Static GK fills most of Part-B of the SSC GD Computer Based Examination. The GD 2026 notice lists the areas as History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Polity, Indian Constitution, Scientific Research and Sports, relating to India and its neighbouring countries, and says the questions need no special study of any discipline. That is the key to preparing it: the questions are of Matriculation level and ask for the fact, not the analysis. Polity asks which Article deals with a right, how many Schedules the Constitution has, who appoints a Governor, or the tenure of the Rajya Sabha. History asks about the Mauryas, the Guptas, the Mughals, the 1857 revolt, the Congress sessions and the movements of Gandhi. Geography asks about rivers and their tributaries, States and their capitals, national parks, soils, passes and the countries on India's borders. The Economy part asks about the Budget, the RBI, taxes and schemes; Science asks about vitamins, units, gases, the human body and everyday physics; Sports asks about trophies, venues and players. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for SSC GD, written in short facts and tables in Hindi and English so a topic can be revised in one sitting. Read a note, then solve the previous-year questions and the quiz on that topic on this site to see what stayed.
The Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, was started in which year?
The Durand Cup was begun at Shimla in 1888 and is named after Mortimer Durand, who was then the foreign secretary of the British Indian government.
Read the full explanation →In which city is the Mohun Bagan Athletic club situated?
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club was founded in 1889 in Kolkata and is among the oldest football clubs of the country.
Read the full explanation →In which city was the first golf club of India situated?
The Royal Calcutta Golf Club was founded in 1829 in the city that was then the capital of British India, and it is counted as the first golf club established anywhere outside Britain.
Read the full explanation →Infantry Day, observed on 27 October, commemorates which event of 1947?
On 27 October 1947, a day after the Instrument of Accession was signed by the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, the first infantry company was flown into Srinagar to meet the tribal invasion, and the day is kept by the infantry as its own.
Read the full explanation →Engineers' Day is celebrated in India on 15 September on the birth anniversary of
Born on 15 September 1861, he was the engineer behind the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and the flood protection works at Hyderabad, served as the Diwan of Mysore and received the Bharat Ratna, and the day honours the profession through his name.
Read the full explanation →Vijay Diwas, observed on 16 December, marks the victory of India in which war?
On 16 December 1971 the Pakistani forces surrendered at Dhaka, the largest surrender since the Second World War, and the war ended with the creation of Bangladesh.
Read the full explanation →National Fire Service Day on 14 April is observed in memory of the firemen who died in which incident?
A ship carrying explosives caught fire at the docks and blew up, and dozens of firemen died fighting the blaze; 14 April is kept in their memory and the week that follows is observed as fire service week to spread awareness of fire safety.
Read the full explanation →National Doctors' Day is observed in India on 1 July in memory of which person?
The physician and Chief Minister of West Bengal was born on 1 July and died on the same date, and the day was fixed in his memory to honour the work of doctors.
Read the full explanation →Civil Services Day is observed in India on which date?
On this day in 1947 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of probationers of the administrative service at Metcalfe House in Delhi and described the services as the steel frame that would hold the country together, and the day is now marked with awards for excellence in public administration.
Read the full explanation →Police Commemoration Day, observed on 21 October, remembers the policemen killed in an ambush at which place?
A small patrol of the Central Reserve Police Force was ambushed there in October 1959 and several policemen were killed, and since then 21 October has been kept as the day on which the country remembers all police personnel who died on duty during the year.
Read the full explanation →Armed Forces Flag Day, on which funds are collected for the welfare of soldiers and their families, falls on which date?
Armed Forces Flag Day has been observed since 1949, when it was decided that the country should contribute to the welfare of serving personnel, veterans and the families of those killed in service, and small flags are distributed in return for contributions.
Read the full explanation →Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on which date?
The Kargil conflict of 1999 ended on this day with the recapture of the heights held in the Dras, Batalik and Kargil sectors, and the day is observed in memory of the soldiers who died in that campaign.
Read the full explanation →Indian Air Force Day is observed on 8 October because on this day in 1932 the force was
The Indian Air Force was constituted on 8 October 1932 and its first flight took to the air in the following year, which is why the day is kept as the anniversary of the force itself and is marked by a display at an air force station.
Read the full explanation →Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4 December to commemorate which event?
During the war of 1971 Indian missile boats struck Karachi harbour in an action that sank enemy vessels and set the oil installations on fire, and 4 December is kept as Navy Day in memory of it.
Read the full explanation →Indian Army Day is observed every year on which date?
On this day in 1949 Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa took over as the first Indian Commander in Chief of the Indian Army, and the day is marked with a parade and the presentation of gallantry awards.
Read the full explanation →Increase in the girth of a stem is brought about by which meristem?
The lateral meristem, better known as the cambium, lies as a ring along the length of the stem and root and divides to add new xylem on its inner side and new phloem on its outer side, so the stem grows thicker year after year; this is secondary growth, and…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a fluid connective tissue?
Blood is classed as a connective tissue because its cells lie in a matrix, and because that matrix, the plasma, is liquid it is called a fluid connective tissue; the red cells, white cells and platelets float in it and it connects the organs of the body by carrying gases…
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is an involuntary muscle that is also striated?
The muscle of the heart shows light and dark bands under the microscope, so it is striated, yet it is not under the control of the will and it contracts rhythmically without rest for the whole of life, so it is involuntary; this unusual combination is exactly why it is…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the longest cell in the human body?
A neuron carries a long process called an axon, which in a human being may run from the base of the spine to the toe, so a single nerve cell can be about a metre long; this length lets one cell carry an impulse over a great distance without any…
Read the full explanation →In a plant, water and dissolved minerals are conducted upward from the root by:
Xylem is a complex permanent tissue of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma and xylem fibres; the vessels and tracheids are dead, hollow and joined end to end, which makes them ideal pipes for carrying water and minerals from the root to the leaves in one direction.
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