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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

Q7121.DefenceMedium

In the context of the Indian Coast Guard, what does the abbreviation M-SAR stand for?

  1. A.Maritime Safety and Regulation
  2. B.Marine Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  3. C.Maritime Search and Rescue
  4. D.Marine Spill Assessment Response
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Correct answer: C. Maritime Search and Rescue

It was the first of the areas listed for deeper cooperation at the 14th High Level Meeting, alongside Marine Pollution Response, Maritime Law Enforcement, capacity building and operational coordination.

Q7122.DefenceMedium

Who led the Indian Coast Guard delegation at the 14th High Level Meeting with the Korea Coast Guard?

  1. A.Senior Superintendent General Im Myeong Gil
  2. B.Inspector General T. Sashi Kumar
  3. C.The Director General of the Indian Coast Guard
  4. D.The Chief of the Naval Staff
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Correct answer: B. Inspector General T. Sashi Kumar

The correct answer is Inspector General T. Sashi Kumar, who led the Indian Coast Guard delegation on its official visit to the Republic of Korea.

Q7125.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IEasy

According to which one of the following plans/reports, the decision with regard to the partition of Punjab and Bengal was to be taken on the basis of voting of the Members of the respective Legislative Assemblies?

  1. A.Nehru report
  2. B.Cripps mission plan
  3. C.Beveridge report
  4. D.Mountbatten plan
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Correct answer: D. Mountbatten plan

The plan of 3 June 1947 provided that the Legislative Assemblies of Punjab and Bengal would meet in two parts, Muslim-majority and non-Muslim-majority districts, and vote on whether the province should be partitioned.

Q7127.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

The method used in separating a mixture of two miscible liquids having sufficient difference in their boiling points is :

  1. A.Filtration
  2. B.Solvent Extraction
  3. C.Centrifugation
  4. D.Simple Distillation
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Correct answer: D. Simple Distillation

Two liquids that mix completely but boil at clearly different temperatures can be separated by heating the mixture and condensing the vapour of the lower-boiling liquid first.

Q7129.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements about Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is/are correct?

1. In India, it adheres to the strict requirements imposed by the doctrine of locus standi.

2. Letters to judges may be treated as petitions.

3. M. C. Mehta vs. Union of India was a PIL that expanded the scope of Article 21 and Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

Select the answer using the code given below.

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

PIL in India relaxes the rule of locus standi, so statement 1 is wrong, while statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Q7130.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which of the following is NOT provided for under the Directive Principles of State Policy ?

  1. A.Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases
  2. B.Uniform Civil Code for the citizens
  3. C.Separation of Judiciary from executive
  4. D.Participation of workers in the management of local-self government
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Correct answer: D. Participation of workers in the management of local-self government

Article 43A speaks of workers' participation in the management of industries, not of local self-government.

Q7132.Static GKAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which of the following is/are not an official language(s) of the United Nations ?

1. Arabic

2. German

3. Spanish

4. Chinese

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

German is not an official language of the United Nations, while Arabic, Spanish and Chinese are. The UN has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Q7133.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

2011 Census has divided the working population of India into four major categories. Which one of the following is NOT one of them ?

  1. A.Cultivators
  2. B.Domestic workers
  3. C.Household industrial workers
  4. D.Agricultural Labourers
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Correct answer: B. Domestic workers

Census 2011 sorted workers into four economic categories: cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers; domestic workers is not one of them.

Q7134.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following powers of the Supreme Court is also conferred on a High Court?

  1. A.Advisory power
  2. B.Power of doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before the court
  3. C.Power of court of record
  4. D.Power to allow/refuse Special Leave Petitions
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Correct answer: C. Power of court of record

Article 129 makes the Supreme Court a court of record and Article 215 does the same for every High Court, with power to punish for its contempt.

Q7135.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

The National Human Rights Commission was established under the statute of :

  1. A.The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
  2. B.The Protection and Implementation of Human Rights Act, 1993
  3. C.The Human Rights Act, 1993
  4. D.The Human Rights Commission Act, 1993
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Correct answer: A. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

The NHRC is a statutory body set up on 12 October 1993 under this Act, which Parliament passed after an ordinance of September 1993.

Q7136.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IMedium

Who among the following was appointed by the Constituent Assembly of India as Head of the Sub-Committee for North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas?

  1. A.Gopinath Bordoloi
  2. B.Rupnath Brahma
  3. C.Bishnuram Medhi
  4. D.Tarun Ram Phukan
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Correct answer: A. Gopinath Bordoloi

He chaired the North-East Frontier (Assam) Tribal and Excluded Areas Sub-Committee, which is why it is known as the Bordoloi Committee.

Q7138.Art & CultureAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Dardic group of language belongs to which language family?

  1. A.Indo European
  2. B.Austric
  3. C.Sino-Tibetan
  4. D.Dravidian
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Correct answer: A. Indo European

The Dardic languages form a branch of the Indo-Aryan group, which is part of the Indo-European family. Dardic languages are spoken in the north-west of the subcontinent: in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral and parts of Afghanistan.

Q7139.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IEasy

The Satavahanas are identified in the Puranas by which one of the following epithets?

  1. A.Andhras
  2. B.Shakas
  3. C.Kshatrapas
  4. D.Sungas
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Correct answer: A. Andhras

The Puranas call the Satavahana kings the Andhras or Andhra-bhrityas, so the dynasty is often named Andhra-Satavahana. The Satavahanas rose in the Deccan after the decline of the Mauryas and ruled from Pratishthana (Paithan) on the Godavari and later from Amaravati region.