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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

Q7882.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

The correct sequence of energy transfer that occurs when an apple falls to the ground is

  1. A.Gravitational potential energy → heat energy to air → kinetic energy → heat energy to ground and apple → sound energy
  2. B.Gravitational potential energy → sound energy → kinetic energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple
  3. C.Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple → sound energy
  4. D.Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → sound energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple
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Correct answer: C. Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple → sound energy

The apple's gravitational potential energy first becomes kinetic energy as it falls, some is lost as heat to the air on the way, and at impact the rest goes into heating the ground and apple and into sound.

Q7883.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about diamond and graphite is not correct?

  1. A.Diamond has a tetrahedral structure, whereas graphite has a hexagonal planar structure.
  2. B.Both physical and chemical properties of diamond and graphite are different.
  3. C.Graphite is soft but diamond is hard.
  4. D.Graphite is a good conductor of electricity while diamond is not.
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Correct answer: B. Both physical and chemical properties of diamond and graphite are different.

Diamond and graphite are allotropes of the same element, carbon, so their chemical properties are the same; only their physical properties differ.

Q7884.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He was a member of the Constituent Assembly
  2. B.He founded the Adivasi Maha Sabha
  3. C.He was the captain of the first Indian national hockey team
  4. D.He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh
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Correct answer: D. He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh

Jaipal Singh Munda campaigned for a separate state of Jharkhand for the tribal people of Chotanagpur, not for Chhattisgarh. Jaipal Singh, a Munda from Ranchi district, studied at Oxford and won an Oxford Blue in hockey.

Q7886.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is not a part of Fundamental Rights ?

  1. A.Right to education
  2. B.Right to establish educational institutions by minorities
  3. C.Right to be conferred with titles
  4. D.Right against untouchability
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Correct answer: C. Right to be conferred with titles

The Constitution does the opposite: Article 18 abolishes titles, so receiving a title is not a Fundamental Right. Article 18 forbids the State from conferring any title other than a military or academic distinction, and bars citizens from accepting a title from a foreign State.

Q7888.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding a current-carrying solenoid is not correct?

  1. A.The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
  2. B.The current-carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet.
  3. C.The magnetic field inside the solenoid increases with increase in current.
  4. D.If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.
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Correct answer: D. If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.

Putting a soft iron bar inside a solenoid makes the magnetic field much stronger, so the claim that the field stays the same is not correct.

Q7890.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

Which one of the following processes involves chemical reaction?

  1. A.Evaporation of petrol
  2. B.Dissolution of salt in water
  3. C.Storing of oxygen gas under pressure in a gas cylinder
  4. D.Burning of magnesium ribbon in air
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Correct answer: D. Burning of magnesium ribbon in air

Magnesium combines with oxygen to form a new substance, magnesium oxide, so a chemical reaction takes place. When a magnesium ribbon is heated, it burns with a dazzling white flame and leaves a white powder: 2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO.

Q7891.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Convention on Refugees Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above?

  1. A.1, 4, 3, 2
  2. B.1, 2, 3, 4
  3. C.1, 3, 2, 4
  4. D.4, 1, 2, 3
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Correct answer: A. 1, 4, 3, 2

The Universal Declaration came in 1948, the Refugee Convention in 1951, the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966 and the Convention on women (CEDAW) in 1979.

Q7893.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct ?

  1. A.A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
  2. B.The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is nominated by the President from among the members of the Rajya Sabha
  3. C.The Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved before the completion of its five year term
  4. D.The members of Lok Sabha also vote in the election of the members of Rajya Sabha
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Correct answer: A. A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

Most members of the Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies through proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Q7894.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

In a Telescope, compared to the eyepiece lens the objective lens has

  1. A.larger focal length and larger aperture
  2. B.larger focal length and smaller aperture
  3. C.smaller focal length and larger aperture
  4. D.smaller focal length and smaller aperture
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Correct answer: A. larger focal length and larger aperture

A telescope's objective must gather as much light as possible from a distant object and form a large image, so it is both wide and of long focal length.

Q7897.HaryanaEasy

National parks and wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana are declared under which law?

  1. A.The Indian Forest Act, 1927
  2. B.The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
  3. C.The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
  4. D.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
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Correct answer: C. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

This is the law under which state governments declare national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation reserves and community reserves, and under which species are listed in schedules for protection.

Q7899.HaryanaHard

The crocodile breeding centre at Bhor Saidan is located in which district?

  1. A.Kurukshetra
  2. B.Karnal
  3. C.Jhajjar
  4. D.Sirsa
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Correct answer: A. Kurukshetra

The crocodile breeding centre at Bhor Saidan lies in Kurukshetra district and breeds the marsh crocodile, the mugger. Kurukshetra also holds the Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, a wetland for migratory birds, and the deer and blackbuck enclosures at Pipli, so the district appears more than once in this chapter.

Q7900.HaryanaEasy

Which animal is the state animal of Haryana?

  1. A.Nilgai
  2. B.Blackbuck
  3. C.Chinkara
  4. D.Sambar
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Correct answer: B. Blackbuck

The blackbuck is the state animal of Haryana and survives in the open scrub and grassland of Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani and Rewari, where sanctuaries such as Abubshahar and Nahar protect it, helped in the south-west by the Bishnoi tradition of protecting wildlife.