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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

Q7762.NationalMedium

Under which law were the four persons in the rock salt case arrested?

  1. A.Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
  2. B.Customs Act, 1962
  3. C.Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
  4. D.Essential Commodities Act, 1955
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Correct answer: B. Customs Act, 1962

Four persons were arrested under its provisions, namely two proprietors or partners of importing firms, a customs broker's G-card holder, and the owner of a Dubai-based supplier who had also floated an importing firm in his father's name.

Q7764.NationalEasy

Which agency carried out Operation Deep Manifest against the smuggling of Pakistan-origin rock salt?

  1. A.Central Bureau of Investigation
  2. B.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
  3. C.Enforcement Directorate
  4. D.Narcotics Control Bureau
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Correct answer: B. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

DRI ran Operation Deep Manifest and detected 295 containers carrying 7,311 metric tonnes of Pakistan-origin industrial or Himalayan rock salt, worth roughly Rs 30 crore, that had been brought into the country in breach of the import ban.

Q7767.EconomyEasy

The Productivity Linked Bonus approved for railway employees is equal to how many days' wages?

  1. A.60 days
  2. B.72 days
  3. C.78 days
  4. D.90 days
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Correct answer: C. 78 days

The Union Cabinet cleared a Productivity Linked Bonus equal to 78 days' wages for railway employees, and this is the figure every other number in the decision hangs on: the total sanctioned amount, the per-employee ceiling and the count of employees covered are all tied to the same 78 days.

Q7768.Government SchemesMedium

The duty of the Central Government that the National Social Assistance Programme gives effect to is contained in which Article of the Constitution?

  1. A.Article 21
  2. B.Article 41
  3. C.Article 44
  4. D.Article 51A
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Correct answer: B. Article 41

The programme was launched for assistance to poor households as a way of discharging the responsibility the Central Government carries under Article 41 of the Constitution, which sits among the Directive Principles of State Policy and speaks of public assistance in old age, sickness and disablement.

Q7769.Government SchemesMedium

Under the revised divyangjan pension, what is the monthly assistance for a beneficiary aged 80 years and above?

  1. A.Rs 375
  2. B.Rs 500
  3. C.Rs 625
  4. D.Rs 1,000
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Correct answer: C. Rs 625

The approved structure of the disability pension has two slabs by age. A beneficiary in the 0-79 years group receives Rs 375 a month, while a beneficiary who has turned 80 years or more receives Rs 625 a month, so option C matches the higher age slab asked about here.

Q7770.Government SchemesEasy

The National Social Assistance Programme has been renamed as which of the following?

  1. A.Pradhan Mantri Samajik Suraksha Yojana
  2. B.Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana
  3. C.Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana
  4. D.Pradhan Mantri Vridhavastha Pension Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana

When the Union Cabinet approved carrying the programme forward for five years, it renamed the umbrella scheme itself to Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, so option B is the one to mark.

Q7771.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Syngamy results in formation of

  1. A.haploid zygote
  2. B.diploid zygote
  3. C.non-motile male gametes
  4. D.motile male gametes
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Correct answer: B. diploid zygote

Syngamy is the fusion of a male and a female gamete, and since each gamete is haploid, their union gives a diploid zygote.

Q7774.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2018, GKEasy

Which of the following is the general formula for saturated hydrocarbons?

  1. A.CₙH₂ₙ₊₂
  2. B.CₙH₂ₙ₋₂
  3. C.CₙH₂ₙ₊₁
  4. D.CₙH₂ₙ₋₁
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Correct answer: A. CₙH₂ₙ₊₂

Saturated open-chain hydrocarbons are the alkanes, and every alkane fits the formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₂. In a saturated hydrocarbon every carbon atom is joined to others only by single bonds, so each carbon holds the largest possible number of hydrogen atoms.

Q7775.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Which law prescribes that all proceedings in the Supreme Court shall be in English language ?

  1. A.Article 145 of the Constitution of India
  2. B.Article 348 of the Constitution of India
  3. C.The Supreme Court Rules, 1966
  4. D.An Act passed by the Parliament
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Correct answer: B. Article 348 of the Constitution of India

Article 348(1)(a) says that, until Parliament by law provides otherwise, all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High Court shall be in the English language.

Q7778.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

Which one of the following is not an epidemic disease?

  1. A.Cholera
  2. B.Malaria
  3. C.Smallpox
  4. D.Elephantiasis
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Correct answer: D. Elephantiasis

Elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, is an endemic disease: it stays steadily present in certain regions and develops slowly over years, rather than breaking out suddenly in a large number of people.

Q7780.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

The unit of the force constant k of a spring is

  1. A.N-m
  2. B.N/m
  3. C.N-m²
  4. D.N/m²
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Correct answer: B. N/m

The spring constant is force divided by extension, so its SI unit is newton per metre. Hooke's law says that, within the elastic limit, the restoring force of a spring is proportional to how far it is stretched or compressed: F = −kx.