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.
Ayushman Vay Vandana gives health cover to citizens of which minimum age?
Ayushman Vay Vandana covers every Indian citizen who has completed 70 years of age, and it does so irrespective of income or social standing.
Read the full explanation →In which of the following processes, active transport is NOT used?
Movement of ions through protein channels is facilitated diffusion, a passive process that needs no energy from ATP. Active transport moves substances against their concentration gradient, from low to high concentration, using carrier proteins and energy, usually from ATP.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Gods are also known as Lokapalas or the Guardians of the Universe?
These four are the classical Lokapalas, each guarding one of the four main directions of the world. In Hindu tradition, as described in texts such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata and in later iconography, Indra guards the east, Yama the south, Varuna the west and Kubera the north.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill (1883) is/are correct?
1. It proposed to grant limited criminal jurisdiction to native officials.
2. It proposed to grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native officials.
3. The proposed Bill generated opposition from England's European subjects in India.
4. In spite of opposition to the Bill, it was passed without any modifications.
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The Bill proposed only a limited criminal jurisdiction for Indian officials over Europeans, and it met fierce European opposition that forced a diluted version.
Read the full explanation →An emulsion consists of
An emulsion is a colloid in which tiny droplets of one liquid are spread through another liquid with which it does not mix.
Read the full explanation →According to the Election Commission of India, in order to be recognized as a 'National Party', a political party must be treated as a recognized political party in how many States?
Under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, a party recognised as a state party in four or more states qualifies as a national party.
Read the full explanation →The 11th Schedule of the Constitution of India distributes powers between
The Eleventh Schedule lists 29 subjects on which the state legislature may give powers and responsibilities to the Panchayats. The Eleventh Schedule was added by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, along with Part IX on Panchayats.
Read the full explanation →A luminous object is placed at a distance of 40 cm from a converging lens of focal length 25 cm. The image obtained in the screen is
The object lies between F and 2F of the convex lens (25 cm and 50 cm), and such an object always gives a real, inverted and enlarged image beyond 2F. Using the lens formula 1/v − 1/u = 1/f with u = −40 cm and f = +25 cm gives…
Read the full explanation →The size of particles being studied in 'nano-technology' is about
Nanotechnology deals with matter at the scale of roughly 1 to 100 nanometres, where materials begin to show new properties.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following founded the Hindu Dharma Sabha in the 19th century?
The orthodox Calcutta leader founded the Dharma Sabha in 1830 to defend traditional Hindu practices against the reformers. Raja Radhakanta Deb (1784–1867) was a scholar who compiled the Sanskrit encyclopaedia Shabdakalpadruma and was a leading figure of Calcutta society.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following items comprises the major portion of revenue expenditure of the Union Government of India?
Interest on the public debt is the single largest item of the Union Government's revenue expenditure, taking roughly a third of it.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following organelles can be seen in a prokaryotic cell?
Ribosomes are the only one of these found in prokaryotic cells such as bacteria, because they are not enclosed by a membrane.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements regarding the similarity in glycogen in animal cell and starch in plant cell is/are NOT correct?
1. Both are mixtures of amylose and amylopectin
2. Starch and glycogen, both represent the storage form of carbohydrate in liver cells
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Neither statement is correct: only starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin, and only glycogen is stored in liver cells.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?
This statement is not correct, because SAARC has nine observers, of which China is only one. SAARC was founded at its first summit in Dhaka on 8 December 1985 by seven countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Read the full explanation →One carbon credit is accepted as equivalent to
One carbon credit stands for one tonne of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases, kept out of the atmosphere.
Read the full explanation →A person is disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a Member of either House of the Parliament if the person
1. holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State other than an office declared by the Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder
2. is an undischarged insolvent
3. is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India
4. is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court
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Every ground listed is a disqualification for membership of Parliament under Article 102 of the Constitution.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act, 1858 is/are correct?
1. The British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company.
2. The British Parliament enacted the first statute for the governance of India under the direct rule of the British.
3. This Act was dominated by the principle of absolute imperial control without any popular participation in the administration of the country.
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All three statements describe the Act of 1858 correctly: it ended Company rule and placed India directly under the Crown, governed from London with no Indian voice.
Read the full explanation →If the wavelengths corresponding to ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiations are given as λUV, λVIS and λIR respectively, then which one of the following gives the correct relationship among these wavelengths?
Ultraviolet rays have the shortest wavelength of the three, visible light comes next and infrared rays have the longest. The electromagnetic spectrum, in order of increasing wavelength, runs from gamma rays and X-rays to ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves.
Read the full explanation →The power to legislate on all matters relating to elections to Panchayats lies with
Article 243K(4) says that, subject to the Constitution, the Legislature of a State may by law make provision for all matters relating to elections to the Panchayats.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following lenses will bend the light rays through largest angle?
The power of a lens measures how strongly it bends light, and +2.5 D has the largest magnitude among the four options.
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