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UPSSSC PET 2026 | PET Static GK PYQs | UPSSSC PET GK Marathon Class | Ankit Sir

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Educational

Main ideas & lessons conveyed

  • The instructor conducts a Question-Practice (PYQ) + Static GK session for UPSSSC PET 2026 and also hints that the preparation may help for lower PCS.
  • Static GK questions are framed as high-repeat topics likely to appear in exams, commonly covering:
    • Geography + Polity basics
    • International organizations and important days
    • History/culture + awards & sports knowledge
    • Environment/climate & science facts
    • Capitals/currencies, neighboring countries, major festivals
  • Teaching approach:
    • Share likely exam topics
    • Ask direct MCQs and prompt students to answer
    • Explain correct options with quick mnemonics
    • Emphasize “batch validity = till exam date” and provide course pricing/discount information

Methodology / instructions mentioned

For exam preparation approach

  • Focus on Static GK PYQs and repeat topics, since they “come again and again.”
  • Practice previous year question patterns (around 110 PYQs already covered, as estimated).
  • Identify frequent topics and group them into broad heads for the 10-mark section (mentioned as ~12–13 topic heads).
  • Use elimination/option-guessing strategically to arrive at the correct answer.

For course/batch access

  • The session is part of a running recorded batch series (“PYQ series”).
  • Batch validity is described as continuing until the exam ends.
  • Promotions/discounts mentioned:
    • New batch access using coupon TWA20: ₹399 (from ₹499)
    • An “officer batch” for lower PCS: ₹559 using coupon TW20
  • Joining early may come with free/discounted availability when batches are released (exact terms vary, but the main message is early access benefits cost and availability).

Static GK concepts/topics covered (structured)

1) UNESCO / historical monuments

  • Ajanta & Ellora caves
    • UNESCO designation (Ajanta): 1983
    • Ajanta location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra
    • Ajanta caves: Buddhist caves (29)
    • Ellora caves: Buddhist + Hindu (34 caves)
  • Kailash Temple
    • Located in Ellora
    • Built by Rashtrakuta dynasty rulers
  • Khajuraho Temples
    • Located in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
    • Built by Chandela rulers
    • UNESCO incorporation: 1986
    • Style: Nagara (Nagariya)
  • Additional site trivia mentioned:
    • Rani ki Vav (UNESCO): located in Gujarat
    • UNESCO inclusion year mentioned: 2014
    • Later Jaipur inclusion referenced as 2019

2) Festivals (state linkage)

  • Odom / Odam: Kerala
  • Ugadi: Karnataka
  • Pongal & Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu
  • Bihu: Assam
  • Vishu / Odam Vishu: linked to Kerala
  • Gangaur: Rajasthan
  • Nuakhai: Odisha
  • Rath Yatra (Puri): Odisha
    • Lord Jagannath, with Balabhadra and Subhadra
  • Other festival mentions:
    • Hornbill Festival: Nagaland
    • Shangai/Shaghai festival: Manipur

3) Astronomy basics (solar system)

  • Closest planet to the Sun: Mercury
  • Smallest planet: Mercury
  • Inner/terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  • Planet order around Mercury/Venus/Earth/Mars was discussed.

4) Nobel Prize facts (quick GK)

  • Nobel Prize established in memory of Alfred Nobel
  • First awarded: 1901
  • Mentions:
    • Swedish scientist reference (as per transcript)
    • Multiple categories (described as “six areas,” with economics starting in 1968)
  • Examples mentioned:
    • Rabindranath Tagore: Gitanjali (1913)
    • C.V. Raman: Physics (1930) and Raman effect
    • Mother Teresa: Nobel Peace Prize (1979) and Bharat Ratna (1980)

5) Polity (Parliament, Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha, ages)

  • Parliament composition: Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha + President
  • Article references mentioned:
    • Lok Sabha: Article 81
    • Rajya Sabha: Article 80
  • Tenure:
    • Lok Sabha: 5 years (normally; can dissolve)
    • Rajya Sabha: 6 years
  • Age criteria:
    • Rajya Sabha member: 30 years
    • Lok Sabha member: 25 years
    • President: 35 years
  • Speaker/joint sitting points:
    • President calls joint sitting under Article 108
    • Joint sitting presided by Lok Sabha Speaker
    • Mentioned that joint sitting does not occur in certain money bill and Constitution amendment cases
  • Seat counts mentioned:
    • Lok Sabha max/current: 543
    • Rajya Sabha max seats: 250
  • First Speaker of Lok Sabha:
    • G.V. Mavalankar

