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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

Q5401.Science & TechnologyMedium

Shri S. Krishnan, who delivered the keynote address at the Tech Conclave, holds which post?

  1. A.Director General, STPI
  2. B.Director, IIT (BHU)
  3. C.Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  4. D.Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh Startup Mission
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Correct answer: C. Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Shri S. Krishnan spoke in that capacity, holding that artificial intelligence can make health care easier to reach, strengthen clinical decision-making and improve the delivery of services, particularly for communities with little access to health facilities.

Q5402.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which organisation, working under MeitY, held the Tech Conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Technologies with CIIE, IIT (BHU)?

  1. A.National Informatics Centre
  2. B.Software Technology Parks of India
  3. C.Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
  4. D.Education and Research Network
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Correct answer: B. Software Technology Parks of India

It is a science and technology organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and it held the conclave on AI for Health and Assistive Technologies jointly with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship of IIT (BHU) on the institute's campus at Varanasi.

Q5403.InternationalMedium

Which of the following is NOT listed among the focus areas of the 25th SCO CHG meeting?

  1. A.Trade, economy and investment
  2. B.Connectivity and innovation
  3. C.Cultural and humanitarian exchanges
  4. D.Admission of new member states
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Correct answer: D. Admission of new member states

The fields set out for the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government are the strengthening of multilateral cooperation among the member countries in trade, the economy, investment, connectivity, innovation and cultural as well as humanitarian exchange; the delegations are also to review how ongoing cooperation programmes are…

Q5404.InternationalMedium

Who represents India at the 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in October 2026?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The External Affairs Minister
  3. C.The Defence Minister
  4. D.The Commerce and Industry Minister
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Correct answer: C. The Defence Minister

Rajnath Singh, who holds the defence portfolio, visits Dushanbe in Tajikistan to speak for India at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 19 and 20 October 2026.

Q5405.InternationalEasy

Which city is hosting the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation?

  1. A.Tashkent
  2. B.Dushanbe
  3. C.Astana
  4. D.Bishkek
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Correct answer: B. Dushanbe

The Ministry of Defence has said that the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation takes place in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on 19 and 20 October 2026, and that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travels there to speak for India.

Q5406.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Indexation is a method whose use can be associated with which one of the following ?

  1. A.Controlling inflation
  2. B.Nominal GDP estimation
  3. C.Measurement of savings rate
  4. D.Fixing of wage compensation
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Correct answer: D. Fixing of wage compensation

Indexation links a payment to a price index so that its real value is protected when prices rise. Under indexation, wages, pensions or other payments are adjusted automatically in line with a price index.

Q5407.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

Which one of the following Acts reserved seats for women in Legislatures in accordance with the allocation of seats for different communities?

  1. A.The Government of India Act, 1858
  2. B.The Indian Councils Act, 1909
  3. C.The Government of India Act, 1919
  4. D.The Government of India Act, 1935
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Correct answer: D. The Government of India Act, 1935

Following the Communal Award of 1932, this Act reserved seats for women in the legislatures and divided them among the communities.

Q5408.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKHard

Which one of the following statements about the British Indian Medical Service (IMS) is not correct ?

  1. A.IMS began in 1764.
  2. B.It recruited health professionals by means of a competitive examination.
  3. C.Indians were never admitted to IMS.
  4. D.The IMS was at first meant to look after the troops.
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Correct answer: C. Indians were never admitted to IMS.

This is false: Indians entered the service through its open examination from the 1850s. The medical service of the East India Company began in Bengal in 1764, and the separate presidency services were later joined into a single Indian Medical Service in 1896.

Q5409.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

Where are the Bermuda Islands located ?

  1. A.Caribbean Sea
  2. B.North Atlantic Ocean
  3. C.Gulf of Mexico
  4. D.Mediterranean Sea
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Correct answer: B. North Atlantic Ocean

Bermuda is a small group of islands in the western North Atlantic, about 1,000 km east of the coast of North Carolina in the USA.

Q5412.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

A charged particle moves through a magnetic field B with a velocity v. Which one of the following statements is true for the force (F) experienced by the particle?

  1. A.F is maximum when v and B are parallel to each other.
  2. B.F is maximum when v and B are anti-parallel to each other.
  3. C.F is maximum when v and B are perpendicular to each other.
  4. D.The force F is independent of the angle between v and B.
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Correct answer: C. F is maximum when v and B are perpendicular to each other.

The magnetic force depends on the sine of the angle between velocity and field, and sin 90° is the largest value.

Q5413.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements regarding instruments of monetary policy :

1. Standing deposit facility (SDF) rate was introduced in April 2022.

2. SDF rate replaced fixed reverse repo rate as the floor of the LAF corridor.

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: C. Both 1 and 2

The RBI brought in the Standing Deposit Facility in April 2022 and made its rate the new floor of the policy corridor.

Q5415.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about the Ghadar Movement is/are correct ?

1. The Ghadar Movement began in 1913 in San Francisco.

2. The movement was founded by Sohan Singh Bhakna.

3. The Ghadar Movement took its name from the weekly Ghadar brought out in several Indian languages.

Select the answer using the code given below :

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

All three statements describe the Ghadar Movement correctly. The Ghadar Party was formed in 1913 on the Pacific coast of the USA by Indian immigrants, mostly Punjabi Sikh farmers and workers, with its headquarters, the Yugantar Ashram, in San Francisco.

Q5416.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

According to Census 2011, which one of the following is the correct sequence of States in decreasing order of their total size of population?

  1. A.Kerala, Jharkhand, Assam, Punjab
  2. B.Jharkhand, Kerala, Assam, Punjab
  3. C.Kerala, Jharkhand, Punjab, Assam
  4. D.Jharkhand, Kerala, Punjab, Assam
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Correct answer: A. Kerala, Jharkhand, Assam, Punjab

Kerala was narrowly ahead of Jharkhand in Census 2011, and Assam was clearly ahead of Punjab. Census 2011 counted about 3.34 crore people in Kerala, 3.30 crore in Jharkhand, 3.12 crore in Assam and 2.77 crore in Punjab.

Q5417.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following is the most characteristic property of an element?

  1. A.Density
  2. B.Boiling point
  3. C.Mass number
  4. D.Atomic number
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Correct answer: D. Atomic number

The number of protons in the nucleus defines an element, and no two elements share it. The atomic number (Z) is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus, and in a neutral atom it also equals the number of electrons, which decide chemical behaviour.

Q5418.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKHard

After using for some time, big transformers get heated up. This is due to the fact that

1. current produces heat in the transformers

2. hysteresis loss occurs in the transformers

3. liquid used for cooling gets heated

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

A transformer heats up because of energy lost inside it: heat from current in the windings and hysteresis loss in the iron core.

Q5419.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

Statement I : A person may suffer from tuberculosis if she/he frequently visits crowded place.

Statement II : Bacteria of tuberculosis spread through droplets by sneezing or coughing.

  1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

Both statements are true, and the airborne spread of the TB bacterium is exactly why crowded places raise the risk.

Q5420.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following denotes a 'true' fruit?

  1. A.When only the thalamus of the flower grows and develops into a fruit
  2. B.When only the receptacle of the flower develops into a fruit
  3. C.When fruit originates only from the calyx of a flower
  4. D.When only the ovary of the flower grows into a fruit
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Correct answer: D. When only the ovary of the flower grows into a fruit

A true fruit is a ripened ovary and nothing else. After fertilisation, the ovary of a flower develops into the fruit, its wall becomes the pericarp and the ovules inside become seeds.

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