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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

Q17141.Static GKAsked in: RRB Group D · 19 Sep 2018, Shift 1Easy

The headquarters of the World Bank is located in which country?

  1. A.England
  2. B.USA
  3. C.Japan
  4. D.Russia
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Correct answer: B. USA

The World Bank has its headquarters at Washington DC in the United States of America. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were both set up after the Bretton Woods conference of 1944 and began work in 1945, and both have their offices in Washington DC.

Q17142.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB Group D · 6 Sept 2022, Shift 2Easy

What is the role of the Subordinate Court?

  1. A.To consider cases of civil and criminal nature
  2. B.To issue writs for restoring Fundamental Rights
  3. C.To consider appeals on decisions given by lower courts
  4. D.To move cases from any court to itself
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Correct answer: A. To consider cases of civil and criminal nature

Subordinate courts are the courts at the district level and below, and they hear civil and criminal cases as courts of first instance.

Q17143.Indian HistoryAsked in: Rajasthan · 12th Sept 2024Hard

Which one of the following is not matched correctly?

  1. A.Shreshthi – Head of Guild
  2. B.Pattvaya - Washermen's Guild
  3. C.Puga - Association of Professions
  4. D.Sartha - Group of Traders
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Correct answer: B. Pattvaya - Washermen's Guild

The washermen had their own body, known as the rajaka guild. The famous Mandasor stone inscription of the time of Kumaragupta records a guild of silk weavers who migrated from Lata in Gujarat to Dasapura and built a temple of the Sun there, and it is the best known reference…

Q17145.Computer AwarenessAsked in: Rajasthan · 9 Sept 2018Medium

National Digital Library of India is a project of which one of the following ministries?

  1. A.Ministry of Finance
  2. B.Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
  3. C.Ministry of Information Technology
  4. D.Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: D. Ministry of Education

The National Digital Library of India is a single window that brings together lakhs of learning resources, from school books to research papers, and lets a student search them free of cost in many Indian languages.

Q17147.Computer AwarenessAsked in: Rajasthan · 2014Medium

Decimal equivalent of Hexadecimal number (C3B1)16 is

  1. A.12197
  2. B.32097
  3. C.52097
  4. D.50097
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Correct answer: D. 50097

Hexadecimal is base sixteen, so the four places of C3B1 carry the weights 4096, 256, 16 and 1 from left to right, and the letters stand for numbers: A is 10, B is 11, C is 12, D is 13, E is 14 and F is 15.

Q17148.Indian PolityAsked in: Rajasthan · RSMSSB PTI Physical Education 2013 OfficMedium

By which article of the Indian Constitution the State Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to State Legislature for its functions?

  1. A.Article 164
  2. B.Article 154(2)
  3. C.Article 161(2)
  4. D.Article 151(1)
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Correct answer: A. Article 164

Clause (2) of Article 164 says that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State, which is the rule of collective responsibility in a parliamentary system: the ministry stays in office only while it holds the confidence of the elected house, and a…

Q17149.Indian HistoryAsked in: Rajasthan · 24th Sept 2021Hard

Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. A.During the age of Kanishka, Kushan empire extended from valley of river Ganga in the East to the Malwa region in the South.
  2. B.Rabatak inscription related to Kanishka is found from western U.P.
  3. C.Buddhist scholars like Vasumitra, Ashvagosha were patronized by Kanishka.
  4. D.The coins of Kanishka incorporate Indian, Grecian and west Asian symbols of religious traditions.
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Correct answer: B. Rabatak inscription related to Kanishka is found from western U.P.

It came to light in 1993 at Rabatak in Baghlan province of northern Afghanistan, and it is written in the Bactrian language using the Greek script.

Q17150.Awards & HonoursAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC RAS Prelims 2016 Official PaperMedium

Which country recently conferred its highest civilian honor 'Amir Amanullah Khan Award' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

  1. A.Saudi Arabia
  2. B.Uzbekistan
  3. C.Iran
  4. D.Afghanistan
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Correct answer: D. Afghanistan

The Amir Amanullah Khan Award is Afghanistan's highest civilian honour, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi received it in June 2016 at Herat, on the day he and President Ashraf Ghani opened the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier called the Salma Dam, which India built on the Hari Rud.

Q17152.Banking & Financial AwarenessAsked in: Rajasthan · RPSC Junior Accountant 2011 Paper-II (OfMedium

An unconditional undertaking to pay a certain sum of money is

  1. A.Cheque
  2. B.Bill of Exchange
  3. C.Promissory Note
  4. D.Hundi
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Correct answer: C. Promissory Note

Section 4 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 defines a promissory note as an instrument in writing, signed by the maker, containing an unconditional undertaking to pay a certain sum of money to or to the order of a certain person.

Q17155.NationalEasy

Under the cleanliness campaign, what is a Swachhata Samvad intended to serve as?

  1. A.A platform for dialogue and discussion to widen participation in cleanliness work
  2. B.A competition ranking offices by the waste they dispose of
  3. C.An inspection by an external audit team
  4. D.A lecture series delivered by sanitation engineers
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Correct answer: A. A platform for dialogue and discussion to widen participation in cleanliness work

The action plan for the day envisages the Samvad in exactly these terms, so that awareness about hygiene and sustainable waste management spreads through conversation.

Q17156.NationalMedium

ICAR-CIRB, which organised a Swachhata Samvad in September 2026, conducts research on which animal, and where is it located?

  1. A.Goats, at Makhdoom
  2. B.Buffaloes, at Hisar
  3. C.Camels, at Bikaner
  4. D.Poultry, at Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. Buffaloes, at Hisar

The abbreviation expands to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, and the institute works under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Q17157.NationalMedium

What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?

  1. A.Swachhata Hi Seva, Seva Hi Dharma
  2. B.Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
  3. C.Sampoorna Swachhata for Sampoorna Bharat
  4. D.Ek Tareekh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath
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Correct answer: B. Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat

The theme joins two ideas, participation in cleanliness and the goal of a developed India, and every activity held under the campaign is expected to reflect it.

Q17158.NationalMedium

What is the focus theme of the Special Campaign this year?

  1. A.Effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste
  2. B.Paperless offices and digital signatures
  3. C.Plastic free government premises
  4. D.Energy audit of public buildings
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Correct answer: A. Effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste

The campaign this year gives special weight to identifying and clearing e-waste in keeping with the E-Waste (Management) Rules of 2022, alongside the optimisation of office space, the disposal of scrap and redundant items, record management and the timely settlement of public grievances.

Q17159.NationalMedium

Which department is the nodal department for Special Campaign 6.0?

  1. A.Department of Expenditure
  2. B.Department of Personnel and Training
  3. C.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  4. D.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
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Correct answer: C. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

Its Secretary, Nivedita Shukla Verma, chaired the second meeting of nodal officers, where Additional Secretary Puneet Yadav presented the progress of the drive.