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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

Q4802.Computer AwarenessAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following is an application of Artificial Intelligence?

  1. A.Database management system
  2. B.Operating system
  3. C.Natural language processing
  4. D.Register
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Correct answer: C. Natural language processing

NLP is the branch of artificial intelligence that lets computers understand, interpret and produce human language. Artificial intelligence covers systems that perform tasks normally needing human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning and understanding speech or text.

Q4803.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IMedium

Multipliers will be lower with which one of the following?

  1. A.High marginal propensity to consume
  2. B.Low marginal propensity to consume
  3. C.High marginal propensity to invest
  4. D.Low marginal propensity to save
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Correct answer: B. Low marginal propensity to consume

The investment multiplier equals 1 ÷ (1 − MPC), so the smaller the share of extra income people spend, the smaller the multiplier.

Q4804.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IHard

Which of the following two organizations are parts of TIWB (Tax Inspectors Without Borders)?

  1. A.United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  2. B.Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and ASEAN
  3. C.UNDP and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  4. D.International Labour Organization (ILO) and ASEAN
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Correct answer: C. UNDP and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Tax Inspectors Without Borders is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Q4806.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following processes is not used for the production of hydrogen gas?

  1. A.Electrolytic process
  2. B.Water gas-steam process
  3. C.Liquefaction of coal gas
  4. D.Hydrolysis of calcium carbide
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Correct answer: D. Hydrolysis of calcium carbide

When calcium carbide reacts with water it gives acetylene (ethyne) gas and calcium hydroxide, not hydrogen. The reaction CaC₂ + 2H₂O → C₂H₂ + Ca(OH)₂ is the old method of making acetylene, once burnt in miners' lamps and still used for welding and for ripening fruit illegally.

Q4808.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

What are Airawat, Param Siddhi, Pratyush and Mihir?

  1. A.Super Computers of India
  2. B.Battle Tanks of India
  3. C.Supersonic Missiles of India
  4. D.Indian Naval Ships
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Correct answer: A. Super Computers of India

All four are high-performance computing systems built or installed in India for research, weather forecasting and artificial intelligence. PARAM Siddhi-AI was built by C-DAC under the National Supercomputing Mission and is installed at C-DAC, Pune.

Q4809.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IHard

A beam of positively charged particles, say A, is going from north to south. On the other hand, a beam of negatively charged particles, say B, is going from south to north. Which one of the following in this respect is correct?

  1. A.B is deflected towards A.
  2. B.B is deflected away from A.
  3. C.B is deflected upwards.
  4. D.B is deflected downwards.
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Correct answer: A. B is deflected towards A.

Both beams carry conventional current in the same direction, north to south, and parallel currents in the same direction attract each other.

Q4810.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following pairs of products obtained from petroleum distillation and their uses are correctly matched?

1. Petroleum ether : Used as solvent

2. Petroleum jelly : Used to make coating of metals

3. Petroleum wax : Used as rubber solvent

4. White spirit : Used for making candles

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

Petroleum ether is a solvent and petroleum jelly is spread on metal surfaces as a protective coating, while the uses given for petroleum wax and white spirit have been swapped around.

Q4811.Government SchemesMedium

BHARAT-TULIP, promoted at the Shilp Samagam Mela, stands for which programme?

  1. A.Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme
  2. B.Tribal Urban Linkage and Investment Programme
  3. C.Textile Units and Local Industry Promotion
  4. D.Training for Urban Livelihoods in Production
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Correct answer: A. Traditional Artisans' Upliftment Livelihood Programme

It is an initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment aimed at selling the goods made by artisans of the target groups, namely the Scheduled Castes, the Other Backward Classes, Safai Mitras and Denotified Tribes, through physical outlets as well as e-commerce platforms, so that a craftsperson reaches…

Q4812.Government SchemesMedium

How many artisans are participating in the Guwahati edition of the Shilp Samagam Mela 2026, and how many of them are women?

  1. A.60 artisans, including 25 women
  2. B.75 artisans, including 31 women
  3. C.90 artisans, including 45 women
  4. D.120 artisans, including 50 women
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Correct answer: B. 75 artisans, including 31 women

The ministry put the participation at that level for the Guwahati leg, and between them the craftspeople are showing about forty varieties of handloom and handicraft products, drawn from the North-Eastern states as well as other regions of the country.

Q4814.Science & TechnologyHard

Which structure was identified as the cause of the varying secondary emission lines in Centaurus X-3?

  1. A.The stellar wind of the companion star
  2. B.The surface of the neutron star
  3. C.The accretion stream
  4. D.A ring of dust around the binary
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Correct answer: C. The accretion stream

The team worked out that the structure responsible had to be rotating together with the pulsar, and the stream fits that description: as it swings between the pulsar and the observing satellite, the direct radiation from the pulsar weakens while the light re-emitted by the stream strengthens, producing the variation…

Q4815.Science & TechnologyHard

Why is the finding about Centaurus X-3 considered unusual?

  1. A.A high-mass X-ray binary usually captures stellar wind directly instead of forming a disk
  2. B.The pulsar was found to have no magnetic field at all
  3. C.The companion star was found to be smaller than the Sun
  4. D.The system was found to lie outside our galaxy
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Correct answer: A. A high-mass X-ray binary usually captures stellar wind directly instead of forming a disk

In such pairs the companion is a massive star that sheds a strong wind, and the pulsar ordinarily feeds on that wind as it passes, so an orderly disk of matter is not expected.

Q4816.Science & TechnologyMedium

Scientists of which institute found that the X-ray pulsar Centaurus X-3 accretes matter through an accretion disk?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Astrophysics
  2. B.Raman Research Institute
  3. C.Physical Research Laboratory
  4. D.Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Correct answer: B. Raman Research Institute

The group examined four secondary emission lines from the system and concluded that the structure causing those lines to vary must be turning along with the pulsar, which pointed them to the accretion stream and therefore to a disk feeding it.

Q4817.SportsMedium

What made Rohit Kumar's bronze in the men's 100m breaststroke SB4 at the Asian Para Games 2026 particularly notable?

  1. A.It came with a new world record
  2. B.It was won on his first appearance at the Games
  3. C.It was India's first medal in para swimming
  4. D.He won it after swimming in a higher class
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Correct answer: B. It was won on his first appearance at the Games

Rohit Kumar swam the men's 100m breaststroke SB4 with an impressive timing and finished third, and the fact that a medal arrived on a debut is what was singled out in the congratulations sent to him.

Q4818.SportsMedium

Shailesh Kumar won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games 2026 in which event, and with what mark?

  1. A.Men's long jump T42/T61/T63, with 5.57m
  2. B.Men's high jump T64, with 1.95m
  3. C.Men's triple jump T47, with 13.20m
  4. D.Men's shot put F46, with 15.10m
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Correct answer: A. Men's long jump T42/T61/T63, with 5.57m

Shailesh Kumar reached that distance in the final and finished third, and the event name carries three class codes because athletes from three classification groups were ranked together in one competition.

Q4820.EnvironmentHard

Which body takes the decision to invoke a stage of the Graded Response Action Plan in Delhi-NCR?

  1. A.The Central Pollution Control Board
  2. B.The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP
  3. C.The India Meteorological Department
  4. D.The Delhi Pollution Control Committee
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Correct answer: B. The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP

The Sub-Committee met on 21 October 2026, reviewed the air quality of Delhi and the region along with the forecasts placed before it, and decided to bring Stage-I of the plan into force with immediate effect.