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.
In which event did Milkha Singh finish fourth at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games?
Milkha Singh reached the 400 metres final at Rome in 1960 and finished fourth in a race so close that the first four all broke the existing Olympic mark.
Read the full explanation →The headquarters of World Athletics, the global governing body of the sport, is located at
The body was founded in 1912 as the International Amateur Athletic Federation, became the International Association of Athletics Federations, and was renamed World Athletics in 2019.
Read the full explanation →What is the weight of the javelin used in men's competition?
The rules fix the men's javelin at a minimum of 800 grams with a length of about 2.6 to 2.7 metres, while the women's javelin weighs 600 grams and is shorter.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships?
She took the bronze in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships at Paris, and that was the first medal India won at a senior World Athletics Championships.
Read the full explanation →The steeplechase in athletics is run over a distance of
The Olympic steeplechase is a 3000-metre race in which runners clear solid barriers and a water jump on every lap.
Read the full explanation →How many events make up the decathlon?
The word decathlon is built from the Greek deca, meaning ten, and athlon, meaning contest. It is a men's combined event held over two days, and its ten disciplines take in sprints, hurdles, the middle-distance 1500 metres, jumps and throws.
Read the full explanation →The Indian athlete P. T. Usha is popularly called
P. T. Usha comes from Payyoli in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, and her speed on the track earned her the name of her village.
Read the full explanation →Which Indian athlete was popularly known as the Flying Sikh?
He earned the name in Pakistan after beating the home favourite at a meet in Lahore, and it stayed with him.
Read the full explanation →What is the standard distance of a marathon race?
A marathon is run over 42.195 kilometres, which is exactly 26 miles and 385 yards. The odd figure was fixed at the London Olympics of 1908, when the course was extended to finish in front of the royal box, and it became the official distance a few years later.
Read the full explanation →In which of the following sports of Tokyo Olympic 2020, Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal?
Neeraj Chopra won the men's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which were held in 2021, and that medal was India's first Olympic gold in athletics and its first individual gold since shooting in 2008.
Read the full explanation →Kisan Diwas, or National Farmers' Day, is observed on 23 December in honour of which former Prime Minister?
He was born on 23 December 1902, served as Prime Minister of India, and worked all his life on the problems of land holdings and of the peasantry, which is why his birthday is kept as Kisan Diwas.
Read the full explanation →Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, or National Unity Day, is observed on 31 October to mark the birth anniversary of
He was born on 31 October 1875, and as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister he brought the princely states into the Indian Union, which earned him the name Iron Man of India.
Read the full explanation →Indian Navy Day is observed on 4 December in memory of which operation of the 1971 war?
On the night of 4 December 1971 the Indian Navy attacked Karachi harbour with missile boats, sinking enemy vessels and setting the oil tanks ablaze without losing a ship.
Read the full explanation →Army Day is celebrated in India on 15 January because on this day in 1949
On 15 January 1949, Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa took over from the last British commander as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, and that handover is what Army Day marks.
Read the full explanation →National Technology Day is observed on 11 May every year in memory of
India carried out nuclear tests at Pokhran in Rajasthan on 11 May 1998 under the operation known as Shakti, and a home-built aircraft was flight-tested and a missile fired on the same day.
Read the full explanation →Constitution Day, or Samvidhan Diwas, is observed on
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949, and that day is kept as Constitution Day.
Read the full explanation →National Sports Day is observed in India on 29 August, the birth anniversary of
The hockey player was born on 29 August 1905 and won Olympic gold with India in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Read the full explanation →Engineers' Day is celebrated in India on 15 September every year to mark the birth anniversary of
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September 1861, served as the Diwan of Mysore, and built the Krishnarajasagara dam and the system of automatic sluice gates that made his name.
Read the full explanation →Teachers' Day is celebrated in India on 5 September in honour of
He was born on 5 September 1888, was a philosopher and teacher before entering public life, and served as the first Vice-President and the second President of India.
Read the full explanation →National Science Day is observed in India on 28 February to commemorate
Sir C. V. Raman announced his discovery of the scattering of light, now called the Raman effect, on 28 February 1928, and it won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930, the first for an Indian in the sciences.
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