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UPSC GK Questions 2026

Static general knowledge is the larger part of every UPSC general studies paper. The notices name the same areas again and again: the history of India and the national movement, Indian and world geography, polity and the Constitution, the economy and social development, and general science with environment and ecology. The balance shifts from exam to exam. NDA puts about half of its General Knowledge part on Physics, Chemistry and General Science. CSE favours polity, modern history, environment and the economy. CAPF adds security and human rights, and CDS spreads its questions across polity, history, geography, the economy and school science.

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UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q3821.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

Two metallic wires A and B are made using copper. The radius of wire A is r while its length is l. A dc voltage V is applied across the wire A, causing power dissipation, P. The radius of wire B is 2r and its length is 2l and the same dc voltage V is applied across it causing power dissipation P₁. Which one of the following is the correct relationship between P and P₁?

  1. A.P = 2P₁
  2. B.P = P₁/2
  3. C.P = 4P₁
  4. D.P = P₁
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Correct answer: B. P = P₁/2

Wire B has half the resistance of wire A, and at the same voltage power is V²/R, so B dissipates twice the power: P₁ = 2P, which means P = P₁/2.

Q3822.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATHard

Radiations coming from the Sun are mostly in the form of

  1. A.light only.
  2. B.light and long wavelength infrared.
  3. C.light and short wavelength infrared.
  4. D.both short and long wavelength infrared.
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Correct answer: C. light and short wavelength infrared.

The Sun's surface is about 6,000 °C, so most of its energy reaches the Earth as short-wave radiation: visible light and near (short wavelength) infrared, with a small share of ultraviolet.

Q3824.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

A wooden box of mass 2 kg and dimensions (30 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm) is placed on a table with sides 30 cm and 10 cm touching the tabletop. Which one of the following is the approximate pressure exerted on the table?

  1. A.111.1 N/m²
  2. B.222.2 N/m²
  3. C.333.3 N/m²
  4. D.666.6 N/m²
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Correct answer: D. 666.6 N/m²

Pressure is force divided by the area in contact: the weight is 2 kg × 10 m/s² = 20 N and the face touching the table is 0.30 m × 0.10 m = 0.03 m², so the pressure is 20 ÷ 0.03 ≈ 666.6 N/m².

Q3826.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATHard

Consider the following statements regarding the royal center in Vijayanagara Empire: 1. The royal center was located in the south-western part of the settlement 2. It included over 60 temples 3. About 30 building complexes at the site have been identified as palaces Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

All three statements describe the royal centre of Vijayanagara (Hampi) as the archaeological study of the site records it. The royal centre lay in the south-western part of the settlement, away from the sacred centre on the bank of the Tungabhadra.

Q3828.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Acharya Vinoba Bhave received the first donation of land under the Bhoodan Movement at

  1. A.Ramgarh
  2. B.Garhwa
  3. C.Hyderabad
  4. D.Pochampally
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Correct answer: D. Pochampally

On 18 April 1951, at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district of the then Hyderabad State (now in Telangana), landowner V. Ramachandra Reddy offered about 100 acres to landless Dalit families, and this became the first gift of the Bhoodan Movement.

Q3834.Madhya PradeshHard

The Vidhan Bhavan at Bhopal, the building of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, was designed by which architect?

  1. A.Le Corbusier
  2. B.Charles Correa
  3. C.Edwin Lutyens
  4. D.Laurie Baker
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Correct answer: B. Charles Correa

The Vidhan Bhavan at Bhopal, which houses the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, was designed by Charles Correa, among the best known Indian architects of the twentieth century, whose work drew on courtyards, open-to-sky spaces and traditional Indian planning.

Q3837.Madhya PradeshMedium

Which Constitutional Amendment ended the nomination of Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies?

  1. A.101st Amendment
  2. B.102nd Amendment
  3. C.103rd Amendment
  4. D.104th Amendment
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Correct answer: D. 104th Amendment

The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act of 2019 amended Article 334 so that the nomination of Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha and to the State Legislative Assemblies came to an end on 25 January 2020, while extending the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the…

Q3840.Madhya PradeshEasy

Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
  3. C.The Chief Justice of India
  4. D.The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
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Correct answer: B. The Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court

Article 159 requires the Governor, before entering upon his office, to make and subscribe an oath before the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the state, or in his absence before the senior-most judge of that court available.

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