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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

Q14945.Books & AuthorsAsked in: CTET · 21st Jan 2024Medium

Read the statements (A) and (B) carefully: (A) In 1817, James Mill published A History of British India in three volumes. (B) In this he divided Indian history into three periods - Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Choose the correct option of the following:

  1. A.(A) is false but (B) is true
  2. B.Both (A) and (B) are true
  3. C.Both (A) and (B) are false
  4. D.(A) is true but (B) is false
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Correct answer: D. (A) is true but (B) is false

James Mill did publish A History of British India in 1817 in three volumes, so the first statement is correct.

Q14946.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · 21st Jan 2022Medium

Which of the following is a primary source to understand the Ancient Indian period?

  1. A.Surat Hundi
  2. B.Samudragupta's Prashasti
  3. C.Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
  4. D.Nagabhata's Prashasti
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Correct answer: B. Samudragupta's Prashasti

A primary source is one produced in the very period being studied, and the Allahabad Pillar Inscription, the prashasti composed by the court poet Harisena in praise of Samudragupta, was carved in the fourth century CE, inside the ancient period itself.

Q14950.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · RSMSSB Lab Assistant 2016Medium

With the increase in the temperature of a liquid:

  1. A.Surface tension increases and viscosity decreases
  2. B.Surface tension and viscosity both decrease
  3. C.Surface tension and viscosity both increase
  4. D.Surface tension decreases and viscosity increases
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Correct answer: B. Surface tension and viscosity both decrease

Heating a liquid makes its molecules move faster and sit a little further apart, so the attraction between them weakens, and both properties depend on that attraction.

Q14951.GeographyAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC 2nd Grade Social Science 2015Easy

The average salinity of oceanic water is:

  1. A.130‰
  2. B.25‰
  3. C.225‰
  4. D.35‰
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Correct answer: D. 35‰

Every kilogram of sea water carries about 35 grams of dissolved salts, written as 35 parts per thousand, and roughly 27 of those grams are common salt, sodium chloride.

Q14954.NationalEasy

Which of these organisations is taking part in the campaign along with the Department of Food and Public Distribution?

  1. A.National Highways Authority of India
  2. B.Food Corporation of India
  3. C.Airports Authority of India
  4. D.Indian Space Research Organisation
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Correct answer: B. Food Corporation of India

The Department said that its attached and subordinate offices and public sector undertakings are taking part, and it named the Food Corporation of India, the Central Warehousing Corporation and the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority among them.

Q14955.NationalEasy

What is the special focus of this edition of the Special Campaign in the Department of Food and Public Distribution?

  1. A.Collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste
  2. B.Recruitment of nodal officers
  3. C.Construction of new warehouses
  4. D.Revision of the minimum support price
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Correct answer: A. Collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste

The Department said that this year special focus is being given to electronic waste, along with the standing objectives of cleanliness, disposal of pending matters and better use of office space, and it identified a specific number of e-waste items for disposal during the preparatory phase.