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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

Q9542.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKHard

Which one of the following is the first and the oldest Government-owned coal mining company in India ?

  1. A.Neyveli Lignite Corporation
  2. B.Singareni Collieries Company Limited
  3. C.Coal India Limited
  4. D.Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
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Correct answer: B. Singareni Collieries Company Limited

Incorporated in 1920 and later taken over by the government, SCCL is India's oldest government-owned coal mining company. Coal was found in the Godavari valley near Yellandu in the 1870s, and the Hyderabad (Deccan) Company began mining there in 1886.

Q9544.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

If the Moon is brought closer to the Earth such that its distance from the Earth becomes half of the original distance, then the gravitational force of attraction between the Earth and the Moon would :

  1. A.reduce to half of its original value.
  2. B.increase to two times of its original value.
  3. C.remain the same as the original value.
  4. D.increase to four times of its original value.
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Correct answer: D. increase to four times of its original value.

Gravitational force varies inversely as the square of the distance, so halving the distance makes the force 2 × 2 = 4 times larger.

Q9545.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Man Kautuhal, a work on music, was prepared under the aegis of

  1. A.Raja Man Singh of Gwalior
  2. B.Tansen
  3. C.Meera Bai
  4. D.Amir Khusrau
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Correct answer: A. Raja Man Singh of Gwalior

Man Kautuhal was compiled under the patronage of Raja Man Singh Tomar, who ruled Gwalior from 1486 to 1516. Man Singh Tomar was a great patron of music, and his court is closely linked with the growth of the Dhrupad style of Hindustani singing.

Q9547.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following statements with reference to Secondary waves (S-Waves) generated during an earthquake : 1. They create troughs and crests in the material through which they pass. 2. The direction of vibrations of S-waves is perpendicular to the wave direction in the vertical plane. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

S-waves are transverse waves: they shake the ground at right angles to their direction of travel, and that sideways motion forms crests and troughs.

Q9548.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following international events : 1. Signing of the Simla Agreement 2. Agra Summit between India and Pakistan 3. Signing of the SAARC Charter at the First SAARC Summit 4. India's first nuclear test Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events ?

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

The events fall in 1972, 1974, 1985 and 2001 in that order, which is also UPSC's official key. The Simla Agreement was signed on 2 July 1972 by Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto after the 1971 war; it turned the ceasefire line in Kashmir into the Line of Control.

Q9550.Static GKAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IMedium

Which of the following are the objectives of SAARC? 1. To promote the welfare of the peoples of South Asia and to improve the quality of life 2. To promote and strengthen collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia 3. To contribute to mutual trust, understanding and appreciation of one another's problems 4. To work towards ending cross-border terrorism Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

The first three are written into Article I of the SAARC Charter; ending cross-border terrorism is not one of its listed objectives.

Q9551.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements correctly defines PM1 particles in air ?

  1. A.These are suspended particles of diameter more than 10 micron
  2. B.These are the particles that are filtered by the nose during respiration
  3. C.These are extremely fine particles of diameter less than 1 micron
  4. D.These are coarse particles that penetrate directly through the lungs into the bloodstream
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Correct answer: C. These are extremely fine particles of diameter less than 1 micron

The number after PM gives the upper size limit of the particles in micrometres. Particulate matter is classed by aerodynamic diameter: PM10 is 10 micrometres or less, PM2.5 is 2.5 micrometres or less, and PM1 is 1 micrometre or less, about one-seventieth of a human hair's width.

Q9552.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following pairs of list and contents is/are correctly matched ? 1. State list : Public health and sanitation 2. Union list : Citizenship, naturalisation and aliens 3. Concurrent list : Legal, medical and other professions Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

All three subjects sit in the list named against them in the Seventh Schedule. The Seventh Schedule, read with Article 246, divides law-making powers into three lists.

Q9553.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to greenhouse effect is correct?

  1. A.It can take place inside a glass chamber where no radiation can pass into it or pass back through it
  2. B.It can take place inside a glass chamber where long wavelength infrared radiation can pass through into it and short wavelength infrared radiation cannot pass back through it
  3. C.It can take place inside a glass chamber where short wavelength infrared radiation can pass through into it and long wavelength infrared radiation cannot pass back through it
  4. D.It can take place inside a glass chamber where all infrared radiation can pass into it or pass back through it
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Correct answer: C. It can take place inside a glass chamber where short wavelength infrared radiation can pass through into it and long wavelength infrared radiation cannot pass back through it

Sunlight reaching a glasshouse is mostly visible light and short-wavelength (near) infrared, which glass transmits easily. The plants and soil inside absorb it, warm up and re-radiate the energy as long-wavelength infrared, because cooler bodies emit at longer wavelengths.

Q9554.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Statement I : Plantation farming has mostly been practiced in humid tropics Statement II : The soil of humid tropics is highly fertile

  1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Plantations do lie mostly in the humid tropics, but the soils there are generally poor, not highly fertile. Plantation farming grows a single cash crop such as tea, coffee, rubber, sugarcane, cocoa, banana or oil palm on large estates with heavy capital and hired labour.

Q9555.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IHard

Consider the following statements relating to short notice questions asked in the Legislature : 1. These relate to matters of urgent public importance and can be asked for oral answer at a notice less than 10 days 2. Short notice questions can be admissible if the Minister concerned agrees to answer to it 3. Short notice questions are asked during question hour Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

A short notice question is an urgent oral question taken up only with the Minister's consent, and it is answered after Question Hour, not during it.

Q9556.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IHard

Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January ?

1. The isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.

2. The presence of cold ocean currents, Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift make the North Atlantic Ocean colder and the isotherms bend towards the north.

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

In January the northern oceans are warmer than the frozen continents, so isotherms bend north over the sea and south over the land; the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift are warm currents, not cold ones.

Q9558.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IEasy

The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the

  1. A.International Monetary Fund
  2. B.United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  3. C.World Economic Forum
  4. D.World Bank
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Correct answer: C. World Economic Forum

The Global Competitiveness Report is the World Economic Forum's assessment of how well countries' institutions, policies and markets support productivity and growth.

Q9559.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IMedium

Indian Government Bond Yields are influenced by which of the following?

1. Actions of the United States Federal Reserve

2. Actions of the Reserve Bank of India

3. Inflation and short-term interest rates

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Indian bond yields respond to the RBI's policy, to domestic inflation and short-term rates, and also to the US Federal Reserve through global capital flows.

Q9560.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the "G20 Common Framework", consider the following statements:

1. It is an initiative endorsed by the G20 together with the Paris Club.

2. It is an initiative to support Low Income Countries with unsustainable debt.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

The Common Framework for Debt Treatments was agreed by the G20 and the Paris Club in November 2020 to help low-income countries with unsustainable debt.

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