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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

Q7661.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The Brihattar Bharat conference inaugurated in New Delhi marks the centenary of which organisation?

  1. A.Asiatic Society of Bengal
  2. B.Greater India Society
  3. C.Indian Council for Cultural Relations
  4. D.Archaeological Survey of India
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Correct answer: B. Greater India Society

The society was influential in building scholarship on India's cultural and intellectual relations with Asia and with the wider world, which is exactly the field the new Brihattar Bharat Project wishes to revive.

Q7662.Science & TechnologyHard

Where was the CEA international conference cum exhibition on artificial intelligence in the power sector held?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  3. C.Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
  4. D.Yashobhoomi, Dwarka
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Correct answer: C. Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi

Bharat Mandapam, Vigyan Bhawan and Yashobhoomi are all genuine venues in or near the capital that host large national events, which makes them effective distractors, but none of them hosted this particular conference.

Q7664.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which portal was launched by the Central Electricity Authority during the inaugural session of the conference?

  1. A.Urja Mitra Portal
  2. B.Vidhyut Dwar Portal
  3. C.PRAAPTI Portal
  4. D.Saubhagya Portal
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Correct answer: B. Vidhyut Dwar Portal

Alongside the portal, the authority released the CEA Manual on Transmission Planning Criteria, 2026, and distributed the CEA Employee Awards for outstanding performance and exceptional contribution by its staff.

Q7665.Science & TechnologyEasy

What was the theme of the two-day international conference organised by the Central Electricity Authority?

  1. A.Making Indian Power Sector AI Enabled
  2. B.Clean Energy for a Viksit Bharat
  3. C.Grid of the Future: Storage and Flexibility
  4. D.Digital India for Rural Electrification
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Correct answer: A. Making Indian Power Sector AI Enabled

This was the declared theme under which the Central Electricity Authority held its international conference cum exhibition at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, the first of its two days falling on 14 October 2026.

Q7666.NationalHard

Vice Chancellors of how many National Law Universities, and from how many states, joined the meeting?

  1. A.Sixteen universities from nineteen states
  2. B.Nineteen universities from sixteen states
  3. C.Twenty-one universities from eighteen states
  4. D.Twenty-five universities from twenty states
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Correct answer: B. Nineteen universities from sixteen states

The meeting was convened with the Vice Chancellors of nineteen National Law Universities spread across sixteen states, and all of them assured the ministry of active participation in the pendency mission.

Q7671.Science & TechnologyMedium

Ecofix, demonstrated live during the programme, is a technology for which purpose?

  1. A.Instant pothole repair using steel slag
  2. B.Rapid genome sequencing of crops
  3. C.Treatment of industrial waste water
  4. D.Fireproof coating for highway bridges
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Correct answer: A. Instant pothole repair using steel slag

Ecofix is a steel slag-based mix developed for quick repair of road surfaces and was shown working at the CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, where the delegation also saw a driving simulator, a cyclic load test facility, a steel slag laboratory, a three-dimensional model of bio-binder technology and drone models.

Q7672.Science & TechnologyMedium

How many Ambassadors and embassy officials, and from how many countries, attended the inaugural programme?

  1. A.29 officials from 33 countries
  2. B.33 officials from 29 countries
  3. C.43 officials from 39 countries
  4. D.23 officials from 19 countries
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Correct answer: B. 33 officials from 29 countries

The first edition brought together thirty-three Ambassadors and senior embassy officials who between them represented twenty-nine nations, most of them in the Global South.

Q7673.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which two bodies jointly launched the inaugural Tech Familiarization Programme for Global South diplomats?

  1. A.ICAR and the Ministry of Agriculture
  2. B.CSIR and the Ministry of External Affairs
  3. C.DRDO and the Ministry of Defence
  4. D.ISRO and the Department of Space
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Correct answer: B. CSIR and the Ministry of External Affairs

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research worked with the New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies Division of the MEA to run the first edition of the programme, which was held on 14 October 2026 and designed to deepen India's scientific links with countries of the Global South.

Q7676.Government SchemesMedium

Which department approved the inclusion of the chemicals and petrochemicals sector under the RDI Scheme?

  1. A.Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
  2. B.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  3. C.Department of Science and Technology
  4. D.Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
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Correct answer: C. Department of Science and Technology

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is wrong in this context because DCPC was the proposer, not the approving authority: it had sought that chemicals and petrochemicals be treated as a priority area and DST accepted that request.

Q7677.Government SchemesEasy

Under which scheme have Advanced Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Material Technologies been made eligible for funding?

  1. A.Production Linked Incentive Scheme
  2. B.Research, Development and Innovation Scheme
  3. C.Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector
  4. D.National Manufacturing Mission
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Correct answer: B. Research, Development and Innovation Scheme

The Government of India added Advanced Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Material Technologies as an extra technology area that can draw funding under this scheme, the change applying from 8 October 2026.

Q7679.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IEasy

The speed of the wind is measured by

  1. A.wind vane
  2. B.wind rose
  3. C.barometer
  4. D.anemometer
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Correct answer: D. anemometer

An anemometer measures how fast the wind is blowing; its name comes from the Greek word anemos, meaning wind.

Q7680.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Using the code given below identify the type of farming on the basis of given characteristics : 1. The produce is consumed entirely or mainly by the family who work the land or tend the livestock. 2. If a small surplus is produced, it may be sold or bartered. 3. It is generally small scale and labour intensive with little or no technological input. Code :

  1. A.Extensive farming
  2. B.Intensive farming
  3. C.Subsistence farming
  4. D.Commercial farming
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Correct answer: C. Subsistence farming

All three features describe farming done mainly to feed the farmer's own family, with only a small surplus for sale or barter.