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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

Q4001.Persons in NewsEasy

Rani Chennamma, whose birth anniversary and Victory Celebration were marked at Prerana Sthal, was the queen of which princely state?

  1. A.Kittur
  2. B.Jhansi
  3. C.Keladi
  4. D.Mysore
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Correct answer: A. Kittur

The official account of the programme calls her Kittur Rani Chennamma and describes her as the brave queen of Kittur, the nation's unparalleled woman warrior who challenged an imperial power and stands in history as an immortal symbol of resistance.

Q4003.NationalMedium

Which body of the Ministry of Home Affairs is running the Civil Defence Master Trainer programme with the Indian Army?

  1. A.National Disaster Response Force
  2. B.National Disaster Management Authority
  3. C.Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards
  4. D.Bureau of Police Research and Development
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Correct answer: C. Directorate General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards

The announcement states that this directorate of the Ministry of Home Affairs, working in coordination with the Indian Army, is undertaking the pilot initiative to strengthen Civil Defence preparedness through specialised training of Master Trainers.

Q4004.NationalEasy

How many Civil Defence Master Trainers are to be trained by the Indian Army in the first phase of the new joint initiative?

  1. A.300
  2. B.600
  3. C.1,200
  4. D.6,000
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Correct answer: B. 600

The Ministry of Home Affairs has said that in the first phase a total of 600 Civil Defence Master Trainers, 50 from each participating State or Union Territory, are proposed to be trained by the second week of November 2026 through a three-day specialised programme at designated Indian Army training…

Q4007.DefenceEasy

Which Indian Navy ship took part in Exercise INDRA 2026 with the Russian Federation Navy?

  1. A.INS Shivalik
  2. B.INS Sahyadri
  3. C.INS Talwar
  4. D.INS Tabar
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Correct answer: B. INS Sahyadri

The Ministry of Defence said that Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri departed Vladivostok in the Russian Federation on 20 October 2026 after the bilateral naval exercise INDRA 2026 between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy was completed, so Sahyadri is the Indian warship tied to this edition of the…

Q4008.Books & AuthorsAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKHard

Who is the author of the 16th century Sanskrit text, the Vraja Bhakti Vilasa which focuses on the Braj region in North India ?

  1. A.Todar Mal
  2. B.Narayana Bhatta
  3. C.Chaitanya
  4. D.Rupa Goswami
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Correct answer: B. Narayana Bhatta

Narayana Bhatta, a Vaishnava scholar of the sixteenth century, wrote the Sanskrit text Vraja Bhakti Vilasa in 1552, describing the sacred sites of the Braj region around Mathura and Vrindavan.

Q4009.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

A special address by the Governor refers to the address delivered by the Governor

  1. A.when President's Rule is called for
  2. B.when a national emergency necessitates dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
  3. C.at the commencement of the first session after general election and at the first session of each year
  4. D.whenever he/she has concluded that such is necessary
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Correct answer: C. at the commencement of the first session after general election and at the first session of each year

Article 176 of the Constitution requires the Governor to give this special address on these two occasions. In the address the Governor tells the legislature why it has been summoned and sets out the policies and programme of the state government, whose council of ministers actually prepares the text.

Q4010.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Alluvial soils vary in nature from sandy loam to clay. They are generally

  1. A.poor in potash and rich in phosphorus.
  2. B.poor in both potash and phosphorus.
  3. C.rich in both potash and phosphorus.
  4. D.rich in potash and poor in phosphorus.
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Correct answer: D. rich in potash and poor in phosphorus.

Alluvial soils, laid down by rivers, generally contain plenty of potash but lack phosphorus, and they are also often short of nitrogen and humus.

Q4011.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKMedium

The call for 'renunciation of (all) voluntary associations with the (British) Government' was given during

  1. A.Non-Cooperation Movement.
  2. B.Civil Disobedience Movement.
  3. C.Quit India Movement.
  4. D.Protest against partition of Bengal.
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Correct answer: A. Non-Cooperation Movement.

The Congress resolution on non-cooperation, passed at the special Calcutta session of September 1920 and confirmed at Nagpur in December 1920, called for the renunciation of all voluntary association with the British Government.

Q4015.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following events leading to the Indian Independence : 1. Lucknow Pact 2. Return of Subhash Chandra Bose to India 3. Cripps Mission 4. Naval Mutiny in Bombay Select the chronological sequence of these events (earliest to latest) from the code given below:

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

The events run from the Lucknow Pact of 1916, through Subhas Chandra Bose's return to India in the 1920s and 1930s, to the Cripps Mission of 1942 and the Naval Mutiny of 1946.

Q4017.Computer AwarenessAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Which among the following are the purposes of deploying a Firewall ? 1. Examine each packet arriving from Internet 2. Prevent unauthorised access 3. Block suspicious activity 4. Interconnect telephones Select the answer using the code given below :

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

A firewall inspects incoming traffic, keeps out unauthorised users and blocks suspicious activity, but it has nothing to do with connecting telephones.

Q4018.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKEasy

During the period 100 BCE - 200 CE, valuable evidence of India's maritime trade links has been identified from which of the following sites on the Coromandel Coast ?

  1. A.Arikamedu
  2. B.Tamralipti
  3. C.Bharukachcha
  4. D.Muchiri
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Correct answer: A. Arikamedu

Arikamedu, near Puducherry on the Coromandel Coast, has yielded clear evidence of trade with the Roman world between about the first century BCE and the second century CE.

Q4019.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

A car of mass 800 kg is travelling at a speed of 40 km/h on a straight road. A force of 1000 N is applied on it in the direction of its velocity for 12 s. Which one among the following is the final speed of the car?

  1. A.55 km/h
  2. B.60 km/h
  3. C.94 km/h
  4. D.104 km/h
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Correct answer: C. 94 km/h

The force gives the car an extra 15 m/s, which is 54 km/h, and 40 + 54 = 94 km/h. By Newton's second law, acceleration a = F/m = 1000 N ÷ 800 kg = 1.25 m/s².

Q4020.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Consider the electromagnetic radiations having wavelengths 200 nm, 500 nm and 1000 nm. Which wavelength(s) of the following can make visual sensation to a human eye?

  1. A.200 nm and 500 nm
  2. B.500 nm and 1000 nm
  3. C.500 nm only
  4. D.200 nm and 1000 nm
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Correct answer: C. 500 nm only

The human eye responds only to visible light, which lies roughly between 400 nm (violet) and 700 nm (red), and 500 nm is the only one of the three values in that range.

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