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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

Q1822.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATHard

A current through a horizontal power line flows in east to west direction. What will be the direction of magnetic field at a point directly below it when viewed from east end ?

  1. A.Clockwise in a plane perpendicular to the wire
  2. B.Anti-clockwise in a plane perpendicular to the wire
  3. C.Clockwise in a plane of parallel to the wire
  4. D.Anti-clockwise in a plane of parallel to the wire
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Correct answer: A. Clockwise in a plane perpendicular to the wire

Seen from the east end, the current flows away from the observer, and by the right-hand thumb rule the field lines around it are clockwise circles in a plane perpendicular to the wire.

Q1824.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

The Headquarters of Eastern Railway Zone of Indian Railway is located at

  1. A.Bhubaneswar
  2. B.Kolkata
  3. C.Hajipur
  4. D.Guwahati
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Correct answer: B. Kolkata

The Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways has its headquarters at Fairlie Place in Kolkata. Eastern Railway was formed in 1952 out of the East Indian Railway, one of the oldest railway companies in India, whose first train in the east ran from Howrah to Hooghly in 1854.

Q1826.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in

  1. A.The Supreme Court of India
  2. B.The Parliament of India
  3. C.The Election Commission of India
  4. D.The Chief Election Commissioner
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Correct answer: C. The Election Commission of India

Article 324(1) vests the superintendence, direction and control of elections in the Election Commission, as a body. Under Article 324 the Commission conducts elections to Parliament, the State legislatures and the offices of President and Vice-President.

Q1827.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Article 352 of the Constitution of India contains provisions related to

  1. A.financial emergency
  2. B.failure of constitutional machinery in States
  3. C.suspension of the enforcement of rights conferred in Part III of the Constitution
  4. D.general emergency
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Correct answer: D. general emergency

Article 352 lets the President proclaim a national (general) emergency when the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Q1830.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding Bleaching powder and D.D.T. is correct ?

  1. A.Both are inorganic compounds
  2. B.Both are organic compounds
  3. C.Both contain chlorine
  4. D.Both contain calcium
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Correct answer: C. Both contain chlorine

Bleaching powder is calcium oxychloride, CaOCl₂, and DDT is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; chlorine is the one element common to both. Bleaching powder is made by passing chlorine gas over dry slaked lime.

Q1831.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

When a light beam falls on a triangular glass prism, a band of colours is obtained. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard?

  1. A.Red light bends the most, as the refractive index of glass for red light is greatest.
  2. B.Red light bends the most, as the refractive index of glass for red light is lowest.
  3. C.Violet light bends the most, as the refractive index of glass for violet light is greatest.
  4. D.Violet light bends the most, as the refractive index of glass for violet light is lowest.
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Correct answer: C. Violet light bends the most, as the refractive index of glass for violet light is greatest.

The more a colour is slowed by glass, the higher the refractive index for it and the more it bends.

Q1832.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

Which one of the following metals is most commonly used for making filament of incandescent electric bulbs?

  1. A.Aluminium
  2. B.Silver
  3. C.Copper
  4. D.Tungsten
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Correct answer: D. Tungsten

The filament of an incandescent bulb must glow white-hot without melting, and tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals, about 3,400 °C. An incandescent bulb works by the heating effect of electric current: the thin coiled filament gets so hot, around 2,500 °C or more, that it gives…

Q1833.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Which one among the following is true for the speed of sound in a given medium ?

  1. A.Speed of sound remains same at all frequencies
  2. B.Speed of sound is faster at higher frequencies
  3. C.Speed of sound is slower at higher frequencies
  4. D.Speed of sound is slower at higher wavelengths
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Correct answer: A. Speed of sound remains same at all frequencies

In a given medium under the same conditions, sounds of all frequencies travel at the same speed; the speed depends on the medium, not on the pitch.

Q1837.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Concave mirror is used in headlights of vehicles, because it

  1. A.focuses light from the bulb onto nearby vehicles
  2. B.sends parallel rays
  3. C.fits well into the shape of the headlight
  4. D.is cheaper than other mirrors
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Correct answer: B. sends parallel rays

The bulb of a headlight is placed at the principal focus of a concave mirror, so the reflected light leaves as a strong beam of parallel rays that reaches far down the road.

Q1838.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He is appointed by the President of India
  2. B.He can be removed from office in the same way as the judge of the Supreme Court of India
  3. C.The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office
  4. D.The salary of the CAG is charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India
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Correct answer: C. The CAG is eligible for further office under the Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office

This is the incorrect statement: Article 148(4) bars the CAG from any further office under the Government of India or of any State after leaving the post.

Q1839.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of

  1. A.Bachpan Bachao Andolan
  2. B.PRS Legislative Research
  3. C.Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement
  4. D.Smile Foundation
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Correct answer: C. Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak founded the Sulabh movement in 1970 in Bihar to end manual scavenging and bring low-cost toilets to India.