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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

Q14287.Indian PolityMedium

Who presided over the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly as its temporary President?

  1. A.Dr Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.Dr Sachchidananda Sinha
  3. C.Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. D.G.V. Mavalankar
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Correct answer: B. Dr Sachchidananda Sinha

When the Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946, Sinha, its oldest member, was made the temporary President, following the French practice of letting the senior-most member preside until a regular head is chosen.

Q14288.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 18 Oct 2021, Shift 1Easy

When did the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly take place?

  1. A.January 1950
  2. B.August 1945
  3. C.December 1946
  4. D.July 1948
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Correct answer: C. December 1946

The Constituent Assembly met for the first time on 9 December 1946. The Muslim League boycotted the sitting and pressed its demand for a separate Pakistan, and Dr Sachchidananda Sinha, the oldest member, presided as temporary President.

Q14289.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC MTS · 4 May 2023, Shift 1Easy

The constituent assembly was formed on the recommendation of the Cabinet Mission which visited India in______.

  1. A.1962
  2. B.1959
  3. C.1952
  4. D.1946
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Correct answer: D. 1946

The Cabinet Mission came to India in 1946 to work out how power would be handed over, and its plan laid down how a Constituent Assembly would be formed: 389 seats in all, 296 for British India and 93 for the princely states, with the members from the provinces elected…

Q14296.EconomyEasy

Asia's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone (TMZ), whose site was inspected by the Union Communications Minister in September 2026, is being set up in which city?

  1. A.Indore
  2. B.Gwalior
  3. C.Noida
  4. D.Bhopal
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Correct answer: B. Gwalior

The Ministry of Communications said Asia's first Telecom Manufacturing Zone will be established in Gwalior, and Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inspected the identified site at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Counter Magnet City (SADA) on 20 September 2026.

Q14297.EnvironmentEasy

At the NGT conference in September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu cited which Government of India initiative as showing that ecological restoration can be achieved through public participation?

  1. A.Mission LiFE
  2. B.Namami Gange
  3. C.Green India Mission
  4. D.Nagar Van Yojana
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Correct answer: A. Mission LiFE

In her address the President said India has done commendable work in fostering environmental awareness by engaging common citizens, especially the youth, and that the Government's Mission LiFE initiative has shown that meaningful strides towards ecological restoration can be made through public participation and community ownership.

Q14298.EnvironmentMedium

Who is named as the Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal in the release on its international conference of September 2026?

  1. A.Justice Prakash Shrivastava
  2. B.Justice B.V. Nagarathna
  3. C.Tushar Mehta
  4. D.Manohar Lal
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Correct answer: A. Justice Prakash Shrivastava

The release identifies him as the Chairperson of the NGT. In his valedictory address he said the two days of discussion had shown the need to move beyond identifying environmental problems to building laws, institutions and partnerships able to respond to them, and that climate action must be inclusive and…

Q14299.EnvironmentMedium

According to Union Minister Manohar Lal at the NGT conference in September 2026, non-fossil sources account for nearly what share of India's installed generation capacity?

  1. A.40 per cent
  2. B.50 per cent
  3. C.55 per cent
  4. D.65 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 55 per cent

Speaking at the valedictory session of the National Green Tribunal's conference, Manohar Lal, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Power, said non-fossil sources account for nearly 55 per cent of India's installed generation capacity.

Q14300.EnvironmentEasy

What is the title of the souvenir released by the National Green Tribunal at its international conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' in September 2026?

  1. A.Harit Nyayam
  2. B.Prakriti Vandan
  3. C.Harit Bharat
  4. D.Paryavaran Nyay
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Correct answer: A. Harit Nyayam

At the valedictory session in New Delhi on 20 September 2026, Union Minister Manohar Lal released the NGT's souvenir titled Harit Nyayam and presented its first copy to the President of India.