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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

Q444.Science & TechnologyHard

How many biotechnology institutions does BRIC bring into its national network?

  1. A.9 institutions in 7 cities
  2. B.11 institutions in 13 cities
  3. C.13 institutions in 11 cities
  4. D.18 institutions in 15 cities
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Correct answer: C. 13 institutions in 11 cities

Dr Rajesh S. Gokhale, Secretary of the Department of Biotechnology and Director General of BRIC, said the council’s core vision was to unify thirteen premier biotechnology institutions spread across eleven cities into a decentralised national network supported by a lean secretariat.

Q447.Science & TechnologyMedium

BRIC signed a Letter of Intent on biomanufacturing with which United Kingdom body?

  1. A.Centre for Process Innovation
  2. B.Wellcome Sanger Institute
  3. C.Royal Society of Biology
  4. D.UK Research and Innovation
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Correct answer: A. Centre for Process Innovation

At BRIC’s third Foundation Day on 10 November 2026 a Letter of Intent was signed with this British centre to strengthen India-UK collaboration in biomanufacturing and to help build biofoundries, the minister having already named such hubs at Mohali, Hyderabad, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

Q449.Science & TechnologyMedium

How many institutions make up the Earth System Sciences Council whose reports were reviewed?

  1. A.Three
  2. B.Four
  3. C.Five
  4. D.Seven
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Correct answer: C. Five

The annual reports and audited accounts for 2025-26 of five constituent institutions were placed before the council: the National Institute of Ocean Technology, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, the National Centre for Earth Science Studies, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and the National Centre for Polar…

Q452.State NewsHard

Where was it proposed to set up a Centre of Excellence on Millets?

  1. A.Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
  2. B.Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad
  3. C.M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
  4. D.Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
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Correct answer: A. Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology

Dr Mangi Lal Jat proposed establishing the centre there, and separately proposed stronger research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Millets Research at Hyderabad, which is why option B is a near miss rather than the answer: the Hyderabad institute is the research partner and the route for market linkage…

Q455.State NewsMedium

What millet area target was proposed for Odisha by 2047 at the Bhubaneswar national event?

  1. A.2 lakh hectares
  2. B.3.5 lakh hectares
  3. C.5 lakh hectares
  4. D.8 lakh hectares
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Correct answer: C. 5 lakh hectares

Addressing the two-day national event at Bhubaneswar on 10 November 2026, the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr Mangi Lal Jat, proposed expanding Odisha’s millet area from 1.79 lakh hectares at present to five lakh hectares by 2047, with production reaching eight lakh metric tonnes.

Q456.Government SchemesMedium

Up to which date was the OPD milestone of the new AIIMS counted?

  1. A.31 March 2026
  2. B.30 June 2026
  3. C.30 September 2026
  4. D.31 October 2026
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Correct answer: D. 31 October 2026

The ministry said the new AIIMS had collectively recorded over six crore outpatient consultations in the five-year period since 2021-22, as on that date, and it also gave the running figure of 97.41 lakh outpatients for the current year 2026-27 up to October 2026.

Q459.Government SchemesEasy

The new AIIMS whose OPD milestone was announced in November 2026 are set up under which scheme?

  1. A.Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
  2. B.Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
  3. C.National Health Mission
  4. D.Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on 10 November 2026 that the new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences created under this scheme had crossed six crore outpatient consultations since 2021-22.

Q460.EconomyMedium

Which requirement for claiming incentive has been discontinued in the new round of PLI-MD?

  1. A.The minimum sales threshold
  2. B.The export obligation
  3. C.The domestic value addition norm
  4. D.The employment guarantee
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Correct answer: A. The minimum sales threshold

Learning from the first phase, the department removed the condition that an applicant had to cross a stated level of sales before claiming the incentive, and it also trimmed the minimum investment requirement.