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.
How many Swachhta Veers were felicitated by the Defence Secretary at the inauguration?
At the opening of the GYANDEEP library the Defence Secretary felicitated eight Swachhta Veers, or cleanliness champions, in recognition of their special contribution during the ongoing campaign.
Read the full explanation →How much space did the Ministry of Defence free in South Block during Special Campaign 6, and to which project was it surrendered?
The space was cleared through cleaning and the disposal of old records in South Block, and handed over to that museum project.
Read the full explanation →GYANDEEP, inaugurated by the Defence Secretary in New Delhi, is which of the following?
The Defence Secretary opened it on 22 October 2026 as part of Special Campaign 6 of the Ministry of Defence, with the aim of promoting Hindi books and literature, encouraging the use of Hindi in official work and strengthening the culture of working in Hindi under the Rajbhasha policy.
Read the full explanation →At APAC 23, which platform has been created specifically for mobility start-ups?
The correct answer is TechHive, described as a dedicated platform created to connect mobility start-ups with the wider automotive ecosystem, where emerging companies can show their innovations and meet industry leaders, technology experts, investors, possible customers and collaborators.
Read the full explanation →In which year did the APAC conference series begin, under the name International Pacific Conference?
The series started in that year as the International Pacific Conference and has since grown into a collaborative automotive engineering forum representing 11 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.
Read the full explanation →Where and when will APAC 23 be held?
The two-day conference will bring the Asia-Pacific mobility engineering community together at that venue.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation will host APAC 23, the 23rd Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference 2026?
The announcement was issued by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
Read the full explanation →On which date will the Secretaries of the delegations meet to finalise the Joint Statement of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum?
The correct answer is 25 October 2026, the day before the forum opens, when the Secretaries of the delegations will meet to finalise the Joint Statement.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the four high-level sessions of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum?
The four high-level sessions announced for the forum are Resilience, on the role of parliaments in strengthening institutions for a better future; Innovation, on promoting human-centred innovation in artificial intelligence and digital technologies through parliaments; Cooperation, on ensuring a more representative system of global governance through parliamentary cooperation; and Sustainability…
Read the full explanation →At which venue will the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum be held?
The forum opens there on 26 October 2026 and closes on 27 October.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum being hosted by India?
The correct answer is Strengthening Parliaments for People-Centric Development, the overarching theme announced by the Lok Sabha Speaker for the forum in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the second quarter review of the Department of Posts held in New Delhi?
The correct answer is Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, who chaired the review and asked the department to sustain its growth through customer acquisition, service excellence, business diversification and faster digitalisation of services.
Read the full explanation →Which postal circle achieved the highest share of its proportionate target in the second quarter of FY 2026-27?
The correct answer is Bihar, which reached 97.15 per cent of its proportionate target for the quarter and was recognised for that performance.
Read the full explanation →Which business vertical of India Post recorded the highest year-on-year growth in the second quarter of FY 2026-27?
The parcels vertical earned Rs 318.9 crore in the quarter, and Kerala, the North East, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar went past their quarterly targets in it.
Read the full explanation →What was the revenue of the Department of Posts in the first half of the financial year 2026-27?
It marks a year-on-year growth of 24 per cent.
Read the full explanation →Which group of four countries forms the Visegrad Group, whose first foreign ministers' meeting with India was welcomed in the joint statement?
The joint statement names these four as the members of the Visegrad Group, often written as V4, and both leaders welcomed the first foreign ministers' meeting held between India and the group.
Read the full explanation →For which term has Poland supported India's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council?
In the section on multilateral cooperation, the Polish side supported India's membership of a reformed and expanded Security Council and reiterated its support for India's candidature for a non-permanent seat for the term 2028-29.
Read the full explanation →During the October 2026 visit, Poland announced that it was joining which India-linked platform?
India welcomed Poland's announcement of joining it, and the outcome is listed under the area of disaster management.
Read the full explanation →India and Poland have set a target of doubling their bilateral trade by which year?
The list of outcomes of the Polish Prime Minister's official visit places the target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030 first, under the area of trade, and the joint statement repeats that the leaders set this target while inviting Polish companies to expand investment in India.
Read the full explanation →Coral reefs are not found in which one of the following regions ?
The Gulf of Cambay, or Khambhat, has no coral reefs because its water is muddy and its tides are among the strongest on India's coast.
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