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 of the following Harappan sites is located in Afghanistan?
Shortughai stands in north-eastern Afghanistan, near the Oxus or Amu Darya river, and is the northernmost Harappan settlement known.
Read the full explanation →The prehistoric period in the early development of human beings is commonly known as the ______.
The earliest and by far the longest phase of human prehistory is the Palaeolithic, or Old Stone Age, when people lived by hunting and gathering and used rough, unpolished tools made mostly of quartzite.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian constitution talks about Oath or affirmation by the President?
Article 60 lays down the form of the oath or affirmation that the President of India makes before entering office.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Chairman of APEDA, as named at the flag-off of the frozen food consignment?
Addressing the gathering at the flag-off, the Chairman of APEDA congratulated the exporter and the stakeholders, said that a direct export by the farmer producer organisation would raise considerably the value realised by the producers, acknowledged the contribution of NIFTEM and expressed hope of expanding exports to the Canadian market.
Read the full explanation →What was the total value of the frozen food consignment exported from Haryana to Canada?
The consignment comprised 2,295 boxes of frozen food products weighing 24 MT in all, and its declared shipment value was CAD 35,140, the currency being the Canadian dollar because the buyer is in Canada.
Read the full explanation →APEDA facilitated the export of a 24 MT frozen food consignment from Sonipat in Haryana to which country?
The consignment of frozen food products was flagged off from Sonipat in Haryana for the Canadian market, it was exported by Aterna Foods Producer Company Limited, and the Chairman of APEDA said at the event that he expected exports to Canada to grow further.
Read the full explanation →Whose discus, belonging to a Paralympic silver medallist, is among the lots in the PM Mementos auction?
The correct answer is Yogesh Kathuniya, described in the announcement as a Paralympic silver medallist whose discus is part of the collection and stands for sporting achievement and perseverance.
Read the full explanation →Which city is the theme of the eighth edition of the PM Mementos auction?
The edition puts up thirty mementos chosen to show the many dimensions of the capital, and the lots bear this out: a framed artwork of St. Stephen's College, a crystal memento of the Old Secretariat building, a textile artwork of the New Parliament Building, two Delhi Metro models, a painting…
Read the full explanation →The proceeds of the PM Mementos e-auction are devoted to which project?
Gifts and artefacts presented to the Prime Minister are catalogued and offered for public bidding, and whatever the sale earns is placed at the service of the Namami Gange project, the programme devoted to the cleaning and conservation of the Ganga.
Read the full explanation →The release of the tigress at Buxa marked the beginning of which observance?
The release of the tigress in Buxa Tiger Reserve was described as a fitting beginning to Wildlife Week in the country, and it coincided with the start of the phased Tiger Reintroduction Programme for the reserve.
Read the full explanation →How much grassland has been restored or converted at Buxa Tiger Reserve to support prey recovery?
Alongside this, more than 800 chital were released to supplement the prey base, and scientific monitoring has indicated a rising trend in prey abundance, which is why the reserve was judged ready for the first release.
Read the full explanation →In which year was Buxa declared a Tiger Reserve?
Buxa, long regarded as an important tiger landscape of North Bengal, was given the status of a Tiger Reserve in that year, and it forms part of a larger ecological unit connected to forests and protected areas in Bhutan and Assam.
Read the full explanation →The tigress released in Buxa Tiger Reserve under the Tiger Reintroduction Programme was brought from which reserve?
The tigress, identified as T138, was moved from Valmiki in Bihar to Buxa in West Bengal after ecological, veterinary and management parameters had been assessed and the laid-down protocols followed, and the Environment Minister thanked the Bihar Chief Minister for the state's support in the translocation.
Read the full explanation →Which point about the Indian women's skiff result did the Prime Minister particularly highlight?
In congratulating Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma, the Prime Minister said that with determination and consistency they had taken India onto the podium and had also improved on the earlier showing, which is the detail that gives this bronze its significance.
Read the full explanation →The skiff event, in which Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma won bronze at the Asian Games, belongs to which sport?
A skiff is a light and fast sailing boat driven by the wind in its sails and handled by a crew of two, so every skiff class event belongs to sailing.
Read the full explanation →Who won the bronze medal for India in the Women's Skiff event at the Asian Games?
The two sailed together in the women's skiff event at the Asian Games and finished third for the bronze medal, and the Prime Minister congratulated both by name while noting that they had bettered India's previous performance in the event.
Read the full explanation →A mixed team event in archery is contested by how many archers from each country?
That is precisely what the word mixed means in the name of the event: a country is represented by a male and a female archer who shoot as one unit, their scores being added together, which is why the Indian silver in this event is credited to Dhiraj Bommadevara and…
Read the full explanation →Which medal did India win in the Recurve Mixed Team event at the Asian Games, as announced on 2 October 2026?
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod finished second in the recurve mixed team event, and the Prime Minister noted that the pair had given the country its first ever silver in this event at the Asian Games.
Read the full explanation →Who won the silver medal for India in the Recurve Mixed Team event at the Asian Games?
The two shot together in the recurve mixed team event at the Asian Games and finished with the silver medal, which is India's first in that event at these Games, and the Prime Minister congratulated both by name.
Read the full explanation →The recurve team event, in which Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti won gold, belongs to which sport?
Recurve is one of the two bow types used in competitive archery, the other being the compound bow, and the recurve bow is the one used in Olympic archery, so a recurve team event is always an archery event.
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