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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

Q1066.AppointmentsHard

How many Geological Reports and Geological Memorandums were handed over during his tenure as National Mission Head-II?

  1. A.259 reports and 277 memorandums
  2. B.359 reports and 377 memorandums
  3. C.459 reports and 477 memorandums
  4. D.202 reports and 56 memorandums
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Correct answer: B. 359 reports and 377 memorandums

As National Mission Head-II, Ganvir planned and monitored multidisciplinary field programmes and nationwide mineral exploration, and the Ministry credits that period with the handover of 359 Geological Reports and 377 Geological Memorandums, along with a five-fold jump in investigations for critical and strategic minerals.

Q1068.AppointmentsMedium

The Geological Survey of India is an attached office of which Union ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Earth Sciences
  2. B.Ministry of Coal
  3. C.Ministry of Mines
  4. D.Ministry of Science and Technology
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Mines

The Geological Survey of India is described as an attached office of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, and it is in that ministry’s mandate that the new Director General placed his priorities: integrated geoscientific investigation, advanced mineral prospectivity mapping and the generation of auction-ready mineral blocks.

Q1069.AppointmentsEasy

Who has assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India?

  1. A.Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir
  2. B.Prajith Kumar M. V.
  3. C.Chandra Bhushan Kumar
  4. D.Ramesh Krishnamurthi
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Correct answer: A. Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir

He has assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India, which works as an attached office of the Ministry of Mines, bringing more than three decades of experience in geological investigation, mineral exploration, engineering geology and institutional leadership.

Q1070.Government SchemesMedium

Who is the Chairman of the Central Board of Trustees of the EPF?

  1. A.The Union Finance Minister
  2. B.The Union Minister for Labour and Employment
  3. C.The Central Provident Fund Commissioner
  4. D.The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
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Correct answer: B. The Union Minister for Labour and Employment

Mansukh Mandaviya, who holds the Labour and Employment portfolio along with Youth Affairs and Sports, presided over the Foundation Day function in his capacity as Chairman of the Central Board of Trustees of the EPF.

Q1072.Government SchemesMedium

Inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to which amount will now be settled automatically?

  1. A.Rs 500
  2. B.Rs 1,000
  3. C.Rs 5,000
  4. D.Rs 10,000
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Correct answer: B. Rs 1,000

Under the scheme launched on the Foundation Day, subscribers holding Aadhaar-verified inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to one thousand rupees need not file an individual claim at all; EPFO will begin settlement on its own after the prescribed identity and bank-account verification and transfer the dues to the rightful…

Q1076.Awards & HonoursMedium

A police force becomes eligible for the President’s Colour after how much service?

  1. A.More than 5 years
  2. B.More than 15 years
  3. C.More than 25 years
  4. D.More than 50 years
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Correct answer: B. More than 15 years

At the Chandigarh ceremony the Union Home Minister explained that the President’s Colour is granted to a force in recognition of service beyond fifteen years, with the discipline and the dedication of its personnel taken into account before the honour is given.

Q1078.NationalHard

The medal winners of the World Transplant Games 2025, who were honoured at the National Organ Transplant Games, had competed in which city?

  1. A.Dresden, Germany
  2. B.Perth, Australia
  3. C.Malaga, Spain
  4. D.Newcastle, England
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Correct answer: A. Dresden, Germany

During the programme at Talkatora Stadium the Vice-President felicitated the medal winners of the World Transplant Games 2025, which were held at Dresden in Germany, and he also released the Zindagi Dobara calendar.

Q1079.NationalMedium

Which body, working under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, was among the organisers of the National Organ Transplant Games 2026?

  1. A.Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
  2. B.National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)
  3. C.National Health Authority (NHA)
  4. D.Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
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Correct answer: B. National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)

The Games were put together by the Renal Care Foundation, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and NOTTO, which functions under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Vice-President congratulated all three for the initiative.

Q1080.NationalMedium

How many transplant recipients and donors held the Tadasana posture together to set a world record at the National Organ Transplant Games?

  1. A.370
  2. B.470
  3. C.570
  4. D.670
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Correct answer: C. 570

At the Games a record attempt was made in which 570 transplant recipients and organ donors held the Tadasana posture at the same time, and the World Book of Records, New Delhi, gave the organisers a certificate for the largest gathering of transplant recipients and donors doing that posture.

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