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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

Q1341.Science & TechnologyMedium

Under which department does the Survey of India, organiser of the geospatial transformation workshop, function?

  1. A.Department of Space
  2. B.Department of Science and Technology
  3. C.Department of Land Resources
  4. D.Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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Correct answer: B. Department of Science and Technology

The workshop on Government and Industry Synergy for Geospatial Transformation, held in New Delhi on the theme of co-creating the geospatial economy for Viksit Bharat 2047, was organised by the Survey of India under that department.

Q1342.NationalMedium

Who released the commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness for the Department of Posts?

  1. A.Dr. Pushp Lata, Additional Director General
  2. B.Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary
  3. C.Manisha Sinha, Director General Postal Services
  4. D.The Union Minister of Communications
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Correct answer: C. Manisha Sinha, Director General Postal Services

She released the souvenir sheet of two commemorative stamps on breast cancer awareness at Dak Bhawan, New Delhi, in the presence of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava and other senior officials of both ministries.

Q1344.NationalEasy

Where were the commemorative postage stamps on breast cancer awareness released?

  1. A.Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
  2. B.Dak Bhawan, New Delhi
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  4. D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Dak Bhawan, New Delhi

The special souvenir sheet carrying two commemorative postage stamps on breast cancer awareness, together with a set of picture postcards, was released there by Director General Postal Services Manisha Sinha in the presence of Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with senior officials of…

Q1345.EconomyMedium

Which department convened the Bharat Commerce Chintan Shivir along with ONDC?

  1. A.Department of Consumer Affairs
  2. B.Department of Revenue
  3. C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. D.Department of Food and Public Distribution
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Correct answer: C. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

It convened the Bharat Commerce Chintan Shivir with the Open Network for Digital Commerce at Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi, and the roundtable was chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.

Q1346.EconomyMedium

How many retailers and brands had ONDC DigiDukaan connected, as reported at the Bharat Commerce Chintan Shivir?

  1. A.Over 12,000 retailers with more than 300 brands
  2. B.Over 21,000 retailers with more than 450 brands
  3. C.Over 45,000 retailers with more than 800 brands
  4. D.Over 16,000 retailers with more than 250 brands
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Correct answer: B. Over 21,000 retailers with more than 450 brands

That is the reach of DigiDukaan across Hyderabad, Jaipur and Mumbai, and it marks a rise from over 12,000 retailers in the previous quarter.

Q1347.EconomyEasy

Which open network runs the DigiDukaan initiative that digitises kirana stores as buyers?

  1. A.Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
  2. B.Government e-Marketplace (GeM)
  3. C.National Payments Corporation of India
  4. D.Open Credit Enablement Network
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Correct answer: A. Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

DigiDukaan is ONDC's effort to build digital infrastructure for India's general trade in retail by digitising kirana shops as buyers, while strengthening rather than replacing the existing distributor network.

Q1348.NationalMedium

In which State did overall telecom network availability reach 99.18 percent after Cyclone Arnab, with eleven Cell on Wheels deployed?

  1. A.Odisha
  2. B.Tamil Nadu
  3. C.Andhra Pradesh
  4. D.West Bengal
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Correct answer: C. Andhra Pradesh

Overall telecom network availability in the State was reported at 99.18 percent, and among the districts the cyclone hit hardest the figure stood at 98.5 per cent in West Godavari and 91.96 per cent in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema.

Q1349.NationalMedium

What does the Intra-Circle Roaming (ICR) arrangement allow a mobile subscriber to do?

  1. A.Make all calls free of charge anywhere in India
  2. B.Connect to another operator's network within the same telecom circle
  3. C.Use a satellite phone without a separate licence
  4. D.Change the mobile number without changing the SIM card
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Correct answer: B. Connect to another operator's network within the same telecom circle

Intra-Circle Roaming is a telecom arrangement under which a subscriber latches on to another service provider's network inside the same circle, so mobile services keep working even where the subscriber's own operator has no coverage in that particular area.

Q1350.NationalEasy

Which cyclone's damage led the Department of Telecommunications to keep Intra-Circle Roaming operational across districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha?

  1. A.Cyclone Montha
  2. B.Cyclone Arnab
  3. C.Cyclone Remal
  4. D.Cyclone Dana
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Correct answer: B. Cyclone Arnab

It came ashore along the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, and the heavy rainfall, flash floods, tree falls and power infrastructure damage that followed disrupted telecom services in parts of both States and the adjoining regions.

Q1351.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

The 'water frame' of Richard Arkwright was a device for

  1. A.producing a new type of painting
  2. B.irrigating fields for rice cultivation
  3. C.producing strong threads of yarn
  4. D.the faster movement of steamships
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Correct answer: C. producing strong threads of yarn

Richard Arkwright's water frame, patented in 1769, was a spinning machine driven by water power that spun strong cotton thread.

Q1352.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the Salt March : 1. The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media. 2. The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press. 3. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. 4. The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

The Salt March drew wide notice in the American and European press, brought women into the national movement in large numbers, and made the British see that they had to share more power with Indians.

Q1354.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about Attorney General of India is/are not correct? 1. He is the first Law Officer of the Government of India. 2. He is entitled to the privileges of a Member of the Parliament. 3. He is a whole-time counsel for the Government. 4. He must have the same qualifications as are required to be a judge of the Supreme Court. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The Attorney General is not a whole-time counsel of the Government; he is not barred from private legal practice, so statement 3 is the only incorrect one.

Q1355.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.Urea is produced in liver.
  2. B.Urea is produced in blood.
  3. C.Urea is produced from digestion of starch.
  4. D.Urea is produced in lung and kidney.
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Correct answer: A. Urea is produced in liver.

Liver cells turn the toxic ammonia released from the breakdown of amino acids into urea through the ornithine cycle, also called the urea cycle.

Q1356.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

The term Upari refers to which one of the following?

  1. A.A category of proprietary tenure under the Mughal rule
  2. B.A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule
  3. C.A soldier in the Maratha army
  4. D.A village headman in the Mughal period
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Correct answer: B. A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule

In the Maratha villages of the Deccan, an upari was a tenant who cultivated land without any hereditary right to it.

Q1357.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a correct ascending order of commissioned ranks in the defence forces of India?

  1. A.Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General, Lieutenant General, General
  2. B.Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
  3. C.Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Group Captain, Wing Commander, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal
  4. D.Sub Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral
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Correct answer: C. Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Group Captain, Wing Commander, Air Commodore, Air Vice Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal

It places Group Captain below Wing Commander, but in the Indian Air Force a Wing Commander ranks below a Group Captain.

Q1358.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of passage of light in a compound microscope?

  1. A.Condenser-Objective lens-Eyepiece-Body tube
  2. B.Objective lens-Condenser-Body tube-Eyepiece
  3. C.Condenser-Objective lens-Body tube-Eyepiece
  4. D.Eyepiece-Objective lens-Body tube-Mirror
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Correct answer: C. Condenser-Objective lens-Body tube-Eyepiece

Light passes through the condenser to the specimen, is picked up by the objective lens, travels up the body tube and reaches the eye through the eyepiece.

Q1360.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKHard

With regard to nature of Mughal State, who among the following scholars argued that "the peculiar feature of the State in Mughal India was that it served not merely as the protective arm of the exploiting classes, but was itself the principal instrument of exploitation"?

  1. A.Irfan Habib
  2. B.Satish Chandra
  3. C.Athar Ali
  4. D.J. F. Richards
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Correct answer: A. Irfan Habib

In his study of the Mughal agrarian system, Habib argued that the Mughal State did not merely protect the exploiting classes but was itself the main instrument for taking the peasants' surplus.

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