UPSC Prelims 2026 Science & Technology

UPSC Prelims 2026 Science & Technology PYQs — start a timed practice test with explanations. 19 questions.

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Ancient History 7 Art & Culture 9 Economy 16 Environment & Ecology 10 Geography 9 Indian Polity 9 International Relations 12 Modern History 5 Science & Technology 19 Social Issues & Schemes 4

Question 1 Hard

Consider the following statements with respect to the AI Impact Summit, 2026 held in New Delhi : 1. The Summit's intellectual framework was based on three foundationa...

Question 2 Medium

Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India: 1. It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive c...

Question 3 Medium

Which of the following items of defence hardware is/are manufactured in India ? 1. Su-30 MKI Fighter Jets 2. T-90 MK-III Tanks 3. Akula Class Submarine Select the an...

Question 4 Hard

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? (Indian Army Corps) : (Headquarters)

Question 5 Medium

Which of the following statements with regard to drone swarms is/are correct ? 1. They use Terahertz band of frequency to communicate with the command centre. 2. Indi...

Question 6 Medium

Which of the following statements with regard to GenomeIndia Project is/are correct ? 1. It is a part of the Human Genome Project. 2. The project is funded by the Dep...

Question 7 Medium

Which of the following statements with regard to the National Quantum Mission (NQM) is/are correct? 1. It aims at developing intermediate-scale quantum computers with...

Question 8 Medium

Which of the following statements with regard to India's Deep Ocean Mission is/are correct? 1. It was launched by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Gover...

Question 9 Medium

Which of the following statements regarding the features of blockchain technology are correct? 1. Records stored in the database may be made visible to relevant stake...

Question 10 Medium

Which of the following statements with regard to Black Boxes used in modern aircrafts is/are correct ? 1. They carry a beacon emitting red light pulses to facilitate ...

Question 11 Hard

Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct? 1. Its objective ...

Question 12 Easy

Which of the following statements with regard to Large Language Models (LLMs) used in machine learning is/are correct ? 1. LLMs assign probabilities to the next possi...