General Studies Paper I
UPSC Prelims 2026 Answer Key — Set A
| Question | Question stem (opening words) | Our answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music? | D |
| 2 | The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted | A |
| 3 | Consider the following statements: I. Pali texts contain the first definite references to coins, e.g., kahapana | C |
| 4 | Which of the following temples has/have a Nagara-style shikhara? 1. Malegitti Shivalaya, Badami 2. | B |
| 5 | Among the four main forms of existence of life recognized in Jainism, which one of the following is not | B |
| 6 | The Hallisalasya painting in the Bagh Caves represents: | A |
| 7 | Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India: 1. The earliest | D |
| 8 | Consider the following statements about the archaeological findings in Harappan towns: I. There is wide | A |
| 9 | Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct? | C |
| 10 | Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period: I. Irrigation from wells allowed agriculture to | C |
| 11 | Consider the following assertion: In the Pleistocene period either the Yamuna once flowed into the Indus, or the | D |
| 12 | What does an empty seat represent in early Buddhist iconography? | A |
| 13 | Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is/are correctly matched? 1. Vitasta : Chenab | C |
| 14 | Which of the following statements on the Amaravati Stupa and its relief sculpture is/are correct? 1. It was | B |
| 15 | Which of the following pairs of the king and his dynasty in early historical Tamilakam is/are not correctly | B |
| 16 | Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939? | B |
| 17 | Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in | A |
| 18 | Consider the following assertion: The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature | D |
| 19 | Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the famous classical singer from Karnataka, represented the: | D |
| 20 | In which one among the following texts does the term kshetra-patni ('mistress of the field') originate? | B |
| 21 | Consider the following statements with reference to India's response to climate change: I. India's Long-Term Low | B |
| 22 | With respect to the Western Hoolock Gibbons, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A Sanctuary in | B |
| 23 | Which of the following best explain(s) the rationale for protecting mangrove ecosystems in the context of | D |
| 24 | In what way(s) does the Vizhinjam International Seaport represent a structural shift in India's maritime trade | D |
| 25 | Identify the river of the Indian sub-continent on the basis of the following information: 1. It has an | C |
| 26 | Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct? 1. Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary | C |
| 27 | Which of the following statements with regard to the arrival of Amur Falcons at Doyang Lake in Nagaland each | A |
| 28 | Which among the following is/are the objective(s) of the Rainfed Area Development (RAD) initiative under the | D |
| 29 | Which of the following is/are the most significant implication(s) of obtaining Oeko-Tex certification for Eri | C |
| 30 | Ships from which of the following countries have to cross the Strait of Hormuz to reach out to the Indian Ocean? | B |
| 31 | Tungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the | A |
| 32 | With reference to Madhav National Park, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It was declared a | B |
| 33 | With reference to the climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which of the following statements is/are correct? | B |
| 34 | Which of the following geographical features or phenomena is/are associated with the Peninsular Block of India? | B |
| 35 | Consider the following statements with reference to the Sagarmala Programme of the Government of India: I. The | B |
| 36 | Consider the following statements about Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid): 1. It is an epiphytic orchid. 2. | B |
| 37 | Which one of the following statements with regard to the Moidams, built by the Tai-Ahom kingdom and inscribed as | C |
| 38 | At the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in June, 2025 in France, the Food and Agricultural | B |
| 39 | Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct? 1. It is the largest desert | B |
| 40 | Which one of the following is the first Plan Vivo certified Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest | C |
| 41 | Which of the following statements with regard to genetic medicine is/are correct? 1. Genetic medicines | C |
| 42 | Which of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are | B |
| 43 | Which of the following statements with regard to stealth technology is/are correct? 1. Stealth objects have a | C |
| 44 | Which of the following statements with regard to Black Boxes used in modern aircrafts is/are correct? 1. They | B |
| 45 | Which of the following statements with regard to Green Hydrogen is/are correct? 1. It is decarbonized hydrogen | B |
| 46 | Consider the following statements with regard to involvement of private entities in India's space programme: 1. | C |
| 47 | Which of the following statements with regard to drone swarms is/are correct? 1. They use Terahertz band of | B |
| 48 | Which of the following statements with regard to GenomeIndia Project is/are correct? 1. It is a part of the | B |
| 49 | Which of the following statements with regard to the National Quantum Mission (NQM) is/are correct? 1. It aims | C |
| 50 | Which of the following statements with regard to India's Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct? 1. It was launched | B |
