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.
How many nominations did NHAI receive for the Green Highways Excellence Awards 2026?
The release calls the response encouraging and puts the number of nominations received from across the country at that figure.
Read the full explanation →SRTMI of India signed an MoU on iron and steel research with a body from which country?
The review records that SRTMI and SWERIM of Sweden signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in iron and steel research, technology and innovation.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT among the Top 7 steel producers named by the Ministry of Steel?
The review names the Top 7 producers as SAIL, RINL, NSL, the TSL Group, AM/NS, JSL (JSPL) and the JSW Group.
Read the full explanation →How much iron ore did NMDC produce in August 2026, according to the Ministry of Steel's review?
The review records that NMDC mined that quantity of iron ore in August 2026, which is growth of 20.8 per cent over the same month a year earlier.
Read the full explanation →Under which pillar of the 'RAKSHA' document is India described as a Net Security Provider and First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region?
That pillar of the RAKSHA document speaks of strengthening India's role as a Net Security Provider and a First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region, and both phrases are standard usage in Indian maritime strategy.
Read the full explanation →The 'RAKSHA' document sets out India's roadmap for global defence partnerships over which period?
The release calls RAKSHA a comprehensive framework that carries India's strategic roadmap and vision for global defence partnerships over the coming decade, and it repeats that the document gives a clear and actionable vision for the next ten years.
Read the full explanation →Who released the 'RAKSHA' document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi on 3 September 2026?
The release states plainly that he put out the RAKSHA document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi, and that the framework sets down India's strategic roadmap and vision for defence partnerships across the world for the next 10 years.
Read the full explanation →Which of these was NOT signed or launched during the Belgian Prime Minister's visit to India?
The joint statement lists what was actually concluded. A Letter of Intent was signed between the Defence Ministries of the two countries, giving a framework for staff talks, training, education, research and defence-industrial partnerships, and building on an understanding the two Defence Ministers reached in March 2025.
Read the full explanation →India and Belgium agreed to support each other's candidature for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council. Which term will India contest?
The joint statement sets out a straight exchange of support: India will contest a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the 2028-29 term, and Belgium for the 2037-2038 term, with each backing the other.
Read the full explanation →In which year were diplomatic relations between India and Belgium established, as recalled in the joint statement?
The two leaders noted that Belgium was among the first European countries to establish diplomatic ties with India, and the statement fixes that year as 1947.
Read the full explanation →Bart De Wever, who was on an official visit to India from 2 to 4 September 2026, is the Prime Minister of which country?
The joint statement records that Bart De Wever, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, was on an official visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Read the full explanation →According to the ADB Country Director, the year 2026 marks how many years of ADB's partnership with India?
Mia Oka, the Asian Development Bank's Country Director for India, said while welcoming the partnership with IBCA that 2026 marks the completion of forty years of ADB's partnership with India.
Read the full explanation →The International Big Cat Alliance works for the conservation of how many big cat species?
The release describes IBCA as a global platform for cooperation among countries and institutions working for the conservation of the seven big cat species, and notes its growing role under the vision of the Prime Minister.
Read the full explanation →Who inaugurated the international workshop on tiger landscapes in New Delhi?
He opened the two-day workshop and delivered the inaugural address, in which he said that conservation with harmony and human-nature coexistence should be the foundation of ecological conservation.
Read the full explanation →Which two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the international workshop on tiger landscapes?
The two formalised their partnership through an MoU at the event, marking a step towards stronger collaboration in landscape conservation, sustainable development, capacity building, knowledge exchange and nature-positive financing initiatives.
Read the full explanation →Which of these was NOT among the new projects deliberated at the 18th IP BRICS meeting?
The new projects on which deliberations concluded were the BRICS Intellectual Property Awareness Series, the IP BRICS FinTech Innovation Monitor, the BRICS Industrial Property Commercialisation Forum and Best Practices Repository, initiatives on intellectual property policies for public health and development, research on the design systems of BRICS countries, and a…
Read the full explanation →Approximately how many delegates participated in the 18th IP BRICS meeting?
The release states that about that many delegates took part in the meeting, through a mix of virtual and physical formats.
Read the full explanation →What was adopted as the major outcome of the 18th IP BRICS meeting?
The release names their adoption as a major outcome of the deliberations, and explains their purpose: to guide result-oriented cooperation among the member offices, to promote cross-border innovation, and to strengthen joint efforts in shaping global intellectual property standards.
Read the full explanation →Which city hosted the 18th Meeting of Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of BRICS countries?
The three-day meeting was held there from 1 to 3 September 2026, hosted by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, which functions under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Read the full explanation →Aero India 2027 will be which edition of the show, and how many days will it run?
The show is scheduled from 8 to 12 February 2027, which is a span of five days, and the release calls it the 16th edition of Aero India.
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