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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

Q14142.Science & TechnologyMedium

Semicon 2.0, approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026, has an outlay of how much?

  1. A.₹76,000 crore
  2. B.₹1,00,000 crore
  3. C.₹1,27,500 crore
  4. D.₹1,64,000 crore
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Correct answer: C. ₹1,27,500 crore

Semicon 2.0 was approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026 with this outlay. It builds on Semicon 1.0 and rests on six pillars: design; machines and materials; more fabs; advanced packaging; research and development; and talent development.

Q14143.Science & TechnologyEasy

SEMICON India 2026 was held at which venue?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
  3. C.Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
  4. D.BIEC, Bengaluru
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Correct answer: B. Yashobhoomi, New Delhi

The fifth edition of SEMICON India ran there for three days, from 17 to 19 September 2026, on the theme "Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem", with more than 600 exhibiting companies, a Start-up Pavilion, a Workforce Development Pavilion, country and State pavilions and a hackathon.

Q14144.Government SchemesMedium

From 11 September 2024, which group was brought under AB PM-JAY irrespective of income, with the Ayushman Vay Vandana card?

  1. A.All ASHA workers
  2. B.All senior citizens aged 70 and above
  3. C.All construction workers
  4. D.All students in government schools
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Correct answer: B. All senior citizens aged 70 and above

On 11 September 2024 the Government extended AB PM-JAY to everyone aged 70 and above, regardless of income, covering about 6 crore senior citizens.

Q14145.Government SchemesMedium

Beneficiary families under AB PM-JAY are identified on the basis of which database?

  1. A.Census 2011
  2. B.Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011
  3. C.National Family Health Survey
  4. D.Aadhaar database
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Correct answer: B. Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011

Rural families qualify under six deprivation criteria of the SECC 2011, such as households with only one kucha room, no adult member between 16 and 59, female-headed households without an adult male, households with a disabled member, SC/ST households and landless households dependent on casual manual labour.

Q14149.Indian PolityEasy

Who described the Preamble as the 'identity card of the Constitution'?

  1. A.N.A. Palkhivala
  2. B.K.M. Munshi
  3. C.Sir Ernest Barker
  4. D.Dr B.R. Ambedkar
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Correct answer: A. N.A. Palkhivala

Palkhivala. Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala, one of India's most eminent jurists and constitutional lawyers, called the Preamble the "identity card of the Constitution", because it tells us in one sentence what the Constitution is, where its authority comes from and what it sets out to achieve.

Q14150.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 17 Mar 2026, Shift 3Medium

The Preamble primarily serves as which of the following?

  1. A.A schedule to the Constitution
  2. B.A guiding principle for interpretation
  3. C.A financial guideline
  4. D.An enforceable part of law
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Correct answer: B. A guiding principle for interpretation

The Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law: it is neither a source of power for the legislature nor a limit on its powers.

Q14151.Indian PolityMedium

In which case did the Supreme Court reverse its earlier view and hold that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution?

  1. A.Berubari Union case (1960)
  2. B.Golaknath case (1967)
  3. C.LIC of India case (1995)
  4. D.Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
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Correct answer: D. Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)

In the Berubari Union case of 1960 the Supreme Court had said that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution, though it is a key to the minds of its makers.

Q14152.Indian PolityMedium

From which source did the ideal of social, economic and political justice in the Preamble come?

  1. A.The French Revolution
  2. B.The American Declaration of Independence
  3. C.The Russian Revolution
  4. D.The British Magna Carta
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Correct answer: C. The Russian Revolution

The ideal of justice in the Preamble, described as social, economic and political, was inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917, which is why books often list the former USSR as its source.

Q14155.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 27 Jul 2023, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following is mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship
  2. B.Fraternity assuring human dignity
  3. C.Equality of status and employment
  4. D.Justice, social, economic and administrative
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Correct answer: A. Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship

These are the exact words the Preamble uses for liberty, and they appear in it just as written here. Each of the other options changes one word of the real text, which is exactly how this question catches people.

Q14157.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 10 Jul 2024, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following word sequences is correct as per the Preamble to the Constitution?

  1. A.Sovereign, secular, socialist, democratic, republic
  2. B.Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic
  3. C.Secular, democratic, secular, socialist, sovereign
  4. D.Socialist, secular, democratic, republic, sovereign
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Correct answer: B. Sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic

This is the order in which the Preamble describes India: "a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC". Socialist and secular were inserted between sovereign and democratic by the 42nd Amendment in 1976; before that the phrase read "sovereign democratic republic".

Q14158.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 14 Jun 2022, Shift 2Easy

Fill in the blank using words contained in the Preamble to the Constitution of India: We, ______, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens....

  1. A.The Supreme Court
  2. B.The Indian Parliament
  3. C.The Central Government
  4. D.The People of India
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Correct answer: D. The People of India

The Preamble opens with the words "We, the people of India", which name the people as the source from which the Constitution draws its authority.