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 how many districts do women constitute one-third of the workforce of the unincorporated sector?
The release carries this as one of its headline findings, stating that in 237 districts women constitute one-third of the total workforce in the unincorporated sector.
Read the full explanation →For how many districts have the estimates been presented?
The release says that estimates of the indicators are given for 757 out of the 770 districts available in the sampling frame at the time the ASUSE sample was selected.
Read the full explanation →The first district-level estimates of the unincorporated non-agricultural sector are based on which survey?
The release states that the report, titled Unincorporated Sector at the District Level, draws upon ASUSE data to present the scale, structure and economic performance of the sector district by district, and that this is the first initiative of the National Statistics Office to disseminate district-level estimates from a large-scale…
Read the full explanation →The amended e-commerce rules were made under which Act?
The release states that the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 were notified under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and that they provide the framework for safeguarding consumers against unfair trade practices in the e-commerce sector; the amendment of 2026 strengthens that same framework.
Read the full explanation →Under the amended rules, the prior price of goods means the lowest price offered during how many days before the announcement?
The amended rules provide that where a price reduction is announced, both the reduced price and the prior price shall be displayed, and they define the prior price as the lowest price at which the goods or services were offered during the thirty days preceding the announcement.
Read the full explanation →From which date will the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 come into force?
The release says in its headline points, and repeats at the very end, that the new rules shall come into force from January 1, 2027, which gives e-commerce entities a clear runway before compliance becomes mandatory.
Read the full explanation →At which Malaysian port did INS Mysore arrive for the exercise?
According to the release, INS Mysore arrived at Lumut, Malaysia, as part of the operational deployment of the Indian Navy, and it was there that personnel of the Royal Malaysian Navy and officials of the Indian High Commission received the ship and her crew.
Read the full explanation →Which edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana is INS Mysore participating in?
The release says plainly that INS Mysore arrived at Lumut to participate in the fourth edition of the bilateral maritime exercise Samudra Laksamana held between the Indian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Read the full explanation →Exercise Samudra Laksamana is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and which country?
The release states that INS Mysore arrived at Lumut, Malaysia, to take part in the fourth edition of the bilateral maritime exercise Samudra Laksamana between the Indian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy, and it adds that the ship and her crew were welcomed by Royal Malaysian Navy personnel and…
Read the full explanation →How many master’s fellowships does the ASEAN-India fellowship for higher education in agriculture provide over five years?
Listing the achievements of the cooperation period that has just ended, the release records the launch in 2024 of the ASEAN-India Fellowship for Higher Education in Agriculture and Allied Sciences, which provides for 50 master’s fellowships over five years for students from ASEAN member states.
Read the full explanation →The new ASEAN-India medium-term plan of action for cooperation in agriculture and forestry covers which period?
The meeting looked forward to the adoption and implementation of the medium-term plan of action for cooperation in agriculture and forestry for 2026-2030, and the release sets out its four mutually reinforcing areas, namely policy dialogue with food security, trade, investment and resilient value chains; institutional networking, information exchange and…
Read the full explanation →Where was the 9th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry held?
The release opens by saying that the Ninth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry was held on 9 September 2026 in New Delhi, India, and it closes with the ministers thanking the Government of India for the hospitality and the arrangements made for the meeting, which confirms India as…
Read the full explanation →Which Indian mission was cited as having made India the first nation to land near the south pole of the Moon?
Recalling the landmarks of the Indian space programme, the Prime Minister said that Chandrayaan-3 made India the first nation to land near the lunar south pole, and he presented that touchdown as a benchmark for the world.
Read the full explanation →By which year does India plan to establish its own space station, as stated at the summit?
While outlining the road map for the country, the Prime Minister announced plans to establish an indigenous space station by 2035 and to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040.
Read the full explanation →Where was the first International Space Summit, addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held?
The release states that the Prime Minister addressed the International Space Summit held in Paris, France, and that he joined the gathering through video conference.
Read the full explanation →Before this appointment, in which state commission had Bhagwat Prasad Makwana served as Vice-Chairman and Chairman?
This is the strand of his record that connects most directly to the national post he now holds, since the state body does at the level of one state what the national commission does for the country.
Read the full explanation →Bhagwat Prasad Makwana was earlier a member of the Central Monitoring Committee constituted under which law?
Makwana served as a member of the Central Monitoring Committee constituted under that Act before taking charge of the national commission, and this experience sits alongside his tenure in the Uttarakhand commission and his time as an Independent Director on the Board of NHPC.
Read the full explanation →Who assumed charge as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis on 9 September 2026?
On assuming office he spoke of protecting the rights and dignity of safai karamcharis and of strengthening the Commission's work for their welfare and empowerment.
Read the full explanation →How much has the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana transferred, and to how many mothers, in its ten years?
The Union Minister announced the figure while noting that the scheme has completed ten years of implementation, and a film marking the decade was screened at the launch in Varanasi.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026?
The month-long campaign built around it asks households to work on dietary diversity, adequate protein intake and fresh hot cooked meals, along with sanitation and early childhood development.
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