Static general knowledge is six of the seven lines of the General Studies Paper-I syllabus in the UPSC CSE notice: History of India and the Indian National Movement; Indian and World Geography; Indian Polity and Governance; Economic and Social Development; Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change; and General Science. The Commission tests understanding rather than recall, through statements to be judged correct or incorrect, pairs to be matched and assertion-reason items, and it likes the edges of a topic: a lesser-known provision of the Constitution, a river's tributary, a species' conservation status, the mandate of a statutory body. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for UPSC, written as short facts and tables, in English and Hindi, with each note linked to the current affairs and previous-year questions on the same topic. Start with Polity and Modern History, which carry the most questions, then Geography, the Economy, Environment, Ancient and Medieval culture and Science. Read a note, solve its PYQs, take its quiz, and come back to it in your monthly revision. A candidate who knows these notes and reads the daily current affairs has covered the syllabus the notice prescribes for Paper-I.
Who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India who attended the Bhubaneswar inauguration?
The Prime Minister named him as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India while greeting the guests on the dais at Bhubaneswar.
Read the full explanation →Which two Reserve Bank of India facilities were inaugurated at Bhubaneswar on 25 October 2026?
The Prime Minister inaugurated exactly these two units of the Reserve Bank of India at Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, and called the occasion an important one for the state and for the country.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was recommended by the session on Model Municipal Law at the National Urban Conclave 2026?
The session on Model Municipal Law recommended exactly that, together with stronger devolution of municipal functions, better coordination with parastatal agencies, more fiscal autonomy and own-source revenues, adequate technical staffing and a revision of the Model Municipal Law, 2003 through state-level consultations.
Read the full explanation →The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a memorandum of understanding at the National Urban Conclave 2026 with which Indian organisation?
The memorandum of understanding signed with JICA strengthens technical cooperation in promoting the circular use of treated used water, which is the same theme as the Used Water Marketplace opened under AMRUT 2.0 on that day.
Read the full explanation →How many Street Food Hubs under PM SVANidhi had their development formally commenced at the National Urban Conclave 2026?
On the second and concluding day of the conclave, the development of the eighteen selected Street Food Hubs under PM SVANidhi was formally commenced, and the release of the first tranche of funds marked the formal start of project implementation.
Read the full explanation →Under which mission was the Used Water Marketplace launched at the National Urban Conclave 2026?
The Used Water Marketplace opened on the concluding day of the conclave is a digital platform set up under AMRUT 2.0, and it connects urban local bodies with users and investors in the treated used water ecosystem.
Read the full explanation →Which frequency band is exempt from the licensing requirement for personal mobile radios in India?
Under the rules of 2018 on the use of low power and very low power short range radio frequency devices, personal mobile radios working within this narrow band are exempt from the requirement of a licence, subject to the conditions laid down.
Read the full explanation →Under which law were the penalties for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements imposed?
The order against M/s Hogar Technologies and Innovations LLP, which carried a penalty of one lakh rupees, was passed under this Act, as were the earlier orders in the same matter against e-commerce platforms and sellers.
Read the full explanation →Which authority imposed penalties on e-commerce entities for misleading walkie-talkie advertisements?
It is the body set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to act against misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices, and it is headed by a Chief Commissioner, at present Nidhi Khare, sitting with Commissioner Anupam Mishra.
Read the full explanation →Through how many high-level sessions will the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum carry its deliberations?
The forum will facilitate consensus-based dialogue through four high-level sessions, themed on Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability. Candidates should hold on to all four words, because a question may give three of them and ask for the missing one.
Read the full explanation →Who led the Russian parliamentary delegation that met the Lok Sabha Speaker ahead of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum?
He led the delegation in a bilateral meeting with Speaker Om Birla before the forum, where the two sides discussed cooperation at global fora, joint efforts against terrorism, and closer links between the two legislatures.
Read the full explanation →What is the overarching theme of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum hosted by India?
That is the theme under which the forum, hosted by the Parliament of India at the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi, will deliberate on 26 and 27 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →By which date does India aim to root out every drug network, as reaffirmed through Operation Trident?
The operation was presented as proof of India's resolve to wipe out every drug network by that date, the horizon fixed in the Vision Document on Narcotics Control, whose period runs from 2026 to 2029.
Read the full explanation →Operation Trident searched 38 locations spread across which three States?
The teams moved on city hubs and border stretches in these three States: Aizawl and Champhai in Mizoram, the Indo-Myanmar border trading town of Zokhawthar, operative bases at Churachandpur in Manipur, and the Cachar transit corridor in Assam.
Read the full explanation →Which agency led Operation Trident, the anti-narcotics strike carried out in the North East in October 2026?
The bureau planned the operation and led it in the early hours of 23 October 2026, working under a single command with Mizoram Police and the Enforcement Directorate.
Read the full explanation →The principle that the framing of the new Constitution for independent India should be primarily (though not solely) the responsibility of Indians themselves, was for the first time conceded in the
Made on 8 August 1940, it was the first time the British government accepted that framing India's new constitution should be mainly the responsibility of Indians.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a minor plate ?
The Antarctic Plate, carrying Antarctica and the ocean around it, is one of the seven major lithospheric plates. Plate tectonics divides the lithosphere into seven major plates and several minor ones.
Read the full explanation →Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of
Panchayati Raj Institutions are bodies of rural local self-government, through which villagers manage their own local affairs. Article 40, a Directive Principle, asks the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to function as units of self-government.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was the author of the famous Sanskrit work 'Mrichchhakatika'?
Mrichchhakatika, meaning 'The Little Clay Cart', is a ten-act Sanskrit play attributed to King Shudraka. The play tells the love story of Charudatta, a generous Brahmin merchant of Ujjayini who has lost his wealth, and Vasantasena, a rich and noble courtesan.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the technological innovations during the Industrial Revolutions are correct ? 1. Mule was the nickname for a machine invented in 1779, that allowed the spinning of strong and fine yarn. 2. Water Frame, invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright, made it possible to weave pure cotton clothes. 3. Power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1787, could be used to weave any kind of materials. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
All three statements correctly describe the spinning and weaving machines that drove the British cotton industry in the late eighteenth century.
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