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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

Q13482.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 12 April 2021, Shift 3Medium

What is the tenure of the chairman of the State Public Service Commission?

  1. A.5 years or the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
  2. B.6 years or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier
  3. C.6 years or the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier
  4. D.5 years or the age of 60 years, whichever is earlier
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Correct answer: C. 6 years or the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier

Article 316 of the Constitution fixes this term for the chairman and members of a State Public Service Commission. The same article gives members of the Union Public Service Commission six years or the age of 65, so the six years is common and only the retiring age differs.

Q13484.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 17 Aug, 2023, Shift 4Medium

Who among the following has been accused of committing the judicial murder of Raja Nand Kumar?

  1. A.Lord Wellesley
  2. B.Lord Dalhousie
  3. C.Lord Cornwallis
  4. D.Warren Hastings
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Correct answer: D. Warren Hastings

Raja Nand Kumar, a Brahmin revenue officer of Bengal, accused Warren Hastings of taking bribes. Soon afterwards Nand Kumar himself was charged with forgery, tried by the Supreme Court at Calcutta under Chief Justice Elijah Impey and hanged in 1775.

Q13498.EconomyEasy

CBDT has extended the due date for furnishing the return of income for Assessment Year 2026-27 in audit cases to which date?

  1. A.31 October 2026
  2. B.21 November 2026
  3. C.30 November 2026
  4. D.15 December 2026
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Correct answer: B. 21 November 2026

For the class of taxpayers who must get their accounts audited, the statutory last date to file the return of income for Assessment Year 2026-27 was 31 October 2026, and the Central Board of Direct Taxes has now pushed it forward by three weeks.

Q13499.NationalMedium

Which body is the nodal agency for the Ministry of Mines' e-waste collection campaign under Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Geological Survey of India
  2. B.Indian Bureau of Mines
  3. C.National Institute of Rock Mechanics
  4. D.Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre, Nagpur
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Correct answer: D. Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre, Nagpur

It has been designated the nodal agency and is coordinating the drive with the Material Recycling Association of India, holding virtual meetings with nodal officers of the ministry's offices; more than 44 office locations have been finalised nationwide, more than 28 of them in Maharashtra.

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