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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

Q14841.EconomyMedium

Who moderated the panel discussion 'Industry Associations Advancing India's National Agenda' at SEMICON India 2026?

  1. A.The Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog
  2. B.Amitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission
  3. C.The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
  4. D.The Chairman of ISRO
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Correct answer: B. Amitesh Kumar Sinha, CEO of the India Semiconductor Mission

The backgrounder names him as the moderator of the session, which brought senior representatives of the leading industry associations together to discuss how deeper cooperation could speed up the country's semiconductor and electronics plans.

Q14842.Government SchemesMedium

Which of the following statements about Ayushman Bharat was made by the Prime Minister on its eighth anniversary?

  1. A.It is the largest healthcare scheme in the world
  2. B.It is being wound up and merged into a new programme
  3. C.It covers only government employees
  4. D.It offers cover only for outpatient consultations
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Correct answer: A. It is the largest healthcare scheme in the world

The Prime Minister said the annual cover now reaches more than sixty crore beneficiaries, and on that basis described the initiative as the biggest of its kind anywhere.

Q14844.Government SchemesEasy

What is the annual health cover available to a beneficiary under Ayushman Bharat, as cited by the Prime Minister on its eighth anniversary?

  1. A.Rs 1 lakh
  2. B.Rs 3 lakh
  3. C.Rs 5 lakh
  4. D.Rs 10 lakh
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Correct answer: C. Rs 5 lakh

In his anniversary message the Prime Minister said that more than sixty crore beneficiaries now have access to an annual health cover of this amount, and that the reach of the cover is what makes the initiative the largest healthcare scheme in the world.

Q14849.Indian PolityHard

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the procedure for depriving a person of life or personal liberty under Article 21 must be fair, just and reasonable?

  1. A.Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)
  2. B.A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras (1950)
  3. C.Golaknath v. State of Punjab (1967)
  4. D.Minerva Mills v. Union of India (1980)
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Correct answer: A. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (1978)

Article 21 says that no person shall be deprived of life or personal liberty except according to "procedure established by law".

Q14850.Indian PolityMedium

Which of the following Fundamental Rights is available only to citizens of India and not to foreigners?

  1. A.Equality before law (Article 14)
  2. B.Protection of life and personal liberty (Article 21)
  3. C.The six freedoms of speech, assembly, movement and others (Article 19)
  4. D.Freedom of religion (Article 25)
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Correct answer: C. The six freedoms of speech, assembly, movement and others (Article 19)

Article 19 opens with the words "All citizens shall have the right", so its freedoms of speech and expression, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession belong only to citizens of India.

Q14851.Indian PolityMedium

The writ of Quo Warranto is issued to:

  1. A.Inquire into the legality of a person's claim to a public office
  2. B.Release a person who has been unlawfully detained
  3. C.Command a public official to perform a duty
  4. D.Quash an order already passed by a lower court
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Correct answer: A. Inquire into the legality of a person's claim to a public office

Quo Warranto means "by what authority or warrant". Through it, a court asks a person holding a public office to show by what right they hold it, and if the claim is not valid, the court can remove them.

Q14853.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 Aug 2017, Shift 2Easy

Which article was referred to as the 'the heart and soul' of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

  1. A.Article 4
  2. B.Article 32
  3. C.Article 28
  4. D.Article 30
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Correct answer: B. Article 32

Speaking in the Constituent Assembly, Dr B.R. Ambedkar said that if he were asked to name the most important Article, one without which the Constitution would be a nullity, he could not refer to any other; it was "the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it".

Q14855.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 5 Dec 2022, Shift 2Easy

The Right to Freedom of Religion is contained within which Articles of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Article 19 to Article 22
  2. B.Article 29 to Article 30
  3. C.Article 25 to Article 28
  4. D.Article 14 to Article 18
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Correct answer: C. Article 25 to Article 28

The Right to Freedom of Religion has four Articles: Article 25 gives freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practise and propagate religion; Article 26 lets every religious denomination manage its own religious affairs; Article 27 says no one can be compelled to pay taxes for the promotion…

Q14857.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 13 Mar 2023, Shift 4Medium

Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Act added the Right to Education to the Indian constitution?

  1. A.85th
  2. B.88th
  3. C.87th
  4. D.86th
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Correct answer: D. 86th

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 made education a Fundamental Right by inserting Article 21A, under which the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children aged six to fourteen years, in the manner it determines by law.

Q14858.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 6 Dec 2022, Shift 1Easy

Article 19 of the Indian Constitution provides for how many types of freedoms?

  1. A.13
  2. B.44
  3. C.30
  4. D.6
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Correct answer: D. 6

Article 19(1) gives every citizen six freedoms: speech and expression; to assemble peaceably and without arms; to form associations, unions or co-operative societies; to move freely throughout India; to reside and settle in any part of India; and to practise any profession or carry on any occupation, trade or business.

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