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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

Q1202.Government SchemesMedium

WDC-PMKSY 2.0, under which watershed works were reviewed in Pune district, is implemented by which department?

  1. A.Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development
  2. B.Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti
  3. C.Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  4. D.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
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Correct answer: A. Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development

The Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana sits with that department, which is why its Secretary, Shri Dilip Kumar, inspected the works in the villages of Varude, Gulani and Wafgaon in Pune district and chaired the state review meeting.

Q1206.NationalMedium

Who is the President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, in whose presence its 72nd Annual General Body Meeting was addressed?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan
  3. C.Dr Jitendra Singh
  4. D.The Cabinet Secretary
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Correct answer: B. The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan

The correct answer is the Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, who holds the office of President of the Indian Institute of Public Administration and was present when the 72nd Annual General Body Meeting was addressed.

Q1207.EconomyHard

Which of these is NOT among the stated aims of extending the cotton import duty exemption?

  1. A.Augmenting cotton availability for the domestic textile sector
  2. B.Supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  3. C.Raising the minimum support price paid to cotton growers
  4. D.Promoting value addition across the textile and apparel chain
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Correct answer: C. Raising the minimum support price paid to cotton growers

The exemption is an import measure and has nothing to do with the price assured to farmers, although the government has said it remains conscious of farmers' interests while taking such steps.

Q1209.EconomyMedium

Which department notified the extension of the customs duty exemption on cotton imports?

  1. A.Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
  2. B.Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  3. C.Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  4. D.Office of the Textile Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles
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Correct answer: A. Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance

Customs duty is a tax, so changes to it are notified by the revenue side of the Finance Ministry, in this case through a customs notification dated the end of October.

Q1211.DefenceHard

The inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise builds on the outcomes of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, which was held under which theme?

  1. A.BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open
  2. B.Shared Seas, Shared Security and Shared Prosperity
  3. C.Translating Vision to Action
  4. D.One Bay, One Future
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Correct answer: A. BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open

The correct answer is BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open, the theme of the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, whose outcomes the exercise is designed to carry forward in practice.

Q1212.DefenceMedium

Which is India's first integrated tri-service command, whose role the inaugural BIMSTEC Maritime Security Exercise highlights?

  1. A.Strategic Forces Command
  2. B.Andaman and Nicobar Command
  3. C.Western Naval Command
  4. D.Central Air Command
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Correct answer: B. Andaman and Nicobar Command

It is India's first integrated tri-service command, which means the Army, the Navy and the Air Force operate there under a single commander instead of separate service chains.

Q1215.AppointmentsMedium

Which of these decorations has the 29th Chief of the Air Staff NOT been awarded, as listed with his appointment?

  1. A.Param Vishisht Seva Medal
  2. B.Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
  3. C.Vayu Sena Medal
  4. D.Ashoka Chakra
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Correct answer: D. Ashoka Chakra

The decorations listed for Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit are the Vayu Sena Medal, the Vishisht Seva Medal, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, which is why options A, B and C are all awards he holds and therefore wrong answers to a question asking…

Q1219.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

The right to form associations and unions is a right

  1. A.guaranteed to everybody
  2. B.to freedom guaranteed to citizens only
  3. C.to equality before law
  4. D.to life and personal liberty
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Correct answer: B. to freedom guaranteed to citizens only

The right to form associations or unions is part of Article 19, and Article 19 rights belong only to citizens of India.

Q1220.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

  1. A.The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes.
  2. B.All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
  3. C.The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court.
  4. D.The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
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Correct answer: B. All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

It is not correct, because the President causes the Commission's reports to be laid before each House of Parliament, not only before the Lok Sabha.

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