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.
How many countries does India share its land borders with?
India has a land boundary with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Read the full explanation →The Sweet Revolution in India is related to the production of
The Sweet Revolution is the term used for the drive to raise honey production and beekeeping in India, supported by the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission.
Read the full explanation →Which state is the largest producer of lac in India?
The correct answer is B, Jharkhand, the leading lac producing state of India, which also explains why the country's lac research institute stands at Namkum near Ranchi.
Read the full explanation →The gum which coats the silk fibre and is removed by degumming is
The silkworm's silk gland secretes a protein called fibroin, and over it a second protein, sericin, which acts as a gum and hardens the cocoon; boiling the cocoon softens the sericin so the filament can be reeled, and removing it afterwards is called degumming, which gives silk its lustre and…
Read the full explanation →The Central Silk Board, set up in 1948, has its headquarters at
The Central Silk Board was constituted under the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 and works under the Ministry of Textiles with its headquarters in Bengaluru, from where it runs the country's sericulture research and seed organisation.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT a host plant of the lac insect?
The correct answer is D, castor, which is the host of the eri silkworm and has nothing to do with lac culture.
Read the full explanation →Lac is secreted by which insect?
The correct answer is A, Kerria lacca, earlier named Laccifer lacca, a tiny scale insect whose female settles on the twigs of a host tree, sucks its sap and secretes the resin we call lac.
Read the full explanation →The waggle dance by which honey bees communicate the direction and distance of a food source was explained by
The correct answer is A, Karl von Frisch, who decoded the dance language of bees: a round dance for a source near the hive and a waggle or tail-wagging dance for a distant one, in which the angle of the straight run shows the direction of the food relative to…
Read the full explanation →In a honey bee colony, drones develop from
The queen can lay both fertilised and unfertilised eggs; the unfertilised ones develop into haploid males called drones, a form of parthenogenesis, while fertilised eggs give rise to diploid females.
Read the full explanation →Which honey bee gives the highest yield of honey but cannot be domesticated?
The correct answer is C, Apis dorsata, the rock bee, the largest of the Indian honey bees, which builds a single huge comb on cliffs and tall buildings and yields the most honey per colony, yet is fierce and cannot be kept in hives.
Read the full explanation →The eri silkworm is reared on the leaves of which plant?
The eri silkworm, Samia ricini, feeds on castor leaves, and its silk is called ahimsa silk because the moth is allowed to emerge before the cocoon is used, leaving a broken fibre that is spun like cotton instead of being reeled.
Read the full explanation →Muga silk, famous for its natural golden colour, is produced mainly in which state?
Muga silk comes from Antheraea assamensis, reared on Som and Soalu trees of the Brahmaputra valley, and Assam's muga carries a Geographical Indication tag.
Read the full explanation →What is the scientific name of the mulberry silkworm?
The correct answer is B, Bombyx mori, the mulberry silkworm, the only fully domesticated insect of the silk group and the source of most of the world's raw silk.
Read the full explanation →How many pairings of States and higher education institutions are covered under Yuva Sangam Phase VII?
Phase VII of Yuva Sangam enables young participants to experience the cultural heritage, traditions, educational landscape and developmental achievements of different States and Union Territories through twenty pairings of States and higher education institutions.
Read the full explanation →Yuva Sangam is implemented under which programme of the Union Government?
Yuva Sangam is run by the Department of Higher Education in the Union Ministry of Education under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, whose purpose is to strengthen cultural and emotional bonds among the youth of India.
Read the full explanation →Which institution is the nodal institution leading the Odisha delegation under Yuva Sangam Phase VII?
The Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur, is the nodal institution leading the Odisha delegation on its Yuva Sangam Phase VII visit to Himachal Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →Under Yuva Sangam Phase VII, Odisha has been paired with which State?
Under Yuva Sangam Phase VII the Odisha delegation travelled to Himachal Pradesh, reaching the State on 5 October 2026, where NIT Hamirpur is hosting it.
Read the full explanation →The Yuva Sanwad Mela was organised by MY Bharat and the National Service Scheme under which ministry?
Both MY Bharat and the National Service Scheme function under this ministry, and the Yuva Sanwad Mela of 9 October 2026 was organised through them across 15 NSS Regional Directorates.
Read the full explanation →Which theme was followed in Month 1 of the 100-Week Sankalp Abhiyan?
The first month of the 100-Week Sankalp Abhiyan ran under this theme and concluded with the nationwide Yuva Sanwad Mela on 9 October 2026, organised by MY Bharat and the National Service Scheme under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Read the full explanation →What was the total outreach of the nationwide Yuva Sanwad Mela held on 9 October 2026?
This was the consolidated outreach of the Yuva Sanwad Mela, conducted across 200 designated institutions and the villages they have adopted.
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