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SSC CGL GK Questions 2026

Static GK decides the General Awareness score in SSC CGL. Of the 25 questions in Tier-I and the 25 in Tier-II Paper-I, most come from Indian Polity, History, Geography, the Economy and General Science, the areas the CGL 2026 notice lists as History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy and Scientific Research relating to India and its neighbouring countries. Polity questions ask about articles, parts and schedules of the Constitution, amendments, the President, Parliament, the Supreme Court and constitutional bodies. History covers the Indus Valley, the Mauryas and Guptas, the Delhi Sultanate and Mughals, and the freedom struggle from 1857 to 1947. Geography asks about rivers, soils, climate, national parks, minerals and world physical features. The Economy part asks about budget terms, the RBI, banking and basic concepts. General Science is school-level Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for SSC CGL, written as short facts and tables so a topic can be revised in one sitting. Read a topic, then solve its previous-year questions and quiz on this site to check what you retained.

SSC CGL GK Questions with Answers

Q1983.EconomyHard

In which document was the scheme for container manufacturing first announced?

  1. A.The Union Budget 2026-27
  2. B.The Maritime India Vision
  3. C.The Economic Survey 2025-26
  4. D.The National Logistics Policy
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Correct answer: A. The Union Budget 2026-27

The Cabinet decision records that the scheme for container manufacturing had been announced in that budget, and the approval of 28 October 2026 is the step that turned the announcement into a sanctioned scheme with components and amounts.

Q1989.Government SchemesHard

PM VGSY is approved for a period that is co-terminus with the award period of which body?

  1. A.The 8th Central Pay Commission
  2. B.The Sixteenth Finance Commission
  3. C.The Fifteenth Finance Commission
  4. D.NITI Aayog's governing council
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Correct answer: B. The Sixteenth Finance Commission

The scheme has been sanctioned for the years from 2026-27 to 2030-31, and the Cabinet decision states plainly that this term is co-terminus with that commission's period.

Q1991.EconomyHard

The formula used to work out the Dearness Allowance increase rests on the recommendations of which body?

  1. A.The 6th Central Pay Commission
  2. B.The 7th Central Pay Commission
  3. C.The Sixteenth Finance Commission
  4. D.The Reserve Bank of India
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Correct answer: B. The 7th Central Pay Commission

The Cabinet described the increase as being in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on that commission's recommendations, so the percentage is arrived at mechanically rather than by negotiation.

Q1993.EconomyMedium

From which date does the revised Dearness Allowance rate apply?

  1. A.1 January 2026
  2. B.1 April 2026
  3. C.1 July 2026
  4. D.1 October 2026
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Correct answer: C. 1 July 2026

The Cabinet approved the release of the additional instalment with effect from that date, which is why the employees and pensioners covered by the order also become entitled to arrears for the months that have already passed between the effective date and the date of the decision.

Q1998.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which one among the following is a free living animal?

  1. A.Liver fluke
  2. B.Wuchereria
  3. C.Plasmodium
  4. D.Planaria
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Correct answer: D. Planaria

Planaria is a free-living flatworm, while the other three are parasites that live inside a host. Planaria belongs to the phylum Platyhelminthes and lives in freshwater ponds and streams, gliding under stones and feeding on small animals.