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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

Q465.NationalMedium

Which vessel is recorded in the Limca Book of Records as the world’s longest river cruise?

  1. A.MV Ganga Vilas
  2. B.MV Lal Bahadur Shastri
  3. C.MV Ram Prasad Bismil
  4. D.MV Sagar Samrat
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Correct answer: A. MV Ganga Vilas

While announcing the Yamuna cruise, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways recalled that this vessel holds the Limca Book of Records entry for the longest river cruise anywhere, having sailed more than 3,200 km across India and Bangladesh while touching fifty tourist destinations, two countries, five states and twenty-seven…

Q467.NationalEasy

The Yamuna has been designated as which national waterway?

  1. A.National Waterway-1
  2. B.National Waterway-37
  3. C.National Waterway-110
  4. D.National Waterway-97
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Correct answer: C. National Waterway-110

The Yamuna carries this number under the National Waterways Act, 2016, and the recreational cruise service opened in Delhi on 10 November 2026 is the first step towards using the river for leisure navigation in the capital.

Q468.NationalMedium

Which event did the Department of Sports launch on 2 October 2026 at the start of Special Campaign 6.0?

  1. A.Fit India Swachhata Freedom Run
  2. B.Khelo India Youth Games
  3. C.National Sports Day Run
  4. D.Swachhata Hi Seva Pledge
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Correct answer: A. Fit India Swachhata Freedom Run

The Department of Sports opened its campaign work on 2 October 2026 with this run, which brought together daily physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle on one side and cleanliness on the other, in the spirit of a clean India and a healthy India.

Q470.NationalMedium

Special Campaign 6.0, reported by the Department of Sports and the Ministry of Ayush, was conducted during which period?

  1. A.2 October to 31 October 2026
  2. B.17 September to 2 October 2026
  3. C.1 October to 30 November 2026
  4. D.2 October to 31 December 2026
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Correct answer: A. 2 October to 31 October 2026

The campaign is run by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances and covered that month, with the goals of responsible governance, simpler administrative processes, scientific management of e-waste and cleanliness in offices.

Q471.NationalMedium

According to the President's address to the IPS probationers, from where do police officers earn real respect?

  1. A.From the authority conferred by laws and rules
  2. B.From seniority in the service
  3. C.From their performance and value system
  4. D.From the size of the force they command
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Correct answer: C. From their performance and value system

The President told the trainees that although policing laws and rules give officers a high level of authority, the respect people actually give them rests on how they perform and on the values they hold.

Q473.NationalEasy

Probationers of which service called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 10 November 2026?

  1. A.Indian Administrative Service
  2. B.Indian Police Service
  3. C.Indian Forest Service
  4. D.Indian Foreign Service
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Correct answer: B. Indian Police Service

The officer trainees who met the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan belonged to the Indian Police Service 78 RR, that is the 2025 batch, and her address to them dealt with policing, public trust, misinformation and cyber crime.

Q476.EconomyMedium

The National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) functions under the administrative control of which department?

  1. A.Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance
  2. B.Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
  4. D.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Correct answer: A. Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance

NLMC is a wholly owned Government of India company placed under that department, and it was set up to monetise surplus land and building assets of central public sector enterprises and other government entities in line with the national asset monetisation push.

Q477.NationalMedium

The DRI arrested a passenger travelling by bus from Delhi to Bhopal with 6.642 kg of amphetamine. Amphetamine is controlled under which Act?

  1. A.The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
  2. B.The NDPS Act, 1985
  3. C.The Poisons Act, 1919
  4. D.The Customs Act, 1962
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Correct answer: B. The NDPS Act, 1985

Field testing with an NDPS test kit confirmed that the three packets of crystalline white substance weighing 6.642 kg contained amphetamine, a psychotropic substance controlled by that Act, and both the seizure and the arrest were made under its provisions.

Q479.NationalMedium

The elephant tusks recovered by the DRI near Guwahati were seized under which law?

  1. A.The Customs Act alone
  2. B.The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
  3. C.The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
  4. D.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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Correct answer: B. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Two tusks measuring 29 inches and 30 inches, with a combined weight of about 3.7 kg, were recovered from an abandoned bag near Sonapur Toll Gate and seized under that Act before being handed to the Assam State Forest Department.

Q480.Government SchemesMedium

What is the last date for submitting applications under Round 3 of the surface coal and lignite gasification scheme?

  1. A.11 December 2026
  2. B.31 December 2026
  3. C.11 January 2027
  4. D.31 March 2027
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Correct answer: C. 11 January 2027

The Ministry of Coal launched Round 3 of the scheme with effect from 10 November 2026 and set the closing date for applications at 11 January 2027, giving eligible entities roughly two months to prepare proposals for coal or lignite gasification plants.