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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

Q5121.GeographyEasy

K2, the second highest peak in the world, belongs to which mountain range?

  1. A.The Greater Himalaya
  2. B.The Karakoram
  3. C.The Zanskar range
  4. D.The Pir Panjal
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Correct answer: B. The Karakoram

K2, 8,611 metres, also called Godwin Austen, is the highest summit of the Karakoram range of the Trans-Himalayan belt and lies in the part of Jammu and Kashmir under illegal occupation, which is why it is often given as the highest point in Indian territory as claimed.

Q5126.GeographyEasy

Doddabetta, the highest peak of Tamil Nadu, belongs to which hill group?

  1. A.Anaimalai hills
  2. B.Cardamom hills
  3. C.Nilgiri hills
  4. D.Javadi hills
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Correct answer: C. Nilgiri hills

Doddabetta, 2,637 metres, is the highest summit of the Nilgiri hills and of Tamil Nadu, and it overlooks Udhagamandalam, that is Ooty; the Nilgiris are the meeting place of the Western Ghats, the Eastern Ghats and the Anaimalai, and the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first biosphere reserve of India.

Q5130.GeographyEasy

Anamudi, the highest peak of peninsular India, is situated in which state and range?

  1. A.Tamil Nadu, in the Nilgiri hills
  2. B.Kerala, in the Anaimalai hills
  3. C.Karnataka, in the Baba Budan hills
  4. D.Maharashtra, in the Sahyadri
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Correct answer: B. Kerala, in the Anaimalai hills

Anamudi, 2,695 metres, in the Anaimalai hills of Kerala, is the highest peak of the Western Ghats and of the whole of peninsular and south India, and it stands inside the Eravikulam National Park, the chief home of the Nilgiri tahr.

Q5131.GeographyEasy

Kangchenjunga, the highest peak of India, lies in which state?

  1. A.Uttarakhand
  2. B.Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C.Sikkim
  4. D.Himachal Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. Sikkim

Kangchenjunga rises to 8,586 metres on the border between Sikkim and Nepal and is the third highest mountain in the world after Everest and K2; its name means the five treasures of snow, and the Kangchenjunga National Park around it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016.

Q5133.Indian PolityHard

Which amendment ended the nomination of members of the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies?

  1. A.95th Amendment, 2009
  2. B.104th Amendment, 2019
  3. C.106th Amendment, 2023
  4. D.87th Amendment, 2003
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Correct answer: B. 104th Amendment, 2019

The reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under Articles 330 and 332 has a time limit set by Article 334, and that limit has been extended by amendment every ten years.

Q5134.Indian PolityEasy

Reservation of not less than one-third of the seats for women in panchayats is provided by which Article of the Constitution?

  1. A.Article 243D
  2. B.Article 243T
  3. C.Article 330A
  4. D.Article 332A
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Correct answer: A. Article 243D

It reserves seats in every panchayat for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population, and reserves not less than one-third of the total number of seats, and not less than one-third of the offices of chairperson, for women, the women's share being counted within the…

Q5135.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 334A, the reservation of seats for women will come into effect after:

  1. A.The next general election to the Lok Sabha
  2. B.The first census taken after the commencement of the Act and a delimitation based on it
  3. C.Ratification by half of the state legislatures
  4. D.A resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament
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Correct answer: B. The first census taken after the commencement of the Act and a delimitation based on it

Article 334A was drafted in this way because one-third of the seats cannot be set apart until it is known which constituencies exist and how large they are, and the reserved seats are meant to rotate after each later delimitation.

Q5136.Indian PolityMedium

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted in India so far?

  1. A.Two, in 1952 and 1973
  2. B.Three, in 1952, 1963 and 2002
  3. C.Four, in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002
  4. D.Five, in 1952, 1963, 1973, 2002 and 2020
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Correct answer: C. Four, in 1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002

Each was set up under a Delimitation Commission Act passed by Parliament for the purpose, and each worked on the latest available census: the commission of 2002 used the 2001 census after the 87th Amendment made that census the basis.

Q5137.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following statements about the orders of a Delimitation Commission is correct?

  1. A.They require the approval of the President before taking effect
  2. B.They have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court
  3. C.They can be modified by the Lok Sabha by a simple majority
  4. D.They are advisory and binding only on the Election Commission
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Correct answer: B. They have the force of law and cannot be called in question before any court

The Delimitation Commission Act gives its published orders this finality so that a general election is not held up by litigation over constituency boundaries, and the Supreme Court has upheld the bar.

Q5139.Indian PolityMedium

The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 inserted which of the following Articles?

  1. A.Articles 330A, 332A and 334A
  2. B.Articles 243D and 243T
  3. C.Articles 331 and 333
  4. D.Articles 324 and 325
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Correct answer: A. Articles 330A, 332A and 334A

Article 330A reserves one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha for women, Article 332A does the same for the legislative assembly of every state, and Article 334A fixes when the reservation begins and how long it lasts, tying it to the first census after the commencement of the Act…

Q5140.Indian PolityMedium

Who heads a Delimitation Commission in India?

  1. A.The Chief Election Commissioner
  2. B.A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court
  3. C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  4. D.The Union Home Minister
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Correct answer: B. A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court

The correct answer is B, a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court, who is appointed chairperson of the Commission.

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