UPSSSC PET 2026 Answer Key with Solutions PDF (Oct 25, 2026) (Shift 1)

UPSSSC PET 2026 Answer Key with Solutions PDF for Shift 1 is available here to download. UPSSSC PET 2026 Shift 1 exam was conducted on Oct 25, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

UPSSSC PET 2026 Oct 25 Shift 1 Answer Key PDF Download

1. On which date is World Forestry Day observed every year ?

(A) March 18

(B) March 24

(C) March 21

(D) March 22

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(C)

2. Which of the following countries does not have ‘Euro’ as its official currency ?

(A) Finland

(B) Slovenia

(C) Sweden

(D) Estonia

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(C)

3. Which Government of India initiative, launched in 2023, was introduced to promote the conservation values of Ramsar Sites ?

(A) Amrit Dharohar

(B) Save Wetlands Campaign

(C) Mission LiFE

(D) MISHTI

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(A)

4. ‘The Great Indian Novel’ was written by :

(A) Shashi Tharoor

(B) Vikram Seth

(C) Amitav Ghosh

(D) Aravind Adiga

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(A)

5. Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha in independent India ?

(A) G.V. Mavalankar

(B) K.S. Hegde

(C) Hukam Singh

(D) M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(A)

6. Which of the following countries does not share a land boundary with India ?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Myanmar

(C) Bhutan

(D) Nepal

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(A)

7. Who designed the Indian National Flag in 1921 ?

(A) Surayya Tyabji

(B) Pingali Venkayya

(C) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

(D) J.B. Kripalani

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(B)

8. Who among the following was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2025 for contributions in the field of Literature and Education ?

(A) S.L. Bhyrappa

(B) Ram Bahadur Rai

(C) Vinod Dham

(D) M.T. Vasudevan Nair

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(D)

9. Which of the following organisations developed India’s NavIC satellite navigation system ?

(A) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

(B) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

(C) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

(D) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(A)

10. In which of the following cities is the Wimbledon Tennis Championship held ?

(A) Paris

(B) London

(C) Melbourne

(D) New York

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(B)

11. Find the odd one out :

(A) Jaipur

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Kerala

(D) Gujarat

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(A)

12. In a certain code language, if “SPECIAL” is coded as 65, how will “CONNECT” be coded using the same code language ?

(A) 70

(B) 72

(C) 78

(D) 74

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(D)

13. Six persons (A, B, C, D, E and F) are sitting in a row, all facing North. C sits immediately to the left of B and is the third person to the right of A. D sits at the extreme right end. If E sits immediately to the right of F, who sits at the extreme left end ?

(A) E

(B) F

(C) A

(D) B

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(C)

14. Which of the following years will have the same calendar as 2016 ?

(A) 2052

(B) 2044

(C) 2028

(D) 2032

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(B)

15. P is the sister of Q. Q is the father of R. S is the mother of R and T is the father of S. How is S related to Q ?

(A) Sister

(B) Daughter

(C) Mother

(D) Wife

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(D)

16. The Khudai Khidmatgar Movement, founded by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, was also known as the :

(A) Silk Letter Movement

(B) Red Shirt Movement

(C) Home Rule Movement

(D) Khilafat Movement

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(B)

17. Who among the following freedom fighters started the Secret Congress Radio in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement ?

(A) Sucheta Kriplani

(B) Aruna Asaf Ali

(C) Usha Mehta

(D) Matangini Hazra

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(C)

18. Which constituency did Dadabhai Naoroji represent in the British House of Commons ?

(A) Holborn Division

(B) Finsbury Central

(C) Islington North

(D) Finsbury East

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(B)

19. Which of the following constitutional institutions was established under the Government of India Act, 1935 ?

(A) Imperial Legislative Council

(B) Council of India

(C) Council of State

(D) Federal Court of India

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(D)

20. What did the eight lotuses on the tricolour flag designed during the Swadeshi Movement represent ?

(A) Eight major princely states

(B) Eight provinces of British India

(C) Eight major linguistic regions of India

(D) Eight major geographical regions of India

(E) None of the above

Correct Answer:(B)

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UPSSSC PET 2026 Score = (Number of Correct Answers × 1) - (Number of Incorrect Answers × 0.25)

For example, if a candidate answers 70 questions correctly and 20 incorrectly, the score calculation will be:

70 - (20 × 0.25) = 65 Marks

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