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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

Q2601.Government SchemesMedium

The 'Nasha Mukt Yuva, Viksit Bharat Quiz' has been launched by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
  2. B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  4. D.Ministry of Home Affairs
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which runs the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and has opened this quiz under it.

Q2602.Government SchemesMedium

Which of the following is NOT one of the three national corporations whose beneficiaries the Shilp Samagam Mela supports?

  1. A.NSFDC
  2. B.NSKFDC
  3. C.NBCFDC
  4. D.NMDFC
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Correct answer: D. NMDFC

The three corporations named in connection with the mela are the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, or NSFDC, the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation, or NSKFDC, and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation, or NBCFDC.

Q2604.Government SchemesMedium

What does BHARAT-TULIP, promoted at the Shilp Samagam Mela, stand for?

  1. A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
  2. B.Tribal Udyog Livelihood Investment Programme
  3. C.Textile Upgradation and Local Industry Promotion
  4. D.Training for Urban Livelihoods and Industrial Production
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Correct answer: A. Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme

BHARAT-TULIP is the programme through which the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment helps artisans of its target groups sell their products, both at physical outlets and on e-commerce platforms, so that a craftsperson is not limited to buyers who walk into a fairground.

Q2605.Government SchemesEasy

Shilp Samagam Mela is organised by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Textiles
  2. B.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which runs the Shilp Samagam Mela to give marketing support to artisans and beneficiaries attached to its three national corporations.

Q2609.NationalEasy

The Vice-President addressed the Ruby Jubilee celebrations of which university in October 2026?

  1. A.Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
  2. B.Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada
  3. C.Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati
  4. D.Osmania University, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed its 40th anniversary, called the Ruby Jubilee, in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, released a souvenir on the university's forty-year journey and asked its researchers to aim for global recognition in medical science.

Q2610.Important DaysMedium

Which of the following is NOT one of the commitments made in the Integrity Pledge?

  1. A.Neither to give nor to take a bribe
  2. B.To report instances of corruption to the appropriate authority
  3. C.To act in the public interest and lead by personal example
  4. D.To declare all movable and immovable property every quarter
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Correct answer: D. To declare all movable and immovable property every quarter

A quarterly declaration of movable and immovable property is not part of the Integrity Pledge; the pledge is a statement of personal commitment, not a disclosure requirement.

Q2613.Important DaysEasy

What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2026?

  1. A.Probity for Prosperity
  2. B.Vigilance for Viksit Bharat
  3. C.Say No to Corruption, Commit to the Nation
  4. D.Integrity Begins at Home
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Correct answer: A. Probity for Prosperity

The theme set for the week is 'Satyanishtha se Samriddhi', which the government renders in English as Probity for Prosperity, and it treats honesty, integrity and openness as the pillars that hold up good governance and public trust in institutions.

Q2614.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Brahmaputra and Indus rivers are antecedent rivers. Which one of the following may be the true definition of an antecedent drainage ?

  1. A.Which follows the initial slope of the Himalaya
  2. B.Which existed before the Himalayan range came into existence
  3. C.Which followed the dip or rock beds of the Himalaya
  4. D.Which followed the strikes of rock beds of the Himalaya
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Correct answer: B. Which existed before the Himalayan range came into existence

An antecedent river is older than the uplift it now cuts across. The Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra rise beyond the main Himalayan range, north of it in Tibet.

Q2618.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Imagine a current-carrying straight conductor with magnetic field of lines in anti-clockwise direction. Then the direction of current is determined by

  1. A.the Right-Hand Thumb rule and it would be in the downward direction.
  2. B.the Left-Hand Thumb rule and it would be in the downward direction.
  3. C.the Right-Hand Thumb rule and it would be in the upward direction.
  4. D.the Left-Hand Thumb rule and it would be in the upward direction.
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Correct answer: C. the Right-Hand Thumb rule and it would be in the upward direction.

For a straight wire, the right-hand thumb rule links the current to the circular field lines around it. Hold the wire in the right hand with the thumb along the current; the curled fingers then show the direction of the magnetic field lines, which form concentric circles around the wire.

Q2619.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 was organized by

  1. A.B. R. Ambedkar
  2. B.Mahatma Gandhi
  3. C.S. C. Bose
  4. D.Lokmanya Tilak
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Correct answer: A. B. R. Ambedkar

In March 1927 Dr Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha to assert the right of the depressed classes to draw water from the public Chavdar tank at Mahad.

Q2620.Indian States & UTsAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

In January 2020, the administration of which of the following Union Territories has been merged together?

  1. A.Daman and Diu and Puducherry
  2. B.Puducherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  3. C.Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  4. D.Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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Correct answer: D. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

The two western Union Territories were joined into a single Union Territory from 26 January 2020. Parliament passed the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act in December 2019, and the merger took effect on 26 January 2020.