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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

Q10822.GeographyAsked in: SSC MTS · 02 May 2023, Shift 3Easy

Which are the most widespread forests in India?

  1. A.Montane forest
  2. B.Mangrove Forests
  3. C.Tropical Evergreen Forests
  4. D.Tropical Deciduous Forests
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Correct answer: D. Tropical Deciduous Forests

These monsoon forests cover the largest part of India, so they are the most widespread forest type in the country.

Q10826.GeographyAsked in: SSC CHSL · 13 Oct 2020, Shift 1Easy

Garo-Khasi range is located in which Indian state?

  1. A.Mizoram
  2. B.Meghalaya
  3. C.Sikkim
  4. D.Odisha
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Correct answer: B. Meghalaya

The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia hills lie in Meghalaya and together form the Meghalaya plateau. This plateau is a detached block of the peninsular plateau, separated from the main Chota Nagpur plateau by the Malda gap.

Q10830.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB JE · 27 May 2019, Shift 2Easy

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was made between-

  1. A.Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League
  2. B.The moderates and the extremists
  3. C.British Government and All India Muslim League
  4. D.Indian National Congress and British Government
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Correct answer: A. Indian National Congress and All India Muslim League

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between the Congress and the Muslim League. It was signed at the Lucknow session, where Ambika Charan Mazumdar presided for the Congress.

Q10832.Environment & EcologyAsked in: RRB JE · 29 Aug 2019, Shift 2Medium

Which is NOT a green house gas in earth's atmosphere?

  1. A.Ozone
  2. B.Sulphur dioxide
  3. C.Carbon dioxide
  4. D.Methane
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Correct answer: B. Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide is an air pollutant but it is not counted among the greenhouse gases. A greenhouse gas is one that lets sunlight through but absorbs the long wave infrared radiation the earth sends back, so it warms the lower atmosphere.

Q10834.Static GKAsked in: RRB JE · 19 Sep 2019, Shift 2Easy

Which great personality of the world was also known as 'Fuehrer'?

  1. A.Adolf Hitler
  2. B.Vladimir Lenin
  3. C.Joseph Stalin
  4. D.Napoleon Bonaparte
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Correct answer: A. Adolf Hitler

Fuehrer is the German word for leader, and Adolf Hitler took it as his title in Germany. Hitler led the Nazi Party, became Chancellor in January 1933, and after the death of President Hindenburg in 1934 merged the two offices and styled himself Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor.

Q10835.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · 24 May 2019, Shift 3Easy

What did Archimedes determine after discovering the Archimedes principle?

  1. A.Purity of milk
  2. B.Purity of gold in the king's crown
  3. C.Design concept of ship
  4. D.Design concept of submarine
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Correct answer: B. Purity of gold in the king's crown

Archimedes used his principle to test whether the crown of King Hiero II of Syracuse was pure gold. The principle says that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.

Q10836.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · 25 May 2019, Shift 1Easy

What happens with the force of gravitation between two objects when the mass of one object is doubled?

  1. A.The force of gravitation is four times
  2. B.The force of gravitation is doubled
  3. C.The force of gravitation is tripled
  4. D.The force of gravitation is halved
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Correct answer: B. The force of gravitation is doubled

Gravitational force is directly proportional to each mass, so doubling one mass doubles the force. Newton law of universal gravitation states that the force between two bodies is F equal to G m1 m2 divided by r squared.

Q10837.Important DaysMedium

Which report, prepared in association with Boston Consulting Group, was released on World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day 2026?

  1. A.India's Hydrogen Standards: Gap Assessment and Preliminary Action Framework
  2. B.India Hydrogen Outlook
  3. C.Green Hydrogen Readiness Index
  4. D.National Fuel Cell Safety Report
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Correct answer: A. India's Hydrogen Standards: Gap Assessment and Preliminary Action Framework

Released at the ministry's World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day programme, the report reviews the hydrogen standards the country already has, points to the areas that still need attention and lists the steps needed to deal with them.

Q10839.Important DaysMedium

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy held its World Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day 2026 event at which venue in New Delhi?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam
  2. B.Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan
  4. D.Yashobhoomi
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Correct answer: B. Atal Akshay Urja Bhawan

More than a hundred officials, industry representatives, researchers and experts attended two panel discussions there, one on standards for hydrogen and one on safety at hydrogen facilities, and a gap assessment of the country's hydrogen standards was released.

Q10840.EconomyHard

Under the e-way bill changes recommended by the 57th GST Council meeting, a goods vehicle can be intercepted only with the authorisation of an officer not below which rank?

  1. A.Inspector
  2. B.Superintendent
  3. C.Joint Commissioner
  4. D.Principal Chief Commissioner
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Correct answer: C. Joint Commissioner

The Council recommended changes to sections 68, 129 and 130 of the CGST Act so that a vehicle carrying goods may be stopped only when there is specific intelligence about it and an officer of at least this rank has cleared the action.