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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

Q1801.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

The direction of acceleration in uniform circular motion is along the

  1. A.direction of motion.
  2. B.tangent to the circle at the point of observation.
  3. C.direction of velocity.
  4. D.direction perpendicular to velocity.
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Correct answer: D. direction perpendicular to velocity.

In uniform circular motion the acceleration points towards the centre of the circle, at right angles to the velocity. In uniform circular motion the speed stays the same, but the direction of motion changes at every point, so the velocity keeps changing and the body is accelerating.

Q1802.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKEasy

The 'Ramsar Convention' relates to which one of the following areas ?

  1. A.Wetland preservation
  2. B.Promote afforestation
  3. C.Action plan on climate change
  4. D.Combat desertification
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Correct answer: A. Wetland preservation

The Ramsar Convention is the international treaty for the conservation and wise use of wetlands. It was signed on 2 February 1971 at Ramsar, a town in Iran on the Caspian Sea, and came into force in 1975.

Q1804.Environment & EcologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKMedium

A new species of pit-viper was discovered in 2019 and named after the State in which it was found. Identify the State from among the following :

  1. A.Kerala
  2. B.Arunachal Pradesh
  3. C.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  4. D.Assam
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Correct answer: B. Arunachal Pradesh

The species was named Trimeresurus arunachalensis, the Arunachal pit viper, after the state where it was found. Pit vipers are venomous snakes with a heat-sensing pit between each eye and nostril, which lets them detect warm-blooded prey in the dark.

Q1805.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKHard

As per the State List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the States have jurisdiction over agricultural land in connection with which of the following subjects? 1. Taxes on agricultural income 2. Duties in respect of succession of agricultural land 3. Estate duty in respect of agricultural land Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: D. 1, 2 and 3

All three are State List subjects: taxes on agricultural income, duties on succession to agricultural land and estate duty on agricultural land.

Q1806.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. First Law Commission recommended Indian Penal Code, 1860. 2. Indian Penal Code, 1860 has been completely replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Indian Penal Code was drafted on the recommendation of the First Law Commission, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 repealed and replaced it.

Q1808.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

Statement I : The Zamindars were an exploitative class in Mughal India.

Statement II : The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in a large number of agrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century.

  1. A.Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
  2. B.Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
  3. C.Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D.Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: B. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

The zamindars did exploit the peasants, and yet peasants often backed them against the Mughal state. Zamindars held rights over land and collected revenue on behalf of the state, keeping a share for themselves.

Q1809.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

India became a member of which one of the following in 2016?

  1. A.Non-Proliferation Treaty
  2. B.Missile Technology Control Regime
  3. C.Nuclear Suppliers Group
  4. D.Wassenaar Arrangement
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Correct answer: B. Missile Technology Control Regime

India joined the MTCR as its 35th member on 27 June 2016. The MTCR was set up in 1987 by the G7 countries as an informal group that limits the spread of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles able to carry weapons of mass destruction.

Q1810.Banking & Financial AwarenessAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKHard

Which of the following statements about the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is/are correct? 1. It has been incorporated as a Public Limited Company. 2. It started its operation by establishing two pilot branches at Hyderabad and Varanasi. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: A. 1 only

IPPB was incorporated as a public limited company, but its two pilot branches opened at Raipur and Ranchi, not at Hyderabad and Varanasi.

Q1814.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Calcium oxide reacts vigorously with water to produce slaked lime whose solution is used for white-washing walls. This slaked lime reacts with component (A) in air to form a thin layer of component (B) to give a shiny finish. What are the components (A) and (B)?

  1. A.A-O₂; B-CaCO₃
  2. B.A-CO₂; B-Ca(OH)₂
  3. C.A-O₂; B-Ca(OH)₂
  4. D.A-CO₂; B-CaCO₃
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Correct answer: D. A-CO₂; B-CaCO₃

Slaked lime on the wall slowly absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and turns into a thin, shiny layer of calcium carbonate.

Q1815.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKMedium

Chronologically arrange the following Indian-origin astronauts on the basis of their flying into space starting with the first: 1. Sunita Williams 2. Rakesh Sharma 3. Sirisha Bandla 4. Kalpana Chawla Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. A.4-3-2-1
  2. B.2-4-1-3
  3. C.2-1-4-3
  4. D.1-4-3-2
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Correct answer: B. 2-4-1-3

Rakesh Sharma flew in 1984, Kalpana Chawla in 1997, Sunita Williams in 2006 and Sirisha Bandla in 2021. Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian citizen in space on 3 April 1984, aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11, and told Indira Gandhi that India looked 'saare jahan se achha'.

Q1818.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Through the Forty Second Amendment to the Constitution of India, which of the following was/were inserted into its Preamble? 1. 'Liberty of thought, expression and belief' was substituted by 'Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship'. 2. The expression 'Unity of the Nation' was substituted by 'Unity and Integrity of the Nation'. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: B. 2 only

The 42nd Amendment of 1976 changed 'unity of the Nation' to 'unity and integrity of the Nation', but it did not touch the words on liberty.

Q1819.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKHard

The Rangarajan Committee methodology for determining the poverty line incorporated which of the following ? 1. A food component 2. A normative level of expenditure for essential non-food items 3. A behaviourally determined expenditure for other non-food items Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1, 2 and 3
  4. D.1 and 3 only
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Correct answer: C. 1, 2 and 3

The Rangarajan Committee built its poverty line basket from all three parts named in the question. The expert group headed by C. Rangarajan was set up in 2012 and reported in 2014, to review the Tendulkar method.