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.
Nishat Bagh at Srinagar, the Garden of Gladness, was laid out by whom?
Nishat Bagh was laid out about 1633 by Abul Hasan Asaf Khan, Nur Jahan's brother and the father of Mumtaz Mahal.
Read the full explanation →Shalimar Bagh at Srinagar was built in 1619 by which Mughal emperor?
Jahangir built Shalimar Bagh above the Dal Lake in 1619 for his queen Nur Jahan, and it is the largest of the Mughal gardens of Kashmir, laid out in terraces with the Diwan-e-Aam, the Diwan-e-Khas and a zenana garden.
Read the full explanation →Which Mughal ruler laid out the Aram Bagh, also called Ram Bagh, at Agra, the oldest surviving Mughal garden in India?
Babur laid out the Aram Bagh at Agra in 1528, within two years of the first battle of Panipat, and it is the oldest Mughal garden that still survives in India.
Read the full explanation →The Maharishi Valmiki International Airport is located at:
The airport at Ayodhya Dham is named after Maharishi Valmiki, the author of the Ramayana, and was inaugurated at the end of December 2023 to carry pilgrim traffic to the city.
Read the full explanation →Which was the first city of Uttar Pradesh to get a metro rail service?
Commercial services on the north south corridor of the Lucknow Metro began in September 2017, making the state capital the first city of Uttar Pradesh with a metro of its own.
Read the full explanation →The Research Designs and Standards Organisation of the Indian Railways is at:
RDSO is the research, design and standards wing of the Indian Railways and works from Manak Nagar in Lucknow. It frames the technical standards for track, bridges, rolling stock, signalling and traction, tests new designs, and certifies vendors, so almost every railway specification in the country carries its stamp.
Read the full explanation →The Modern Coach Factory of the Indian Railways is located at:
The Modern Coach Factory at Lalganj in Rae Bareli district was set up to build stainless steel passenger coaches of the newer design and is one of the three coach manufacturing units of the Indian Railways.
Read the full explanation →The headquarters of the North Central Railway is at:
The North Central Railway was created in 2003 with its headquarters at Prayagraj, then called Allahabad, and it works the Prayagraj, Agra and Jhansi divisions, which together carry the busy Delhi to Howrah and Delhi to Mumbai trunk routes across the state.
Read the full explanation →The headquarters of the North Eastern Railway is at:
The North Eastern Railway, one of the zones of the Indian Railways, has its headquarters at Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh and runs the Lucknow, Varanasi and Izzatnagar divisions.
Read the full explanation →The Ganga Expressway, the longest expressway of Uttar Pradesh, runs between:
The Ganga Expressway is being built by UPEIDA from Bijauli in Meerut district to Judapur Dandu in Prayagraj district, a length of about 594 km, which makes it longer than the Purvanchal and Bundelkhand expressways put together.
Read the full explanation →The Bundelkhand Expressway connects Chitrakoot with which district?
The Bundelkhand Expressway runs about 296 km from Bharatkoop in Chitrakoot district to Kudrail in Etawah district, where it meets the Agra Lucknow Expressway, so that Bundelkhand is linked through it to Agra, Noida and Delhi.
Read the full explanation →The Purvanchal Expressway runs from near Lucknow to which district?
The Purvanchal Expressway runs about 341 km from Chand Sarai near Lucknow to Haidaria in Ghazipur district, passing through Barabanki, Amethi, Sultanpur, Ayodhya, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh and Mau.
Read the full explanation →The Yamuna Expressway, earlier known as the Taj Expressway, connects Greater Noida with:
The Yamuna Expressway is an access controlled road of about 165 km from Greater Noida to Agra, built along the left bank of the Yamuna and opened in 2012; it is managed by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority and cut the Delhi to Agra drive to a little over…
Read the full explanation →Which word was added to the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius in 2021?
The three word motto, faster, higher, stronger, was coined by Father Henri Didon and taken up by Pierre de Coubertin for the modern games; in 2021 the International Olympic Committee added the fourth word so that the motto now reads faster, higher, stronger, together, to stress solidarity along with individual…
Read the full explanation →Si vis pacem, cole justitiam, if you desire peace, cultivate justice, is the motto of which organisation?
The ILO was set up in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles, became the first specialised agency of the United Nations in 1946, has its headquarters at Geneva and works on a tripartite basis with governments, employers and workers.
Read the full explanation →The motto Bahujan Hitaya Bahujan Sukhaya belongs to:
The phrase, for the good of the many and the happiness of the many, comes from Buddhist usage and fits a broadcaster that reaches almost the whole population in many languages; All India Radio took its present name in 1936 and Akashvani was adopted in 1957.
Read the full explanation →Satyam Shivam Sundaram is the motto of which Indian organisation?
Its motto, meaning the true, the auspicious and the beautiful, is the line that accompanied its familiar logo for decades.
Read the full explanation →Balasya Mulam Vigyanam, science is the source of strength, is the motto of:
The DRDO was formed in 1958 and works under the Ministry of Defence, developing missiles, radars, armoured vehicles, torpedoes and other defence systems, and its crest carries this Sanskrit line about science being the root of strength.
Read the full explanation →The motto Vayam Rakshamah, meaning we protect, belongs to which organisation?
The service was raised in 1978 and works under the Ministry of Defence, guarding the maritime zones, enforcing fisheries and anti smuggling law and running search and rescue at sea, so the plain promise of Vayam Rakshamah, we protect, is apt.
Read the full explanation →Yato Dharmastato Jayah, where there is righteousness there is victory, is the motto of:
The line comes from the Mahabharata and appears on the emblem of the Court, which shows the wheel of dharma with the lions of the Ashoka capital.
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