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 of the following languages did Jyotiba Phule write 'Gulamgiri' in 1873?
Jyotiba Phule wrote Gulamgiri, which means slavery, in Marathi in 1873, the same year in which he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj at Pune.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is more suitable than the others for the growth of cashew nut?
Cashew does best on light, well drained, slightly acidic red laterite soil, which is why it is grown on the coastal plains and hill slopes of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Read the full explanation →Hubbardia heptaneuron, which has become endangered, is a species of which of the following?
Hubbardia heptaneuron, known as Hubbard's grass or the Jog Falls grass, is a species of grass that grew only in the spray zone of the Jog Falls on the Sharavathi river in Karnataka.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a public sector industry?
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is a public sector undertaking, which means the government holds the majority of its shares and controls its management.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following ruled in India between 1266 and 1287?
Balban sat on the throne of the Delhi Sultanate from 1266 to 1287. He had been a slave of Iltutmish and one of the Chalisa, the band of forty Turkish nobles, and served as naib to the weak Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud before taking power himself.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following festivals is celebrated in the month of August-September?
Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala and is kept in the Malayalam month of Chingam, which falls in August and September.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a process in which hot, less dense materials rise upward and are replaced by colder, more dense materials?
Convection is the transfer of heat by the bodily movement of the particles of a fluid. The part that is heated expands, becomes lighter and rises, and colder, denser fluid sinks to take its place, so a circulating convection current is set up.
Read the full explanation →Where was the first official summit of the Non-Aligned movement held?
The first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in September 1961 at Belgrade, then the capital of Yugoslavia, and twenty-five countries took part in it.
Read the full explanation →According to Koeppen's Scheme, which type of climate is denoted by the letter 'E' in India?
Koeppen grouped climates by temperature and rainfall and gave each group a capital letter, and E stands for the polar group, where the mean temperature of the warmest month stays below 10 degrees Celsius.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following region was the capital of the Chalukyas?
Aihole, on the Malaprabha river in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, was the first capital of the early Chalukyas, the dynasty founded by Pulakeshin I in the sixth century.
Read the full explanation →As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as ______.
In its middle course, over the gentle slope of the plain, a river loses the power to cut downward and begins to swing from side to side.
Read the full explanation →In which of the following places is the difference between the day and night temperatures likely to be the highest?
A desert shows the largest difference between day and night temperature, called the diurnal range, because dry sand heats up quickly in the day and the cloudless, moisture-free air lets that heat escape just as quickly after sunset.
Read the full explanation →A channel of canal where water flows under the influence of gravity is called _______
In a flow channel the water runs from the canal head down to the fields purely under gravity, because the bed of the canal is laid at a slope and the source lies higher than the land it serves.
Read the full explanation →Under which ministry does the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre function?
The correct answer is the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, under which the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi functions, and which announced the holding of the second Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture there.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the 2nd Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture?
The lecture, organised by the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre with the Commonwealth Legal Education Association, brought together judges, legal academics and practitioners to reflect on the human dimension of the judicial process and on the place of compassion, empathy and sensitivity in the delivery of justice.
Read the full explanation →Who delivered the 2nd Prof. (Dr.) N. R. Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre?
The correct answer is Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, who delivered the memorial lecture on the theme of judging with compassion and argued that a humane approach to justice must stay anchored in the principles of…
Read the full explanation →Which section of the Companies Act, 2013 was cited to say that a company owes a duty to its employees, the community and the environment, and not to shareholders alone?
The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs pointed to this provision of the Companies Act, 2013 to argue that the law itself recognises that a company works within society and owes responsibility to its workers, the community and the environment, and not only…
Read the full explanation →Which former President of India suggested that 2 October be dedicated to corporate social responsibility?
The observance of CSR Day draws on a suggestion he made as President of India at the National CSR Awards in 2019, that 2 October be set apart for corporate social responsibility.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of NCCSR 2026, the third National Conference and Exhibition on Corporate Social Responsibility?
The conference, organised by the School of Business Environment of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, is being held on 6 and 7 October 2026 at The Ashok in New Delhi, and has drawn over 550 delegates from across the country.
Read the full explanation →Which public agency was recognised for completing the highest number of houses under affordable rental housing complexes?
In the same category the private agency award went to SPR India Private Limited, at 11,154 beds.
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