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.
In which city is India Chem 2026 being held?
The fourteenth edition of India Chem will be held in Mumbai from 22 to 24 October, as an international exhibition and conference bringing together industry leaders, policy makers, investors, researchers and participants from abroad.
Read the full explanation →Under which scheme are dedicated chemical parks with plug and play facilities to be developed?
The Secretary of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals said the long held vision of dedicated chemical parks is coming close to reality through this scheme, and that the parks will offer best in class plug and play facilities and other infrastructure so that the cost of production comes down.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of India Chem 2026, the 14th edition of the chemicals and petrochemicals event?
This theme was announced when the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers launched the fourteenth edition of India Chem, and it reflects the growing capability of the country in the global chemicals and petrochemicals trade.
Read the full explanation →India has become which country in the world to develop its own indigenous 4G stack?
India has emerged as the fifth nation in the world to design and build an indigenous 4G stack of its own, a milestone the Ministry of Communications treats as proof of growing self-reliance in developing and deploying advanced telecom technology.
Read the full explanation →At which venue is India Mobile Congress 2026 being held?
The Union Minister of Communications visited this convention centre to review the final arrangements before the opening of the tenth India Mobile Congress, and the exhibition halls, sessions and investor meetings of the event are housed there.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026?
This is the theme chosen for the tenth India Mobile Congress, which is being held at Yashobhoomi in Dwarka, New Delhi, and which the Prime Minister inaugurates on 8 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →As reported at the review meeting, what was India's pulses production in 2025-26?
The meeting was told that pulses production in 2025-26 reached that record level, which is above the national target.
Read the full explanation →Which nationwide campaign focused on soil health and crop residue management begins on the 22nd of this month?
At the review meeting the Union Agriculture Minister said this intensive campaign will begin across the country on the 22nd of this month to save farmland from declining soil health, poor stubble and residue management and the unbalanced use of chemical fertilisers.
Read the full explanation →How many digital Farmer IDs have been created in the country under the Digital Agriculture Mission so far?
The agriculture ministry's first comprehensive monthly review was told that unique digital Farmer IDs have so far been made for that many farmers under the Digital Agriculture Mission.
Read the full explanation →CAQM, which deployed the Flying Squads, sent its communication on the deployment to which body?
The release states that the Flying Squads were deployed following a communication made by CAQM to the Central Pollution Control Board, usually written as CPCB.
Read the full explanation →For which period have the Flying Squads been deployed in Punjab and Haryana?
The release fixes the deployment for exactly that window, which is the stretch when paddy is harvested in Punjab and Haryana and when crop residue is most often burnt, and it is also the period when air quality in the National Capital Region falls sharply.
Read the full explanation →CAQM has deployed Flying Squads to prevent paddy stubble burning in how many districts of Punjab and Haryana?
The release of the environment ministry states that Flying Squads have been deployed in 34 districts across the two States for the period from 1 October to 30 November 2026, and it splits the number as 18 districts in Punjab and 16 districts in Haryana.
Read the full explanation →Which document for the India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism was adopted on 8 June 2026?
The release sets out three steps in order, and the Rule of Implementation is the one adopted on 8 June 2026.
Read the full explanation →The India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism operationalises cooperation under which provision of the Paris Agreement?
The release states that the launch of the Manual marks a milestone in operationalising bilateral cooperation between India and Japan under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, the provision that allows countries to cooperate on mitigation outcomes that are transferred internationally.
Read the full explanation →The Joint Crediting Mechanism whose Operational Manual was launched in 2026 is an arrangement between India and which country?
The environment ministry's release describes the Operational Manual as the manual for the India-Japan Joint Crediting Mechanism, and it was launched by the Ambassador of Japan to India, Keiichi Ono, with the then Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Tanmay Kumar.
Read the full explanation →What was the average monthly revenue per user, or ARPU, for wireless service during 2025-26 as reported by TRAI?
TRAI reports monthly ARPU for wireless service at that level in 2025-26, a rise of 3.59 per cent over the year.
Read the full explanation →As per the TRAI report for 2025-26, the total number of telephone subscribers in India at the end of March 2026 was about:
The report puts total telephone subscribers, that is wireless and wireline taken together, at that number at the end of March 2026, a growth of 10.81 per cent over the year.
Read the full explanation →According to TRAI's Yearly Performance Indicators for 2025-26, what was India's overall tele-density at the end of March 2026?
TRAI's annual report records overall tele-density rising to that level at the end of March 2026 from 85.04 per cent a year earlier, which is why option A is wrong, as it is the figure for the end of March 2025 and not the one being asked.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the Supreme Court appointments announced on 5 October 2026 is correct?
The notification records Allahabad as the parent High Court of Justice Sunita Agarwal and of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, while Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh belongs to the Jharkhand High Court.
Read the full explanation →Who was appointed an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court by the President in the notification issued on 5 October 2026?
The Ministry of Law and Justice notification states that the President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed Shri Gurvinder Pal Singh, a judicial officer, as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court.
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