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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

Q18781.Science & TechnologyHard

ORV Sagar Manthan was built under which programme, and at what approximate cost?

  1. A.Deep Ocean Mission, about Rs 840 crore
  2. B.Mission Samudrayaan, about Rs 640 crore
  3. C.Blue Revolution, about Rs 940 crore
  4. D.O-SMART Scheme, about Rs 740 crore
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Correct answer: A. Deep Ocean Mission, about Rs 840 crore

More precisely, the ship was built under Vertical-4 of that mission, which deals with deep ocean survey and exploration, and it is an all-weather multidisciplinary platform engineered even for the Southern Ocean, with a projected service life of 30 years.

Q18784.DefenceHard

MAHASAGAR, the vision cited by the Raksha Mantri at the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Maritime Alliance for Harmony and Safe Anchorage of Global Areas and Routes
  2. B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
  3. C.Maritime Advancement for Shared Growth and Regional Assistance
  4. D.Mission for Advancement of Harbours, Shipping and Global Access Routes
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Correct answer: B. Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions

Rajnath Singh used the expansion while speaking at the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, explaining that the words mutual and holistic carry the weight of the idea because they point to synergy, cooperation and collaboration between partners.

Q18785.DefenceMedium

The MoU signed between India and Sri Lanka on 9 September 2026 covers the upgradation of which equipment?

  1. A.Dornier maritime patrol aircraft
  2. B.L70 air defence guns of the Sri Lankan Air Force
  3. C.Offshore patrol vessels of the Sri Lankan Navy
  4. D.Radar stations of the Sri Lankan Army
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Correct answer: B. L70 air defence guns of the Sri Lankan Air Force

Six of these guns are to be upgraded under a grant from the Government of India, and the guns themselves had been supplied to Sri Lanka by India earlier, which is why the upgrade falls to India.

Q18786.DefenceEasy

Whom did Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh call on as the President of Sri Lanka during his Colombo visit on 9 September 2026?

  1. A.Mr Anura Kumara Dissanayake
  2. B.Dr Harini Amarasuriya
  3. C.Mr Aruna Jayasekara
  4. D.Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Correct answer: A. Mr Anura Kumara Dissanayake

In that meeting the President assured India that Sri Lankan territory would never be used for activities hostile to Indian security interests, and he thanked India for the relief provided under Operation Sagar Bandhu.

Q18787.EconomyMedium

Under which framework were the eight railway multitracking projects approved on 9 September 2026 planned?

  1. A.Bharatmala Pariyojana
  2. B.Sagarmala Programme
  3. C.PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan
  4. D.Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
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Correct answer: C. PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan

Both Cabinet decisions state that the projects were planned under this master plan, whose aim is to raise multi-modal connectivity and logistics efficiency through integrated planning and consultation with stakeholders.

Q18789.EconomyEasy

What is the total approved cost of the five railway multitracking projects cleared for Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana on 9 September 2026?

  1. A.Rs 10,021 crore
  2. B.Rs 10,783 crore
  3. C.Rs 12,540 crore
  4. D.Rs 9,656 crore
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Correct answer: A. Rs 10,021 crore

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved five projects of the Ministry of Railways at this cost, spread over 17 districts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, and adding about 540 km to the network.

Q18794.DefenceMedium

The India-Morocco Joint Defence Committee was created under an agreement signed during whose visit to Morocco?

  1. A.The Prime Minister
  2. B.The Raksha Mantri
  3. C.The External Affairs Minister
  4. D.The Chief of Defence Staff
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Correct answer: B. The Raksha Mantri

A Memorandum of Understanding on defence cooperation was signed when Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited Morocco in September 2025, and the Joint Defence Committee is the institutional mechanism established through that MoU.

Q18797.DefenceMedium

At which station is Exercise Veer Guardian-2026 being held?

  1. A.Air Force Station Hindon
  2. B.Air Force Station Kalaikunda
  3. C.Air Force Station Jodhpur
  4. D.Air Force Station Sulur
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Correct answer: C. Air Force Station Jodhpur

The Ministry of Defence has said that the Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self Defence Force are flying the Veer Guardian-2026 exercise at this station in Rajasthan, and the programme runs from 9 September 2026 to 22 September 2026.

Q18799.Government SchemesEasy

Nanha Sa Dil, whose milestones were marked at the same event, addresses which health problem in children?

  1. A.Thalassemia
  2. B.Congenital heart defects
  3. C.Childhood tuberculosis
  4. D.Severe acute malnutrition
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Correct answer: B. Congenital heart defects

Nanha Sa Dil is run by Coal India Limited with the Sri Sathya Sai Health and Education Trust, began in four districts of Jharkhand in March 2024, and has completed more than 1,500 corrective surgeries that are free for the family, including the cost of travel and hospital stay.

Q18800.Government SchemesEasy

Under which Act did corporate social responsibility become a statutory obligation in India, making the new coal sector framework the first sector-specific one since then?

  1. A.The Companies Act, 1956
  2. B.The Companies Act, 2013
  3. C.The Mines and Minerals Act, 1957
  4. D.The Coal Mines Act, 1952
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Correct answer: B. The Companies Act, 2013

The launch described the coal sector document as the first sector-specific corporate social responsibility framework since statutory CSR came in under that Act, which is the legal anchor of the entire CSR system for Indian companies.

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