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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

Q13361.NationalMedium

Which institution will host the Centre of Excellence for Classical Marathi?

  1. A.Savitribai Phule Pune University
  2. B.Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune
  3. C.University of Mumbai
  4. D.Central University of Gujarat
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Correct answer: B. Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune

The correct answer is the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute in Pune, a deemed-to-be university, which will host the centre for Classical Marathi in Maharashtra.

Q13362.NationalHard

The Centre of Excellence for Classical Pali has been approved at which institution?

  1. A.Central University of Gujarat
  2. B.Central University of Odisha
  3. C.Tezpur University
  4. D.Visva-Bharati University
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Correct answer: B. Central University of Odisha

This pairing is a favourite with paper setters precisely because it is not the one a candidate would guess, since Pali is not a language a reader would associate with a particular modern State in the way Assamese or Bengali is.

Q13365.Science & TechnologyHard

At what rate did the trial generate secure keys, and what error rate did the link hold?

  1. A.230 to 260 bits per second, with error rate below 5%
  2. B.1,000 to 1,200 bits per second, with error rate below 2%
  3. C.50 to 80 bits per second, with error rate below 12%
  4. D.400 to 450 bits per second, with error rate below 8%
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Correct answer: A. 230 to 260 bits per second, with error rate below 5%

Both numbers describe the quality of the link: the key rate is how fast fresh secret material can be produced for encryption, and the error rate measures how often a photon is read wrongly, which in quantum key distribution also signals whether anyone has interfered with the channel.

Q13366.Science & TechnologyMedium

Which three organisations jointly demonstrated India's first free-space Quantum Key Distribution link?

  1. A.ISRO, DRDO and IIT Bombay
  2. B.QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar
  3. C.C-DOT, BEL and IISc Bengaluru
  4. D.BARC, TIFR and IIT Madras
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Correct answer: B. QNu Labs, BISAG-N and IIT Gandhinagar

QNu Labs supplied the hardware QKD device Armos, BISAG-N contributed the post-quantum cryptography platform Vedic Kavach along with one end of the link, and IIT Gandhinagar hosted the other end and provided the field setting.

Q13368.SportsMedium

How did Prime Minister Narendra Modi describe the Indian men's cricket team's Asian Games result?

  1. A.A joyous occasion for the nation
  2. B.A turning point for Indian sport
  3. C.The finest hour of Indian cricket
  4. D.A reward for a decade of planning
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Correct answer: A. A joyous occasion for the nation

That is the phrase used in the congratulatory message, which also carried best wishes to the team members for their future endeavours, while the Prime Minister's Office noted on X that the gold had come to India yet again.

Q13369.SportsMedium

What was the nature of the Indian men's cricket team's Asian Games gold medal described in the Prime Minister's message?

  1. A.A maiden gold, won for the first time
  2. B.A bronze upgraded after a disqualification
  3. C.A title retained from a previous edition
  4. D.A shared gold after a tied final
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Correct answer: C. A title retained from a previous edition

The message spoke of the team retaining its title and of the gold coming to India yet again, which together make clear that the side was defending a medal it already owned rather than claiming one for the first time.

Q13370.SportsEasy

Which Indian team was congratulated by the Prime Minister for retaining its gold medal at the Asian Games?

  1. A.The women's cricket team
  2. B.The men's cricket team
  3. C.The men's hockey team
  4. D.The men's kabaddi team
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Correct answer: B. The men's cricket team

The Prime Minister congratulated the Indian men's cricket side on retaining its gold medal at the Asian Games, called the result a joyous occasion for the nation and wished the players well for their future endeavours.

Q13371.SportsMedium

Which of the following correctly describes the significance of Pranavi Sharath Urs's Asian Games medal?

  1. A.India's first-ever gold in Women's Individual Golf at the Games
  2. B.India's first medal of any colour in golf at the Games
  3. C.The first gold won by an Indian in the men's team golf event
  4. D.India's first silver medal in Women's Individual Golf
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Correct answer: A. India's first-ever gold in Women's Individual Golf at the Games

That is the precise shape of the record, and precision matters because questions on firsts are usually set to catch a candidate who remembers the sport but not the exact claim.

Q13374.SportsMedium

How was Kumkum Anil Mohod's gold medal match at the 2026 Asian Games decided?

  1. A.By a shoot-off
  2. B.On total points scored across six sets
  3. C.By a judges' decision after a review
  4. D.By a countback of the number of tens shot
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Correct answer: A. By a shoot-off

The final went to the single-arrow decider that archery uses when two competitors cannot be separated on set points, and the Prime Minister's message praised the composure the archer kept at precisely that moment.

Q13377.NationalMedium

Who holds the posts of Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR)?

  1. A.Dr Himanshu Pathak
  2. B.Dr Mangi Lal Jat
  3. C.Dr Trilochan Mohapatra
  4. D.Dr Pramod Sawant
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Correct answer: B. Dr Mangi Lal Jat

Speaking at the Swachh Bharat Diwas programme of ICAR-IARI in New Delhi, he appreciated the institute's cleanliness drive and asked that Swachhata be treated as a year-round, team-based activity rather than a one-day event, linking a clean workplace with the well-being of employees, the advance of science and the health…