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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

Q9001.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

An object is moving with uniform acceleration a. Its initial velocity is u and after time t its velocity is v. The equation of its motion is v = u + at. The velocity (along y-axis) time (along x-axis) graph shall be a straight line

  1. A.passing through origin
  2. B.with x-intercept u
  3. C.with y-intercept u
  4. D.with slope u
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Correct answer: C. with y-intercept u

The equation v = u + at has the form y = c + mx, so the graph is a straight line that cuts the velocity axis at u and has slope a. On a velocity-time graph, time is on the x-axis and velocity on the y-axis.

Q9004.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

The Five Year Plan was first launched in

  1. A.China
  2. B.USSR
  3. C.India
  4. D.Bhutan
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Correct answer: B. USSR

The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin launched the world's first Five Year Plan in 1928. The first Soviet plan, for 1928 to 1932, set targets for rapid industrial growth and collectivised agriculture, with the state deciding what to produce.

Q9006.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following factors does not affect the distribution of groundwater?

  1. A.Amount of precipitation
  2. B.Rate of evaporation
  3. C.Ability of the ground surface to allow water to infiltrate into the groundwater system
  4. D.Distance from the sea
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Correct answer: D. Distance from the sea

Groundwater is fed by rain that soaks into the ground, so how far a place lies from the coast does not by itself decide how much groundwater it has.

Q9007.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

Which of the following statements correctly explains/explain the existence of a positive force between two electric charges?

1. Both the charges are positive.

2. Both the charges are negative.

3. Both the charges are oppositely charged.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

By Coulomb's law the force F = kq₁q₂/r² comes out positive, meaning repulsive, whenever the two charges have the same sign.

Q9008.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company.

2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The English East India Company was chartered in 1600 and the Dutch company in 1602, and Vasco da Gama landed near Calicut in May 1498.

Q9009.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

Sita, 1·5 m high, stands before a plane mirror fixed on a wall to view her full image. What should be the minimum height of the plane mirror so that Sita can view her image fully?

  1. A.0·50 m
  2. B.0·35 m
  3. C.0·75 m
  4. D.0·25 m
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Correct answer: C. 0·75 m

To see one's full image in a plane mirror, the mirror must be at least half the person's height: half of 1·5 m is 0·75 m. Light from Sita's feet must reflect from the mirror into her eyes, and so must light from the top of her head.

Q9010.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

Which of the following forces is/are fundamental in nature?

1. Gravitational force

2. Electromagnetic forces

3. Strong and weak nuclear forces

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Physics recognises four fundamental forces: gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear and weak nuclear, and the question lists all four. Every other force we meet is a form of these.

Q9013.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements for second law of motion is NOT correct?

  1. A.The net force on a body is proportional to that body's acceleration
  2. B.The net force on a body is in the same direction as the acceleration
  3. C.The time rate of change of momentum is equal to force
  4. D.The net force on a body is proportional to that body's momentum
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Correct answer: D. The net force on a body is proportional to that body's momentum

Force depends on how fast momentum changes, not on the momentum itself. Newton's second law states that the rate of change of momentum of a body is proportional to the net force on it and takes place in the direction of the force.

Q9014.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATHard

For an ideal gas, a process is described by P = kT, where k is a constant. If the molar heat capacity for this process is C, then which one of the following is correct (where the symbols have their usual meanings)?

  1. A.C = Cp
  2. B.C = Cv
  3. C.C = (Cp + Cv)/2
  4. D.C is never constant
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Correct answer: B. C = Cv

If pressure is proportional to temperature for a fixed amount of ideal gas, the volume must stay constant, so the process is isochoric.

Q9015.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements:

I. The weight of an object is the same everywhere on the surface of the Earth, but its inertial mass could be different.

II. The inertial mass and gravitational mass of an object are proportional and the proportionality constant is the same everywhere.

III. The inertial mass and weight of an object are the same at different places on Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.I only
  2. B.II only
  3. C.I and II
  4. D.II and III
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Correct answer: B. II only

Mass is the same everywhere, but weight changes with g, so only statement II holds. Inertial mass measures how much a body resists a change in motion (F = ma); gravitational mass measures how strongly gravity pulls it.

Q9018.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

If an object moves with constant velocity then which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. A.Its motion is along a straight line
  2. B.Its speed changes with time.
  3. C.Its acceleration is zero
  4. D.Its displacement increases linearly with time
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Correct answer: B. Its speed changes with time.

Constant velocity means both the speed and the direction stay the same, so the speed cannot change. Velocity is a vector: it has a magnitude, the speed, and a direction.