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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

Q3502.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

In case of a standard hydrogen electrode

  1. A.absolute electrode potential is not zero
  2. B.absolute electrode potential is zero
  3. C.both absolute and standard electrode potential values are zero
  4. D.electrode potential is zero only at 25 °C
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Correct answer: A. absolute electrode potential is not zero

The standard hydrogen electrode has a real, non-zero potential; it is only assigned the value zero by convention. The absolute potential of a single electrode cannot be measured, because any measurement needs a second electrode to complete the circuit.

Q3503.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

With regard to 'Project Tiger', which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. A.It was launched in India in the year 1973.
  2. B.The objective of the Project is to preserve the habitats and tigers therein as natural heritage.
  3. C.The Project emphasized to ensure viable population of tigers in India.
  4. D.There are no Tiger Reserves in north-eastern part of India.
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Correct answer: D. There are no Tiger Reserves in north-eastern part of India.

This is false: the north-east has several tiger reserves. Manas, Kaziranga, Nameri and Orang in Assam, Namdapha, Pakke (Pakhui) and Kamlang in Arunachal Pradesh, and Dampa in Mizoram are all tiger reserves.

Q3504.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

The monetary policy in India uses which of the following tools?

1. Bank rate

2. Open market operations

3. Public debt

4. Public revenue

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Bank rate and open market operations are instruments of the Reserve Bank's monetary policy; public debt and public revenue belong to fiscal policy.

Q3506.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKEasy

What is Inter-cropping?

  1. A.It is the time period between two cropping seasons.
  2. B.It is growing of two or more crops in random mixture.
  3. C.It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns.
  4. D.It is growing of different crops on a piece of land in a pre-planned succession.
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Correct answer: C. It is growing of two or more crops in definite row patterns.

In inter-cropping the crops share a field at the same time but stand in planned rows. A common pattern is one row of one crop after a set number of rows of another, for example soyabean with maize, or pearl millet (bajra) with cowpea (lobia).

Q3508.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKMedium

Following the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, the Parliament of India enacted quite a few GST Acts in the year 2017. Which one of the following does not fall in this category ?

  1. A.The Central Goods and Services Tax Act
  2. B.The Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act
  3. C.The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Acts
  4. D.The State Goods and Services Tax Act
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Correct answer: D. The State Goods and Services Tax Act

SGST Acts are passed by each State Legislature, not by Parliament. The 101st Amendment, 2016 added Article 246A, which gives both Parliament and the State Legislatures the power to make laws on GST, and Article 279A, which created the GST Council.

Q3509.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Who among the following belonged to Serampore Mission ?

1. William Carey

2. Joshua Marshman

3. William Ward

4. David Hare

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward, the 'Serampore Trio', ran the Baptist mission at Serampore. Carey reached Bengal in 1793, and Marshman and Ward joined him in 1799.

Q3511.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

The causal organism of dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus which belongs to which one among the following categories?

  1. A.Flavi-ribo virus
  2. B.Adenovirus
  3. C.Vaccinia virus
  4. D.Nipah virus
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Correct answer: A. Flavi-ribo virus

Dengue virus is a flavivirus, an RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus of the family Flaviviridae. Dengue is spread mainly by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito, which breeds in clean, stagnant water and bites during the day.

Q3513.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKHard

Consider the following statements with reference to Mid-latitude deciduous forests :

1. Mid-latitude deciduous forests consist largely of trees that drop their leaves during the summer season.

2. Mid-latitude deciduous forests are native to eastern North America and Western Europe.

3. In Asia, the Mid-latitude deciduous forests occur as a belt between the boreal forest to the north and steppe lands to the south.

4. Beech, Hickory and Walnut are common examples of trees found in Mid-latitude deciduous forests.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

Only statement 1 is wrong: these trees shed their leaves in winter, not in summer. Mid-latitude (temperate) deciduous forests grow where summers are warm and moist and winters are cold.

Q3514.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following pairs of theories about origin of the Earth and their propounders is/are correctly matched?

1. Gaseous Hypothesis : Kant

2. Binary Star Hypothesis : Russell

3. Planetesimal Hypothesis : Chamberlin

Select the answer using the codes given below :

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

Each theory is paired with the scientist who put it forward. Immanuel Kant proposed the Gaseous Hypothesis in 1755: a slowly rotating cloud of hot gas condensed to form the Sun and the planets.

Q3515.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKEasy

Which one among the following is the primary reason for asking persons undergoing X-ray imaging to remove metallic objects?

  1. A.Metallic objects can absorb/reflect X-ray resulting in dark/bright spot
  2. B.Metallic objects can melt causing serious skin damage
  3. C.X-ray can create sparks on hitting the metallic objects
  4. D.X-ray can damage the metallic objects by altering their composition
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Correct answer: A. Metallic objects can absorb/reflect X-ray resulting in dark/bright spot

Metal blocks X-rays far more strongly than body tissue, so it spoils the picture. An X-ray image is a shadow picture.

Q3516.Science & TechnologyMedium

Shrutlekh, demonstrated live by the Digital India BHASHINI Division at ETD-2026, performs which function?

  1. A.Digitising manuscripts and oral histories
  2. B.Real-time speech transcription with simultaneous translation
  3. C.Managing technical terminology across languages
  4. D.Collecting language contributions from citizens
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Correct answer: B. Real-time speech transcription with simultaneous translation

The live demonstration of Shrutlekh at the symposium showed speech being written down as it was spoken and translated at the same moment, a capability intended for lecture halls, research seminars, conferences and academic discussions.

Q3517.Science & TechnologyMedium

According to the figures presented at ETD-2026, how many Indian languages does BHASHINI support for text?

  1. A.22
  2. B.23
  3. C.36
  4. D.35
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Correct answer: C. 36

The figures placed before the symposium were that BHASHINI supports 36 Indian languages for text, 23 Indian languages for voice and 35 international languages, that it has recorded over 10 billion cumulative AI inferences, and that its website translation plugin works on more than 800 government websites.

Q3518.Science & TechnologyMedium

BHASHINI Pragati, the document translation workbench presented at ETD-2026, was developed for which body?

  1. A.Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  2. B.Election Commission of India
  3. C.NITI Aayog
  4. D.Reserve Bank of India
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Correct answer: A. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

BHASHINI Pragati is a document translation workbench that the Digital India BHASHINI Division built for the CAG, and it was put before the symposium as an example of translating structured documents, including files that run from 100 to 500 pages, with quality checks and data-security safeguards.

Q3519.Science & TechnologyEasy

The 29th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD-2026), where BHASHINI showed its multilingual AI tools, was hosted by which institution?

  1. A.IIT Bombay
  2. B.IIT Delhi
  3. C.IIT Kanpur
  4. D.IISc Bengaluru
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Correct answer: B. IIT Delhi

The 29th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, shortened to ETD-2026, was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi from 23 to 25 October 2026, and the Digital India BHASHINI Division took part in it with a session on its multilingual artificial intelligence tools.

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