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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

Q3082.EconomyEasy

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) works under which Union ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Textiles
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  4. D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

KVIC is the commission placed under that ministry, and its chairman Manoj Goel spoke in that capacity when he put the khadi and village industries sector's turnover above Rs 1.87 lakh crore with employment of more than 2.04 crore people.

Q3083.EconomyEasy

What was the turnover of India's khadi and village industries sector in the 2025-26 financial year, as stated by KVIC?

  1. A.More than Rs 1.34 lakh crore
  2. B.More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore
  3. C.More than Rs 2.04 lakh crore
  4. D.More than Rs 2.51 lakh crore
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission said the sector's turnover crossed that mark in the 2025-26 financial year, and that the same year it gave work to more than 2.04 crore people.

Q3084.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Bharatmala Project is related to

  1. A.Improving road connectivity
  2. B.Interlinking ports and railways
  3. C.Interlinking of rivers
  4. D.Interlinking major cities with gas pipelines
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Correct answer: A. Improving road connectivity

Bharatmala Pariyojana is the Union government's highway development programme for building and upgrading national highways, economic corridors and border and coastal roads.

Q3086.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding a thermos flask is NOT correct ?

  1. A.The walls of flask are separated by vacuum and made of glass which is a poor conductor of heat
  2. B.The glass walls themselves have shiny surfaces
  3. C.The surface of inner wall radiates good amount of heat and the surface of outer wall absorbs some of the heat that is radiated from the inner wall
  4. D.The cork supports are poor conductors of heat
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Correct answer: C. The surface of inner wall radiates good amount of heat and the surface of outer wall absorbs some of the heat that is radiated from the inner wall

The statement is wrong because the inner wall of a thermos flask is silvered so that it radiates very little heat; the shiny outer surface also reflects heat back rather than absorbing it.

Q3089.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Work is said to be one Joule when a force of

  1. A.4 N moves an object by 25 cm.
  2. B.2 N moves an object by 1 m.
  3. C.1 N moves an object by 1 cm.
  4. D.1 N moves an object by 50 cm.
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Correct answer: A. 4 N moves an object by 25 cm.

Work equals force multiplied by displacement, and 4 N multiplied by 0.25 m gives exactly 1 joule.

Q3090.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Who among the following American Presidents described democracy as "Government of the People, for the People and by the People"?

  1. A.Abraham Lincoln
  2. B.Thomas Jefferson
  3. C.George Washington
  4. D.John F. Kennedy
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Correct answer: A. Abraham Lincoln

In his Gettysburg Address of 19 November 1863 he spoke of government of the people, by the people, for the people, and the phrase became the classic definition of democracy.

Q3093.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Given below are the four cases in which certain heat transfer is taking place : 1. Ice is melting in a glass full of water 2. Water is boiling in an open container 3. A metal rod is heated in a furnace 4. A cup of coffee is allowed to cool on a table In which of the above cases, the Newton's Law of Cooling is applicable?

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

Newton's law of cooling describes a hot body losing heat to cooler surroundings, which is exactly what a cup of coffee on a table does.

Q3095.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATHard

Consider the following statements with reference to sea waves : 1. The height of waves is determined by wind speed, wind duration, and fetch 2. The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its height 3. Waves retain most of their energy as they travel across the deep ocean Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

All three statements describe how ocean waves form and travel. Statement 1 is correct: wind-driven waves grow with the wind's speed, the length of time it blows and the fetch, the stretch of open water over which it blows.

Q3097.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATEasy

In the southern hemisphere, trade winds blow from:

  1. A.North-East to South-West
  2. B.South-East to North-West
  3. C.North-West to South-East
  4. D.South-West to North-East
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Correct answer: B. South-East to North-West

In the southern hemisphere the trade winds are the south-east trades, blowing from the subtropical high towards the equator and turned to their left by the Coriolis force.

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