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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

Q1201.NationalEasy

By which date has the government set the target of making India completely free from drugs?

  1. A.31 December 2027
  2. B.31 December 2029
  3. C.15 August 2030
  4. D.31 March 2028
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Correct answer: B. 31 December 2029

Speaking after flagging off the Run for Unity in New Delhi on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, said a target has been set to free the country from drugs completely by that date, and that the creation of a drug-free India is…

Q1205.EconomyHard

In which country is Solenergi Power Private Limited, the target of the Aditya Birla Renewables deal, registered?

  1. A.Mauritius
  2. B.Singapore
  3. C.Netherlands
  4. D.France
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Correct answer: A. Mauritius

Solenergi Power Private Limited is described as a holding company registered in Mauritius with no business of its own apart from holding investments, and its link with India runs through certain downstream holding entities and through firms that generate electricity from solar and wind energy.

Q1206.EconomyMedium

From whom is Aditya Birla Renewables Limited acquiring 100% of the issued share capital of Solenergi Power Private Limited?

  1. A.National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
  2. B.Energy Efficiency Services Limited
  3. C.Shell Overseas Investment B.V.
  4. D.Adani Energy Solutions Limited
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Correct answer: C. Shell Overseas Investment B.V.

The Competition Commission of India approved the sale by that firm of the whole issued share capital of Solenergi Power Private Limited to Aditya Birla Renewables Limited.

Q1207.EconomyEasy

Which company received CCI approval to acquire 100% of the equity share capital of IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited?

  1. A.Aditya Birla Renewables Limited
  2. B.Adani Energy Solutions Limited
  3. C.Energy Efficiency Services Limited
  4. D.Shell Overseas Investment B.V.
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Correct answer: B. Adani Energy Solutions Limited

The Competition Commission of India cleared its purchase of the entire equity share capital of IntelliSmart Infrastructure Private Limited, a company that works in advanced metering infrastructure for electricity and also puts up smart gas meters.

Q1209.Books & AuthorsAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Who is the author of Manimekalai?

  1. A.Kovalan
  2. B.Sathanar
  3. C.Ilango Adigal
  4. D.Tirutakkatevar
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Correct answer: B. Sathanar

Manimekalai, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, was written by Sithalai Sathanar, a grain merchant of Madurai, in the post-Sangam period.

Q1210.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKEasy

Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India? 1. Article 17 of the Constitution of India 2. The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 3. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 3 only
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.2 and 3 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 3

All three protect the rights of the Scheduled Castes: one is a provision of the Constitution and two are laws made by Parliament to give it effect.

Q1211.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKEasy

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Preamble of the Indian Constitution? 1. The Preamble by itself is not enforceable in a Court of Law. 2. The Preamble states the objectives which the Constitution seeks to establish and promote. 3. The Preamble indicates the source from which the Constitution derives its authority. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1, 2 and 3
  2. B.1 and 2 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.2 only
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Correct answer: A. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements describe the Preamble correctly. Statement 1 is correct: the Preamble is not a source of power and cannot by itself be enforced in a court; it is used to interpret the Constitution where the words of an Article are unclear.

Q1212.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by

  1. A.Henry Dundas
  2. B.Alexander Reed
  3. C.David Ricardo
  4. D.Mountstuart Elphinstone
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Correct answer: B. Alexander Reed

Captain Alexander Read (the name is also spelt Reed) began the Ryotwari experiment in 1792 in the Baramahal region, which the Company had taken from Tipu Sultan, with Thomas Munro as one of his assistants.

Q1213.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKEasy

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

  1. A.Piyadassi
  2. B.Colin Mackenzie
  3. C.Alexander Cunningham
  4. D.James Prinsep
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Correct answer: D. James Prinsep

Prinsep, an official of the East India Company's mint and secretary of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, deciphered the Brahmi script in 1837 and also made the key breakthrough in reading Kharoshthi.

Q1215.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Which one of the following statements about the Justice Party is not correct?

  1. A.It clamoured for the same kind of separate communal representation for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to the Muslims by the Morley-Minto Reforms.
  2. B.It was patronized mainly by richer landowning and urban middle class Non-Brahmins.
  3. C.It succeeded in getting the provision for 28 reserved seats for the Non-Brahmins in the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.
  4. D.It supported the call given by the Congress to boycott elections in 1920.
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Correct answer: D. It supported the call given by the Congress to boycott elections in 1920.

The Justice Party did not join the Congress boycott of the 1920 elections; it contested them, won a majority in the Madras Legislative Council and formed the first ministry under the new reforms.

Q1219.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKHard

Which one of the following statements about the All India Depressed Classes Association is not correct?

  1. A.The All India Depressed Classes Association was formed in Nagpur with M. C. Rajah as its first elected President.
  2. B.The All India Depressed Classes Association was not attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1926.
  3. C.Ambedkar resigned from the All India Depressed Classes Association and formed his own All India Depressed Classes Congress in 1930.
  4. D.The All India Depressed Classes Association favoured Ambedkar's demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes.
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Correct answer: D. The All India Depressed Classes Association favoured Ambedkar's demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes.

The All India Depressed Classes Association did not back Ambedkar's demand for a separate electorate; under M. C. Rajah it supported joint electorates with seats reserved for the depressed classes.

Q1220.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKHard

Why was constitutional amendment needed for introducing GST?

  1. A.States were not willing to agree with the Union for introduction of GST without amendment in the Constitution.
  2. B.GST was to be implemented on concurrent base and Article 246 was inadequate for such a case.
  3. C.The Empowered Committee of Finance Ministers had recommended for constitutional amendment.
  4. D.The GST Council had recommended for constitutional amendment so that its power enhances.
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Correct answer: B. GST was to be implemented on concurrent base and Article 246 was inadequate for such a case.

GST is levied by the Union and the States together on the same supply, and Article 246, which splits taxing powers between them through separate lists, did not allow such a concurrent tax.