UPSC MEQ Set A

MEQ Set A (1-250) Questions" contains 250 Most Expected Questions for Prelims 2026, based on the last 1.5 years of current affairs from sources like The Hindu, The Indian Express, Down To Earth, and PIB. The content is a question bank format from "SCHOOL OF UPSC".

Key topics and questions covered include:

• Polity and Governance:

  • Statements regarding post-sex-reassignment surgery identity certificates and the Registration of Birth and Death Act of 1969.

  • Fundamental rights available only to citizens of India (Articles 16, 19, 28, 29).

  • The "rarest of rare doctrine" and the RG Kar Case verdict on the death penalty.

  • Constitutional amendments for 'One Nation, One Election'.

  • Provisions related to the Governor's role in state law-making (Articles 200 and 201).

  • Statements on the 'whip system' in the Indian parliament.

• Science and Technology:

  • The SpaDeX Mission and India's success in demonstrating space docking.

  • Features of the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile and the Pralay Quasi-Ballistic Missile.

  • The Strategic Importance of Greenland (Geopolitical location, rare earth minerals, Arctic access, military infrastructure).

  • Statements about Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).

  • The Human Genome Project (HGP) and its aims.

  • Applications of Genetic Modification (GM) techniques.

• Economy and Schemes:

  • Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24.

  • Initiatives to promote ethical use of AI in the financial sector (MuleHunter.ai, Regulatory Sandbox, NSAI, DPDP Act 2023).

  • 'Grey market trading'.

  • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme objectives and implementation.

  • PM-KISAN scheme provisions, including eligibility and responsibilities.

• Environment and Geography:

  • Information about "Chillai Kalan" and its related periods.

  • Inclusion of Indore, Bhopal, Srinagar, and Udaipur for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) under the Ramsar Convention.

  • Criteria for a wetland's eligibility for protection under the Ramsar convention.

  • Statements about the Chinar tree.

  • Details regarding the Ring of Fire (earthquakes, volcanoes, countries).

  • Features and risk factors associated with Paraquat.

• Culture and History:

  • Linkage of Kalaripayattu to a historical figure.

  • Discoveries from the Ratnagiri Excavations in Odisha.

  • The term 'Jalankantha' in ancient times.

  • Feudal system, 'Biswedari System,' in Patiala.