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.
The Code on Wages was notified by the Government of India in the year
The Code on Wages, 2019 was passed by Parliament, received the President's assent and was notified in the Gazette of India on 8 August 2019.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is empowered to establish Inter State Council under Article 263 of the Constitution of India?
Article 263 lets the President set up an Inter-State Council by order whenever it appears that public interest would be served by it.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements regarding insulin hormone is correct?
Insulin is a protein (peptide) hormone made in the human body by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.
Read the full explanation →The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system was used for the first time by the Election Commission of India in
The Election Commission first used VVPAT machines with EVMs in the by-election to Noksen in Tuensang district, Nagaland, in September 2013.
Read the full explanation →After fertilization, the ovule and ovary subsequently develop to form
After fertilisation, each ovule grows into a seed, and the ovary that holds the ovules grows into the fruit. In flowering plants, a pollen tube carries two male gametes to the ovule.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following metals does not react with oxygen, water or acids?
Gold is a noble metal at the bottom of the reactivity series, so it does not react with oxygen, water or ordinary acids.
Read the full explanation →Biogas is considered to be an excellent fuel which burns without smoke. The main constituent of biogas is :
Biogas is mostly methane, usually about 50 to 75 percent, and it is the methane that burns with a clean blue flame and no smoke.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following leaders is associated with the concept of party less democracy ?
JP argued for a "partyless democracy" in which representatives would be chosen by the people directly, without competing political parties.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements is correct?
In photosynthesis, green plants take carbon dioxide from the air and combine it with water, using sunlight, to make carbohydrates such as glucose.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following statements about the Jallianwala bagh massacre is/are correct? 1. In Jallianwala bagh troops opened fire upon an unarmed crowd 2. The troops were under the command of General Dyer 3. The troops did not issue any warning to the people before opening fire Select the correct answer using the code given below :
On 13 April 1919 troops fired without any warning on an unarmed crowd in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, on the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer.
Read the full explanation →In which part of the cell, the glucose is converted into pyruvate?
The breakdown of glucose into pyruvate, called glycolysis, takes place in the cytoplasm (cytosol) of the cell. Glycolysis is the first step of respiration in almost every living cell.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following organisms does not possess notochord at any stage of its life cycle?
Holothuria, the sea cucumber, is an echinoderm, a non-chordate group, so it never has a notochord at any stage of life.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is the main cause of the acid rains ?
Burning coal, petrol and diesel releases oxides of sulphur and nitrogen (and carbon), which dissolve in rain water to form acids.
Read the full explanation →In what form excess of glucose is stored in human body?
When blood glucose is more than the body needs, the hormone insulin helps convert it into glycogen, which is stored mainly in the liver and the muscles.
Read the full explanation →The Union Budget for which of the following years announced the issue of Sovereign Green Bonds to reduce the carbon intensity of the economy?
The Finance Minister announced Sovereign Green Bonds in the Union Budget speech of 1 February 2022, as part of the government's overall market borrowing.
Read the full explanation →How much investment has been grounded across the eight northeastern states after the Rising North East Investors Summit?
This investment has been grounded across the eight northeastern states following the Rising North East Investors Summit held in May 2025.
Read the full explanation →The minimum population required to open a physical bank branch in the Northeast has been reduced to which level?
Lowering the population floor lets banks open branches in smaller habitations, which matters in a region where settlements are scattered across hills.
Read the full explanation →According to the conclave, how much credit is extended for every 100 rupees deposited in banks in the Northeast?
Mr Scindia used this figure to argue that financial inclusion in the region has not yet turned into economic inclusion: deposits are being collected, but lending lags behind.
Read the full explanation →The North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 was inaugurated at which venue?
Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region and Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the conclave there, with Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, State Minister Prof. Lalnilawma, MDoNER Secretary Srinivas Katikithala and NEC Secretary Satinder Kumar Bhalla present.
Read the full explanation →According to the figure cited at the DRDO curtain-raiser, semiconductor business is expected to rise to 200 billion dollars by which year?
Dr Anupam Sharma, Distinguished Scientist and Director General (Technology Management), said at the Bengaluru curtain-raiser that business in the semiconductor-related segment is expected to rise to 200 billion dollars by 2035.
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