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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

Q18061.General ScienceAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

During expiration, air will leave the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is

  1. A.equal to the atmospheric pressure
  2. B.less than the atmospheric pressure
  3. C.more than the atmospheric pressure
  4. D.when the diaphragm contracts
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Correct answer: C. more than the atmospheric pressure

Air always moves from a region of higher pressure to one of lower pressure, so it flows out of the lungs only when the pressure inside them rises above that of the outside air.

Q18062.Indian EconomyAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 6 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

'Maharatna', 'Navratna' and 'Miniratna' are classifications of what in India?

  1. A.Special Economic Zones
  2. B.Civilian awards
  3. C.Public sector undertakings
  4. D.Mineral-rich areas
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Correct answer: C. Public sector undertakings

Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna are status tags that the Government of India gives to central public sector enterprises on the basis of their size, profits and performance.

Q18063.Indian EconomyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Easy

A proportion of the total deposits and reserves of the commercial banks is to be kept with the central bank (RBI). Which one of the following represents this proportion?

  1. A.Statutory Liquidity Ratio
  2. B.Cash Reserve Ratio
  3. C.Minimum Reserve System
  4. D.Reverse Repo Rate
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Correct answer: B. Cash Reserve Ratio

The Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the share of a bank's deposits that it must keep with the Reserve Bank of India in cash, and the bank earns no interest on this money.

Q18064.Indian EconomyAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 5 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following is generally not considered a result of globalisation?

  1. A.Foreign direct investment
  2. B.Multilateral trade agreements
  3. C.Outsourcing
  4. D.Tariff barriers
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Correct answer: D. Tariff barriers

Globalisation means the growing integration of countries through trade, investment, technology and the movement of people, and it works by lowering barriers to trade, not by raising them.

Q18065.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Hard

Match List I with List II:

List I: a. Iron ore mine, b. Copper mine, c. Bauxite mine, d. Mica mine

List II: i. Balaghat, ii. Amarkantak plateau, iii. Gua and Noamundi, iv. Nellore

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
  2. B.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
  4. D.a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
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Correct answer: C. a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

Gua and Noamundi, in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, are well-known iron ore mines of the Singhbhum–Keonjhar belt, which feeds steel plants such as the one at Jamshedpur.

Q18066.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

When the given rivers are arranged by length from the longest to the shortest, what is the correct order?

  1. A.Mahanadi, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna
  2. B.Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi
  3. C.Narmada, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna
  4. D.Godavari, Narmada, Krishna, Mahanadi
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Correct answer: B. Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Tapi

The Godavari, about 1,465 km long, is the longest river of peninsular India and is called the Dakshin Ganga; it rises at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in Maharashtra.

Q18067.GeographyAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

In terms of population size (Census 2011), the correct order of Indian states (from highest to lowest population) is

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal
  2. B.Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Bihar
  3. C.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal
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Correct answer: D. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal

According to Census 2011, these were India's four most populous states in exactly this order. Uttar Pradesh had about 19.98 crore people, which was 16.5 per cent of India's total population of about 121 crore.

Q18070.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Medium

With reference to the Indian Constitution, match List I with List II:

List I: a. Article 263, b. Article 226, c. Article 239, d. Article 280

List II: i. Finance Commission, ii. High Court, iii. Inter-State Council, iv. Union Territories

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
  2. B.a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
  3. C.a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
  4. D.a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
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Correct answer: A. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

Article 263 allows the President to set up an Inter-State Council to discuss disputes and common subjects among states; the council was first formed in 1990 on the Sarkaria Commission's advice.

Q18071.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Medium

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the conferment of the statehood of the Indian Union?

  1. A.Sikkim – Arunachal Pradesh – Nagaland – Haryana
  2. B.Nagaland – Haryana – Sikkim – Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C.Sikkim – Haryana – Nagaland – Arunachal Pradesh
  4. D.Nagaland – Arunachal Pradesh – Sikkim – Haryana
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Correct answer: B. Nagaland – Haryana – Sikkim – Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland became a state on 1 December 1963, carved out of Assam. Haryana followed on 1 November 1966, when the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 divided Punjab on the basis of the Shah Commission's report.

