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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

Q1201.EconomyEasy

How much dividend did the National Small Industries Corporation present to the Government of India for the financial year 2025-26?

  1. A.Rs 29.40 crore
  2. B.Rs 47.76 crore
  3. C.Rs 112.50 crore
  4. D.Rs 159 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 47.76 crore

The Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the corporation, Dr Subhransu Sekhar Acharya, presented a dividend of that amount on 28 October 2026 to the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and the Minister of State, Shobha Karandlaje, with the Secretary of the ministry, Bharat Khera, and senior…

Q1204.Banking & FinanceMedium

Which body was empowered by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to decide procedural issues and allow deviations in strategic disinvestment, and so fixed the best offer round for IDBI Bank?

  1. A.The Securities and Exchange Board of India
  2. B.The Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment
  3. C.The Reserve Bank of India
  4. D.The Department of Financial Services
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Correct answer: B. The Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment

The Finance Ministry's clarification explains that DIPAM has no internal procedure for the situation in which the highest financial bid comes in below the reserve price, and that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, in its meeting of 16 August 2017, approved a note on the procedure and mechanism for…

Q1205.EconomyMedium

Which textile park did Piyush Goyal describe as the first fully functional PM MITRA park?

  1. A.Kakatiya Mega Textile Park, Warangal
  2. B.Zaheerabad Industrial Smart City
  3. C.Navi Mumbai Integrated Textile Park
  4. D.Amravati Mega Textile Park
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Correct answer: A. Kakatiya Mega Textile Park, Warangal

Listing projects launched or supported in Telangana, the minister referred to this park in Warangal and described it as the first fully functional PM MITRA park in the country.

Q1206.EconomyHard

The Motupalli Abhaya Shasana, recalled by Piyush Goyal as an early charter assuring traders of stability, was issued in 1244 by which ruler?

  1. A.Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara
  2. B.Ganapati Deva of the Kakatiya dynasty
  3. C.Rajaraja Chola I
  4. D.Prataparudra II of Warangal
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Correct answer: B. Ganapati Deva of the Kakatiya dynasty

While speaking about Telangana's long trading tradition, the minister recalled the Motupalli Abhaya Shasana, a maritime charter issued in 1244 by the Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva, which promoted stability and predictability in trade.

Q1208.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Domestic tourist visits to the eight north eastern states rose from 95.65 lakh in 2019 to what figure in 2025?

  1. A.1.21 crore
  2. B.1.35 crore
  3. C.1.51 crore
  4. D.1.84 crore
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Correct answer: C. 1.51 crore

At the inauguration of the mart the Union Tourism Minister gave the growth of tourism in the region in plain numbers: domestic tourist visits to the eight north eastern states stood at 95.65 lakh in 2019 and reached 1.51 crore in 2025, which works out to a rise of roughly…

Q1209.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many international buyers from how many countries are taking part in the 14th International Tourism Mart?

  1. A.32 buyers from 18 countries
  2. B.43 buyers from 22 countries
  3. C.81 buyers from 16 countries
  4. D.42 buyers from 14 countries
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Correct answer: B. 43 buyers from 22 countries

Speaking to the press at Tawang, the Union Minister for Tourism and Culture said the fourteenth edition had brought together 43 international buyers drawn from 22 countries, and he described this as the highest international buyer participation the mart has ever recorded.

Q1211.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct about NISHTHA, a Government of India initiative ?

  1. A.It is a training module recently introduced in LBSNAA for civil servants.
  2. B.It is a teacher-training programme.
  3. C.It is a training programme for the new recruits in Delhi Police to inculcate integrity of service among them.
  4. D.It is a workshop for newly elected Members of Parliament organized routinely by the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
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Correct answer: B. It is a teacher-training programme.

NISHTHA stands for National Initiative for School Heads' and Teachers' Holistic Advancement, a programme to train school teachers and heads.

Q1212.Computer AwarenessAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Which one of the following is the characteristic of Artificial Intelligence ?

  1. A.Replicates human decision making
  2. B.Stores relevant information
  3. C.Stores similar kind of data for a specific purpose
  4. D.Allows user to interact with media
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Correct answer: A. Replicates human decision making

Artificial Intelligence is the ability of a machine to perform tasks that normally need human intelligence, such as reasoning, learning and taking decisions.

Q1215.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

On 26th November, 1949, which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India came into effect? 1. Citizenship 2. Elections 3. Provisional Parliament 4. Fundamental Rights Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The provisions on citizenship, elections and the provisional Parliament came into force on 26 November 1949, the day the Constitution was adopted.

Q1216.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

'Xeriscaping' is a concept related to

  1. A.landscaping related to save water
  2. B.landscaping related to save soil erosion
  3. C.weathering of rock surface
  4. D.All of the above
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Correct answer: A. landscaping related to save water

Xeriscaping is a way of designing gardens and landscapes so that they need little or no irrigation. The word joins the Greek xeros, meaning dry, with landscaping.

Q1217.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKHard

Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions? 1. Bijak in Varanasi 2. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan 3. Adi Granth Sahib Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Kabir's verses survive in three separate but overlapping traditions: the Bijak, the Kabir Granthavali and the Adi Granth Sahib. Kabir, a weaver of Varanasi who lived around the fifteenth century, spoke of a formless God and mocked empty ritual in both Hindu and Muslim practice.