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.
What is the total outlay of the PM E-DRIVE scheme?
That is the total outlay of the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement scheme, and within it Rs 780 crore has been earmarked for upgrading the testing agencies that certify vehicles in India.
Read the full explanation →Under which central scheme is the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) upgrading its vehicle testing infrastructure?
GARC, which works under the National Automotive Board, is modernising its laboratories with funds from this scheme, and it has been allotted Rs 221.13 crore for the purpose.
Read the full explanation →The 'Gandhara' School of Art was influenced by the art from which of the following European countries?
The Gandhara School of Art, which grew in the north west around Taxila and Peshawar between the first and fifth centuries, was shaped by Greek or Hellenistic sculpture that had reached the region after Alexander's campaign and stayed on through the Indo Greek and Kushana rulers.
Read the full explanation →In how many ways Indian citizenship can be acquired?
The Citizenship Act of 1955 lays down five ways of acquiring Indian citizenship: by birth, by descent, by registration, by naturalisation and by incorporation of territory.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a part of the 'Sutta Pitaka'?
The Sutta Pitaka is the basket of the Buddha's discourses and is divided into five collections called Nikayas: Digha, Majjhima, Samyutta, Anguttara and Khuddaka.
Read the full explanation →When was Awadh annexed by Lord Dalhousie?
Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh in February 1856, in the last month of his term as Governor General.
Read the full explanation →The wetland of Ashtamudi is located in:
Ashtamudi is a backwater lake in Kollam district of Kerala and the second largest estuarine system in the state after Vembanad.
Read the full explanation →'Sardeshmukhi' in the Maratha regime was a:
Sardeshmukhi was a levy of one tenth, that is ten per cent, of the land revenue, which the Marathas claimed in territory outside their own kingdom.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT included in inventory investment when calculating national income?
Inventory investment, also called change in stock, measures the physical stock of goods a firm holds at the end of the year minus the stock it held at the start.
Read the full explanation →The first President of the All India Trade Union Congress was ____.
The All India Trade Union Congress was formed in Bombay in October 1920 and Lala Lajpat Rai was elected its first President, with Dewan Chaman Lall as the first General Secretary.
Read the full explanation →Which Bahmani ruler granted the title of 'Chief of the Merchants' or Malikut-Tujjar to Mahmud Gawan?
Mahmud Gawan, a Persian trader and scholar who came to the Bahmani court in 1453, was given the title Malik ut Tujjar, meaning Chief of the Merchants, by Sultan Humayun Shah, who ruled from 1458 to 1461.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the Sessions of the Parliament?
Article 85 of the Constitution deals with the sessions of Parliament, its prorogation and the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that 'The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state'?
Article 164(2) says that the Council of Ministers in a state shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of that state, which is the rule that keeps a state government in office only while it holds the confidence of the Assembly and is the ground on which a no…
Read the full explanation →The rulers of which of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in the central India?
The Khajuraho temples in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh were built between about 950 and 1050 CE by the Chandela rulers of Bundelkhand, among them Yashovarman, who built the Lakshmana temple, and Dhanga and Vidyadhara, under whom the large Kandariya Mahadeva temple came up.
Read the full explanation →'Ashta Mahasthana' refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
Raigad is the hill fort in Maharashtra that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj made his capital, and it has nothing to do with the Buddha.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT with reference to paintings in India?
Guler painting belongs to Himachal Pradesh, not Karnataka. Guler, a small hill state in the Kangra valley, is where the Pahari school took its gentle new form in the eighteenth century under artists of the Seu family, and from there it grew into the famous Kangra style of soft lines…
Read the full explanation →The UNNATI portal, which anchors the transformation of training institutes, connects more than how many training institutions?
UNNATI, the Unified New-Age National Training Initiative portal, brings more than 900 training institutions on to a single platform, and the implementation of the transformation framework is anchored there.
Read the full explanation →In which city does the Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026 regional workshop series begin on 29-30 September 2026?
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu, graces the inaugural event in the presence of the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh, and officials and training institutes from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry take part.
Read the full explanation →Which body is organising Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, the series of regional consultations on training institutes?
The Commission is running Sadhana Shrinkhla 2026, a nationwide series of regional consultative engagements meant to carry the transformation of government Training Institutes under Mission Karmayogi into competency-driven Capacity Building Institutions.
Read the full explanation →On which date did the Government of India approve the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)?
The government approved PM-MKSSY on that date as a sub-scheme meant to formalise the fisheries sector and to manage the risks its farmers carry, and the aquaculture insurance push described on 28 September 2026 is its Component 1-B. Delivery runs through the National Fisheries Digital Platform so that the incentive…
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