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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

Q15341.GeographyAsked in: SSC MTS · 04 Sept, 2023, Shift 3Easy

What is the usual term used to describe the climate of India?

  1. A.Polar climate
  2. B.Tropical monsoon
  3. C.Desert climate
  4. D.Arid climate
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Correct answer: B. Tropical monsoon

India's climate is usually called a tropical monsoon type, because the Tropic of Cancer runs across the middle of the country and the seasonal reversal of winds brings almost all of its rain.

Q15343.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 5 Oct 2021, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following Acts was enacted in British India in the year 1878?

  1. A.Indian Contract Act
  2. B.East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act
  3. C.Transfer of Property Act
  4. D.Vernacular Press Act
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Correct answer: D. Vernacular Press Act

The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in 1878 by Lord Lytton to silence Indian-language newspapers, which had begun to criticise British rule sharply, especially over the famine and the cost of the Delhi Durbar.

Q15345.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 2 Nov 2021, Shift 1Hard

Chola inscriptions describe Tirunamattukkani as '________'.

  1. A.land gifted to Brahmanas
  2. B.land of non-Brahmana peasant proprietors
  3. C.land donated to Jaina institutions
  4. D.land gifted to temples
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Correct answer: D. land gifted to temples

Chola inscriptions use a separate term for every kind of land grant, and tirunamattukkani is the land whose produce was set apart for a temple.

Q15346.GeographyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · General Studies 2020Easy

Non-metallic mineral is:

  1. A.Marble
  2. B.Manganese
  3. C.Silver
  4. D.Lead
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Correct answer: A. Marble

Marble is a non-metallic mineral: no metal can be drawn out of it, and it is used as a building and sculpting stone, the Makrana marble of Rajasthan being the stone of the Taj Mahal.

Q15348.Environment & EcologyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · General Studies 2020Medium

Within how many days can an appeal be made to the Supreme Court by a person aggrieved by a decision of the National Green Tribunal?

  1. A.Thirty days
  2. B.Forty-five days
  3. C.Sixty days
  4. D.Ninety days
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Correct answer: D. Ninety days

Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 allows a person aggrieved by an award, order or decision of the Tribunal to appeal to the Supreme Court within ninety days of the day it is communicated, and the Court may admit a later appeal if it is satisfied that…

Q15349.Environment & EcologyAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · General Studies 2018Easy

What is the full form of NGT?

  1. A.National Green Tribunal
  2. B.National General Tribe
  3. C.New General Tribunal
  4. D.National Green Tribe
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Correct answer: A. National Green Tribunal

The National Green Tribunal was set up under the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010 to settle cases on the environment, forests, water, air and biodiversity quickly, and India thus became one of the first countries in the world to create a special court of this kind.

Q15350.General ScienceAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · AE Civil Engineering 2021Hard

What is the unit of dynamic viscosity of a fluid termed as 'Poise' equivalent to?

  1. A.dyne/cm²
  2. B.dyne-sec/cm²
  3. C.gm-sec/cm²
  4. D.gm-cm/sec²
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Correct answer: B. dyne-sec/cm²

The poise is the CGS unit of dynamic or absolute viscosity, named after the French physician Jean Poiseuille, and one poise equals one dyne-second per square centimetre, which is the same as one gram per centimetre per second.

Q15351.Indian PolityAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · 21 May 2023Medium

In which Article of the Constitution is there the provision of Public Service Commissions for the Union and the States?

  1. A.Article 340
  2. B.Article 315
  3. C.Article 328
  4. D.Article 238
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Correct answer: B. Article 315

Article 315 provides for a Public Service Commission for the Union and a Public Service Commission for each State, and allows two or more States to ask Parliament for a Joint Public Service Commission.

Q15354.General ScienceAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · General Studies 2019Easy

In the buccal cavity of human being, digestion of which one of the following gets started?

  1. A.Protein
  2. B.Fat
  3. C.Carbohydrates
  4. D.None of the above
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Correct answer: C. Carbohydrates

The buccal cavity is the mouth, and the saliva poured into it begins the digestion of starch, a carbohydrate. Three pairs of salivary glands supply saliva, which carries the enzyme salivary amylase, also called ptyalin.

Q15355.Indian HistoryAsked in: Madhya Pradesh · General Studies 2013Medium

By which act did the British Government abolish the monopoly of East India Company on the trading of tea and China?

  1. A.Regulating Act – 1773
  2. B.Pitt's India Act – 1784
  3. C.Charter Act – 1813
  4. D.Charter Act – 1833
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Correct answer: D. Charter Act – 1833

This Act ended the last trading rights of the East India Company, its monopoly of trade with China and of the tea trade, and turned the Company into a purely administrative body holding India in trust for the British Crown.

Q15356.Art & CultureAsked in: CTET · Jan 2021 Paper 2Medium

Statement A): Chola temples were the hub of religious, social and cultural life. Statement B): Chola bronze images were of deities but sometimes also of devotees.

  1. A.Both A) and B) are true and B) is the correct explanation of A).
  2. B.Both A) and B) are true, but B) is not the correct explanation of A).
  3. C.A) is true, but B) is false.
  4. D.A) is false, but B) is true.
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Correct answer: B. Both A) and B) are true, but B) is not the correct explanation of A).

Chola temples such as the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur, built by Rajaraja I, were far more than places of worship.

Q15357.General ScienceAsked in: CTET · 12th Jan 2022Easy

Which of the following is a group of single-celled organisms?

  1. A.Yeast, hydra, amoeba.
  2. B.Sea anemone, paramecium, bacteria.
  3. C.Yeast, amoeba, bacteria.
  4. D.Hydra, sea anemone, paramecium.
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Correct answer: C. Yeast, amoeba, bacteria.

All three are unicellular, which means a single cell carries out every job of life. In a unicellular organism that one cell manages nutrition, respiration, movement and reproduction, while a multicellular body shares the work among tissues and organs.

Q15358.Indian HistoryAsked in: CTET · 30th Dec 2021Medium

Which of the movements against caste discrimination is correctly linked with the region of their influence?

  1. A.Satnami movement – Punjab
  2. B.Matua sect – Tamil Nadu
  3. C.Satyashodak Samaj – Maharashtra
  4. D.Arya Samaj – Kerala
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Correct answer: C. Satyashodak Samaj – Maharashtra

Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj, the Truth Seekers' Society, at Pune in 1873 to fight caste rank and priestly control in Maharashtra.

Q15360.General ScienceAsked in: CTET · 28th Dec 2021Easy

Which of the following statements about the image formed by a concave lens is always correct?

  1. A.It is upside down and larger than the object.
  2. B.It is upside down and smaller than the object.
  3. C.It is upright and larger than the object.
  4. D.It is upright and smaller than the object.
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Correct answer: D. It is upright and smaller than the object.

A concave lens is a diverging lens, so for every position of a real object it forms an image that is virtual, erect and diminished.