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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

Q5321.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements about arteries is not correct?

  1. A.The inner lining is made of squamous endothelium.
  2. B.The middle layer is made of smooth muscle and elastic fibres.
  3. C.The outer layer is made of fibrous connective tissue with collagen fibres.
  4. D.Arteries have the thinnest walls amongst any other blood vessels.
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Correct answer: D. Arteries have the thinnest walls amongst any other blood vessels.

Arteries have the thickest walls of all blood vessels, not the thinnest, because they carry blood away from the heart under high pressure.

Q5323.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is not an exothermic reaction?

  1. A.Dissolution of calcium oxide in water
  2. B.Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost
  3. C.Decomposition of lead nitrate
  4. D.Dilution of sodium hydroxide with water
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Correct answer: C. Decomposition of lead nitrate

Lead nitrate breaks down only when it is heated strongly, so the reaction absorbs heat and is endothermic. On heating, lead nitrate gives lead oxide, brown fumes of nitrogen dioxide and oxygen: 2Pb(NO3)2 → 2PbO + 4NO2 + O2.

Q5324.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which two connectivity initiatives did Rajnath Singh name as able to link Central Asia with broader markets?

  1. A.The Suez Canal and Gwadar Port
  2. B.The International North-South Transport Corridor and Chabahar Port
  3. C.The Belt and Road Initiative and Colombo Port
  4. D.The Trans-Siberian Railway and Vladivostok Port
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Correct answer: B. The International North-South Transport Corridor and Chabahar Port

Underlining that connectivity underpins shared prosperity, the Raksha Mantri said India supports initiatives that link markets, make trade easier and open fresh avenues for development, and he named these two as able to contribute significantly to connecting Central Asia with wider markets.

Q5326.Summits & ConferencesMedium

India supported an SCO Action Plan for the Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation Programme for which period?

  1. A.2024-2028
  2. B.2025-2029
  3. C.2026-2030
  4. D.2027-2031
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Correct answer: C. 2026-2030

Speaking at the meeting, the Raksha Mantri reaffirmed India's support for adopting an Action Plan for the Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation Programme for exactly that span, and the plan went on to form part of the Joint Communique that the heads of delegation adopted.

Q5328.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about a fluid at rest in a cup is/are correct? 1. Pressure is same at all the points in the fluid 2. Pressure is exerted on the walls. 3. Pressure exists everywhere in the fluid. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

A fluid at rest presses on the walls and has pressure at every point, but that pressure is not the same at all depths.

Q5330.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Dinitrogen (N₂) and dioxygen (O₂) are the main constituents of air but they do not react with each other to form oxides of nitrogen because

  1. A.the reaction requires initiation by a catalyst
  2. B.oxides of nitrogen are unstable
  3. C.the reaction is endothermic and requires very high temperature
  4. D.the stoichiometry of N₂ and O₂ in air is not ideal for the reaction to take place
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Correct answer: C. the reaction is endothermic and requires very high temperature

Nitrogen and oxygen combine only when a lot of energy is supplied. The nitrogen molecule is held by a very strong triple bond, so breaking it takes much energy, and the reaction N₂ + O₂ → 2NO absorbs heat.

Q5333.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?

  1. A.James Hargreaves
  2. B.John Kay
  3. C.Richard Arkwright
  4. D.Humphry Davy
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Correct answer: B. John Kay

He patented the flying shuttle in England in 1733. The flying shuttle let a single weaver send the thread across the loom by pulling a cord, so wider cloth could be woven much faster.

Q5334.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

A positive charge is moving towards south in a space where magnetic field is pointing in the north direction. The moving charge will experience :

  1. A.a deflecting force towards north direction.
  2. B.a deflecting force towards east direction.
  3. C.a deflecting force towards west direction.
  4. D.no deflecting force.
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Correct answer: D. no deflecting force.

The charge moves exactly opposite to the field, and a magnetic field exerts no force on a charge moving along its line.

Q5335.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

Which one of the following about different frictional forces is correct?

  1. A.Kinetic friction > Static friction > Rolling friction
  2. B.Static friction > Rolling friction > Kinetic friction
  3. C.Static friction > Kinetic friction > Rolling friction
  4. D.Static friction > Kinetic friction = Rolling friction
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Correct answer: C. Static friction > Kinetic friction > Rolling friction

It takes most force to start an object moving, less to keep it sliding and least to keep it rolling.

Q5338.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Red blood cells (RBCs) have

  1. A.no nucleus, no mitochondria and no endoplasmic reticulum
  2. B.nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum
  3. C.nucleus, mitochondria but no endoplasmic reticulum
  4. D.no mitochondria but endoplasmic reticulum is present
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Correct answer: A. no nucleus, no mitochondria and no endoplasmic reticulum

Mature human red blood cells lose these organelles as they develop. Red blood cells are made in the red bone marrow and push out their nucleus and other organelles before entering the blood.

Q5339.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

A ball balanced on a vertical rod is an example of

  1. A.stable equilibrium
  2. B.unstable equilibrium
  3. C.neutral equilibrium
  4. D.perfect equilibrium
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Correct answer: B. unstable equilibrium

The slightest push makes the ball fall off and it does not come back. A body is in unstable equilibrium when a small displacement lowers its centre of gravity, so the forces acting on it move it further away instead of back.

Q5340.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following is an organic acid?

  1. A.Hydrochloric acid
  2. B.Nitric acid
  3. C.Acetic acid
  4. D.Sulphuric acid
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Correct answer: C. Acetic acid

It is a carbon compound with a carboxyl group, so it is an organic acid. Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CH₃COOH) contains the –COOH group typical of carboxylic acids.