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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

Q6204.NationalHard

India's average pesticide use is reported as less than 0.5 kg per hectare. What is the global average quoted for comparison?

  1. A.1.08 kg per hectare
  2. B.2.38 kg per hectare
  3. C.3.74 kg per hectare
  4. D.5.20 kg per hectare
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Correct answer: B. 2.38 kg per hectare

The comparison was offered to show that Indian agriculture applies these chemicals sparingly, and that Indian use is also below the levels reported from Colombia, Brazil and the United States of America.

Q6205.NationalEasy

Which authority has notified the draft amendment on pesticide residue limits in tea?

  1. A.Tea Board of India
  2. B.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
  3. C.Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee
  4. D.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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Correct answer: B. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

The correct answer is the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the regulator under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that sets food standards and notified this draft amendment to the regulations on contaminants, toxins and residues.

Q6207.Summits & ConferencesHard

How many participants and institutions took part in the first CSSIF stakeholder consultation?

  1. A.More than 50 participants from over 20 institutions
  2. B.More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions
  3. C.More than 250 participants from over 40 institutions
  4. D.More than 500 participants from over 120 institutions
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Correct answer: B. More than 150 participants from over 80 institutions

The meeting brought together stakeholders from government ministries and departments, operational agencies, research and academic institutions, non-governmental organisations, civil society and the private sector, spread across several states of the country.

Q6208.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which nationwide system was argued for at the technical session of the consultation?

  1. A.National Disaster Alert Network
  2. B.Climate Services Information System
  3. C.Integrated Weather Grid
  4. D.National Monsoon Mission
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Correct answer: B. Climate Services Information System

The introductory talk of the technical session, given by Dr Rupa Kumar Kolli, formerly Chief of the Climate Applications and Services Division at the World Meteorological Organization, set out why the country needs such a system to carry climate information to the people who must act on it.

Q6209.Summits & ConferencesMedium

IITM, Pune, which hosted the consultation, functions under which Union ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.Ministry of Science and Technology
  3. C.Ministry of Earth Sciences
  4. D.Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Earth Sciences

The correct answer is the Ministry of Earth Sciences, under which the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology works and which was named as the parent body in the announcement of the consultation.

Q6210.Summits & ConferencesEasy

The first Stakeholder Consultation Meeting of the Climate Science into Services for India Forum was hosted by which institute?

  1. A.India Meteorological Department, New Delhi
  2. B.Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
  3. C.National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa
  4. D.Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
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Correct answer: B. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

The correct answer is the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, which organised the meeting on its own campus under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Q6212.DefenceMedium

Who inaugurated the Project Seabird Phase IIA infrastructure at Karwar?

  1. A.The Chief of the Naval Staff
  2. B.Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command
  3. C.Vice Admiral Vivek Dahiya, Director General Seabird
  4. D.The Defence Minister
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Correct answer: B. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, FOC-in-C Western Naval Command

The correct answer is Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, who opened the residential accommodation for defence civilians, the Station Health Organisation, and the trunk utility and access works.

Q6215.Science & TechnologyHard

Which set of neighbouring countries was named as receiving space-based disaster management support from India?

  1. A.Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives
  2. B.Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
  3. C.Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran
  4. D.Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam
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Correct answer: B. Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Describing how space technology serves development on earth, the Minister said India provides space-based information and support for disaster management to neighbouring countries, naming these three.

Q6217.Science & TechnologyMedium

In which period was India's space sector opened to private participation, as recalled by the Minister?

  1. A.2014-2015
  2. B.2016-2017
  3. C.2019-2020
  4. D.2022-2023
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Correct answer: C. 2019-2020

The Minister said the space sector was thrown open to private participation in 2019-2020 and that the five to six years since have already produced significant results, which is why the focus has shifted to building globally competitive commercial companies.

Q6218.Science & TechnologyEasy

What size is India's space economy expected to reach over the next seven to eight years?

  1. A.USD 15-20 billion
  2. B.USD 40-45 billion
  3. C.USD 90-100 billion
  4. D.USD 5-9 billion
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Correct answer: B. USD 40-45 billion

Dr Jitendra Singh told the roundtable that the Indian space economy, valued at roughly USD 9 billion at present, is expected to climb to USD 40-45 billion over the next seven to eight years as private capital, assured demand and quicker regulatory clearances take hold.

Q6219.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about classification of plants is correct?

  1. A.Thallophytes have well differentiated body design
  2. B.Funaria is a fungus
  3. C.All Pteridophytes are Phanerogams
  4. D.Vascular system is not found among Bryophytes
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Correct answer: D. Vascular system is not found among Bryophytes

Mosses and liverworts have no xylem or phloem, so water moves through them cell to cell. Bryophytes, such as Funaria (a moss) and Marchantia (a liverwort), are called the amphibians of the plant kingdom because they live on land but need water for fertilisation.

Q6220.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATHard

Which one of the following reactions will give NO (nitric oxide) gas as one of the products?

  1. A.3Cu + 8HNO3 (dilute) →
  2. B.Cu + 4HNO3 (conc.) →
  3. C.4Zn + 10HNO3 (dilute) →
  4. D.Zn + 4HNO3 (conc.) →
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Correct answer: A. 3Cu + 8HNO3 (dilute) →

Copper with dilute nitric acid gives copper nitrate, water and nitric oxide: 3Cu + 8HNO 3 → 3Cu(NO 3 ) 2 + 2NO + 4H 2 O. Nitric acid is a strong oxidising agent, so metals usually do not release hydrogen from it; instead the acid itself is reduced, and…