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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

Q6244.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following statements regarding 'fronts' : 1. The movement of a front causes a slow change in weather in the area over which it moves. 2. Cold fronts are associated with thunderstorms. 3. Warm front is the boundary between an advancing mass of warm air where it is overriding and rising above a mass of colder air. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Fronts bring abrupt, not slow, changes in weather, so statement 1 is wrong while 2 and 3 are right. A front is the boundary zone where two air masses of different temperature and density meet, mostly in the middle latitudes.

Q6246.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

Which one of the following particles in the nucleus of an atom was discovered by J. Chadwick?

  1. A.Electron
  2. B.Proton
  3. C.Positron
  4. D.Neutron
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Correct answer: D. Neutron

James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932, the uncharged particle that sits in the nucleus alongside the proton. Chadwick bombarded beryllium with alpha particles and found that it gave off a penetrating radiation of neutral particles with a mass almost equal to that of a proton.

Q6247.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Which one of the following radiations has longer wavelength?

  1. A.X-rays
  2. B.Ultraviolet
  3. C.Micro Wave
  4. D.Infra-red
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Correct answer: C. Micro Wave

Among the four, microwaves lie farthest towards the long-wavelength end of the electromagnetic spectrum. In order of increasing wavelength the spectrum runs: gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves.

Q6249.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider three wires X, Y and Z of the same length such that the ratio of their conductivities is 1 : 2 : 3. Further, the cross-sectional area of wire Z is twice that of Y and the resistance of X is equal to the resistance of Z. What is the ratio of the resistance of Y to that of X?

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

Using R = L/(σA) with equal lengths, the resistance of Y comes out three times that of X. Resistance falls as conductivity σ and cross-sectional area A rise.

Q6250.NationalMedium

Within how many days of the Official Gazette copies reaching the public may stakeholders file objections to the FSSAI draft on infant nutrition?

  1. A.30 days
  2. B.45 days
  3. C.60 days
  4. D.90 days
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Correct answer: C. 60 days

The notification on sucrose and fructose in infant foods has been published as a draft for public consultation, and objections as well as suggestions from stakeholders are invited within sixty days of the date on which copies of the Official Gazette carrying it are made available to the public.

Q6251.NationalMedium

The FSSAI draft amendment of 2026 modifies which parent regulations on foods for infant nutrition?

  1. A.Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2011
  2. B.Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2016
  3. C.Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2020
  4. D.Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2024
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Correct answer: C. Foods for Infant Nutrition Regulations, 2020

These are the parent rules that the new draft, styled the Amendment Regulations of 2026, sets out to edit.

Q6252.NationalEasy

Which two sugars does the FSSAI draft amendment propose to keep out of products meant for infants up to six months of age?

  1. A.Lactose and maltose
  2. B.Sucrose and fructose
  3. C.Glucose polymers and lactose
  4. D.Sorbitol and mannitol
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Correct answer: B. Sucrose and fructose

The draft Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) Amendment Regulations, 2026, which reached the Gazette of India on 16 October 2026, proposes that these two sugars not be added to any product intended for an infant up to the age of six months.

Q6253.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IEasy

In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

  1. A.Federal Legislature
  2. B.Governor General
  3. C.Provincial Legislature
  4. D.Provincial Governors
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Correct answer: B. Governor General

Section 104 of the Government of India Act, 1935 vested residuary powers in the Governor-General, who could assign a subject to either the Centre or a province.

Q6254.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IEasy

With reference to medieval India, which one of the following is the correct sequence in ascending order in terms of size?

  1. A.Paragana—Sarkar—Suba
  2. B.Sarkar—Paragana—Suba
  3. C.Suba—Sarkar—Paragana
  4. D.Paragana—Suba—Sarkar
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Correct answer: A. Paragana—Sarkar—Suba

From smallest to largest, several parganas made a sarkar and several sarkars made a suba. Under the Mughals, especially after Akbar's reorganisation of 1580, the empire was divided into subas or provinces, each headed by a subedar with a diwan in charge of revenue.

Q6256.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IEasy

Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

  1. A.China
  2. B.India
  3. C.Myanmar
  4. D.Vietnam
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Correct answer: B. India

India has been the world's largest rice exporter every year since 2011-12, well ahead of Thailand and Vietnam. India ships both basmati rice, mainly to West Asia, Europe and North America, and non-basmati rice, mainly to Africa and South and South-East Asia.

Q6257.Books & AuthorsAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2021, GS Paper IMedium

Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

  1. A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. B.Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. C.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
  4. D.Sarojini Naidu
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Correct answer: C. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

While held in Yerwada jail, Gandhi translated old Indian hymns and devotional lyrics into English, and these were published as 'Songs from Prison'.

Q6258.Science & TechnologyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2022, GS Paper IMedium

In the context of vaccines manufactured to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, consider the following statements:

1. The Serum Institute of India produced COVID-19 vaccine named Covishield using mRNA platform.

2. Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured using vector based platform.

3. COVAXIN is an inactivated pathogen based vaccine.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Sputnik V uses adenovirus vectors and Covaxin uses killed (inactivated) virus; Covishield is not an mRNA vaccine. Covishield is the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine made in India by the Serum Institute.

Q6259.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements:

I. The Constitution of India explicitly mentions that in certain spheres the Governor of a State acts in his/her own discretion.

II. The President of India can, of his/her own, reserve a bill passed by a State Legislature for his/her consideration without it being forwarded by the Governor of the State concerned.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.Both I and II
  4. D.Neither I nor II
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Correct answer: A. I only

Article 163 speaks expressly of functions the Governor exercises in his or her discretion, but only the Governor can reserve a State bill for the President.

Q6260.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Which of the following is/are the aim/aims of "Digital India" Plan of the Government of India?

1. Formation of India's own Internet companies like China did.

2. Establish a policy framework to encourage overseas multinational corporations that collect Big Data to build their large data centres within our national geographical boundaries.

3. Connect many of our villages to the Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of our schools, public places and major tourist centres.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Connecting villages to the Internet and offering Wi-Fi in schools and public places is part of Digital India; the other two are not its stated aims.