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.
The Hathnikund barrage on the Yamuna is located in which district of Haryana?
The Hathnikund barrage stands on the Yamuna in Yamunanagar district, where the river leaves the hills, and it replaced the older Tajewala headworks a short distance upstream.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only perennial river of Haryana?
The Yamuna comes down from Yamunotri, enters Haryana near Kalesar in Yamunanagar district and flows south along the eastern boundary of the state with Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Read the full explanation →The sal forests of West Champaran in Bihar belong to which forest type?
West Champaran lies at the foot of the Shivaliks along the Nepal border and receives heavy rain, and its forest, in which sal is the dominant tree, is classed as tropical moist deciduous.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the state animal of Bihar?
The gaur is the state animal of Bihar, the house sparrow is the state bird, the peepal is the state tree and the kachnar is the state flower.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Bihar?
It is spread across Kaimur and Rohtas districts on the Kaimur plateau in the south-west of the state, and by area it is the largest protected area in Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only tiger reserve of Bihar?
The Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies in West Champaran district, along the Nepal border at the foot of the Shivaliks, and it is the only tiger reserve in Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Karail soil of Bihar, found in the Son valley, is:
Karail is the dark, sticky clay of the Son valley and the adjoining parts of Rohtas and Bhojpur districts.
Read the full explanation →The tal soil of Bihar, a very heavy dark clay valued for rabi pulses, is found mainly in which belt?
South of the Ganga, between the river and the higher ground inland, lies a stretch of low saucer-like land called tal, of which the Mokama tal is the largest.
Read the full explanation →The newer alluvial soil of the North Bihar plain is characteristically:
The rivers of North Bihar come down from the young Himalaya and spread fresh silt over the plain at every flood, and that silt carries a high proportion of lime.
Read the full explanation →How many agro-climatic zones has Bihar been divided into?
For agricultural planning Bihar is divided into Zone I, the north-west alluvial plain, Zone II, the north-east alluvial plain, and Zone III, the South Bihar alluvial plain, which is further subdivided into III A and III B. The division follows the two things that actually differ across the state: the…
Read the full explanation →Which branch of the south-west monsoon brings most of Bihar's rainfall?
This branch of the south-west monsoon strikes the Bengal coast, is deflected west by the Himalaya and moves up the Ganga plain, reaching Bihar in the second week of June.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following districts of Bihar receives the highest annual rainfall?
Kishanganj lies in the extreme north-east of the state, in the corner nearest the Darjeeling hills and the moist Bengal duars, and it is the first part of Bihar the monsoon current reaches.
Read the full explanation →Rainfall in Bihar generally decreases in which direction?
The rain comes to Bihar with the Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon, which enters from the east and loses moisture as it moves inland.
Read the full explanation →The climate of Bihar is best described as:
Bihar lies in the northern plain, where summers are hot, the rain comes in a single spell from the south-west monsoon between mid-June and early October, and winters are cool and dry with occasional cold waves.
Read the full explanation →The Sapt Kosi is formed by the union of the Sun Kosi, the Arun and which third main stream?
The Kosi is called the Sapt Kosi because seven head streams gather in the Nepal Himalaya to make it, and of these the three main ones are the Sun Kosi from the west, the Arun from the north and the Tamur from the east.
Read the full explanation →The Phalgu river, associated with the tarpan rituals of Pitrapaksha, flows past which city of Bihar?
The Phalgu, or Falgu, is formed by the union of the Lilajan and the Mohana a little above Gaya and flows past the city with a wide bed that stays sandy and dry for most of the year.
Read the full explanation →In Bihar, the shallow saucer-shaped waterlogged depressions of the northern plain, in which makhana is grown, are called:
A chaur is a shallow, saucer-shaped basin in the flat North Bihar plain that holds water for much of the year because the land has almost no slope and the rivers have raised their own beds.
Read the full explanation →The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is situated on the Ganga in which district of Bihar?
The sanctuary was notified in 1991 along a stretch of about sixty kilometres of the Ganga between Sultanganj and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district.
Read the full explanation →The devastating Kosi flood of August 2008 was caused by a breach in the river's eastern embankment at:
In August 2008 the eastern embankment of the Kosi gave way at Kusaha, upstream of the Bhimnagar barrage and inside Nepal.
Read the full explanation →Which river flows along the western boundary of Bihar with Uttar Pradesh and joins the Ganga near Chausa in Buxar district?
The Karmanasa rises on the Kaimur plateau, flows north along part of the boundary between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and meets the Ganga near Chausa in Buxar district, the same place at which the Ganga enters Bihar.
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