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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.

GK24's GK notes are written topic by topic in English and Hindi, as short, fact-first chapters that are easy to revise. They cover Indian Polity, Indian History, Geography, Indian Economy, General Science, Environment and Ecology, Art and Culture, Computer, and the fact lists of awards, sports, books and days. A new chapter is added in each subject as the series grows. Each note carries practice questions, and those that have appeared in an exam say which exam and year. Start with Polity and modern history, then Geography, the Economy and Science. Read a note, take its topic quiz, and come back to it in your monthly revision.

UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q6727.NationalEasy

What is the approximate total cost of the five development projects inaugurated in Ladakh on 15 October 2026?

  1. A.Rs 1,250 crore
  2. B.Rs 2,500 crore
  3. C.Rs 3,350 crore
  4. D.Rs 5,600 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 3,350 crore

The set includes the new airport terminal at Leh, the Nimmu-Padum-Darcha road, the Hanu hydroelectric project with its transmission network, reservoirs raised under Project Amrit Him Sarovar and the country's first Petroglyph Conservation Park.

Q6730.DefenceMedium

Varunastra, ordered for Rs 1,543 crore from Bharat Dynamics Limited, is what kind of weapon?

  1. A.A surface-to-air missile
  2. B.A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo
  3. C.An anti-tank guided missile
  4. D.A submarine-launched ballistic missile
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Correct answer: B. A ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo

Varunastra is launched from a warship and is meant to destroy submarines, and it was developed in India by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory.

Q6733.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Consider the following statements on 'Fog' : 1. Fog is simply a cloud that forms close to the ground. 2. Radiation fog is associated with radiation cooling of the land at night. 3. Advection fog forms when moisture is blown over a cold surface and is chilled by contact. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

All three statements are correct descriptions of fog and its two main types. Fog forms when air near the ground cools to its dew point and its water vapour condenses on tiny dust and smoke particles, so it is in effect a cloud at or near ground level.

Q6734.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements regarding waves : 1. If the particles of a medium move along the direction of motion of the wave, the wave is called a longitudinal wave. 2. If the particles of a medium move perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave, the wave is called a transverse wave. 3. Transverse waves may involve change in the shape of the medium, whereas longitudinal waves involve change in the density of the medium. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1 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 correctly describe how particles move in the two kinds of mechanical waves. In a longitudinal wave, such as sound in air, the particles vibrate back and forth along the direction in which the wave travels.

Q6735.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the administration and control of Scheduled Areas : 1. The Governors of each State having Scheduled Areas therein shall, annually or whenever so required by the President, make a report to the President regarding the administration of the Scheduled Areas in that State. 2. The Executive Power of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to the States as to the administration of the Scheduled Areas. 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

Both statements repeat paragraph 3 of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, which deals with the administration of Scheduled Areas.

Q6737.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

When a piece of pure silicon is doped with aluminium, then

  1. A.the conductivity of the doped silicon piece will remain the same
  2. B.the doped silicon piece will become n-type
  3. C.the doped silicon piece will become p-type
  4. D.the resistivity of the doped silicon piece will increase
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Correct answer: C. the doped silicon piece will become p-type

Aluminium has three valence electrons, one fewer than silicon, so each aluminium atom leaves a hole that acts as a positive charge carrier.

Q6738.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

When a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the right to move a Court for the enforcement of all Fundamental Rights remains suspended, except

  1. A.Article 20 and Article 21
  2. B.Article 21 and Article 22
  3. C.Article 19 and Article 20
  4. D.Article 15 and Article 16
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Correct answer: A. Article 20 and Article 21

Since the 44th Amendment, the President cannot suspend the right to move a court for enforcing Articles 20 and 21, even during a national emergency.

Q6739.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKHard

The khuntkatti tenure was prevalent in which one of the following regions of India during the British Colonial Rule ?

  1. A.Bundelkhand
  2. B.Karnataka
  3. C.Chota Nagpur
  4. D.Madras Presidency
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Correct answer: C. Chota Nagpur

Khuntkatti was the traditional land system of the Munda tribe of the Chota Nagpur plateau, in present-day Jharkhand. Under khuntkatti, land belonged jointly to the lineage (khunt) of the families who first cleared the forest and settled the village.

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