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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

Q9701.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

Under the PCA framework, restriction on the distribution of dividends is a mandatory action at which stage?

  1. A.Risk Threshold 1
  2. B.Risk Threshold 2
  3. C.Risk Threshold 3
  4. D.Only after the bank is placed under moratorium
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Correct answer: A. Risk Threshold 1

The first set of mandatory actions, applied as soon as a bank crosses Risk Threshold 1, is a restriction on dividend distribution or remittance of profits, together with a requirement that the promoters, owners or the parent of a foreign bank infuse capital.

Q9702.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

Which indicator is used to measure asset quality under the revised Prompt Corrective Action framework?

  1. A.Gross non-performing assets ratio
  2. B.Net non-performing assets ratio
  3. C.Slippage ratio
  4. D.Provision coverage ratio
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Correct answer: B. Net non-performing assets ratio

Under the revised framework the three indicators are the capital to risk weighted assets ratio or the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio for capital, the net non-performing assets ratio for asset quality, and the Tier 1 leverage ratio for leverage.

Q9703.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

Which of the following is NOT covered by the Prompt Corrective Action framework for scheduled commercial banks?

  1. A.Public sector banks
  2. B.Private sector banks
  3. C.Regional rural banks
  4. D.Foreign banks operating through branches in India
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Correct answer: C. Regional rural banks

The revised framework applies to all scheduled commercial banks but expressly leaves out three categories: small finance banks, payments banks and regional rural banks.

Q9704.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

As per the Reserve Bank's 2025 list of Domestic Systemically Important Banks, which bank is placed in bucket 4?

  1. A.HDFC Bank
  2. B.ICICI Bank
  3. C.State Bank of India
  4. D.Punjab National Bank
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Correct answer: C. State Bank of India

In the 2025 list State Bank of India sits in bucket 4 and must hold an extra Common Equity Tier 1 cushion of 0.80 per cent of its risk weighted assets, over and above the normal minimum and the capital conservation buffer.

Q9707.Banking & Financial AwarenessEasy

In which year did the Reserve Bank of India issue the framework for dealing with Domestic Systemically Important Banks?

  1. A.2011
  2. B.2014
  3. C.2017
  4. D.2021
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Correct answer: B. 2014

The Reserve Bank of India issued the D-SIB framework on 22 July 2014, setting out how banks would be picked for the sample, how their systemic importance score would be computed from size, interconnectedness, substitutability and complexity, and how much additional Common Equity Tier 1 capital each bucket would attract.

Q9708.Static GKMedium

The Samruddhi Mahamarg, about 701 kilometres long, connects Mumbai with:

  1. A.Pune
  2. B.Nagpur
  3. C.Surat
  4. D.Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. Nagpur

The Samruddhi Mahamarg, formally named after Balasaheb Thackeray, is an access-controlled expressway of about 701 kilometres built entirely within Maharashtra, joining Mumbai with Nagpur across the state and passing near several district headquarters of Marathwada and Vidarbha, which is why it is presented as a corridor of economic development rather…

Q9709.Static GKEasy

The Purvanchal Expressway, about 341 kilometres long and provided with an airstrip for emergency landings, lies in which state?

  1. A.Bihar
  2. B.Uttar Pradesh
  3. C.Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Maharashtra
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Correct answer: B. Uttar Pradesh

The Purvanchal Expressway runs about 340.8 kilometres from the Lucknow area to Ghazipur in the eastern part of the state and includes a runway stretch on which air force aircraft can land in an emergency, a feature that made it a favourite with question setters.

Q9710.Static GKMedium

Which organisation, working under the Ministry of Defence, built the Atal Tunnel and maintains roads in India's border areas?

  1. A.NHAI
  2. B.Border Roads Organisation
  3. C.NHIDCL
  4. D.Central Public Works Department
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Correct answer: B. Border Roads Organisation

The BRO was raised in 1960 to build and maintain the roads of the frontier regions, works under the Ministry of Defence, and has to its credit the Atal Tunnel under the Rohtang Pass as well as some of the highest motorable roads in Ladakh.

Q9712.Static GKMedium

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) was constituted by an Act of Parliament passed in:

  1. A.1956
  2. B.1988
  3. C.1995
  4. D.2017
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Correct answer: B. 1988

The National Highways Authority of India Act was passed in 1988, and the authority it created became operational in 1995; it develops, maintains and manages the National Highways entrusted to it and is the body behind the Golden Quadrilateral and most of the country's expressways, working under the Ministry of…

Q9713.Static GKMedium

The Atal Tunnel, inaugurated in October 2020, passes under which pass?

  1. A.Zoji La
  2. B.Rohtang Pass
  3. C.Nathu La
  4. D.Banihal Pass
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Correct answer: B. Rohtang Pass

The Atal Tunnel is 9.02 kilometres long, was built by the Border Roads Organisation and was inaugurated on 3 October 2020; it connects Manali with the Lahaul valley on the way to Leh, shortens the journey considerably and keeps the route open through the winter months when the pass above…

Q9714.Static GKMedium

Which was India's first access-controlled expressway, opened in 2002?

  1. A.Yamuna Expressway
  2. B.Mumbai-Pune Expressway
  3. C.Delhi-Meerut Expressway
  4. D.Agra-Lucknow Expressway
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Correct answer: B. Mumbai-Pune Expressway

It was the first road in India built as a six-lane concrete expressway with fully controlled access, no crossings at grade and no entry for slow-moving traffic, and it crosses the Sahyadri through a series of tunnels and viaducts.

Q9715.Static GKEasy

The Golden Quadrilateral highway network connects which four cities?

  1. A.Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Mumbai
  2. B.Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai
  3. C.Srinagar, Delhi, Hyderabad and Kanyakumari
  4. D.Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Chennai
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Correct answer: B. Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai

The Golden Quadrilateral, the first and best known phase of the National Highways Development Project, is a four-lane and six-lane ring of about 5,846 kilometres joining the four metropolitan cities, and it is the single most asked fact in this chapter.

Q9716.Static GKEasy

NH-44, the longest National Highway of India, runs between:

  1. A.Srinagar and Kanyakumari
  2. B.Porbandar and Silchar
  3. C.Delhi and Mumbai
  4. D.Kolkata and Chennai
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Correct answer: A. Srinagar and Kanyakumari

NH-44 begins at Srinagar in the Kashmir valley and ends at Kanyakumari at the southern tip of the peninsula, covering about 3,745 kilometres and passing through Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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