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UPSC GK Questions 2026

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UPSC GK Questions with Answers

Q1021.NationalMedium

What saving in the cost of moving one container is expected from the Sindi Railway project?

  1. A.From Rs 2 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh
  2. B.From Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1 lakh
  3. C.From Rs 1 lakh to Rs 60,000
  4. D.From Rs 3 lakh to Rs 2 lakh
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Correct answer: B. From Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 1 lakh

The dry port at Sindi Railway will let cotton, cotton lint, textiles and oranges of Vidarbha travel to Bangladesh through Haldia in Kolkata instead of being hauled to Mumbai first, and this shorter journey is what brings the freight for one container down to the lower figure.

Q1022.NationalMedium

Which agency, along with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, is developing the Multi-Modal Logistics Park at Sindi Railway?

  1. A.Container Corporation of India
  2. B.National Highways Logistics Management Limited
  3. C.Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation
  4. D.Rail Vikas Nigam Limited
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Correct answer: B. National Highways Logistics Management Limited

It is a special purpose vehicle of the National Highways Authority of India, and it is raising the park through AMARA TRANZ Solution jointly with the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority on 150 acres near Sindi Railway railway station.

Q1023.NationalEasy

At which place was the bhoomipujan of a Multi-Modal Logistics Park performed on 1 November 2026?

  1. A.Sindi Railway, on the Nagpur-Wardha district border
  2. B.Jalna, in the Marathwada region
  3. C.Bhusawal, in the Jalgaon district
  4. D.Hingoli, in central Maharashtra
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Correct answer: A. Sindi Railway, on the Nagpur-Wardha district border

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari performed the bhoomipujan there, and the park is being developed over 150 acres of land close to the Sindi Railway railway station.

Q1027.Persons in NewsMedium

Whose cause of reviving the ancient Aryan system of education did Swami Shraddhanand carry forward?

  1. A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. B.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. C.Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati
  4. D.Jyotiba Phule
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Correct answer: C. Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati

The President said that Swami Shraddhanand made tireless efforts to revive the ancient Aryan system of education that Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati had championed, and that by reviving and strengthening the Gurukul system he breathed new life into the stream of Indian education and culture.

Q1030.State NewsMedium

Which of these came into existence on 1 November 1966, as recalled at the Chandigarh function?

  1. A.Chandigarh, Haryana and the Chandigarh Police
  2. B.Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and the Punjab Police
  3. C.Delhi, Haryana and the Delhi Police
  4. D.Chandigarh, Punjab and the Border Security Force
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Correct answer: A. Chandigarh, Haryana and the Chandigarh Police

Speaking at the ceremony, the Union Home Minister recalled that on this very day in 1966 the city of Chandigarh was established, the state of Haryana was formed and the Chandigarh Police came into being, and he added that the force received the President's Colour on the same date this…

Q1031.State NewsMedium

Who holds the office of Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, as seen at this function?

  1. A.The Governor of Haryana
  2. B.The Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
  3. C.The Governor of Punjab
  4. D.The Union Home Secretary
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Correct answer: C. The Governor of Punjab

Gulab Chand Kataria, who is the Governor of Punjab, was described as the Administrator of Chandigarh and was present when the projects were inaugurated and their foundation stones laid.

Q1032.State NewsEasy

Projects of the Chandigarh Administration inaugurated by the Union Home Minister on 1 November 2026 are worth how much?

  1. A.Rs 158 crore
  2. B.Rs 258 crore
  3. C.Rs 358 crore
  4. D.Rs 458 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 258 crore

The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation inaugurated some projects of the Chandigarh Administration and laid the foundation stones of others, and the combined value of the works was given as two hundred and fifty eight crore rupees.

Q1033.AppointmentsHard

Which appointment did Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal hold immediately before taking over Eastern Air Command?

  1. A.Vice Chief of the Air Staff
  2. B.Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command
  3. C.Air Attache at the Embassy of India in Pakistan
  4. D.Director General (Weapon Systems) at Air Headquarters
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Correct answer: B. Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters South Western Air Command

That was the post he held just before moving to the Eastern Air Command as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.

Q1035.AppointmentsEasy

Who assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Air Command on 1 November 2026?

  1. A.Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal
  2. B.Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
  3. C.Air Marshal Paritosh Ahmed
  4. D.Air Marshal Dinesh Ganvir
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Correct answer: A. Air Marshal Mehtab Singh Deswal

He took over the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, moving from the appointment of Senior Air Staff Officer at the headquarters of South Western Air Command.

Q1036.NationalMedium

According to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, the roll-out of the Kavach protection system brought accident numbers down from 135 to which figure?

  1. A.16
  2. B.36
  3. C.52
  4. D.73
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Correct answer: A. 16

While speaking at the flag-off, the Union Minister said that spending on railway infrastructure had produced both expansion and better safety, and that the number of accidents had dropped from one hundred and thirty-five to sixteen after the Kavach train protection system was introduced, with the stated institutional goal of…

Q1039.DefenceMedium

The 'Unity of Effort' pillar of the VAYU vision is linked to the national vision of JAI. What does JAI stand for?

  1. A.Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation
  2. B.Jawan, Agniveer and Infrastructure
  3. C.Jointness, Agility and Integration
  4. D.Jal, Akash and Imarat
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Correct answer: A. Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation

While setting out the fourth pillar of his vision, the Chief of the Air Staff said that stronger jointness with the Army, the Navy and national agencies would be pursued in keeping with the national vision of JAI, whose three words are Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation.

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