| 51 | Mr. X, a senior officer, was overseeing a critical vaccination programme during a pandemic. He found that a | C |
| 52 | In a multi-ethnic district where both economic competition and historical grievances frequently led to community | A |
| 53 | Ms. X is a mid-level civil service official working in the urban development department of a major city. | B |
| 54 | 'X' was addressing a seminar on the meaning of the term 'law' as provided under Article 13, Part III of the | D |
| 55 | Consider the following statements with reference to the Constitution of India: 1. There is no Article in the | B |
| 56 | Which of the following statements with regard to the persons with disabilities in India is/are correct? 1. The | B |
| 57 | Consider the following statements about the provisions pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled | A |
| 58 | Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India: 1. | C |
| 59 | Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of | D |
| 60 | Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India: 1. It aims to enhance India's air | A |
| 61 | Consider the following statements about river bridges connecting India with neighbouring countries: 1. 'Maitri | D |
| 62 | Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik | D |
| 63 | With reference to the organisations under the Government of India, consider the following details: | Sl. No. | | A |
| 64 | Which of the following international conventions have not been ratified by India? 1. Employment Policy | Not scored |
| 65 | Consider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi: 1. The Summit's | D |
| 66 | Which of the following connectivity projects is/are a part of cooperation between India and the ASEAN member | A |
| 67 | Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: | | List I (Project | B |
| 68 | Which of the following items of defence hardware is/are manufactured in India? 1. Su-30 MKI Fighter Jets 2. T-90 | A |
| 69 | Consider the following statements about platforms for multilateral co-operation: 1. The 'Colombo Process' is a | C |
| 70 | Consider the following UN organisations/agencies: 1. World Food Programme 2. United Nations Children's Fund 3. | A |
| 71 | Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: | | List I (UN | B |
| 72 | Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: | | List I (BIMSTEC | C |
| 73 | Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? | | (Indian Army Corps) | (Headquarters) | | D |
| 74 | Which of the following statements with respect to the Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is/are | B |
| 75 | Which of the following countries are members of the European Union? 1. Belarus 2. Poland 3. Germany 4. | C |
| 76 | Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: | | List I (INTERPOL | C |
| 77 | Which of the following statements in relation to NIRANTAR (National Institute for Research and Application of | B |
| 78 | The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany visited India in January, 2026. Which of the following is/are | B |
| 79 | Which of the following statements about DHRUV64 is/are correct? 1. It is the third chip fabricated under the | C |
| 80 | The Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) recently introduced a national standard to test and assess bomb disposal | C |
| 81 | 'X', born in the UK, was conferred the Nobel Prize in 2025. He was a professor in an American university when | C |
| 82 | Which of the following statements with regard to the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments is/are correct? 1. The | C |
| 83 | Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched? | C |
| 84 | Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the | A |
| 85 | Consider the following statements with regard to the film 'Boong': 1. The film has recently won the British | A |
| 86 | Which of the following statements regarding the features of blockchain technology are correct? 1. Records stored | A |
| 87 | An e-commerce revenue model where the seller has control over pricing but doesn't keep products in stock and | A |
| 88 | Which one of the following correctly represents the three key sub-indices of the Financial Inclusion Index | C |
| 89 | Which one of the following best describes the key objective of India's 'Open Network for Digital Commerce' | C |
| 90 | Which one of the following statements about Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Central Bank Digital Currency | D |
| 91 | Which of the following statements about Real-World Assets (RWA) Tokenization are correct? 1. Tokenization is the | A |
| 92 | A bond whose proceeds are used only to finance or refinance a combination of both environmental and social | C |
| 93 | Which of the following statements about M1xchange's role in Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) financing | B |
| 94 | Which one of the following best describes the 'Crowding Out Effect' in the context of fiscal policy? | B |
| 95 | Which of the following statements about Rare Earth Elements (REEs) and Critical Minerals is/are correct? 1. | A |
| 96 | Which of the following statements about insurance in aviation sector is/are correct? 1. 'Aviation Hull | C |
| 97 | Which of the following statements about Crowdfunding is/are correct? 1. Crowdfunding is solicitation of funds | C |
| 98 | With reference to different Committees in India, consider the following details: | Sl. No. | Committee | | D |
| 99 | Consider the following statements about the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India: 1. NBFCs cannot | A |
| 100 | Consider the following statements about Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): 1. MPI is calculated using | A |
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