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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

Q8381.Government SchemesEasy

Which authority has the Union Cabinet approved to strengthen long term transport and logistics planning?

  1. A.National Logistics Board
  2. B.Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority
  3. C.Multimodal Connectivity Commission
  4. D.Bharat Transport Regulatory Authority
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Correct answer: B. Integrated Transport and Logistics Authority

The government has decided to set it up so that the full potential of PM GatiShakti can be used for integrated long term transport planning, and the Union Cabinet has approved it.

Q8383.Government SchemesMedium

How many data layers are integrated on the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan platform?

  1. A.More than 800
  2. B.More than 1,200
  3. C.More than 1,800
  4. D.More than 2,500
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Correct answer: C. More than 1,800

As the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan completed five years, the government stated that the platform integrates more than 1,800 data layers covering 58 Central Ministries and Departments and all 36 States and Union Territories, along with more than 65 software modules and tools and over 100 mobile and web…

Q8387.InternationalEasy

Which document was adopted at the first BIMSTEC Home Ministers Meeting held in New Delhi?

  1. A.Bangkok Vision
  2. B.Delhi Declaration
  3. C.Bay of Bengal Charter
  4. D.Jamnagar Protocol
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Correct answer: B. Delhi Declaration

The first meeting of BIMSTEC Home Ministers, hosted by India in New Delhi and chaired by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, adopted this declaration, which lays down the principles behind security cooperation in the grouping.

Q8388.Science & TechnologyHard

Under which project, along with the Indore institute's own trials, is a yield of 15 to 20 quintals per hectare reported as achievable for soybean?

  1. A.National Food Security Mission
  2. B.All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean
  3. C.Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
  4. D.National Mission on Edible Oils
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Correct answer: B. All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean

Research and trials carried out across the country by the ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute and under this coordinated project indicate that a yield of 15 to 20 quintals per hectare can be reached by adopting improved varieties together with appropriate production technologies, and that favourable conditions may lift output to…

Q8389.Science & TechnologyHard

Who is the Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of ICAR who commented on the soybean yield data?

  1. A.Dr M. L. Jat
  2. B.Dr Himanshu Pathak
  3. C.Dr Trilochan Mohapatra
  4. D.Dr Abhilaksh Likhi
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Correct answer: A. Dr M. L. Jat

He holds both posts, Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and it was he who welcomed the early figures from the two varieties.

Q8390.Science & TechnologyMedium

What is the present average soybean productivity in India?

  1. A.About 5 to 6 quintals per hectare
  2. B.About 10 to 11 quintals per hectare
  3. C.About 18 to 19 quintals per hectare
  4. D.About 30 to 32 quintals per hectare
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Correct answer: B. About 10 to 11 quintals per hectare

This is the figure for the country's average soybean productivity at present, and it is the benchmark against which the new reading of roughly 20 quintals per hectare from NRC 268 and NRC 270 is being judged.

Q8391.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which institute developed the improved soybean varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270?

  1. A.ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
  2. B.ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore
  3. C.ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
  4. D.ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore

Both varieties were bred at this institute, which functions under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and it was the institute that organised the Soybean Harvest Day on 9 October 2026 at which their yield potential was assessed.

Q8393.EnvironmentMedium

Which organisation acts as the national regulatory authority for the annual inspection of grossly polluting industries?

  1. A.National Mission for Clean Ganga
  2. B.Central Pollution Control Board
  3. C.Central Ground Water Board
  4. D.National Green Tribunal
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Correct answer: B. Central Pollution Control Board

The annual inspection mechanism for grossly polluting industries in the Ganga basin began in 2017 with the support of the Central Pollution Control Board, described in the review as the national regulatory authority for this work.

Q8398.NationalMedium

Proceeds from the PM Mementos e-auction support which programme?

  1. A.Swachh Bharat Mission
  2. B.Namami Gange Programme
  3. C.Jal Jeevan Mission
  4. D.Atal Bhujal Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Namami Gange Programme

Money raised through the auction of mementos presented to the Prime Minister goes towards the rejuvenation and conservation of the Ganga under this programme, which is why the wooden model of the Ganga Ji Mandir at Mukhba is described as tying the Uttarakhand collection to the purpose of the initiative.