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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

Q786.Awards & HonoursMedium

How much rooftop solar capacity has the Ministry of Railways commissioned, and what was its target?

  1. A.351 MW against a target of 424 MW
  2. B.424 MW against a target of 500 MW
  3. C.251 MW against a target of 351 MW
  4. D.500 MW against a target of 600 MW
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Correct answer: A. 351 MW against a target of 424 MW

These are the two capacity figures to carry for this story: the railways has commissioned 351 MW of rooftop solar, while the goal it has set itself is 424 MW, so a little over four-fifths of the target is in place.

Q787.Awards & HonoursEasy

Which ministry received the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award for solarising the largest number of buildings?

  1. A.Ministry of Power
  2. B.Ministry of Railways
  3. C.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  4. D.Ministry of Defence
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Railways

It secured the top position in the category of Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries and Departments under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, and Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan handed over the award at the Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Q791.Government SchemesMedium

Who chairs the Governing Council, the apex body of the CAPEX Support Scheme for critical mineral processing?

  1. A.The Cabinet Secretary
  2. B.The Secretary, Ministry of Mines
  3. C.The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
  4. D.The Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises
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Correct answer: B. The Secretary, Ministry of Mines

The scheme has a three-tier governance structure. At the apex sits the Governing Council, chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, which gives strategic guidance, reviews progress, makes the final selection of beneficiaries and sanctions the capital support; it may also approve changes to the scheme guidelines with the Union…

Q793.Government SchemesEasy

What is the total outlay of the CAPEX Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing?

  1. A.Rs 1,500 crore
  2. B.Rs 2,800 crore
  3. C.Rs 2,814 crore
  4. D.Rs 10,000 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 2,814 crore

The Union Cabinet cleared the CAPEX Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing on 4 November 2026 with exactly this outlay, spread over five financial years running from FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31, and funded wholly from budgetary support.

Q794.NationalMedium

Besides creating the Gender-Neutral Cell, what further concession have the Hyderabad prison authorities allowed for the persons accommodated in it?

  1. A.Affirmative clothing
  2. B.Conjugal visits
  3. C.Transfer to an open prison
  4. D.A separate kitchen
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Correct answer: A. Affirmative clothing

The prison authorities permitted it for the persons accommodated in the Gender-Neutral Cell, and the National Human Rights Commission treated this, along with the cell itself, as compliance with the recommendation made after the Special Monitor's visit on 8 October 2026.

Q795.NationalMedium

The Gender-Neutral Cell in the Hyderabad prison was set up after a visit on 8 October 2026 by which functionary?

  1. A.The NHRC's Special Monitor for transgender persons and LGBTQ+ rights
  2. B.The Chairperson of the NHRC
  3. C.An amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court
  4. D.A member of the State Human Rights Commission
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Correct answer: A. The NHRC's Special Monitor for transgender persons and LGBTQ+ rights

That officer visited the prison on 8 October 2026 and, during the visit, stressed the implementation of the advisories of the Commission and of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the welfare of transgender persons.

Q796.NationalEasy

At which prison has a separate Gender-Neutral Cell been set up following the intervention of the National Human Rights Commission?

  1. A.Central Prison, Hyderabad
  2. B.Tihar Jail, Delhi
  3. C.Yerawada Central Jail, Pune
  4. D.Presidency Correctional Home, Kolkata
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Correct answer: A. Central Prison, Hyderabad

Its authorities informed the National Human Rights Commission that a separate Gender-Neutral Cell had been established for persons with diverse gender identities and expressions, so as to protect their dignity and give them appropriate living arrangements, and that affirmative clothing had also been permitted for those housed there.

Q797.Government SchemesHard

The harmonised national Decision Support System proposed by the NRAA Chief Executive Officer would draw on the systems already developed by which two States?

  1. A.Odisha and Karnataka
  2. B.Gujarat and Maharashtra
  3. C.Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: A. Odisha and Karnataka

Dr Chandra Sekhar Kumar, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Rainfed Area Authority, called for a harmonised Decision Support System at the national level that takes in the best features of the systems built by Odisha and Karnataka, so that watershed planning across States becomes integrated.

Q798.Government SchemesMedium

Under WDC-PMKSY 2.0, how long is a watershed project allowed to run?

  1. A.Three years
  2. B.Five years
  3. C.Seven years
  4. D.Ten years
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Correct answer: B. Five years

Joint Secretary in the Department of Land Resources, Shri Nitin Khade, noted at the consultation that the project timeline had been brought down progressively, from seven years in the first phase of the watershed development component to five years in the second phase, and he asked for faster implementation within…

Q799.Government SchemesMedium

At which institute was the third national consultation on watershed management guidelines hosted on 4 and 5 November 2026?

  1. A.ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
  2. B.ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur
  3. C.ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun
  4. D.National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur

The two-day consultation was organised in collaboration with this bureau and held on its campus, and its Director, Dr N.G.

Q800.Government SchemesEasy

The draft National Technical Guidelines for improved watershed management are being prepared under which World Bank-assisted programme?

  1. A.REWARD
  2. B.PRANAM
  3. C.AMRUT
  4. D.RAFTAAR
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Correct answer: A. REWARD

The third national-level consultation on the draft National Technical Guidelines was held under the World Bank-assisted REWARD programme, whose expanded name is Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development.

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