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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

Q15422.SportsEasy

In which event did the team of Kiran Pahal, Poovamma MR, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj win gold at the Asian Games?

  1. A.Women's 4x100m relay
  2. B.Women's 4x400m relay
  3. C.Mixed 4x400m relay
  4. D.Women's 1500m
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Correct answer: B. Women's 4x400m relay

Kiran Pahal, Poovamma MR, Prachi and Vithya Ramraj ran together in that event at the Asian Games and finished first, and the Prime Minister praised their speed and determination for carrying the country to the top of the podium.

Q15424.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 20 Oct 2020, Shift 2Medium

In the context of computers, WORM is an acronym of:

  1. A.Write Once, Read Many
  2. B.Word On, RAM Memory
  3. C.Word Optical, Recognition Malware
  4. D.Wireless Operating, Read Module
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Correct answer: A. Write Once, Read Many

WORM describes a storage medium on which data can be written a single time and after that only read, never altered or erased.

Q15426.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 18 Nov, 2024Easy

Which type of e-commerce model is exemplified by Amazon?

  1. A.B2C (Business to Consumer)
  2. B.B2B (Business to Business)
  3. C.C2B (Consumer to Business)
  4. D.C2C (Consumer to Consumer)
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Correct answer: A. B2C (Business to Consumer)

In the business to consumer model a firm sells goods or services directly to the person who will use them, and Amazon's retail store is the best known example: a shopper opens the site or the app, puts an item in the cart and buys it, with no wholesaler or…

Q15428.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 03 Aug, 2023, Shift 2Easy

Who founded the Chola empire?

  1. A.Dantidurga
  2. B.Singhavishnu
  3. C.Upendrarai
  4. D.Vijayalaya
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Correct answer: D. Vijayalaya

Vijayalaya founded the line known as the Imperial Cholas around 850 CE by taking Thanjavur from the Muttaraiyar chiefs, who held it as feudatories of the Pallavas.

Q15429.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 08 Jul, 2024, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following is an example of system software?

  1. A.Adobe Photoshop
  2. B.Windows operating system
  3. C.Google Chrome
  4. D.Microsoft Word
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Correct answer: B. Windows operating system

System software is the software that runs the machine itself. It manages the processor, the memory, the disk and the attached devices, and it gives other programs a platform on which to run.

Q15432.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 19 April 2021, Shift 2Easy

When did the peasant movement in Bardoli begin?

  1. A.1928
  2. B.1934
  3. C.1919
  4. D.1943
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Correct answer: A. 1928

The Bardoli Satyagraha began in February 1928 in Bardoli taluka of Surat district in Gujarat, after the Bombay government raised the land revenue by about twenty-two per cent in a year when the crop had already been poor.

Q15436.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CHSL · 13 Oct 2020, Shift 2Medium

Which Chola ruler was popularly called 'Victor of the Ganges'?

  1. A.Vijayalaya Chola
  2. B.Gandaraditya Chola
  3. C.Parantaka Chola I
  4. D.Rajendra Chola I
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Correct answer: D. Rajendra Chola I

He took the title Gangaikonda Chola, the one who won the Ganga, after his army marched north about 1022 CE, defeated the Pala ruler Mahipala and carried Ganga water back to the Tamil country.

Q15437.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 6 Aug 2021, Shift 3Easy

Which of the following is the correct full form of JPEG?

  1. A.Joint Photography Exports Group
  2. B.Joint Pixel Experts Group
  3. C.Joint Photographic Experts Group
  4. D.Joint Pixel Exports Group
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Correct answer: C. Joint Photographic Experts Group

The format is named after the committee of experts that drew up the standard, which was published in 1992 for compressing photographs.

Q15440.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC CHSL · 5 Aug 2021, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following watershed development projects is sponsored by the Central Government and aims at enabling the rural population to conserve water?

  1. A.Arvary Pani Sansad
  2. B.Haryali
  3. C.Jal Kranti Abhiyan
  4. D.Neeru-Meeru
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Correct answer: B. Haryali

Haryali is a centrally sponsored watershed development project launched in 2003 by the Ministry of Rural Development, and its whole point is that the village panchayat plans and carries out the work itself.