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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

Q3861.Awards & HonoursAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Consider the following statements and identify the actress : She is a renowned film actress, director and producer, and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992 and has served as the Head of Central Board for Film Certification from 1998 to 2001. In recognition to her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema, she was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

  1. A.Vyjayanthimala
  2. B.Waheeda Rehman
  3. C.Mala Sinha
  4. D.Asha Parekh
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Correct answer: D. Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh received the Padma Shri in 1992, chaired the Central Board of Film Certification from 1998 to 2001 as its first woman head, and was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2020.

Q3862.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about clouds : 1. Two major forms of clouds are stratiform and cumuliform. 2. According to the altitude, clouds are classified as high clouds, middle clouds and low clouds. 3. Stratus, nimbostratus and stratocumulus are types of high clouds. 4. Clouds having nimbo attached to their name produce precipitation. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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

Only statement 3 is wrong, because stratus, nimbostratus and stratocumulus are low clouds, not high clouds. Statement 1 is correct: clouds take two basic forms, layered stratiform sheets formed by gentle lifting of air and heaped cumuliform clouds formed by rising convection currents.

Q3863.Art & CultureAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the Ancient Hindu metal images in India : 1. The Chola period is well known for the aesthetic and technical finesse of its metal sculpture. 2. The iconography and style of Chola metal images were similar to those of their stone counterparts. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

Chola bronzes are celebrated for their beauty and casting skill, and they follow the same iconographic rules and style as the stone sculpture of the period.

Q3867.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

'Altitude sickness' is caused at high altitude due to

  1. A.high partial pressure of oxygen
  2. B.low partial pressure of oxygen
  3. C.low level of haemoglobin
  4. D.high partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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Correct answer: B. low partial pressure of oxygen

As one climbs, air pressure falls, so each breath delivers oxygen at a lower partial pressure and less of it passes from the lungs into the blood.

Q3868.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a compound?

  1. A.Composition is variable.
  2. B.All particles of compound are of only one type.
  3. C.Particles of compound have two or more elements.
  4. D.Its constituents cannot be separated by simple physical methods.
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Correct answer: A. Composition is variable.

A compound always has a fixed composition by mass, so a variable composition is a property of mixtures, not compounds.

Q3869.Books & AuthorsAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKHard

Which European ruler had observed, "Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world ... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe"?

  1. A.Queen Victoria
  2. B.Peter the Great of Russia
  3. C.Napoleon Bonaparte
  4. D.Gustav II Adolf
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Correct answer: B. Peter the Great of Russia

The remark that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world, and that whoever commands it exclusively is the dictator of Europe, is attributed to Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1725.

Q3871.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2020, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements in relation to Panchayats is not correct?

  1. A.Legislature of a State may, by law, make provisions with respect to the composition of Panchayats.
  2. B.Panchayat area means the territorial area of a Panchayat.
  3. C.Gram Sabha includes all persons in the electoral rolls of village within a Panchayat.
  4. D.Reservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.
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Correct answer: D. Reservation of seats for SCs and STs has nothing to do with proportion of their population.

Under Article 243D, seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in every Panchayat are reserved in proportion to their share of the population of that Panchayat area, so the statement that reservation has nothing to do with population is wrong.

Q3873.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKEasy

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Time Zone in India ? 1. There is one standard time for the whole country. 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands have different Time Zones. 3. Indian Standard Time (IST) is five and half hours behind GMT. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

India follows a single standard time, Indian Standard Time, for the whole country, and it is ahead of GMT, not behind it.

Q3874.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2022, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not a resultant of the El Nino effect ?

  1. A.Distortion of equatorial atmospheric circulation
  2. B.Flow of the South-East Trade Winds towards the Indian Ocean
  3. C.Irregularities in the evaporation of sea water
  4. D.Reduction in the amount of planktons which reduces the number of fish in the sea
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Correct answer: B. Flow of the South-East Trade Winds towards the Indian Ocean

During El Nino the trade winds of the Pacific weaken or even reverse, so a steady flow of these winds is not one of its results.

Q3878.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the Gupta administrative system : 1. The Gupta kings assumed imperial titles such as Maharajadhiraja, Parama-bhattaraka and Parameshvara. 2. The Gupta kings also connected themselves with the Gods through epithets such as Parama-daivata and Parama-bhagavata. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: C. Both 1 and 2

Gupta inscriptions show the kings using grand imperial titles and also religious epithets that linked them with the gods.

Q3879.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

A positively charged particle (alpha-particle) is projected towards west in a horizontal plane. It is deflected towards north in the same plane by a magnetic field. Which one among the following is the direction of the magnetic field?

  1. A.Towards south
  2. B.Towards east
  3. C.Vertically downwards
  4. D.Vertically upwards
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Correct answer: D. Vertically upwards

The magnetic force on a moving charge is F = q(v × B), and only an upward field turns a westward-moving positive charge towards the north.