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.
A judge of the High Court retires at the age of ________.
Under Article 217(1), a judge of a High Court holds office until he or she attains the age of 62 years.
Read the full explanation →When appointing judges to the High Courts, the President of India is required to consult which officials apart from the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of the respective State?
Under Article 217(1), every judge of a High Court is appointed by the President by warrant under his or her hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State and, for any judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of that…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the oldest High Court?
It was established on 1 July 1862 under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861, which makes it the oldest High Court in India.
Read the full explanation →The first Indian woman judge of the Supreme Court of India was:
Justice M. Fathima Beevi, from Kerala, became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1989, nearly forty years after the Court was set up.
Read the full explanation →Who was appointed as the first Chief Justice of independent India?
Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania, who had been the last Chief Justice of the Federal Court, became the first Chief Justice of India when the Supreme Court began on 26 January 1950, and presided over its inauguration on 28 January.
Read the full explanation →Under the discretionary power of which Article of the Indian Constitution did the SC of India recognise sex work as a profession?
It allows the Supreme Court, in exercising its jurisdiction, to pass any decree or make any order necessary for doing "complete justice" in any case or matter pending before it.
Read the full explanation →Article 141 of the Indian Constitution declares that the law laid down by the Supreme Court is binding on ____.
Article 141 says the law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts within the territory of India.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to review its own judgements or orders?
It gives the Supreme Court the power to review any judgment it has pronounced or any order it has made, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament and the rules made by the Court under Article 145.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution mentions the Supreme Court as a court of record?
It declares that the Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court, including the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Read the full explanation →Under which jurisdiction of the Supreme Court the dispute between the centre and states are included?
Under Article 131, the Supreme Court alone can hear, as a court of first instance, disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, between the Government of India and a State on one side and other States on the other, or between two or more States.
Read the full explanation →A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed only on the grounds of ______.
Under Article 124(4), a judge of the Supreme Court can be removed by an order of the President only after each House of Parliament, in the same session, presents an address supported by a majority of its total membership and by two-thirds of the members present and voting, on the…
Read the full explanation →According to a provision in Article 124 of the Constitution of India, a Supreme Court judge can hold office till the age of ______ years.
Article 124(2) says a judge of the Supreme Court shall hold office until he or she attains the age of 65 years.
Read the full explanation →In 1950, besides the chief justice of India, what was the number of other judges in the Supreme Court of India?
When the Supreme Court began in 1950, Article 124(1) provided for a Chief Justice of India and not more than seven other judges, eight in all, "until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number".
Read the full explanation →Acidic nature of soil is shown by high concentration of ______.
Soil acidity is measured on the pH scale, and pH depends on the concentration of hydrogen ions in the soil water.
Read the full explanation →In what form is the energy derived from the food that we eat is stored in our body?
The carbohydrates in our food are broken down into glucose, and the glucose that the body does not need at once is stored as glycogen, a branched chain of glucose units kept mainly in the liver and the skeletal muscles.
Read the full explanation →According to census 2011, the child sex ratio was ______ females per 1000 males.
The final figures of Census 2011 put the child sex ratio, counted for the age group 0 to 6 years, at 919 females per 1000 males.
Read the full explanation →The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a ____________.
Article 148 of the Constitution provides for one Comptroller and Auditor General of India, so the office is held by a single person and not by a panel.
Read the full explanation →Indian Mughal paintings flourished during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?
Mughal painting reached its peak under Jahangir, who ruled from 1605 to 1627.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress during the 1915 session?
The 1915 session of the Indian National Congress, held at Bombay, was presided over by Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, later Lord Sinha of Raipur.
Read the full explanation →Match the industrial plant with its location.
Name of Industrial Plant: 1. BALCO, 2. IISCO, 3. NFL, 4. ICF
Related Location: A) Burnpur, B) Chennai, C) Korba, D) Bhatinda
BALCO, the Bharat Aluminium Company, has its smelter at Korba in Chhattisgarh, where cheap thermal power and nearby bauxite made aluminium smelting possible.
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