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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

Q10521.NationalEasy

Which body has issued the Draft DRM-based Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual, 2026?

  1. A.Securities and Exchange Board of India
  2. B.Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
  3. C.Prasar Bharati
  4. D.Central Board of Film Certification
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Correct answer: B. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

TRAI is the regulator for telecom as well as for broadcasting and cable services, and it is TRAI that has placed the draft manual for DRM-based digital addressable systems in the public domain for comments.

Q10522.NationalHard

What is the title of the ninth anniversary issue of the CTIL Magazine released at the event?

  1. A.Trade in a Fragmented World
  2. B.The Emerging Sustainability Landscape: Responding to Shifting Winds
  3. C.Investment Law Compass: Nine Years On
  4. D.Digital Trade and the Developing World
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Correct answer: B. The Emerging Sustainability Landscape: Responding to Shifting Winds

That issue of the CTIL Magazine examines the opportunities and the challenges developing countries may face as they take part in the evolving intersection of trade and sustainability.

Q10523.NationalMedium

How many legal opinions has CTIL provided, according to its Head at the ninth anniversary celebration?

  1. A.More than 1,500
  2. B.More than 2,500
  3. C.More than 4,000
  4. D.More than 6,500
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Correct answer: C. More than 4,000

Prof. James J. Nedumpara, Head of the Centre for Trade and Investment Law and WTO India Chair, said the centre had provided that many legal opinions, had participated in negotiations concerning nearly ten free trade agreements, and had contributed to negotiations, submissions, notifications and dispute settlement at the World Trade…

Q10524.NationalMedium

CTIL, which marked its ninth anniversary in New Delhi, is housed at which institution?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
  2. B.Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
  3. C.National Law University, Delhi
  4. D.Indian Institute of Public Administration
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Correct answer: A. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

The Centre for Trade and Investment Law is housed there, and its Head, Prof. James J. Nedumpara, also holds the WTO India Chair.

Q10525.NationalMedium

Hands-on training at the conference covered which four ERMED resource platforms?

  1. A.ClinicalKey, BMJ, Access Medicine and MedOne
  2. B.PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and JSTOR
  3. C.Cochrane, Embase, UpToDate and Medline
  4. D.ClinicalKey, Scopus, Cochrane and MedOne
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Correct answer: A. ClinicalKey, BMJ, Access Medicine and MedOne

A central feature of the conference was practical training on these four platforms, meant to familiarise medical librarians and healthcare professionals with them and strengthen their ability to reach clinical information and academic resources.

Q10526.NationalMedium

According to the Union Health Secretary, the National Medical Library network has expanded to how many medical colleges?

  1. A.63 medical colleges
  2. B.78 medical colleges
  3. C.93 medical colleges
  4. D.120 medical colleges
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Correct answer: C. 93 medical colleges

Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, highlighted the growth of the National Medical Library network to that many colleges and urged that its reach be extended to every medical college in the country, with particular attention to institutions in underserved areas so that…

Q10527.NationalEasy

What was the theme of the 5th National Training-cum-Conference on the ERMED Consortium?

  1. A.Health for All Through Technology
  2. B.Digital Health Resources: Redefining Access Through Libraries
  3. C.Libraries for a Viksit Bharat
  4. D.Evidence to Action in Clinical Practice
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Correct answer: B. Digital Health Resources: Redefining Access Through Libraries

The National Medical Library, which functions under the Directorate General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, organised the one-day conference on this theme in New Delhi, drawing attention to the place of digital knowledge resources in healthcare delivery, medical education and evidence-based clinical practice.

Q10528.Government SchemesHard

Where are the two modernised and operational Central Sliver Plants of KVIC located?

  1. A.Chittadurga in Karnataka and Kuttur in Kerala
  2. B.Ponduru in Andhra Pradesh and Agra in Uttar Pradesh
  3. C.Nagpur in Maharashtra and Bhavnagar in Gujarat
  4. D.Erode in Tamil Nadu and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: A. Chittadurga in Karnataka and Kuttur in Kerala

The ministry said the Central Sliver Plants of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission are being modernised and that these two have completed the work and become operational, with the Chittadurga plant meeting half of its energy requirement from solar power while wind power is under study.

