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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

Q12902.Indian States & UTsMedium

After the bifurcation of 2014, the Andhra Pradesh High Court began functioning in 2019 at:

  1. A.Hyderabad
  2. B.Amaravati
  3. C.Visakhapatnam
  4. D.Kurnool
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Correct answer: B. Amaravati

When Telangana was separated in 2014 the two states shared the old High Court at Hyderabad for a few years; a separate Andhra Pradesh High Court was then constituted and began functioning at Amaravati, the new capital on the bank of the Krishna, on 1 January 2019, while the court…

Q12906.Indian States & UTsEasy

The Venkateswara temple, the most visited temple in India, stands on the Tirumala hills near which town?

  1. A.Srisailam
  2. B.Tirupati
  3. C.Vijayawada
  4. D.Simhachalam
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Correct answer: B. Tirupati

The temple of Venkateswara, also called Balaji, stands on the seventh of the Tirumala hills above the town of Tirupati and is administered by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams; it draws more pilgrims than any other temple in the country and its annual Brahmotsavam is the chief temple festival of the…

Q12908.Indian States & UTsMedium

Kolleru Lake, a Ramsar site of Andhra Pradesh, lies between the deltas of which two rivers?

  1. A.Krishna and Penna
  2. B.Godavari and Krishna
  3. C.Penna and Vamsadhara
  4. D.Godavari and Nagavali
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Correct answer: B. Godavari and Krishna

Kolleru is a large shallow freshwater lake lying in the low ground between the deltas of the Godavari and the Krishna; it acts as a natural flood balancing reservoir for the two rivers, is a wintering ground for pelicans and painted storks, and was declared a Ramsar site of international…

Q12909.Indian States & UTsEasy

Which classical dance of India takes its name from a village in the Krishna delta of Andhra Pradesh?

  1. A.Bharatanatyam
  2. B.Kuchipudi
  3. C.Odissi
  4. D.Mohiniyattam
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Correct answer: B. Kuchipudi

Kuchipudi is named after the village of Kuchipudi, or Kuchelapuram, in the Krishna delta, where the dance drama tradition of the Bhagavata Mela was carried on; Siddhendra Yogi is remembered as the figure who gave it its form, and the Tarangam, danced on the rim of a brass plate, is…

Q12910.Indian States & UTsEasy

India's only operational satellite launch centre, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, is located at:

  1. A.Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
  2. B.Thumba, Kerala
  3. C.Balasore, Odisha
  4. D.Hassan, Karnataka
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Correct answer: A. Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

The Satish Dhawan Space Centre stands on Sriharikota island on the coast of the Nellore region, between the Pulicat lake and the Bay of Bengal, and every Indian orbital launch, by PSLV, GSLV, SSLV or LVM3, lifts off from there; the site is named after Satish Dhawan, a former chairman…

Q12912.Indian States & UTsMedium

Whose death after a fast of fifty-eight days hastened the creation of a Telugu-speaking state?

  1. A.Tanguturi Prakasam
  2. B.Potti Sriramulu
  3. C.Kandukuri Veeresalingam
  4. D.Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Correct answer: B. Potti Sriramulu

He fasted for a separate Telugu-speaking province and died on 15 December 1952 on the fifty-eighth day of the fast; the protests that followed made the government concede the demand within days, and Andhra State was created the next October.

Q12915.Banking & Financial AwarenessAsked in: Delhi · 9 Sept 2018Easy

Which one of these are consumer rights specified in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986?

  1. A.Right to safety
  2. B.Right to choose
  3. C.Right to Consumer education
  4. D.All of the above
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Correct answer: D. All of the above

The consumer protection law recognises six rights, and the three named in the options are among them: the right to safety, that is protection against goods and services hazardous to life and property; the right to choose from a range of goods and services at competitive prices; and the right…

Q12917.Banking & Financial AwarenessHard

Which of these is one of the five rights in the Reserve Bank's Charter of Customer Rights, 2014?

  1. A.Right to Suitability
  2. B.Right to Free Credit
  3. C.Right to Minimum Balance Waiver
  4. D.Right to Unlimited Withdrawals
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Correct answer: A. Right to Suitability

The Charter of Customer Rights issued by the Reserve Bank in 2014 lists five rights: the Right to Fair Treatment, the Right to Transparency, Fair and Honest Dealing, the Right to Suitability, the Right to Privacy, and the Right to Grievance Redress and Compensation.

Q12919.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

Which of the following complaints is outside the scope of the RBI Ombudsman?

  1. A.Delay in crediting a failed ATM transaction
  2. B.A bank's refusal to sanction a loan as a matter of commercial judgement
  3. C.Non-adherence to the declared cheque collection policy
  4. D.Levy of charges without prior notice to the customer
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Correct answer: B. A bank's refusal to sanction a loan as a matter of commercial judgement

The Ombudsman decides whether there was a deficiency in service, not whether a lending decision was wise; a bank's commercial judgement, including whether to grant a loan and on what terms, is expressly outside the scheme, as are disputes between banks and a bank's own staff and recruitment matters.

Q12920.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

A customer may approach the RBI Ombudsman only after complaining to the bank and waiting how long for a reply?

  1. A.7 days
  2. B.15 days
  3. C.30 days
  4. D.60 days
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Correct answer: C. 30 days

The scheme makes the bank the first forum: a complaint is maintainable before the Ombudsman only if the customer has already complained to the regulated entity and either received no reply for thirty days or received a reply he is not satisfied with, or had the complaint rejected.