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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

Q17581.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC CGL · 02 Dec 2022, Shift 2Medium

Which of the following statements about the Vice President of India is INCORRECT?

  1. A.Members of State legislatures do not take part in his elections.
  2. B.He acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
  3. C.The Vice President is elected for five years.
  4. D.He can be removed from his office by the President approved through a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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Correct answer: D. He can be removed from his office by the President approved through a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The Vice-President is not removed by the President. Article 67(b) says he may be removed by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by a majority of all its then members and agreed to by the Lok Sabha, and at least fourteen days' notice of such a resolution must be…

Q17582.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 Aug 2021, Shift 3Medium

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in the year _______.

  1. A.1965
  2. B.1962
  3. C.1957
  4. D.1982
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Correct answer: C. 1957

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in New York, with the agreement of the Philippine government, in memory of Ramon Magsaysay, the third President of the Philippines, who had died in an air crash in March that year.

Q17591.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC CGL · 5 March 2020, Shift 1Medium

Which National Park among the following is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region?

  1. A.Jim Corbett National Park
  2. B.Namdapha National Park
  3. C.Keibul Lamjao National Park
  4. D.Bandipur National Park
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Correct answer: B. Namdapha National Park

Namdapha lies in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, covers about 1,985 square kilometres and is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region.

Q17598.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 April 2022, Shift 1Hard

In the Rigveda, there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers that were worshipped as goddesses. Which are these rivers?

  1. A.Ganga and Yamuna
  2. B.Alakananda and Bhagirathi
  3. C.Ravi and Chenab
  4. D.Beas and Sutlej
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Correct answer: D. Beas and Sutlej

The third book of the Rigveda holds a hymn in which the sage Vishvamitra speaks with two rivers, Vipasha and Shutudri, and asks them to run low so that his party may cross with its wagons.

Q17600.Awards & HonoursAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 Aug 2021, Shift 1Medium

Who among the following is a Padma Vibhushan awardee of 2021?

  1. A.Sudarshan Sahoo
  2. B.Tarlochan Singh
  3. C.Mouma Das
  4. D.Sumitra Mahajan
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Correct answer: A. Sudarshan Sahoo

Sudarshan Sahoo, the stone and wood sculptor from Puri in Odisha, was given the Padma Vibhushan in 2021 in the field of art. He had already received the Padma Shri in 1988, and his work carries the Odishan temple-sculpture tradition of Konark and Puri into modern studios.