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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

Q12121.InternationalMedium

Which set of laws did India highlight at the 15th UN Congress as its new criminal codes?

  1. A.Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act
  2. B.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
  3. C.Bharatiya Danda Sanhita, Bharatiya Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Praman Adhiniyam
  4. D.Bharatiya Nyaya Adhiniyam, Bharatiya Nagarik Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita
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Correct answer: B. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

The correct answer is the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, the three laws the minister described as built around technology, faster justice, forensic investigation and digital-first procedures.

Q12124.DefenceMedium

What made the Tangdhar phase of Operation Drishti in September 2026 a first of its kind?

  1. A.It was the first eye camp run entirely by robotic surgery
  2. B.It was the first mega eye surgical camp held at the Line of Control, in an underground operation theatre
  3. C.It was the first camp conducted jointly with a foreign medical team
  4. D.It was the first camp held aboard a naval hospital ship
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Correct answer: B. It was the first mega eye surgical camp held at the Line of Control, in an underground operation theatre

Tangdhar lies in a sensitive sector along the Line of Control, and taking cataract, glaucoma and retinal surgery there meant working below ground, where 220 operations were completed over two days.

Q12127.Government SchemesMedium

Under which ministry does the Department of Pharmaceuticals, which runs the PRIP scheme, function?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Science and Technology
  3. C.Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
  4. D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

The correct answer is the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, which houses the Department of Pharmaceuticals, and it is that department which announced the approvals under PRIP.

Q12129.EnvironmentMedium

Which body did the Environment Ministry name as working with stakeholders on the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region?

  1. A.Central Pollution Control Board
  2. B.Commission for Air Quality Management
  3. C.National Green Tribunal
  4. D.Indian Meteorological Department
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Correct answer: B. Commission for Air Quality Management

The correct answer is the Commission for Air Quality Management, usually written as CAQM, which the ministry named as the body coordinating work with the agencies concerned.

Q12132.EnvironmentMedium

Which ministry released the implementation guidelines of National Coastal Mission 2.0?

  1. A.Ministry of Jal Shakti
  2. B.Ministry of Earth Sciences
  3. C.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  4. D.Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The correct answer is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the guidelines were released by its minister, Bhupender Yadav, in New Delhi.

Q12133.EnvironmentMedium

National Coastal Mission 2.0 is to be implemented across how many coastal states and Union Territories?

  1. A.Seven coastal states and three Union Territories
  2. B.Nine coastal states and four Union Territories
  3. C.Eleven coastal states and two Union Territories
  4. D.Thirteen coastal states and five Union Territories
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Correct answer: B. Nine coastal states and four Union Territories

That is the geography named for the mission, and it matches the shape of the Indian coastline, where the shore runs through nine states and a set of island and coastal Union Territories.

Q12135.DefenceMedium

What was the centenary theme of the Military Nursing Service?

  1. A.Service Before Self, Always and Everywhere
  2. B.Compassion in Uniform, Courage at Heart
  3. C.Honouring the Past, Healing the Present and Inspiring the Future
  4. D.A Century of Care for the Nation
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Correct answer: C. Honouring the Past, Healing the Present and Inspiring the Future

The centenary events were conducted in keeping with this theme and reaffirmed the service's values of compassion, professional excellence and service to the nation.

Q12139.Science & TechnologyHard

Roughly what share of the universe's hydrogen was in neutral atomic form at the epoch CHIME observed?

  1. A.About two per cent
  2. B.About twenty per cent
  3. C.About half
  4. D.Almost all of it
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Correct answer: A. About two per cent

An accompanying paper examined what the observed signal reveals about the distribution of hydrogen, and co-author Shabbir Shaikh of Arizona State University said the data indicate that roughly this share of the universe's hydrogen was in neutral atomic form at that time, broadly consistent with other measurements.

Q12140.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which Indian institute's researchers were part of the CHIME collaboration behind this detection?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Astrophysics
  2. B.Physical Research Laboratory
  3. C.Raman Research Institute
  4. D.Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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Correct answer: C. Raman Research Institute

The study that reported the first standalone detection included CHIME collaborators at RRI, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, and its associate professor Saurabh Singh is among the co-authors quoted on the result.