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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

Q15482.GeographyAsked in: Rajasthan · 3 March 2019Medium

Gully erosion is an advance stage of?

  1. A.Rill erosion
  2. B.Splash erosion
  3. C.Sheet erosion
  4. D.Wind erosion
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Correct answer: A. Rill erosion

Water erosion of soil moves through a fixed sequence: raindrops first loosen the soil, that is splash erosion; the water then takes off a thin even layer of topsoil, which is sheet erosion; the flow soon gathers into small finger-like channels called rills; and when those rills are cut deeper…

Q15485.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · RSMSSB JE Civil Diploma Sep 2016 OfficiaMedium

Instrument used for measuring area on a contour map is

  1. A.Areameter
  2. B.Clinometer
  3. C.Planimeter
  4. D.Graphometer
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Correct answer: C. Planimeter

A planimeter measures the area of any flat shape, however irregular its outline. The user simply traces the boundary of the shape on the map with the instrument's pointer, and a wheel and dial record the area swept, which is then multiplied by the square of the map scale.

Q15486.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC Lecturer Tech Edu Previous Year PapMedium

High-speed steel (18-4-1) contains -

  1. A.1% Chromium
  2. B.18% Nickel
  3. C.18% Tungsten
  4. D.4% Vanadium
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Correct answer: C. 18% Tungsten

High-speed steel is named 18-4-1 after the three metals added to it in that order: 18 per cent tungsten, 4 per cent chromium and 1 per cent vanadium, with iron making up the rest along with a little carbon.

Q15487.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC 2nd Grade Science - 2015 Official PMedium

Which hormone is administered to a person suffering from a marked fall in blood pressure?

  1. A.insulin
  2. B.adrenaline
  3. C.thyroxine
  4. D.vasopressin
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Correct answer: B. adrenaline

Adrenaline, also called epinephrine, is made by the medulla of the adrenal gland and is the body's emergency hormone; it makes the heart beat faster and stronger and narrows the small blood vessels, so blood pressure rises within seconds.

Q15488.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · 3 March 2019Medium

Which medicinal plant is known as winter cherry?

  1. A.Ashwagandha
  2. B.Rose
  3. C.Lily
  4. D.Chandeni
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Correct answer: A. Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha, whose botanical name is Withania somnifera, is called winter cherry in English because of the small red berry it bears inside a papery cover; it is also called Indian ginseng.

Q15489.Computer AwarenessAsked in: Rajasthan · RSSB Informatics Assistant 2018 OfficialEasy

Layer 1 of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is,

  1. A.Physical Layer
  2. B.Link Layer
  3. C.Transport Layer
  4. D.Network Layer
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Correct answer: A. Physical Layer

The OSI model has seven layers and they are numbered from the bottom upwards, so Layer 1 is the physical layer, the one that actually carries bits over a copper cable, an optical fibre or a radio link.

Q15490.NationalEasy

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, how are FCRA-related services provided to applicants?

  1. A.Through authorised private agents appointed by the ministry
  2. B.Online through the FCRA portal, with no intermediary authorised
  3. C.Only in person at district collectorates
  4. D.Through the state home departments
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Correct answer: B. Online through the FCRA portal, with no intermediary authorised

The ministry made this point while announcing the action against the two officials, because the pair had allegedly offered an association that it could get a pending registration cleared for a payment.

Q15491.NationalMedium

Which unit made the arrests in New Delhi in the case of a bribe sought for clearing a pending FCRA registration?

  1. A.The Special Cell of the Delhi Police
  2. B.The Economic Offences Wing of the state police
  3. C.The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
  4. D.The Railway Protection Force
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Correct answer: A. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police

The correct answer is the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, which acted in coordination with central agencies after receiving specific information from the Ministry of Home Affairs and apprehended the two officials in New Delhi.

Q15492.NationalMedium

Which division of the Ministry of Home Affairs handles foreign contribution matters, and where one of the officials held in the bribery case is posted?

  1. A.Foreigners Division
  2. B.Internal Security Division
  3. C.Border Management Division
  4. D.Police Modernisation Division
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Correct answer: A. Foreigners Division

One of the two officials apprehended is presently posted there, and the other, now working in a Pay and Accounts Office, had served in the same division at an earlier point.

Q15498.Government SchemesEasy

How much was sanctioned to ten states under the Prime Minister Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana at the National Agriculture Conference - Rabi Campaign 2026?

  1. A.More than Rs 800 crore
  2. B.More than Rs 1200 crore
  3. C.More than Rs 1800 crore
  4. D.More than Rs 2400 crore
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 1200 crore

At the conference the Union Agriculture Minister handed financial sanction letters under PM-RKVY to the agriculture ministers of ten states, and the total came to more than Rs 1200 crore.