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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

Q13861.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 17 Jul 2023, Shift 4Easy

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution of India, upon the recommendations of which of the following committees?

  1. A.Raja Chelliah Committee
  2. B.Santhanam Committee
  3. C.Kelkar Committee
  4. D.Swaran Singh Committee
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Correct answer: D. Swaran Singh Committee

The Fundamental Duties were added on the recommendation of this committee, set up in 1976. The Swaran Singh Committee suggested that the Constitution should spell out the duties of citizens alongside their rights.

Q13862.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 Aug 2021, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following statements about Swami Dayanand Saraswati is INCORRECT?

  1. A.He authored the book 'Satyarth Prakash'.
  2. B.He was the founder of Arya Samaj.
  3. C.His birthplace was Gujarat.
  4. D.He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj.
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Correct answer: D. He was the founder of Brahmo Samaj.

This statement is incorrect, because the Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy at Calcutta in 1828. Swami Dayanand Saraswati was born in 1824 as Mool Shankar at Tankara in the Morbi region of present-day Gujarat.

Q13863.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 26 Jul 2023, Shift 4Medium

What is the duty of the Chief Minister, as mentioned under Article 167 of the Indian Constitution?

  1. A.Communication of all decisions of the Council of Ministers to the Governor.
  2. B.Appointment and removal of Council of the Ministers.
  3. C.Appointment of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
  4. D.Appointment of Advocate General of the state in consultation with Attorney general.
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Correct answer: A. Communication of all decisions of the Council of Ministers to the Governor.

Article 167 lists the duties of the Chief Minister towards the Governor.

Q13866.EnvironmentMedium

In which city is Adarsh Gaushala, described as India's first modern self-sufficient gaushala built around a compressed bio-gas plant?

  1. A.Bhopal
  2. B.Gwalior
  3. C.Indore
  4. D.Jabalpur
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Correct answer: B. Gwalior

Adarsh Gaushala stands at Laltipara and is the city's largest cowshed, home to more than ten thousand cattle. Its compressed bio-gas plant of 100 tonnes per day opened in October 2024, spread over five acres, cost 31 crore rupees and was developed with Indian Oil Corporation.

Q13869.NationalMedium

On which portal can a household complete its own census entry from a mobile phone?

  1. A.se.census.gov.in
  2. B.janganana.gov.in
  3. C.census.digitalindia.gov.in
  4. D.mybharat.gov.in
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Correct answer: A. se.census.gov.in

A household logs in with its mobile number, gives its location, fills in the family details and submits the form; nothing has to be uploaded, the whole process runs to about fifteen to twenty minutes, and a special identity number comes back that is shown to the enumerator when the…

Q13870.NationalMedium

On which night did the Indian Army carry out the surgical strikes across the Line of Control, recalled as completing ten years?

  1. A.26-27 September 2015
  2. B.28-29 September 2016
  3. C.13-14 September 2008
  4. D.11-12 September 2019
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Correct answer: B. 28-29 September 2016

Indian Army soldiers crossed the Line of Control on that night and hit terrorist launch pads, and the action is described as a decisive break in the way India answers cross-border terrorism, followed later by the Balakot air strike and Operation Sindoor.

Q13874.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 09 March, 2023, Shift 4Easy

Which of the following comes under the part IX of the Indian constitution?

  1. A.Relations between the Union and the States
  2. B.The Scheduled and Tribal Areas
  3. C.The Panchayats
  4. D.Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits
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Correct answer: C. The Panchayats

Part IX of the Constitution of India is headed 'The Panchayats'. It was inserted by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, which came into force on 24 April 1993, now marked as National Panchayati Raj Day, and it runs from Article 243 to Article 243-O. Part IX gives panchayats a…

Q13877.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 15 April 2021, Shift 1Easy

Features of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution partly derives its inspiration from the Bill of Rights, enshrined in the Constitution of _______.

  1. A.Canada
  2. B.United States of America
  3. C.Ireland
  4. D.Australia
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Correct answer: B. United States of America

The Fundamental Rights in Part III of the Indian Constitution were drawn from the Bill of Rights, the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

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