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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

Q7481.Computer AwarenessMedium

Which system mainly records the routine day-to-day transactions of an organisation?

  1. A.Transaction processing system
  2. B.Executive information system
  3. C.Decision support system
  4. D.Knowledge management system
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Correct answer: A. Transaction processing system

A TPS serves the operational level, capturing sales, deposits, bookings, issues of material and payroll entries as they happen, where accuracy, speed and reliability matter more than analysis; it is also the source of the data that higher systems later summarise.

Q7482.Computer AwarenessEasy

Tally is best described as which kind of software?

  1. A.Operating system
  2. B.Accounting software
  3. C.Antivirus software
  4. D.Web browser
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Correct answer: B. Accounting software

Tally, from Tally Solutions of Bengaluru, keeps ledgers and groups, takes entries as vouchers, and produces the trial balance, profit and loss account, balance sheet, day book and stock summary without separate work; later versions added inventory, payroll and tax features, and the current line is TallyPrime.

Q7483.Computer AwarenessEasy

Which type of software is used to manage a company's contacts, enquiries, campaigns and service history?

  1. A.CRM software
  2. B.Compiler
  3. C.Device driver
  4. D.Disk defragmenter
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Correct answer: A. CRM software

Customer relationship management software keeps the record of every dealing with a customer or prospect, including contacts, enquiries, calls, complaints, campaigns and purchase history, and is divided into operational, analytical and collaborative CRM.

Q7484.Computer AwarenessEasy

In business software, ERP stands for what?

  1. A.Electronic Record Processing
  2. B.Enterprise Resource Planning
  3. C.Enterprise Report Publishing
  4. D.External Resource Protocol
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Correct answer: B. Enterprise Resource Planning

An ERP package replaces separate departmental programs with one integrated suite built on a single shared database, so a transaction entered once flows through stock, production, dispatch and the ledger.

Q7486.Art & CultureMedium

Mahishasuramardini is the form of which deity?

  1. A.Lakshmi
  2. B.Durga
  3. C.Saraswati
  4. D.Parvati as Annapurna
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Correct answer: B. Durga

Mahishasuramardini means the slayer of the buffalo demon Mahishasura, and the form shows the many-armed goddess, each hand holding a weapon given by a god, driving her trident into the demon as he emerges from the buffalo's body, with the lion at her side.

Q7487.Art & CultureHard

The Chitrasutra, an early authority on painting and image making, is a section of which text?

  1. A.Vishnudharmottara Purana
  2. B.Arthashastra
  3. C.Ashtadhyayi
  4. D.Rajatarangini
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Correct answer: A. Vishnudharmottara Purana

Its Chitrasutra section sets out the rules of painting and image making, including proportion, posture, the limbs of painting and the measurement system called iconometry, and it is grouped with the Shilpa Shastras and the manuals Manasara and Mayamata as the canonical guides for artists.

Q7488.Art & CultureMedium

An image of the Buddha reclining on his right side represents which event?

  1. A.Birth at Lumbini
  2. B.Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar
  3. C.Taming of the elephant Nalagiri
  4. D.Descent from heaven
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Correct answer: B. Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar

The reclining image, lying on the right side with the head resting on the hand and the eyes half closed, shows the Buddha's final passing away, and the colossal figures at Kushinagar and Ajanta are the examples usually cited.

Q7489.Art & CultureMedium

Chola bronze images were made by which technique?

  1. A.Lost-wax casting
  2. B.Fresco painting
  3. C.Terracotta moulding in open moulds
  4. D.Stone relief carving
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Correct answer: A. Lost-wax casting

The sculptor first models the figure in wax, coats it in fine clay to form a mould, and heats the mould so that the wax melts and runs out; molten metal is poured into the empty space, and the mould is broken to free the image, so each bronze is…

Q7492.Art & CultureMedium

The Nataraja image shows Shiva performing which dance?

  1. A.Ananda tandava
  2. B.Lasya
  3. C.Garba
  4. D.Chhau
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Correct answer: A. Ananda tandava

The Nataraja shows Shiva within a ring of flames, hair flying, the damaru drum in one hand and fire in another, the right foot pressing down the dwarf of ignorance called Apasmara and one hand raised in the gesture of protection; the form is linked with Chidambaram and is the…

Q7496.Art & CultureEasy

The Bhumisparsha mudra of the Buddha represents which event of his life?

  1. A.The first sermon at Sarnath
  2. B.The enlightenment at Bodh Gaya
  3. C.The great renunciation
  4. D.The death at Kushinagar
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Correct answer: B. The enlightenment at Bodh Gaya

In the Bhumisparsha, or earth-touching, mudra the Buddha sits with the left hand in his lap and the right hand lowered with the fingers pointing to the ground, calling the earth to witness that he had earned the right to enlightenment against the temptations of Mara.

Q7497.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following amendments requires ratification by the legislatures of at least half the States?

  1. A.An amendment adding a new language to the Eighth Schedule
  2. B.An amendment changing the manner of election of the President
  3. C.An amendment altering the name of a State
  4. D.An amendment changing the salaries of ministers
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Correct answer: B. An amendment changing the manner of election of the President

Article 368(2) lists the provisions whose amendment needs a special majority in each House and, in addition, ratification by the legislatures of not less than one-half of the States: the election of the President, the extent of the executive power of the Union and the States, the Supreme Court and…

Q7498.Indian PolityHard

Which amendment limited the size of the Council of Ministers to fifteen per cent of the strength of the House?

  1. A.The 88th Amendment Act
  2. B.The 91st Amendment Act
  3. C.The 97th Amendment Act
  4. D.The 104th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: B. The 91st Amendment Act

It added clauses to Articles 75 and 164 so that the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister, cannot exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha or of the State Legislative Assembly, with a floor of twelve ministers…

Q7499.Indian PolityHard

The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, which protects certain laws from judicial review, was added by which amendment?

  1. A.The First Amendment Act, 1951
  2. B.The Fourth Amendment Act, 1955
  3. C.The Seventh Amendment Act, 1956
  4. D.The Seventeenth Amendment Act, 1964
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Correct answer: A. The First Amendment Act, 1951

It added Article 31B and the Ninth Schedule so that the zamindari abolition and land reform laws of the States could not be struck down for violating the Fundamental Rights, and it also added reasonable restrictions on the freedom of speech in Article 19(2) and Article 15(4) for the advancement…