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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

Q18283.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2021, 14 Nov 2021Easy

Who among the following ancient Indian kings was praised in glowing terms in the Prayaga Prashasti?

  1. A.Ashoka
  2. B.Harshavardhana
  3. C.Samudragupta
  4. D.Bindusara
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Correct answer: C. Samudragupta

The Prayaga Prashasti, better known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription, is a long Sanskrit poem in his praise. It was composed by Harishena, his court poet and minister, and engraved on an old Ashokan pillar now kept in the Allahabad (Prayagraj) Fort.

Q18284.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS (I) 2023, 16 Apr 2023Medium

Name the battle in which the Travancore King defeated the Dutch in 1741.

  1. A.The Battle of Porto Novo
  2. B.The Battle of Colachel
  3. C.The Battle of Pollilore
  4. D.The Battle of Changanacherry
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Correct answer: B. The Battle of Colachel

At Colachel in August 1741, Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeated the Dutch East India Company. It was one of the rare times an Indian ruler decisively beat a European power in open battle, and it ended Dutch hopes of expanding on the Malabar coast.

Q18286.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2022, 4 Sep 2022Easy

By which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts, was the Article 21A (Right to Education) inserted into the Constitution of India?

  1. A.83rd Amendment Act
  2. B.84th Amendment Act
  3. C.85th Amendment Act
  4. D.86th Amendment Act
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Correct answer: D. 86th Amendment Act

The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A and made elementary education a Fundamental Right. Article 21A says the State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14 years in the manner the State may by law determine.

Q18287.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS (II) 2020, 8 Nov 2020Medium

Which one of the following Commissions is related to Article 338A?

  1. A.The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  2. B.The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  3. C.The National Commission for Backward Classes
  4. D.The National Commission for Women
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Correct answer: B. The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes

Article 338A sets up this Commission as a constitutional body. It was inserted by the 89th Amendment Act, 2003, which split the old combined National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two; the separate ST Commission began work in 2004.

Q18291.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS (I) 2023, 16 Apr 2023Medium

Which one of the following statements about the Solicitor General of India (SGI) is not correct?

  1. A.The SGI is not the Government's chief legal advisor.
  2. B.The SGI is the secondary law officer of the country.
  3. C.The post of the SGI is a constitutional post.
  4. D.The SGI is appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
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Correct answer: C. The post of the SGI is a constitutional post.

It is the one false statement, because the Constitution creates only the Attorney General, not the Solicitor General. Article 76 provides for the Attorney General for India, the chief legal advisor to the Government and the highest law officer.

Q18293.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA (II) 2023, 3 Sep 2023Medium

The green plants in a terrestrial eco-system absorb sunlight that falls on their leaves and convert it into food energy. The percentage of solar radiation absorbed by all green plants for the process of photosynthesis is about

  1. A.1%
  2. B.5%
  3. C.8%
  4. D.10%
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Correct answer: A. 1%

Green plants are the producers of a terrestrial ecosystem, and NCERT's Class 10 chapter Our Environment states that they capture about 1 percent of the energy of the sunlight that falls on their leaves and convert it into food energy through photosynthesis.

Q18294.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA (I) 2023, 16 Apr 2023Easy

Which one of the following is not a main greenhouse gas?

  1. A.Water vapour
  2. B.Oxygen
  3. C.Carbon dioxide
  4. D.Methane
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Correct answer: B. Oxygen

A greenhouse gas is one whose molecules absorb the long-wave infrared radiation given off by the warm surface of the Earth and send part of it back, keeping the planet about 33 degrees Celsius warmer than it would otherwise be.

Q18295.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA (II) 2024, 1 Sep 2024Medium

Before the inception of the First Five Year Plan, which among the following Plans were initiated in India? 1. Bombay Plan 2. Peoples Plan 3. Sarvodaya Plan 4. Gandhian Plan

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

All four plans came before the First Five Year Plan started on 1 April 1951. The Bombay Plan of 1944 was prepared by eight industrialists led by J. R. D. Tata and G. D. Birla and favoured state-led heavy industry.

Q18296.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA (II) 2023, 3 Sep 2023Easy

Which Five Year Plan of India focused on rapid industrialization based growth process?

  1. A.First Five Year Plan
  2. B.Second Five Year Plan
  3. C.Fifth Five Year Plan
  4. D.Seventh Five Year Plan
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Correct answer: B. Second Five Year Plan

The Second Plan (1956 to 1961) was built on the model of the statistician P. C. Mahalanobis and aimed at rapid industrialisation with a stress on heavy and basic industries such as steel, machinery and chemicals, on the belief that machines to make machines would speed up growth.

Q18297.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA (I) 2022, 10 Apr 2022Medium

The idea of Planning in Independent India was drawn from

  1. A.the Bombay Plan
  2. B.the demand made by peasants
  3. C.the demand made by workers' unions
  4. D.the Gandhian vision of India's future
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Correct answer: A. the Bombay Plan

The Bombay Plan of 1944 was drawn up by a group of eight, mostly leading industrialists such as J. R. D. Tata, G. D. Birla, Purushottamdas Thakurdas, Lala Shri Ram and Kasturbhai Lalbhai, with John Mathai among them.

Q18300.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA (I) 2023, 16 Apr 2023Easy

By which one of the following amendments, was Article 51A, relating to the Fundamental Duties, inserted into the Constitution of India?

  1. A.The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act
  2. B.The Constitution (44th Amendment) Act
  3. C.The Constitution (85th Amendment) Act
  4. D.The Constitution (92nd Amendment) Act
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Correct answer: A. The Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act

The 42nd Amendment of 1976, passed on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee, added a new Part IV-A with a single Article 51A listing ten Fundamental Duties of citizens, such as respecting the Constitution, the National Flag and the National Anthem, protecting the environment and developing the scientific temper.