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.
What is the strength of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council has 100 members and is the largest Legislative Council among the Indian states.
Read the full explanation →How many elected members does the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha have?
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is elected from 403 territorial constituencies, which makes it the largest state assembly in India.
Read the full explanation →Under Article 167, which of the following is a duty of the Chief Minister of a state?
Article 167 gives the Chief Minister three duties: to communicate to the Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the state and proposals for legislation, to furnish such information relating to administration as the Governor may call for, and, if the Governor so requires…
Read the full explanation →Who is the Chancellor of the state universities of Uttar Pradesh?
The Constitution says nothing about this office; it is the state university Acts that make the Governor of Uttar Pradesh the Chancellor of the state universities, and in that capacity he presides over convocations and is involved in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors.
Read the full explanation →A minister in Uttar Pradesh who is not a member of either House of the state legislature for six consecutive months
Article 164(4) says 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 →Which article of the Constitution provides for a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at its head to aid and advise the Governor?
It says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is required to exercise them in his discretion, and it bars any court from enquiring into…
Read the full explanation →Sucheta Kripalani, who became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963, holds which distinction?
Sucheta Kripalani took charge of the Uttar Pradesh government in October 1963 and became the first woman to head a state government anywhere in India, a fact that is asked in both the state and the national general knowledge papers.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Pant headed the government of the United Provinces from 1937 as Premier, returned to office after independence and continued as the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh until 1954, when he moved to the Union cabinet as Home Minister.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is outside the pardoning power of the Governor under Article 161?
Article 161 lets the Governor grant pardon, reprieve, respite or remission of punishment, and suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of an offence against a law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the state extends.
Read the full explanation →Before whom does the Governor of Uttar Pradesh take the oath of office?
Article 159 requires every Governor, before entering upon his office, to make and subscribe an oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court having jurisdiction in relation to that state, and in his absence before the senior-most judge of that court available.
Read the full explanation →Including the Chief Minister, what is the maximum number of ministers that the Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers can have?
Article 164(1A), inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act of 2003, limits the total number of ministers including the Chief Minister to fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly, with a minimum of twelve.
Read the full explanation →What is the minimum age prescribed for a person to be appointed 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 thirty-five years of age.
Read the full explanation →Who appoints the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?
Article 155 says the Governor of a state shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal, so the office is filled by appointment and never by election.
Read the full explanation →The singer and actor Kishore Kumar was born in which town of Madhya Pradesh?
Kishore Kumar was born there on 4 August 1929, sang for Hindi films across four decades and remains the name the state's general knowledge papers pair with the town.
Read the full explanation →Makhanlal Chaturvedi, the poet of Pushp ki Abhilasha, received which distinction?
Born at Babai in the Narmadapuram district, Makhanlal Chaturvedi received the award in 1955 for his collection Him Taringini, the first time the Akademi honoured a work in Hindi.
Read the full explanation →Which President of India was born at Bhopal?
He was born at Bhopal on 19 August 1918, headed the government of the former Bhopal state, later held Union office and the governorship of three states, served as Vice-President of India and was the ninth President of India from 1992 to 1997.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
When the state of Madhya Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act, he took office as its first Chief Minister, having earlier headed the government of the Central Provinces and Berar.
Read the full explanation →Which ruler governed the Holkar territory of Malwa from Maheshwar on the Narmada?
She administered the Holkar territory from Maheshwar in the second half of the eighteenth century, was known for a careful and just administration, and built ghats, wells and temples from the Narmada to the Ganga, including the rebuilding of the Kashi Vishwanath temple at Varanasi in 1780.
Read the full explanation →Tansen, one of the nine jewels of Akbar's court, is associated with which city of Madhya Pradesh?
Tansen was born at Behat near Gwalior, learnt music in that tradition, served at the court of Raja Ramchandra of Rewa before joining Akbar, and his tomb stands at Gwalior.
Read the full explanation →Which Gond queen fought the army of Akbar's general Asaf Khan in 1564?
The queen of Garha-Katanga, the Gond kingdom around present-day Jabalpur, she ruled as regent for her young son, defended her territory against Asaf Khan in 1564 and chose death over surrender when the battle turned.
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