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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

Q13441.Summits & ConferencesEasy

What was the theme of the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave held in New Delhi?

  1. A.Reform, Perform, Transform
  2. B.Resilience in an Age of Flux
  3. C.Growth with Green Transition
  4. D.One Earth, One Economy
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Correct answer: B. Resilience in an Age of Flux

The conclave was organised on that theme by the Institute of Economic Growth, and the Vice-President used it to argue that economic resilience cannot be separated from social resilience, that inclusion is the foundation of resilience, and that no citizen, enterprise or region should be left behind.

Q13443.NationalMedium

How many fugitives did India bring back, and from how many countries, between 2019 and August 2026?

  1. A.188 fugitives from 26 countries
  2. B.228 fugitives from 30 countries
  3. C.288 fugitives from 36 countries
  4. D.388 fugitives from 46 countries
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Correct answer: C. 288 fugitives from 36 countries

That is the count the Ministry of Home Affairs gave for the period from 2019 up to August 2026, during which returning absconders was pursued as a national priority through global outreach, close coordination between agencies and diplomacy.

Q13446.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 09 Dec 2022, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following Acts of the British Parliament stated that a member of the British Cabinet was appointed Secretary of State for India?

  1. A.Indian Council Act of 1861
  2. B.Government of India Act of 1858
  3. C.Regulating Act, 1773
  4. D.Charter Act of 1853
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Correct answer: B. Government of India Act of 1858

Passed after the Revolt of 1857, this Act ended the rule of the East India Company and transferred the government of India to the Crown.

Q13447.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 09 Dec 2022, Shift 1Hard

Which of the following type of house remains were found in Mehrgarh site of Harappan civilization?

  1. A.Triangular or circular
  2. B.Rectangular or circular
  3. C.Square or rectangular
  4. D.Circular or square
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Correct answer: C. Square or rectangular

At Mehrgarh the excavators found the remains of square and rectangular houses built of hand-made mud bricks, each divided into small compartments that appear to have been used to store grain.

Q13448.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 12 April 2022, Shift 1 (GA)Medium

Who among the following presidents of India gave assent to the 100th Amendment of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Ram Nath Kovind
  2. B.Pratibha Devisingh Patil
  3. C.APJ Abdul Kalam
  4. D.Pranab Mukherjee
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Correct answer: D. Pranab Mukherjee

The Constitution (100th Amendment) Act was passed in 2015 and received the President's assent on 31 May 2015, when Pranab Mukherjee held the office; he was President from 2012 to 2017.

Q13451.General ScienceAsked in: Bihar · BPSC Assistant 2014 Official PaperMedium

The oxidation number of Mn in KMnO4 is

  1. A.+2
  2. B.-2
  3. C.+7
  4. D.-7
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Correct answer: C. +7

Potassium permanganate is a neutral compound, so the oxidation numbers of all its atoms must add up to zero. Potassium, an alkali metal, is always +1, and each of the four oxygen atoms is -2, giving the oxygens a total of -8.

Q13452.Indian HistoryAsked in: Bihar · 30 Sept, 2023Medium

Consider the following statements regarding Wood's Dispatch of 1854: 1. It recommended English as the medium of instruction for higher studies. 2. It laid stress on female education and vocational training. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. A.Only 1
  2. B.Only 2
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Wood's Dispatch of 1854, sent by Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control, is called the Magna Carta of English education in India, and both statements describe it correctly.

Q13453.Indian EconomyAsked in: Bihar · 5th Feb 2017Medium

In which year budget was GST first mentioned?

  1. A.2006-07
  2. B.2013-14
  3. C.1998-99
  4. D.2015-16
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Correct answer: A. 2006-07

The Goods and Services Tax was announced for the first time in the Union Budget for 2006-07, presented by the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, who proposed 1 April 2010 as the date for rolling it out.

Q13454.GeographyAsked in: RRB JE · 26 May 2019, Shift 1Medium

The Sabarmati River originates from which Indian State?

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh
  2. B.Gujarat
  3. C.Bengal
  4. D.Rajasthan
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Correct answer: D. Rajasthan

The Sabarmati rises in the Aravalli Range in the Udaipur district of Rajasthan, then flows south-west across Gujarat and empties into the Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea after a course of about 371 km.

Q13455.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · 29 Aug 2019 (ME, CBT 2 Paper 1)Medium

Coulomb friction is the friction between

  1. A.Two dry surfaces
  2. B.Two lubricated surfaces
  3. C.Bodies having relative motion
  4. D.Solids and liquids
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Correct answer: A. Two dry surfaces

Coulomb friction, also called dry friction, is the resistance that acts when two solid surfaces touch each other with no lubricant between them.

Q13457.General ScienceAsked in: RRB JE · 25 May 2019, Shift 3Easy

Which organ in the human body helps to maintain balance?

  1. A.Heart
  2. B.Liver
  3. C.Ear
  4. D.Tongue
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Correct answer: C. Ear

Balance is controlled by the inner ear, which holds the vestibular apparatus alongside the organ of hearing. It is made of three semicircular canals set at right angles to one another and two small sacs, the utricle and the saccule.

Q13460.Computer AwarenessAsked in: RRB JE · 30 Aug 2019 (IT, CBT 2)Medium

Which of the following tag creates a checkbox for a form in HTML?

  1. A.<input checkbox>
  2. B.<checkbox>
  3. C.<input=checkbox>
  4. D.<input type="checkbox">
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Correct answer: D. <input type="checkbox">

HTML has no separate checkbox element at all. Every simple form control is written with the single input tag, and the type attribute decides what the browser draws, whether that is text, password, radio, checkbox, submit, file or hidden.