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.
The Buddha delivered his first sermon at which place?
After his enlightenment the Buddha walked to the deer park at Sarnath near Varanasi and preached to the five ascetics who had been his companions.
Read the full explanation →Kaushambi, near present day Prayagraj, was the capital of which mahajanapada?
The Vatsa mahajanapada lay in the Ganga and Yamuna doab with its capital at Kaushambi, and its best known ruler was Udayana, who appears in Sanskrit literature and in Buddhist texts alike.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following areas was known as Magadh in the ancient period?
Magadha lay on the southern bank of the Ganga, in the region of present day Patna, Gaya and Nalanda, with its early capital at Rajagriha among the hills and later at Pataliputra at the meeting of the Ganga and the Son.
Read the full explanation →The Gauchos, the cattle rearing cowboys of South America, belong to which natural region?
The Pampas is the temperate grassland of Argentina and Uruguay, a flat and fertile region of wheat farming and cattle ranching.
Read the full explanation →Milpa, a form of shifting cultivation, is practised in which region?
Milpa is the local name for the slash and burn farming of Mexico, Guatemala and the neighbouring countries, in which a forest patch is cleared and burnt, cropped with maize, beans and squash for a few seasons and then left to recover.
Read the full explanation →The Ainu are the indigenous people of which country?
The Ainu are the indigenous people of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, and formerly of Sakhalin and the Kuril islands.
Read the full explanation →The Maori are the indigenous people of which country?
The Maori are the Polynesian people who settled New Zealand before European contact. Their ceremonial war dance, the haka, is widely known, their meeting house is the marae, and the Maori language is one of the official languages of New Zealand, which they call Aotearoa.
Read the full explanation →The igloo, a shelter built from blocks of snow, is associated with which people?
The Inuit, earlier called Eskimo, live along the Arctic coasts of Greenland, Canada and Alaska. In winter they build the igloo, a dome of cut snow blocks, and in summer they live in the tupik, a tent of animal skin.
Read the full explanation →The Sami people, earlier called Lapps, are known for herding which animal?
The Sami are the indigenous people of the far north of Norway, Sweden and Finland and of the Kola peninsula in Russia, a region often called Lapland.
Read the full explanation →The Bedouins are the nomadic herders of which region?
The Bedouins are Arabic speaking nomads of the Arabian peninsula and the Syrian desert, who move with camels, sheep and goats between wells and seasonal pasture.
Read the full explanation →The Bushmen, who are also called the San, are the original inhabitants of which desert?
The Bushmen or San are hunter gatherers of the Kalahari desert, which lies across Botswana, Namibia and part of South Africa.
Read the full explanation →The Pygmies, the shortest people of the world, are inhabitants of
The Pygmy peoples, among them the Mbuti of the Ituri forest, the Baka and the Efe, live in the dense equatorial rainforest of Central Africa.
Read the full explanation →The Masai tribe is mainly found in which region of the world?
The Masai are semi nomadic cattle herders of the East African savanna grassland, living in and around the Great Rift Valley.
Read the full explanation →At the 2011 census, which district of Rajasthan recorded the highest literacy rate?
Kota recorded the highest literacy of any district of Rajasthan in 2011, which fits its character as an industrial and coaching city with a largely urban population.
Read the full explanation →Which tribe of Rajasthan is traditionally associated with making katha, or catechu, from the khair tree?
The Kathodi are a small tribe who moved into Rajasthan from Maharashtra and live in the forest tracts of Udaipur, particularly Jhadol and Kotra.
Read the full explanation →The Garasia tribe of Rajasthan is concentrated in which part of the state?
The Garasia are the third largest tribe of Rajasthan and live on the southern slopes of the Aravalli, in the Abu Road and Pindwara tracts of Sirohi and in Kotra and Jhadol in Udaipur, with some in Pali.
Read the full explanation →Among the Bhils of Rajasthan, the headman of a settlement called a pal is known as
A Bhil settlement of scattered houses on a hill slope is a pal, and its headman is the gameti, who settles disputes and represents the group; a cluster of such settlements under a larger chief was led by a tadvi.
Read the full explanation →The Sahariya, the only Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group of Rajasthan, live mainly in which district?
The Sahariya live in the Shahabad and Kishanganj tehsils of Baran district in south eastern Rajasthan, a forested tract on the edge of the Hadoti plateau.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Rajasthan has the highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes in its population?
Banswara, in the Wagad region of southern Rajasthan, has the largest share of Scheduled Tribes in its population, the great majority of them Bhil, and the whole district lies in the Scheduled Areas notified under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
Read the full explanation →Which is the most numerous Scheduled Tribe of Rajasthan?
The Mina or Meena are the largest Scheduled Tribe of Rajasthan by population, spread across the eastern districts of Jaipur, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli and Alwar, and they were traditionally grouped into the Zamindar Mina and the Chaukidar Mina.
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