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 warship Mangrol is named after a coastal town in which Indian state?
Mangrol is a coastal town and a well-known fishing harbour in the Junagadh district of that state, and the Navy has used the name before: the minesweeper INS Mangrol, with the pennant M85, served until April 2004.
Read the full explanation →Which hull-mounted sonar is fitted on the anti-submarine warfare craft Mangrol?
The correct answer is Abhay, the hull-mounted sonar that lets the craft pick up submarines in coastal and shallow waters.
Read the full explanation →Mangrol, the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft of the Indian Navy, has been built by:
Mangrol is the third shallow water craft for anti-submarine warfare delivered by that yard, and it will be commissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, with the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command presiding.
Read the full explanation →How many SIDM Champion Awards were presented by the Defence Minister in New Delhi on 9 October 2026?
A total of fifteen Champion Awards were handed out, recognising organisations for indigenous technology development, product innovation, design capability, import substitution, excellence in manufacturing and export performance.
Read the full explanation →The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM), whose Champion Awards were presented in October 2026, was established in:
SIDM was set up in that year and has since grown into a common platform for large defence enterprises, micro, small and medium enterprises, startups, academic institutions and foreign original equipment manufacturers.
Read the full explanation →By which year does India aim to reach defence exports of ₹50,000 crore?
While giving away the SIDM Champion Awards, the Defence Minister repeated the target of lifting India’s defence exports to ₹50,000 crore by that year.
Read the full explanation →India’s defence exports in the financial year 2025-26 stood at a record figure of about:
Speaking at the eighth annual session of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers in New Delhi, the Defence Minister said exports of defence goods had touched this figure in the financial year 2025-26, the highest India has ever reached, and that the rise over the preceding year was more than…
Read the full explanation →According to the minister, how many fraudulent mobile connections have been disconnected with the help of Sanchar Saathi?
The minister said the platform, which pairs artificial intelligence with data analytics, has facilitated the disconnection of more than 7.14 crore fraudulent mobile connections.
Read the full explanation →How many high-end GPUs have been onboarded under the IndiaAI Mission, as stated at the workshop?
The minister said more than 38,000 high-end GPUs have been onboarded under the IndiaAI Mission at roughly a third of the global average cost.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT one of the three pillars of the AI for Good Lab framework?
The three interconnected pillars are AI Readiness and Policy, which assesses policy gaps and sets up practical governance frameworks; AI Skills Development, which scales national talent through capacity building and training; and Public AI Infrastructure, which creates standards-based, interoperable sandbox environments for testing, validating, scaling and reusing locally relevant solutions.
Read the full explanation →Which two bodies jointly organised the "AI for Good Lab Workshop: From Strategy to Impact" at India Mobile Congress 2026?
The workshop was organised jointly by the department, which sits in the Ministry of Communications, and the Union, and was inaugurated by Jyotiraditya M. Scindia at India Mobile Congress 2026 in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →At which event was the ITU Roundtable on combating fraudulent communications held?
The roundtable on implementing standards of the International Telecommunication Union against fraudulent communications was held on the sidelines of that Congress, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated on 8 October 2026 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How many organisations does the Digital Intelligence Platform connect?
The Digital Intelligence Platform is the intelligence-sharing layer of India’s approach and links more than 1,600 organisations, among them telecom operators, banks and law-enforcement agencies.
Read the full explanation →How much did Indians lose to organised telecom and cyber fraud in 2024, as stated by the minister?
Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani cited this figure for losses suffered by Indians in 2024 to organised, cross-border fraud, which includes impersonation, digital arrest scams, voice cloning generated by artificial intelligence and deepfakes.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation developed the artificial-intelligence based ASTR tool used to identify fraudulent mobile connections?
ASTR is described as the artificial-intelligence based tool of C-DOT and forms one layer of India’s defence against fraudulent communications; it has helped disconnect over 82 lakh fraudulent mobile connections.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian Member of Parliament took part in the panel discussion on artificial intelligence and the future of work at the 153rd IPU Assembly?
The correct answer is Dr Lata Wankhede, a Member of the Lok Sabha, who attended the meeting of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development and joined the panel discussion on artificial intelligence and the future of work.
Read the full explanation →Which country proposed the emergency item on climate-related disasters and resilience in the Himalayan region at the 153rd IPU Assembly?
The emergency item, titled "Urgent parliamentary action to address climate-related disasters and strengthen resilience in the Himalayan region and other vulnerable regions", was proposed by Nepal and adopted on the third day of the Assembly.
Read the full explanation →Where was the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held?
The 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union was held in Arusha in the United Republic of Tanzania, and the election of the new President took place there on the closing day.
Read the full explanation →Who was elected President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union at its 153rd Assembly?
He was declared elected President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on 9 October 2026, the last day of the 153rd Assembly held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship who attended the Prime Minister’s interaction with Team India?
He attended the interaction along with senior officials of the Government of India.
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