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UPSC GK Questions 2026

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UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q361.Banking & FinanceMedium

Through which body is the CGFMU guarantee extended to lending institutions?

  1. A.Small Industries Development Bank of India
  2. B.National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited
  3. C.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
  4. D.Reserve Bank of India
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Correct answer: B. National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited

The Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units gives lending institutions cover against default risk, and that cover is routed through NCGTC, which acts as the trustee for the fund.

Q363.Government SchemesMedium

Under the Stand-Up India Scheme, a loan is sanctioned above Rs 10 lakh and up to which ceiling?

  1. A.Rs 25 lakh
  2. B.Rs 50 lakh
  3. C.Rs 1 crore
  4. D.Rs 2 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 1 crore

Stand-Up India funds a new greenfield enterprise with either a term loan or a composite loan that joins working capital to the term portion, and the sanctioned amount must be above Rs 10 lakh and may rise to the ceiling of Rs 1 crore, meeting as much as 85 per…

Q364.Government SchemesMedium

What is the size of the credit guarantee corpus approved for the extended Stand-Up India Scheme?

  1. A.Rs 2,111 crore
  2. B.Rs 3,111 crore
  3. C.Rs 4,111 crore
  4. D.Rs 5,111 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 4,111 crore

Along with the five-year continuation up to 31 March 2031, the Cabinet sanctioned a credit guarantee corpus of exactly this size, and it is the corpus that lets banks lend to first-generation founders without demanding collateral, because the guarantee takes on the default risk.

Q367.DefenceMedium

What is the main propulsion change planned for INS Betwa during her refit?

  1. A.Her steam-based propulsion system will be replaced by a diesel-engine-based system
  2. B.Her diesel engines will be replaced by nuclear propulsion
  3. C.Her gas turbines will be replaced by a steam-based system
  4. D.Her diesel engines will be replaced by gas turbines
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Correct answer: A. Her steam-based propulsion system will be replaced by a diesel-engine-based system

This is precisely why the contract is called a refit and re-powering rather than a plain refit: the type of machinery that drives the frigate is itself being changed.

Q369.DefenceEasy

Which shipyard has been given the contract for the normal refit and re-powering of INS Betwa?

  1. A.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
  2. B.Cochin Shipyard Limited
  3. C.Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
  4. D.Hindustan Shipyard Limited
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Correct answer: B. Cochin Shipyard Limited

The Ministry of Defence signed the contract for the normal refit and re-powering of the frigate INS Betwa with Cochin Shipyard Limited, and the value of that contract is Rs 498.58 crore, described by the Ministry as approximately Rs 500 crore.

Q370.Government SchemesMedium

By which date has the Union Home Minister said the drug trade in the country will be uprooted?

  1. A.31 December 2029
  2. B.15 August 2030
  3. C.31 March 2028
  4. D.26 January 2032
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Correct answer: A. 31 December 2029

Speaking at the third national conference of the heads of the anti-narcotics task forces of the States and Union Territories in September of this year, the Union Home Minister said the country would collectively uproot the drug trade by that date, and he placed the protection of young people within…

Q372.Government SchemesMedium

Which article of the Constitution of India directs the State to work towards prohibiting intoxicating drinks and drugs injurious to health?

  1. A.Article 44
  2. B.Article 45
  3. C.Article 47
  4. D.Article 51A
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Correct answer: C. Article 47

It directs the State to endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption, except for medicinal purposes, of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health, and it is cited as the constitutional foundation of the anti-drug campaign and of the Ministry's work, which has run a scheme…

Q374.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which method was examined at the dialogue for the safe destruction of persistent organic pollutants such as DDT and PCB-contaminated material?

  1. A.Deep-well injection
  2. B.Open burning at landfill sites
  3. C.Cement kiln co-processing
  4. D.Ocean dumping in sealed drums
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Correct answer: C. Cement kiln co-processing

The technical session on persistent organic pollutants and hazardous waste, led by SINTEF's Chief Scientist Dr. Kare Helge Karstensen with Dr. Ramesh Kumar of CSIR-NEERI, looked at the ability of cement kilns to destroy hazardous organic contaminants under controlled high-temperature conditions, while fuel derived from waste takes the place of…

Q375.Science & TechnologyMedium

Under which bilateral framework, agreed during the Prime Minister's visit to Norway in May, was the waste to resource dialogue held?

  1. A.Blue Economy Compact
  2. B.Green Strategic Partnership
  3. C.Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
  4. D.Clean Energy Mission Statement
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Correct answer: B. Green Strategic Partnership

India and Norway lifted their relationship to a Green Strategic Partnership when the Indian Prime Minister travelled to Norway in May, and circular economy, clean technology and research were placed at its heart.

Q376.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which organisations joined CSIR in holding the India-Norway Dialogue on Waste to Resource Solutions in the Cement and Construction Sector?

  1. A.SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway
  2. B.Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Polar Institute
  3. C.Equinor and the Norwegian Mapping Authority
  4. D.The Norwegian Water Resources Directorate alone
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Correct answer: A. SINTEF and the Research Council of Norway

The dialogue on waste to resource solutions for the cement and construction sector was put together by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India along with SINTEF, a Norwegian research organisation, and the Research Council of Norway.

Q377.NationalMedium

What will be issued to a professional who is granted provisional registration under the proposed framework?

  1. A.A Health Professional Service Card
  2. B.A Provisional Registration Unique Identification Number (PR UID)
  3. C.A State Allied Council Licence Number
  4. D.An Allied Health Aadhaar Number
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Correct answer: B. A Provisional Registration Unique Identification Number (PR UID)

The draft envisages an integrated online system that handles the application, the verification of credentials, the assessment of eligibility and the issue of the provisional registration certificate, and every professional granted provisional registration is to receive this unique number so that the regulator can identify each registrant and exercise oversight.

Q378.NationalMedium

What is the last date for sending comments, suggestions and objections on the draft provisional registration regulations?

  1. A.4 December 2026
  2. B.30 November 2026
  3. C.11 December 2026
  4. D.1 January 2027
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Correct answer: A. 4 December 2026

Comments, suggestions and objections on the draft have been invited from allied and healthcare professionals, their associations, educational institutions, the State Allied and Healthcare Councils, healthcare institutions, subject experts and the general public, and all of it must reach the commission by that date; the inputs will then be weighed…

Q379.NationalEasy

Under which Act has the draft framework for provisional registration of allied and healthcare professionals been framed?

  1. A.The National Medical Commission Act, 2019
  2. B.The Clinical Establishments Act, 2010
  3. C.The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
  4. D.The Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947
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Correct answer: C. The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

The draft regulations on provisional registration have been framed by the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions under that parent law, and the commission itself functions under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Q380.Government SchemesEasy

Under which scheme did a Scheduled Caste student from Maharashtra receive tuition fees of 39,800 pounds for a postgraduate course at University College London?

  1. A.National Overseas Scholarship
  2. B.Top Class Education Scholarship
  3. C.Pre-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes
  4. D.Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana
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Correct answer: A. National Overseas Scholarship

In the financial year 2025-26 it met tuition fees of 39,800 pounds and a maintenance allowance of 9,900 pounds for the student in question, besides airfare, visa fees, insurance and other admissible academic expenses, and he is now reading for an MSc in Construction Economics and Management at University College…

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