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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

Q15141.Summits & ConferencesEasy

What is the theme of India's BRICS Chairship, named at the BRICS Business Forum 2026?

  1. A.One Earth, One Family, One Future
  2. B.Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
  3. C.Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Prosperity
  4. D.Inclusive Growth for a Sustainable Planet
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Correct answer: B. Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability

The Prime Minister named this theme while addressing the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, and said India had made the same mantra the base of its economic and trade policy over the past twelve years.

Q15143.Awards & HonoursMedium

The Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Award 2026 was presented during which ceremony?

  1. A.Sansad Ratna Awards 2026
  2. B.Rashtriya Ekta Awards 2026
  3. C.National Social Justice Awards 2026
  4. D.Sansad Gaurav Awards 2026
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Correct answer: A. Sansad Ratna Awards 2026

The release states that the award was presented during the sixteenth edition of the Sansad Ratna Awards, held at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in the national capital, and it adds that the jury of the Sansad Ratna Awards Committee recognised the service of the Commission to the nation and…

Q15144.Awards & HonoursEasy

Kishor Makwana, who was conferred the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Award 2026, is the Chairman of which body?

  1. A.National Commission for Backward Classes
  2. B.National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  3. C.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  4. D.National Human Rights Commission
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Correct answer: B. National Commission for Scheduled Castes

The release identifies Kishor Makwana as the Chairman of the NCSC and says the award recognises his dedicated service to that Commission and his contribution to advancing social justice, adding that the Commission has strengthened its role in safeguarding the constitutional rights of the Scheduled Castes under his leadership.

Q15145.Government SchemesHard

Under which scheme was on-the-spot verification of income and caste certificates introduced?

  1. A.Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
  2. B.National Overseas Scholarship Scheme
  3. C.National Fellowship for SC Students
  4. D.SHRESHTA
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Correct answer: B. National Overseas Scholarship Scheme

The release says that to strengthen the authenticity of documents and prevent fraudulent claims, a system for verifying income and caste certificates on the spot, directly with the authorities that issued them, was introduced under this scheme from the academic year 2024-25, and that the measure helps ensure the benefit…

Q15147.Government SchemesMedium

How much has been disbursed as scholarships to more than 1.44 crore Scheduled Caste students?

  1. A.Rs 2,445.05 crore
  2. B.Rs 9,773 crore
  3. C.Rs 12,773 crore
  4. D.Rs 21,773 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 12,773 crore

The release states that more than 1.44 crore Scheduled Caste students have benefited under the Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Schemes and that scholarships amounting to Rs 12,773 crore have been disbursed to support their education.

Q15149.EconomyMedium

Which force worked with the DRI in the seizure made near the Indo-Bangladesh border?

  1. A.Central Reserve Police Force
  2. B.Indo-Tibetan Border Police
  3. C.Border Security Force
  4. D.Sashastra Seema Bal
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Correct answer: C. Border Security Force

The release records that the DRI, acting in coordination with the BSF, seized 89 pieces of foreign-origin gold bars weighing around 11.3 kg from a person near the Indo-Bangladesh border at BOP Halderpara, and that the man, unable to produce documents of lawful possession, admitted his involvement and was arrested.

Q15150.EconomyEasy

Under which law was the smuggled foreign-origin gold seized by the DRI?

  1. A.The Customs Act, 1962
  2. B.The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
  3. C.The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
  4. D.The Gold Control Act, 1968
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Correct answer: A. The Customs Act, 1962

The release names this statute twice in the same episode near the Indo-Bangladesh border, saying that because the person could not produce documents for lawful possession the gold was seized under the Customs Act, and that he was arrested under the relevant provisions of the same Act.

Q15153.Reports & IndicesMedium

The first district-level estimates of the unincorporated non-agricultural sector are based on which survey?

  1. A.Periodic Labour Force Survey
  2. B.Annual Survey of Industries
  3. C.Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises 2025
  4. D.National Family Health Survey
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Correct answer: C. Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises 2025

The release states that the report, titled Unincorporated Sector at the District Level, draws upon ASUSE data to present the scale, structure and economic performance of the sector district by district, and that this is the first initiative of the National Statistics Office to disseminate district-level estimates from a large-scale…

Q15154.NationalEasy

The amended e-commerce rules were made under which Act?

  1. A.The Information Technology Act, 2000
  2. B.The Competition Act, 2002
  3. C.The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
  4. D.The Legal Metrology Act, 2009
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Correct answer: C. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019

The release states that the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 were notified under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and that they provide the framework for safeguarding consumers against unfair trade practices in the e-commerce sector; the amendment of 2026 strengthens that same framework.

Q15155.NationalMedium

Under the amended rules, the prior price of goods means the lowest price offered during how many days before the announcement?

  1. A.15 days
  2. B.30 days
  3. C.45 days
  4. D.90 days
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Correct answer: B. 30 days

The amended rules provide that where a price reduction is announced, both the reduced price and the prior price shall be displayed, and they define the prior price as the lowest price at which the goods or services were offered during the thirty days preceding the announcement.

Q15159.DefenceEasy

Exercise Samudra Laksamana is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?

  1. A.Indonesia
  2. B.Malaysia
  3. C.Singapore
  4. D.Thailand
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Correct answer: B. Malaysia

The release states that INS Mysore arrived at Lumut, Malaysia, to take part in the fourth edition of the bilateral maritime exercise Samudra Laksamana between the Indian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy, and it adds that the ship and her crew were welcomed by Royal Malaysian Navy personnel and…

Q15160.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many master’s fellowships does the ASEAN-India fellowship for higher education in agriculture provide over five years?

  1. A.25
  2. B.50
  3. C.75
  4. D.100
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Correct answer: B. 50

Listing the achievements of the cooperation period that has just ended, the release records the launch in 2024 of the ASEAN-India Fellowship for Higher Education in Agriculture and Allied Sciences, which provides for 50 master’s fellowships over five years for students from ASEAN member states.

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