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.
The Kanjeevaram or Kanchipuram silk saree belongs to which state?
The saree is named after the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, where it is woven from thick mulberry silk.
Read the full explanation →Muga, the natural golden silk, is produced in which state of India?
Muga is reared from the Assam silkworm in the Brahmaputra valley and is the only naturally golden silk in the world, used for the mekhela chador and for sarees woven at Sualkuchi near Guwahati.
Read the full explanation →Baluchari sarees, whose pallu carries woven scenes from the epics, are a product of which place?
Baluchari weaving takes its name from the village of Baluchar in Murshidabad and moved to Bishnupur in the Bankura district, which is its centre today.
Read the full explanation →The Patola saree, woven in the double ikat technique, comes from which state?
Patola sarees are woven at Patan in Gujarat, where both the warp and the weft yarns are tied and dyed before weaving.
Read the full explanation →The Parthenon, the temple of the goddess Athena, stands on the Acropolis in which city?
The Parthenon is the temple of the goddess Athena, built in the fifth century before the common era on the Acropolis, the rocky height above Athens in Greece, and it is the most famous monument of the classical Greek world.
Read the full explanation →The Colosseum, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is located in which city?
The Colosseum is the vast amphitheatre of the Roman empire, standing in the heart of Rome in Italy, and it was chosen in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Read the full explanation →The Sydney Opera House was designed by which architect?
The Sydney Opera House, with its shells rising above the harbour, was designed by the Danish architect Jorn Utzon and is the best known building in Australia.
Read the full explanation →Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, is situated in which country?
Borobudur stands on the island of Java in Indonesia and is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, built as a great stepped monument whose terraces carry hundreds of relief panels and stupas.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only surviving monument among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing, and for that reason it was given honorary standing alongside the New Seven Wonders chosen in 2007.
Read the full explanation →The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooks which city?
Christ the Redeemer stands on a peak above Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and was chosen in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Read the full explanation →The rock-cut city of Petra, one of the New Seven Wonders, is in which country?
Petra is the city carved into rose-red rock in southern Jordan, built by the Nabataeans, and it was included among the New Seven Wonders of the World chosen in 2007.
Read the full explanation →Machu Picchu, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, is located in which country?
Machu Picchu is the Inca citadel set high in the Andes of Peru, and it was chosen in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest religious monument in the world?
Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world; it was built in the twelfth century as a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and later became a Buddhist site, and its image appears on the national flag of Cambodia.
Read the full explanation →The Statue of Liberty in New York was presented to the United States by which country?
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States, dedicated in 1886, designed by the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi with its internal framework by Gustave Eiffel, and it stands on an island at the entrance to New York harbour.
Read the full explanation →The Eiffel Tower, completed in 1889, stands in which city?
The Eiffel Tower was built by Gustave Eiffel and completed in 1889 in Paris for the world exposition held to mark the centenary of the French Revolution, and it has remained the best known landmark of France.
Read the full explanation →Which anniversary name is traditionally associated with the completion of twenty years?
The twentieth year is the china anniversary, also called the porcelain anniversary, and it is the last of the early names before the silver jubilee of twenty-five.
Read the full explanation →A millennium is a period of how many years?
A millennium is one thousand years, from the Latin mille for a thousand and annus for a year, and in Hindi it is called the sahasrabdi.
Read the full explanation →India celebrated the golden jubilee of its independence in which year?
India became independent in 1947, so the completion of fifty years, the golden jubilee or Swarna Jayanti, fell in 1997.
Read the full explanation →The ruby jubilee marks the completion of how many years?
The fortieth year is the ruby jubilee, one of the intermediate names in the table that lies between the silver jubilee of twenty-five and the golden jubilee of fifty.
Read the full explanation →In Hindi, the Swarna Jayanti refers to the anniversary of how many years?
Swarna is the word for gold, so the Swarna Jayanti is the golden jubilee, the completion of fifty years.
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