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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

Q4301.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

The plant growth regulators are small, simple molecules of diverse chemical composition. They are

  1. A.carbohydrates, fats and proteins
  2. B.indole compounds, adenine derivatives, carotenoids and terpenes
  3. C.fatty acids, glucose and vitamins
  4. D.vitamin C, vitamin D and glucose
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Correct answer: B. indole compounds, adenine derivatives, carotenoids and terpenes

Plant growth regulators, or plant hormones, are small molecules that control growth even in tiny amounts, and each main group comes from a different chemical family.

Q4302.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKEasy

Which of the following features were borrowed by the Constitution of India from the British Constitution? 1. Rule of Law 2. Law-making Procedure 3. Independence of Judiciary 4. Parliamentary System Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The Constitution of India borrowed the rule of law, the law-making procedure and the parliamentary system from the British Constitution, but took the independence of the judiciary from the US Constitution.

Q4306.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following is a type of igneous rock ?

  1. A.Marble
  2. B.Halite
  3. C.Granite
  4. D.Shale
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Correct answer: C. Granite

Granite is an igneous rock, formed when molten magma cools and hardens. Because it cools slowly deep inside the earth's crust, its crystals grow large enough to be seen by the naked eye, so it is called an intrusive or plutonic igneous rock.

Q4307.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKEasy

Which of the following factors signify monopolistic competition ? 1. Differentiated products 2. Large number of buyers and sellers 3. Barriers to entry 4. Homogeneous products Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Monopolistic competition is a market with many buyers and sellers, each seller offering a product that is slightly different from the others.

Q4308.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

Manav is planning to visit all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Delhi. He will be visiting

  1. A.Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Jama Masjid
  2. B.Red Fort, India Gate, Qutab Minar
  3. C.Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Humayun Tomb
  4. D.Red Fort, Humayun Tomb, India Gate
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Correct answer: C. Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Humayun Tomb

Delhi has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and they are exactly these three. Humayun's Tomb was inscribed in 1993; built in the 1560s at the wish of his widow Bega Begum, it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and a model for the Taj Mahal.

Q4309.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which of the following concepts are considered as pillars of Human Development ? 1. Equity 2. Sustainability 3. Productivity 4. Security Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

The idea of human development, put forward by Mahbub ul Haq and Amartya Sen, rests on four pillars: equity, sustainability, productivity and empowerment.

Q4310.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Which of the following industries was most affected by the 'deindustrialisation' of India in the 19th century?

  1. A.Silk manufacture
  2. B.Cotton textiles
  3. C.Iron and steel
  4. D.Woolen manufacture
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Correct answer: B. Cotton textiles

Handloom cotton weaving was India's largest industry, and it suffered most when British rule opened India to machine-made cloth. Before the 19th century, Indian muslins, calicoes and chintz from Bengal, Gujarat and the Coromandel coast were sold across the world.

Q4312.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IHard

With reference to the cultural history of India, the memorizing of chronicles, dynastic histories and epic tales was the profession of who of the following?

  1. A.Shramana
  2. B.Parivraajaka
  3. C.Agrahaarika
  4. D.Maagadha
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Correct answer: D. Maagadha

In ancient India the Magadhas were professional bards. Along with the Sutas, they memorised and recited genealogies of kings, dynastic histories and heroic tales, and sang the praises of rulers at court and on ceremonial occasions.

Q4313.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

The term 'M-STrIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

  1. A.Captive breeding of Wild Fauna
  2. B.Maintenance of Tiger Reserves
  3. C.Indigenous Satellite Navigation System
  4. D.Security of National Highways
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Correct answer: B. Maintenance of Tiger Reserves

M-STrIPES stands for Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status. It was introduced by the National Tiger Conservation Authority around 2010, with technical support from the Wildlife Institute of India, for use in tiger reserves.

Q4314.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements : 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, launched in 2015, is the flagship skill training scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, not of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Q4315.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus

  1. A.transportation cost only
  2. B.interest cost only
  3. C.procurement incidentals and distribution cost
  4. D.procurement incidentals and charges for godowns
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Correct answer: C. procurement incidentals and distribution cost

The economic cost is the full cost the Food Corporation of India bears on each quintal of wheat or rice it handles.

Q4316.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?

  1. A.A committed judiciary
  2. B.Centralization of powers
  3. C.Elected government
  4. D.Separation of powers
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Correct answer: D. Separation of powers

In a liberal democracy the surest protection of individual liberty is to divide state power among the legislature, the executive and the judiciary so that no single body can make, carry out and judge the law all at once.

Q4317.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea, consider the following statements : 1. A coastal state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles, measured from baseline determined in accordance with the convention. 2. Ships of all states, whether coastal or land-locked, enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. 3. The Exclusive Economic Zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

  1. A.1 and 2 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

All three statements repeat the words of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, adopted in 1982 and in force since 1994.

Q4318.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IHard

With reference to Home Guards, consider the following statements: 1. Home Guards are raised under the Home Guards Act and Rules of the Central Government. 2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve as an auxiliary force to the police in maintenance of internal security. 3. To prevent infiltration on the international border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Home Guards Battalions have been raised in some States. How many of the above statements are correct?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Statements 2 and 3 are correct, statement 1 is not. Home Guards are a voluntary force first raised in Bombay in 1946.

Q4319.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers to

  1. A.bonded labour
  2. B.land grants made to military officers
  3. C.waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
  4. D.wasteland converted to cultivated land
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Correct answer: C. waterwheel used in the irrigation of land

Araghatta was the name for a water-lifting wheel used to irrigate fields in early medieval India.

Q4320.Banking & Financial AwarenessAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements : 1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting the financial inclusion in the country. 2. NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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

The National Payments Corporation of India was set up in 2008 as the umbrella body for retail payments in the country, on the initiative of the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian Banks' Association, under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

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