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 payment institution partnered to enable UPI at Resorts World Sentosa?
The partnership for Singapore was announced on 9 September 2026, and the step was significant because the Singapore market welcomed 1.2 million Indian visitors in 2025.
Read the full explanation →Which country is set to become the eleventh where UPI is accepted?
A commercial agreement to bring UPI to that country was announced on 30 August 2026, during the visit of the Prime Minister of India to Uzbekistan, which places it next in line after the ten countries where the payment system already works.
Read the full explanation →Which attraction has become the first in the United Arab Emirates to accept UPI for e-commerce bookings?
NPCI International Payments Limited enabled UPI there in partnership with NEOPAY and Emaar Entertainment, and this is the first attraction anywhere in the Emirates to take UPI for online commerce rather than only for scanning a merchant code.
Read the full explanation →Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit takes charge as which Chief of the Air Staff?
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, who was holding the appointment of Vice Chief of the Air Staff, assumes charge as the head of the Indian Air Force on 31 October 2026, and it is his elevation that creates the vacancy filled by Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia a day later.
Read the full explanation →Which command was Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia heading before this appointment?
Air Marshal Walia was serving as its Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief when he was named Vice Chief of the Air Staff, and his link with this command runs deeper still, because he had earlier been its Senior Air Staff Officer before rising to lead it.
Read the full explanation →Who has been appointed Vice Chief of the Air Staff with effect from 1 November 2026?
The Ministry of Defence announced that this officer, decorated with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and the Vayu Sena Medal, takes over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, the second-ranking appointment in the Indian Air Force.
Read the full explanation →Besides the Priority Sector Lending framework, which scheme has the committee been asked to review?
One head of the terms of reference asks the committee to review the Priority Sector Lending framework together with the Lead Bank Scheme, and to judge how relevant, effective and well coordinated the two remain in promoting inclusive, balanced and data-driven credit delivery in line with changing economic priorities and…
Read the full explanation →What is the tenure of the High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat?
The Government fixed that period when it constituted the panel, which means the committee must finish its review of banking practices, prudential norms, regulatory frameworks and capital needs and submit its recommendations within half a year.
Read the full explanation →Who has been appointed Chairman of the High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat?
He is a former Central Vigilance Commissioner, and the Government has named him Chairman of the newly constituted High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat, the panel that will recommend structural, institutional, regulatory and legislative reform of the banking sector.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the usage of the term 'barbarian' is/are correct? 1. It is derived from the Greek word 'barbaros' which means a non-Greek. 2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The word barbarian comes from the Greek barbaros, a name for anyone who was not Greek, and the Romans later applied it to the peoples beyond their frontiers, such as the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India deals with the special provision with respect to the State of Assam?
Article 371B, added by the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1969, lets the President provide for a committee of the Assam Legislative Assembly made up of members from the tribal areas.
Read the full explanation →For an ideal gas, which one of the following statements does not hold true?
In an ideal gas the molecules move with a whole range of speeds, so this statement is false. The kinetic theory treats an ideal gas as a large number of tiny molecules in random motion that collide elastically with one another and with the walls.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
Sir B. N. Rau was the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly and prepared its first draft, but he was not a member of the Drafting Committee.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statement : "If you feel you are trapped in a black hole, don't give up. There is a way out." Who among the following made the above statement?
The British physicist said these words in a lecture in January 2016, using his own work on black holes as a message of hope for people facing depression.
Read the full explanation →Hindustan Aeronautics Limited handed over the first two indigenously designed and manufactured light combat aircrafts to the Indian Air Force in 2016. What is the name of these new combat aircrafts?
Tejas is India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, and the first two were handed over to the Indian Air Force on 1 July 2016 to form No. 45 Squadron, the Flying Daggers.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about Bitcoin is/are correct? 1. It is a decentralized virtual currency. 2. It is generated through complex computer software systems. 3. The Reserve Bank of India recognized it as a legal tender in January 2016. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency created by computer software, but the Reserve Bank of India has never made it legal tender.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India : 1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions. 2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State. 3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State. 4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described in Article 30. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Article 15(5) lets the State make special provisions for the admission of SCs and STs to educational institutions, including private ones whether aided or not, but it expressly leaves out minority institutions under Article 30(1).
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Nawab Wazir of Awadh in the 18th century?
Saadat Khan, titled Burhan-ul-Mulk, was appointed governor of Awadh by the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah in 1722 and founded the line of the Nawabs of Awadh.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?
Article 20(3) only bars compelling an accused to be a witness against himself; a confession made freely and lawfully can still be used as evidence.
Read the full explanation →The President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising of elected members of which of the following? 1. Both the Houses of the Parliament 2. The Legislative Assemblies of States 3. The Legislative Councils of States 4. The Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Under Article 54, the President is elected by the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies and, since the 70th Amendment, the elected members of the Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry.
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