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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

Q564.Government SchemesMedium

Which two modules form the CSR framework of Vidyanjali?

  1. A.The CSR Module and the Adopt-a-School Module
  2. B.The Volunteer Module and the Donation Module
  3. C.The School Grant Module and the Teacher Support Module
  4. D.The Community Module and the Asset Transfer Module
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Correct answer: A. The CSR Module and the Adopt-a-School Module

These two make up the corporate social responsibility side of Vidyanjali and allow an organisation to take up a requirement a school has itself identified and to contribute towards that school's development.

Q565.Government SchemesEasy

Vidyanjali, the school volunteer programme, is an initiative of which department?

  1. A.The Department of Higher Education
  2. B.The Department of School Education and Literacy
  3. C.The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
  4. D.The Department of Youth Affairs
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Correct answer: B. The Department of School Education and Literacy

Vidyanjali is its initiative for strengthening government and government-aided schools through organised community and private sector participation, and it runs on a digital platform that connects a school with volunteers, organisations and CSR partners.

Q566.Government SchemesMedium

Counting the latest round, how many Yuva Samvads have been held and about how many youth have they engaged?

  1. A.62 Samvads and about 11,000 youth
  2. B.116 Samvads and about 24,000 youth
  3. C.158 Samvads and about 32,000 youth
  4. D.200 Samvads and about 40,000 youth
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Correct answer: C. 158 Samvads and about 32,000 youth

With the latest round of programmes added in, a total of 158 Yuva Samvads have been conducted across 28 states and union territories, engaging roughly 32,000 young people and 158 Youth Icons.

Q568.Government SchemesEasy

The Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote campaign is organised by which body?

  1. A.The Election Commission of India
  2. B.Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)
  3. C.The National Youth Council
  4. D.The University Grants Commission
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Correct answer: B. Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat)

It organised 62 editions of the Know Your Vote Samvad on 31 October 2026 in colleges and educational institutions across 16 states and union territories, and over 11,000 young people attended.

Q570.EconomyMedium

The tax devolution of Rs 1,09,019 crore released on 31 October 2026 was which additional instalment of that kind in the financial year?

  1. A.The first
  2. B.The second
  3. C.The third
  4. D.The fourth
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Correct answer: B. The second

The release of Rs 1,09,019 crore made on 31 October 2026 was described as the second additional instalment of tax devolution in the running financial year, which means one such extra transfer had already gone out earlier in the same year.

Q571.EconomyEasy

How much did the Union Government release to the states as an additional instalment of tax devolution on 31 October 2026?

  1. A.Rs 89,086 crore
  2. B.Rs 1,09,019 crore
  3. C.Rs 1,78,173 crore
  4. D.Rs 2,09,019 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 1,09,019 crore

On 31 October 2026 the Union Finance Ministry passed this sum to the state governments as an additional instalment of tax devolution, that is, a transfer made over and above the share of central taxes the states already receive every month.

Q572.NationalHard

Which Lieutenant Governor was among the guests at the Sardar Katha programme?

  1. A.Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
  2. B.Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  3. C.Praful Patel, Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  4. D.R. K. Mathur, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
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Correct answer: A. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

The correct answer is Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, who attended the programme at Uprashtrapati Bhavan along with other invited guests.

Q573.NationalMedium

According to the Vice-President's address, how many princely states had to be integrated into the Indian Union at the time of Independence?

  1. A.More than 350
  2. B.More than 450
  3. C.More than 550
  4. D.More than 650
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Correct answer: C. More than 550

Recalling the position in 1947, the Vice-President said Partition had left the country in uncertainty and that this many princely states had to be brought into the Indian Union, a task Sardar Patel completed through determination, persuasion, administrative ability and statesmanship.

Q575.NationalMedium

Who presented the Sardar Katha attended by the Vice-President at Uprashtrapati Bhavan?

  1. A.Dr Shobhana Radhakrishna
  2. B.Sudha Murty
  3. C.Dr Kiran Bedi
  4. D.Chitra Mudgal
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Correct answer: A. Dr Shobhana Radhakrishna

Her account carried the life, the ideals and the contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the audience gathered at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, and the Vice-President thanked her and her team at the close for bringing that legacy nearer through the tradition of katha.

Q576.NationalMedium

The National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, supports the paperless functioning of which bodies?

  1. A.State Legislatures
  2. B.District courts
  3. C.Gram panchayats
  4. D.Central universities
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Correct answer: A. State Legislatures

NeVA is described as the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and it carries the paperless working of State Legislatures, which makes legislative business quicker and cuts the use of paper.

Q579.NationalMedium

Which department steers Special Campaign 6.0 for institutionalising Swachhata and reducing pendency in government offices?

  1. A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  2. B.Department of Personnel and Training
  3. C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. D.Department of Expenditure
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Correct answer: A. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

It steers the campaign across ministries and departments, with the aim of making Swachhata a settled part of office life and of raising administrative efficiency through orderly record management, the clearing of pending matters on time and better use of office space.