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.
In which district of Assam was the tipper truck carrying the drugs intercepted?
The truck was intercepted near Borkhola in Cachar district of Assam, in the Barak valley, and the drugs were recovered from a fabricated cavity inside the vehicle's side panel.
Read the full explanation →The DRI carried out the Assam seizure jointly with personnel of which force?
The correct answer is the Assam Rifles, and more precisely the 38 Battalion of that force, whose personnel joined the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in the intelligence-led operation.
Read the full explanation →How much methamphetamine did the DRI seize from the tipper truck in Assam?
The cavity built into the right-side panel of the tipper truck held 32 packets of pinkish-orange tablets, and the arithmetic settles the total: 17 brick-shaped packets weighed one kilogram each and 15 rectangular packets weighed 200 grams each, which adds up to twenty kilograms in all.
Read the full explanation →Which award did ‘Fatherland’ win for its director at the Cannes film festival?
The film had a full festival season before reaching India: it travelled to Cannes, San Sebastián and Telluride, and its screening at the 57th IFFI in Goa is its India premiere.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 57th International Film Festival of India?
The organisers presented the choice of opening film as a fitting beginning to that theme, because the story of ‘Fatherland’ travels across geographical and cultural boundaries and the film itself is a collaboration between four countries.
Read the full explanation →Who directed ‘Fatherland’, the opening film of the 57th IFFI?
The film is described as continuing his exploration of history and human relationships through an intimate narrative set at a significant moment in European history.
Read the full explanation →Which film has been selected as the opening film of the 57th International Film Festival of India?
The correct answer is ‘Fatherland’, the Polish-language film also titled ‘Ojczyzna’, which has been chosen to open the 57th International Film Festival of India in Goa and will have its India premiere there.
Read the full explanation →Where was the ceremonial Guard of Honour accorded to the visiting Belgian Navy Commander?
The correct answer is South Block, where the visiting commander was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour after he reached India.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian officer held talks with the Commander of the Belgian Navy during his visit?
The discussions between the two navies were led on the Indian side by the Chief of the Naval Staff, and they covered maritime security, operational engagements, training, exchanges of personnel and collaboration in naval technology.
Read the full explanation →Rear Admiral Tanguy Botman, who was on an official visit to India on 14 November 2026, commands the navy of which country?
Rear Admiral Tanguy Botman is the Commander of the Belgian Navy, and he came to India on an official visit on 14 November 2026 so that the two countries could strengthen maritime cooperation and bring their navies into closer working contact.
Read the full explanation →According to the Ministry, India's population aged 60 and above is projected to reach about what figure by 2036?
The Ministry cited the projection that the number of people aged 60 and above in India will rise from roughly 10 crore at the time of the 2011 census to around 23 crore by 2036, and used that arithmetic to explain why day care centres, senior citizen homes and trained…
Read the full explanation →With which organisation is the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment signing the MoU for elderly care in cantonment areas?
The memorandum is to be signed in New Delhi on Monday, 16 November, in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar, and the Director General Defence Estates, Shobha Gupta, will also attend.
Read the full explanation →Under which umbrella scheme will senior citizen welfare schemes be run in cantonment boards under the new MoU?
The correct answer is the Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana, known as AVYAY, which is the umbrella scheme of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment for the welfare of senior citizens.
Read the full explanation →Which of these was cited by the Minister as part of India's integrated approach to lifestyle-related disease?
Dr Jitendra Singh listed it with the establishment of the Ministry of Ayush and the opening of wellness centres as part of an integrated and holistic approach adopted since 2014 towards metabolic disorders and lifestyle-related diseases, noting that the day followed a proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the…
Read the full explanation →Who addressed the World Diabetes Day programme at the Embassy of India in Rome?
He spoke at the programme during his official visit to Italy from 11 to 15 November 2026.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of World Diabetes Day marked by the Indian Embassy in Rome this year?
Speaking at the observance, Dr Jitendra Singh said this theme captures the whole spirit of the strategies needed to check the rapid spread of the disease, namely proactive early detection, timely intervention and strict control of blood glucose levels through both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical measures.
Read the full explanation →Which national helpline was publicised at the health awareness kiosks of these sports meets?
Kiosks at the larger clusters in Bhopal, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi handed out information, education and communication material on mental health and publicised this number, which fits the anti-drug purpose of the week.
Read the full explanation →Under which umbrella mission does the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan run?
The Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan is a 100-week campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 August 2026 under that umbrella, and its aim is to keep young people away from drugs, alcohol, tobacco and other addictive substances.
Read the full explanation →How many participants were mobilised in the Week 9 block-level sports meets of the Nasha Mukt Yuva campaign?
That is the number of student volunteers, youth club members and community spectators mobilised by the 992 activities held in Week 9 of the campaign, as reported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Read the full explanation →Which countries have co-produced ‘I Matter’, the mid-fest film at IFFI 2026?
The film carries dialogue in Romanian and Romani, runs for 101 minutes and follows Rebeca, a young Roma woman leaving an orphanage as her father prepares to come out of prison.
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