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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

Q41.Reports & IndicesMedium

How did social security expenditure on health change as a share of total health expenditure between 2013-14 and 2023-24?

  1. A.From 6 percent to 11 percent
  2. B.From 11 percent to 6 percent
  3. C.From 3.4 percent to 10.2 percent
  4. D.It stayed unchanged at 6 percent
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Correct answer: A. From 6 percent to 11 percent

This head covers organised financial protection, which includes Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, health insurance schemes run by states, social health insurance and the medical expenditure met for government employees.

Q42.Reports & IndicesMedium

Which body prepares India's National Health Accounts estimates, and under which framework?

  1. A.NITI Aayog, under the Sustainable Development Goals framework
  2. B.The NHA Technical Secretariat at NHSRC, under the System of Health Accounts 2011
  3. C.The National Statistical Office, under the National Accounts Statistics framework
  4. D.The Indian Council of Medical Research, under the National Health Policy
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Correct answer: B. The NHA Technical Secretariat at NHSRC, under the System of Health Accounts 2011

The estimates are drawn up by the National Health Accounts Technical Secretariat, which sits in the National Health Systems Resource Centre under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and they follow the System of Health Accounts 2011, an internationally accepted method that lets India's health spending be set…

Q45.DefenceMedium

Which two initiatives were named as having encouraged innovation and experimentation in India's defence sector?

  1. A.iDEX and the Technology Development Fund
  2. B.Make in India and Start-up India
  3. C.Atal Innovation Mission and PLI scheme
  4. D.SAMARTH and Digital India
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Correct answer: A. iDEX and the Technology Development Fund

Innovations for Defence Excellence and the Technology Development Fund were described as important mechanisms that have encouraged innovative thinking, technological development and experimentation, and have given a new direction to the defence ecosystem.

Q46.DefenceEasy

Which warship was cited as India's first indigenous aircraft carrier and a milestone of self-reliance?

  1. A.INS Vikramaditya
  2. B.INS Vikrant
  3. C.INS Arihant
  4. D.INS Kolkata
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Correct answer: B. INS Vikrant

In his address the Raksha Mantri described its commissioning as an important milestone in the journey towards a self-reliant India, citing it alongside achievements in missile development, naval platforms, aerospace engineering, radar systems and space applications as proof of the country's widening scientific and industrial capability.

Q47.DefenceEasy

What does non-destructive testing make possible?

  1. A.Testing of materials only after they are dismantled
  2. B.Examination of materials and structures without damaging them
  3. C.Repair of defective components in the field
  4. D.Measurement of a weapon's firing range
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Correct answer: B. Examination of materials and structures without damaging them

The Raksha Mantri explained that these technologies let engineers check the integrity of materials, components and structures without causing any harm to them, and he used a medical comparison: just as ultrasound and X-rays allow a doctor to examine the body without surgery, non-destructive techniques reveal internal defects in critical…

Q48.DefenceMedium

Which body organised the three-day conference on non-destructive evaluation held at Hyderabad?

  1. A.Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing
  2. B.Defence Research and Development Organisation
  3. C.Bureau of Indian Standards
  4. D.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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Correct answer: A. Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing

It organised the three-day meeting at Hyderabad in Telangana, which was the 36th Annual Conference on Non-Destructive Evaluation and Enabling Technologies, held along with the 15th International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Aerospace, and drew more than 2,000 professionals, researchers, industry experts and students.

Q49.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Cyber Kushti 2026, organised alongside the conference, is structured around which three levels?

  1. A.Detect, Respond and Recover
  2. B.Review, Attack and Defend
  3. C.Identify, Protect and Report
  4. D.Scan, Patch and Audit
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Correct answer: B. Review, Attack and Defend

Cyber Kushti 2026 is a cybersecurity and artificial intelligence hackathon held alongside the technical sessions of the conference, and its three levels are built on those themes, which reflect the main parts of modern cybersecurity work.

