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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

Q7621.Art & CultureMedium

Under the Adopt a Heritage scheme, the company or individual that adopts a monument for its upkeep and visitor amenities is called

  1. A.Monument Mitra
  2. B.Heritage Sakhi
  3. C.Virasat Prahari
  4. D.Smarak Sevak
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Correct answer: A. Monument Mitra

Adopt a Heritage was announced on World Tourism Day in 2017 by the Ministry of Tourism along with the Ministry of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India, and it allows a company, trust or individual to take up a monument and pay for its drinking water, toilets, signage, lighting…

Q7624.Art & CultureMedium

The HRIDAY scheme, launched in January 2015 for heritage cities, was launched by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Tourism
  2. B.Ministry of Culture
  3. C.Ministry of Urban Development
  4. D.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Urban Development

HRIDAY, the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana, was launched on 21 January 2015 to develop the old core of twelve heritage cities, dealing with water supply, sanitation, drainage, roads, street furniture and the conservation of heritage buildings in the same area.

Q7625.Art & CultureEasy

The Swadesh Darshan scheme for the development of theme-based tourist circuits is run by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Culture
  2. B.Ministry of Tourism
  3. C.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  4. D.Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Tourism

Swadesh Darshan was launched in 2014-15 as a central sector scheme of the Ministry of Tourism, which means the entire expenditure is borne by the central government, and its purpose is the integrated development of tourist circuits built around a theme such as Buddhism, the Ramayana or the coast.

Q7626.Indian PolityHard

Under the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, the presiding officer of a Gram Nyayalaya is known as the

  1. A.Nyaya Panch
  2. B.Nyayadhikari
  3. C.Sarpanch Magistrate
  4. D.Lok Adalat Chairman
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Correct answer: B. Nyayadhikari

The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008, in force from 2 October 2009, provides for mobile village courts at the intermediate panchayat level presided over by a Nyayadhikari appointed by the State Government in consultation with the High Court, who holds the rank and draws the salary of a judicial magistrate of…

Q7627.Indian PolityMedium

Which one of the following statements about the award of a Lok Adalat is correct?

  1. A.It is only a recommendation and is not binding on the parties
  2. B.It is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and no appeal lies against it
  3. C.It can be appealed against before the High Court within thirty days
  4. D.It requires confirmation by the District Judge before it takes effect
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Correct answer: B. It is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and no appeal lies against it

Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 every award of a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court, is final and binding on all the parties to the dispute, and no appeal lies against it in any court, because the award rests on the consent…

Q7628.Indian PolityMedium

Who is the Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Chief Justice of India
  3. C.The Union Minister of Law and Justice
  4. D.The Attorney General for India
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Correct answer: B. The Chief Justice of India

Under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 the National Legal Services Authority has the Chief Justice of India as its Patron-in-Chief, while a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court, nominated by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice, is its Executive Chairman.

Q7630.Indian PolityMedium

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the decisions of tribunals are subject to the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts?

  1. A.S. P. Sampath Kumar v. Union of India
  2. B.L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India
  3. C.Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
  4. D.S. R. Bommai v. Union of India
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Correct answer: B. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India

A seven-judge bench struck down Article 323A(2)(d) and Article 323B(3)(d) to the extent that they excluded the jurisdiction of the High Courts under Articles 226 and 227, held that judicial review by the High Courts and the Supreme Court is part of the basic structure, and ruled that tribunals are…

Q7632.Indian PolityHard

Which statement about Article 323A is correct?

  1. A.Both Parliament and the State legislatures may set up tribunals under it
  2. B.Only Parliament may set up tribunals under it, and only for public service matters
  3. C.It permits a hierarchy of tribunals for taxation and land reforms
  4. D.It bars the Supreme Court from hearing appeals from tribunals
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Correct answer: B. Only Parliament may set up tribunals under it, and only for public service matters

Article 323A empowers only Parliament to provide for the adjudication of disputes relating to recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services, and the tribunals it allows are limited to such service matters, with one tribunal for the Union and one for each State or for two…

Q7633.Indian PolityMedium

Part XIV-A of the Constitution, containing Articles 323A and 323B on tribunals, was inserted by which amendment?

  1. A.The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.The 44th Amendment Act, 1978
  3. C.The 52nd Amendment Act, 1985
  4. D.The 73rd Amendment Act, 1992
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Correct answer: A. The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

Acting on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, this amendment added a new Part XIV-A titled Tribunals, with Article 323A for administrative tribunals and Article 323B for tribunals on other matters.

Q7634.Indian PolityMedium

Control over the subordinate courts of a State, including the posting, promotion and leave of judicial officers, is vested in which authority?

  1. A.The Governor of the State
  2. B.The High Court of the State
  3. C.The State Public Service Commission
  4. D.The Law Department of the State Government
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Correct answer: B. The High Court of the State

Article 235 says that the control over district courts and courts subordinate to them, including the posting and promotion of, and the grant of leave to, persons belonging to the judicial service of a State, shall vest in the High Court.

Q7635.Indian PolityEasy

Under which Article of the Constitution are district judges in a State appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court?

  1. A.Article 124
  2. B.Article 217
  3. C.Article 233
  4. D.Article 243
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Correct answer: C. Article 233

It provides that appointments of persons to be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to that State.

Q7636.Indian PolityAsked in: Delhi · 13 Nov 2019, Shift 2Easy

How many levels of courts are there in India?

  1. A.3
  2. B.2
  3. C.5
  4. D.4
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Correct answer: A. 3

India has a single integrated judiciary arranged in three levels: the Supreme Court at the apex, the High Courts at the level of the States, and the subordinate or district courts below them.

Q7639.Indian HistoryEasy

The Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 was fought between Ahmad Shah Abdali and

  1. A.The Marathas
  2. B.The Sikhs
  3. C.The East India Company
  4. D.The Nizam of Hyderabad
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Correct answer: A. The Marathas

On 14 January 1761 Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan, helped by Najib-ud-Daula and Shuja-ud-Daula, defeated the Maratha army commanded by Sadashivrao Bhau; the Peshwa's son Vishwasrao was killed, and the defeat destroyed Maratha hopes of replacing the Mughals at Delhi.

Q7640.Indian HistoryMedium

The Treaty of Allahabad of 1765, which gave the East India Company the diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, followed which battle?

  1. A.The Battle of Plassey
  2. B.The Battle of Buxar
  3. C.The Third Battle of Panipat
  4. D.The Battle of Sobraon
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Correct answer: B. The Battle of Buxar

By the Treaty of Allahabad the next year the Company received the diwani, the right to collect revenue, in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, and Clive built the system of dual government on it.