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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

Q13342.NationalEasy

The proceeds of the eighth edition of the PM Mementos auction will go to which project?

  1. A.Namami Gange Project
  2. B.Swachh Bharat Kosh
  3. C.National Sports Development Fund
  4. D.Project Tiger
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Correct answer: A. Namami Gange Project

The auction of mementos presented to the Prime Minister is held so that the gifts serve a larger public purpose, and the money raised in this edition is directed to the Namami Gange Project, the programme for cleaning and conserving the river Ganga.

Q13343.Government SchemesEasy

To whom are completed rural water supply schemes formally handed over under Jal Arpan?

  1. A.District collectors and block development officers
  2. B.Gram panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees
  3. C.State public health engineering departments
  4. D.Private water utility companies
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Correct answer: B. Gram panchayats and Village Water and Sanitation Committees

Jal Arpan marks the formal handover of completed rural water supply schemes, commissioned after the prescribed trial run period, to these two village-level bodies, which then take responsibility for operation, maintenance and long-term sustainability.

Q13344.Government SchemesMedium

Under which platform of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 were 2691 water supply assets geotagged?

  1. A.Sujalam Bharat
  2. B.Amrit Sarovar
  3. C.Jal Shakti Abhiyan
  4. D.Nal Jal Mitra
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Correct answer: A. Sujalam Bharat

Digital governance and asset management under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 are being strengthened through Sujalam Bharat, under which water supply assets and piped water supply sources are geotagged, and on the Jal Arpan occasion a total of 2691 assets were geotagged across the country, including about 700 sources.

Q13346.Government SchemesEasy

Jal Arpan, observed in more than 1,850 gram panchayats, is a reform under which mission?

  1. A.Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)
  2. B.Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
  3. C.Atal Bhujal Yojana
  4. D.National River Conservation Plan
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Correct answer: B. Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0

Jal Arpan is described as a key reform under that mission, and it places rural drinking water systems in the hands of the communities that use them by handing completed schemes to gram panchayats and to Village Water and Sanitation Committees.

Q13347.SportsEasy

How was Deepak Punia's achievement described in the Prime Minister's congratulatory message?

  1. A.As a new chapter in India's wrestling journey
  2. B.As India's first Olympic wrestling medal
  3. C.As a record in the lightest weight category
  4. D.As a team event victory
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Correct answer: A. As a new chapter in India's wrestling journey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the wrestler on the bronze won after a fiercely contested bout, said the achievement adds a new chapter to the country's wrestling journey and wished him continued success in the time to come.

Q13348.SportsMedium

What made Deepak Punia's bronze medal in men's 97 kg freestyle wrestling notable?

  1. A.It was India's first wrestling medal of any kind at the Asian Games
  2. B.It returned India to the podium in this event after six decades
  3. C.It was awarded without a contest being held
  4. D.It was India's only medal at the Games
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Correct answer: B. It returned India to the podium in this event after six decades

The congratulatory message put the achievement precisely in those terms, noting that six decades later India was back among the medallists in the men's 97 kg freestyle wrestling event at the Asian Games.

Q13350.SportsEasy

Who congratulated Aman Sehrawat on his Asian Games gold and said he had displayed great tenacity?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Prime Minister
  3. C.The Chief Justice of India
  4. D.The Vice-President
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Correct answer: B. The Prime Minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the wrestler on winning India's first Asian Games gold in the men's 57 kg freestyle event, called the win a phenomenal triumph and said that the journey from bronze at the last Games to the top of the podium showed great tenacity.

Q13353.SportsMedium

Which of the following was a first achieved by the Indian men's hockey team at the 2026 Asian Games?

  1. A.Winning the Asian Games hockey gold in consecutive editions
  2. B.Qualifying for the Asian Games hockey final
  3. C.Winning its opening match of the Games
  4. D.Taking part in the Asian Games hockey event
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Correct answer: A. Winning the Asian Games hockey gold in consecutive editions

The congratulatory message specifically recorded back-to-back Asian Games golds for the first time, which means the team had won the title at the previous edition and has now defended it.

Q13356.DefenceMedium

Which of the following was NOT among the Sea Phase drills carried out by INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish?

  1. A.Visit-Board-Search-Seizure
  2. B.Underway Replenishment
  3. C.Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief
  4. D.Live submarine-launched missile firing
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Correct answer: D. Live submarine-launched missile firing

The Sea Phase consisted of coordinated exercises in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Visit-Board-Search-Seizure and Underway Replenishment, with helicopter work covering cross-deck landings, vertical replenishment and casualty evacuation.

Q13357.DefenceHard

MAHASAGAR, the vision within which the Indian Navy placed its participation, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Maritime Harmony and Shared Growth Across Regions
  2. B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
  3. C.Maritime Alliance for Humanitarian Assistance and Growth
  4. D.Mission for Advancement of Harbour and Sea Governance
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Correct answer: B. Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions

Acronyms with a full form of this length are standard objective-paper material, and the safest way to carry them is word by word rather than by sense, because every distractor here is built to sound right.

Q13360.NationalMedium

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stated focus areas of the new Centres of Excellence?

  1. A.Preservation and digitisation of linguistic resources
  2. B.Strengthening regional academic ecosystems
  3. C.Compulsory teaching of the languages in all schools
  4. D.Wider dissemination of classical language heritage
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Correct answer: C. Compulsory teaching of the languages in all schools

The four areas are strengthening academic research and scholarship, preservation and digitisation of linguistic and literary resources, wider dissemination of classical language heritage, and strengthening regional academic ecosystems.