6) International organizations & days

  • SAARC
    • Established: 1985
    • First conference: Dhaka
    • Headquarters: Kathmandu (Nepal)
    • Members: 8 (Myanmar not included)
    • Member countries mentioned: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Afghanistan
  • United Nations (UNO)
    • World/UN day: 24 October
    • UNO established: 1945
    • Headquarters: Manhattan Island, New York
  • International Court of Justice (ICJ)
    • Located in The Hague, Netherlands
    • Judges: 15
    • Tenure: 9 years
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC)
    • Founded: 1894
    • Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
    • President mentioned: Christy Coventry
    • Olympics first held: Athens (1896)
  • UNCTAD
    • Linked with World Investment Report
    • Headquarters: Geneva
  • GATT/WTO
    • GATT: formed 1948, headquartered Geneva
    • WTO: came in 1995
  • APEC
    • Headquarters: Singapore
    • Formation: 1989
    • Members: 21
  • OPEC
    • Established: 1960
    • Members: 12
    • Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
    • Founded decision location mentioned: Baghdad

7) Geography & capitals/countries/currencies (repeated pattern)

  • Capital/currency examples mentioned:
    • Sri Lanka also called Ceylon
    • Bhutan: Thimphu — Ngultrum
    • Saudi Arabia: Riyadh — Riyal
    • Costa Rica: San José (via elimination)
    • Oman: Muscat
    • UAE: Abu Dhabi
    • Poland: Warsaw — Złoty
    • Israel: Jerusalem — New Shekel
    • Uzbekistan: Tashkent — Soma
    • Kazakhstan: Astana — Tenge
    • Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek — Som
    • Comoros: Moroni
    • Hungary: Budapest — Forint
  • India-neighbor borders:
    • Total land border length mentioned: ~15200 km
    • Longest border: with Bangladesh (496 km)
    • Shortest border: with Afghanistan (106 km)
    • States bordering Nepal: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
    • Border with Bangladesh sharing multiple states: 5 states mentioned (West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram)

8) Climate/environment & science

  • Greenhouse gases listed:
    • CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, O₃, CFCs, water vapor
  • Questions discussed included:
    • “Which is not a greenhouse gas”
    • “Most abundant” style questions:
      • nitrogen abundance in Earth’s atmosphere
      • hydrogen abundance in the universe
  • Major climate agreements:
    • Kyoto Protocol: signed 1997, in force 2005 (Kyoto, Japan)
    • Paris Agreement: signed 2015
  • Montreal Protocol:
    • Signed 16 September 1987 (Montreal, Canada)
    • Linked to ozone/CFC reduction
  • Biodiversity:
    • Biodiversity Day: 22 May
    • Biodiversity Act:
      • came into effect: 2002
      • authority formed: 2003 (mentioned Chennai)

9) Sports/awards and cultural GK

  • Arjuna Award
    • Established: 1961
    • Amount: ₹15 lakh
    • Categories described as for sports excellence (contrasted with other civilian awards)
  • Other gallantry/valor awards mentioned:
    • Paramveer Chakra (wartime)
    • Ashoka Chakra (peacetime gallantry)
    • Kirti Chakra / Shaurya Chakra (also referenced)
  • Dronacharya Award
    • For sports coaches; 1985 mentioned
  • Sports examples:
    • Olympics first held: 1896 Athens
    • Future Olympics mentioned:
      • Paris 2024, Los Angeles 2028, Brisbane 2032
  • Sports glossary examples:
    • “Bullseye” in shooting
    • “Diamond” as baseball field
    • “Range” for archery
  • Badminton trophy name mapping references (Thomas/Uber/Chaddha).

10) Science & space

  • Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)
    • Launched using PSLV-C25
    • Launch location: Sriharikota / Satish Dhawan Space Centre
    • Launched on 5 Nov 2013
  • Chandrayaan-3
    • Soft landing: 23 Aug 2023
    • Location: South Pole
    • Lander: Vikram
    • Rover: Pragyan
    • Landing point mentioned: “Shiv Shakti Point”

11) Miscellaneous GK examples

  • India rivers:
    • Brahmaputra origin from Tibet mentioned
    • Godavari origin at Trimbak
    • Yamuna length and Ganga formation via Alaknanda/Bhagirathi described (basic flow idea)
  • Population density:
    • India density: ~382 persons/sq km
    • Highest: Bihar (~1106)
    • Lowest: Arunachal Pradesh (~17)
  • National/international days mentioned:
    • World Hindi Day: 10 January
    • National Hindi Day: 14 September
    • International Day of Older Persons: 1 October
    • Ozone Day: 16 September

Speakers / sources featured

  • Ankit Sir (main instructor/host of the class)
  • Video title references a course/stream named “Ankit Sir”; no other clearly separate speakers are specified in the subtitles.

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