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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

Q6624.Awards & HonoursEasy

Which body instituted the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar?

  1. A.Lalit Kala Akademi
  2. B.Sahitya Akademi
  3. C.Sangeet Natak Akademi
  4. D.National School of Drama
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Correct answer: C. Sangeet Natak Akademi

The correct answer is the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the national academy for music, dance and drama, which created the Yuva Puraskar in 2006 for artists up to the age of 40 and has conferred it every year since at a ceremony reserved for young performers.

Q6627.Reports & IndicesEasy

Under which ministry does the All India Institute of Ayurveda function as an autonomous institution?

  1. A.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Ayush
  3. C.Ministry of Science and Technology
  4. D.Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Ayush

The All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi is an autonomous institution under that ministry, and its stated work is healthcare, education, research and innovation in Ayurveda along with building recognition for India traditional systems of medicine.

Q6631.Government SchemesHard

How many additional houses were found to be needed in the Sanchi assembly segment in a recent survey?

  1. A.5,035
  2. B.3,081
  3. C.22,477
  4. D.12,900
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Correct answer: C. 22,477

A recent survey showed that this many more houses are required in the Sanchi assembly segment, and the Minister assured that surveyed families living in kuchcha houses would be helped to build permanent homes, since providing pucca houses to the poor is a priority of his department.

Q6633.Government SchemesEasy

Under which scheme were the 46 rural roads at Sanchi given bhoomi pujan?

  1. A.Bharatmala Pariyojana
  2. B.Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  3. C.Setu Bharatam
  4. D.Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development performed the foundation ceremony for forty-six village roads sanctioned under this rural roads programme during his visit to Sanchi, and said better roads would make movement easier for villagers.

Q6634.Science & TechnologyHard

Which of these climate events was identified among the four major phases in the study?

  1. A.The Little Ice Age
  2. B.The Carboniferous glaciation
  3. C.The Cretaceous thermal maximum
  4. D.The Permian extinction
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Correct answer: A. The Little Ice Age

The researchers identified four major environmental phases in the lake record, associated with key climate events that include the arid event of about four point two thousand years ago, the Roman Warm Period and the Little Ice Age.

Q6636.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which institute reconstructed 4,600 years of monsoon and environmental history from Karela Lake?

  1. A.Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
  2. B.Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences
  3. C.National Institute of Oceanography
  4. D.Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
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Correct answer: B. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences

Its scientists traced past environmental conditions at Karela Lake using stable isotopes, vegetation changes and archaeological and sedimentary records, and built a record stretching back about four thousand six hundred years.

Q6637.Summits & ConferencesHard

Which of the following Himachal Pradesh initiatives was showcased on day one of the conference?

  1. A.Him Parivar
  2. B.Jal Jeevan Mission
  3. C.Atal Innovation Mission
  4. D.Smart Cities Mission
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Correct answer: A. Him Parivar

Day one of the conference put five initiatives of the Himachal Pradesh government on display, namely Him Parivar, Sukhashraya, the Vidya Samiksha Kendra, Green Himachal and the Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojna, together covering health, social justice, education, environment and forest conservation.

Q6638.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which department organised the National Conference on e-Governance Reforms?

  1. A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  2. B.Department of Telecommunications
  3. C.Department of Science and Technology
  4. D.Department of Expenditure
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Correct answer: A. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

Its Secretary delivered the welcome address and spoke of nominations received for the National Awards for e-Governance and the Prime Minister's Awards as evidence of innovation at the level of districts, States and ministries.