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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

Q1241.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished.
  2. B.The Chief of Army Staff carries the rank of Field Marshal.
  3. C.All officers posted to Andaman and Nicobar Islands wear the ranks of the Indian Navy.
  4. D.The rank of Major General is higher than the rank of Lieutenant General.
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Correct answer: A. The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished.

The Indian Army no longer has the rank of Second Lieutenant; an officer is now commissioned directly as a Lieutenant.

Q1244.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements about the All India Services is correct?

  1. A.The All India Services may be created by an Act of the Parliament.
  2. B.The endorsement of the Rajya Sabha is not essential for the creation of the All India Services.
  3. C.The rules of recruitment to the All India Services are determined by the UPSC.
  4. D.The conditions of service to the All India Services may be altered by the UPSC.
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Correct answer: A. The All India Services may be created by an Act of the Parliament.

Under Article 312, Parliament may by law create new All India Services common to the Union and the States.

Q1245.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

Which one of the following is correct?

  1. A.Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanized Infantry Regiment.
  2. B.Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the Corps of Engineers.
  3. C.Army Medical Corps and Army Dental Corps are two divisions of the Army Service Corps.
  4. D.Army has its own Corps of Air Defence.
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Correct answer: D. Army has its own Corps of Air Defence.

The Indian Army has its own Corps of Army Air Defence, which guards troops and key places against enemy aircraft, drones and missiles.

Q1246.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to the Indian Air Force?

  1. A.It has bases in many friendly countries.
  2. B.It does not carry out joint exercises with any country.
  3. C.It has a separate Maintenance Command.
  4. D.No officer has ever been elevated to the rank of Marshal of the Indian Air Force.
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Correct answer: C. It has a separate Maintenance Command.

The Indian Air Force has a separate Maintenance Command, with its headquarters at Nagpur, which looks after the repair, overhaul and supply of aircraft and equipment.

Q1248.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is

  1. A.an infantry regiment of the Indian Army
  2. B.a battalion of the Rashtriya Rifles
  3. C.the name of the Armed Police of the State of Jammu and Kashmir
  4. D.a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct answer: A. an infantry regiment of the Indian Army

The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAK RIF) is a regular infantry regiment with its Regimental Centre at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Q1252.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to

  1. A.Monetary Economics
  2. B.Welfare Economics
  3. C.Environmental Economics
  4. D.Development Economics
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Correct answer: B. Welfare Economics

Amartya Sen received the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for his contributions to welfare economics". Sen worked on social choice theory, on how to measure poverty and inequality, and on the causes of famine.

Q1253.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding Uniform Civil Code as provided under Article 44 of the Constitution of India is not correct?

  1. A.It is a Fundamental Right of every Indian citizen.
  2. B.The State shall endeavour to secure it for citizens throughout the territory of India.
  3. C.It is not enforceable by any Court.
  4. D.It is not enforceable by a Court yet the Constitution requires that as a principle it should be fundamental in the governance of our country.
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Correct answer: A. It is a Fundamental Right of every Indian citizen.

The Uniform Civil Code is not a Fundamental Right. Article 44 sits in Part IV of the Constitution, among the Directive Principles of State Policy.

Q1254.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

In the context of elections in India, which one of the following is the correct full form of VVPAT?

  1. A.Voter Verifiable Poll Audit Trail
  2. B.Voter Verifying Paper Audit Trail
  3. C.Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
  4. D.Voter Verifiable Paper Account Trail
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Correct answer: C. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

VVPAT is a printer attached to the EVM that lets the voter see, on paper, that the vote went to the chosen candidate.

Q1255.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding the Human Rights Council is not correct?

  1. A.It is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of all members of the UN.
  2. B.It is responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
  3. C.It replaced the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
  4. D.It is made up of 47 UN Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.
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Correct answer: A. It is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of all members of the UN.

The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body of the UN, but it is not made up of all UN members: it has only 47 member states.

Q1256.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

Which politician in British India had opposed to a Pakistan that would mean "Muslim Raj here and Hindu Raj elsewhere"?

  1. A.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  2. B.Sikandar Hayat Khan
  3. C.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  4. D.Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
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Correct answer: B. Sikandar Hayat Khan

As Premier of Punjab, he told the Punjab Legislative Assembly in March 1941 that he did not want freedom so that there could be "Muslim Raj here and Hindu Raj elsewhere", and that if this was what Pakistan meant he would have nothing to do with it.

Q1257.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not correct in respect of Andaman and Nicobar Command?

  1. A.It is the first integrated theatre command in India.
  2. B.Its headquarters is at Port Blair.
  3. C.It is commanded by a three-star officer.
  4. D.It was set up by the British during the Second World War.
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Correct answer: D. It was set up by the British during the Second World War.

The Andaman and Nicobar Command was set up by India in 2001, long after the Second World War. The Command was raised in October 2001, following the recommendations of the Group of Ministers set up after the Kargil War to reform national security.

Q1259.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Himalayan rivers have their origin in the snow-covered areas, hence are dry in winter season. 2. Rivers of the Peninsular Plateau have reached maturity. 3. Himalayan rivers depict all the three stages of normal cycle of erosion. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Himalayan rivers are perennial, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct. Himalayan rivers such as the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra rise from glaciers and snowfields and also get monsoon rain, so they flow all year round, including in winter.

Q1260.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

  1. A.International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  2. B.Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
  3. C.Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  4. D.Declaration on the Right to Development
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Correct answer: D. Declaration on the Right to Development

It is a resolution of the UN General Assembly, not a treaty that states sign and ratify. A treaty, usually called a covenant or convention, becomes legally binding on a country once it ratifies it, and a committee of experts watches how each party carries it out.

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