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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

Q13881.SportsEasy

A mixed team event in archery is contested by how many archers from each country?

  1. A.One archer
  2. B.Two archers, one man and one woman
  3. C.Three archers of the same gender
  4. D.Four archers, two men and two women
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Correct answer: B. Two archers, one man and one woman

That is precisely what the word mixed means in the name of the event: a country is represented by a male and a female archer who shoot as one unit, their scores being added together, which is why the Indian silver in this event is credited to Dhiraj Bommadevara and…

Q13883.SportsEasy

Who won the silver medal for India in the Recurve Mixed Team event at the Asian Games?

  1. A.Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat
  2. B.Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod
  3. C.Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma
  4. D.Ankita Bhakat and Kirti
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Correct answer: B. Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Anil Mohod

The two shot together in the recurve mixed team event at the Asian Games and finished with the silver medal, which is India's first in that event at these Games, and the Prime Minister congratulated both by name.

Q13885.SportsMedium

In which event did India win its first-ever gold medal at the Asian Games, as announced on 2 October 2026?

  1. A.Women's Compound Team
  2. B.Recurve Mixed Team
  3. C.Women's Recurve Team
  4. D.Women's Skiff
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Correct answer: C. Women's Recurve Team

India had never taken the gold in this archery event at the Asian Games before, and Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti ended that wait, which is why the Prime Minister described the win as historic and as a landmark for the sport.

Q13886.SportsEasy

Which Indian trio won the gold medal in the Women's Recurve Team event at the Asian Games?

  1. A.Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti
  2. B.Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma and Kirti
  3. C.Ankita Bhakat, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kirti
  4. D.Kumkum Anil Mohod, Shital Verma and Ankita Bhakat
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Correct answer: A. Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti

The three of them shot together in the women's recurve team event at the Asian Games and brought India the gold medal, the country's first ever in that event, and the Prime Minister congratulated all three by name.

Q13888.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 19 Sep 2018, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following is the youngest mountain of India?

  1. A.Himalayas
  2. B.Mount Abu
  3. C.Satpura
  4. D.Anaimudi
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Correct answer: A. Himalayas

The Himalayas are the youngest mountains in India. They are fold mountains, thrown up where the Indian plate pushed into the Eurasian plate and crumpled the sediments of the old Tethys Sea between them.

Q13894.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB Group D · 22 Sep 2018, Shift 1Medium

Who was the founder of the Pratihara dynasty?

  1. A.Narasimhadeva I
  2. B.Nagabhata-I
  3. C.Harshvardhan
  4. D.Ramachandra
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Correct answer: B. Nagabhata-I

Nagabhata I founded the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in the middle of the eighth century, with his power centred on Avanti and Ujjain in western India.

Q13895.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB Group D · 16 Oct 2018, Shift 1Easy

Which movement in India was led by Ali brothers Shaukat and Muhammad Ali?

  1. A.Quit India Movement
  2. B.Delhi Chalo Movement
  3. C.Boycott Movement
  4. D.Khilafat Movement
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Correct answer: D. Khilafat Movement

The Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali, led the Khilafat Movement that began in 1919. Its demand was that the British restore the position of the Ottoman Sultan, the Caliph, whose empire had been broken up after the First World War by the Treaty of Sevres.

Q13897.Indian States & UTsAsked in: RRB Group D · 3 Oct 2018, Shift 1Medium

Which is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh?

  1. A.Mithum
  2. B.Ox
  3. C.One-horned rhinoceros
  4. D.Blackbuck
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Correct answer: D. Blackbuck

The blackbuck, called Krishna Jinka in Telugu, is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh. It is an antelope of open grassland and scrub; the male turns dark brown to black with age and carries long spiral horns, while the female stays fawn coloured and usually hornless.

Q13898.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 23 Aug 2022, Shift 2Medium

Bhupesh suffered crop failure for few years. When he got the pH of the soil examined, it was about 11.6. Which of the following compounds can he use to treat the soil of his agricultural field?

  1. A.Ca(OH)2
  2. B.NaCl
  3. C.Al2(SO4)3
  4. D.Zn(OH)2
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Correct answer: C. Al2(SO4)3

A pH of 11.6 means the soil is strongly alkaline, so it has to be treated with something acidic, and aluminium sulphate is the only acidic compound in the list.

Q13899.Indian EconomyAsked in: RRB Group D · 19 Sept 2022, Shift 3Medium

In Economics, which of the following curves is inverse U-shaped?

  1. A.Marginal product curve
  2. B.Short run marginal cost curve
  3. C.Average variable cost curve
  4. D.Long run average cost curve
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Correct answer: A. Marginal product curve

The marginal product of a variable factor first rises, reaches a peak and then falls, so the curve traced out is an inverted U. This is the law of variable proportions at work.