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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

Q1683.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following National Parks of India are declared as World Heritage by UNESCO? 1. Keoladeo National Park 2. Sundarbans National Park 3. Kaziranga National Park 4. Ranthambore National Park Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Keoladeo, Sundarbans and Kaziranga national parks are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, while Ranthambore National Park is not one in its own right.

Q1685.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the ultraviolet light is not correct?

  1. A.It is an electromagnetic wave.
  2. B.It can travel through vacuum.
  3. C.It is a longitudinal wave.
  4. D.Its wavelength is shorter/smaller than that of visible light.
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Correct answer: C. It is a longitudinal wave.

Ultraviolet light is an electromagnetic wave, and all electromagnetic waves are transverse, not longitudinal. In an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetic fields vibrate at right angles to each other and to the direction in which the wave travels, which is the mark of a transverse wave.

Q1686.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about 'fission' is correct? 1. It is related with the creation of new individuals by means of cell division in unicellular organism. 2. It is related with the transformation of heavier nuclei into smaller nuclei. 3. It is related with the creation of a heavier nuclei by means of combining two higher nuclei. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

The word fission is used in two sciences: in biology for splitting of a single-celled organism, and in physics for splitting of a heavy nucleus.

Q1688.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKMedium

Which among the following is not the strength or chief benefit of Bicameralism?

  1. A.Second chambers check the first chambers and prevent majoritarian rule.
  2. B.It checks the powers of the executive.
  3. C.The second chambers can act as a constitutional safeguard.
  4. D.It often acts as a check on democratic rule, particularly when their members are non-elected or indirectly elected.
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Correct answer: D. It often acts as a check on democratic rule, particularly when their members are non-elected or indirectly elected.

Acting as a check on democratic rule, especially when members are nominated or indirectly elected, is a criticism of second chambers, not one of their benefits.

Q1689.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

Consider the following statements : 1. An additional spending by the Government of ₹ X is likely to have less impact on income than an additional transfer of ₹ X to households. 2. An additional spending by the Government of ₹ X is likely to have less impact on income if it is not accompanied by an expansion in money supply. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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

Government spending adds to income more than an equal transfer, and its effect is smaller when money supply is not expanded alongside it.

Q1691.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following social movements : 1. Chipko Movement 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Satyashodhak Samaj Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the launch of the above social movements ?

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

The Satyashodhak Samaj came first in 1873, the Bardoli Satyagraha followed in 1928 and the Chipko Movement began in 1973.

Q1693.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which of the following are the core functions of the United Nations multidimensional peacekeeping operations? 1. Stabilization 2. Peace consolidation 3. To extend support to a losing State in a war Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Multidimensional peacekeeping aims to stabilise a country after conflict and to consolidate the peace, while staying impartial between the parties.

Q1694.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Which one of the following was primarily associated with 'Dadni' system?

  1. A.Textile production
  2. B.Warfare
  3. C.Payment to officials
  4. D.Revenue collection
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Correct answer: A. Textile production

Under the dadni system, European companies gave cash advances to weavers through middlemen to secure cloth for export. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the English, Dutch and French companies bought huge quantities of cotton and silk cloth in Bengal and other regions.

Q1695.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Angular velocity for all locations on the Earth's surface is the same while linear velocity varies. 2. Linear velocity is maximum at the equator and minimum at the poles. 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: C. Both 1 and 2

Every point on the Earth turns through 360 degrees in the same time, but points nearer the equator travel a longer circle and so move faster.

Q1700.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKHard

Khasi language is included in

  1. A.Munda branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family
  2. B.Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family
  3. C.North Assam branch of Sino-Tibetan family
  4. D.Assam-Myanmari branch of Sino-Tibetan family
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Correct answer: B. Mon-Khmer branch of Austro-Asiatic sub-family

Khasi, spoken mainly in Meghalaya, belongs to the Mon-Khmer group of the Austric (Austro-Asiatic) languages, along with its close relatives Pnar and War.