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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

Q18381.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · 16 Aug 2021, Shift 1Easy

Which of the following is a water-soluble vitamin?

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

Vitamins fall into two groups: the water-soluble ones, which are vitamin C and the whole B-complex, and the fat-soluble ones, A, D, E and K. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid, found in citrus fruits, amla, guava and tomatoes; its deficiency causes scurvy, with bleeding gums and slow healing of wounds.

Q18382.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 26 Jul 2023, Shift 3Medium

Which of the following is an example of revenue receipt of the government?

  1. A.Receipts from sale of shares of public sector companies
  2. B.Recovery of loans
  3. C.GST collected by the government
  4. D.Borrowings from public
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Correct answer: C. GST collected by the government

A revenue receipt is money the government gets without creating a liability for itself or selling off an asset; tax collections such as GST, income tax and excise, and non-tax income such as interest, dividends and fees, all fall in this class.

Q18383.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 26 Jul 2023, Shift 2Medium

Under Statutory liquidity ratio, commercial banks are required to keep a fraction of __________ in form of liquid assets.

  1. A.Current deposits
  2. B.Total demand and term deposits
  3. C.Term deposits
  4. D.Saving deposits
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Correct answer: B. Total demand and term deposits

The Statutory Liquidity Ratio, or SLR, is the share of a bank's net demand and time liabilities, that is, all its demand deposits and term deposits taken together, that it must hold in liquid assets such as cash, gold or approved government securities.

Q18385.Indian EconomyAsked in: SSC CGL · 13 Dec 2022, Shift 4Medium

_____ are known as narrow money.

  1. A.M1 and M2
  2. B.M2 and M4
  3. C.M3 and M2
  4. D.M1 and M4
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Correct answer: A. M1 and M2

The Reserve Bank of India measures money supply in four grades, M1 to M4, in decreasing order of liquidity. M1 is currency with the public plus demand deposits of banks plus other deposits with the RBI, and M2 is M1 plus savings deposits with post offices.

Q18388.GeographyAsked in: SSC CGL · 19 Sep 2024, Shift 1Medium

The Wardha is a tributary of which of the following rivers?

  1. A.Mahanadi river
  2. B.Tapi river
  3. C.Godavari river
  4. D.Narmada river
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Correct answer: C. Godavari river

The Wardha rises in the Satpura range near Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, flows south-east through Vidarbha and meets the Wainganga; the combined stream is called the Pranhita, which is the largest tributary of the Godavari and joins it at Kaleshwaram in Telangana.

Q18393.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 02 Dec 2022, Shift 1Medium

Which of the following combinations of 'Ruler – Predecessor' is correct with respect to the Delhi Sultanate?

  1. A.Alauddin Khalji – Jalaluddin Khalji
  2. B.Iltutmish – Balban
  3. C.Muhammad Tughluq – Firuz Shah Tughluq
  4. D.Ghiyasuddin Tughluq – Muhammad Tughluq
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Correct answer: A. Alauddin Khalji – Jalaluddin Khalji

Jalaluddin Khalji founded the Khalji dynasty in 1290, and in 1296 his nephew and son-in-law Alauddin had him killed at Kara and took the throne.

Q18394.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC CGL · 03 Dec 2022, Shift 1Hard

Which of the following sequence is correct with respect to the Delhi Dynasties?

  1. A.Khalji dynasty, Lodi dynasty, Sayyid dynasty
  2. B.Tughluq dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Sayyid dynasty
  3. C.Early Turkish Rulers, Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty
  4. D.Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty, Tughluq dynasty
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Correct answer: D. Rajput dynasties, Khalji dynasty, Tughluq dynasty

This is the only option in which every dynasty comes after the one before it.