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GS Paper 1 · Set A
UPSC Prelims 2026
100 questions · 2 marks each · Negative marking 1/3
Hard
29%
29 questions
Current affairs
34%
34 questions
Top subject
History
19 questions · 19%
General cut-off
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Out of 200
Subject breakdown
History
19 (19%)
Current Affairs
14 (14%)
Economy
14 (14%)
Polity
13 (13%)
Science & Technology
13 (13%)
International Relations
11 (11%)
Environment
9 (9%)
Geography
7 (7%)
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All 100 questions
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| #▲ | Topic↕ | Subject↕ | Type↕ | Difficulty↕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pleistocene Drainage and River Migration | Geography | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 2 | Early Buddhist Iconography | History | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 3 | Rigvedic and Modern River Names | History | Matching pairs | Easy | ↗Read |
| 4 | Amaravati Stupa and Art School | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 5 | Sangam Era Rulers and Dynasties | History | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 6 | Formation of the Forward Bloc (1939) | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 7 | British Policy in Awadh (1856) | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 8 | Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Analysis | Polity | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 9 | Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur and Gharanas | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 10 | Origin of the Term Kshetra-patni | History | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 11 | Hindustani and Carnatic Raga Equivalents | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 12 | Colonial Exchange Rate Policy (1926) | History | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 13 | Temple Architecture Styles | History | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 14 | Pali Texts and Ancient Money Economy | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 15 | Jain Cosmology and Gatis | History | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 16 | Bagh Caves Paintings | History | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 17 | History of Place-Value System in India | History | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 18 | Archaeological Artifacts in Harappan Towns | History | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 19 | Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha | History | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 20 | Rigvedic Agriculture and Irrigation | History | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 21 | Tungurahua Volcano Location | Geography | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 22 | Madhav National Park | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 23 | Climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Geography | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 24 | Geomorphology of the Peninsular Block | Geography | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 25 | Sagarmala Programme Framework | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 26 | Foxtail Orchid Characteristics | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 27 | Moidams of the Ahom Kingdom | History | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 28 | FAO Blue Transformation Framework | IR | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 29 | Geography of Lake Turkana | Geography | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 30 | First Plan Vivo Certified REDD+ Project in India | Environment | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 31 | India's Climate Change Framework | Environment | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 32 | Western Hoolock Gibbons | Environment | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 33 | Mangrove Ecosystems & Climate Resilience | Environment | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 34 | Vizhinjam International Seaport | Curr. Affairs | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 35 | Drainage and Geography of the Sutlej River | Geography | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 36 | Indian States Geography and Boundaries | Geography | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 37 | Amur Falcons Conservation at Doyang Lake | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 38 | Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Initiative | Environment | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 39 | Oeko-Tex Certification for Eri Silk | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 40 | Strait of Hormuz Geopolitics | IR | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 41 | INTERPOL Notices Mapping | IR | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 42 | NIRANTAR Environmental Research Platform | Environment | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 43 | India-Germany Bilateral Outcomes (2026) | IR | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 44 | DHRUV64 Microprocessor | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 45 | National Standard for Bomb Disposal Systems | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 46 | Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 | Curr. Affairs | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 47 | Bharat Forecast System Weather Model | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 48 | Semiconductor Manufacturing Plants in India | Economy | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 49 | Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments Governance | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 50 | Indian Cinema — The Film Boong | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 51 | Blockchain Technology Features | S&T | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 52 | E-Commerce Supply Chain Models | Economy | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 53 | RBI Financial Inclusion Index | Economy | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 54 | Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) | Economy | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 55 | UPI vs Central Bank Digital Currency (e-Rupee) | Economy | Factual single | Medium | ↗Read |
| 56 | Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 57 | Sustainability Bonds Definition | Economy | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 58 | Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) & M1xchange | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 59 | Crowding Out Effect | Economy | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 60 | Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements | Economy | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 61 | Aviation Insurance & Montreal Convention | Economy | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 62 | Crowdfunding Principles | Economy | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 63 | Financial Regulatory Committees | Economy | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 64 | Regulations for NBFCs | Economy | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 65 | National Multidimensional Poverty Index Metrics | Economy | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 66 | Mechanisms of Genetic Medicine | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 67 | Principles of Large Language Models | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 68 | Mechanics of Stealth Technology | S&T | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 69 | Aviation Flight Recorders (Black Boxes) | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 70 | Green Hydrogen Taxonomy | Environment | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 71 | Private Sector Integration in Space | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 72 | Swarm Drone Tactics & Communications | S&T | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 73 | GenomeIndia Project Objectives | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 74 | National Quantum Mission Targets | S&T | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 75 | Deep Ocean Mission & Samudrayaan | S&T | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 76 | Principles of Public Administration | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 77 | Conflict Resolution in Public Governance | Polity | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 78 | Ethical Dilemmas in Civil Service | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 79 | Definition of Law under Article 13 | Polity | Factual single | Easy | ↗Read |
| 80 | Short Title and Repeals in the Constitution | Polity | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 81 | Welfare Frameworks for Persons with Disabilities | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 82 | Constitutional Provisions for SC and ST Communities | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 83 | Parliamentary Question Rules | Polity | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 84 | Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of SC and ST | Polity | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 85 | Mission Sudarshan Chakra Air Defense | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 86 | International River Bridges of India | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 87 | Zero FIR Provisions under BNSS 2023 | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 88 | Union Ministries and Investigative Agencies | Polity | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 89 | International Conventions and India's Ratification | IR | Factual single | Hard | ↗Read |
| 90 | AI Impact Summit 2026 | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 91 | India-ASEAN Connectivity Projects | IR | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |
| 92 | Bilateral Projects Supported by India | IR | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 93 | Indigenous Defense Hardware Manufacturing | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 94 | Global Migration & Labour Governance Forums | IR | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 95 | Double Nobel Laureate Organizations | Curr. Affairs | Statement-based | Hard | ↗Read |
| 96 | UN Peacekeeping Operations History | IR | Matching pairs | Hard | ↗Read |
| 97 | BIMSTEC Specialized Centres | IR | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 98 | Indian Army Corps Headquarters | Curr. Affairs | Matching pairs | Medium | ↗Read |
| 99 | Revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan | Polity | Statement-based | Medium | ↗Read |
| 100 | European Union Membership Mapping | IR | Statement-based | Easy | ↗Read |