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 nitrogen oxides has the highest oxidation state of nitrogen?
In dinitrogen pentoxide, nitrogen has an oxidation state of +5, the highest it can reach, because a nitrogen atom has five electrons in its outer shell.
Read the full explanation →Name the site that gives us valuable information about India's maritime links on the Coromandel coast.
Arikamedu, near Puducherry on the Coromandel coast, was a busy port from about the 2nd century BCE, and its remains show trade with the Roman world.
Read the full explanation →The Cash Reserve Ratio refers to
The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the part of a bank's net demand and time liabilities (mainly its deposits) that it must keep as cash balances with the Reserve Bank of India.
Read the full explanation →The National Disaster Management Authority functions under the Ministry of
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) works under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the nodal ministry for disaster management in India.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is a type of igneous rock ?
Granite is an igneous rock, formed when molten magma cools and hardens. Because it cools slowly deep inside the earth's crust, its crystals grow large enough to be seen by the naked eye, so it is called an intrusive or plutonic igneous rock.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following factors signify monopolistic competition ? 1. Differentiated products 2. Large number of buyers and sellers 3. Barriers to entry 4. Homogeneous products Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Monopolistic competition is a market with many buyers and sellers, each seller offering a product that is slightly different from the others.
Read the full explanation →Manav is planning to visit all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Delhi. He will be visiting
Delhi has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and they are exactly these three. Humayun's Tomb was inscribed in 1993; built in the 1560s at the wish of his widow Bega Begum, it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and a model for the Taj Mahal.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following concepts are considered as pillars of Human Development ? 1. Equity 2. Sustainability 3. Productivity 4. Security Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The idea of human development, put forward by Mahbub ul Haq and Amartya Sen, rests on four pillars: equity, sustainability, productivity and empowerment.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following industries was most affected by the 'deindustrialisation' of India in the 19th century?
Handloom cotton weaving was India's largest industry, and it suffered most when British rule opened India to machine-made cloth. Before the 19th century, Indian muslins, calicoes and chintz from Bengal, Gujarat and the Coromandel coast were sold across the world.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following present day territories was outside the limits of Ashoka's empire ?
Ashoka's empire covered almost the whole subcontinent, but the Brahmaputra valley lay beyond its eastern limit.
Read the full explanation →What are the uses of software ports ? 1. Connect client computer to server 2. Connect external devices to computer 3. Identify different services like email, file transfer 4. Connecting peripherals like cameras, scanners Select the answer using the code given below :
A software port is a logical number, not a physical socket, so it is used for network connections and for telling services apart.
Read the full explanation →The term 'M-STrIPES' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of
M-STrIPES stands for Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status. It was introduced by the National Tiger Conservation Authority around 2010, with technical support from the Wildlife Institute of India, for use in tiger reserves.
Read the full explanation →With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements : 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, launched in 2015, is the flagship skill training scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, not of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
The star-shaped lake at the heart of the Kodaikanal hill station in the Palani Hills was made by people, not by nature.
Read the full explanation →In India, 'extended producer responsibility' was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?
These rules, notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and in force from May 2012, made extended producer responsibility, or EPR, their central feature.
Read the full explanation →With reference to Indian judiciary, consider the following statements : 1. Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act as a Supreme Court judge by the Chief Justice of India with prior permission of the President of India. 2. A High Court in India has the power to review its own judgement as the Supreme Court does. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Article 128 of the Constitution lets the Chief Justice of India, with the previous consent of the President, request any person who has held office as a Supreme Court judge to sit and act as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Read the full explanation →What is the application of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Technology ?
Somatic cell nuclear transfer, or SCNT, is the technique used to clone an animal. Scientists take an egg cell and remove its nucleus.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below:
All three were steps on the road to English education in India.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following has/have occurred in India after its liberalization of economic policies in 1991? 1. Share of agriculture in GDP increased enormously. 2. Share of India's exports in world trade increased. 3. FDI inflows increased. 4. India's foreign exchange reserves increased enormously. Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
The reforms of 1991, launched during a balance of payments crisis, opened India to trade and foreign investment, and three of the listed changes followed.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
Earning a steady income was not the purpose of the Subsidiary Alliance. Lord Wellesley, Governor-General from 1798 to 1805, used the system to bring Indian states under British control without fighting a war for each.
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