Skip to content
GK24

SSC CHSL GK Questions 2026

Static GK decides the General Awareness score in SSC CHSL. Of the 25 questions in Tier-I and the 20 in Tier-II, most come from Indian Polity, History, Geography, the Economy and General Science, the areas the CHSL 2026 notice lists as History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy and Scientific Research relating to India and its neighbouring countries. The level is that of Class 12, so the questions are direct: which article, which river, which ruler, which year. Polity asks about parts and schedules of the Constitution, fundamental rights, the President, Parliament, the Supreme Court and constitutional bodies. History covers the Indus Valley, the Mauryas and Guptas, the Sultanate and Mughal periods, 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 with everyday applications, and Culture covers dances, festivals, monuments and books. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for SSC CHSL, 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 CHSL GK Questions with Answers

Q2283.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

Who among the following invented the flying shuttle?

  1. A.James Hargreaves
  2. B.John Kay
  3. C.Richard Arkwright
  4. D.Humphry Davy
Show answer
Correct answer: B. John Kay

He patented the flying shuttle in England in 1733. The flying shuttle let a single weaver send the thread across the loom by pulling a cord, so wider cloth could be woven much faster.

Q2284.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

A positive charge is moving towards south in a space where magnetic field is pointing in the north direction. The moving charge will experience :

  1. A.a deflecting force towards north direction.
  2. B.a deflecting force towards east direction.
  3. C.a deflecting force towards west direction.
  4. D.no deflecting force.
Show answer
Correct answer: D. no deflecting force.

The charge moves exactly opposite to the field, and a magnetic field exerts no force on a charge moving along its line.

Q2285.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

Which one of the following about different frictional forces is correct?

  1. A.Kinetic friction > Static friction > Rolling friction
  2. B.Static friction > Rolling friction > Kinetic friction
  3. C.Static friction > Kinetic friction > Rolling friction
  4. D.Static friction > Kinetic friction = Rolling friction
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Static friction > Kinetic friction > Rolling friction

It takes most force to start an object moving, less to keep it sliding and least to keep it rolling.

Q2288.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Red blood cells (RBCs) have

  1. A.no nucleus, no mitochondria and no endoplasmic reticulum
  2. B.nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum
  3. C.nucleus, mitochondria but no endoplasmic reticulum
  4. D.no mitochondria but endoplasmic reticulum is present
Show answer
Correct answer: A. no nucleus, no mitochondria and no endoplasmic reticulum

Mature human red blood cells lose these organelles as they develop. Red blood cells are made in the red bone marrow and push out their nucleus and other organelles before entering the blood.

Q2289.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

A ball balanced on a vertical rod is an example of

  1. A.stable equilibrium
  2. B.unstable equilibrium
  3. C.neutral equilibrium
  4. D.perfect equilibrium
Show answer
Correct answer: B. unstable equilibrium

The slightest push makes the ball fall off and it does not come back. A body is in unstable equilibrium when a small displacement lowers its centre of gravity, so the forces acting on it move it further away instead of back.

Q2290.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following is an organic acid?

  1. A.Hydrochloric acid
  2. B.Nitric acid
  3. C.Acetic acid
  4. D.Sulphuric acid
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Acetic acid

It is a carbon compound with a carboxyl group, so it is an organic acid. Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CH₃COOH) contains the –COOH group typical of carboxylic acids.

Q2292.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the cleansing action of soap is not true?

  1. A.The oil and dirt gets collected in the centre of the micelle.
  2. B.Soap micelles scatter light.
  3. C.Soaps are ammonium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.
  4. D.Soap forms insoluble precipitates with the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water.
Show answer
Correct answer: C. Soaps are ammonium salts of long chain carboxylic acids.

Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic (fatty) acids, not ammonium salts. A soap molecule has a long hydrocarbon tail that mixes with oil and an ionic head that faces water.

Q2293.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is not a feature of agriculture in India?

  1. A.Subsistence agriculture
  2. B.Pressure of population on agriculture
  3. C.Dependence upon Monsoon
  4. D.Predominance of cash crops
Show answer
Correct answer: D. Predominance of cash crops

Indian farming is dominated by food crops, not cash crops. Most of India’s cropped area is under food grains such as rice, wheat, millets and pulses, grown largely to feed the farm family and the country.

Q2296.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which of the following statements are correct about the electrical resistance and resistivity of a wire? 1. Both quantities depend on the area of cross-section of the wire 2. Both depend on the temperature 3. Resistance of the wire is directly proportional to the resistivity of the wire 4. Resistivity of the wire is directly proportional to the length of the wire Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.1 and 2
  2. B.1 and 3
  3. C.2 and 3
  4. D.2 and 4
Show answer
Correct answer: C. 2 and 3

Both quantities change with temperature, and resistance is directly proportional to resistivity, while resistivity does not depend on the wire’s size.

Q2297.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which one of the following statements regarding simple pendulum is correct? Simple pendulum has a time period independent of amplitude :

  1. A.only for small amplitudes because then the net force on its bob is independent of its displacement.
  2. B.for any amplitude because the net force on the bob is always proportional to its displacement.
  3. C.for any amplitude because the net force on the bob is independent of its displacement.
  4. D.only for small amplitudes because then the net force on its bob is proportional to its displacement.
Show answer
Correct answer: D. only for small amplitudes because then the net force on its bob is proportional to its displacement.

The restoring force on the bob is mg sin θ. For small angles sin θ is almost equal to θ, so the force becomes proportional to the displacement and points back towards the mean position.

Q2298.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

Which one among the following is correct for a person suffering from myopia?

  1. A.The person can see near objects clearly
  2. B.The person can see distant objects clearly
  3. C.The person cannot distinguish colours
  4. D.The person can neither see near objects nor distant objects clearly
Show answer
Correct answer: A. The person can see near objects clearly

Myopia is short-sightedness: near objects look sharp but distant ones look blurred. In a myopic eye the eyeball is too long or the eye lens is too curved, so light from a distant object comes to a focus in front of the retina instead of on it.

Q2300.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

With which of the following was the Bretton Woods System NOT associated?

  1. A.International Monetary Fund
  2. B.Economic recovery after the Second World War
  3. C.International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  4. D.Establishment of a monetary system based on floating exchange rate
Show answer
Correct answer: D. Establishment of a monetary system based on floating exchange rate

Bretton Woods set up fixed, not floating, exchange rates. At the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, USA, in July 1944, 44 Allied nations agreed on a new post-war money order.