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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

Q4083.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATHard

Two metallic wires A and B are made using copper. The radius of wire A is r while its length is l. A dc voltage V is applied across the wire A, causing power dissipation, P. The radius of wire B is 2r and its length is 2l and the same dc voltage V is applied across it causing power dissipation P₁. Which one of the following is the correct relationship between P and P₁?

  1. A.P = 2P₁
  2. B.P = P₁/2
  3. C.P = 4P₁
  4. D.P = P₁
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Correct answer: B. P = P₁/2

Wire B has half the resistance of wire A, and at the same voltage power is V²/R, so B dissipates twice the power: P₁ = 2P, which means P = P₁/2.

Q4084.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATHard

Radiations coming from the Sun are mostly in the form of

  1. A.light only.
  2. B.light and long wavelength infrared.
  3. C.light and short wavelength infrared.
  4. D.both short and long wavelength infrared.
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Correct answer: C. light and short wavelength infrared.

The Sun's surface is about 6,000 °C, so most of its energy reaches the Earth as short-wave radiation: visible light and near (short wavelength) infrared, with a small share of ultraviolet.

Q4086.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

A wooden box of mass 2 kg and dimensions (30 cm x 15 cm x 10 cm) is placed on a table with sides 30 cm and 10 cm touching the tabletop. Which one of the following is the approximate pressure exerted on the table?

  1. A.111.1 N/m²
  2. B.222.2 N/m²
  3. C.333.3 N/m²
  4. D.666.6 N/m²
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Correct answer: D. 666.6 N/m²

Pressure is force divided by the area in contact: the weight is 2 kg × 10 m/s² = 20 N and the face touching the table is 0.30 m × 0.10 m = 0.03 m², so the pressure is 20 ÷ 0.03 ≈ 666.6 N/m².

Q4088.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATHard

Consider the following statements regarding the royal center in Vijayanagara Empire: 1. The royal center was located in the south-western part of the settlement 2. It included over 60 temples 3. About 30 building complexes at the site have been identified as palaces Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

All three statements describe the royal centre of Vijayanagara (Hampi) as the archaeological study of the site records it. The royal centre lay in the south-western part of the settlement, away from the sacred centre on the bank of the Tungabhadra.

Q4090.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Acharya Vinoba Bhave received the first donation of land under the Bhoodan Movement at

  1. A.Ramgarh
  2. B.Garhwa
  3. C.Hyderabad
  4. D.Pochampally
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Correct answer: D. Pochampally

On 18 April 1951, at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district of the then Hyderabad State (now in Telangana), landowner V. Ramachandra Reddy offered about 100 acres to landless Dalit families, and this became the first gift of the Bhoodan Movement.

Q4096.Madhya PradeshHard

The Vidhan Bhavan at Bhopal, the building of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, was designed by which architect?

  1. A.Le Corbusier
  2. B.Charles Correa
  3. C.Edwin Lutyens
  4. D.Laurie Baker
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Correct answer: B. Charles Correa

The Vidhan Bhavan at Bhopal, which houses the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, was designed by Charles Correa, among the best known Indian architects of the twentieth century, whose work drew on courtyards, open-to-sky spaces and traditional Indian planning.

Q4099.Madhya PradeshMedium

Which Constitutional Amendment ended the nomination of Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies?

  1. A.101st Amendment
  2. B.102nd Amendment
  3. C.103rd Amendment
  4. D.104th Amendment
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Correct answer: D. 104th Amendment

The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act of 2019 amended Article 334 so that the nomination of Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha and to the State Legislative Assemblies came to an end on 25 January 2020, while extending the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the…