State Exams GK Questions 2026

Since the 44th Amendment of 1978, a National Emergency can be declared only on the grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Copyright arises automatically the moment an original work is created and fixed in some form. Under the Copyright Act, 1957 and the Berne Convention, which India has joined, an author of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a film or a sound recording gets copyright without any formality.

Tso Kar, Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are high-altitude lakes of Ladakh, while Tsomgo lies in Sikkim. Pangong Tso, at about 4,350 metres, is a long, narrow lake that stretches from Ladakh into Tibet, and most of its length lies on the Chinese side.

The Governor makes ordinances on the advice of the Council of Ministers and can withdraw them at any time.

Service as a subordinate magistrate is not one of the routes named in the Constitution.

The National Green Tribunal is not bound by the Code of Civil Procedure; it is guided by the principles of natural justice.

This is a Directive Principle under Article 43, not a Fundamental Duty. Fundamental Duties are listed in Article 51A, added in Part IVA by the 42nd Amendment of 1976 on the advice of the Swaran Singh Committee.

Article 22(2) requires an arrested person to be produced before the nearest magistrate within 24 hours, not one week.

Bhaskaravarman was the king of Kamarupa, ancient Assam, and a close ally of Harsha. Harshacharita was written by Banabhatta, the court poet of Harshavardhana of Kannauj in the seventh century.

Its Legislative Assembly has 294 elected seats, more than any other State in the list. Among the four, Bihar has 243 seats, Madhya Pradesh 230 and Tamil Nadu 234, so West Bengal clearly leads.

Regional Commissioners are appointed by the President, not by the Election Commission. Article 324(1) vests in the Election Commission the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections to Parliament, to every State Legislature and to the offices of President and Vice-President.

It orders the authority holding a person to produce that person before the court, which frees anyone detained unlawfully. Habeas Corpus is Latin for 'you may have the body'.

Article 26 gives the right to manage religious affairs to every religious denomination, with no exception for minor communities.

The Harappans were a Bronze Age people and did not know iron at all. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished from about 2600 to 1900 BCE.

Stupas grew up near towns and along trade routes, where traders and townspeople could visit and fund them. A stupa is a hemispherical mound built over relics of the Buddha or of revered monks.

The fund is administered from the PMO, with the Prime Minister as its chairman. The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund was set up in January 1948 by Jawaharlal Nehru to help people displaced from Pakistan after Partition.

All three statements describe the Right to Education as framed by Article 21A and the RTE Act, 2009.

The Silappadikaram sings the praise of the Kaveri, the life-giving river of the Chola country, in whose delta its story begins.

The Mahavamsa, the great Pali chronicle of Sri Lanka, gives a detailed account of Ashoka, his conversion to Buddhism and his missions abroad.

Unlike the President, the Governor of a state has no diplomatic or military powers. The Governor's powers are broadly similar to the President's in the executive, legislative and judicial fields, but defence and foreign affairs belong to the Union.