General knowledge carries a large share of both Haryana exams. The HSSC CET gives 75% weightage to General Awareness, Reasoning, Quantitative Ability, English and Hindi, and 25% to Haryana's history, current affairs, literature, geography, environment and culture. Its General Awareness part covers India and neighbouring countries, especially History, Indian Polity and Constitution, Art and Culture, Geography and, for Group C, Economics, General Policy, Environment and General Science. The HCS Preliminary General Studies paper covers General Science, the History of India and the Indian National Movement, Indian and World Geography, Indian Culture, Polity and Economy, and the economy, people, institutions and language of Haryana. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes, written as short facts and tables for quick revision, in English and Hindi. They cover national GK: Polity, History, Geography, Economy and Science. As guidance, that is the base for the General Awareness part of the CET and much of HCS General Studies. GK24 has no separate Haryana GK section, so prepare the Haryana part from official state sources alongside these notes. Read a topic, then solve its quiz and previous-year questions here.
Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana?
When Haryana was carved out of Punjab on 1 November 1966, he became the first Chief Minister of the new state.
Read the full explanation →Who led the Revolt of 1857 in the Ahirwal region of Haryana and fought the British at Nasibpur near Narnaul?
The ruler of Rewari raised troops, took over the administration of his territory during the Revolt and met the British in battle at Nasibpur near Narnaul on 16 November 1857.
Read the full explanation →Sir Chhotu Ram, the farmers' leader called Deenbandhu, was born at Garhi Sampla in which district?
Sir Chhotu Ram was born at Garhi Sampla in Rohtak district on 24 November 1881.
Read the full explanation →At which city did CAQM hold its separate review meetings with the governments of Punjab and Haryana?
The correct answer is Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, which is why the Commission could meet both governments separately on the same day.
Read the full explanation →Which CAQM direction mandates the use of paddy straw based biomass pellets and briquettes in brick kilns?
Compliance with it was reviewed with both Punjab and Haryana, because moving brick kilns to pellets and briquettes made from paddy straw creates steady demand for the residue and takes away the reason to set fields on fire.
Read the full explanation →Who chairs the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas, which reviewed pollution control work with Punjab and Haryana?
He chaired the two separate review meetings the Commission held at Chandigarh with the governments of Punjab and Haryana, going through enforcement on the ground, district preparedness and the use of crop residue machinery.
Read the full explanation →How many permanent houses were sanctioned for Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin at the Taraori event?
Speaking as Union Rural Development Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced central approval for that many permanent houses for eligible poor families in Haryana, with Rs 1,343.06 crore sanctioned for the purpose, and handed the formal letter to Haryana Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Shyam Singh Rana on the stage.
Read the full explanation →Until which date will the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyan awareness drive run in villages?
The Minister asked vice-chancellors of agricultural universities, the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, scientists and officials to leave their laboratories and offices and reach villages between 22 October and 30 November 2026, holding meetings with farmers on soil health and balanced nutrient use.
Read the full explanation →From which place was the nationwide Khet Bachao Abhiyan launched on 22 October 2026?
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development chose this historic town for the launch of the soil health campaign, and farmers at the venue took a collective pledge to apply fertiliser in balance and to stop setting fire to crop residue.
Read the full explanation →How many projects were inaugurated and how many were initiated at the Yamuna rejuvenation ceremony in Delhi?
The Home Minister said that 10 projects were inaugurated at the function and 33 projects were started with the laying of foundation stones, and that the schemes begun carry a total cost of Rs 8,941 crore.
Read the full explanation →By which year is the Yamuna to be made clean, according to the roadmap described at the ceremony?
The Home Minister said that time-bound roadmaps had been prepared jointly for Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, with the Centre and these state governments working together, and that the Yamuna would be made clean by that year.
Read the full explanation →What was the total value of the Yamuna rejuvenation projects inaugurated and begun in Delhi on 22 October 2026?
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah attended the ceremony at which 10 Yamuna rejuvenation projects were inaugurated and foundation stones were laid for 33 more, and the schemes together carry this total cost.
Read the full explanation →The Chor Gumbad, a tomb of the Tughlaq period, is located in which town of Haryana?
The Chor Gumbad is a square domed tomb on a rise above the town, raised in the time of Firoz Shah Tughlaq by an Afghan noble named Jamal Khan, and its height made it a landmark for travellers.
Read the full explanation →The city of Hisar, originally Hisar-e-Firoza, and its Gujari Mahal were built by which ruler?
He also cut canals from the Yamuna and the Sutlej to water the tract, and he founded Fatehabad and Firozpur in the same region, which is why his name runs through the medieval history of Haryana.
Read the full explanation →Dhosi Hill, identified with the ashram of the sage Chyavan, lies in which district of Haryana?
Dhosi Hill is an isolated hill of volcanic origin on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan in Mahendragarh district, and tradition places the ashram of the sage Chyavan on it, from whom the tonic chyavanprash takes its name.
Read the full explanation →The tourist complex of Haryana Tourism named Blue Jay is situated at which place?
Haryana Tourism names its roadside complexes after birds, and Blue Jay is the one at Samalkha. The practice gives examiners a ready supply of matching questions, so the complexes must be learnt with their places rather than by the look of the name.
Read the full explanation →The tomb of Sheikh Chilli, a monument of the Mughal period, stands at which place?
The tomb of Sheikh Chilli, the Sufi teacher associated with the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, stands on a high terrace at Thanesar, with a dome of white marble and a madrasa court beside it.
Read the full explanation →Adi Badri, traditionally regarded as the place where the Saraswati rises, is in which district?
Adi Badri lies in the Shivalik foothills of Yamunanagar district, and tradition treats it as the point where the Saraswati emerges, which is why the state has taken up work on the river and on a reservoir there.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only hill station of Haryana?
It is the one place in Haryana developed as a hill station, and the twin Tikkar Taal lakes lie below it.
Read the full explanation →The Pinjore Garden, also called the Yadavindra Garden, is located in which district of Haryana?
Pinjore lies on the Shivalik slope in Panchkula district, and the garden there is a Mughal charbagh laid out in descending terraces by Nawab Fidai Khan, the foster brother of Aurangzeb.
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