Q18072.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 6 Nov 2022, Shift 2Medium

While a Proclamation of Emergency (Article 352) is in operation, which of the following Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended?

  1. A.Right to personal liberty
  2. B.Right to freedom of speech
  3. C.Right to equality
  4. D.Right to freedom of religion
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Correct answer: A. Right to personal liberty

Even during a national emergency, the enforcement of Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended. Article 21 protects life and personal liberty, and Article 20 protects a person from retrospective criminal laws, from being punished twice for the same offence and from being forced to be a witness against himself.

Q18073.Indian PolityAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 5 Nov 2022, Shift 2Medium

Article 395 of the Constitution of India, which is also the last article of the Constitution, deals with the provision of which of the following?

  1. A.Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
  2. B.Formation of new states
  3. C.Repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947
  4. D.Proclamation of Emergency
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Correct answer: C. Repeal of the Indian Independence Act, 1947

Article 395, the last article of the Constitution, repeals the Indian Independence Act, 1947 and the Government of India Act, 1935, along with the laws that amended or added to the 1935 Act.

Q18075.Indian HistoryAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Medium

Mahatma Gandhi was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress only once. In which of the following sessions did it happen?

  1. A.Amritsar Session 1919
  2. B.Belgaum Session 1924
  3. C.Lahore Session 1929
  4. D.Lucknow Session 1936
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Correct answer: B. Belgaum Session 1924

Gandhi presided over the Congress only once, at its session held at Belgaum (now Belagavi in Karnataka) in December 1924.

Q18076.Indian HistoryAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 11 Feb 2024Hard

Match List I with List II:

List I: a. Dilmun, b. Makan or Magan, c. Meluha, d. Ur

List II: i. Sindh region, ii. Port in Mesopotamia, iii. Bahrain island, iv. Makran coast (Baluchistan)

Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
  2. B.a-iv, b-i, c-iii, d-ii
  3. C.a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
  4. D.a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
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Correct answer: D. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii

These are names found in Mesopotamian cuneiform texts for the lands that traded with the Harappans. Meluha is generally identified with the Indus region, including Sindh; the texts speak of its ships bringing carnelian, lapis lazuli, copper, gold and fine wood.

Q18077.Indian HistoryAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 24 Jul 2022Medium

In the Later Vedic period, the term 'Bali' meant

  1. A.Sacrifice
  2. B.Tax
  3. C.A powerful landlord
  4. D.Income
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Correct answer: B. Tax

In the Later Vedic age, bali had become a regular tax collected by the king. In the Rig Vedic period, bali was a voluntary offering that the people or defeated tribes gave to the chief, often in the form of cattle or grain.

Q18078.Indian HistoryAsked in: Haryana · HPSC HCS Prelims GS, 12 Sep 2021Easy

With reference to the Mughal administration, which among the following options is connected to the features of Mansabdari System?

  1. A.Zat, Sawar
  2. B.Barkat, Fana
  3. C.Namus, Din
  4. D.Peshkash, Nazr
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Correct answer: A. Zat, Sawar

Every Mughal mansab was expressed by two numbers, the zat rank and the sawar rank. Akbar organised the mansabdari system in the 1570s so that every noble and officer, civil or military, had a place on one graded ladder.

Q18079.Indian HistoryAsked in: Haryana · HSSC CET Group C, 5 Nov 2022, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following was/were the main feature(s) of the Subsidiary Alliance, a system devised by the British in colonial India?

(a) It was devised by Lord Wellesley.

(b) A British armed contingent would be stationed in the territory of the allied party.

(c) The allied party could not enter into any treaty with another ruler.

(d) The British would protect the allied party only from internal challenges.

Select the correct option from the code given below:

  1. A.Only (b)
  2. B.(a) and (b)
  3. C.(a), (b) and (c)
  4. D.(a) and (d)
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Correct answer: C. (a), (b) and (c)

Statements (a), (b) and (c) describe the Subsidiary Alliance correctly, while (d) does not. Lord Wellesley, Governor-General from 1798 to 1805, turned the Subsidiary Alliance into the main tool of British expansion.