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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

Q8321.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which institute developed the machine learning aided filter for treating dye contaminated wastewater?

  1. A.Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali
  2. B.Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
  3. C.National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur
  4. D.Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
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Correct answer: A. Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali

Its researchers held zinc oxide nanoparticles, prepared from a natural source, inside porous nanofibres of biodegradable polylactic acid and then applied light along with mechanical shaking to break down dyes in water.

Q8322.Government SchemesMedium

Which existing mission's capacity building framework has been extended to Adi Karmayogi Volunteers?

  1. A.Mission Karmayogi
  2. B.Skill India Mission
  3. C.Mission Shakti
  4. D.Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan
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Correct answer: A. Mission Karmayogi

Its capacity building framework, which until now focused on civil servants, has been extended through this agreement to Adi Karmayogi Volunteers and to other functionaries who implement tribal development schemes on the ground.

Q8324.Government SchemesMedium

Which four states are expected to complete the in-person training of Adi Karmayogi Volunteers by 31 October 2026?

  1. A.Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Assam
  2. B.Maharashtra, Odisha, Goa and Tripura
  3. C.Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala and Manipur
  4. D.Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Goa and Nagaland
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Correct answer: B. Maharashtra, Odisha, Goa and Tripura

These four states were placed first in the queue for the three day in-person training of volunteers, which State Administrative Training Institutes are to design and deliver along with state tribal welfare departments, and they are expected to finish it by the end of October.

Q8325.Government SchemesEasy

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs signed its capacity building MoU with which organisation?

  1. A.Karmayogi Bharat
  2. B.National Institute of Rural Development
  3. C.TRIFED
  4. D.National Skill Development Corporation
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Correct answer: A. Karmayogi Bharat

Karmayogi Bharat will host, run and maintain the platform, bring learners on board and provide technical support, analytics and progress reports, while the ministry owns the subject matter and will fix the target groups, the competencies and the content.

Q8326.NationalMedium

Which body set up the National Culture Fund that is a party to this agreement?

  1. A.The Ministry of Culture
  2. B.The Archaeological Survey of India
  3. C.The Ministry of Tourism
  4. D.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
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Correct answer: A. The Ministry of Culture

The National Culture Fund was established by that ministry to make partnerships possible between the government and the corporate sector for conserving and promoting India's tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and this agreement is an example of that purpose at work.

Q8328.NationalMedium

How much financial support has HAL approved in principle for the heritage conservation projects?

  1. A.13.60 crore rupees
  2. B.23.60 crore rupees
  3. C.33.60 crore rupees
  4. D.123.60 crore rupees
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Correct answer: B. 23.60 crore rupees

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited accorded in-principle approval for financial support of this amount, to be used over the financial years 2026-27 to 2028-29, and the spending forms part of the company's corporate social responsibility effort.

Q8329.NationalEasy

Which three heritage sites are covered by the memorandum of agreement signed by HAL, NCF and ASI?

  1. A.Hampi, Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort
  2. B.Hampi, Khajuraho and Golconda Fort
  3. C.Taj Mahal, Konark and Chittorgarh Fort
  4. D.Ajanta Caves, Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort
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Correct answer: A. Hampi, Taj Mahal and Bekal Fort

The agreement signed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the National Culture Fund and the Archaeological Survey of India covers conservation and development work at Hampi in Karnataka, the Taj Mahal at Agra in Uttar Pradesh and Bekal Fort in Kerala.

Q8330.EconomyHard

Which Act governs the auction of India's offshore mineral blocks?

  1. A.The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
  2. B.The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002
  3. C.The Territorial Waters Act, 1976
  4. D.The Coastal Regulation Zone Act, 2011
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Correct answer: B. The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002

This framework is meant to keep the allotment of sea bed mineral resources transparent and to push systematic exploration of the country's offshore potential.

Q8331.EconomyMedium

Which institution is the transaction adviser for the offshore mineral block auction?

  1. A.Geological Survey of India
  2. B.SBI Capital Markets Limited
  3. C.MSTC
  4. D.National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust
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Correct answer: B. SBI Capital Markets Limited

The correct answer is SBI Capital Markets Limited, which acts as the transaction adviser and explained the policy framework, the auction process and the bidding requirements at the outreach programme.

Q8336.NationalMedium

Under which law did the Maritime State Development Council become a statutory consultative body?

  1. A.The Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
  2. B.The Indian Ports Act, 2025
  3. C.The Merchant Shipping Act, 2024
  4. D.The Inland Vessels Act, 2021
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Correct answer: B. The Indian Ports Act, 2025

The Council was recognised as a statutory consultative body under this Act, which was notified on 15 May 2026, and the Mumbai session was the first one it held in that new character.

Q8338.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements about gravitational force is NOT correct?

  1. A.It is experienced by all bodies in the universe
  2. B.It is a dominant force between celestial bodies
  3. C.It is a negligible force for atoms
  4. D.It is same for all pairs of bodies in our universe
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Correct answer: D. It is same for all pairs of bodies in our universe

This statement is wrong: the gravitational force between two bodies depends on their masses and on the distance between them.

Q8339.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATMedium

A sample of oxygen contains two isotopes of oxygen with masses 16 u and 18 u respectively. The proportion of these isotopes in the sample is 3 : 1. What will be the average atomic mass of oxygen in this sample?

  1. A.17.5 u
  2. B.17 u
  3. C.16 u
  4. D.16.5 u
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Correct answer: D. 16.5 u

Three parts of oxygen-16 and one part of oxygen-18 give an average of (3 × 16 + 1 × 18) ÷ 4 = 66 ÷ 4 = 16.5 u. Isotopes are atoms of the same element with the same atomic number but different mass numbers, because they have different numbers…

Q8340.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

  1. A.Both boiling and evaporation are surface phenomena.
  2. B.Boiling is a surface phenomenon, but evaporation is a bulk phenomenon.
  3. C.Both boiling and evaporation are bulk phenomena.
  4. D.Boiling is a bulk phenomenon, but evaporation is a surface phenomenon.
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Correct answer: D. Boiling is a bulk phenomenon, but evaporation is a surface phenomenon.

In boiling, bubbles of vapour form throughout the liquid; in evaporation, only molecules at the surface escape.