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.
The disease rickets develops in children due to the deficiency of :
Without enough vitamin D the body cannot absorb calcium and phosphorus properly, so a child's growing bones stay soft and bend.
Read the full explanation →Urea is produced by metabolism of
Urea is the body's way of getting rid of the nitrogen that comes from breaking down proteins, and only proteins among these contain nitrogen.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following sets of States shares boundary with Telangana?
Telangana is a landlocked state bordered by exactly these four states. Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014 as India's 29th state, with Hyderabad as its capital.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements with reference to saline soil in India is/are correct ? 1. They are rich in nitrogen. 2. They occur in arid and semi-arid regions, and in waterlogged and swampy areas. Select the answer using the code given below :
Saline soils are found in dry regions and in waterlogged or swampy areas, but they are poor in nitrogen, not rich in it.
Read the full explanation →Why do plastics not degrade easily ?
Plastics are long chains of carbon atoms joined by strong covalent bonds, which water, air and most microbes cannot easily break.
Read the full explanation →The coastal drive test released by TRAI ran between which two points?
The correct answer is Port Blair to Havelock, the coastal stretch covered in the island drive test alongside a city drive in South Andaman district, ten hotspot locations and a walk test.
Read the full explanation →Which of these is NOT a parameter captured during a TRAI Independent Drive Test?
During an Independent Drive Test the regulator captures coverage gap, which is the share of samples with signal strength below the prescribed minimum for the technology in use, and for voice it records Call Setup Success Rate, Drop Call Rate, call setup time, call silence rate and speech quality on…
Read the full explanation →Which operator recorded the highest average download speed in the Kolkata area drive test?
The correct answer is RJIL, which averaged 297.95 Mbps on its 5G and 4G networks in parts of Kolkata city and the Howrah and Hooghly districts.
Read the full explanation →Under which Licensed Service Area was the TRAI drive test in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands conducted?
For telecom licensing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are grouped with West Bengal, and the drive test across South Andaman district and the coastal route from Port Blair to Havelock was conducted under that service area during August 2026, supervised by the regulator regional office at Kolkata.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following was NOT among the five sovereign commitments outlined at the workshop?
Professor R. R. Sonde of IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi, the Guest of Honour, outlined five sovereign commitments covering energy independence, economic development, net-zero emissions and industrial decarbonisation, universal energy access, and a clean environment.
Read the full explanation →Where was the workshop commemorating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day held?
The correct answer is the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, where the 9th Workshop on Recent Advancements in Hydrogen Value Chain was held on 13 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →The 9th Workshop on Recent Advancements in Hydrogen Value Chain was organised by which centre?
It organised the workshop at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai to commemorate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, and about 150 delegates from academia, research institutes and industry attended.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation is organising this edition of ESTIC?
The correct answer is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, usually written as CSIR, which is organising this year edition of the conclave.
Read the full explanation →How many Technology Innovation Hubs has DST established under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems?
The DST Secretary, Professor Umesh Waghmare, said the department has set up that many Technology Innovation Hubs under the mission, and named TiHAN at IIT Hyderabad, IHFC at IIT Delhi and ARTPARK at IISc Bengaluru as examples.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of ESTIC 2026?
Professor Abhay Karandikar, Member of NITI Aayog and the Chief Guest at the curtain-raiser, called the theme apt because it speaks of the creative minds that work on scientific innovations and then turn them into technologies that serve society.
Read the full explanation →Where and when will ESTIC 2026 be held?
The curtain-raiser announced that the second edition of the Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave will be held there, and that this edition is being organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
Read the full explanation →In which year was a separate Ministry of AYUSH established, as recalled by the Vice-President?
Speaking about the place of traditional medicine in India, the Vice-President recalled the creation of a separate Ministry of AYUSH in that year and the work it has since done to strengthen education, expand healthcare services and promote scientific research.
Read the full explanation →Which of these was NOT launched by the Vice-President at the AIIA event?
At the inaugural ceremony the Vice-President inaugurated the AYUSH Start-up Portal, the AIIA-iCAINE website and the Ayurveda Digital Innovation and Venture Acceleration Facility, known by its short name AyuDIVA, and he launched the Vamana App together with the Panchakarma Assessment App.
Read the full explanation →KAUMARACON-2026 was an international conference on which branch of Ayurveda?
The theme of the third edition was Shaping the Future of Child Health: Global Perspectives, Research Innovations, and Clinical Frontiers in Kaumarabhritya, and the Vice-President said it reflected a shared duty to let every child grow up healthy and well nurtured.
Read the full explanation →Who inaugurated the third edition of KAUMARACON-2026 at the All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi?
The correct answer is the Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, who opened the conference in New Delhi and used the address to call for stronger scientific research into Ayurveda so that the efficacy of traditional practices is established and their acceptance abroad grows.
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