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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

Q18201.Indian HistoryAsked in: Bihar · BPSC 68th CCE Pre, 12 Feb 2023Easy

Who among the following headed the two Boundary Commissions set up to delineate the international frontiers between India and Pakistan in 1947?

  1. A.Cyril Radcliffe
  2. B.A. P. Moon
  3. C.A. V. Alexander
  4. D.More than one of the above
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Correct answer: A. Cyril Radcliffe

The British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired both the Punjab and the Bengal Boundary Commissions in 1947. Each commission had four judges, two named by the Congress and two by the Muslim League, and when they could not agree the final decision fell to Radcliffe.

Q18205.Indian EconomyAsked in: RRB Group D · 29 Oct 2018, Shift 3Medium

RBI was nationalized in ________.

  1. A.1949
  2. B.1962
  3. C.1947
  4. D.1955
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Correct answer: A. 1949

The Reserve Bank of India was nationalised on 1 January 1949 under the Reserve Bank of India (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948.

Q18208.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 23 Sep 2018, Shift 1Medium

The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is built on the river __________.

  1. A.Ganga
  2. B.Jhelum
  3. C.Beas
  4. D.Chambal
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Correct answer: D. Chambal

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam stands on the Chambal at Rawatbhata in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. It is one of the four structures of the Chambal Valley Project: Gandhi Sagar Dam upstream in Madhya Pradesh, then Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar and the Kota Barrage in Rajasthan.

Q18209.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 29 Sep 2022, Shift 2Hard

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about soil formation?

  1. A.Temperature and rainfall influence rate of weathering.
  2. B.Time determines thickness of soil profile.
  3. C.Parent rock determines colour.
  4. D.Altitude and slope determine the rate of humus formation.
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Correct answer: D. Altitude and slope determine the rate of humus formation.

Altitude and slope, which together make up relief, decide how much soil collects at a place, not how fast humus forms.

Q18210.GeographyAsked in: RRB Group D · 1 Oct 2018, Shift 2Easy

Nainital lake is situated in the state of __________.

  1. A.Assam
  2. B.Himachal Pradesh
  3. C.Uttarakhand
  4. D.Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: C. Uttarakhand

Nainital, the eye-shaped lake, lies in the Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand at a height of about 1,938 metres. The town grew around it after the British trader P. Barron reached the lake in 1841, and it became the summer capital of the United Provinces.

Q18212.Indian HistoryAsked in: RRB Group D · 11 Dec 2018, Shift 2Easy

The period between _____ is known as the period of Delhi Sultanate.

  1. A.1106 AD and 1326 AD
  2. B.1606 AD and 1826 AD
  3. C.1206 AD and 1526 AD
  4. D.1006 AD and 1326 AD
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Correct answer: C. 1206 AD and 1526 AD

The Delhi Sultanate began in 1206, when Qutb-ud-din Aibak became the first sultan after the death of Muhammad Ghori, and ended in 1526, when Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat.

Q18218.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB Group D · 27 Sep 2022, Shift 3Medium

In which of the following years was Article 21-A inserted in the Constitution of India, which deals with the Fundamental Right of getting compulsory education for all children in the age group of six to fourteen years?

  1. A.2003
  2. B.2004
  3. C.2001
  4. D.2002
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Correct answer: D. 2002

Article 21-A was inserted by the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002, making free and compulsory education for children aged six to fourteen a Fundamental Right.

Q18219.Indian PolityAsked in: RRB Group D · 16 Sep 2022, Shift 3Medium

The executive power of the State shall be vested in the Governor and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with which Article of the Constitution of India?

  1. A.Article 124
  2. B.Article 134
  3. C.Article 144
  4. D.Article 154
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Correct answer: D. Article 154

Article 154 says the executive power of a State is vested in the Governor, who exercises it directly or through officers under him, exactly as Article 53 does for the President at the Centre.