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.
If the focal length of a convex lens is 50 cm, which one of the following is its power?
Power is the reciprocal of focal length in metres, and 50 cm is 0.5 m, so the power is 1 divided by 0.5, which is +2 dioptre.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements about the process of photosynthesis is correct ?
In the light reaction of photosynthesis, water is broken up; its hydrogen is used to make food and its oxygen is given out.
Read the full explanation →Vapours of sulphur escaping from a volcano often form a crust on the rocks. The process involved is an example of
Sulphur vapour turns straight into solid sulphur on the cooler rocks without first becoming a liquid, and a direct change from gas to solid is called deposition.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following is the popular method for manufacture of ammonia ?
Almost all the world's ammonia is made by combining nitrogen and hydrogen directly in this process. In the Haber-Bosch process, nitrogen from the air and hydrogen, usually obtained from natural gas, are made to react in the ratio 1 to 3.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following has valency of 3?
Nitrogen has five electrons in its outer shell and needs three more to complete an octet, so its valency is 3.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is an endothermic reaction ?
Breaking lead nitrate into lead oxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen needs a steady supply of heat, so the reaction absorbs energy and is endothermic.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following founded the Marathi newspaper 'Kesari'?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak started Kesari in Marathi in 1881 from Pune, together with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Vishnushastri Chiplunkar. Alongside Kesari, the same group brought out Mahratta, its English counterpart.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following writs means 'you may have the body'?
The Latin words habeas corpus mean "you may have the body", and the writ orders a person who has detained someone to produce that person before the court.
Read the full explanation →Which set of traditional sports was played in the local tournaments held during the week?
NSS units organised local tournaments in these four games, and more than 21,500 participants took part in them, the aim being healthy recreation, teamwork and positive engagement for rural youth.
Read the full explanation →Which bodies implemented the sixth-week activities of the campaign in villages?
They carried out the week across more than 160 institutions and the villages those institutions have adopted, mobilising over 80,000 participants that included young people, Gram Panchayat members, village elders and local residents.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the second month of the Nasha Mukt Yuva campaign, under which week six was organised?
That is the theme set for the campaign’s second month, and the week’s activities were arranged under it, bringing together physical fitness, community participation and social responsibility as the route to a substance-free society.
Read the full explanation →Gram Seva evam Parampragat Khel Diwas was observed as part of which campaign?
Gram Seva evam Parampragat Khel Diwas, meaning village service and traditional sports day, was held as the sixth week of this campaign by MY Bharat NSS under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and it deliberately took the campaign out of educational institutions and into rural communities.
Read the full explanation →Who addressed the All-Women Coaches Course held in New Delhi?
She addressed the course at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association tennis stadium and said that becoming a leading sporting nation depends on identifying talent early and giving women and girls qualified coaches, suitable infrastructure, regular competition and sustained support.
Read the full explanation →The ASMITA women’s leagues, discussed at the course, run under which framework and were launched in which year?
The ASMITA leagues are women’s leagues run under the Khelo India framework, and since their launch in that year they have reached more than three lakh women, opening up organised participation and competition across regions and communities.
Read the full explanation →The All-Women Coaches Course held at the DLTA stadium in New Delhi was organised under which initiative?
The initiative is meant to connect coach education with talent identification and the development of elite players, and it is supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the Sports Authority of India.
Read the full explanation →Where did the first Shilp Samagam Mela of the 2026 series conclude?
The first fair of the series ended there on 19 October after nine days at the Dasara Exhibition Ground, and thousands of visitors came through it.
Read the full explanation →How many artisans, and how many women among them, are taking part in the Guwahati Shilp Samagam Mela?
They are showing roughly 40 varieties of handloom and handicraft products at Farm Gate, Khanapara, in Guwahati, where the fair is open to the public from 11 in the morning to 9 at night and will continue until 28 October.
Read the full explanation →What is the full form of BHARAT-TULIP, the programme promoted at the Shilp Samagam Mela?
BHARAT-TULIP is aimed at marketing the products of artisans belonging to the target groups of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, using both physical outlets and e-commerce platforms so that a maker in a small town can reach a buyer anywhere.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry organises the Shilp Samagam Mela?
The fair is its marketing-support initiative for artisans and beneficiaries tied to its three national corporations: the National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation and the National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is an example of the force of gravity of the earth acting on a vibrating pendulum bob?
For a swinging pendulum, the component of the bob's weight along its path always pulls it back towards the lowest point, so gravity acts as a restoring force.
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