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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

Q16643.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 02 Nov, 2023, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following types of firewall operates at the Network layer to examine incoming and outgoing packets?

  1. A.Circuit-level gateway
  2. B.Application-level gateway
  3. C.Packet filtering
  4. D.Network filtering
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Correct answer: C. Packet filtering

A packet filtering firewall works at the network layer, the third layer of the OSI model, where it reads the header of every incoming and outgoing packet and compares the source and destination IP address, the port number and the protocol against a list of rules, then allows the packet…

Q16645.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 17 March 2020, Shift 3Medium

What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

  1. A.4 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
  2. B.3 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
  3. C.5 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
  4. D.6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
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Correct answer: D. 6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

The Chief Election Commissioner holds office for six years from the date he takes charge, or until he turns sixty-five, whichever comes first; the other Election Commissioners serve on the same terms.

Q16648.Static GKAsked in: SSC CHSL · 09 March, 2023, Shift 1Medium

Who is famously known as Bihar Kesari?

  1. A.Rajendra Prasad
  2. B.Shri Krishna Sinha
  3. C.Karpuri Thakur
  4. D.Lala Lajpat Rai
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Correct answer: B. Shri Krishna Sinha

Shri Krishna Sinha, affectionately called Shri Babu, is remembered as Bihar Kesari, the lion of Bihar. He was the first Premier of Bihar under the 1937 provincial elections and then the first Chief Minister of the state after independence, holding office until 1961.

Q16649.Computer AwarenessAsked in: SSC CHSL · 13 Oct 2020, Shift 3Easy

In DASD, what is the full form of 'A'?

  1. A.Access
  2. B.Around
  3. C.Accessible
  4. D.Arithmetic
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Correct answer: A. Access

DASD stands for Direct Access Storage Device. It is any storage device on which the read-write head can be sent straight to the place where a record is kept, so a file can be reached without passing over everything stored before it.

Q16652.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 17 March, 2023, Shift 4Medium

The Eighty-ninth Amendment Act, 2003 of the Indian Constitution established which of the following Commission?

  1. A.Competition Commission of India
  2. B.National Commission for Backward Classes
  3. C.National Commission for Woman
  4. D.National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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Correct answer: D. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

The Eighty-ninth Amendment Act, 2003 split the old joint commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate bodies.

Q16654.Static GKMedium

Which hill city is called the Scotland of the East?

  1. A.Shillong
  2. B.Gangtok
  3. C.Darjeeling
  4. D.Munnar
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Correct answer: A. Shillong

Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, sits on rolling grassy uplands with pine woods, waterfalls and a cool damp climate, and British officers thought the landscape resembled the Scottish highlands, so the name Scotland of the East stuck.

Q16659.Static GKEasy

Which city is known as the Blue City of India?

  1. A.Jaipur
  2. B.Jodhpur
  3. C.Jaisalmer
  4. D.Udaipur
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Correct answer: B. Jodhpur

Jodhpur in Rajasthan is called the Blue City because the old town below the Mehrangarh fort is painted in indigo washed blue, a habit that began with the houses of Brahmin families and spread through the lanes.