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SSC GK Questions 2026

Static GK decides most of the General Awareness score in SSC exams. The CGL, CHSL and CPO notices describe it in almost the same words: questions on India and its neighbouring countries in History, Culture, Geography, the Economic Scene, General Policy and Scientific Research, and on everyday observation in its scientific aspect. The GD notice adds Sports, General Polity and the Indian Constitution, and the MTS notice lists Social Studies, General Science and Environmental Studies up to the 10th Standard. This page brings together GK24's GK notes and practice questions tagged for all five SSC exams. The notes follow a subject-wise syllabus, one topic per note in English and Hindi: Indian Polity, Indian History, Geography, Indian Economy, General Science, Environment and Ecology, Art and Culture, Computer, Sports, Awards and Honours, Books and Authors, Days and Dates, and Static GK. Each note is written as short facts and tables so that a topic can be revised in one sitting, and each ends with multiple-choice questions and explanations. The level is what changes between exams: read MTS and GD topics at Class 10 depth, CHSL at Class 12 depth, and CGL and CPO at graduate depth, where questions ask for the article number or the year rather than the broad idea. Start with Polity, History and Geography, which fill the most questions in past papers in GK24's reading, then move to the Economy and Science. After each note, solve its questions here and your exam's previous-year questions on its own page.

SSC GK Questions with Answers

Q2201.EnvironmentMedium

The central team deputed to investigate the death of the cheetah KNG22 is drawn from which two organisations?

  1. A.National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
  2. B.National Board for Wildlife and Central Zoo Authority
  3. C.Zoological Survey of India and Wildlife Institute of India
  4. D.Central Pollution Control Board and National Green Tribunal
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Correct answer: A. National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

The team sent by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has three officers: the Inspector General of Forests of the NTCA, the Additional Director of the WCCB and a Regional Deputy Director of the WCCB.

Q2202.EnvironmentEasy

The cheetah KNG22, which died of firearm pellet injuries in October 2026, belonged to the reintroduced population of which national park?

  1. A.Bandhavgarh National Park
  2. B.Kuno National Park
  3. C.Gir National Park
  4. D.Panna National Park
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Correct answer: B. Kuno National Park

The male cheetah carrying the code KNG22 was a 19-month-old offspring of the female Nirva and was part of the reintroduced cheetah population of Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

Q2204.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Who amongst the following is a pioneer in discovering the heating effect of electric current?

  1. A.Isaac Newton
  2. B.Galileo Galilei
  3. C.James P. Joule
  4. D.J.J. Thomson
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Correct answer: C. James P. Joule

The English physicist James Prescott Joule showed around 1841 that when a current flows through a conductor, the heat produced is proportional to the square of the current, the resistance of the conductor and the time for which the current flows.

Q2206.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKEasy

Which one of the following Indian States has the longest coastline?

  1. A.Tamil Nadu
  2. B.Gujarat
  3. C.Maharashtra
  4. D.Andhra Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Gujarat

Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state. Its coast runs from the Rann of Kachchh in the north, around the Gulf of Kachchh and the Saurashtra (Kathiawar) peninsula, into the Gulf of Khambhat and down to the border with Maharashtra near Daman.

Q2208.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKEasy

Which of the following is not included in the Capital Account of the Balance of Payments of a country?

  1. A.Foreign Direct Investment
  2. B.Commercial Borrowing
  3. C.Invisibles
  4. D.External Assistance
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Correct answer: C. Invisibles

Invisibles are part of the current account of the balance of payments, not the capital account. The balance of payments records all of a country's transactions with the rest of the world and has two main parts.

Q2210.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

Which of the following pairs of Institute and their location is/are correctly matched?

1. Indian Institute of Advanced Study : Shimla

2. Indian Institute of Public Administration : New Delhi

3. Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service : Nainital

Select the answer using the code given below:

  1. A.1 and 2
  2. B.2 and 3
  3. C.1 only
  4. D.2 only
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Correct answer: A. 1 and 2

Pair 1 is right: the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, set up in 1965, works from the Rashtrapati Niwas in Shimla, the building that was once the Viceregal Lodge, where the Simla Conference of 1945 was held.

Q2211.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKMedium

Which of the following statements regarding soil is/are correct?

1. Alluvial soils are rich in nitrogen content.

2. Black soils are rich in iron and lime but deficient in nitrogen.

3. Laterite soils are rich in iron and aluminium but deficient in nitrogen and potassium.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.3 only
  3. C.2 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Correct answer: C. 2 and 3 only

Statement 1 is wrong: alluvial soils, the most widespread soils of India, are generally rich in potash and lime but poor in nitrogen and phosphorus, which is why farmers on the northern plains add nitrogen fertiliser.

Q2212.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

The Gulf Stream is a poleward flowing current in the Atlantic Ocean. Which one of the following statements with regard to this is not correct?

  1. A.It is similar to the Kuroshio current in the North Pacific Ocean.
  2. B.It transports warm, tropical water towards polar region.
  3. C.This current is a major factor in weather along the east coast of the USA.
  4. D.The warm water of the Gulf Stream sustains the coral reefs of West Pacific Coast.
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Correct answer: D. The warm water of the Gulf Stream sustains the coral reefs of West Pacific Coast.

The Gulf Stream is a warm current of the North Atlantic. It starts in the Gulf of Mexico, passes through the Florida Strait, flows north along the east coast of the USA and then turns north-east across the Atlantic as the North Atlantic Drift, keeping the ports of north-western Europe…

Q2214.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2018, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements about lymph is correct?

  1. A.Lymph is formed due to leakage of blood through capillaries.
  2. B.Lymph contains blood cells such as RBC.
  3. C.Lymph is also circulated by the blood circulating heart.
  4. D.Lymph only transports hormones.
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Correct answer: A. Lymph is formed due to leakage of blood through capillaries.

As blood flows through the thin-walled capillaries, part of its plasma, with small proteins and some white blood cells, leaks out into the spaces between cells.

Q2216.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2019, GKEasy

The 'Gujral Doctrine' relates to which one of the following issues?

  1. A.Build trust between India and its neighbours
  2. B.Initiate dialogue with all insurgent groups in India
  3. C.Undertake development activities in Naxal-dominated areas
  4. D.Ensure food security
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Correct answer: A. Build trust between India and its neighbours

The Gujral Doctrine is a set of principles for India's relations with its immediate neighbours, put forward by I.K. Gujral in 1996 as External Affairs Minister and followed by him as Prime Minister in 1997-98.

Q2217.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKEasy

The power of the Supreme Court to decide in the case of a dispute between two or more States is called

  1. A.original jurisdiction
  2. B.inherent jurisdiction
  3. C.plenary jurisdiction
  4. D.advisory jurisdiction
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Correct answer: A. original jurisdiction

Under Article 131 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court alone can hear disputes between the Government of India and one or more States, or between two or more States, and such a case starts directly in the Supreme Court.

Q2220.Static GKAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2023, GKEasy

The joint multinational maritime exercise named IBSAMAR is conducted by the Navies of which of the following countries?

  1. A.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives
  2. B.India, Bangladesh and South Africa
  3. C.India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Mauritius
  4. D.India, Brazil and South Africa
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Correct answer: D. India, Brazil and South Africa

IBSAMAR is the joint maritime exercise of the navies of the three IBSA countries. The name itself gives the answer: IBSA stands for India, Brazil and South Africa, and MAR comes from "maritime".

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