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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

Q9141.Science & TechnologyMedium

In the VIGOR programme, the four AI-discovered drug candidates are to be advanced between which Technology Readiness Levels?

  1. A.TRL-1 to TRL-3
  2. B.TRL-4 to TRL-6
  3. C.TRL-6 to TRL-9
  4. D.TRL-2 to TRL-8
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Correct answer: B. TRL-4 to TRL-6

Every one of the four molecules, PEPR111 for neuromuscular disorders and oncology, PEPRX101 for alopecia, PEPR202 for neuropathy and PEPR112 for DMD, stands at Technology Readiness Level four today, and the stated purpose of the money is to carry each of them up to Technology Readiness Level six.

Q9142.Science & TechnologyMedium

What is the total cost of the VIGOR drug development project for which TDB has committed Rs 86 crore?

  1. A.Rs 108 crore
  2. B.Rs 145 crore
  3. C.Rs 172 crore
  4. D.Rs 250 crore
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Correct answer: C. Rs 172 crore

The project titled VIGOR: Advancing AI-Discovered Molecules from Bench to Clinic has been costed at that figure in full, and the Technology Development Board is carrying Rs 86 crore of it from the Research Development and Innovation Fund, which works out to exactly half the outlay.

Q9143.Science & TechnologyEasy

The Technology Development Board has extended Rs 86 crore of RDI Fund support to which company for the VIGOR programme?

  1. A.Biocon Limited, Bengaluru
  2. B.Peptris Technologies Private Limited, Bengaluru
  3. C.Bharat Biotech International, Hyderabad
  4. D.Serum Institute of India, Pune
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Correct answer: B. Peptris Technologies Private Limited, Bengaluru

The Technology Development Board, which works under the Department of Science and Technology, signed its agreement with this Bengaluru company in Karnataka and committed Rs 86 crore from the Research Development and Innovation Fund towards the VIGOR programme, whose full cost is Rs 172 crore.

Q9145.EconomyMedium

What was the average daily coal supply to the power sector in October 2026, and how did it compare with the supply plan?

  1. A.2.21 MT a day, below the plan
  2. B.2.37 MT a day, equal to the plan
  3. C.2.49 MT a day, above the plan
  4. D.2.65 MT a day, above the plan
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Correct answer: C. 2.49 MT a day, above the plan

Coal actually delivered to the power sector averaged 2.49 MT a day in October 2026 while the plan for the month provided for 2.37 MT a day, so supply ran ahead of the programme and bettered it on nine of the first ten days.

Q9148.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following information:

Region : Name of the mountain range : Type of mountain

1. Central Asia : Vosges : Fold mountain

2. Europe : Alps : Block mountain

3. North America : Appalachians : Fold mountain

4. South America : Andes : Fold mountain

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All four
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Correct answer: B. Only two

Rows 3 and 4 are correct; rows 1 and 2 have the wrong region or type. Fold mountains form when plates converge and layers of rock crumple.

Q9149.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme :

I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth

II. Observance of strict non-violence

III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public

IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes

How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All the four
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Correct answer: C. Only three

Items I, II and IV were part of the Non-Cooperation programme, but item III was not: Indians were asked to give up their titles, not keep them quietly.

Q9152.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?

  1. A.Chanhudaro
  2. B.Kot Diji
  3. C.Sohgaura
  4. D.Desalpur
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Correct answer: C. Sohgaura

Sohgaura, in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, is known for a Mauryan-period copper plate inscription, not for Harappan remains. The Sohgaura copper plate, written in Prakrit in the Brahmi script, is one of the earliest copper plate records of India and is usually dated to the Mauryan age.

Q9153.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2023, GS Paper IEasy

About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by

  1. A.Argentina
  2. B.Botswana
  3. C.the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  4. D.Kazakhstan
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Correct answer: C. the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The DRC mines roughly three-quarters of the world's cobalt, far ahead of any other country. Cobalt is used in the cathodes of lithium-ion batteries because it keeps them stable and lets them store more energy, which is why demand has risen with electric vehicles and mobile phones.

Q9154.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following information :

Waterfall : Region : River

1. Dhuandhar : Malwa : Narmada

2. Hundru : Chota Nagpur : Subarnarekha

3. Gersoppa : Western Ghats : Netravati

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched ?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
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Correct answer: A. Only one

Only row 2 is fully correct; rows 1 and 3 each have a wrong entry. Hundru Falls, near Ranchi in Jharkhand, is formed where the Subarnarekha river drops off the edge of the Ranchi plateau, part of the Chota Nagpur region, so row 2 is right.

Q9155.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IEasy

Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy :

I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.

II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Ram Mohan Roy respected the philosophical heritage of the East while urging Indians to adopt reason, science and social equality.

Q9156.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following pairs :

Movement/Organization : Leader

1. All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi

2. All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

3. Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  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

All three organisations are correctly paired with the leaders who founded or led them. Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Anti-Untouchability League in September 1932, soon after the Poona Pact; it was renamed the Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1933.

Q9158.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper IMedium

With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct ?

  1. A.Ghaghara - Gomati - Gandak - Kosi
  2. B.Gomati - Ghaghara - Gandak - Kosi
  3. C.Ghaghara - Gomati - Kosi - Gandak
  4. D.Gomati - Ghaghara - Kosi - Gandak
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Correct answer: B. Gomati - Ghaghara - Gandak - Kosi

Below Prayagraj the Ganga receives the Gomati first, then the Ghaghara, then the Gandak and finally the Kosi as it flows east.

Q9159.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2025, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

I. Capital receipts create a liability or cause a reduction in the assets of the Government.

II. Borrowings and disinvestment are capital receipts.

III. Interest received on loans creates a liability of the Government.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Capital receipts either add to liabilities or reduce assets, and borrowings and disinvestment are typical examples; interest received is a revenue receipt.

Q9160.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements :

1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India.

2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: A. 1 only

Parliament can add a law to the Ninth Schedule by a constitutional amendment, but such a law is not beyond judicial review.