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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

Q15481.EconomyHard

Which statement about the revised national accounts estimates is correct?

  1. A.The new base year for price and production indices is 2022-23
  2. B.Growth for the three previous years was revised downwards
  3. C.The revision dropped the Output Producer Price Index
  4. D.Real GDP growth for 2025-26 was revised to 7.1 per cent
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Correct answer: A. The new base year for price and production indices is 2022-23

The annual revised estimates use new price and production indices on that base, including an Output Producer Price Index and a Banking Services Price Index, along with updated administrative data drawn from several sources.

Q15482.EconomyMedium

Which expenditure component of real GDP recorded 11.9 per cent growth in the quarter?

  1. A.Private Final Consumption Expenditure
  2. B.Gross Fixed Capital Formation
  3. C.Government Final Consumption Expenditure
  4. D.Imports of goods and services
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Correct answer: B. Gross Fixed Capital Formation

It grew 11.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2026-27 against 5.8 per cent in the same quarter of the previous year, and that jump is the sharpest change among the expenditure components listed.

Q15485.Summits & ConferencesHard

Consider the 26th SCO Summit. Which statement is correct?

  1. A.It marked the 15th anniversary of the SCO
  2. B.It adopted the Bishkek Declaration along with four MoUs
  3. C.It was chaired by Afghanistan
  4. D.It removed English from the SCO Charter
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Correct answer: B. It adopted the Bishkek Declaration along with four MoUs

Besides the declaration and the four memoranda, the meeting also adopted more than twenty decisions and statements in fields such as climate, nuclear safety, energy conservation and the fight against drug addiction.

Q15486.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which SCO forum, proposed by India, will hold its first edition in India?

  1. A.SCO Start-up Forum
  2. B.SCO Young Scientists Forum
  3. C.SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum
  4. D.SCO Young Authors Conclave
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Correct answer: C. SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum

The Prime Minister said India would be glad to host the first edition of this forum later this year, and described it as an Indian flagship proposal meant to build civilisational exchanges among member states.

Q15487.Summits & ConferencesMedium

In India's vision for the SCO, what do the letters S, C and O stand for?

  1. A.Stability, Commerce and Order
  2. B.Security, Connectivity and Opportunity
  3. C.Solidarity, Culture and Outreach
  4. D.Sovereignty, Cooperation and Openness
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Correct answer: B. Security, Connectivity and Opportunity

In his statement at Bishkek the Prime Minister recalled that at the previous summit he had set out three main pillars of India's thinking on the grouping, and that their initials spell the organisation's own short name: S for Security, C for Connectivity and O for Opportunity.

Q15488.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Which city hosted the 26th SCO Summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

  1. A.Astana
  2. B.Bishkek
  3. C.Tashkent
  4. D.Samarkand
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Correct answer: B. Bishkek

The release from the Prime Minister's Office says that the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held at Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, and that the Prime Minister took part in it on 1 September 2026 after the meeting…

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