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 concept of fundamental duties in the Constitution of India was taken from:
The idea of writing citizens' duties into the Constitution was taken from the Constitution of the former Soviet Union, which listed duties alongside rights.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following committees recommended inclusion of fundamental duties?
In 1976 the government set up a committee under Sardar Swaran Singh to suggest changes to the Constitution. It recommended a separate chapter on Fundamental Duties, arguing that citizens should be conscious of their duties as well as their rights.
Read the full explanation →Which Constitutional Amendment added Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
Passed during the Emergency on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, the 42nd Amendment inserted Part IVA and Article 51A with ten Fundamental Duties.
Read the full explanation →Fundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following part of Indian Constitution?
The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 inserted a new Part IVA into the Constitution, with a single Article, 51A, that lists the Fundamental Duties of every citizen.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about India's medals at the Asian Games, as congratulated by the Prime Minister, is correct?
The Prime Minister congratulated the squad and said the medal reflects the passion and hard work of the players, adding that the entire team displayed great spirit through the competition and wishing them well for the events still ahead.
Read the full explanation →Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka won a bronze medal in which event, described as India's first ever medal in it at the Asian Games?
The Prime Minister congratulated Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka on the bronze and said their achievement marks the first ever Indian medal in this event at the Asian Games, adding that he hoped the success would inspire many more milestones.
Read the full explanation →Seema won a bronze medal for India at the Asian Games in which event?
Seema finished third in this long distance track race, and the Prime Minister said her determined performance had brought India a medal in the event after many years, describing it as a wonderful achievement reflecting endurance, discipline and years of hard work.
Read the full explanation →Which agreement between India and ASEAN is currently under review, as discussed at the Manila consultation?
Its ongoing review was the main subject at the consultation, with the stated aim of raising trade flows and correcting the asymmetries that have grown within the pact.
Read the full explanation →What was the value of India-ASEAN bilateral trade in 2025-26, as stated at the consultation?
The release states that bilateral trade between India and the ASEAN bloc reached this level in 2025-26, and that the bloc made up 10.55 per cent of total Indian trade with the world.
Read the full explanation →Where were the 14th East Asia Summit Economic Ministers Meeting and the 23rd ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultation held?
The Indian delegation, led by Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Shri Nitin Kumar Yadav, travelled to Manila for both meetings, and it was there that economic ministers or their representatives from every ASEAN member met the East Asia Summit partners.
Read the full explanation →Which body gave the Rs 75 crore grant that supports the pilot facility for PLA and co-polymers?
Its grant of Rs 75 crore supports the pilot scale research facility of 100 TPA for Polylactic Acid and advanced co-polymers that Balrampur Chini Mills will operate at Kumbhi in Uttar Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →The BioE3-supported pilot scale facility for PLA and co-polymers will be set up at Kumbhi in which state?
The pilot scale research facility of 100 TPA for Polylactic Acid and co-polymers is to be built inside the integrated manufacturing complex of Balrampur Chini Mills Limited at Kumbhi in Uttar Pradesh, while the launch event itself was held at the Department of Biotechnology in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →What does the E3 in the BioE3 framework, under which the PLA biodegradable plastic venture was launched, stand for?
BioE3 is the government framework named Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment, and the commercial launch of bio-based biodegradable plastic from Polylactic Acid by Balrampur Chini Mills has been taken forward under it.
Read the full explanation →The indigenous development of the 20 mK dilution refrigerator is aligned with which national mission?
A dilution refrigerator of the 20 mK class produces the ultra-cold millikelvin environment in which quantum computing platforms and related quantum technologies are operated and tested, so building one in India directly serves the quantum mission and strengthens capability in quantum technology, advanced cryogenics and strategic technologies.
Read the full explanation →Zero mK India Private Limited, the start-up that will develop the dilution refrigerator with DRDO, is based in which state?
The release places Zero mK India Private Limited at Alwar in Rajasthan, and the agreement itself was signed in New Delhi between the Director of the Technology Development Fund and the start-up.
Read the full explanation →Under which DRDO scheme was the first high-value deep tech project agreement with a start-up signed for a 20 mK dilution refrigerator?
DRDO signed the agreement for an indigenous 20 mK dilution refrigerator with the start-up Zero mK India Private Limited under the TDF scheme, and it is the first high-value deep tech project agreement the scheme has supported.
Read the full explanation →Under which of the following writs in the Indian Constitution, the court orders a lower court or any other authority to transfer a case pending before it to a higher authority or court?
Certiorari means 'to be certified' or 'to be informed'. By this writ a higher court orders a lower court or tribunal to send up a case pending before it, or quashes an order it has already passed, when there is lack of jurisdiction, excess of jurisdiction or an error of…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT listed among the activities planned during this edition of Exercise VARUNA?
What it does list are professional engagements in harbour and at sea of three kinds: cross-deck visits, in which sailors of one navy go aboard the other's ship; operational interactions, in which the two crews compare their drills and procedures; and sporting engagements between the ships' companies.
Read the full explanation →Exercise VARUNA is a bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the navy of which country?
VARUNA is the naval exercise that India holds with the French Navy, and the supporting detail in this announcement points the same way, since the Indian ship has berthed at Toulon, a French port on the Mediterranean, for the harbour and sea phases of the exercise.
Read the full explanation →INS Trishul has arrived at Toulon for which edition of Exercise VARUNA?
The Ministry of Defence announcement names the edition explicitly, and it is the single most asked detail about a recurring exercise, because the number records how far back the series goes and distinguishes this year's round from every earlier one.
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