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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

Q17001.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · 7 Feb 2021Medium

A motion of no-confidence is moved against

  1. A.An individual Minister.
  2. B.The Council of Ministers.
  3. C.The Prime Minister.
  4. D.A political party.
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Correct answer: B. The Council of Ministers.

A no-confidence motion tests whether the government still has the support of the Lok Sabha, and because the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to that House under Article 75(3), the motion is moved against the Council as a whole, never against a single minister.

Q17003.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 16 Jun 2025, Shift 3Medium

Which Constitutional Amendment explicitly inserted the term 'Cabinet' into the Indian Constitution in the context of Article 352?

  1. A.42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.43rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1977
  3. C.44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978
  4. D.45th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1980
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Correct answer: C. 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978

The word "Cabinet" did not appear anywhere in the original Constitution, which speaks only of the Council of Ministers.

Q17004.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · 4 Feb 2018Medium

Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?

  1. A.91st Amendment
  2. B.87th Amendment
  3. C.97th Amendment
  4. D.90th Amendment
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Correct answer: A. 91st Amendment

The 91st Amendment Act, 2003 inserted Article 75(1A), which says the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Union Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha, and Article 164(1A), which applies the same limit to the States…

Q17005.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 18 Mar 2026, Shift 2Medium

What is the main difference between a Cabinet Minister and a Minister of State with independent charge?

  1. A.A Ministry of State is included in Cabinet meetings but does not exercise any significant powers.
  2. B.A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.
  3. C.A Minister of State with independent charge does not exercise any significant powers.
  4. D.A Minister of State with independent charge does not hold any specific responsibilities.
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Correct answer: B. A Minister of State with independent charge may head a ministry without being under a Cabinet Minister.

The Council of Ministers has three ranks. Cabinet Ministers head the most important ministries and sit in the Cabinet.

Q17006.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB NTPC · 18 Jun 2025, Shift 2Easy

Who administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Union Ministers under Article 75(4) of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Chief Justice of India
  2. B.Prime Minister
  3. C.Vice President
  4. D.President of India
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Correct answer: D. President of India

Article 75(4) says that before a minister enters office, the President shall administer to him or her the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out in the Third Schedule.

Q17007.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CHSL · 21 Nov 2025, Shift 1Easy

For how long a person can serve as a minister without being a member of either House of Parliament of India?

  1. A.6 consecutive months
  2. B.3 consecutive months
  3. C.12 consecutive months
  4. D.2 consecutive month
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Correct answer: A. 6 consecutive months

Article 75(5) says a minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall, at the end of that period, cease to be a minister.

Q17008.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB JE · 27 May 2019, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is dealt in Article 78 of the Constitution?

  1. A.President's power to send advisory messages to the Parliament
  2. B.Emergency powers of the President
  3. C.President's power to get information from the Council of Ministers
  4. D.Prime Minister's duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government's decisions and policies
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Correct answer: D. Prime Minister's duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government's decisions and policies

Article 78 makes it the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the Union and proposals for legislation; to furnish such information about them as the President may call for; and, if the President so…

Q17009.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 9 Sep 2024, Shift 3Medium

Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the ________.

  1. A.term of office of the Vice-President
  2. B.Vice-President of India
  3. C.oath of office by the Vice-President
  4. D.conduct of business of the Government of India
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Correct answer: D. conduct of business of the Government of India

Article 77 says all executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President, and that the President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the government's business and for allocating it among ministers.

Q17011.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 13 Feb 2025, Shift 1Easy

Article 74 of the Constitution elaborates on which of the following?

  1. A.Appointment of Chief Justice by President
  2. B.Appointment of Vice President by President
  3. C.Council of Ministers to aid and advise President
  4. D.Appointment of Chairman of Finance Commission
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Correct answer: C. Council of Ministers to aid and advise President

Article 74(1) says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at its head to aid and advise the President, who shall act in accordance with that advice.

Q17015.Computer AwarenessAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 19 Dec 2021Medium

Which of the following recent trends can be defined as the abstraction of different computing resources like processor, Memory etc, and is the single most effective way to reduce IT expenses?

  1. A.Artificial Intelligence
  2. B.Clustering
  3. C.Storage Area Network
  4. D.Virtualization
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Correct answer: D. Virtualization

Virtualization creates a software layer over the physical processor, memory and storage of a machine, so that one server can be divided into several virtual machines, each running its own operating system as though it had hardware of its own.

Q17017.General ScienceAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC Civil Service 2017 Official PaperMedium

Which of the following has the largest brain in proportion to its body size?

  1. A.Ant
  2. B.Elephant
  3. C.Dolphin
  4. D.Human Being
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Correct answer: A. Ant

Among the four, the ant has the largest brain in proportion to its body. An ant’s brain is tiny in absolute terms, with about two hundred and fifty thousand neurons, yet it makes up roughly a sixth of the insect’s body weight, a share no vertebrate comes close to.

Q17018.Indian PolityAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · UPPSC Civil Service 2018 Official PaperHard

Parliament can Amend the provision on official language of India under the Constitution by

  1. A.a simple majority of its members
  2. B.2/3 rd majority
  3. C.3/4 th majority
  4. D.support of 1/3 of its members
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Correct answer: A. a simple majority of its members

Article 343 says Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union and that English was to continue for fifteen years from 1950, but it also lets Parliament provide by law for the continued use of English after that period, and such a law needs only a simple…

Q17019.General ScienceAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 20 Sep 2020Medium

Which one of the following process is NOT useful for purification of solid impurities?

  1. A.Distillation
  2. B.Sublimation
  3. C.Crystallization
  4. D.All of the above
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Correct answer: A. Distillation

Distillation separates a liquid from a solution or from another liquid by boiling it and condensing the vapour, so it is used when the components differ in boiling point, as in getting pure water from salt water or separating acetone from water.

Q17020.General ScienceAsked in: Uttar Pradesh · 12 June 2022Medium

Thermodynamically the most stable form of carbon is

  1. A.Coal
  2. B.Fullerenes
  3. C.Graphite
  4. D.Diamond
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Correct answer: C. Graphite

Among the allotropes of carbon, graphite has the lowest standard enthalpy of formation, which is taken as zero, so it is the reference state and the most stable form under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure.