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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

Q1842.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of change in colours when a turmeric stain on white clothes is scrubbed by soap and then washed with water?

  1. A.Yellow - pink - blue
  2. B.Yellow - reddish brown - yellow
  3. C.Yellow - reddish brown - blue
  4. D.Yellow - blue - pink
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Correct answer: B. Yellow - reddish brown - yellow

Turmeric is a natural indicator: soap is basic and turns the yellow stain reddish brown, and rinsing with plenty of water removes the soap so the stain turns yellow again.

Q1846.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

In the dispersion of white light by a common glass prism, which one among the following is correct ?

  1. A.Red light deviates the most because red light has highest speed in prism
  2. B.Blue light deviates the most because blue light has highest speed in prism
  3. C.Red light deviates the most because red light has lowest speed in prism
  4. D.Blue light deviates the most because blue light has lowest speed in prism
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Correct answer: D. Blue light deviates the most because blue light has lowest speed in prism

In glass, light of shorter wavelength travels more slowly, so the glass has a higher refractive index for it and bends it more.

Q1848.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is set up by the

  1. A.Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  2. B.NITI Aayog
  3. C.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India
  4. D.Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
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Correct answer: B. NITI Aayog

The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) was set up by NITI Aayog in 2016 as the Government of India's flagship programme to promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

Q1851.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

  1. A.Sirius
  2. B.Arcturus
  3. C.Spica
  4. D.Proxima Centauri
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Correct answer: D. Proxima Centauri

Apart from the Sun, Proxima Centauri is the star nearest to the Earth, about 4.24 light years away. Proxima Centauri is a small, dim red dwarf in the constellation Centaurus and cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Q1857.Sports GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

Abhinav Bindra is the winner of the first ever individual Olympic gold medal for India. He won gold in which shooting event and in which Olympic Games ?

  1. A.10 meter air pistol, London
  2. B.10 meter air rifle, London
  3. C.10 meter air rifle, Beijing
  4. D.10 meter air pistol, Beijing
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Correct answer: C. 10 meter air rifle, Beijing

Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10 m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on 11 August 2008, India's first individual Olympic gold.

Q1858.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKEasy

Who among the following filed the Writ Petition that led to the famous verdict of the Supreme Court of India recognising the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right?

  1. A.Justice P. N. Bhagwati
  2. B.Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
  3. C.Justice K. S. Puttaswamy
  4. D.Justice Anil R. Dave
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Correct answer: C. Justice K. S. Puttaswamy

Retired Karnataka High Court judge K. S. Puttaswamy challenged the Aadhaar scheme in 2012, and his petition led to the 2017 ruling that privacy is a Fundamental Right.

Q1859.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2025, GKMedium

"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." This observation can be found in the Constitution of which one of the following Organs of the United Nations ?

  1. A.World Health Organisation
  2. B.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
  3. C.International Atomic Energy Agency
  4. D.United Nations Economic and Social Council
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Correct answer: B. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

The famous line opens the Preamble to the Constitution of UNESCO, adopted in London in November 1945.