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 institute hosts India first integrated CCUS Field Laboratory?
The first integrated CCUS Field Laboratory was inaugurated there in May 2026 and brings capture, utilisation and permanent geological storage together on one pilot scale platform.
Read the full explanation →How much did Union Budget 2026-27 allocate to the CCUS scheme over five years?
The scheme for carbon capture, utilisation and storage was announced in February 2026 and the Ministry of Finance set aside that sum over five years for five industrial sectors, namely power, steel, cement, refineries and chemicals.
Read the full explanation →How many central labour laws have been consolidated into the four Labour Codes?
Twenty-nine central labour laws have been merged into four Labour Codes, and the exercise came with a set of threshold changes that are easy to ask about.
Read the full explanation →How much foreign direct investment did India receive between FY 2014-15 and FY 2025-26?
India drew that much foreign direct investment over the twelve financial years from FY 2014-15 to FY 2025-26, which is 169 per cent more than in the twelve years before it.
Read the full explanation →Which department recognises startups under the Startup India initiative?
It also runs the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, the Fund of Funds for Startups and the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Startups.
Read the full explanation →India's population of senior citizens is projected to reach what level by 2036?
India had 10.38 crore people aged 60 and above at the Census of 2011, split into 5.11 crore men and 5.27 crore women, and the elderly population is projected to rise to 23 crore by 2036.
Read the full explanation →How much grant-in-aid was released under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens for the quarter ending 30 September 2026?
That is the amount released as grant-in-aid to 755 projects under the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens, a component of the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana, for the quarter that ended on 30 September 2026 in financial year 2026-27.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry is the nodal ministry for the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana?
It is the nodal ministry for the Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana and handles policy formulation, funding, monitoring and overall implementation through its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Read the full explanation →Which Arab scientist could be given the credit of christening the mathematical discipline of algorithm?
The word 'algorithm' comes from the Latin form of his name, Algoritmi, used in translations of his work on Hindu-Arabic numerals.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following lakes in India has a large quantity of a substance found in the Moon?
Lonar was formed by a meteorite impact, and its rocks contain maskelynite, a natural glass that forms only under such high-velocity impacts and is also found in lunar rocks.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India ?
The 44th Amendment of 1978 removed 'internal disturbance' from Article 352 and put 'armed rebellion' in its place.
Read the full explanation →The Citizenship Act, 1955 deals with the determination of citizenship on or after
The Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution, which came into force on 26 January 1950.
Read the full explanation →Any question pertaining to the disqualification of a member of the Lok Sabha on the ground of defection is decided by :
Under paragraph 6 of the Tenth Schedule, a question of disqualification for defection is decided by the presiding officer of the House.
Read the full explanation →What does BW stand for as per the Koeppen climate classification?
In Koeppen's scheme B marks dry climates, and the letter W, from the German Wüste meaning desert, marks the driest of them.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts introduced GST (Goods and Services Tax) in course of inter-state trade or commerce ?
The 101st Amendment of 2016 brought in GST and inserted Article 269A for the tax on inter-state supplies.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements related to the National Commission for Backward Classes is/are correct ? 1. It is a constitutional body. 2. The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 has been repealed. 3. The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India heads the Commission. Select the answer using the codes given below :
The NCBC became a constitutional body in 2018 and the 1993 Act was repealed, but it is headed by a Chairperson, not by a ministry Secretary.
Read the full explanation →Why do you think Vijayanagara incorporated agricultural tracts within the fortified area ?
Medieval sieges aimed to starve a city into surrender, so Vijayanagara kept fields and food inside its walls. The Persian ambassador Abdur Razzaq, who visited in the 1440s, described seven lines of fortification around the city, with fields, gardens and houses between them.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the author of the book, The Social Contract?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Geneva-born philosopher, published The Social Contract (Du contrat social) in 1762.
Read the full explanation →Extrusive volcanoes are not found in which one of the following mountains?
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of two continental plates, the Indian and the Eurasian, and such a collision does not produce volcanoes.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following canons of taxation was not advocated by Adam Smith?
Adam Smith laid down four canons of taxation, and fiscal adequacy was not one of them; it was added by later economists.
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