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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

Q14004.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 23 July 2017Medium

Which among the following was NOT the recommendation of the Nehru Report?

  1. A.Dominion Status
  2. B.Separate Electorate
  3. C.Unitary and Democratic Centre
  4. D.Adult Suffrage.
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Correct answer: B. Separate Electorate

The Nehru Report of August 1928 was the draft constitution prepared by a committee of the All Parties Conference under Motilal Nehru, with Tej Bahadur Sapru, Subhas Chandra Bose and others, as Indians’ answer to Lord Birkenhead’s taunt that they could not agree on a constitution of their own.

Q14006.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 12 July 2015Easy

Which one among the following substances is NOT a ‘green house’ gas?

  1. A.Water vapour
  2. B.Chloroflurocarbon
  3. C.Methane
  4. D.Nitrogen
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Correct answer: D. Nitrogen

Nitrogen makes up about 78 per cent of the atmosphere, yet it is not a greenhouse gas. A molecule traps heat only if it can absorb outgoing infrared radiation, and that needs vibrations which change the spread of electric charge in the molecule.

Q14007.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 18 Aug 2019Medium

Zero price elasticity of demand means

  1. A.whatever the change in price, there is absolutely no change in demand
  2. B.for a small change in price, there is a small change in demand
  3. C.for a small change in price, there is a large change in demand
  4. D.for a large change in price, there is a small change in demand
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Correct answer: A. whatever the change in price, there is absolutely no change in demand

Price elasticity of demand is the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. If the elasticity is zero, the numerator is zero: buyers take the same quantity however the price moves.

Q14010.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 7 Aug 2022Easy

Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to normal lapse rate?

  1. A.Temperature is highest at ground level and decreases with increasing altitude.
  2. B.Temperature is lowest at ground level and increases with increasing altitude.
  3. C.Temperature remains stable with increasing altitude.
  4. D.Temperature first increases with increasing altitude and gradually starts decreasing.
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Correct answer: A. Temperature is highest at ground level and decreases with increasing altitude.

In the troposphere the air is warmed mainly from below: the earth absorbs incoming short-wave insolation and then heats the layer of air touching it by conduction, radiation and convection.

Q14012.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 7 Aug 2022Easy

GST is a/an

  1. A.destination-based consumption tax
  2. B.origin-based production tax
  3. C.destination-based sales tax on transaction
  4. D.origin-based tax on sales transaction
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Correct answer: A. destination-based consumption tax

Goods and Services Tax is collected by the state where the goods or services are finally consumed, not by the state that produced them.

Q14013.GeographyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 12 Aug 2018Medium

Arabian Sea records higher salinity than the Bay of Bengal because

  1. A.Arabian Sea exhibits high rate of evaporation and low influx of fresh water
  2. B.Arabian Sea has shallow water
  3. C.Arabian Sea has more enclosed land
  4. D.Arabian Sea receives more rainfall
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Correct answer: A. Arabian Sea exhibits high rate of evaporation and low influx of fresh water

Salinity rises where water leaves as vapour and falls where fresh water is added.

Q14014.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 12 July 2015Medium

The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) of India can be removed from office only by the :

  1. A.President on the advice of the Union Cabinet.
  2. B.Chief justice of the Supreme Court.
  3. C.President of India after an address in both Houses of Parliament.
  4. D.President on the advice of Chief Justice of India.
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Correct answer: C. President of India after an address in both Houses of Parliament.

Under Article 148 the Comptroller and Auditor-General is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal, but can be removed only in the same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Q14016.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 12 Aug 2018Medium

The federal systems of India and the USA are different in all the following respects, except

  1. A.State's equal representation in the Upper House
  2. B.Dual citizenship
  3. C.Dual system of Courts separate from each other
  4. D.Dual Government
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Correct answer: D. Dual Government

A dual government, one at the centre and one in the units, is the common feature of every federation, so India and the USA do not differ on this point.

Q14017.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · 7 Aug 2022Medium

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the appointment of District Judges?

  1. A.They are appointed by the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court.
  2. B.They are appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court.
  3. C.They are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court of the concerned State.
  4. D.They are appointed by the Supreme Court on the advice of the concerned High Court.
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Correct answer: C. They are appointed by the Governor in consultation with the High Court of the concerned State.

This is the rule laid down in Article 233 of the Constitution. Appointment, posting and promotion of district judges in a state are made by the Governor, who must consult the High Court that exercises jurisdiction over that state.

Q14019.Science & TechnologyEasy

An AI system that can perform only one specific task, such as filtering spam, is called:

  1. A.Artificial general intelligence
  2. B.Artificial narrow intelligence
  3. C.Artificial super intelligence
  4. D.Theory of mind AI
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Correct answer: B. Artificial narrow intelligence

It is trained for a single defined task and cannot transfer that skill to another; every system working today, from spam filters and voice assistants to chess engines and face recognition, is narrow AI.

Q14020.Science & TechnologyMedium

In the name of the GPT family of language models, GPT stands for:

  1. A.General Processing Technology
  2. B.Generative Pre-trained Transformer
  3. C.Graphical Pattern Trainer
  4. D.Global Predictive Tool
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Correct answer: B. Generative Pre-trained Transformer

Each word carries meaning: generative, because the model produces new text rather than only sorting what it is shown; pre-trained, because it first learns general language from a very large body of text before being adapted to particular tasks; and transformer, the neural network architecture, built on an attention mechanism…