UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper I

  1. Q1. Carnatic Equivalent of Raga Bilawal — Art & Culture
  2. Q2. Hilton-Young Commission Rupee Ratio — Modern History
  3. Q3. Pali Texts and Punch-Marked Coins — Ancient History
  4. Q4. Nagara Shikhara Temples of Aihole & Deogarh — Art & Culture
  5. Q5. Four Gatis in Jainism — Ancient History
  6. Q6. Hallisalasya Painting, Bagh Caves — Art & Culture
  7. Q7. Place-Value System in Indian Inscriptions — Ancient History
  8. Q8. Harappan Artefacts and Inferences — Ancient History
  9. Q9. Eka Movement & Bardoli Satyagraha — Modern History
  10. Q10. Rigvedic Wells, Irrigation & Draught Animals — Ancient History
  11. Q11. Pleistocene River Shifts — Indus & Ganga — Ancient History
  12. Q12. Empty Seat in Early Buddhist Iconography — Art & Culture
  13. Q13. Rigvedic River Names Vitasta, Asikni, Parushni — Ancient History
  14. Q14. Amaravati Stupa and Its Sculpture — Art & Culture
  15. Q15. Sangam Kings and Their Dynasties — Ancient History
  16. Q16. Forward Bloc 1939 Causes — Modern History
  17. Q17. British Policy in Awadh after 1856 — Modern History
  18. Q18. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms & Communal Politics — Modern History
  19. Q19. Mallikarjun Mansur and His Gharana — Art & Culture
  20. Q20. Kshetra-patni, 'Mistress of the Field' — Ancient History
  21. Q21. LT-LEDS, BUR-4 and Net Zero 2070 — Environment
  22. Q22. Western Hoolock Gibbon — Environment
  23. Q23. Mangroves and Climate Resilience — Environment
  24. Q24. Vizhinjam International Seaport — Geography
  25. Q25. Antecedent Himalayan Rivers — Geography
  26. Q26. Indian States and Their Boundaries — Geography
  27. Q27. Amur Falcons at Doyang Lake — Environment
  28. Q28. Rainfed Area Development under NMSA — Environment
  29. Q29. Oeko-Tex Certification for Eri Silk — Economy
  30. Q30. Strait of Hormuz and Gulf States — Geography
  31. Q31. UNESCO Prelims 2026 Q31: Tungurahua Volcano Geopark — Geography
  32. Q32. Madhav National Park & Sakhya Sagar — Environment
  33. Q33. Climate of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Explained — Geography
  34. Q34. Peninsular Block Features — Geography
  35. Q35. Sagarmala Programme & Sagarmala 2.0 — Economy
  36. Q36. Foxtail Orchid (Rhynchostylis retusa) — Environment
  37. Q37. Moidams of the Tai-Ahom — Art & Culture
  38. Q38. FAO 'Four Betters' and Blue Transformation — IR
  39. Q39. Lake Turkana, the Jade Sea — Geography
  40. Q40. First Plan Vivo REDD+ Project in India — Environment
  41. Q41. Genetic Medicine, Vectors & Gene Therapy — Science & Tech
  42. Q42. Large Language Models — How LLMs Work — Science & Tech
  43. Q43. Stealth Technology, RAM & Metamaterials — Science & Tech
  44. Q44. Aircraft Black Boxes — Science & Tech
  45. Q45. Green Hydrogen & National Mission — Science & Tech
  46. Q46. IN-SPACe, Agnikul & Skyroot — Science & Tech
  47. Q47. Drone Swarms — Communication & Countermeasures — Science & Tech
  48. Q48. GenomeIndia Project — Science & Tech
  49. Q49. National Quantum Mission — Science & Tech
  50. Q50. Deep Ocean Mission, Matsya-6000 — Science & Tech
  51. Q51. Principles of Public Administration — Ethics Case — Ethics
  52. Q52. Tribal Land vs Waste Plant — Ethics Case — Ethics
  53. Q53. Transparency vs Confidentiality — Ethics
  54. Q54. Meaning of 'Law' under Article 13 — Polity
  55. Q55. Articles 393, 394, 395 — Polity
  56. Q56. RPwD Act, Sugamya Bharat & NDFDC — Polity
  57. Q57. SC/ST Provisions, Sixth Schedule & Panchayats — Polity
  58. Q58. Starred vs Unstarred Questions — Polity
  59. Q59. Parliament's Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs — Polity
  60. Q60. Mission Sudarshan Chakra — Science & Tech
  61. Q61. Maitri Setu, Jhulaghat & Mechi Bridges — IR
  62. Q62. Zero FIR under BNSS 2023 — Polity
  63. Q63. CEIB, SFIO, CBI and Their Ministries — Polity
  64. Q64. Conventions India Has Not Ratified — IR
  65. Q65. AI Impact Summit Sutras & Chakras — IR
  66. Q66. India–ASEAN Connectivity Projects — IR
  67. Q67. India-Funded Projects in Neighbours Explained — IR
  68. Q68. Su-30MKI, T-90 and Akula — Made in India? — Science & Tech
  69. Q69. Colombo Process, Abu Dhabi Dialogue, GFMD — IR
  70. Q70. UN Agencies and the Nobel Peace Prize — IR
  71. Q71. UN Peacekeeping Missions and Their Periods — IR
  72. Q72. BIMSTEC Centres and Their Locations — IR
  73. Q73. Indian Army Corps and HQs — Polity
  74. Q74. Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan Explained — Polity
  75. Q75. European Union Member States — IR
  76. Q76. INTERPOL Colour-Coded Notices — IR
  77. Q77. NIRANTAR Platform Verticals — Environment
  78. Q78. Merz's India Visit Outcomes — IR
  79. Q79. DHRUV64 Microprocessor and DIR-V — Science & Tech
  80. Q80. BIS Bomb Disposal Standard IS 19445 — Science & Tech
  81. Q81. Nobel Prize 2025 Laureates — Current Affairs
  82. Q82. Grand Slam Tennis Governance & Wild Cards — Current Affairs
  83. Q83. Semiconductor Plants in India — Economy
  84. Q84. Bharat Forecast System — Science & Tech
  85. Q85. Manipuri Film 'Boong' and BAFTA — Current Affairs
  86. Q86. Blockchain Features & Types — Science & Tech
  87. Q87. E-commerce Revenue Models — Economy
  88. Q88. RBI Financial Inclusion Index — Economy
  89. Q89. ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) Explained — Economy
  90. Q90. UPI vs Digital Rupee (CBDC) — Economy
  91. Q91. Real-World Asset Tokenization — Economy
  92. Q92. Labelled Bonds and Use of Proceeds — Economy
  93. Q93. M1xchange, TReDS and MSME Financing Explained — Economy
  94. Q94. Crowding Out Effect in Fiscal Policy — Economy
  95. Q95. Rare Earth Elements and NCMM — Economy
  96. Q96. Aviation Hull Insurance & Montreal Convention — Economy
  97. Q97. Crowdfunding and SME Financing — Economy
  98. Q98. Financial Sector Reform Committees — Economy
  99. Q99. NBFCs vs Banks, RBI Rules & DICGC — Economy
  100. Q100. Multidimensional Poverty Index — Economy