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State Exams GK Questions 2026

Static GK is the largest part of General Studies in every state exam, and most of it is national. Indian polity, history and the national movement, geography of India, the Indian economy and general science appear in the syllabus of UPPSC PCS and PET, BPSC and BSSC, RPSC and RSSB, MPPSC and MPESB, HPSC and HSSC, and DSSSB and Delhi Police. The level changes from exam to exam. PET sets its subjects at NCERT secondary and senior secondary level, BSSC asks matric-level science, and RPSC sets the RAS Prelims at Bachelor's degree standard. This page brings together GK24's topic-wise GK notes tagged for state exams. Each note covers one topic in English and Hindi, as short facts and tables that can be revised in one sitting, and ends with multiple-choice questions and explanations. Start with Polity, History and Geography, then move to the Economy and Science. GK24 does not have state GK sections. As guidance, use these notes for the national part and prepare your state's history, geography, culture, economy and schemes from state board textbooks, the state budget and economic survey, and the commission's past papers. After each note, take its topic quiz and mark what you got wrong.

State Exams GK Questions with Answers

Q2041.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKMedium

The Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2016 was given to

  1. A.David J. Thouless
  2. B.F. Duncan M. Haldane
  3. C.J. Michael Kosterlitz
  4. D.All of them
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Correct answer: D. All of them

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared by David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz, three British-born physicists working in the United States.

Q2042.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following classes of animals has/have three-chambered heart?

  1. A.Pisces and Amphibia
  2. B.Amphibia and Reptilia
  3. C.Reptilia only
  4. D.Amphibia only
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Correct answer: B. Amphibia and Reptilia

Amphibians and most reptiles have a heart with three chambers: two atria and one ventricle. In frogs and toads, oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and oxygen-poor blood from the body both reach the single ventricle, so some mixing takes place.

Q2044.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Hilsa is the national fish of

  1. A.Pakistan
  2. B.India
  3. C.Bangladesh
  4. D.Nepal
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Correct answer: C. Bangladesh

The hilsa, called ilish in Bengali, is the national fish of Bangladesh. It is a fish of the herring family that lives in the sea and swims up rivers to breed, a habit called anadromous migration.

Q2045.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Pearls are harvested from

  1. A.Prawn
  2. B.Pila
  3. C.Tuna
  4. D.Oyster
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Correct answer: D. Oyster

Pearls are harvested from pearl oysters, which are bivalve molluscs. When a foreign particle, such as a grain of sand or a parasite, gets inside the shell, the oyster's mantle covers it layer after layer with nacre, the shiny material also called mother of pearl.

Q2046.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which one of the following laws of electromagnetism does not give the direction of magnetic field ?

  1. A.Right-hand thumb rule
  2. B.Fleming's left-hand rule
  3. C.Fleming's right-hand rule
  4. D.Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction
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Correct answer: D. Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction

Faraday's law is a law of magnitude, not a direction rule. It states that the emf induced in a circuit is proportional to the rate at which the magnetic flux through it changes.

Q2048.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKHard

To study which one of the following was a spacecraft launched that would be farthest from the Sun and would run exclusively on solar power ?

  1. A.Jupiter's Trojan asteroids
  2. B.Saturn's rings and moons
  3. C.Mars' atmosphere
  4. D.Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
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Correct answer: A. Jupiter's Trojan asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission, launched in October 2021, is the solar-powered spacecraft that travels farthest from the Sun to study the Trojan asteroids.

Q2049.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Visakhapatnam Port is a land-locked harbour.

2. Deendayal Port is a tidal port.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Both statements describe the two ports correctly. Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is India's deepest land-locked and protected port on the east coast.

Q2050.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKHard

Which of the following descriptions with regard to Parliamentary Privilege for Members of the Parliament of India is/are correct ?

1. The Speaker is empowered to refer suo moto any question of privilege for investigation

2. A question of privilege is accorded priority over other items in the List of Business

3. The privilege extends to freedom from preventive arrest or detention

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 2 only
  4. D.1,2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 2 only

Statements 1 and 2 describe the Lok Sabha's privilege procedure correctly, while statement 3 overstates the freedom from arrest. Under the Rules of Procedure of the Lok Sabha, the Speaker may refer any question of privilege to the Committee of Privileges on his own, without a motion from a member.

Q2052.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

The Sylhet Referendum was held in ?

  1. A.1947
  2. B.1948
  3. C.1949
  4. D.1950
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Correct answer: A. 1947

The Sylhet Referendum was held in early July 1947, just before Partition, to decide whether Sylhet district of Assam would stay with India or join East Bengal, which was going to Pakistan.

Q2058.NationalMedium

How much revenue did SECL generate through scrap disposal under Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.About Rs 12.50 crore
  2. B.About Rs 26.17 crore
  3. C.About Rs 46.02 crore
  4. D.About Rs 72.00 crore
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Correct answer: B. About Rs 26.17 crore

South Eastern Coalfields Limited disposed of four thousand six hundred and two metric tonnes of scrap under Special Campaign 6, well above the target of three thousand three hundred metric tonnes, and that disposal earned the company revenue of roughly this amount.

Q2060.EnvironmentMedium

Under which law were the two passengers carrying the reptiles arrested?

  1. A.The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
  2. B.The Customs Act, 1962
  3. C.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
  4. D.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
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Correct answer: B. The Customs Act, 1962

The reptiles were seized and the two Indian passengers were arrested by the Air Intelligence Unit at Trichy under the provisions of that Act, because the offence was the illegal import of goods, here live wildlife, across a customs frontier.

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