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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

Q7721.NationalEasy

Who can submit inputs on the new demography portal?

  1. A.Only Central Ministries and Departments
  2. B.Only State and Union Territory Governments
  3. C.Central Ministries, State and UT Governments, NGOs and institutions, and individuals
  4. D.Only members of the committee and its research staff
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Correct answer: C. Central Ministries, State and UT Governments, NGOs and institutions, and individuals

The portal is fully operational and open for public access, stakeholder submissions and data interaction, which is why options A, B and D, each of which narrows the list, are wrong.

Q7723.NationalEasy

Who is the Chairman of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC), which launched its web portal?

  1. A.Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.)
  2. B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman (Retd.)
  3. C.The Union Home Secretary
  4. D.The Registrar General of India
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Correct answer: A. Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd.)

As Chairman of the committee he launched its dedicated digital web portal in New Delhi, a portal that is now fully operational for public access, stakeholder submissions and data interaction.

Q7724.NationalMedium

Which price of sugar is the committee asked to examine for revision?

  1. A.The retail ceiling price of sugar
  2. B.The export floor price of sugar
  3. C.The ex-mill Minimum Selling Price of sugar
  4. D.The levy sugar price for ration shops
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Correct answer: C. The ex-mill Minimum Selling Price of sugar

The committee has been asked to examine the demand for revising this price in the light of the cost of producing sugar, what mills actually realise in the market, and the financial viability of the mills themselves.

Q7725.NationalMedium

Representatives of sugarcane farmers from which two States met the Union Ministers before the committee was constituted?

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
  2. B.Karnataka and Maharashtra
  3. C.Punjab and Haryana
  4. D.Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Karnataka and Maharashtra

The committee was constituted following the decisions taken during a meeting in which representatives of sugarcane farmers from these two States met the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare together with the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

Q7727.InternationalMedium

Which scheme adopted under SIOFA will India take part in to strengthen coastal security?

  1. A.Deep Ocean Surveillance Programme
  2. B.High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme
  3. C.Marine Stock Certification Scheme
  4. D.Blue Flag Vessel Scheme
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Correct answer: B. High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme

It has been adopted under the agreement and is to be put in place, and active involvement in it is expected to advance India’s strategic regional priorities while strengthening national coastal security.

Q7729.InternationalEasy

India’s accession has been approved to which fisheries agreement?

  1. A.Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
  2. B.Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
  3. C.Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
  4. D.Bay of Bengal Fisheries Compact
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Correct answer: A. Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement

The Central Government has approved India moving from the position of a cooperating non-contracting party, which it has held since 2022, to that of a full contracting party, which brings voting rights in the bodies that run the agreement.

Q7730.Banking & FinanceMedium

Which two methods were used to arrive at the benchmark price for the IDBI Bank transaction?

  1. A.Discounted Cash Flow Method and Book Value Method
  2. B.Market Multiple Method and Asset Valuation Method
  3. C.Reserve Price Method and Stock Market Price Method
  4. D.Dividend Yield Method and Replacement Cost Method
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Correct answer: B. Market Multiple Method and Asset Valuation Method

Two independent professional agencies valued the bank, one comparing it against the closing accounts of all public sector banks as on 31 March 2026 under relative valuation, the other weighing tangible and intangible assets, land and property included, against liabilities in the audited accounts of the same date.

Q7732.Banking & FinanceEasy

Which entity has been approved as the Strategic Buyer for IDBI Bank Ltd?

  1. A.M/s 10955230 Canada Inc, a Fairfax Financial Holdings entity
  2. B.Life Insurance Corporation of India
  3. C.Prem Watsa Capital Partners Ltd
  4. D.Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
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Correct answer: A. M/s 10955230 Canada Inc, a Fairfax Financial Holdings entity

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs picked this company as the Strategic Buyer when it approved the strategic restructuring of the bank, and its parent is M/s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

Q7733.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following frequency ranges is sensitive to human ears ?

  1. A.0-200 Hz
  2. B.20-20,000 Hz
  3. C.200-20,000 Hz only
  4. D.2,000-20,000 Hz only
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Correct answer: B. 20-20,000 Hz

The normal human ear hears sound from about 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz, the audible range. Frequency, measured in hertz, is the number of vibrations per second, and it decides the pitch of a sound: the higher the frequency, the shriller the note.

Q7734.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

The frequency of ultrasound waves is

  1. A.less than 20 Hz
  2. B.between 20 Hz and 2 kHz
  3. C.between 2 kHz and 20 kHz
  4. D.greater than 20 kHz
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Correct answer: D. greater than 20 kHz

Ultrasound is sound with a frequency above 20,000 Hz, the upper limit of human hearing. Humans hear sound between about 20 Hz and 20 kHz.

Q7736.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATEasy

A sample of 'soft soap' contains

  1. A.Caesium
  2. B.Potassium
  3. C.Calcium
  4. D.Magnesium
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Correct answer: B. Potassium

Soft soaps are potassium salts of fatty acids, while ordinary hard bar soaps are sodium salts. Soap is made by saponification, heating an oil or fat with an alkali.

Q7737.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Which of the following sets of elements has the same valency?

  1. A.Na, Mg, Ca
  2. B.Na, Mg, Al
  3. C.Mg, Ca, K
  4. D.Mg, Ca, Ba
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Correct answer: D. Mg, Ca, Ba

Magnesium, calcium and barium are all alkaline earth metals of group 2, and each has a valency of 2. Elements in the same group of the periodic table have the same number of electrons in their outermost shell, and so the same valency.