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.
Which one of the following mountains lies in between Caspian Sea and Black Sea ?
The Caucasus Mountains stretch from the Black Sea in the west to the Caspian Sea in the east, across Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Read the full explanation →The process whereby certain minerals absorb water, expand and change is called as
In hydration, minerals take water into their structure, swell in volume and change into new minerals, which loosens and breaks the rock.
Read the full explanation →Work is said to be one Joule when a force of
Work equals force multiplied by displacement, and 4 N multiplied by 0.25 m gives exactly 1 joule.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following American Presidents described democracy as "Government of the People, for the People and by the People"?
In his Gettysburg Address of 19 November 1863 he spoke of government of the people, by the people, for the people, and the phrase became the classic definition of democracy.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts contains the personal name of the king - Ashoka ?
The Maski minor rock edict in Raichur district, Karnataka, calls the king Devanampiya Asoka, and it was the first inscription found to name him as Ashoka.
Read the full explanation →Bacterial DNA is referred to as naked because it is not associated with :
In bacteria the DNA is not wrapped around histone proteins as it is in the chromosomes of eukaryotes, so it is called naked DNA.
Read the full explanation →Given below are the four cases in which certain heat transfer is taking place : 1. Ice is melting in a glass full of water 2. Water is boiling in an open container 3. A metal rod is heated in a furnace 4. A cup of coffee is allowed to cool on a table In which of the above cases, the Newton's Law of Cooling is applicable?
Newton's law of cooling describes a hot body losing heat to cooler surroundings, which is exactly what a cup of coffee on a table does.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ? 1. Malaria : Mycobacterium 2. TB : Plasmodium Select the answer using the code given below:
The two pathogens have been swapped: malaria is caused by Plasmodium and TB by Mycobacterium, so both pairs are wrong.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements with reference to sea waves : 1. The height of waves is determined by wind speed, wind duration, and fetch 2. The energy of a wave is proportional to the square of its height 3. Waves retain most of their energy as they travel across the deep ocean Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
All three statements describe how ocean waves form and travel. Statement 1 is correct: wind-driven waves grow with the wind's speed, the length of time it blows and the fetch, the stretch of open water over which it blows.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a pass of Arunachal Pradesh?
Muling La lies in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, on the route from the Gangotri region into Tibet, not in Arunachal Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →In the southern hemisphere, trade winds blow from:
In the southern hemisphere the trade winds are the south-east trades, blowing from the subtropical high towards the equator and turned to their left by the Coriolis force.
Read the full explanation →The amount of heat required to change a liquid to gaseous state without any change in temperature is known as
It is the heat a liquid absorbs to turn into vapour at its boiling point, while its temperature stays the same.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following rivers is NOT a tributary of river Cauvery ?
The Indravati is a tributary of the Godavari, flowing from Odisha through the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh; it has nothing to do with the Cauvery basin.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service ?
He passed the Indian Civil Service examination in London in 1863 and joined the service in 1864, the first Indian to do so.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is a major environmental issue in eastern Canada ?
Sulphur and nitrogen oxides from industries in the Great Lakes region and the US Midwest are carried by westerly winds and fall as acid rain and snow over eastern Canada.
Read the full explanation →Advantage(s) of tectonic activity in Iceland include(s) : 1. Source of natural geothermal energy 2. Creation of new land 3. Attraction of tourists Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Iceland's volcanic and tectonic activity gives it cheap geothermal energy, adds new land through eruptions and draws large numbers of tourists.
Read the full explanation →Fundamental laws of physics require
In every isolated system these three quantities stay constant, and no known process has ever been found to break these laws.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is/are the right/rights mentioned in the 'American Declaration of Independence'? 1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Pursuit of Happiness 4. Fraternity Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Declaration says that all men are endowed with certain unalienable rights, among which are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Read the full explanation →Yashovarman was ruler of which one of the following kingdoms?
Yashovarman ruled Kannauj in the first half of the eighth century, between the age of Harsha and the rise of the Gurjara-Pratiharas.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is known as the architect of Indian planning ?
Mahalanobis. His model shaped the Second Five Year Plan (1956-61), which set India's path of heavy industrialisation, so he is called the architect of Indian planning.
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