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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

Q8261.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2021, GKEasy

While studying vegetation of an area, terms like 'population' and 'community' are often used. Which one of the following statements best describes a population?

  1. A.A group of organisms of one species, living in the same area at the same time.
  2. B.A group of organisms of one species living in different areas during different seasons.
  3. C.A unit consisting of biotic and abiotic components.
  4. D.A group of organisms of more than one species, living in the same area at the same time.
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Correct answer: A. A group of organisms of one species, living in the same area at the same time.

In ecology, a population is defined by three things together: one species, one place and one time. Ecology studies life in levels.

Q8266.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Photo 51 refers to an image of

  1. A.a crater on the Moon
  2. B.DNA molecules
  3. C.the virus responsible for COVID-19
  4. D.the virus responsible for common cold
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Correct answer: B. DNA molecules

Photo 51 is the X-ray diffraction photograph of DNA that revealed its helical shape. The picture was taken in May 1952 at King's College London by Rosalind Franklin and her student Raymond Gosling.

Q8268.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

A sound wave travelling at a speed of 330 m/s produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.1 second. The wavelength of the sound wave is:

  1. A.1.1 m
  2. B.3.3 m
  3. C.1.65 m
  4. D.2.2 m
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Correct answer: C. 1.65 m

Twenty crests and twenty troughs make twenty complete waves in 0.1 second, so the frequency is 200 Hz and the wavelength is 330 ÷ 200 = 1.65 m. One complete wave, or one cycle, contains one crest and one trough (for sound, one compression and one rarefaction).

Q8269.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

Which of the following statements about Goods and Services Tax (GST) in course of inter-State trade or commerce is/are correct? 1. Levy and collection of GST are governed under Article 269A of the Constitution of India 2. GST on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce may not be levied and collected by the States 3. GST is apportioned between the Union and the States Select the answer using the code given below:

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

Article 269A makes inter-State GST a tax that only the Centre levies and collects and then shares with the States.

Q8273.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following holds true for freely falling object ?

  1. A.It moves with a uniform velocity.
  2. B.It moves with a uniform speed.
  3. C.It moves with a non-uniform acceleration.
  4. D.It moves with a uniform acceleration.
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Correct answer: D. It moves with a uniform acceleration.

A freely falling object moves with a uniform acceleration, the acceleration due to gravity, g, about 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.

Q8274.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

In an ecosystem why is the number of trophic levels of a food chain usually limited ?

  1. A.Lower trophic level has lesser energy than the higher trophic level
  2. B.Because of the loss of energy at each trophic level
  3. C.Higher trophic level individual can control the lower ones more efficiently
  4. D.Limited trophic level makes a food chain less vulnerable to parasites
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Correct answer: B. Because of the loss of energy at each trophic level

A large part of the energy is lost at every trophic level, so after four or five links too little is left to support another level.

Q8275.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about the powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India : 1. He audits and reports on all expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of India. 2. He controls the issue and receipt of money from the Consolidated Fund of India. 3. He audits and reports on the expenditure of all bodies substantially financed from the Union or State revenues. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

The CAG audits spending from the Consolidated Fund and of bodies substantially financed by government, but has no control over the release of money from the fund.

Q8276.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IEasy

Which one among the following events of Indian history was the earliest to take place?

  1. A.Dandi March
  2. B.Chauri Chaura Incident
  3. C.Partition of Bengal
  4. D.Champaran Satyagraha
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Correct answer: C. Partition of Bengal

Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal came into effect on 16 October 1905, years before the other three events. Curzon announced the partition in July 1905, claiming it was for administrative convenience, but it was widely seen as a way to divide Hindus and Muslims and weaken Bengali nationalism.

Q8277.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct ?

  1. A.It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar
  2. B.It was directed against moneylenders
  3. C.It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal
  4. D.It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters
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Correct answer: C. It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal

The Indigo Revolt (1859–60) of Bengal's peasants against European indigo planters won strong support from the Bengali intelligentsia, press and missionaries.

Q8278.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

  1. A.Glucose breaks down to CO₂, H₂O and energy in all organisms
  2. B.Glucose breaks down into ethanol, CO₂ and energy in our muscle cells
  3. C.Glucose breaks down into CO₂, H₂O and energy in all aerobic tissues
  4. D.Glucose breaks down into lactate and energy in yeast
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Correct answer: C. Glucose breaks down into CO₂, H₂O and energy in all aerobic tissues

In aerobic tissues, where oxygen is available, glucose is broken down completely into carbon dioxide, water and energy. Aerobic respiration begins with glycolysis in the cytoplasm, which gives pyruvate.