Static GK is the larger share of General Studies in both exams. The PCS Prelims General Studies-I paper covers the history of India and the national movement, Indian and world geography, polity and governance, economic and social development, environment and general science, with special reference to Uttar Pradesh. The Mains adds four national General Studies papers and two papers on Uttar Pradesh alone. PET 2026 gives 5 marks each to Indian History, the National Movement, Geography, the Economy, the Constitution and Public Administration, and General Science, set at NCERT secondary and senior secondary level. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes, written as short facts and tables in English and Hindi so a topic can be revised in one sitting. The notes cover national GK; GK24 does not yet have a separate Uttar Pradesh GK section. As guidance, use them for the national part of both exams and add UP history, culture, geography, economy and schemes from the state government's own publications for General Studies-V and VI. Read a topic, solve its quiz, then check the previous-year questions to see how it is asked.
In which year was the Allahabad High Court inaugurated?
The court was inaugurated on 17 March 1866 at Agra as the High Court for the North-Western Provinces, under the authority of the Indian High Courts Act, 1861.
Read the full explanation →Which is the oldest High Court in India?
It was inaugurated on 17 March 1866 as the High Court for the North-Western Provinces at Agra, and it is the oldest High Court in the country in continuous existence under that description.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT named as a research area of the new C-DOT Centre of Excellence?
The Centre of Excellence at IIT (BHU), Varanasi has been given a brief in communication technology: wireless communications, quantum technologies, cybersecurity and communication systems driven by artificial intelligence, with advanced research in 5G Advanced and 6G technologies, very large-scale Multiple-Input Multiple-Output systems, sensing merged with communication, AI-native networks and devices…
Read the full explanation →C-DOT, which signed the agreement for the new Centre of Excellence, works under which ministry?
The Centre for Development of Telematics, or C-DOT, is the research and development centre of the Department of Telecommunications, which is a department of the Ministry of Communications, and it is in that capacity that it signed the agreement for a Centre of Excellence at IIT (BHU), Varanasi.
Read the full explanation →C-DOT's sixth Centre of Excellence has been set up at which institution?
The Centre for Development of Telematics signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi to establish its sixth Centre of Excellence, and the signing was followed by the formal opening of the centre on the campus.
Read the full explanation →Who presides over the sittings of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
Article 182 says the Legislative Council of a state shall choose two members of the Council to be respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and the Chairman presides over its sittings.
Read the full explanation →How many members does Uttar Pradesh send to the Rajya Sabha?
Uttar Pradesh is allotted 31 seats in the Rajya Sabha, more than any other state, and they are filled by the elected members of the Vidhan Sabha voting by the single transferable vote.
Read the full explanation →Under Article 170, the maximum strength of a Legislative Assembly in a state is
Article 170 provides that a Legislative Assembly shall consist of not more than 500 and not fewer than 60 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, the only exceptions being the smaller states for which a lower minimum is specially provided.
Read the full explanation →What is the quorum for a sitting of either House of a state legislature?
Article 189(3) fixes this quorum until the House makes a rule of its own. For the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha with 403 members the quorum therefore works out to 41, and for the 100-member Vidhan Parishad it is 10.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution deals with the creation or abolition of a Legislative Council in a state?
Parliament may by law create a Legislative Council for a state that does not have one, or abolish an existing Council, but only after the Legislative Assembly of that state passes a resolution supported by a majority of its total membership and by not less than two-thirds of the members…
Read the full explanation →For how long at the most can the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad delay an ordinary bill passed by the Vidhan Sabha?
Under Article 197 the Legislative Council may hold up an ordinary bill sent by the Assembly for a maximum of three months when it comes the first time.
Read the full explanation →A money bill in Uttar Pradesh can be introduced
Article 198 says a money bill shall not be introduced in a Legislative Council, and Article 207 requires the recommendation of the Governor before a money bill or a bill dealing with the subjects named in Article 199 is introduced.
Read the full explanation →What is the minimum age for a person to be chosen as a member of a Legislative Council?
Article 173 lays down the qualifications for membership of a state legislature: a citizen of India who is at least 25 years of age for a seat in the Legislative Assembly and at least 30 years of age for a seat in the Legislative Council.
Read the full explanation →What is the term of a member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
A member of a Legislative Council holds office for six years, and one-third of the members retire every second year, so the House is renewed in parts and is never dissolved as a whole.
Read the full explanation →What is the strength of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council has 100 members and is the largest Legislative Council among the Indian states.
Read the full explanation →How many elected members does the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha have?
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is elected from 403 territorial constituencies, which makes it the largest state assembly in India.
Read the full explanation →Under Article 167, which of the following is a duty of the Chief Minister of a state?
Article 167 gives the Chief Minister three duties: to communicate to the Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the state and proposals for legislation, to furnish such information relating to administration as the Governor may call for, and, if the Governor so requires…
Read the full explanation →Who is the Chancellor of the state universities of Uttar Pradesh?
The Constitution says nothing about this office; it is the state university Acts that make the Governor of Uttar Pradesh the Chancellor of the state universities, and in that capacity he presides over convocations and is involved in the appointment of Vice-Chancellors.
Read the full explanation →A minister in Uttar Pradesh who is not a member of either House of the state legislature for six consecutive months
Article 164(4) says a minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the legislature of the state shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a minister.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution provides for a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at its head to aid and advise the Governor?
It says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is required to exercise them in his discretion, and it bars any court from enquiring into…
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