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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

Q2381.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

A student was doing an experiment on increasing the cell division among plants. She asked her supervisor to suggest the specific plant hormone for the same. Had you been her supervisor, which plant hormone would you suggest?

  1. A.Abscisic acid
  2. B.Gibberellins
  3. C.Cytokinin
  4. D.Auxin
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Correct answer: C. Cytokinin

Cytokinins are the plant hormones whose main job is to promote cell division, or cytokinesis, which gives them their name.

Q2382.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Which among the following Fundamental Rights is not suspended when an Emergency is declared ?

  1. A.Protection in respect of conviction for offences
  2. B.Right to constitutional remedies
  3. C.Right to move freely throughout the territory of India
  4. D.Equality before law
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Correct answer: A. Protection in respect of conviction for offences

This is Article 20, and since the 44th Amendment of 1978 the enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended even during a National Emergency.

Q2385.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Which one of the following Acts is correctly paired with the year of its enactment?

  1. A.The Consumer Protection Act : 2012
  2. B.The Right to Information Act : 2004
  3. C.The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act : 2006
  4. D.The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act : 2010
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Correct answer: C. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act : 2006

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act was passed by Parliament in 2006. Popularly called the Forest Rights Act, it recognises the rights of forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers over the land they cultivate and the forest produce they use.

Q2386.InternationalMedium

The roundtable with the top management of 15 Dutch companies was organised by India's Embassy in The Hague in collaboration with which bank?

  1. A.ING Group
  2. B.ABN AMRO
  3. C.HSBC Netherlands
  4. D.Rabobank
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Correct answer: C. HSBC Netherlands

The roundtable that brought together the chief executives of 15 Dutch companies was arranged by India's Embassy in The Hague in collaboration with HSBC Netherlands, and it covered investment plans, commercial partnerships and the business environment on both sides.

Q2387.InternationalMedium

Arthur van Dijk, whom the Union Commerce Minister met in the Netherlands, holds which office?

  1. A.King's Commissioner of the Province of North Holland
  2. B.Mayor of Amsterdam
  3. C.Dutch Ambassador to India
  4. D.Chair of the Senate Committee on European Affairs
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Correct answer: A. King's Commissioner of the Province of North Holland

Arthur van Dijk holds that provincial office, through which the Dutch crown is represented in North Holland, and he was among the leaders Piyush Goyal met in the Netherlands on 26 October 2026.

Q2389.InternationalEasy

The India-Netherlands Business Forum of October 2026 was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal and which Dutch minister?

  1. A.Heleen Herbert, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate
  2. B.Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
  3. C.Arthur van Dijk, King's Commissioner of North Holland
  4. D.The Dutch Minister of Finance
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Correct answer: B. Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

He holds the Dutch portfolio of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, and he chaired the India-Netherlands Business Forum jointly with India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal during the visit of 26 October 2026.

Q2392.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following provides for the complete equality of men and women in India ?

  1. A.Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India
  2. B.Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India
  3. C.The Indian Independence Act
  4. D.Article 20 of the Constitution of India
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Correct answer: A. Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution of India

Article 14 guarantees equality before law to every person, and Article 15 forbids the State to discriminate on grounds of sex, among others.

Q2394.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

The volume of a sealed packet is 1 litre and its mass is 800 g. The packet is first put inside water with density 1 g cm⁻³ and then in another liquid B with density 1.5 g cm⁻³. Then which one of the following statements holds true?

  1. A.The packet will float in both water and liquid B.
  2. B.The packet will sink in both water and liquid B.
  3. C.The packet will sink in water but will float in liquid B.
  4. D.The packet will float in water and sink in liquid B.
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Correct answer: A. The packet will float in both water and liquid B.

The packet’s density is 800 g divided by 1,000 cm³, which is 0.8 g/cm³, less than the density of both liquids.

Q2397.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

An object is placed between infinity and the pole (P) of a convex mirror. The position of the image is

  1. A.between pole (P) and the focus (F), behind the mirror
  2. B.between the focus (F) and infinity, behind the mirror
  3. C.between the pole (P) and the infinity, in front of the mirror
  4. D.at the focus (F), behind the mirror
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Correct answer: A. between pole (P) and the focus (F), behind the mirror

For any position of a real object in front of a convex mirror, the image forms behind the mirror between P and F. A convex mirror bulges outward, and its focus and centre of curvature lie behind it.

Q2400.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

The provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India shall not apply to the administration and control of the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in

1. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha

2. Assam and Tripura

3. Meghalaya and Mizoram

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

The Fifth Schedule covers Scheduled Areas in every State except Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram, whose tribal areas come under the Sixth Schedule instead.