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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

Q16541.NationalMedium

How many artefacts make up the Rajasthan collection in the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026?

  1. A.27 artefacts
  2. B.31 artefacts
  3. C.37 artefacts
  4. D.47 artefacts
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Correct answer: C. 37 artefacts

That is the size of the Rajasthan set described by the Ministry of Culture, and the pieces are spread across woodwork, silver mementos of folk deities, devotional painting, textiles, framed views of heritage shrines and memorabilia of recent events and sporting achievement.

Q16542.NationalEasy

The collection highlighted in the PM Mementos e-Auction 2026 represents the art and heritage of which state?

  1. A.Gujarat
  2. B.Rajasthan
  3. C.Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Odisha
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Correct answer: B. Rajasthan

The Ministry of Culture drew attention to a group of mementos in this year's auction that stand for the state's folk deities, devotional painting, textile craft, architectural heritage and sporting achievement, from the Ambabari elephant with its howdah to the silver figures of Veer Tejaji Maharaj.

Q16544.Science & TechnologyMedium

Who is the Chairperson of the World Congress on Nanomedicine 2026?

  1. A.Prof. T. M. S. Chang
  2. B.Prof. Yogesh Singh
  3. C.Prof. Roger D. Kornberg
  4. D.Prof. Gobardhan Das
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Correct answer: C. Prof. Roger D. Kornberg

The correct answer is Prof. Roger D. Kornberg, a Nobel Laureate from Stanford University in the United States, who chairs the congress and described nanomedicine as a young and quickly changing field whose promise is to deliver the right amount of a medicine to the right place at the right…

Q16545.Science & TechnologyMedium

How many nanomedicine research projects is the Department of Biotechnology supporting, and with what amount?

  1. A.120 projects with Rs 210 crore
  2. B.210 projects with Rs 174 crore
  3. C.174 projects with Rs 210 crore
  4. D.310 projects with Rs 240 crore
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Correct answer: B. 210 projects with Rs 174 crore

The minister gave these numbers while setting out how the government funds nanomedicine, and said the work covers targeted drug delivery, cancer nanomedicine, infectious-disease nanomedicine, nucleic-acid and vaccine delivery, nano-diagnostics and imaging, regenerative medicine, wound healing and nanotoxicology with regulatory science.

Q16546.Science & TechnologyEasy

Where was the World Congress on Nanomedicine 2026 inaugurated?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  3. C.Vigyan Bhawan, Mumbai
  4. D.Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
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Correct answer: B. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

The meeting is hosted by the Institute of Nano Medical Sciences of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Delhi, which is why the capital is the venue.

Q16547.NationalHard

Diesel consumption by Indian Railways came down to how many crore litres in 2024-25, according to the figures cited at Sabarmati?

  1. A.293 crore litres
  2. B.205 crore litres
  3. C.150 crore litres
  4. D.108 crore litres
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Correct answer: D. 108 crore litres

The Home Minister said the railways burnt 293 crore litres of diesel in 2015-16 and that the quantity had come down to 108 crore litres by 2024-25, a fall he linked to the spread of electric traction and one he felt received little notice.

Q16551.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC MTS · 26 Oct 2021, Shift 1Hard

Which of the following was the founder of the Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty that ruled parts of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the 15th century?

  1. A.Bhanu Deva
  2. B.Vasu Deva
  3. C.Surendra Deva
  4. D.Kapilendra Deva
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Correct answer: D. Kapilendra Deva

He founded the Suryavamsi Gajapati dynasty of Odisha in 1435. Kapilendra Deva was a minister who took the throne when the Eastern Ganga line ended, and he built the largest empire Odisha ever had, stretching from the lower Ganga in the north to the Kaveri in the south.

Q16553.GeographyAsked in: SSC MTS · 22 Oct 2021, Shift 2Easy

In which State/Union Territory is the Jog Waterfall located?

  1. A.Punjab
  2. B.Karnataka
  3. C.Jammu and Kashmir
  4. D.Ladakh
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Correct answer: B. Karnataka

Jog Falls is in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The Sharavathi river drops about 253 metres here in four separate streams known as Raja, Rani, Rocket and Roarer, which makes Jog one of the highest plunge waterfalls in India.

Q16555.Art & CultureAsked in: SSC MTS · 03 May 2023, Shift 2Medium

Bahmani Monuments at Gulbarga, Karnataka represent ________ style of architecture.

  1. A.Deccan
  2. B.Mameluke
  3. C.Sikh
  4. D.Nagara
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Correct answer: A. Deccan

The Bahmani buildings at Gulbarga belong to the Deccan or Provincial style of Indo-Islamic architecture. When the Bahmani sultanate broke away from Delhi in 1347 it developed its own manner, blending Persian and Turkish ideas brought by architects from Iran with local craft and stone.

Q16557.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC MTS · 6 Oct 2021, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following is NOT a public sector insurance company?

  1. A.United India Insurance Company
  2. B.The New India Assurance Company Limited
  3. C.SBI Life Insurance
  4. D.General Insurance Corporation of India
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Correct answer: C. SBI Life Insurance

It is a private sector joint venture, not a public sector insurer. SBI Life was set up in 2001 as a partnership between the State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif of France.