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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

Q9081.General ScienceAsked in: SSC CGL · BSSC CGL Prelims Official Paper 2 (2011)Medium

Non-metals are generally bad conductors of electricity. However, graphite is a good conductor of electricity because it

  1. A.has free electrons
  2. B.is an allotrope of carbon
  3. C.is brittle
  4. D.forms basic oxide
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Correct answer: A. has free electrons

In graphite each carbon atom is joined to only three other carbon atoms in flat hexagonal layers, so the fourth valence electron of every atom is not used in bonding and can move freely along the layer.

Q9082.Indian PolityMedium

A joint sitting of the two Houses to resolve a deadlock over an ordinary Bill is:

  1. A.Available in a State Legislature and presided over by the Governor
  2. B.Available in a State Legislature under Article 108
  3. C.Not provided for in a State Legislature at all
  4. D.Available in a State Legislature on a request by the Speaker
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Correct answer: C. Not provided for in a State Legislature at all

The Constitution provides for a joint sitting of the two Houses only at the Union level, under Article 108, where the President may summon the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to sit together and the Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides.

Q9083.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 192, who decides a question about the disqualification of a sitting member of a State Legislature?

  1. A.The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  2. B.The Governor, after obtaining the opinion of the Election Commission
  3. C.The High Court of the State
  4. D.The President, on the advice of the Council of Ministers
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Correct answer: B. The Governor, after obtaining the opinion of the Election Commission

Article 192 says that if a question arises whether a member of a House of the Legislature of a State has become subject to any of the disqualifications listed in Article 191, the question shall be referred for the decision of the Governor, and his decision shall be final.

Q9084.Indian PolityEasy

The term of a member of a State Legislative Council is:

  1. A.Four years
  2. B.Five years
  3. C.Six years
  4. D.The same as the term of the Legislative Assembly
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Correct answer: C. Six years

Article 172 says that the Legislative Council of a State shall not be subject to dissolution, but that as nearly as possible one-third of its members shall retire on the expiration of every second year.

Q9085.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following is NOT an option available to the Governor under Article 200 when a Bill is presented to him?

  1. A.Give assent to the Bill
  2. B.Withhold assent from the Bill
  3. C.Return a Money Bill to the House for reconsideration
  4. D.Reserve the Bill for the consideration of the President
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Correct answer: C. Return a Money Bill to the House for reconsideration

Article 200 gives the Governor three choices on an ordinary Bill and adds a fourth course for special cases: he may declare that he assents, that he withholds assent, or that he reserves the Bill for the consideration of the President, and he may return the Bill to the House…

Q9086.Indian PolityEasy

A Money Bill in a State Legislature can be introduced:

  1. A.Only in the Legislative Council
  2. B.Only in the Legislative Assembly, on the recommendation of the Governor
  3. C.In either House, on the recommendation of the Chief Minister
  4. D.Only in the Legislative Assembly, on the recommendation of the President
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Correct answer: B. Only in the Legislative Assembly, on the recommendation of the Governor

Article 198 lays down the special procedure for Money Bills in a State: such a Bill cannot be introduced in the Legislative Council, and it may be introduced in the Legislative Assembly only on the recommendation of the Governor.

Q9088.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 189, the quorum to constitute a sitting of a House of the State Legislature is:

  1. A.Ten members or one-tenth of the total membership, whichever is greater
  2. B.One-fourth of the total membership
  3. C.Twenty members in every case
  4. D.One-sixth of the total membership
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Correct answer: A. Ten members or one-tenth of the total membership, whichever is greater

Article 189 provides that the quorum to constitute a meeting of a House of the Legislature of a State shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total number of members of the House, whichever is greater.

Q9090.Indian PolityMedium

What fraction of the members of a State Legislative Council is nominated by the Governor?

  1. A.One-third
  2. B.One-sixth
  3. C.One-twelfth
  4. D.One-fourth
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Correct answer: B. One-sixth

Article 171 divides a Legislative Council into five parts. One-third of the members are elected by electorates of local bodies such as municipalities and district boards, one-twelfth by graduates of three years standing, one-twelfth by teachers of not lower than secondary school standard with three years standing, and one-third by…

Q9092.Indian PolityMedium

Which Article of the Constitution provides for the creation or abolition of Legislative Councils in States?

  1. A.Article 168
  2. B.Article 169
  3. C.Article 170
  4. D.Article 171
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Correct answer: B. Article 169

It empowers Parliament to abolish an existing Legislative Council or to create one in a State that does not have it, provided the Legislative Assembly of that State first passes a resolution by a majority of its total membership and by not less than two-thirds of the members present and…

Q9095.Indian HistoryMedium

How did Bombay come into the possession of the English East India Company?

  1. A.It was captured from the Portuguese by an English fleet in 1661
  2. B.It came to Charles II as the dowry of Catherine of Braganza and was leased to the Company in 1668
  3. C.It was purchased from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb
  4. D.It was granted to the Company by the Zamorin of Calicut
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Correct answer: B. It came to Charles II as the dowry of Catherine of Braganza and was leased to the Company in 1668

Portugal gave Bombay to Charles II of England in 1661 as part of the dowry when he married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza, and in 1668 the King transferred the islands to the East India Company on an annual rent of ten pounds.