Q10529.Government SchemesEasy

According to the MSME Ministry, roughly what share of Khadi artisans are women?

  1. A.About 40 per cent
  2. B.About 55 per cent
  3. C.About 65 per cent
  4. D.About 80 per cent
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Correct answer: D. About 80 per cent

The ministry said that women make up roughly four fifths of the approximately half a million Khadi artisans, and that their participation has been especially strong in agarbatti, handmade paper, the Honey Mission and the service industries, giving them a route to financial independence.

Q10531.NationalHard

Which meeting of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board recommended a provision on advertisements by drug sale and distribution licence holders?

  1. A.The 88th meeting, held in June 2025
  2. B.The 90th meeting, held in October 2025
  3. C.The 93rd meeting, held on 16 February 2026
  4. D.The 95th meeting, held on 4 August 2026
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Correct answer: C. The 93rd meeting, held on 16 February 2026

That sitting of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board took up the question of whether the rules needed an express provision covering advertisements issued by firms holding licences to sell and distribute medicines, and the draft amendment follows its recommendation.

Q10532.NationalMedium

Through which Gazette notification was the draft amendment on prescription drug advertising notified?

  1. A.G.S.R. 612(E) dated 12 August 2026
  2. B.G.S.R. 861(E) dated 28 September 2026
  3. C.S.O. 904(E) dated 1 October 2026
  4. D.G.S.R. 455(E) dated 30 June 2026
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Correct answer: B. G.S.R. 861(E) dated 28 September 2026

861(E) dated 28 September 2026. The ministry notified the draft amendment through that notification after consulting the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, and it has invited objections and suggestions from stakeholders and from the public within thirty days of the date on which copies of the Gazette carrying the draft rules…

Q10533.NationalEasy

The Health Ministry's draft amendment on advertising of prescription medicines seeks to amend which rules?

  1. A.The Drugs Rules, 1945
  2. B.The Drugs and Magic Remedies Rules, 1955
  3. C.The Food Safety and Standards Rules, 2011
  4. D.The Clinical Establishments Rules, 2012
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Correct answer: A. The Drugs Rules, 1945

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed an amendment to these rules so that the requirement of prior Central Government sanction for advertising drugs listed in Schedule H, Schedule H1 and Schedule X extends to entities licensed to sell and distribute medicines, and not only to manufacturers.

Q10536.InternationalEasy

Where was the 15th meeting of the AITIGA Joint Committee held?

  1. A.ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia
  2. B.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  3. C.Putrajaya, Malaysia
  4. D.Bangkok, Thailand
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Correct answer: A. ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia

ASEAN hosted the 15th Joint Committee of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement there from 6 to 9 October 2026, along with meetings of sub-committees, and the round was conducted in hybrid format.

Q10537.EconomyMedium

The daily drawdown of coal stocks at power plants fell from 0.243 MT a day in September to which level in October 2026?

  1. A.0.198 MT a day
  2. B.0.116 MT a day
  3. C.0.085 MT a day
  4. D.0.150 MT a day
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Correct answer: B. 0.116 MT a day

The Ministry of Coal reported that the rate at which coal stocks at power stations were being drawn down slowed sharply, with the daily drawdown dropping by more than half from 0.243 MT a day in September to 0.116 MT a day in October.

Q10538.EconomyMedium

Which rake-loading target was achieved on three consecutive days in October 2026, according to the Ministry of Coal?

  1. A.420 rakes a day
  2. B.450 rakes a day
  3. C.470 rakes a day
  4. D.510 rakes a day
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Correct answer: C. 470 rakes a day

Rail loading of coal has averaged more than 465 rakes a day during October, and the ministry noted that the 470-rake target was met on three days running, which it treated as a sign that logistics had strengthened alongside production.

Q10540.EconomyHard

Which two Singaporean institutional investors are named as holding significant investments across the Indian economy?

  1. A.GIC and Temasek
  2. B.Temasek and Mubadala
  3. C.GIC and Khazanah Nasional
  4. D.NIIF and GIFT City
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Correct answer: A. GIC and Temasek

GIC, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, and Temasek Holdings are the two Singaporean institutional investors named as having significant investments spread across the Indian economy, and the Union Finance Minister is to hold separate meetings with the chief executives of both.

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