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.
In which one of the following layers of the atmosphere all weather phenomenon occur?
Almost all water vapour and dust of the atmosphere lie in the troposphere, so clouds, rain, storms and other weather events happen there.
Read the full explanation →The lowest part of most bolsons is occupied by a landform called playa. Which category of landform formation does it represent?
A playa is the flat, shallow lake bed at the bottom of a desert basin, so it belongs to the landforms of arid regions.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following founded the 'Self-Respect Movement'?
E. V. Ramasamy, known as Periyar, started the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu in 1925. Periyar left the Congress in 1925, unhappy with its attitude to caste, and began the movement to give non-Brahmins and the depressed castes a sense of dignity.
Read the full explanation →The art piece "In Memoriam" was a creation of which one of the following European painters?
The Scottish painter Joseph Noel Paton painted "In Memoriam" in 1858 in response to the revolt of 1857. The painting shows British women and children huddled together, clutching the Bible and waiting helplessly for an attack, an image meant to recall the killings at Kanpur (Cawnpore).
Read the full explanation →Deendayal Port is located at
Deendayal Port is the new name of Kandla Port, which lies on the Gulf of Kachchh in the Kachchh district of Gujarat.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the first Indian Factory Act passed in 1881 is/are correct ? 1. The Act dealt primarily with the problem of child labour. 2. The Act laid down that children between 7 years and 12 years of age would not work for more than 9 hours a day. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The Indian Factories Act of 1881, passed under Viceroy Lord Ripon, was mainly about child labour and capped the working day of children aged 7 to 12 at nine hours.
Read the full explanation →Freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was martyred in:
Kanaklata Barua was shot dead by the police on 20 September 1942 while leading a procession to hoist the tricolour at the Gohpur police station in Assam.
Read the full explanation →A geographical grid has : 1. Lines that run east to west around the globe to mark latitude 2. Lines that run north to south from north pole to south pole indicate longitude Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The geographical grid is the network of parallels of latitude, running east to west, and meridians of longitude, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following statements with reference to Benguela current is NOT correct?
The Benguela current flows along the west coast of southern Africa, off Namibia and South Africa, not North Africa, so this statement is the incorrect one.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in April 1936?
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was elected president of the All India Kisan Sabha when it was founded at Lucknow in April 1936.
Read the full explanation →DigiPost, the phygital mail service introduced by the Department of Posts, delivers traffic e-challans issued by the police of which state?
DigiPost is a phygital mail service of the Department of Posts under which traffic e-challans issued by the Gujarat Police are transmitted digitally and then delivered in physical form to the citizen concerned.
Read the full explanation →How much revenue did the Department of Posts earn from scrap disposal under Special Campaign 6.0 up to 16 October 2026?
Since 2 October 2026 the Department of Posts disposed of 3,06,026 kg of scrap and that fetched revenue of Rs 67.56 lakh.
Read the full explanation →What is the target for resolution of public grievances under Special Campaign 6.0 of the Department of Posts?
Under Special Campaign 6.0 the Department of Posts set three targets: resolution of 1,50,000 public grievances, disposal of 1,500 appeals and cleanliness drives at 1,35,000 sites across the country.
Read the full explanation →Special Campaign 6.0 of the Department of Posts is being run during which period in 2026?
Special Campaign 6.0 is being carried out at postal establishments throughout the country over that month by the Department of Posts, which comes under the Ministry of Communications.
Read the full explanation →INS Sudarshini's crew interacted with which navy during the October 2026 port call on Lokayan-2026?
The port of call was Salalah in Oman, so the host service was Oman's own navy.
Read the full explanation →In the context of India's maritime vision, MAHASAGAR stands for which of the following?
This is the expansion given for MAHASAGAR, the vision that Lokayan-2026 is said to advance as INS Sudarshini sails through international waters as an ambassador of India, winning goodwill and building maritime partnerships.
Read the full explanation →INS Sudarshini departed from which port during her Lokayan-2026 deployment in October 2026?
The sail training ship called at Salalah from 14 to 17 October 2026 and sailed from there to continue Lokayan-2026, the transoceanic deployment that has now reached its tenth month.
Read the full explanation →INS Sudarshini, in the news in October 2026, is which type of naval vessel?
INS Sudarshini belongs to the Indian Navy and is rigged with three masts, and her role is to train officers and sailors at sea rather than to fight.
Read the full explanation →An echo is heard after 5 seconds of the production of sound which moves with a speed of 340 m/s. What is the distance of the mountain from the source of sound which produced the echo?
In 5 seconds the sound travels to the mountain and back, a total of 340 × 5 = 1,700 m, so the mountain is half of that, 850 m or 0.85 km, away.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following Sultans succeeded in finally breaking and destroying the power of Turkan-i-Chihalgani?
Ghiyasuddin Balban, who ruled from 1266 to 1287, broke the power of the Turkan-i-Chihalgani, the group of forty Turkish nobles.
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