Skip to content
GK24

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

Q18681.InternationalMedium

The proposed BRICS Expert Working Group on TCIM will function under which track?

  1. A.The BRICS Science and Technology Track
  2. B.The BRICS Health Track
  3. C.The BRICS Finance Track
  4. D.The BRICS Sherpa Track
Show answer
Correct answer: B. The BRICS Health Track

A key outcome of the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit is the welcome given to the proposed establishment of an Expert Working Group on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine under this track.

Q18682.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The closing day of the Dryland Congress 2026 coincided with which observance?

  1. A.World Food Day
  2. B.World Soil Day
  3. C.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
  4. D.World Day to Combat Desertification
Show answer
Correct answer: C. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

The final day of the Congress opened with a commemoration ceremony for this day. Messages were read from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, from the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization and from Ms Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.

Q18683.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many nominations did the first edition of the ISSCA Global Awards receive, and from how many countries?

  1. A.120 nominations from 24 countries
  2. B.170 nominations from 34 countries
  3. C.210 nominations from 44 countries
  4. D.150 nominations from 30 countries
Show answer
Correct answer: B. 170 nominations from 34 countries

The ISSCA Global Awards are an annual flagship initiative that recognises proven agricultural innovations from institutions across the Global South, chosen for their potential to be scaled up and adapted across countries.

Q18684.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Which declaration was adopted at the closing plenary of the Dryland Congress 2026?

  1. A.The New Delhi Declaration on Food Security
  2. B.The Delhi Declaration on Drylands
  3. C.The Global South Charter on Agriculture
  4. D.The Bharat Declaration on Arid Farming
Show answer
Correct answer: B. The Delhi Declaration on Drylands

The three-day Congress ended in New Delhi and its closing plenary endorsed this document, which is written in short as 3D. Participating governments, institutions, partners and delegates backed it.

Q18685.SportsEasy

Who congratulated both Indian junior hockey teams on their Asia Cup titles, and on which platform?

  1. A.The President of India, in a letter
  2. B.The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on X
  3. C.The Sports Minister, at a press conference
  4. D.The Vice-President, in a televised address
Show answer
Correct answer: B. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on X

Both releases are from the Prime Minister's Office and both record messages posted on X on 13 September 2026. In the first message the Prime Minister congratulated the Junior Men's Hockey Team on winning the Asia Cup with an emphatic result in the final.

Q18686.SportsMedium

What did the Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team achieve at the Asia Cup?

  1. A.It won the Asia Cup for the first time
  2. B.It retained the Asia Cup with an unbeaten campaign
  3. C.It finished as the runner-up
  4. D.It shared the trophy after a drawn final
Show answer
Correct answer: B. It retained the Asia Cup with an unbeaten campaign

The Prime Minister's message says that the Junior Women's Hockey Team retained the Asia Cup after a superb campaign in which it did not lose a match.

Q18691.Science & TechnologyHard

Which two institutions carried out the Badri OPU-IVF programme?

  1. A.ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
  2. B.ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar and Banaras Hindu University
  3. C.NBAGR, Karnal and Kumaun University, Nainital
  4. D.ICAR-CIRC, Meerut and Doon University, Dehradun
Show answer
Correct answer: A. ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

The programme was a collaboration between the two, with financial support from the Uttarakhand Biotechnology Council at Haldi.

Q18692.Science & TechnologyMedium

In the Badri breeding programme, the Badri embryo was transferred into a recipient cow of which breed?

  1. A.Gir
  2. B.Tharparkar
  3. C.Sahiwal
  4. D.Red Sindhi
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Sahiwal

Under the programme, oocytes were collected from genetically valuable Badri donor cows through ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up, matured and fertilised in the laboratory with semen from a genetically superior Badri bull, and grown as embryos under controlled conditions.

Q18694.Science & TechnologyHard

Which two institutions jointly pursued the record road and signed a Technology Transfer Agreement at the event?

  1. A.CSIR-CRRI and Jindal Steel Limited
  2. B.IIT Roorkee and Steel Authority of India Limited
  3. C.CSIR-NML and Tata Steel
  4. D.NHAI and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
Show answer
Correct answer: A. CSIR-CRRI and Jindal Steel Limited

The CSIR-Central Road Research Institute in New Delhi supplied the scientific guidelines, processing protocols and quality-control framework, while the steel company supplied the processed slag and the site.

Q18695.Science & TechnologyMedium

According to Dr Jitendra Singh, steel slag road technology can reduce road construction cost by roughly how much?

  1. A.10 per cent
  2. B.25 per cent
  3. C.40 per cent
  4. D.60 per cent
Show answer
Correct answer: C. 40 per cent

The Minister said the technology can cut construction cost by around this share while delivering four times the strength of a conventional road, and can stretch the maintenance cycle so that major maintenance is needed only after about fifteen years in suitable applications.

Q18696.Science & TechnologyMedium

The Guinness World Record for the world's longest road built with processed steel slag aggregates was set at which place?

  1. A.Angul, Odisha
  2. B.Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
  3. C.Hazira, Gujarat
  4. D.Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

The record road runs 1.85 km and was pursued jointly by the CSIR-Central Road Research Institute of New Delhi and Jindal Steel Limited, with the record conferred at an event addressed by Dr Jitendra Singh.

Q18698.Government SchemesHard

The Sanjeevani programme praised by the Union Health Minister belongs to which State, and how many health parameters does it test for?

  1. A.Telangana, 21 parameters
  2. B.Andhra Pradesh, 41 parameters
  3. C.Odisha, 31 parameters
  4. D.Karnataka, 51 parameters
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Andhra Pradesh, 41 parameters

Speaking at the inauguration of the new health facilities in the state, the Union Health Minister praised the Sanjeevani programme for carrying healthcare to people's doorsteps and making testing available for this many health parameters.

Q18700.Government SchemesMedium

Under which mission were the Critical Care Blocks and Integrated Public Health Laboratories in Andhra Pradesh built?

  1. A.National Health Mission
  2. B.Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
  3. C.Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
  4. D.Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Show answer
Correct answer: B. Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

The Union Health Minister said the mission was framed after the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of strengthening the ability of the health system to answer future pandemics and public health emergencies while routine healthcare continues without disruption.