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.
Who is the author of the book 'A Better India: A Better World'?
A Better India: A Better World was written by N R Narayana Murthy, the co-founder of Infosys, and published in 2009.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions that 'The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the state'?
Article 164(2) says that the Council of Ministers in a state shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of that state, which is the rule that keeps a state government in office only while it holds the confidence of the Assembly and is the ground on which a no…
Read the full explanation →The rulers of which of the following dynasties built the Khajuraho temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in the central India?
The Khajuraho temples in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh were built between about 950 and 1050 CE by the Chandela rulers of Bundelkhand, among them Yashovarman, who built the Lakshmana temple, and Dhanga and Vidyadhara, under whom the large Kandariya Mahadeva temple came up.
Read the full explanation →The first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service is ____________.
M S Subbulakshmi, the Carnatic vocalist from Madurai, received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1974 in the category of public service, the first Indian musician to be honoured by that award.
Read the full explanation →The famous musician Ustad Sultan Khan is associated with which musical instrument?
Ustad Sultan Khan was one of the best known sarangi players of recent times.
Read the full explanation →Who was the President of India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister?
Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister on 31 October 1984, the day his mother Indira Gandhi was assassinated, and Giani Zail Singh, who was President from 1982 to 1987, administered the oath.
Read the full explanation →Which membrane-bound cell organelle consisting of a small sac-like structure surrounded by single membranes serves as the cell's digestive system, allowing material taken from outside the cell to degrade and digest obsolete components of the cell?
The lysosome is a small sac bound by a single membrane that is filled with digestive enzymes, so it breaks down food particles taken into the cell and clears out worn out parts of the cell itself.
Read the full explanation →'Ashta Mahasthana' refers to the eight significant places associated with the life of the Buddha. Which among the following is NOT one of those?
Raigad is the hill fort in Maharashtra that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj made his capital, and it has nothing to do with the Buddha.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT with reference to paintings in India?
Guler painting belongs to Himachal Pradesh, not Karnataka. Guler, a small hill state in the Kangra valley, is where the Pahari school took its gentle new form in the eighteenth century under artists of the Seu family, and from there it grew into the famous Kangra style of soft lines…
Read the full explanation →In which year was the famous sitar player Pt. Ravi Shankar awarded the Bharat Ratna?
Pandit Ravi Shankar received the Bharat Ratna in 1999, along with Amartya Sen and Gopinath Bordoloi.
Read the full explanation →Laxmipriya Mohapatra was associated with which of the following classical dances of India?
Laxmipriya Mohapatra was an Odissi dancer from Odisha and one of the first women to perform the form on stage in its modern revival.
Read the full explanation →Under PM-AJAY, what is the minimum share of Scheduled Caste population a village must have to be eligible for an infrastructure development grant?
For the infrastructure development side of PM-AJAY, a village qualifies for a grant when its Scheduled Caste population is 40% or more and its total population is 500 or above, so both a share test and a size test have to be met.
Read the full explanation →As on 8 September 2026, how many villages had been declared Adarsh Grams under PM-AJAY?
The PIB backgrounder of 28 September 2026 states that this many villages had been declared Adarsh Grams as on 8 September 2026, a mark of how far the component has gone in lifting basic services in Scheduled Caste majority villages.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry implements the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)?
PM-AJAY is the umbrella scheme for the Scheduled Castes and it is carried out by that ministry, which handles the welfare of Scheduled Castes, backward classes, senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Read the full explanation →The fine for extinguishing public lamps may extend to ______ as per Section 141 of The Electricity Act, 2003.
Section 141 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with the extinguishing of public lamps and says that whoever maliciously puts out a public lamp shall be punished with a fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.
Read the full explanation →With which of the following sports do you associate the term '16-yard hit'?
A 16-yard hit is the free hit given to the defending team in field hockey when an attacker sends the ball over the back line without a goal being scored.
Read the full explanation →Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to launch commodity derivatives contract in gold and ______.
The Bombay Stock Exchange became the first stock exchange in India to enter commodity derivatives when it launched futures contracts in gold and silver on 1 October 2018.
Read the full explanation →When, for the first time, did the Election Commission of India become a multi-member body?
The Election Commission of India became a multi-member body for the first time on 16 October 1989, when two Election Commissioners were appointed alongside the Chief Election Commissioner just before the general election of that year.
Read the full explanation →The Magsaysay Award is given in the name of Ramon Magsaysay. He was the President of which country?
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh President of the Philippines, who died in an air crash in 1957.
Read the full explanation →Where is the famous pilgrim spot of Sikhs, Sri Harmandir Sahib located?
Sri Harmandir Sahib, popularly called the Golden Temple, stands in Amritsar in Punjab and is the holiest shrine of the Sikhs.
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