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.
How many thematic areas does ESTIC 2026 cover?
The conclave covers twelve key thematic areas, which include System and Synthetic Biology, advanced manufacturing, energy technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and advanced healthcare, and the whole exercise is tied to the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
Read the full explanation →Who was the Chief Guest at the ESTIC 2026 curtain raiser hosted by ICGEB New Delhi?
He graced the curtain raiser as Chief Guest, spoke of India's growing scientific capabilities and the potential of biotechnology to drive national development, and cited the development of COVID-19 vaccines as an instance of basic biological research leading to life-saving innovation.
Read the full explanation →Which body is organising the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC 2026)?
ESTIC 2026 is a flagship national platform organised by CSIR under the guidance of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and it is scheduled for 27 to 29 October 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →In the message, whose shared priorities did the Prime Minister say India and Brazil would advance together?
The Prime Minister wrote that the two nations would continue to strengthen their cooperation across diverse sectors, advance the shared priorities of the Global South, and work towards a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable world.
Read the full explanation →How did the Prime Minister describe the India-Brazil relationship in his congratulatory message?
The Prime Minister said he looked forward to working closely with President Lula to further deepen and expand the multifaceted India-Brazil Strategic Partnership, and that phrase is the one the message itself uses for the relationship.
Read the full explanation →Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, congratulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was re-elected President of which country?
Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in Brazil, and the Prime Minister of India sent him his heartiest congratulations on 26 October 2026, calling the result a remarkable re-election victory.
Read the full explanation →What was the code name given to the first ever tri-service military exercise between India and USA?
Tiger Triumph was the first tri-service exercise between India and the United States, held in November 2019 off the coast of Andhra Pradesh, with a harbour phase at Visakhapatnam and a field phase near Kakinada.
Read the full explanation →The Luhri Hydro-Electric Power Project is being constructed on the river
The Luhri Hydro-Electric Project is a run-of-the-river scheme on the Satluj (Sutlej) in Himachal Pradesh, on the stretch between the Shimla and Kullu districts.
Read the full explanation →The Government wants to prepare a plan for drought prone areas of the country. Which one of the following regions will be predominantly focused?
The Kutch region of Gujarat is one of the driest parts of India, with low and highly uncertain rainfall, often below 40 cm a year, and failures of the monsoon in many years.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following did not belong to the group of 'No-Changers'?
After Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922, the Congress split over the next step. The pro-changers, led by C.R.
Read the full explanation →The Indian desert also known as Marusthali is believed to be under the sea during which one of the following eras?
The Great Indian Desert, or Marusthali, lies to the north-west of the Aravalli hills in western Rajasthan. It is believed that during the Mesozoic era, the age of the dinosaurs some 250 to 66 million years ago, this region lay under the sea.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following dynasties of South India issued their documents first in Prakrit and later in Sanskrit ?
The Pallavas, who ruled the Tondaimandalam region around Kanchipuram, issued their earliest copper-plate grants, such as the Mayidavolu and Hirahadagalli plates of Shivaskandavarman, in Prakrit.
Read the full explanation →The correct order of atomic radius of Li, Na, Be and O is
Two trends of the periodic table decide the order. Going down a group, atomic radius increases because each new period adds an electron shell; so sodium, in period 3, is larger than lithium, in period 2, of the same group 1.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements : 1. Ocean currents are dominated by huge surface gyres that are driven by the global surface wind pattern. 2. Equatorial currents move cold water westward and then poleward along the east coasts of continents. With regard to the statements given above, which of the following is correct ?
The surface circulation of the oceans is organised into huge, roughly circular loops called gyres, one in each major ocean basin.
Read the full explanation →Why does the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum look 'rough' under a microscope ?
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a network of membrane tubes and sacs inside the cell. Part of it is studded on the outside with tiny granules called ribosomes, which give it a dotted, rough look under an electron microscope; this part is the rough ER.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following military operations was not undertaken by India ?
Operation Spider's Web was carried out by Ukraine, not India, in June 2025: small drones hidden in trucks were driven deep inside Russia and launched against several air bases, damaging long-range bombers.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements about the position of the Chief of Defence Staff : 1. He is the Head of the Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence. 2. He is the Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. 3. He does not exercise any military command over the three Service Chiefs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was created in December 2019 on the advice of the Kargil Review Committee and later expert groups, and the first CDS took office on 1 January 2020.
Read the full explanation →An aqueous solution of an acid conducts electricity. This is because
When an acid such as hydrochloric acid dissolves in water, it splits into ions: hydrogen ions (H⁺, which join water molecules as hydronium ions, H₃O⁺) and negative ions such as chloride (Cl⁻).
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a tributary of the river Ganga?
The Teesta rises in the glaciers of north Sikkim, flows through Sikkim and the Darjeeling hills into the plains of North Bengal, and then enters Bangladesh, where it joins the Brahmaputra (called the Jamuna there).
Read the full explanation →Tsunami waves are the undersea occurrence of earthquake exceeding 7.5 on Richter scale. Which one of the following statements regarding this is not correct?
The statement is not correct because tsunami is a Japanese word, from tsu (harbour) and nami (wave), meaning a harbour wave.
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