

Q5765.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements are correct? 1. The Third Round Table Conference met in London in November 1932 without the participation of Congress 2. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference led to the passing of the Government of India Act, 1935 3. The Government of India Act, 1935 did not favor the idea of provincial autonomy 4. The Governor was not given any power in the Act of 1935 to take over and run the administration of a province Select the answer using the code given below:

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

The Third Round Table Conference met in London in November 1932 without the Congress, and its work led to the Government of India Act, 1935.

Q5766.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is an example of a price ceiling?

  1. A.Fares charged by Airlines in India
  2. B.Price printed on biscuit packets
  3. C.Minimum support price for cane growers
  4. D.Minimum wages fixed by state Governments
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Correct answer: B. Price printed on biscuit packets

The printed maximum retail price is the most a seller may charge, so it works as an upper limit, a price ceiling.

Q5767.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Article 20(1) of the Constitution of India is/are correct? 1. It contains a provision against ex post facto legislation. 2. A legislation shall not be competent to make a criminal law retrospective. Select the answer using the code given below.

  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

Article 20(1) bars ex post facto criminal laws, so a legislature cannot make a criminal law apply retrospectively. Article 20 gives protection in respect of conviction for offences.

Q5768.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IHard

Which one of the following statements about the Gupta period is NOT correct?

  1. A.Forced labour (Vishti) became more common than before in this period
  2. B.A passage in the Vishnu Purana refers to the Guptas enjoying all the territories along the Ganga up to Prayaga
  3. C.The Mehrauli inscription suggests that Chandragupta fought against a confederacy of enemies in Bengal and also led a campaign into the Punjab
  4. D.Saurashtra was not a part of the Gupta Empire
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Correct answer: D. Saurashtra was not a part of the Gupta Empire

This statement is false: Saurashtra was a Gupta province after Chandragupta II defeated the Western Kshatrapas. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) ended the rule of the Shaka Western Kshatrapas in Gujarat and Malwa around the end of the fourth century, adding Saurashtra and the western ports to the empire.

Q5771.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about human rights is/are correct? 1. The first generation rights were traditional civil and political rights. 2. The second generation rights are solidarity rights. Select the answer using the code given below.

  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: A. 1 only

First generation rights are civil and political rights, but solidarity rights are the third generation, not the second. The idea of three generations of human rights was put forward by the Czech-French jurist Karel Vasak in 1977, linked to the French slogan of liberty, equality and fraternity.

Q5772.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following educational development indicators is currently used by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to construct Human Development Index?

  1. A.Level of Literacy
  2. B.Gross Enrolment Ratio
  3. C.Mean Years of Schooling
  4. D.Dropout rate
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Correct answer: C. Mean Years of Schooling

Since 2010 the UNDP measures the education dimension of the HDI with mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling.

Q5773.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

For anything to be recognized as money, it needs to have which of the following characteristics? 1. Act as an intermediate in the exchange process 2. Standard unit for quoting prices 3. Must be easily divisible 4. Have higher value in alternative uses Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Money must work as a medium of exchange, serve as a unit of account and be easy to divide; a higher value in other uses is not required.

Q5775.SportsHard

Which of the following is a new component introduced in the revised scheme?

  1. A.Setting up single-sport Olympic Training Centres
  2. B.Free air tickets for all domestic athletes
  3. C.A cash award for every medal won at school games
  4. D.Monthly pension for all serving coaches
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Correct answer: A. Setting up single-sport Olympic Training Centres

Until now, athletes preparing for major international competitions trained at National Centres of Excellence, academies, private facilities and foreign venues.

Q5777.SportsMedium

What is the total outlay of the revised Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations?

  1. A.Rs 3,062 crore
  2. B.Rs 7,386.74 crore
  3. C.Rs 12,500 crore
  4. D.Rs 980 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 7,386.74 crore

The Government approved the continuation of the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations for the five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31, which corresponds to the Sixteenth Finance Commission cycle, at this outlay, and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports then issued the operational guidelines along with revised norms…