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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

Q10801.NationalEasy

In which city did the National Human Rights Commission hold its two-day Bihar open hearing and camp sitting?

  1. A.Gaya
  2. B.Darbhanga
  3. C.Patna
  4. D.Muzaffarpur
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Correct answer: C. Patna

The Commission, led by Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian along with Members Justice (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, took up more than seventy alleged cases of human rights violation in the presence of the victims and the officers answerable for them, with the State Chief Secretary and…

Q10803.EnvironmentMedium

Under which law are access and benefit sharing payments collected from users of biological resources?

  1. A.The Environment Protection Act, 1986
  2. B.The Wild Life Protection Act, 1972
  3. C.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002, as amended in 2023
  4. D.The Forest Conservation Act, 1980
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Correct answer: C. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002, as amended in 2023

The receipts of the National Biodiversity Authority come in under that Act read with the Access and Benefit Sharing Regulations, which require users of Indian biological resources to share benefits with the country and with the communities that conserve those resources.

Q10805.EnvironmentEasy

How much did the National Biodiversity Authority receive under the Access and Benefit Sharing framework during April to September 2026?

  1. A.Rs 5.68 crore
  2. B.Rs 9.68 crore
  3. C.Rs 19.68 crore
  4. D.Rs 96.80 crore
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Correct answer: B. Rs 9.68 crore

The National Biodiversity Authority received that amount from users of India biological resources in the half year from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, as amended in 2023, read with the Access and Benefit Sharing Regulations.

Q10806.Science & TechnologyHard

At which event was the New Delhi Declaration on 6G principles endorsed?

  1. A.India Mobile Congress
  2. B.The International Bharat 6G Symposium held in 2025
  3. C.The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
  4. D.The Bharat 6G Symposium held in 2024
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Correct answer: B. The International Bharat 6G Symposium held in 2025

The joint report released at this year ceremony, titled Progress towards the 6G Principles of the New Delhi Declaration: Actions, Outcomes and Outlook, First Edition, October 2026, marks the completion of one year since the Declaration was endorsed at that symposium, and records the actions and outcomes reported by the…

Q10807.Science & TechnologyMedium

After the new agreements at the symposium, how many collaborations does the Bharat 6G Alliance have in all?

  1. A.Twelve
  2. B.Fifteen
  3. C.Seventeen
  4. D.Twenty-two
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Correct answer: C. Seventeen

Before the symposium the Bharat 6G Alliance already held ten global and two domestic collaborations, and at the inaugural ceremony it exchanged five more Memoranda of Understanding, with GSMA, the one6G Association, GTI Alliance Ltd, the 6G Industry Forum and VoICE.

Q10809.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which edition of the International Bharat 6G Symposium was inaugurated at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi?

  1. A.First
  2. B.Second
  3. C.Third
  4. D.Fifth
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Correct answer: C. Third

Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the 3rd International Bharat 6G Symposium 2026, organised by the Bharat 6G Alliance at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, in New Delhi, with sessions running from 7 to 9 October 2026.

Q10813.EconomyEasy

At what level have margins in the supply and sale of non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines been capped?

  1. A.10 per cent of the Maximum Retail Price
  2. B.20 per cent of the Maximum Retail Price
  3. C.30 per cent of the Maximum Retail Price
  4. D.50 per cent of the Maximum Retail Price
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Correct answer: C. 30 per cent of the Maximum Retail Price

The Government has approved a ceiling on the margins charged while non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines move through the supply chain to the patient, and that ceiling is fixed at 30 per cent of the MRP.

Q10816.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 7 Oct 2021, Shift 1Easy

When did the Indian Army liberate Goa from the Portuguese and declare it a Union Territory?

  1. A.1967
  2. B.1961
  3. C.1952
  4. D.1969
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Correct answer: B. 1961

Indian forces entered Goa in December 1961 in Operation Vijay, ending four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule. The Portuguese had held Goa since 1510, when Afonso de Albuquerque took it, and they refused to leave after 1947 even though the French had handed over their settlements.

Q10819.Static GKAsked in: SSC MTS · 01 Sept 2023, Shift 1Medium

On 15 August 1947, the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, raised the Indian National Flag above the _________ of Red Fort in Delhi.

  1. A.Delhi Gate
  2. B.Kashmiri Gate
  3. C.Ajmeri Gate
  4. D.Lahori Gate
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Correct answer: D. Lahori Gate

Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the national flag over the Lahori Gate of the Red Fort on 15 August 1947, and every Prime Minister has addressed the nation from its ramparts on Independence Day since.

Q10820.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 08 May 2023, Shift 1Medium

During the reign of which of the following Pallavas, Hiuen Tsang visited the Pallava capital Kanchi?

  1. A.Mahendravarman I
  2. B.Mahendravarman II
  3. C.Narasimhavarman II
  4. D.Narasimhavarman I
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Correct answer: D. Narasimhavarman I

The Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang reached Kanchi around 640 CE, when Narasimhavarman I was on the Pallava throne. Narasimhavarman I, who ruled about 630 to 668 CE, took the title Mamalla, meaning great wrestler, and gave his name to Mamallapuram.