Static GK decides most of the General Awareness score in SSC exams. The CGL, CHSL and CPO notices describe it in almost the same words: questions on India and its neighbouring countries in History, Culture, Geography, the Economic Scene, General Policy and Scientific Research, and on everyday observation in its scientific aspect. The GD notice adds Sports, General Polity and the Indian Constitution, and the MTS notice lists Social Studies, General Science and Environmental Studies up to the 10th Standard. This page brings together GK24's GK notes and practice questions tagged for all five SSC exams. The notes follow a subject-wise syllabus, one topic per note in English and Hindi: Indian Polity, Indian History, Geography, Indian Economy, General Science, Environment and Ecology, Art and Culture, Computer, Sports, Awards and Honours, Books and Authors, Days and Dates, and Static GK. Each note is written as short facts and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting, and each ends with multiple-choice questions and explanations. The level is what changes between exams: read MTS and GD topics at Class 10 depth, CHSL at Class 12 depth, and CGL and CPO at graduate depth, where questions ask for the article number or the year rather than the broad idea. Start with Polity, History and Geography, which fill the most questions in past papers in GK24's reading, then move to the Economy and Science. After each note, solve its questions here and your exam's previous-year questions on its own page.
What is the age of retirement of a judge of a High Court in India?
Article 217(1) of the Constitution says that a judge of a High Court shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-two years.
Read the full explanation →The Chief Court of Oudh at Lucknow was amalgamated with the Allahabad High Court in which year?
The United Provinces High Courts (Amalgamation) Order took effect on 26 July 1948 and merged the Chief Court of Oudh, which sat at Lucknow, into the Allahabad High Court.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the Allahabad High Court inaugurated?
The court was inaugurated on 17 March 1866 at Agra as the High Court for the North-Western Provinces, under the authority of the Indian High Courts Act, 1861.
Read the full explanation →Which is the oldest High Court in India?
It was inaugurated on 17 March 1866 as the High Court for the North-Western Provinces at Agra, and it is the oldest High Court in the country in continuous existence under that description.
Read the full explanation →The transfer of a judge from one High Court to another is made by which authority?
Article 222(1) says that the President may, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, transfer a judge from one High Court to any other High Court, and clause (2) provides for a compensatory allowance to a judge so transferred.
Read the full explanation →The institution of Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta was created in Madhya Pradesh by a state Act of which year?
The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayukta Act of 1981 created the office to inquire into allegations of corruption and abuse of office against ministers and public servants of the state.
Read the full explanation →Who appoints the Advocate-General of a state?
Article 165 says that the Governor of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of a High Court to be Advocate-General for the state, that he shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor, and that he shall receive such remuneration as…
Read the full explanation →Which Article gives a High Court superintendence over all courts and tribunals within the state?
It provides that every High Court shall have superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territory in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction, except a court or tribunal constituted under a law relating to the Armed Forces.
Read the full explanation →Which writ is issued by a High Court to a public authority to compel it to perform a public duty that it has failed to perform?
It is issued by a High Court under Article 226, or by the Supreme Court under Article 32, to a public official, a public body, a corporation or an inferior court, directing it to perform a public duty that it has refused or failed to perform.
Read the full explanation →Where is the office of the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission?
The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission was set up in 1956, when the state itself was formed, and its office is at Indore.
Read the full explanation →The High Court of Chhattisgarh, created when the state was separated from Madhya Pradesh, has its seat at which city?
Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000 under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, and the High Court of Chhattisgarh was established at Bilaspur, so the districts of that region ceased to be under the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur.
Read the full explanation →On which date was the High Court of Madhya Pradesh constituted with its principal seat at Jabalpur?
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 created the state of Madhya Pradesh from that date out of the Central Provinces and Berar, Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal, and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was constituted with its principal seat at Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior.
Read the full explanation →The court that is today the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was first established in 1936 under which name?
It was established on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent as the High Court of Judicature at Nagpur for the Central Provinces and Berar, which until then had been under a Judicial Commissioner rather than a High Court.
Read the full explanation →The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has permanent Benches at which two places?
When the High Court of Madhya Pradesh was constituted at Jabalpur on 1 November 1956, permanent Benches were provided at Indore and at Gwalior, and they have functioned there since.
Read the full explanation →Where is the principal seat of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh?
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh has its principal seat at Jabalpur, where it was constituted on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
Read the full explanation →The political phrase Aaya Ram Gaya Ram, used for legislators who change parties, originated from the politics of which state?
The phrase came from the defections of 1967 in the newly formed state, when Gaya Lal, a member of the Legislative Assembly, changed his party three times within a fortnight, and the comment made on the occasion gave the language a lasting expression for floor-crossing.
Read the full explanation →A minister in a state who is not a member of the state legislature ceases to hold office after what period?
Article 164(4) provides that a minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the legislature of the state shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister.
Read the full explanation →How many members does Haryana send to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively?
Haryana has 10 parliamentary constituencies for the Lok Sabha and 5 seats in the Rajya Sabha, the latter allotted under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution and filled by the elected members of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha voting by a single transferable vote.
Read the full explanation →Under which Article may the Governor of a state promulgate an ordinance when the legislature is not in session?
It allows the Governor to promulgate an ordinance when the Legislative Assembly of the state is not in session and he is satisfied that circumstances exist which make immediate action necessary.
Read the full explanation →What is the minimum age prescribed for appointment as the Governor of a state?
Article 157 lays down only two qualifications for the office of Governor: the person must be a citizen of India and must have completed the age of thirty-five years.
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