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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

Q8221.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

An X-ray can be deflected:

  1. A.by a magnetic field.
  2. B.by an electric field.
  3. C.by both electric and magnetic field.
  4. D.neither by electric field nor by magnetic field.
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Correct answer: D. neither by electric field nor by magnetic field.

X-rays are electromagnetic waves made of uncharged photons, so electric and magnetic fields cannot bend them. Electric and magnetic fields exert force only on charged particles: a charge q feels a force qE in an electric field and qvB in a magnetic field.

Q8222.Computer AwarenessAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKEasy

Which one among the following generation computers used microprocessors in their hardware technology?

  1. A.Second Generation
  2. B.Third Generation
  3. C.Fourth Generation
  4. D.Fifth Generation
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Correct answer: C. Fourth Generation

Fourth-generation computers, from about 1971, were built around the microprocessor, a whole CPU on a single chip. Computer generations are named after the main switching technology of the time.

Q8223.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about State Election Commissioner is/are correct? 1. Preparation of electoral rolls for elections to the Panchayats takes place under his/her direction 2. He/she is appointed by the Governor of the concerned State on the advice of the Chief Election Commissioner of India Select the answer using the code given below:

  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

The State Election Commission directs the preparation of electoral rolls for panchayat elections, but the State Election Commissioner is appointed by the Governor, not on the Chief Election Commissioner's advice.

Q8225.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Most viruses that infect plants possess

  1. A.single-stranded DNA
  2. B.single-stranded RNA
  3. C.double-stranded DNA and RNA
  4. D.double-stranded RNA only
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Correct answer: B. single-stranded RNA

The great majority of plant viruses carry their genes as single-stranded RNA. Viruses contain either DNA or RNA, never both, wrapped in a protein coat.

Q8226.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

The Summary Settlement of 1856 was based on which one of the following assumptions?

  1. A.The Talukdars were the rightful owners of the land.
  2. B.The Talukdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.
  3. C.The Talukdars could evict the peasants from the lands.
  4. D.The Talukdars would take a portion of the revenue which flowed to the State.
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Correct answer: B. The Talukdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.

The British settlement in Awadh treated the talukdars as intruders who had gained land by force and fraud. After Awadh was annexed in 1856, the British introduced the Summary Settlement of land revenue there.

Q8227.Important Days & DatesAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKEasy

In India, May 21 is observed as

  1. A.NRI Day
  2. B.National Youth Day
  3. C.National Technology Day
  4. D.National Anti-Terrorism Day
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Correct answer: D. National Anti-Terrorism Day

India marks 21 May as Anti-Terrorism Day because former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on that day in 1991.

Q8228.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKEasy

While studying vegetation of an area, terms like 'population' and 'community' are often used. Which one of the following statements best describes a population?

  1. A.A group of organisms of one species, living in the same area at the same time.
  2. B.A group of organisms of one species living in different areas during different seasons.
  3. C.A unit consisting of biotic and abiotic components.
  4. D.A group of organisms of more than one species, living in the same area at the same time.
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Correct answer: A. A group of organisms of one species, living in the same area at the same time.

In ecology, a population is defined by three things together: one species, one place and one time. Ecology studies life in levels.

Q8233.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Photo 51 refers to an image of

  1. A.a crater on the Moon
  2. B.DNA molecules
  3. C.the virus responsible for COVID-19
  4. D.the virus responsible for common cold
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Correct answer: B. DNA molecules

Photo 51 is the X-ray diffraction photograph of DNA that revealed its helical shape. The picture was taken in May 1952 at King's College London by Rosalind Franklin and her student Raymond Gosling.

Q8235.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

A sound wave travelling at a speed of 330 m/s produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.1 second. The wavelength of the sound wave is:

  1. A.1.1 m
  2. B.3.3 m
  3. C.1.65 m
  4. D.2.2 m
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Correct answer: C. 1.65 m

Twenty crests and twenty troughs make twenty complete waves in 0.1 second, so the frequency is 200 Hz and the wavelength is 330 ÷ 200 = 1.65 m. One complete wave, or one cycle, contains one crest and one trough (for sound, one compression and one rarefaction).

Q8236.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

Which of the following statements about Goods and Services Tax (GST) in course of inter-State trade or commerce is/are correct? 1. Levy and collection of GST are governed under Article 269A of the Constitution of India 2. GST on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce may not be levied and collected by the States 3. GST is apportioned between the Union and the States Select the answer using the code given below:

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

Article 269A makes inter-State GST a tax that only the Centre levies and collects and then shares with the States.

Q8238.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Which of the following cities experience the warm temperate Mediterranean climate? 1. Cape Town 2. Los Angeles 3. Adelaide 4. Santiago Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Cape Town, Los Angeles, Adelaide and Santiago all lie in the Mediterranean climate belt on the western sides of continents, roughly between 30° and 40° latitude.

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