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.
The Asian Games 2026, at which India won its first gold in women's cricket, are being hosted in which country?
The 2026 Asian Games, the 20th edition, are being held in the Japanese cities of Aichi and Nagoya.
Read the full explanation →Suchika Tariyal won India's first-ever Asian Games medal in which sport?
Suchika Tariyal won bronze in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games 2026, and the Prime Minister described it as a historic achievement because it is India's first-ever Asian Games medal in that field.
Read the full explanation →Which team won India's first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026?
On 22 September 2026 India's women won the cricket gold at the Asian Games, and the Prime Minister noted that it was the country's first gold of this edition of the Games.
Read the full explanation →The AUM HPC-AI processor and the RUDRA-AUM compute node showcased at SEMICON India 2026 were developed by which organisation?
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing showcased its AUM HPC-AI processor and the RUDRA-AUM compute node, reflecting India's push to build indigenous capability in high-performance computing and AI at the system level, not just the chip level.
Read the full explanation →Semicon 2.0, approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026, has an outlay of how much?
Semicon 2.0 was approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2026 with this outlay. It builds on Semicon 1.0 and rests on six pillars: design; machines and materials; more fabs; advanced packaging; research and development; and talent development.
Read the full explanation →SEMICON India 2026 was held at which venue?
The fifth edition of SEMICON India ran there for three days, from 17 to 19 September 2026, on the theme "Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem", with more than 600 exhibiting companies, a Start-up Pavilion, a Workforce Development Pavilion, country and State pavilions and a hackathon.
Read the full explanation →From 11 September 2024, which group was brought under AB PM-JAY irrespective of income, with the Ayushman Vay Vandana card?
On 11 September 2024 the Government extended AB PM-JAY to everyone aged 70 and above, regardless of income, covering about 6 crore senior citizens.
Read the full explanation →Beneficiary families under AB PM-JAY are identified on the basis of which database?
Rural families qualify under six deprivation criteria of the SECC 2011, such as households with only one kucha room, no adult member between 16 and 59, female-headed households without an adult male, households with a disabled member, SC/ST households and landless households dependent on casual manual labour.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum annual cashless hospitalisation cover per family under AB PM-JAY?
AB PM-JAY provides cashless hospitalisation cover of up to ₹5 lakh per family per year, covering 1,961 procedures across 27 medical specialties at public and private empanelled hospitals.
Read the full explanation →Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) was launched on which date?
AB PM-JAY was launched on that date to move India towards universal health coverage, and the PIB backgrounder of 22 September 2026 marks its eighth anniversary.
Read the full explanation →How many times has the Preamble to the Constitution of India been amended?
The Preamble has been amended only one time, by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976. That amendment added three words: "Socialist" and "Secular" to the description of India, and "Integrity" to the phrase "unity and integrity of the Nation".
Read the full explanation →Who described the Preamble as the 'identity card of the Constitution'?
Palkhivala. Nani Ardeshir Palkhivala, one of India's most eminent jurists and constitutional lawyers, called the Preamble the "identity card of the Constitution", because it tells us in one sentence what the Constitution is, where its authority comes from and what it sets out to achieve.
Read the full explanation →The Preamble primarily serves as which of the following?
The Preamble is not enforceable in a court of law: it is neither a source of power for the legislature nor a limit on its powers.
Read the full explanation →In which case did the Supreme Court reverse its earlier view and hold that the Preamble is a part of the Constitution?
In the Berubari Union case of 1960 the Supreme Court had said that the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution, though it is a key to the minds of its makers.
Read the full explanation →From which source did the ideal of social, economic and political justice in the Preamble come?
The ideal of justice in the Preamble, described as social, economic and political, was inspired by the Russian Revolution of 1917, which is why books often list the former USSR as its source.
Read the full explanation →The principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were adopted from the Constitution of:
The ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in the Preamble were taken from France, where they were the watchwords of the French Revolution.
Read the full explanation →The idea of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of _______.
The idea of beginning a constitution with a preamble was borrowed from the Constitution of the USA, whose own text opens with the words "We the People".
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is mentioned in the Preamble of the Constitution of India?
These are the exact words the Preamble uses for liberty, and they appear in it just as written here. Each of the other options changes one word of the real text, which is exactly how this question catches people.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following words were added to the Preamble in the 42nd amendment of the Indian constitution?
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976 added three words to the Preamble: "Socialist" and "Secular" to the description of India, and "Integrity" to the phrase "unity and integrity of the Nation".
Read the full explanation →Which of the following word sequences is correct as per the Preamble to the Constitution?
This is the order in which the Preamble describes India: "a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC". Socialist and secular were inserted between sovereign and democratic by the 42nd Amendment in 1976; before that the phrase read "sovereign democratic republic".
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