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SSC CPO GK Questions 2026

Static GK decides most of the General Knowledge and General Awareness score in SSC CPO. The CPO 2026 notice lists History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, the Indian Constitution and Scientific Research relating to India and its neighbouring countries, together with everyday science. In Paper-I the part has 25 questions for 25 marks in 15 minutes; in Paper-II it has 20 questions for 40 marks in 20 minutes, and those marks count in the final merit. Polity questions ask about articles, parts and schedules of the Constitution, amendments, Parliament, the President, the judiciary and constitutional bodies. History runs from the Indus Valley and the Mauryas and Guptas through the Sultanate and the Mughals to the freedom struggle. 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, and General Science is school-level Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for SSC CPO, written as short facts and tables so that one topic can be revised in one sitting. Read a topic, then solve its previous-year questions and quiz on this site to check what stayed with you.

SSC CPO GK Questions with Answers

Q262.Static GKEasy

The Knesset is the parliament of which country?

  1. A.Israel
  2. B.Iran
  3. C.Turkey
  4. D.Egypt
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Correct answer: A. Israel

The Knesset is the single house legislature of Israel and has a fixed strength of 120 members elected by proportional representation; it sits at Jerusalem and its name comes from the assembly of the same size in ancient Jewish tradition.

Q266.Computer AwarenessMedium

A file deleted from a pen drive in Windows:

  1. A.Goes to the Recycle Bin of the pen drive
  2. B.Goes to the Recycle Bin of the computer
  3. C.Is deleted directly and does not go to the Recycle Bin
  4. D.Is moved to a hidden folder named Deleted
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Correct answer: C. Is deleted directly and does not go to the Recycle Bin

The Recycle Bin is maintained for the fixed drives of the computer; removable media such as pen drives and memory cards, and files deleted over a network drive, have no Recycle Bin, so Windows warns that the file will be deleted permanently.

Q270.Computer AwarenessHard

A folder inside another folder is called a:

  1. A.Subdirectory
  2. B.Root directory
  3. C.Partition
  4. D.Cluster
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Correct answer: A. Subdirectory

Because a folder, also called a directory, can contain further folders, the storage of a drive takes the shape of a tree, and a folder held within another is its subdirectory or subfolder.

Q272.Computer AwarenessMedium

NTFS, the standard file system of Windows hard disks, stands for:

  1. A.Network Transfer File System
  2. B.New Technology File System
  3. C.Numeric Table File System
  4. D.Nested Tree File System
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Correct answer: B. New Technology File System

NTFS was introduced with Windows NT and is now the normal file system for the disk on which Windows itself is installed, because it supports file and folder permissions, encryption, compression, journaling that helps recovery after a crash, and very large volumes and files.

Q273.Computer AwarenessEasy

What happens when a file on the hard disk is deleted by pressing Shift and Delete together?

  1. A.It is moved to the Recycle Bin
  2. B.It is deleted permanently without going to the Recycle Bin
  3. C.It is moved to the Documents folder
  4. D.It is compressed into a zip folder
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Correct answer: B. It is deleted permanently without going to the Recycle Bin

The Delete key alone moves a file from the hard disk to the Recycle Bin, where it occupies space until the Bin is emptied and from where it can be restored.

Q275.Indian PolityMedium

Which Article allows Parliament to provide for the adjudication of disputes relating to the waters of inter-State rivers and to bar the jurisdiction of courts in such disputes?

  1. A.Article 256
  2. B.Article 257
  3. C.Article 262
  4. D.Article 263
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Correct answer: C. Article 262

Article 262 lets Parliament provide by law for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint about the use, distribution or control of the waters of an inter-State river or river valley, and it also permits Parliament to provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction…

Q276.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following five subjects was NOT transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976?

  1. A.Education
  2. B.Forests
  3. C.Public health and sanitation
  4. D.Weights and measures
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Correct answer: C. Public health and sanitation

The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 moved exactly five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List: education, forests, weights and measures, protection of wild animals and birds, and administration of justice with the constitution and organisation of all courts except the Supreme Court and the High Courts.

Q277.Indian PolityHard

The Goods and Services Tax Council was created by inserting which Article into the Constitution?

  1. A.Article 279A
  2. B.Article 268A
  3. C.Article 246A
  4. D.Article 269A
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Correct answer: A. Article 279A

The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016 inserted Article 279A, under which the President constitutes the GST Council, chaired by the Union Finance Minister, with the Union Minister of State for Finance and a minister nominated by each State as members.

Q278.Indian PolityEasy

The Finance Commission of India is constituted by the President under which Article, and at what interval?

  1. A.Article 275, every third year
  2. B.Article 280, every fifth year or earlier if necessary
  3. C.Article 282, every fourth year
  4. D.Article 293, every fifth year
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Correct answer: B. Article 280, every fifth year or earlier if necessary

Article 280 requires the President to constitute a Finance Commission every fifth year, or at such earlier time as the President considers necessary, consisting of a chairman and four other members.

Q279.Indian PolityHard

Under Article 249, Parliament may legislate on a subject in the State List if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution supported by

  1. A.a simple majority of the members present and voting
  2. B.two-thirds of the members present and voting
  3. C.two-thirds of the total membership of the House
  4. D.three-fourths of the members present and voting
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Correct answer: B. two-thirds of the members present and voting

Article 249 provides that if the Rajya Sabha declares by a resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting that it is necessary or expedient in the national interest, Parliament may make a law on a matter in the State List; such a law stays…

Q280.Indian PolityMedium

The Commission on Centre-State Relations appointed in 1983 was chaired by whom?

  1. A.Justice M. M. Punchhi
  2. B.Justice R. S. Sarkaria
  3. C.Dr P. V. Rajamannar
  4. D.K. Santhanam
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Correct answer: B. Justice R. S. Sarkaria

The Union government appointed a three-member Commission on Centre-State Relations in 1983 under Justice Rajinder Singh Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court; it submitted its report in 1988 and recommended a permanent Inter-State Council, sparing use of Article 356, and consultation with States before legislating on Concurrent subjects.