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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

Q2161.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following pairs with reference to the Constitution of India :

I. Part IX A : The Municipalities

II. Part IX B : The Cooperative Societies

III. Part X : Relations between the Union and States

IV. Part XII : Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. A.One
  2. B.Two
  3. C.Three
  4. D.All the four
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Correct answer: C. Three

Pairs I, II and IV are correct; pair III is wrong because Part X deals with the Scheduled and Tribal Areas.

Q2162.Art & CultureAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements :

I. The Kailasanatha temple of Kanchi is the earliest Pallava temple hewn from solid rock.

II. The Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Kanchi is a rare Pallava temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: B. II only

The Kailasanatha temple of Kanchi is a structural temple built of stone blocks, not a temple cut out of solid rock, so statement I is wrong.

Q2164.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

Who among the following stated in the Constituent Assembly that on 26th January, 1950, India was going to enter a life of contradictions?

  1. A.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  2. B.Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. C.Mahatma Gandhi
  4. D.S. P. Mukherjee
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Correct answer: A. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

In his closing speech to the Constituent Assembly on 25 November 1949, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar warned that on 26 January 1950 India was going to enter into a life of contradictions.

Q2167.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

Consider the following characteristics of a cloud type : 1. They are born through convection. 2. Only cloud type that can produce hail, thunder and lightning. 3. They are large cauliflower-shaped towers, often with 'anvil tops'. Identify the type of cloud on the basis of the given characteristics.

  1. A.Stratocumulus
  2. B.Cumulonimbus
  3. C.Cirrocumulus
  4. D.Nimbostratus
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Correct answer: B. Cumulonimbus

Cumulonimbus clouds form by strong convection, grow into huge cauliflower-like towers with flat anvil-shaped tops, and are the only clouds that bring hail, thunder and lightning.

Q2168.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKEasy

Which of the following statements about the Indus Waters Treaty is/are correct ? 1. The term 'Eastern Rivers' means the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi taken together. 2. The term 'Western Rivers' means the Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab taken together. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 defines the Eastern Rivers as the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi, and the Western Rivers as the Indus, the Jhelum and the Chenab.

Q2169.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about the Tashkent Agreement is correct ?

  1. A.It was an agreement between India and the Soviet Union.
  2. B.It was an agreement between India and Pakistan.
  3. C.It was an agreement that led to the formation of Bangladesh.
  4. D.It was an agreement between India and Mongolia.
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Correct answer: B. It was an agreement between India and Pakistan.

The Tashkent Agreement was signed on 10 January 1966 by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India and President Ayub Khan of Pakistan to end the war of 1965.

Q2172.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which of the following National Parks of India are declared as World Heritage by UNESCO? 1. Keoladeo National Park 2. Sundarbans National Park 3. Kaziranga National Park 4. Ranthambore National Park Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.1, 2 and 3 only
  3. C.3 and 4 only
  4. D.1, 2, 3 and 4
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Correct answer: B. 1, 2 and 3 only

Keoladeo, Sundarbans and Kaziranga national parks are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, while Ranthambore National Park is not one in its own right.

Q2174.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the ultraviolet light is not correct?

  1. A.It is an electromagnetic wave.
  2. B.It can travel through vacuum.
  3. C.It is a longitudinal wave.
  4. D.Its wavelength is shorter/smaller than that of visible light.
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Correct answer: C. It is a longitudinal wave.

Ultraviolet light is an electromagnetic wave, and all electromagnetic waves are transverse, not longitudinal. In an electromagnetic wave, the electric and magnetic fields vibrate at right angles to each other and to the direction in which the wave travels, which is the mark of a transverse wave.

Q2175.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about 'fission' is correct? 1. It is related with the creation of new individuals by means of cell division in unicellular organism. 2. It is related with the transformation of heavier nuclei into smaller nuclei. 3. It is related with the creation of a heavier nuclei by means of combining two higher nuclei. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.1 and 2 only
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 2 only

The word fission is used in two sciences: in biology for splitting of a single-celled organism, and in physics for splitting of a heavy nucleus.

Q2178.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Consider the following social movements : 1. Chipko Movement 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Satyashodhak Samaj Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the launch of the above social movements ?

  1. A.2, 1, 3
  2. B.3, 1, 2
  3. C.3, 2, 1
  4. D.1, 2, 3
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Correct answer: C. 3, 2, 1

The Satyashodhak Samaj came first in 1873, the Bardoli Satyagraha followed in 1928 and the Chipko Movement began in 1973.

Q2180.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about the properties of neutrons is not correct?

  1. A.Neutron mass is almost equal to proton mass.
  2. B.Neutrons possess zero charge.
  3. C.Neutrons are located inside the atomic nuclei.
  4. D.Neutrons revolve around the atomic nuclei.
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Correct answer: D. Neutrons revolve around the atomic nuclei.

Neutrons sit inside the nucleus with protons; it is the electrons that move around the nucleus. The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick in 1932, and he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for it in 1935.