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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

Q1381.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was/were inserted into its Preamble? 1. 'Liberty of thought, expression and belief' was substituted by 'Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship'. 2. The expression 'Unity of the Nation' was substituted by 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation'. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

The 42nd Amendment of 1976 changed 'unity of the Nation' to 'unity and integrity of the Nation', but it did not touch the words on liberty.

Q1382.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following ? 1. A food component 2. A normative level of expenditure for essential non-food items 3. A behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The Rangarajan Committee built its poverty line basket from all three parts named in the question. The expert group headed by C. Rangarajan was set up in 2012 and reported in 2014, to review the Tendulkar method.

Q1385.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in

  1. A.The Supreme Court of India
  2. B.The Parliament of India
  3. C.The Election Commission of India
  4. D.The Chief Election Commissioner
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Correct answer: C. The Election Commission of India

Article 324(1) vests the superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission, as a body. Under Article 324 the Commission conducts elections to Parliament, the State legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President.

Q1386.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Article 352 of the Constitution of India contains provisions related to

  1. A.financial emergency
  2. B.failure of constitutional machinery in States
  3. C.suspension of the enforcement of rights conferred in Part III of the Constitution
  4. D.general emergency
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Correct answer: D. general emergency

Article 352 lets the President proclaim a national (general) emergency when the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Q1389.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He is appointed by the President of India
  2. B.He can be removed from office in the same way as the judge of the Supreme Court of India
  3. C.The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office
  4. D.The salary of the CAG is charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India
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Correct answer: C. The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office

This is the incorrect statement: Article 148(4) bars the CAG from any further office under the Government of India or of any State after leaving the post.

Q1390.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is set up by the

  1. A.Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  2. B.NITI Aayog
  3. C.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India
  4. D.Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
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Correct answer: B. NITI Aayog

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) was set up by NITI Aayog in 2016 as the Government of India's flagship programme to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

Q1395.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following filed the Writ Petition that led to the famous verdict of the Supreme Court of India recognising the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?

  1. A.Justice P. N. Bhagwati
  2. B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
  3. C.Justice K. S. Puttaswamy
  4. D.Justice Anil R. Dave
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Correct answer: C. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy

Retired Karnataka High Court judge K. S. Puttaswamy challenged the Aadhaar scheme in 2012, and his petition led to the 2017 ruling that privacy is a Fundamental Right.

Q1396.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." This observation can be found in the Constitution of which one of the following Organs of the United Nations ?

  1. A.World Health Organisation
  2. B.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
  3. C.International Atomic Energy Agency
  4. D.United Nations Economic and Social Council
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Correct answer: B. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

The famous line opens the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO, adopted in London in November 1945.

Q1397.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements concerning the natural vegetation of India is not correct?

  1. A.Sal is found in moist deciduous forests.
  2. B.Casuarina is largely found along the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
  3. C.Deodar is a coniferous species of tree.
  4. D.Shola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.
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Correct answer: D. Shola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.

This statement is wrong: Shola forests grow in the high hills of South India, in the Western Ghats, not in the Himalaya.

Q1399.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

The creation of a Federal Court in India was advocated by which of the following Acts/Commissions?

  1. A.The Government of India Act, 1919
  2. B.The Lee Commission, 1923
  3. C.The Government of India Act, 1935
  4. D.The Indian Councils Act, 1909
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Correct answer: C. The Government of India Act, 1935

This Act provided for a Federal Court, which was set up at Delhi in October 1937 to settle disputes between the Centre and the provinces.

Q1400.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a part of Article 51 of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Promote international peace and security
  2. B.Maintain just and honourable relations between nations
  3. C.Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes
  4. D.Encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration
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Correct answer: C. Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes

Article 51 says nothing about UN peacekeeping forces; it is a Directive Principle on the promotion of international peace and security.