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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

Q9021.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India, which of the following is/are described as a part of Parliament of India?

1. The House of the People

2. The Council of States

3. The President of India

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

Article 79 says that there shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses.

Q9022.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

Which of the following pairs of physical phenomenon and the discoverer is/are correctly matched?

1. James Chadwick : Photoelectric effect

2. Albert Einstein : Neutron

3. Marie Curie : Radium

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Marie Curie discovered radium; the first two pairs have their discoveries swapped. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie discovered the radioactive elements polonium and radium in 1898, and Marie Curie went on to win Nobel Prizes in both physics (1903) and chemistry (1911).

Q9024.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

Evaporation from the surface of a given liquid takes place more rapidly when

  1. A.the temperature is high and the surface area of the liquid is large
  2. B.the temperature is low and the surface area of the liquid is large
  3. C.the temperature is low and the surface area of the liquid is small
  4. D.the temperature is high and the surface area of the liquid is small
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Correct answer: A. the temperature is high and the surface area of the liquid is large

Both changes let more molecules escape from the surface each second. Evaporation is a surface process: only molecules at the surface with enough energy break away into the air.

Q9027.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

If the current through an electrical machine running on direct current is 15 A and the machine runs for 10 minutes, the charge that passes through the machine during this time is:

  1. A.1·50 C
  2. B.150 C
  3. C.900 C
  4. D.9000 C
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Correct answer: D. 9000 C

Charge equals current multiplied by time, and here that is 15 A × 600 s = 9000 C. Electric current is the rate of flow of charge, I = Q/t, so Q = I × t. The SI unit of charge, the coulomb, is the charge carried by one ampere…

Q9031.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

A tennis ball of mass 350 g is thrown vertically upwards at a speed of 4 m/s. If M is the maximum gravitational potential energy of the ball and H is the maximum height it reaches, then which one of the following is correct? (Take g = 10 m/s²)

  1. A.M = 5·6 J, H = 1·6 m
  2. B.M = 2·8 J, H = 1·6 m
  3. C.M = 5·6 J, H = 0·8 m
  4. D.M = 2·8 J, H = 0·8 m
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Correct answer: D. M = 2·8 J, H = 0·8 m

At the top of its flight all the kinetic energy of the ball has turned into gravitational potential energy. The mass is 350 g, that is 0·35 kg.

Q9032.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How often is the APARC General Assembly held?

  1. A.Every year
  2. B.Once in two years
  3. C.Once in four years
  4. D.Once in five years
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Correct answer: C. Once in four years

The assembly in Pune runs for five days, from 12 to 16 October 2026, and brings together more than 550 participants from Europe, the Americas, South Asia, South East Asia and Australia, of whom 380 are attending in person and about 180 online.

Q9033.Summits & ConferencesMedium

APARC, whose General Assembly 2026 is being hosted by India, is a core project of which programme?

  1. A.World Climate Research Programme
  2. B.Global Atmosphere Watch Programme
  3. C.International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
  4. D.Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
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Correct answer: A. World Climate Research Programme

Atmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate is one of its core projects and works on the atmospheric drivers and processes that govern weather patterns and the dynamics of the global climate.

Q9034.Summits & ConferencesEasy

At which institute was the APARC General Assembly 2026 inaugurated?

  1. A.Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
  2. B.India Meteorological Department, New Delhi
  3. C.National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Noida
  4. D.Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: A. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

The inaugural function of the assembly was held there, and the institute's Director delivered the opening keynote on modelling the monsoon and on narrowing the gap between how far the monsoon can be predicted in principle and the skill of actual forecasts.

Q9035.EnvironmentMedium

What is the initial contribution pledged by the Government of India to the International Big Cat Alliance?

  1. A.Rs 100 crore for three years
  2. B.Rs 150 crore for five years
  3. C.Rs 250 crore for five years
  4. D.Rs 500 crore for ten years
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Correct answer: B. Rs 150 crore for five years

This is the initial contribution pledged by the Government of India to the Alliance, which is headquartered in this country and works for the conservation of seven big cats.

Q9038.InternationalMedium

Which Indian financial centre was proposed for closer cooperation with the City of London at the 16th JETCO?

  1. A.Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
  2. B.GIFT City, Gandhinagar
  3. C.Cyber City, Gurugram
  4. D.Hitec City, Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. GIFT City, Gandhinagar

Financial services were the fourth of the five priority areas the Commerce and Industry Minister listed, and under it he sought greater collaboration between the City of London and GIFT City, naming fintech, insurance, cross-border payments, transition finance and trade finance as fields of work, so that the two financial…