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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

Q12164.Science & TechnologyEasy

CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad, launched in September 2026, is meant for which purpose?

  1. A.Auditing state government accounts online
  2. B.AI-enabled translation of official and audit-related documents
  3. C.Filing income tax returns in Indian languages
  4. D.Digitising old audit records into searchable images
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Correct answer: B. AI-enabled translation of official and audit-related documents

The tool was built by BHASHINI as a customised language artificial intelligence solution for the audit institution, with care given to consistent terminology, translation that keeps context, and the quality of what comes out.

Q12165.Reports & IndicesHard

Which five industries together contributed more than 45 per cent of India's manufacturing gross value added in 2024-25?

  1. A.Textiles, leather, paper, rubber and plastics
  2. B.Basic metal, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food products
  3. C.Cement, glass, fertiliser, sugar and jute
  4. D.Electronics, software, telecom equipment, batteries and solar cells
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Correct answer: B. Basic metal, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and food products

These five industry groups together accounted for more than 45 per cent of the country's manufacturing value added during the year, which shows how concentrated factory output remains in a handful of heavy and consumer-facing industries.

Q12173.EnvironmentMedium

The Green Energy Corridor Phase-III scheme is expected to support which national capacity target?

  1. A.500 GW installed non-fossil capacity by 2030
  2. B.900 GW installed non-fossil capacity by 2035
  3. C.450 GW installed solar capacity by 2040
  4. D.1,200 GW installed renewable capacity by 2047
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Correct answer: B. 900 GW installed non-fossil capacity by 2035

The scheme is described as an aid to reaching that target, since new renewable capacity is of little use unless the power it makes can be carried to load centres.

Q12174.EnvironmentMedium

Under GEC-III, greenfield intra-state transmission projects will be implemented through which route?

  1. A.Tariff Based Competitive Bidding
  2. B.Cost Plus Basis
  3. C.Nomination to central public sector undertakings
  4. D.Swiss challenge method
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Correct answer: A. Tariff Based Competitive Bidding

Every greenfield project under the transmission component of GEC-III goes through this route, with Transmission Service Providers taking part on a Build-Own-Operate-Maintain model, abbreviated BOOM.

Q12178.EconomyMedium

The rule that minimum support price should be at least one and a half times the all-India weighted average cost of production was announced in which Union Budget?

  1. A.Union Budget 2014-15
  2. B.Union Budget 2018-19
  3. C.Union Budget 2020-21
  4. D.Union Budget 2022-23
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Correct answer: B. Union Budget 2018-19

The rabi price revision for marketing season 2027-28 was described as being in line with the announcement made in that Budget, which set the benchmark of fixing a floor price at no less than one and a half times the all-India weighted average cost of production.