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.
Which one among the following countries is not part of the Arabian Peninsula?
Jordan lies north of the peninsula in the Levant, while Kuwait, Oman and Yemen are all on the Arabian Peninsula.
Read the full explanation →Financial Action Task Force is :
The FATF sets the international standards that countries follow to fight dirty money and terror funding. The FATF is an inter-governmental body set up in 1989 at the G7 summit in Paris, and its secretariat is housed at the OECD in Paris.
Read the full explanation →What is the military-device referred to by the term manjaniq ?
The manjaniq was a siege engine that hurled heavy stones at fort walls and defenders. The word comes from Arabic and is related to the Greek and Latin words that also gave English the term mangonel.
Read the full explanation →The Kalaram temple, known for temple entry movements in the early twentieth century, is located in which state of India ?
The Kalaram temple stands at Panchavati in Nashik, Maharashtra, where Dr B. R. Ambedkar led the famous temple entry satyagraha.
Read the full explanation →Who was felicitated by the Defence Minister at the diaspora event in Dushanbe on 20 October 2026?
He was honoured at the Dushanbe event for his contribution to Hindi literature and education, including a detailed study of philology, and he is described as the first recipient of the Padma Shri from Tajikistan, which is the detail most likely to be asked.
Read the full explanation →What did Rajnath Singh say about the growth in UPI transaction value?
The Defence Minister used this comparison in Dushanbe to show how far India has moved towards a less-paper and less-cash economy, and he described the country as a global hub for real-time digital payments.
Read the full explanation →In his Dushanbe address, the Defence Minister said India has entered into free trade agreements with how many countries?
Rajnath Singh said India has signed free trade agreements with that many countries, and he singled out the agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union, which are expected to remove tariffs on 99 per cent of Indian exports to those two markets.
Read the full explanation →According to Rajnath Singh’s address in Dushanbe, India’s defence exports have reached a record figure of:
Speaking to the Indian diaspora in Dushanbe on 20 October 2026, the Defence Minister said defence exports had touched that record level, and in the same breath he put defence production at Rs 1.80 lakh crore, so the two figures are best learnt as a pair because an examiner can…
Read the full explanation →Niranjan Mukundan’s bronze at the Asian Para Games 2026 came in which sport?
Niranjan Mukundan won the bronze in the Men’s 200m Individual Medley SM7 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the individual medley is a swimming race in which one competitor covers the distance in four different strokes.
Read the full explanation →Hokato Hotozhe Sema won his bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in which event?
Hokato Hotozhe Sema took the bronze there on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister noted that the throw improved on what he had produced at the previous edition of the Games, calling it a sign of passion and dedication.
Read the full explanation →Which medal did Preeti Pal win in the Women’s 200m T35 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?
Preeti Pal finished second in the Women’s 200m T35 sprint at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister described her as a fine example of perseverance and dedication while hoping she would carry the momentum into her remaining events.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian athlete won the bronze medal in the Women’s 200m T12 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on her debut at the Games?
She took the bronze in the Women’s 200m T12 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and because she was competing at these Games for the first time, the Prime Minister described the result as a debut to cherish and praised the promise such a performance…
Read the full explanation →What made Simran’s gold in the Women’s 200m T12 at the Asian Para Games 2026 particularly significant?
Simran had finished second in this event at the last Asian Para Games, and at the Asian Para Games 2026 she finished first with a record-breaking run, so the result combines a move up the podium between editions with a faster time.
Read the full explanation →Simran won the gold medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in which event?
Simran won that title at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026 and the run also produced a new record, which is why the Prime Minister said her journey embodied the spirit of excellence.
Read the full explanation →In which event did India win both the gold and the silver through Pranav Soorma and Ram Ratan Singh?
Pranav Soorma won the gold there with a new Asian Record and Ram Ratan Singh finished second for the silver, both on 20 October 2026 at the Asian Para Games 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who won the silver medal in the Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?
He took the silver in the Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, with Pranav Soorma winning the gold in the same final, so India claimed both the top places in that class group.
Read the full explanation →Pranav Soorma won gold at the Asian Para Games 2026 with a throw that set which record?
Pranav Soorma won the Men’s Discus Throw F51/52/53 gold at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister described the achievement as historic precisely because the winning throw went past the best mark previously recorded in the continent in that class.
Read the full explanation →Pradeep Kumar’s bronze-winning throw in the discus event was described as which of the following?
Pradeep Kumar secured the bronze in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 with the best throw of his own career, and the Prime Minister praised his commitment to pushing his own limits.
Read the full explanation →What was notable about India’s performance in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?
Devender Kumar took the gold, Rakesh the silver and Pradeep Kumar the bronze in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, which accounts for every medal the event had to give.
Read the full explanation →Who won the gold medal in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event at the Asian Para Games 2026?
He won the gold medal in the Men’s Discus Throw F43/F44/F62/F64 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 20 October 2026, and the Prime Minister described the throw as excellent and the victory as a celebration of the way Indian para sport is growing.
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