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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

Q6521.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : 1. Biofilms can form on medical implants within human tissues. 2. Biofilms can form on food and food processing surfaces. 3. Biofilms can exhibit antibiotic resistance. 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

Biofilms form on almost any moist surface, including implants and food equipment, and they are notoriously hard to kill with antibiotics.

Q6522.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following dynasties : 1. Hoysala 2. Gahadavala 3. Kakatiya 4. Yadava How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?

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

All four rose much later, between the 10th and 12th centuries, mostly as feudatories who broke away from the declining Western (Kalyani) Chalukyas or the Pratiharas.

Q6523.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules in India, consider the following statements : 1. CSR rules specify that expenditures that benefit the company directly or its employees will not be considered as CSR activities. 2. CSR rules do not specify minimum spending on CSR activities. 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: A. 1 only

CSR spending must benefit society, not the company or its own staff, and the law does set a minimum amount to be spent.

Q6525.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IMedium

According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law ? 1. Gharial 2. Indian wild ass 3. Wild buffalo Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 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 are listed in Schedule I of the Act, so none of them can be hunted except in the narrow cases the Act itself allows.

Q6526.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements are correct about the deposits of 'methane hydrate'? 1. Global warming might trigger the release of methane gas from these deposits. 2. Large deposits of 'methane hydrate' are found in Arctic Tundra and under the seafloor. 3. Methane in atmosphere oxidizes to carbon dioxide after a decade or two. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  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 are correct. Methane hydrate, also called gas hydrate or "fire ice", is methane trapped inside a cage of frozen water molecules.

Q6528.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IHard

Which one of the following explains the practice of 'Vattakirutal' as mentioned in Sangam poems?

  1. A.Kings employing women bodyguards
  2. B.Learned persons assembling in royal courts to discuss religious and philosophical matters
  3. C.Young girls keeping watch over agricultural fields and driving away birds and animals
  4. D.A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death
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Correct answer: D. A king defeated in a battle committing ritual suicide by starving himself to death

Vadakkiruttal, literally "sitting facing the north", was the Sangam practice in which a defeated or dishonoured king sat facing north and fasted until death.

Q6529.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements : I. No virus can survive in ocean waters. II. No virus can infect bacteria. III. No virus can change the cellular transcriptional activity in host cells. How many of the statements given above are correct?

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

Each statement says "no virus can", and each is disproved by well-known viruses.

Q6530.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper IEasy

Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally

  1. A.agriculturists
  2. B.warriors
  3. C.weavers
  4. D.traders
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Correct answer: D. traders

The Banjaras were travelling traders and carriers who moved goods across the country on long caravans of pack oxen. Their caravans, called tanda, could have thousands of bullocks carrying grain, salt and other goods from the countryside to towns and markets.

Q6531.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used? 1. Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location 2. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location 3. Land surface temperatures of a specific location Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Satellite sensors are used to estimate all three, because each leaves a signature in the light or heat a place gives off.

Q6532.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following are the reasons/factors for exposure to benzene pollution ? 1. Automobile exhaust 2. Tobacco smoke 3. Wood burning 4. Using varnished wooden furniture 5. Using products made of polyurethane Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1, 2 and 3 only
  2. B.2 and 4 only
  3. C.1, 3 and 4 only
  4. D.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

All five release benzene, either by burning carbon-based material or by giving off fumes from solvents and synthetic materials. Benzene is a volatile organic compound and a known human carcinogen linked to leukaemia.

Q6533.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IHard

With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes. 2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property. 3. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to the property held by both male and female members of a family. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

The real difference between the two schools is when a son's right to ancestral property arises, not caste or the sex of the owner.

Q6534.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to physical capital in Indian economy, consider the following pairs : Items — Category 1. Farmer's plough — Working capital 2. Computer — Fixed capital 3. Yarn used by the weaver — Fixed capital 4. Petrol — Working capital How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All four
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Pairs 2 and 4 are correct; pairs 1 and 3 have the categories the wrong way round. Physical capital is split by how long it lasts in production.

Q6536.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following is an organelle that is NOT found in prokaryotic cells?

  1. A.Cell wall
  2. B.Mitochondria
  3. C.Plasma membrane
  4. D.Ribosome
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Correct answer: B. Mitochondria

Prokaryotic cells such as bacteria have no membrane-bound organelles, so they lack mitochondria. Prokaryotes have no true nucleus: their DNA lies in a region called the nucleoid, and they have no mitochondria, chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi body.

Q6537.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATHard

Consider the following Wildlife Sanctuaries of India: 1. Shikari Devi 2. Bhadra 3. Simlipal 4. Pachmarhi Which one of the following is the correct order of the above Wildlife Sanctuaries in terms of their location from south to north?

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

From south to north the order is Bhadra (Karnataka), Simlipal (Odisha), Pachmarhi (Madhya Pradesh) and Shikari Devi (Himachal Pradesh). Bhadra lies in the Western Ghats of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, at about 13.5°N, and is a tiger reserve.

Q6538.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

"Inversion of Rainfall" is associated with

  1. A.Orographic rainfall
  2. B.Convectional rainfall
  3. C.Cyclonic rainfall (Tropical)
  4. D.Cyclonic rainfall (Temperate)
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Correct answer: A. Orographic rainfall

On a mountain slope, rainfall increases with height only up to a certain level and then decreases above it; this is called the inversion of rainfall.

Q6539.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

Chalk and marble are different forms of

  1. A.Calcium hydrogen carbonate
  2. B.Calcium carbonate
  3. C.Calcium acetate
  4. D.Sodium carbonate
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Correct answer: B. Calcium carbonate

Chalk, limestone and marble are all forms of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃. Chalk is a soft, porous rock built from the tiny shells of marine plankton.

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