Important Questions UPSC Exam
In this blog, we have compiled 30 important questions for the UPSC NDA 2026 exam based on previous year trends, frequently asked topics, and the latest syllabus. These questions are designed to help aspirants revise essential concepts, strengthen problem-solving skills, and assess their level of preparedness. Whether you are starting your preparation or revising before the exam, this curated set will serve as a quick and effective revision tool.
For aspirants preparing for the UPSC NDA (1) 2026 exam, smart and focused preparation is very important. The NDA exam checks how well you understand concepts, how quickly you can think, and how accurately you can solve questions in subjects like Mathematics and General Ability Test. Practicing important and exam-based questions helps you understand the UPSC exam pattern and focus on topics that can score you more marks.
1. Duncan Passage is situated between:
(a) Minicoy and Amindiv
(b) Minicoy and Maldives
(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman
2. The boundary between Germany and Poland is called the
(a) Hindenberg Line
(b) Maginot Line
(c) Durand Line
(d) 17th Parallel
3. Which of the following statements are true about the Second Green Revolution?
Statement I: It aims at increasing production of wheat and rice in the area which have already benefited from green revolution.
Statement II: It aims at extending the technology of high yielding seeds and chemical fertilisers to those areas which did not benefit-from the green revolution.
Statement III: It aims at increasing the yield of crops other than those which were used for the green revolution in the beginning.
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) III
(d) II and III
4. With reference to the economic history of medieval India the term ‘Araghatta’ refers to
(a) bonded labour
(b) Land grants made to military officers
(c) Waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
(d) Wasteland converted to cultivated land
5. The Parliament of India acquires the power to legislate on any item in the State List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passes by the
(a) Lok Sabha by a simple majority of its total membership
(b) Lok Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its total membership
(c) Rajya Sabha by a simple majority of its total membership
(d) Rajya Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its members present and voting
6. Which of the following is/are tributary/tributaries of Brahmaputra?
1. Dibang
2. Kameng
3. Lohit
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
7. Which one of the following statements regarding Ashoka stone pillars is incorrect?
(a) These are highly polished
(b) These are monolithic
(c) The shaft of pillars is tapering in shape
(d) These are parts of architectural structures
8. The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from
(a) Katha Upanishad
(b) Chandogya Upanishad
(c) Mundaka Upanishad
(d) Aitareya Upanishad
9. The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alma Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
10. The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in:
(a) Japan
(b) Burma
(c) Singapore
(d) Bhutan
11. Consider the following statements:
I: Albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
II: Albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
12. Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
(a) Rainfall throughout the year
(b) Rainfall in winter only
(c) An extremely short dry season
(d) A definite dry and wet season
13. The correct sequence of the eastward flowing rivers of the peninsular India from north to south is :
(a) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar,Cauvery and Vagai
(b) Subarnarekha, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauveryand Vagai
(c) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery,Pennar and Vagai
(d) Mahanadi, Subarnarekha, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery,Vagai and Pennar
14. Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton?
(a) North-west India and Gangetic West Bengal
(b) North-west and western India
(c) Western and southern India
(d) Plains of northern India
15. Who/Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?
(a) The President of India
(b) The Prime Minister of India
(c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
(d) The Supreme court of India
16. Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?
(a) Elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament
(b) Elected members of the Upper House of the Parliament
(c) Elected members of the Upper House of the State Legislature
(d) Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature
17. Which one of the following is not a principle of “Panchsheel”?
(a) Non-alignment
(b) Peaceful Co-existence
(c) Mutual respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty
(d) Mutual non-interference in each other’s internal affairs
18. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) The Press Council of India is an autonomous quasi-judicial body established under an Act of the Parliament.
(b) The Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to media person so as to have easy access to information from government sources.
(c) Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspaper.
(d) Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in the country.
19. The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with:
(a) The President of India
(b) The Chief Justice of India
(c) The Parliament
(d) The Union Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
20. Economic Survey in India is published officially, every year by the
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Planning Commission of India
(c) Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India
(d) Ministry of Industries, Govt. of India
21. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
(a) saltpetre
(b) rock phosphate
(c) coking coal
(d) all of the above
22. When water is heated from 0°C to l0°C. Its volume:
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) does not change
(d) first decreases and then increases
23. Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from:
(a) diamond to glass
(b) water to glass
(c) air to water
(d) air to glass
24. The difference between a nuclear reactor and an atomic bomb is that
(a) no chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor whilein the atomic bomb there is a chain reaction
(b) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled
(c) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is not controlled
(d) no-chain reaction takes place in atomic bomb while ittakes place in nuclear reactor
25. A particle dropped from the top of a tower uniformly falls on ground at a distance which is equal to the height of tower. Which of the following paths willbe traversed by the particle ?
(a) Circle
(b) Parabolic
(c) Great circle
(d) Hyper parabolic
26. The hydraulic brakes used in automobiles is a direct application of:
(a) Archimedes’ principle
(b) Toricellian law
(c) Pascal’s law
(d) Bernoulli’s theorem
27. Heavy water is also known as
(a) Deuterium
(b) Rain water
(c) Tritium oxide
(d) Deuterium oxide
28. Chemical composition of cement is
(a) Limestone and Clay
(b) Limestone, Clay and Gypsum
(c) Limestone and Gypsum
(d) Clay and Gypsum
29. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the order of decreasing length of the three structural parts given below of small intestine in the human body?
(a) Jejunum – Duodenum – Ileum
(b) Ileum – Duodenum – Jejunum
(c) Jejunum – Ileum – Duodenum
(d) Ileum – Jejunum – Duodenum
30. “Metastasis” is the process by which
(a) cells divide rapidly under the influence of drugs
(b) cancer cells spread through the blood or lymphatic system to other sites or organs
(c) the chromosomes in cells nuclei are attached to the spindle before moving to the anaphase poles
(d) cancer cells are successfully inhibited to divide any further
Answers:
| 1. d | 2. a | 3. d | 4. c | 5. d | 6. d | 7. d | 8. c | 9. b | 10. a |
| 11. a | 12. d | 13. a | 14. c | 15. d | 16. d | 17. a | 18. c | 19. c | 20. c |
| 21. c | 22. d | 23. a | 24. b | 25. b | 26. c | 27. d | 28. d | 29. d | 30. b |
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