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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

Q3141.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

The principle that the framing of the new Constitution for independent India should be primarily (though not solely) the responsibility of Indians themselves, was for the first time conceded in the

  1. A.Government of India Act, 1935
  2. B.August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow
  3. C.Cripps Proposals
  4. D.Cabinet Mission
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Correct answer: B. August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow

Made on 8 August 1940, it was the first time the British government accepted that framing India's new constitution should be mainly the responsibility of Indians.

Q3142.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a minor plate ?

  1. A.Cocos Plate
  2. B.Nazca Plate
  3. C.Caroline Plate
  4. D.Antarctic Plate
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Correct answer: D. Antarctic Plate

The Antarctic Plate, carrying Antarctica and the ocean around it, is one of the seven major lithospheric plates. Plate tectonics divides the lithosphere into seven major plates and several minor ones.

Q3143.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Weight and mass of an object are defined with Newton's laws of motion. Which among the following is true ?

  1. A.Weight is a constant of proportionality.
  2. B.Mass is a constant of proportionality.
  3. C.Mass is not a constant of proportionality.
  4. D.Weight is a universal constant.
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Correct answer: B. Mass is a constant of proportionality.

In Newton's second law, F = ma, the force on a body is proportional to its acceleration, and the constant linking the two is the body's mass.

Q3144.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Panchayati Raj Institutions are primarily the institutions of

  1. A.Popular Government
  2. B.Self-Government
  3. C.Federal Government
  4. D.Quasi-Government
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Correct answer: B. Self-Government

Panchayati Raj Institutions are bodies of rural local self-government, through which villagers manage their own local affairs. Article 40, a Directive Principle, asks the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to function as units of self-government.

Q3145.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATEasy

Who among the following was the author of the famous Sanskrit work 'Mrichchhakatika'?

  1. A.Kalidasa
  2. B.Bhasa
  3. C.Valmiki
  4. D.Shudraka
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Correct answer: D. Shudraka

Mrichchhakatika, meaning 'The Little Clay Cart', is a ten-act Sanskrit play attributed to King Shudraka. The play tells the love story of Charudatta, a generous Brahmin merchant of Ujjayini who has lost his wealth, and Vasantasena, a rich and noble courtesan.

Q3146.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATHard

Which of the following statements about the technological innovations during the Industrial Revolutions are correct ? 1. Mule was the nickname for a machine invented in 1779, that allowed the spinning of strong and fine yarn. 2. Water Frame, invented in 1769 by Richard Arkwright, made it possible to weave pure cotton clothes. 3. Power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1787, could be used to weave any kind of materials. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

All three statements correctly describe the spinning and weaving machines that drove the British cotton industry in the late eighteenth century.

Q3147.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Identify the land biome on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. Their climates are characterised by high rainfall and temperatures that vary from cold to mild. 2. These forests contain primarily deciduous trees - including maple, oak, hickory and beechwood. 3. Raccoons, opossums, bats and squirrels are found in the trees. Select the correct land biome from the options given below :

  1. A.Tropical forest
  2. B.Temperate forest
  3. C.Boreal forest
  4. D.Mediterranean forest
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Correct answer: B. Temperate forest

Mild to cold seasons, good rainfall, broad-leaved deciduous trees like maple and oak, and animals like raccoons and squirrels mark the temperate deciduous forest.

Q3148.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

Initial discovery of antibiotic penicillin was done by

  1. A.Francis Crick
  2. B.Maurice Wilkins
  3. C.Charles Darwin
  4. D.Alexander Fleming
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Correct answer: D. Alexander Fleming

The Scottish scientist discovered penicillin in 1928 at St Mary's Hospital in London. Fleming noticed that a mould, Penicillium notatum, had accidentally grown on a culture plate of Staphylococcus bacteria and had killed the bacteria around it.

Q3149.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATHard

Which of the following statements with reference to shadow zones in an event of an earthquake is/are correct ? 1. Zone between 105° and 145° from epicentre was identified as the shadow zone for both P-waves and S-waves 2. The shadow zone of P-waves is much larger than that of the S-waves 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: A. 1 only

The band between 105° and 145° from the epicentre receives neither P-waves nor S-waves, but it is the S-wave shadow zone that is much larger, so statement 2 is wrong.

Q3150.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

Consider the following critical minerals : I. Neodymium II. Tellurium III. Dysprosium IV. Gallium Which of the above minerals are not used for the production of photovoltaic cells used in solar panels?

  1. A.I and IV
  2. B.II and III
  3. C.I and III
  4. D.II and IV
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Correct answer: C. I and III

Neodymium and dysprosium are rare earth elements used mainly in strong permanent magnets, not in solar cells, while tellurium and gallium are used in photovoltaic cells.

Q3151.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.In the conduction mode of transference of heat, the molecules of solid pass heat from one molecule to another without moving from their positions
  2. B.The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance is called its specific heat capacity
  3. C.The process of heat transfer in liquids and gases is through convection mode
  4. D.The process of heat transfer from a body at higher temperature to a body at lower temperature without heating the space between them is known as radiation
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Correct answer: B. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance is called its specific heat capacity

Specific heat capacity is the heat needed to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree, not simply the heat needed to raise its temperature.

Q3152.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which of the following statements about Ring of Fire is/are correct ? 1. It is a zone of convergence plate boundaries 2. It is an active seismic and volcanic zone 3. It is associated with deep trench Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

The Ring of Fire around the Pacific is a belt of convergent plate boundaries, full of active volcanoes and earthquakes and lined by deep ocean trenches.

Q3156.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Buoyancy is a/an

  1. A.upward pressure
  2. B.downward pressure
  3. C.downward force
  4. D.upward force
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Correct answer: D. upward force

Buoyancy, or upthrust, is the upward force a fluid exerts on any object immersed in it. A fluid presses on an object from all sides, but the pressure grows with depth, so the push on the lower surface is greater than the push on the upper surface.

Q3158.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATHard

Which one of the following statements about Rabatak inscription is not correct ?

  1. A.It throws important light on Kushana genealogy.
  2. B.It refers to Kanishka as 'a king of kings and a son of God'.
  3. C.The 23-line inscription is written in Gandhari language.
  4. D.It mentions names of States which were part of Kanishka's empire.
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Correct answer: C. The 23-line inscription is written in Gandhari language.

The Rabatak inscription is written in the Bactrian language using the Greek script, not in Gandhari. The inscription was found in 1993 at Rabatak in northern Afghanistan.

Q3159.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATHard

Consider the following statements : 1. Terracotta models of the plough have been found at sites in Cholistan and at Banawali (Haryana). 2. There is evidence of a ploughed field at Kalibangan associated with the mature phase of the Harappan civilization. 3. The ploughed field at Kalibangan had two sets of furrows crossing at right angles to each other suggesting two different crops were grown together in it. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.None of the above
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Correct answer: C. 1 and 3 only

The ploughed field at Kalibangan belongs to the Early Harappan levels, not the mature phase, so statement 2 is wrong.

Q3160.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following statements regarding tropical cyclones is/are correct ? 1. These storms develop during the summer and autumn in every tropical ocean except the South Atlantic and eastern South Pacific Oceans. 2. Tropical cyclones that occur in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific Oceans are known as typhoons. 3. Tropical cyclones that occur in the Indian and South Pacific Oceans are called cyclones. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Tropical cyclones of the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific are called hurricanes, not typhoons, so statement 2 is wrong.