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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

Q17661.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB NTPC · 13 Aug, 2025, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following Buddhist texts is often called the 'Gita of Buddhism' for its importance and teachings?

  1. A.Mahayana Sutra
  2. B.Dhammapada
  3. C.Vamsathapakasini
  4. D.Saddharmapundarīka Sūtra
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Correct answer: B. Dhammapada

The Dhammapada gathers the Buddha's teaching into 423 short verses arranged in 26 chapters, and because it holds the heart of the doctrine in verses anyone can remember, it is often called the Gita of Buddhism.

Q17664.Environment & EcologyAsked in: RRB NTPC · 28 Dec 2020, Shift 1Easy

In which year was The Environment (Protection) Act passed by the Parliament of India?

  1. A.1990
  2. B.1991
  3. C.1986
  4. D.1988
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Correct answer: C. 1986

Parliament passed the Environment (Protection) Act in 1986 and it came into force on 19 November 1986. It was enacted soon after the Bhopal gas tragedy of December 1984, when the country needed one general law to fill the gaps left by the earlier pollution laws.

Q17665.Government SchemesMedium

By which date must States and Union Territories allot targets to Project Implementation Agencies so that DDU-GKY 2.0 training can commence?

  1. A.30 September 2026
  2. B.31 October 2026
  3. C.31 December 2026
  4. D.31 March 2027
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Correct answer: B. 31 October 2026

The Ministry of Rural Development has fixed that day as the outer limit by which States and Union Territories are to finish allotting targets to their Project Implementation Agencies, so that batches can actually begin.

Q17666.Government SchemesEasy

Which ministry implements the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)?

  1. A.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  2. B.Ministry of Labour and Employment
  3. C.Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D.Ministry of Education
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Rural Development

The announcement on the rollout of DDU-GKY 2.0 came from that ministry, which is also the body pressing States and Union Territories to allot targets to their implementing agencies and holding review meetings with them in phases.

Q17668.SportsEasy

Who conveyed the congratulations to India's mixed 4x400m relay team after its silver-medal run, in a message shared on the platform X?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
  3. C.The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports
  4. D.The President of the Indian Olympic Association
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Correct answer: B. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi

The release was issued by the Prime Minister's Office and carried his words praising the pace of the team, the understanding between the runners and their determination, which he said had made the race an exciting one and a proud moment for athletics in the country.

Q17669.SportsMedium

How many athletes make up a team in the mixed 4x400m relay, and how is the team composed?

  1. A.Two athletes, one man and one woman
  2. B.Three athletes, two men and one woman
  3. C.Four athletes, two men and two women
  4. D.Six athletes, three men and three women
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Correct answer: C. Four athletes, two men and two women

The name of the discipline itself carries the answer: the figure before the multiplication sign gives the number of runners and the figure after it gives the lap each of them covers, so a mixed 4x400m relay is run by four athletes who each complete a lap of 400 metres.

Q17670.SportsEasy

Which medal did India's mixed 4x400m relay team win at the Asian Games, as noted in the Prime Minister's message of 25 September 2026?

  1. A.Gold
  2. B.Silver
  3. C.Bronze
  4. D.The team finished fourth and missed the podium
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Correct answer: B. Silver

The Prime Minister's message congratulated Manu TS, Poovamma MR, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj specifically on taking the silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games, so option B is the one supported by the release.

Q17674.Static GKHard

Who performed the world's first human heart transplant?

  1. A.Christiaan Barnard
  2. B.Alexander Fleming
  3. C.Joseph Lister
  4. D.Robert Edwards
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Correct answer: A. Christiaan Barnard

The South African surgeon carried out the first transplant of a human heart at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town in 1967, on the patient Louis Washkansky, who survived the operation but lived only a further eighteen days.

Q17679.Static GKEasy

Who was the first woman to travel into space?

  1. A.Svetlana Savitskaya
  2. B.Sally Ride
  3. C.Valentina Tereshkova
  4. D.Kalpana Chawla
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Correct answer: C. Valentina Tereshkova

The Soviet cosmonaut flew alone aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963 and spent nearly three days in orbit, becoming the first woman in space, two years after Yuri Gagarin's flight.