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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

Q16103.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

Which account allows a non-resident Indian to keep a term deposit in a permitted foreign currency, so that there is no exchange risk for the depositor?

  1. A.NRE account
  2. B.NRO account
  3. C.FCNR (B) account
  4. D.Escrow account
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Correct answer: C. FCNR (B) account

It is a term deposit held in a permitted foreign currency such as the US dollar, pound sterling, euro or yen, for a period of one to five years, and both principal and interest are repaid in that currency, so a change in the rupee rate does not affect the…

Q16104.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

A deposit that remains unclaimed for ten years is transferred to which fund?

  1. A.Consolidated Fund of India
  2. B.Depositor Education and Awareness Fund
  3. C.National Investment Fund
  4. D.Financial Inclusion Fund
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Correct answer: B. Depositor Education and Awareness Fund

Under the Banking Regulation Act as amended, a bank must transfer to this fund, maintained by the Reserve Bank of India, any deposit that has not been operated or claimed for ten years.

Q16105.Banking & Financial AwarenessEasy

In which type of deposit does the customer pay a fixed instalment every month for a chosen period?

  1. A.Fixed deposit
  2. B.Recurring deposit
  3. C.Current account
  4. D.Demand draft
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Correct answer: B. Recurring deposit

In a recurring deposit the customer promises to pay a fixed sum every month for a chosen period, and the bank pays interest at a rate close to that on a term deposit of the same maturity, the whole amount being returned with interest at the end.

Q16106.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

What is the maximum balance that may be held in a small account opened without any officially valid document?

  1. A.Rupees ten thousand
  2. B.Rupees twenty five thousand
  3. C.Rupees fifty thousand
  4. D.Rupees one lakh
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Correct answer: C. Rupees fifty thousand

A small account is opened for a person who has no officially valid document, on the strength of a self-attested photograph and a signature or thumb impression made before a bank officer.

Q16107.Banking & Financial AwarenessEasy

Deposits in a bank in India are insured by the DICGC up to what amount for each depositor in each bank?

  1. A.Rupees one lakh
  2. B.Rupees two lakh
  3. C.Rupees five lakh
  4. D.Rupees ten lakh
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Correct answer: C. Rupees five lakh

The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India set up in 1978, insures deposits in commercial banks, regional rural banks, local area banks, payments and small finance banks and cooperative banks.

Q16109.Banking & Financial AwarenessMedium

What is the chief feature of a Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account?

  1. A.It pays a higher rate of interest than other savings accounts
  2. B.It requires no minimum balance to be kept
  3. C.It can be opened only by senior citizens
  4. D.It allows an unlimited overdraft
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Correct answer: B. It requires no minimum balance to be kept

The Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account replaced the earlier no-frills account as the vehicle of financial inclusion.

Q16110.Banking & Financial AwarenessHard

Which of the following is NOT an officially valid document for completing KYC at a bank?

  1. A.Passport
  2. B.PAN card
  3. C.Voter identity card issued by the Election Commission
  4. D.Driving licence
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Correct answer: B. PAN card

The list of officially valid documents in the KYC rules is closed and contains the passport, the driving licence, proof of possession of an Aadhaar number, the voter identity card issued by the Election Commission, a job card issued under MGNREGA and signed by an officer of the state government…

Q16114.Art & CultureMedium

Which of the Mountain Railways of India was the first to be inscribed on the World Heritage List?

  1. A.Nilgiri Mountain Railway
  2. B.Kalka Shimla Railway
  3. C.Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
  4. D.Matheran Hill Railway
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Correct answer: C. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

This narrow gauge line in West Bengal, opened in the late nineteenth century and famous for its loops and zig zag reverses as it climbs to Darjeeling, was inscribed in 1999 and became the first railway property of India on the list.

Q16119.Art & CultureMedium

The Kakatiya Rudreshwara temple, better known as the Ramappa temple and inscribed in 2021, is in which state?

  1. A.Karnataka
  2. B.Telangana
  3. C.Andhra Pradesh
  4. D.Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: B. Telangana

The Ramappa temple stands at Palampet in the Mulugu district of Telangana. It was built in the early thirteenth century under the Kakatiya rulers of Warangal by their general Recharla Rudra, and is named after its sculptor Ramappa, a rare case of a temple carrying its craftsman's name.