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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

Q13462.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 26 Oct 2021, Shift 2Easy

Who among the following became the acting Prime Minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru?

  1. A.Indira Gandhi
  2. B.Gulzarilal Nanda
  3. C.Morarji Desai
  4. D.Zakir Hussain
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Correct answer: B. Gulzarilal Nanda

When Jawaharlal Nehru died on 27 May 1964, Gulzarilal Nanda, the senior-most minister, was sworn in as acting Prime Minister and held office for about two weeks until the Congress party chose Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Q13463.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 Dec 2022, Shift 1Easy

Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of NITI Aayog?

  1. A.President
  2. B.Prime Minister
  3. C.Home Minister
  4. D.Finance Minister
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Correct answer: B. Prime Minister

NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, was set up on 1 January 2015 by a resolution of the Union Cabinet to replace the Planning Commission, which had existed since 1950.

Q13464.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · 7 Feb 2021Medium

A motion of no-confidence is moved against

  1. A.An individual Minister.
  2. B.The Council of Ministers.
  3. C.The Prime Minister.
  4. D.A political party.
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Correct answer: B. The Council of Ministers.

A no-confidence motion tests whether the government still has the support of the Lok Sabha, and because the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to that House under Article 75(3), the motion is moved against the Council as a whole, never against a single minister.

Q13466.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 16 Jun 2025, Shift 3Medium

Which Constitutional Amendment explicitly inserted the term 'Cabinet' into the Indian Constitution in the context of Article 352?

  1. A.42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977
  3. C.44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978
  4. D.45th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1980
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Correct answer: C. 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978

The word "Cabinet" did not appear anywhere in the original Constitution, which speaks only of the Council of Ministers.

Q13467.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · 4 Feb 2018Medium

Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?

  1. A.91st Amendment
  2. B.87th Amendment
  3. C.97th Amendment
  4. D.90th Amendment
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Correct answer: A. 91st Amendment

The 91st Amendment Act, 2003 inserted Article 75(1A), which says the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Union Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha, and Article 164(1A), which applies the same limit to the States…

Q13468.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 18 Mar 2026, Shift 2Medium

What is the main difference between a Cabinet Minister and a Minister of State with independent charge?

  1. A.A Ministry of State is included in Cabinet meetings but does not exercise any significant powers.
  2. B.A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.
  3. C.A Minister of State with independent charge does not exercise any significant powers.
  4. D.A Minister of State with independent charge does not hold any specific responsibilities.
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Correct answer: B. A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.

The Council of Ministers has three ranks. Cabinet Ministers head the most important ministries and sit in the Cabinet.

Q13469.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 18 Jun 2025, Shift 2Easy

Who administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Union Ministers under Article 75(4) of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Chief Justice of India
  2. B.Prime Minister
  3. C.Vice President
  4. D.President of India
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Correct answer: D. President of India

Article 75(4) says that before a minister enters office, the President shall administer to him or her the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out in the Third Schedule.

Q13470.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 21 Nov 2025, Shift 1Easy

For how long a person can serve as a minister without being a member of either House of Parliament of India?

  1. A.6 consecutive months
  2. B.3 consecutive months
  3. C.12 consecutive months
  4. D.2 consecutive month
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Correct answer: A. 6 consecutive months

Article 75(5) says a minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall, at the end of that period, cease to be a minister.

Q13471.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · 27 May 2019, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is dealt in Article 78 of the Constitution?

  1. A.President's power to send advisory messages to the Parliament
  2. B.Emergency powers of the President
  3. C.President's power to get information from the Council of Ministers
  4. D.Prime Minister's duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government's decisions and policies
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Correct answer: D. Prime Minister's duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government's decisions and policies

Article 78 makes it the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the Union and proposals for legislation; to furnish such information about them as the President may call for; and, if the President so…

Q13472.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 9 Sep 2024, Shift 3Medium

Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the ________.

  1. A.term of office of the Vice-President
  2. B.Vice-President of India
  3. C.oath of office by the Vice-President
  4. D.conduct of business of the Government of India
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Correct answer: D. conduct of business of the Government of India

Article 77 says all executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President, and that the President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the government's business and for allocating it among ministers.

Q13474.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 13 Feb 2025, Shift 1Easy

Article 74 of the Constitution elaborates on which of the following?

  1. A.Appointment of Chief Justice by President
  2. B.Appointment of Vice President by President
  3. C.Council of Ministers to aid and advise President
  4. D.Appointment of Chairman of Finance Commission
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Correct answer: C. Council of Ministers to aid and advise President

Article 74(1) says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at its head to aid and advise the President, who shall act in accordance with that advice.

Q13479.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC Civil Service 2018 Official PaperHard

Parliament can Amend the provision on official language of India under the Constitution by

  1. A.a simple majority of its members
  2. B.2/3 rd majority
  3. C.3/4 th majority
  4. D.support of 1/3 of its members
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Correct answer: A. a simple majority of its members

Article 343 says Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union and that English was to continue for fifteen years from 1950, but it also lets Parliament provide by law for the continued use of English after that period, and such a law needs only a simple…

Q13480.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 22nd Dec 2018, Shift 2Medium

Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the election of the Vice-President held?

  1. A.Article 54
  2. B.Article 63
  3. C.Article 66
  4. D.Article 74
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Correct answer: C. Article 66

Article 66 lays down the manner of electing the Vice-President of India. He is chosen by an electoral college made up of the members of both Houses of Parliament, elected and nominated alike, by proportional representation through the single transferable vote and by secret ballot.