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 is the longest lake in India?
Vembanad in Kerala is the longest lake in India, stretching about 96 km from Alappuzha to Kochi, and it is also the largest lake of Kerala.
Read the full explanation →The Shevaroy Hills are located in which state of India?
The Shevaroy Hills, also spelt Servarayan, rise near Salem in Tamil Nadu and are part of the Eastern Ghats.
Read the full explanation →The Wardha is a tributary of which of the following rivers?
The Wardha rises in the Satpura range near Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, flows south-east through Vidarbha and meets the Wainganga; the combined stream is called the Pranhita, which is the largest tributary of the Godavari and joins it at Kaleshwaram in Telangana.
Read the full explanation →Aner, Panzara and Waghur are the tributaries of which river?
Aner, Panzara and Waghur all join the Tapi in the Khandesh region of northern Maharashtra, along with the Purna, Girna and Bori.
Read the full explanation →The Lomas Rishi cave which is a manmade cave is located in which state of India?
The Lomas Rishi cave is one of the Barabar caves in the Barabar Hills of Jehanabad district, about 25 km north of Gaya.
Read the full explanation →In which of the following years was the civil disobedience campaign completely ceased?
Gandhi formally withdrew the Civil Disobedience Movement in April 1934, after it had lost momentum under heavy repression. The movement had begun on 12 March 1930 with the Dandi March and the breaking of the salt law on 6 April 1930.
Read the full explanation →King Lalitaditya Muktapida ruled over __________.
Lalitaditya Muktapida was the most powerful king of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir in the eighth century, ruling roughly from 724 to 760 CE.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following combinations of 'Ruler – Predecessor' is correct with respect to the Delhi Sultanate?
Jalaluddin Khalji founded the Khalji dynasty in 1290, and in 1296 his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin had him killed at Kara and took the throne.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following sequence is correct with respect to the Delhi Dynasties?
This is the only option in which every dynasty comes after the one before it.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides for the creation of a GST Council?
It empowers the President to constitute the Goods and Services Tax Council, a joint forum of the Centre and the States.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution of India talks about the provisions for impeachment of the President of India?
It lays down the procedure for impeachment of the President, the only ground being "violation of the Constitution".
Read the full explanation →Which part of the Constitution of India contains the provisions of Union Executive?
Part V is titled "The Union" and its first chapter, "The Executive", covers the President, the Vice-President, the Council of Ministers and the Attorney-General.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to establish additional courts for better administration of laws made by it?
It gives Parliament the power to provide by law for additional courts so that laws made by Parliament, or older laws on Union List subjects, are administered better.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution of India mentions that law declared by Supreme Court is binding on all courts?
It says that the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.
Read the full explanation →The situation in an economy when inflation and unemployment both are at higher levels is known as __________.
Stagflation is a blend of the words stagnation and inflation: output stops growing, unemployment rises, and yet prices keep climbing.
Read the full explanation →The Sanskrit drama 'Ratnavali', about the love story of Princess Ratnavali is said to have been written by ________.
Ratnavali is one of three Sanskrit plays attributed to Emperor Harshavardhana of Kannauj, who ruled from 606 to 647 CE; the other two are Priyadarshika and Nagananda.
Read the full explanation →Fill in the blank using words contained in the Preamble to the Constitution of India: We, ______, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens....
The Preamble opens with the words WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, which declare that the Constitution draws its authority from the people, not from any king, court or legislature.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following river basins is the most populated in the world?
The Ganga basin is the most populous river basin on earth, home to more than 600 million people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and a small part of Tibet.
Read the full explanation →________ refer to central bank purchases or sales of government securities in order to expand or contract money in the banking system and influence interest rates.
Open market operations, or OMO, are the buying and selling of government securities by the central bank in the open market to control the money supply.
Read the full explanation →Financial emergency can be declared under __________ of the Constitution of India.
Article 360 lets the President proclaim a financial emergency when the financial stability or credit of India, or of any part of it, is threatened.
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