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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

Q14421.DefenceMedium

The MoU signed between India and Sri Lanka on 9 September 2026 covers the upgradation of which equipment?

  1. A.Dornier maritime patrol aircraft
  2. B.L70 air defence guns of the Sri Lankan Air Force
  3. C.Offshore patrol vessels of the Sri Lankan Navy
  4. D.Radar stations of the Sri Lankan Army
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Correct answer: B. L70 air defence guns of the Sri Lankan Air Force

Six of these guns are to be upgraded under a grant from the Government of India, and the guns themselves had been supplied to Sri Lanka by India earlier, which is why the upgrade falls to India.

Q14422.DefenceEasy

Whom did Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh call on as the President of Sri Lanka during his Colombo visit on 9 September 2026?

  1. A.Mr Anura Kumara Dissanayake
  2. B.Dr Harini Amarasuriya
  3. C.Mr Aruna Jayasekara
  4. D.Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Correct answer: A. Mr Anura Kumara Dissanayake

In that meeting the President assured India that Sri Lankan territory would never be used for activities hostile to Indian security interests, and he thanked India for the relief provided under Operation Sagar Bandhu.

Q14423.EconomyMedium

Under which framework were the eight railway multitracking projects approved on 9 September 2026 planned?

  1. A.Bharatmala Pariyojana
  2. B.Sagarmala Programme
  3. C.PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan
  4. D.Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
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Correct answer: C. PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan

Both Cabinet decisions state that the projects were planned under this master plan, whose aim is to raise multi-modal connectivity and logistics efficiency through integrated planning and consultation with stakeholders.

Q14425.EconomyEasy

What is the total approved cost of the five railway multitracking projects cleared for Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana on 9 September 2026?

  1. A.Rs 10,021 crore
  2. B.Rs 10,783 crore
  3. C.Rs 12,540 crore
  4. D.Rs 9,656 crore
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Correct answer: A. Rs 10,021 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved five projects of the Ministry of Railways at this cost, spread over 17 districts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, and adding about 540 km to the network.

Q14430.DefenceMedium

The India-Morocco Joint Defence Committee was created under an agreement signed during whose visit to Morocco?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The Raksha Mantri
  3. C.The External Affairs Minister
  4. D.The Chief of Defence Staff
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Correct answer: B. The Raksha Mantri

A Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation was signed when Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited Morocco in September 2025, and the Joint Defence Committee is the institutional mechanism established through that MoU.

Q14433.DefenceMedium

At which station is Exercise Veer Guardian-2026 being held?

  1. A.Air Force Station Hindon
  2. B.Air Force Station Kalaikunda
  3. C.Air Force Station Jodhpur
  4. D.Air Force Station Sulur
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Correct answer: C. Air Force Station Jodhpur

The Ministry of Defence has said that the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defence Force are flying the Veer Guardian-2026 exercise at this station in Rajasthan, and the programme runs from 9 September 2026 to 22 September 2026.

Q14435.Government SchemesEasy

Nanha Sa Dil, whose milestones were marked at the same event, addresses which health problem in children?

  1. A.Thalassemia
  2. B.Congenital heart defects
  3. C.Childhood tuberculosis
  4. D.Severe acute malnutrition
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Correct answer: B. Congenital heart defects

Nanha Sa Dil is run by Coal India Limited with the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust, began in four districts of Jharkhand in March 2024, and has completed more than 1,500 corrective surgeries that are free for the family, including the cost of travel and hospital stay.

Q14436.Government SchemesEasy

Under which Act did corporate social responsibility become a statutory obligation in India, making the new coal sector framework the first sector-specific one since then?

  1. A.The Companies Act, 1956
  2. B.The Companies Act, 2013
  3. C.The Mines and Minerals Act, 1957
  4. D.The Coal Mines Act, 1952
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Correct answer: B. The Companies Act, 2013

The launch described the coal sector document as the first sector-specific corporate social responsibility framework since statutory CSR came in under that Act, which is the legal anchor of the entire CSR system for Indian companies.

Q14437.Government SchemesMedium

Which institute has prepared the Comprehensive CSR Framework for Indian Coal Companies?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
  2. B.Indian Institute of Public Administration
  3. C.National Institute of Financial Management
  4. D.Indian School of Mines
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Correct answer: A. Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

The framework launched by the Union Minister of Coal and Mines in New Delhi on 8 September 2026 was drafted by this institute and is meant to guide outcome-oriented corporate social responsibility spending for people living around coal mines.

Q14438.EconomyEasy

Kharif crops in India are generally sown in which season?

  1. A.With the onset of the south-west monsoon
  2. B.After the winter rains in December
  3. C.In the summer months after the rabi harvest only
  4. D.Only in irrigated command areas in February
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Correct answer: A. With the onset of the south-west monsoon

That is why the agriculture ministry publishes a weekly progressive sowing report through the monsoon months and why the position as on 4 September 2026, when the sown area stood at 1086.31 lakh hectares, is treated as an important signal for the year's foodgrain supply.

Q14439.EconomyMedium

Which two crop groups recorded higher area coverage than the corresponding period of last year in the kharif report of 8 September 2026?

  1. A.Rice and cotton
  2. B.Oilseeds and sugarcane
  3. C.Pulses, and jute and mesta
  4. D.Coarse cereals and cotton
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Correct answer: C. Pulses, and jute and mesta

Pulses were sown on 117.13 lakh hectares against 115.30 lakh hectares a year earlier, and jute and mesta on 6.34 lakh hectares against 6.24 lakh hectares, so these are the only two groups of the report standing above last season.

Q14440.EconomyMedium

What was the all India kharif sown area as on 4 September 2026, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare?

  1. A.986.31 lakh hectares
  2. B.1086.31 lakh hectares
  3. C.1186.31 lakh hectares
  4. D.1286.31 lakh hectares
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Correct answer: B. 1086.31 lakh hectares

The weekly progressive sowing report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issued on 8 September 2026, gives this as the total area under kharif crops for the position as on 4 September 2026.