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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

Q4881.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

Sound and light waves are

  1. A.respectively longitudinal and transverse in air
  2. B.respectively transverse and longitudinal in air
  3. C.both longitudinal in air
  4. D.both transverse in air
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Correct answer: A. respectively longitudinal and transverse in air

Sound travels as compressions and rarefactions, while light is a transverse electromagnetic wave. In a longitudinal wave the particles of the medium vibrate back and forth along the direction in which the wave moves.

Q4882.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Which one of the following biosphere reserves is spread over three States in India?

  1. A.Nilgiri
  2. B.Achanakmar-Amarkantak
  3. C.Seshachalam
  4. D.Agasthyamalai
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Correct answer: A. Nilgiri

The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve spreads across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Set up in 1986, Nilgiri was India's first biosphere reserve, and in 2000 it became the first Indian reserve on UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Q4883.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2026, GKEasy

Which one among the following statements correctly defines the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?

  1. A.IMR is the average number of infants born to a woman over her lifetime.
  2. B.IMR is the average number of infants born in a year per 1000 deaths before attaining one year of age.
  3. C.IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a year.
  4. D.IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per year.
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Correct answer: C. IMR is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1000 live births in a year.

IMR is a rate, so it compares infant deaths with live births in the same year. An infant is a child who has not yet completed one year of life.

Q4884.Government SchemesMedium

Under which theme did ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, observe Swachh Bharat Diwas during the campaign?

  1. A.Swachhata Hi Seva
  2. B.Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
  3. C.Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam
  4. D.Waste to Wealth, Waste to Art
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Correct answer: B. Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat

ICAR-IARI in New Delhi observed Swachh Bharat Diwas on 2 October 2026 on this theme, with a series of cleanliness activities across the institute and a call for sustained participation in keeping the campus clean and healthy.

Q4885.Government SchemesMedium

Who is the Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of ICAR, who addressed the Swachh Bharat Diwas programme at ICAR-IARI?

  1. A.Dr. Mangi Lal Jat
  2. B.Shivraj Singh Chouhan
  3. C.Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
  4. D.Pralhad Joshi
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Correct answer: A. Dr. Mangi Lal Jat

Speaking at the Swachh Bharat Diwas programme of ICAR-IARI in New Delhi, he appreciated the cleanliness drive, asked for Swachhata to be treated as a year-round and team-based activity, and said a better workplace environment supports the well-being of employees as well as the advancement of science.

Q4887.Government SchemesMedium

How many ICAR institutes are taking part in Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0 along with its Regional Centres, ATARIs and Krishi Vigyan Kendras?

  1. A.74
  2. B.96
  3. C.114
  4. D.150
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Correct answer: C. 114

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is running the month-long campaign along with its 114 institutes, Regional Centres, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes and Krishi Vigyan Kendras, which makes the drive national in reach.

Q4889.Awards & HonoursHard

What is the full form of PRISM, the model used after a mine repurposing project is selected?

  1. A.Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model
  2. B.Progressive Reclamation and Integrated Site Management
  3. C.Planned Rehabilitation of Indian Surface Mines
  4. D.Public Resource Investment and Site Monitoring
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Correct answer: A. Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model

PRISM is the next step after SUVIKALP has helped identify a suitable project for land left over from mining.

Q4890.Awards & HonoursMedium

In which category was SUVIKALP given the SKOCH Gold Award 2026?

  1. A.Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making
  2. B.Environment and Climate Action
  3. C.Corporate Social Responsibility
  4. D.Skill Development and Livelihoods
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Correct answer: A. Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making

SUVIKALP received the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 under this category on 26 September 2026, and the choice of category fits the tool, which ranks mine repurposing options through a structured, data-driven process that weighs technical, environmental, social and economic criteria.

Q4891.Awards & HonoursMedium

SUVIKALP, the mine repurposing tool honoured with the SKOCH Gold Award 2026, has been developed by which body?

  1. A.Coal India Limited
  2. B.Coal Controller Organisation
  3. C.NITI Aayog
  4. D.Central Pollution Control Board
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Correct answer: B. Coal Controller Organisation

The CCO, which functions under the Ministry of Coal, developed SUVIKALP as an in-house Mine Repurposing Tool to help stakeholders select suitable projects for land left behind after mining, and it is the CCO that has been recognised with the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 in the category Digital Operational Efficiency…

Q4892.Important DaysMedium

By which date has the Union Ministry of Home Affairs set its target of freeing India from the drug menace?

  1. A.31 December 2027
  2. B.31 December 2029
  3. C.31 March 2026
  4. D.15 August 2030
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Correct answer: B. 31 December 2029

The Union Home Minister said the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to wage a joint fight against drugs through the remaining part of 2026 and the years 2027, 2028 and 2029, so that the country is rid of the problem by the end of 2029.

Q4897.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATMedium

A planet has a mass M₁ and radius R₁. The value of acceleration due to gravity on its surface is g₁. There is another planet 2, whose mass and radius both are two times that of the first planet. Which one of the following is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of planet 2?

  1. A.g₁
  2. B.2g₁
  3. C.g₁/2
  4. D.g₁/4
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Correct answer: C. g₁/2

Surface gravity is g = GM/R², so doubling the mass doubles g while doubling the radius divides it by four, leaving g₁ × 2/4 = g₁/2.

Q4898.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as "Vitasta" ?

  1. A.Tista
  2. B.Jhelum
  3. C.Tungabhadra
  4. D.Bharatpuzha A - EDF-F-KJU
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Correct answer: B. Jhelum

The Jhelum was called the Vitasta in the Rig Veda and in later Sanskrit texts. The rivers of the Punjab region carried Vedic names: Vitasta for the Jhelum, Asikni for the Chenab, Parushni for the Ravi, Vipasha for the Beas and Shutudri for the Satluj.