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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

Q10504.Science & TechnologyMedium

ESTIC-2026, to be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2026, is being organised by which organisation?

  1. A.Indian Space Research Organisation
  2. B.Defence Research and Development Organisation
  3. C.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  4. D.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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Correct answer: C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

ESTIC is India's Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave, and its second edition is organised by CSIR on the theme 'Creative Minds, Catalyzing Science, Empowering Technologies'.

Q10506.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which ministry released India's National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM)?

  1. A.Ministry of Heavy Industries
  2. B.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  3. C.Ministry of Science and Technology
  4. D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

MeitY brought out the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing in February 2022 as the guiding policy framework for 3D printing in India, keeping it aligned with Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Q10507.EnvironmentMedium

Which long-term temperature ambition under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement did the Indian Minister describe as already established?

  1. A.Limiting global temperature rise to 3 degrees Celsius
  2. B.Limiting global temperature rise to 2.5 degrees Celsius
  3. C.Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius
  4. D.Limiting global temperature rise to 0.5 degrees Celsius
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Correct answer: C. Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Speaking in the plenary, the Minister said the long-term objectives and goals, this ambition among them, were settled long ago under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, and that what the world now lacks is a matching supply of means to achieve them.

Q10508.EnvironmentEasy

Who led the Indian delegation at the UNFCCC Pre-COP31 meeting held in Fiji?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.The Union Minister for External Affairs
  3. C.The Union Minister for Jal Shakti
  4. D.The Union Minister for Science and Technology
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Correct answer: A. The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Climate negotiations under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement fall to the environment ministry, which is why this portfolio and no other led the delegation.

Q10511.Indian States & UTsMedium

Before it was renamed in 1972, Arunachal Pradesh was known as:

  1. A.Lushai Hills District
  2. B.Naga Hills–Tuensang Area
  3. C.North East Frontier Agency
  4. D.North Cachar Hills
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Correct answer: C. North East Frontier Agency

NEFA, as it was called, was administered by the Governor of Assam on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs rather than by the Assam government, a reflection of its position on the frontier; it was renamed Arunachal Pradesh and made a Union Territory on 20 January 1972.

Q10512.Indian States & UTsMedium

Which of the following mountain passes lies in Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. A.Nathu La
  2. B.Zoji La
  3. C.Sela
  4. D.Rohtang
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Correct answer: C. Sela

The Sela pass, in the high country of the Tawang sector, carries the road from Dirang and Bomdila into Tawang town and is the best known pass of Arunachal Pradesh; Bum La, on the boundary with Tibet, and Pangsau Pass, on the Myanmar border, are the other two worth remembering.

Q10513.Indian States & UTsEasy

Which animal is the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. A.Mithun
  2. B.Sangai
  3. C.One-horned rhinoceros
  4. D.Clouded leopard
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Correct answer: A. Mithun

The mithun, Bos frontalis, is a semi-domesticated bovine of the hill forests and is the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is counted as wealth and used in marriage and ceremonial exchange; it is also the state animal of Nagaland, a point examiners enjoy.

Q10518.Indian States & UTsEasy

Which of the following national parks is situated in Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. A.Kaziranga National Park
  2. B.Namdapha National Park
  3. C.Manas National Park
  4. D.Keibul Lamjao National Park
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Correct answer: B. Namdapha National Park

Namdapha lies in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh near the Myanmar border, is the largest national park in north-east India, and is famous as the one protected area said to hold four big cats: the tiger, the leopard, the snow leopard and the clouded leopard.

Q10519.Indian States & UTsMedium

Which article of the Constitution contains the special provision with respect to the State of Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. A.Article 371A
  2. B.Article 371F
  3. C.Article 371G
  4. D.Article 371H
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Correct answer: D. Article 371H

It makes the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh specially responsible for law and order in the state, a responsibility he discharges on his individual judgment after consulting the Council of Ministers, and it provides that the Legislative Assembly shall consist of not less than thirty members.

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