Q50.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Where was the first edition of the NCCDFI conference held?

  1. A.Guwahati, Assam
  2. B.Kohima, Nagaland
  3. C.Imphal, Manipur
  4. D.Hyderabad, Telangana
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Correct answer: B. Kohima, Nagaland

The conference began there in 2024 at the Capital Convention Centre, organised by NIELIT Kohima along with the Nagaland Police and the state's Department of Information Technology and Communication, which makes the North East the birthplace of this platform.

Q51.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which institute is organising NCCDFI 2026?

  1. A.National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology
  2. B.Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre
  3. C.Software Technology Parks of India
  4. D.Standardisation Testing and Quality Certification
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Correct answer: A. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology

It organised the first edition through NIELIT Kohima in 2024 and is now holding the third edition in New Delhi, and the memoranda of understanding at the conference are to be signed between NIELIT and its industry partners.

Q52.Summits & ConferencesEasy

What is the theme of the third National Conference on Cyber Security, Digital Forensics and Intelligence?

  1. A.Digital India, Secure India
  2. B.Cyber Secure Bharat: Fortifying India's Digital Future
  3. C.Safe Internet for All
  4. D.Cyber Resilience for Viksit Bharat
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Correct answer: B. Cyber Secure Bharat: Fortifying India's Digital Future

This is the theme around which NCCDFI 2026 has been built, and the conference is being held on 16 and 17 November 2026 at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi by the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, which works under the Ministry of Electronics and Information…

Q54.NationalMedium

What will the Cabinet Secretary launch on the iGOT Karmayogi platform at the close of the first workshop?

  1. A.Karmayogi Sankalpa
  2. B.Amrit Gyaan Kosh
  3. C.Mission Karmayogi
  4. D.Aspirational Districts Programme
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Correct answer: A. Karmayogi Sankalpa

Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan will close the first workshop and launch it on the iGOT Karmayogi platform, and through this Sankalpa civil servants across the country will commit to a specific change in their own leadership practice.

Q55.NationalMedium

What is the theme of the first National Workshop of the series, held at Bharat Mandapam?

  1. A.Governance as Delivery
  2. B.Leadership as Mission
  3. C.Development as Inclusion
  4. D.India as a Global Force
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Correct answer: B. Leadership as Mission

That is the theme of the opening workshop, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on 17 November 2026, and it looks at leadership through the specific decisions in which it becomes visible and how those decisions turn into outcomes for citizens.

Q56.NationalEasy

Which body is organising the series of five National Workshops on twenty-five years of leadership as Head of Government?

  1. A.NITI Aayog
  2. B.Capacity Building Commission
  3. C.Department of Personnel and Training
  4. D.Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration
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Correct answer: A. NITI Aayog

It is launching the series of five National Workshops from 17 November 2026 so that the lessons of twenty-five years of public leadership become part of the country's shared knowledge, and its Chief Executive Officer Anurag Jain and Vice Chairman Ashok Kumar Lahiri open the first session.

Q57.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which company's launch vehicle Vikram-I reached orbit on its first flight under Mission Aagaman?

  1. A.Agnikul Cosmos
  2. B.Skyroot Aerospace
  3. C.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
  4. D.NewSpace India Limited
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Correct answer: B. Skyroot Aerospace

Its small satellite launch vehicle Vikram-I reached orbit on its first flight on 18 July 2026 in a mission named Aagaman, the first time an Indian private company carried out an orbital launch of a rocket from Indian soil.

Q59.Science & TechnologyMedium

On which date did the Union Cabinet approve the reforms opening India's space sector to Non-Government Entities?

  1. A.24 June 2020
  2. B.21 February 2019
  3. C.3 May 2021
  4. D.10 September 2022
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Correct answer: A. 24 June 2020

On that date the Union Cabinet approved reforms that let Non-Government Entities work across the entire space value chain rather than merely supply components and services, and the same approval established IN-SPACe as an autonomous agency under the Department of Space.