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.
Which of the following forts is included in the World Heritage Site called Hill Forts of Rajasthan?
The Hill Forts of Rajasthan were inscribed in 2013 as a serial site of six forts: Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Amber, Jaisalmer and Gagron.
Read the full explanation →Which of the Mountain Railways of India was the first to be inscribed on the World Heritage List?
This narrow gauge line in West Bengal, opened in the late nineteenth century and famous for its loops and zig zag reverses as it climbs to Darjeeling, was inscribed in 1999 and became the first railway property of India on the list.
Read the full explanation →Which advisory body evaluates cultural properties nominated for the World Heritage List?
When a country nominates a monument, a city or an archaeological site, ICOMOS studies the file, sends experts to the place and recommends to the World Heritage Committee whether it should be inscribed, referred back or rejected.
Read the full explanation →Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage Site inscribed in 1985, is famous for which animal?
Kaziranga National Park lies on the floodplain of the Brahmaputra in Assam and holds the largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros.
Read the full explanation →The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, known for their prehistoric paintings, are situated in which state?
The Bhimbetka rock shelters lie in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, in the foothills of the Vindhyan range south of Bhopal, and were inscribed in 2003.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian city was declared the country's first World Heritage City in 2017?
The Historic City of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in the fifteenth century on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati, was inscribed in 2017 and became the first city in India to enter the World Heritage List as a whole city.
Read the full explanation →The Kakatiya Rudreshwara temple, better known as the Ramappa temple and inscribed in 2021, is in which state?
The Ramappa temple stands at Palampet in the Mulugu district of Telangana. It was built in the early thirteenth century under the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal by their general Recharla Rudra, and is named after its sculptor Ramappa, a rare case of a temple carrying its craftsman's name.
Read the full explanation →Rani ki Vav, the stepwell inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2014, is located in which state?
Rani ki Vav stands at Patan on the bank of the Saraswati in Gujarat and was built in the eleventh century during the Solanki or Chaulukya period, by tradition as a memorial raised by Queen Udayamati.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only mixed World Heritage Site in India, inscribed for both cultural and natural value?
This park in Sikkim was inscribed in 2016 under both the natural and the cultural criteria, which makes it India's only mixed site.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs of sites was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1983, in India's first group of entries?
India's first four World Heritage Sites were inscribed together in 1983: the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort in Uttar Pradesh, and the Ajanta and Ellora caves in Maharashtra.
Read the full explanation →In which year was the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage adopted?
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972 and came into force in 1975 once enough countries had ratified it.
Read the full explanation →The government, the parliament and the International Court of Justice of the Netherlands are located at:
The Netherlands keeps Amsterdam as its constitutional capital, but the seat of government, the parliament, the residence of the monarch and the supreme court are all at The Hague.
Read the full explanation →Baht is the currency of which country?
The baht is the currency of Thailand, whose capital is Bangkok. Thailand is the only country in South East Asia that was never a European colony, and it is a founder member of the grouping known as ASEAN, whose headquarters is at Jakarta.
Read the full explanation →Wellington is the capital city of:
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand and sits at the southern end of the North Island, which makes it the southernmost national capital in the world.
Read the full explanation →The currency of Turkey is the:
The Turkish lira is the money of Turkey, whose capital is Ankara, not Istanbul. Istanbul is the largest city and the only city in the world spread over two continents, Europe and Asia, divided by the Bosphorus strait, which is why students wrongly treat it as the capital.
Read the full explanation →Putrajaya serves as the administrative centre of which country?
Kuala Lumpur remains the national capital of Malaysia and the seat of its parliament, but the offices of the government and the judiciary were shifted to the planned city of Putrajaya to ease the crowding of the capital.
Read the full explanation →Taka is the currency of which of the following countries?
The taka is the currency of Bangladesh, whose capital is Dhaka. Bangladesh was created in 1971 and shares the longest land border that India has with any country, touching West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Read the full explanation →Naypyidaw is the capital of which country?
Naypyidaw became the capital of Myanmar in 2006, when the government moved out of Yangon, which had been the capital under the older name Rangoon.
Read the full explanation →Which country has Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein as its executive, legislative and judicial capitals?
South Africa is the standard example of a country with three capitals. Pretoria holds the executive and the office of the President, Cape Town holds the Parliament and is therefore the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein holds the Supreme Court of Appeal and is the judicial capital.
Read the full explanation →Ngultrum is the currency of which country?
The ngultrum is the currency of Bhutan, whose capital is Thimphu. It is pegged to the Indian rupee at par, and the Indian rupee is accepted across Bhutan, which is why the two economies are closely tied.
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