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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

Q6221.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.It provides a set of basic rules.
  2. B.It specifies the power of the Government.
  3. C.It is the supreme law of the land.
  4. D.It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.
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Correct answer: D. It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.

The Constitution makes itself supreme, not any one organ; it balances parliamentary sovereignty with judicial review. India took a middle path between the British idea of parliamentary sovereignty and the American idea of judicial supremacy.

Q6222.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Consider the following statements regarding the International Date Line :

1. It is roughly 180° meridian, which deviates slightly East and West to avoid land areas surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean.

2. The date to the East of this line is (24 hours) earlier than to the West.

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: B. 2 only

The date just east of the line is one day behind the date just west of it, but the line runs through the Pacific Ocean, not the Atlantic.

Q6227.Reports & IndicesEasy

According to the CII white paper, what size should India's media and entertainment sector reach by the early 2030s?

  1. A.$50 billion
  2. B.$75 billion
  3. C.$100 billion
  4. D.$250 billion
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Correct answer: C. $100 billion

The white paper released by the Confederation of Indian Industry outlines a roadmap for India's media and entertainment sector to reach that size by the early 2030s, and it argues that faster reforms, stronger regional markets and measurable implementation are what would get the sector there.

Q6229.InternationalHard

In the 114th Development Committee Plenary, India sought closer collaboration among which three World Bank Group institutions?

  1. A.IBRD, IFC and MIGA
  2. B.IBRD, IDA and IMF
  3. C.IFC, ICSID and ADB
  4. D.MIGA, IDA and AIIB
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Correct answer: A. IBRD, IFC and MIGA

In her statement the Finance Minister encouraged stronger collaboration among these three arms and pressed for the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform to be operationalised faster, pointing out that developing economies are constrained by a shortage of risk capital and that guarantees and risk mitigation instruments are among the most…

Q6230.InternationalMedium

What was the agenda of the 114th Development Committee Plenary that India addressed?

  1. A.Debt Sustainability and Climate Finance
  2. B.Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs
  3. C.Food Security and Rural Credit
  4. D.Digital Public Infrastructure and Trade
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Correct answer: B. Private Capital Mobilisation and Jobs

That was the stated agenda of the plenary, and India's intervention was delivered on precisely this topic, arguing that productive and better paid employment is the most effective pathway to cutting poverty and spreading prosperity.

Q6235.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Indian economy, "Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations" are the instruments of :

  1. A.Bond market
  2. B.Forex market
  3. C.Money market
  4. D.Stock market
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Correct answer: C. Money market

CBLO was a short-term borrowing and lending instrument backed by government securities, which places it in the money market. The money market deals in funds lent for short periods, from overnight up to one year, through instruments such as call money, treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and repos.

Q6236.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

In the context of electric vehicle batteries, consider the following elements : I. Cobalt II. Graphite III. Lithium IV. Nickel How many of the above usually make up battery cathodes?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All the four
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Correct answer: C. Only three

Cobalt, lithium and nickel are cathode materials, while graphite is used for the anode. A lithium-ion battery has a positive electrode (cathode), a negative electrode (anode) and an electrolyte through which lithium ions move.

Q6237.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct ? 1. It is the largest desert lake in the world. 2. The lake is situated in South Sudan along the eastern fringe of the Sahara desert. 3. The lake is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also referred to as the 'Jade Sea'. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Lake Turkana is the world's largest desert lake and a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Jade Sea, but it lies in Kenya, not South Sudan.

Q6238.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to pre-packaged items in India, it is mandatory to the manufacturer to put which of the following information on the main label, as per the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations, 2011? 1. List of ingredients including additives 2. Nutrition information 3. Recommendations, if any, made by the medical profession about the possibility of any allergic reactions 4. Vegetarian/ non-vegetarian Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The 2011 FSSAI labelling rules made the list of ingredients, nutrition information and the vegetarian or non-vegetarian mark compulsory, but not medical advice on allergies.

Q6239.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements: 1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim. 2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta. 3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

The Rangeet is a Sikkim river that joins the Teesta, but the Teesta neither shares the Brahmaputra's source nor reaches the sea by itself.