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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

Q962.NationalMedium

Which technology was highlighted as letting pensioners generate a digital life certificate on their own smartphone?

  1. A.Iris scanning
  2. B.Face authentication
  3. C.Voice recognition
  4. D.Digital signature token
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Correct answer: B. Face authentication

The Secretary of the department, Nivedita Shukla Verma, said that technological advances, and face authentication in particular, have transformed the way a life certificate is submitted, because the pensioner can now create the certificate independently on a smartphone without going to a bank or any other office.

Q964.NationalMedium

What is the target set under the nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 5?

  1. A.Over 50 lakh certificates
  2. B.Over one crore certificates
  3. C.Over two crore certificates
  4. D.Over five crore certificates
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Correct answer: C. Over two crore certificates

The Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has set this target for the fifth edition of its nationwide drive, and the mega camp held with the State Bank of India at the NDCC Convention Centre in New Delhi was part of it.

Q966.Government SchemesMedium

Letters of Intent for PM-SETU ITI clusters at Jorhat and Tinsukia were signed with the support of which two companies?

  1. A.Indian Oil Corporation and GAIL
  2. B.Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Oil India Limited
  3. C.ONGC and Bharat Petroleum
  4. D.Coal India and NTPC
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Correct answer: B. Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Oil India Limited

Letters of Intent for two Industrial Training Institute clusters were signed at the Guwahati programme, the Jorhat cluster supported by Numaligarh Refinery Limited and the Tinsukia cluster by Oil India Limited, both under the PM-SETU scheme.

Q967.Government SchemesMedium

What does PM-SETU stand for?

  1. A.Pradhan Mantri Skill Education and Technical Upgradation
  2. B.Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs
  3. C.Pradhan Mantri Students Employment and Training Union
  4. D.Pradhan Mantri Skill Enhancement for Tribal Upliftment
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Correct answer: B. Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship used this expansion while describing the Guwahati programme, where a dedicated session was held on how the scheme can strengthen the skilling ecosystem of the North-Eastern Region through an industry-led remaking of Industrial Training Institutes.

Q969.NationalMedium

How long must a telecom complaint centre remain available to consumers under the amended regulations?

  1. A.Eight hours on working days
  2. B.Sixteen hours on working days
  3. C.Round the clock on all days of the week
  4. D.Twelve hours on all days of the week
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Correct answer: C. Round the clock on all days of the week

The amendment replaces the earlier arrangement of sixteen hours with support at every hour of every day, and allows a service provider to man the centre through human representatives, automated systems, artificial intelligence agents or other customer-centric technology, or a mix of these.

Q970.NationalMedium

Under the new TRAI regulations, within how many days must a telecom consumer file an appeal after a complaint is disposed of?

  1. A.7 days
  2. B.15 days
  3. C.30 days
  4. D.45 days
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Correct answer: B. 15 days

The Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2026, cut the time for filing an appeal after a complaint is closed, the regulator reasoning that a consumer normally prefers to appeal at once while a longer window only adds to compliance work.

Q972.Summits & ConferencesMedium

Which assembly is being held within the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo?

  1. A.The 5th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency
  2. B.The 9th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance
  3. C.The 12th Assembly of the World Energy Council
  4. D.The 7th Assembly of the Global Wind Forum
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Correct answer: B. The 9th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance

The Prime Minister said it was a happy coincidence that this assembly was taking place inside the summit, and that delegates of the fourth conference on green hydrogen were also in the hall, which widened the scope of the year's event.

Q977.EconomyEasy

Western Coalfields Limited, in the news for exceeding all three of its key operational targets, is a subsidiary of which company?

  1. A.NTPC Limited
  2. B.Coal India Limited
  3. C.Singareni Collieries Company Limited
  4. D.NLC India Limited
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Correct answer: B. Coal India Limited

Western Coalfields Limited is a subsidiary of Coal India under the Ministry of Coal, and it was the only subsidiary to exceed its targets on coal production, offtake and overburden removal during April to October 2026, achieving 102.47%, 108.82% and 104.56% of those targets respectively.

Q978.EnvironmentHard

Four Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters have been awarded. Which of these is one of them?

  1. A.Jodhpur
  2. B.Kandla
  3. C.Tuticorin
  4. D.Paradip
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Correct answer: A. Jodhpur

The four Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters awarded under the Mission are Jodhpur, Odisha, Pune and Kerala. These clusters bring production, consumption and infrastructure together in one area, which improves project viability and allows economies of scale, since hydrogen is difficult to transport.

Q979.EnvironmentHard

Green hydrogen plants commissioned by 31 December 2030 are exempt from inter-state transmission system charges for how many years?

  1. A.10 years
  2. B.15 years
  3. C.20 years
  4. D.25 years
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Correct answer: D. 25 years

Green hydrogen and green ammonia plants commissioned by the end of December 2030 are exempt from inter-state transmission system charges for a quarter of a century, which lowers the cost of moving renewable power across state boundaries to such plants.

Q980.EnvironmentMedium

Under India's Green Hydrogen Standard, what is the maximum permitted emission for hydrogen to be called green?

  1. A.1 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  2. B.2 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  3. C.5 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  4. D.9 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
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Correct answer: B. 2 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen

The standard was notified by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in August 2023, is measured on a well-to-gate basis and is assessed as a twelve-month average, and it made India one of the first few countries to define green hydrogen formally.