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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

Q18243.Static GKAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following dams is correctly paired with the state in which it is located?

  1. A.Tehri dam – Uttar Pradesh
  2. B.Hirakud dam – Odisha
  3. C.Bhakra Nangal dam – Tamil Nadu
  4. D.Nagarjuna dam – Rajasthan
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Correct answer: B. Hirakud dam – Odisha

The Hirakud dam stands on the Mahanadi near Sambalpur in Odisha. Completed in 1957, it was among the first big multipurpose river valley projects after Independence, built to control the Mahanadi's floods and to give irrigation and hydroelectric power.

Q18250.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Whose law states that at a junction in an electric circuit, the sum of the currents flowing into the junction is equal to the sum of the currents flowing out of the junction?

  1. A.Michael Faraday
  2. B.Georg Simon Ohm
  3. C.Victor Francis Hess
  4. D.Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
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Correct answer: D. Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

This is Kirchhoff's first law, the current law or junction rule, which he stated in 1845. It says the total current entering a junction equals the total current leaving it, because charge cannot pile up or vanish at a point.

Q18258.GeographyAsked in: SSC CPO · 10 Nov 2022, Shift 2Hard

With reference to rice cultivation, which pair(s) of state and type of crop is/are correctly matched?

I. Punjab – subsistence crop

II. Odisha – commercial crop

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

Both pairs are reversed: in Punjab rice is a commercial crop, while in Odisha it is a subsistence crop. The same crop can be commercial in one state and subsistence in another; it depends on why the farmer grows it.

Q18259.GeographyAsked in: SSC CPO · 9 Nov 2022, Shift 2Easy

Select the correct statement regarding Indian monsoon.

  1. A.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause very low rainfall during the summer and heavy rainfall in the winter.
  2. B.A monsoon is a sudden change in temperature. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
  3. C.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
  4. D.A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause moderate rainfall during the summer and no rain in winter.
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Correct answer: C. A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.

That is exactly what the Indian monsoon is. The word monsoon comes from the Arabic mausim, meaning season, and describes winds that reverse direction with the season.