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.
Shanti Van in Delhi is the memorial of which national leader?
Shanti Van, the forest of peace, lies north of Raj Ghat on the bank of the Yamuna and marks the place where the first Prime Minister of India was cremated in 1964.
Read the full explanation →The Delhi High Court was established in which year?
Until then cases from Delhi went to the Punjab High Court, and a separate High Court for Delhi was set up in 1966 by an Act of Parliament, with jurisdiction that then extended over Delhi and for some years over other areas as well.
Read the full explanation →The fort of Tughlaqabad in Delhi was built by
The founder of the Tughlaq dynasty built Tughlaqabad in the early fourteenth century as the third of Delhi's historic cities, with massive sloping rubble walls on a rocky outcrop in the south of the present city.
Read the full explanation →Which is the only wildlife sanctuary in the National Capital Territory of Delhi?
The Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary lies on the southern Delhi Ridge, the last northern spur of the Aravalli range, and covers old mining land that has been restored to thorn forest.
Read the full explanation →The Jantar Mantar of Delhi, a set of masonry astronomical instruments, was built by
The ruler of Amber and founder of Jaipur built the Delhi Jantar Mantar in 1724, the first of the five observatories he raised, the others being at Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi.
Read the full explanation →The construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi was begun by
He began the tower, of which only the first storey was raised in his lifetime, and it stands beside the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque he built in the Qutub complex.
Read the full explanation →Which monument of Delhi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007?
Shah Jahan built the fort between 1639 and 1648 as the citadel of his new capital Shahjahanabad, and it was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2007.
Read the full explanation →New Delhi as a planned capital city was designed mainly by
After the 1911 announcement the two British architects planned the new capital, Lutyens designing the Viceroy's House, now Rashtrapati Bhavan, and laying out the central vista, while Baker designed the two Secretariat blocks on Raisina Hill and the circular Council House that became Parliament House.
Read the full explanation →The shifting of the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was announced at the Delhi Durbar of
At the Delhi Durbar held on 12 December 1911, King George V, who had come to India for his coronation durbar, announced that the capital of British India would be moved from Calcutta to Delhi.
Read the full explanation →How many seats does the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi have?
The Delhi Legislative Assembly has seventy seats, all filled by direct election, and the Council of Ministers may not be larger than a tenth of that strength, which means at most seven ministers including the Chief Minister.
Read the full explanation →Which Constitutional Amendment Act gave Delhi a Legislative Assembly and named it the National Capital Territory?
It inserted Articles 239AA and 239AB into the Constitution, renamed the union territory of Delhi as the National Capital Territory of Delhi and gave it a legislative assembly and a council of ministers, with the arrangement coming into force in February 1992.
Read the full explanation →Which Metro system is the world's first completely green Metro system?
The Delhi Metro was the first metro and rail based system in the world to be certified by the United Nations for earning carbon credits, because its regenerative braking returns electricity to the grid each time a train slows.
Read the full explanation →Wangala, also called the Hundred Drums festival, is celebrated by which tribe?
Wangala is the post-harvest thanksgiving festival of the Garo tribe of Meghalaya, held in the autumn in honour of the sun deity Misi Saljong.
Read the full explanation →The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held every year in which state?
The Surajkund International Crafts Mela is held every February at Surajkund in Faridabad district of Haryana, near the Delhi border.
Read the full explanation →In the Rath Yatra of Puri, which chariot carries Lord Jagannath?
In the Rath Yatra of Puri, three chariots are drawn from the Jagannath temple to the Gundicha temple in the month of Ashadha.
Read the full explanation →Chapchar Kut, the spring festival in which the Cheraw bamboo dance is performed, belongs to which state?
Chapchar Kut is the best known festival of Mizoram, celebrated in late February or March after the jhum fields have been cleared and before the sowing.
Read the full explanation →Who turned Ganesh Chaturthi into a large public festival in Maharashtra in 1893?
Ganesh Chaturthi in the month of Bhadrapada had long been a household worship in Maharashtra. In 1893 Tilak organised it as a community celebration with public pandals, processions and lectures, so that people of every caste could gather in one place at a time when political meetings were watched.
Read the full explanation →The snake boat race Vallamkali is associated with which festival?
Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala, celebrated in the Malayalam month of Chingam, and remembers the yearly return of the mythical king Mahabali to his people.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following festivals marks the Assamese new year?
Rongali Bihu, also called Bohag Bihu, falls in mid-April at the start of the Assamese month of Bohag and opens the new year and the sowing season.
Read the full explanation →The Hornbill Festival, called the festival of festivals, is celebrated every year in which state?
The Hornbill Festival is held at the Naga heritage village of Kisama near Kohima from 1 to 10 December, the state formation day being 1 December.
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