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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

Q18941.DefenceMedium

Which department organises Aero India?

  1. A.Department of Defence Production
  2. B.Department of Military Affairs
  3. C.Department of Defence Research and Development
  4. D.Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
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Correct answer: A. Department of Defence Production

It organises Aero India under the Ministry of Defence, which fits the show's purpose of displaying India's capability in aerospace and defence manufacturing and drawing in partnerships, investment and exports.

Q18942.DefenceEasy

Where will the 16th Aero India be held?

  1. A.Air Force Station, Hindon, Ghaziabad
  2. B.Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru
  3. C.Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad
  4. D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Correct answer: B. Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru

The 16th edition of Aero India is scheduled there from 8 to 12 February 2027, in the state of Karnataka, and is organised by the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence.

Q18943.Awards & HonoursMedium

Along with which other awards will the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 be conferred?

  1. A.National Sports Awards 2025
  2. B.Padma Awards 2026
  3. C.Jnanpith Award 2025
  4. D.National Bravery Awards 2026
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Correct answer: A. National Sports Awards 2025

The release says the adventure awards will be conferred by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan along with those sports awards, and that the date of the ceremony will be announced separately.

Q18945.Awards & HonoursMedium

Which of these is NOT a category of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards?

  1. A.Land Adventure
  2. B.Water Adventure
  3. C.Air Adventure
  4. D.Polar Adventure
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Correct answer: D. Polar Adventure

The award has exactly four categories and that is not one of them. Three of the four are defined by where the feat takes place, namely Land Adventure, Water Adventure and Air Adventure, and the fourth is Lifetime Achievement, which recognises a career rather than a single exploit.

Q18951.Banking & FinanceMedium

Who is the Chairperson of IFSCA, as named in the release?

  1. A.K. Rajaraman
  2. B.Shaktikanta Das
  3. C.Tuhin Kanta Pandey
  4. D.Mia Oka
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Correct answer: A. K. Rajaraman

He is quoted in the release saying that the rapid scale-up of banking activity at GIFT-IFSC shows the depth and growing international orientation of India's International Financial Services Centre, and that the centre is serving as an effective bridge between global pools of capital and India's financing needs.

Q18953.Banking & FinanceEasy

Under which law was the International Financial Services Centres Authority established?

  1. A.The SEBI Act, 1992
  2. B.The IFSCA Act, 2019
  3. C.The Banking Regulation Act, 1949
  4. D.The FEMA, 1999
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Correct answer: B. The IFSCA Act, 2019

The release describes IFSCA as the unified regulatory authority set up by the Government of India under an Act of Parliament for the development and regulation of financial products, financial services and financial institutions in India's International Financial Services Centres.

Q18954.Banking & FinanceMedium

How much had IFSC Banking Units at GIFT City sanctioned under the RBI's FCNR(B) swap facility as on 31 August 2026?

  1. A.USD 28.60 billion
  2. B.USD 37.26 billion
  3. C.USD 54.02 billion
  4. D.USD 62.40 billion
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Correct answer: C. USD 54.02 billion

That is the figure twenty IFSC Banking Units had sanctioned under the Reserve Bank's special swap facility for FCNR(B) deposits as on 31 August 2026, and about USD 52.82 billion of it had already been disbursed.

Q18955.EconomyMedium

Which reform did JCR credit with strengthening the asset quality of India's banking sector?

  1. A.The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
  2. B.The Companies Act
  3. C.The Competition Act
  4. D.The Foreign Trade Policy
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Correct answer: A. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

JCR pointed to three things behind the better asset quality of Indian banks: the establishment of this Code, the capital the Government infused into banks, and stronger supervision by the Reserve Bank of India.

Q18959.EconomyHard

Why did the mining and quarrying sector show real GVA growth of -2.4 per cent but nominal GVA growth of 22.3 per cent?

  1. A.Because mining output rose sharply in volume terms
  2. B.Because mineral prices, especially crude petroleum and natural gas, rose steeply
  3. C.Because the sector was moved out of the GDP series
  4. D.Because coal production was excluded from the estimates
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Correct answer: B. Because mineral prices, especially crude petroleum and natural gas, rose steeply

Constant-price estimates for mining are built from the Index of Industrial Production, which grew -3.8 per cent in April, -1.4 per cent in May and 1.6 per cent in June, broadly matching real GVA growth of -2.4 per cent.