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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

Q7842.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

Statement-I : Carbon markets are likely to be one of the most widespread tools in the fight against climate change.

Statement-II : Carbon markets transfer resources from the private sector to the State.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
  2. B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
  3. C.Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
  4. D.Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
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Correct answer: C. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

Carbon markets are a leading climate tool, but they work by moving money between emitters and those who cut emissions, not from the private sector to the State.

Q7843.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization :

1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations.

2. World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis.

3. The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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

The World Toilet Organization is a non-profit body, not a UN agency, and it works through advocacy and training rather than by giving grants to countries.

Q7844.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IHard

Consider the following statements :

Statement I : In January, in the Northern Hemisphere, the isotherms bend equatorward while crossing the landmasses, and poleward while crossing the oceans.

Statement II : In January, the air over the oceans is warmer than that over the landmasses in the Northern Hemisphere.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
  2. B.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
  4. D.Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I

In the northern winter the oceans stay warmer than the land, and that temperature contrast is what bends the isotherms.

Q7845.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper IEasy

At one of the places in India, if you stand on the seashore and watch the sea, you will find that the sea water recedes from the shore line a few kilometres and comes back to the shore, twice a day, and you can actually walk on the sea floor when the water recedes. This unique phenomenon is seen at

  1. A.Bhavnagar
  2. B.Bheemunipatnam
  3. C.Chandipur
  4. D.Nagapattinam
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Correct answer: C. Chandipur

At Chandipur beach in Balasore district of Odisha the sea pulls back several kilometres at low tide and returns at high tide, so visitors can walk on the exposed sea bed.

Q7847.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2020, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the history of India, the terms "kulyavapa" and "dronavapa" denote

  1. A.measurement of land
  2. B.coins of different monetary value
  3. C.classification of urban land
  4. D.religious rituals
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Correct answer: A. measurement of land

Kulyavapa and dronavapa were units of land measurement found in early Indian land-grant inscriptions. These terms appear mainly in copper-plate inscriptions of the Gupta and post-Gupta period from Bengal, such as the Damodarpur plates, which record the sale and grant of land.

Q7849.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements :

1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organisation unless it is entrusted with a public duty.

2. Mandamus will not lie against a Company even though it may be a Government Company.

3. Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto.

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: C. 1 and 3 only

Mandamus reaches anyone who owes a public duty, including government companies, and quo warranto can be sought by any interested person, not only the aggrieved one.

Q7850.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following pairs :

Country — Animal found in its natural habitat

1. Brazil — Indri

2. Indonesia — Elk

3. Madagascar — Bonobo

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

All three animals have been placed in the wrong country: the indri lives in Madagascar, the elk in the northern forests of Eurasia and North America, and the bonobo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Q7851.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

Statement I : The amount of dust particles in the atmosphere is more in subtropical and temperate areas than in equatorial and polar regions.

Statement II : Subtropical and temperate areas have less dry winds.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
  2. B.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
  4. D.Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct

Dust is indeed concentrated in subtropical and temperate belts, but the reason is that these belts have more dry winds, not less.

Q7852.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2026, GS Paper IEasy

Which of the following best explain(s) the rationale for protecting mangrove ecosystems in the context of climate resilience?

1. Mangroves reduce tidal energy and store freshwater, making them ideal sites for paddy cultivation in saline estuarine belts.

2. Their salt-sensitive roots filter seawater, making mangroves key to converting coastal land into freshwater aquaculture zones.

3. By withstanding tidal surges and offering biomass resources, mangroves function both as natural bio-shields and livelihood bases for rural communities.

Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Mangroves matter for climate resilience because they break storm surges and support coastal livelihoods; the other two statements describe things mangroves do not do.

Q7853.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a function of the Constitution of India ?

  1. A.To ensure participation of good people in politics
  2. B.To guarantee a set of rights to citizens
  3. C.To define the power of the different organs of government
  4. D.To create conditions for a just society
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Correct answer: A. To ensure participation of good people in politics

A constitution can set rules and limits, but it cannot guarantee that good people will enter politics. A constitution is the basic set of rules by which a country is governed.

Q7854.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

The process of Podsolization is predominantly found in:

  1. A.Equatorial forest
  2. B.Monsoon forest
  3. C.Taiga forest
  4. D.Mediterranean forest
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Correct answer: C. Taiga forest

Podzolisation is the typical soil-forming process under the cool, moist coniferous forests of the taiga. In the taiga, cold winters slow down decay, and the needles of pine, spruce and fir form an acidic litter on the ground.

Q7855.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding the objectives of the Second Five-Year Plan is not correct ?

  1. A.Development of the basic and heavy industry sector
  2. B.Increase in national income to raise living standards
  3. C.Expansion of the consumer goods sector
  4. D.Expansion of employment opportunities
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Correct answer: C. Expansion of the consumer goods sector

The Second Plan put its stress on basic and heavy industries, not on consumer goods, which were left mainly to small and cottage industries.

Q7856.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

Which one among the following does NOT figure among the Five Principles of Panchsheel ?

  1. A.Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
  2. B.Equality and mutual benefit
  3. C.Peaceful coexistence
  4. D.Nuclear non-proliferation
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Correct answer: D. Nuclear non-proliferation

Panchsheel says nothing about nuclear weapons; its five principles concern sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference, equality and peaceful coexistence.

Q7857.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Mariana Trench is located in the ocean floor of

  1. A.Southern Atlantic Ocean
  2. B.Western Pacific Ocean
  3. C.Eastern Pacific Ocean
  4. D.Northern Atlantic Ocean
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Correct answer: B. Western Pacific Ocean

The Mariana Trench lies in the western Pacific, east of the Mariana Islands and near Guam. It is the deepest known part of the world's oceans.

Q7858.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He was a member of the Constituent Assembly
  2. B.He founded the Adivasi Maha Sabha
  3. C.He was the captain of the first Indian national hockey team
  4. D.He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh
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Correct answer: D. He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh

Jaipal Singh Munda campaigned for a separate state of Jharkhand for the tribal people of Chotanagpur, not for Chhattisgarh. Jaipal Singh, a Munda from Ranchi district, studied at Oxford and won an Oxford Blue in hockey.

Q7859.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is not a part of Fundamental Rights ?

  1. A.Right to education
  2. B.Right to establish educational institutions by minorities
  3. C.Right to be conferred with titles
  4. D.Right against untouchability
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Correct answer: C. Right to be conferred with titles

The Constitution does the opposite: Article 18 abolishes titles, so receiving a title is not a Fundamental Right. Article 18 forbids the State from conferring any title other than a military or academic distinction, and bars citizens from accepting a title from a foreign State.

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