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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

Q11321.EconomyEasy

Which Union Minister held meetings with the heads of leading American companies in New York to invite investment into India?

  1. A.The Minister of Finance
  2. B.The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal
  3. C.The Minister of External Affairs
  4. D.The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
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Correct answer: B. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal

The release from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry records that he held a series of meetings with senior leaders of leading United States companies in New York during the week, to discuss ways of strengthening India-United States trade and to invite those companies to explore investment in India.

Q11322.InternationalMedium

Which workshop at the 153rd IPU Assembly introduced a reference framework for strengthening the parliamentary response to terrorism?

  1. A.A workshop attended by N. K. Premachandran
  2. B.A session of the IPU Committee on Health
  3. C.A field visit of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights
  4. D.The cultural programme of the Indian High Commission
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Correct answer: A. A workshop attended by N. K. Premachandran

He took part in the workshop on strengthening the parliamentary response to terrorism, where the IPU reference framework was introduced, and also in a separate workshop on critical minerals for shared prosperity and the strengthening of parliamentary oversight over them.

Q11323.InternationalHard

Which Indian MP took part in the panel discussion on the role of parliaments in securing peace in the age of military artificial intelligence?

  1. A.Kamaljeet Sehrawat
  2. B.N. K. Premachandran
  3. C.Dr Sasmit Patra
  4. D.Dr Sanjay Jaiswal
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Correct answer: C. Dr Sasmit Patra

He joined the panel discussion of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security on the role of parliaments in securing peace in the age of military artificial intelligence, and he also took part in the work of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, contributing to the drafting…

Q11324.InternationalMedium

Who leads the Indian Parliamentary Delegation at the 153rd IPU Assembly?

  1. A.Anurag Singh Thakur, MP, Lok Sabha
  2. B.Dr Sasmit Patra, MP, Rajya Sabha
  3. C.Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  4. D.Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, MP, Lok Sabha
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Correct answer: C. Harivansh, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

He heads the delegation and, on the floor of the Assembly, used the Right of Reply to answer uncalled-for remarks made by Pakistan on Kashmir, stating that Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of India and that Pakistan has no locus standi in India's internal affairs.

Q11326.DefenceHard

Who launched FSS-1 at the ceremony in Visakhapatnam, in keeping with naval tradition?

  1. A.Smt Laila Swaminathan, President of the Navy Welfare and Wellness Association
  2. B.The Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh
  3. C.Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Chief of the Naval Staff
  4. D.The Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited
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Correct answer: A. Smt Laila Swaminathan, President of the Navy Welfare and Wellness Association

Naval custom has a lady launch a warship, and the release records that she performed the launch in the presence of the chief guest.

Q11327.DefenceMedium

What is the primary role of a Fleet Support Ship such as FSS-1?

  1. A.Hunting enemy submarines with towed sonar arrays
  2. B.Replenishment of fleet ships while they are at sea
  3. C.Laying and clearing naval minefields
  4. D.Carrying and operating fighter aircraft
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Correct answer: B. Replenishment of fleet ships while they are at sea

On induction these ships will resupply warships on the move, which the Navy says will augment its Blue Water capability and significantly bolster operational logistics, strategic reach and mobility of the fleet.

Q11328.DefenceMedium

What is the indigenous content of the Fleet Support Ships being built for the Indian Navy?

  1. A.Over 50 per cent
  2. B.Over 65 per cent
  3. C.Over 82 per cent
  4. D.Over 95 per cent
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Correct answer: C. Over 82 per cent

The Ministry of Defence states that the Fleet Support Ships are indigenously designed and built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam, with indigenous content above 82 per cent, which it reads as a mark of close cooperation between the Navy, the shipyard, defence industries and MSMEs.

Q11329.DefenceEasy

At which shipyard was FSS-1, the first of the Indian Navy's Fleet Support Ships, launched?

  1. A.Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai
  2. B.Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata
  3. C.Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam
  4. D.Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi
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Correct answer: C. Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam

The Fleet Support Ships are under construction at HSL in Visakhapatnam, and FSS-1, the first of the class, was launched there on 6 October 2026 with Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh as chief guest.

Q11331.Science & TechnologyMedium

ESTIC-2026, to be held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2026, is being organised by which organisation?

  1. A.Indian Space Research Organisation
  2. B.Defence Research and Development Organisation
  3. C.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  4. D.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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Correct answer: C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

ESTIC is India's Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave, and its second edition is organised by CSIR on the theme 'Creative Minds, Catalyzing Science, Empowering Technologies'.

Q11333.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which ministry released India's National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing (NSAM)?

  1. A.Ministry of Heavy Industries
  2. B.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  3. C.Ministry of Science and Technology
  4. D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

MeitY brought out the National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing in February 2022 as the guiding policy framework for 3D printing in India, keeping it aligned with Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Q11334.EnvironmentMedium

Which long-term temperature ambition under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement did the Indian Minister describe as already established?

  1. A.Limiting global temperature rise to 3 degrees Celsius
  2. B.Limiting global temperature rise to 2.5 degrees Celsius
  3. C.Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius
  4. D.Limiting global temperature rise to 0.5 degrees Celsius
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Correct answer: C. Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius

Speaking in the plenary, the Minister said the long-term objectives and goals, this ambition among them, were settled long ago under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, and that what the world now lacks is a matching supply of means to achieve them.

Q11335.EnvironmentEasy

Who led the Indian delegation at the UNFCCC Pre-COP31 meeting held in Fiji?

  1. A.The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  2. B.The Union Minister for External Affairs
  3. C.The Union Minister for Jal Shakti
  4. D.The Union Minister for Science and Technology
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Correct answer: A. The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Climate negotiations under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement fall to the environment ministry, which is why this portfolio and no other led the delegation.

Q11338.Indian States & UTsMedium

Before it was renamed in 1972, Arunachal Pradesh was known as:

  1. A.Lushai Hills District
  2. B.Naga Hills–Tuensang Area
  3. C.North East Frontier Agency
  4. D.North Cachar Hills
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Correct answer: C. North East Frontier Agency

NEFA, as it was called, was administered by the Governor of Assam on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs rather than by the Assam government, a reflection of its position on the frontier; it was renamed Arunachal Pradesh and made a Union Territory on 20 January 1972.

Q11339.Indian States & UTsMedium

Which of the following mountain passes lies in Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. A.Nathu La
  2. B.Zoji La
  3. C.Sela
  4. D.Rohtang
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Correct answer: C. Sela

The Sela pass, in the high country of the Tawang sector, carries the road from Dirang and Bomdila into Tawang town and is the best known pass of Arunachal Pradesh; Bum La, on the boundary with Tibet, and Pangsau Pass, on the Myanmar border, are the other two worth remembering.

Q11340.Indian States & UTsEasy

Which animal is the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. A.Mithun
  2. B.Sangai
  3. C.One-horned rhinoceros
  4. D.Clouded leopard
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Correct answer: A. Mithun

The mithun, Bos frontalis, is a semi-domesticated bovine of the hill forests and is the state animal of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is counted as wealth and used in marriage and ceremonial exchange; it is also the state animal of Nagaland, a point examiners enjoy.