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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

Q2821.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATHard

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Bokaro steel plant is located in Damodar river basin
  2. B.Jamshedpur steel plant is located on the confluence of Damodar and Barakar
  3. C.Salem steel plant is located on the bank of Kaveri River
  4. D.Bhilai steel plant obtains water from Tandula reservoir
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Correct answer: B. Jamshedpur steel plant is located on the confluence of Damodar and Barakar

Jamshedpur stands at the meeting point of the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers, not the Damodar and Barakar. Jamsetji Tata chose Sakchi, later named Jamshedpur, and the Tata Iron and Steel Company began production there in 1912.

Q2823.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following Committees does NOT consist of Members from the Upper House of the Parliament? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings Select the answer using the code given below:

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

The Estimates Committee is drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha, while the other two financial committees include members of the Rajya Sabha.

Q2824.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

Which of the following is/are warm ocean current(s) ? 1. Alaska Current 2. Agulhas Current 3. Falkland Current 4. West Australian Current Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The Alaska Current and the Agulhas Current carry warm water, while the Falkland and West Australian currents are cold. A useful rule is that currents flowing from the tropics towards the poles are warm and those flowing from high latitudes towards the equator are cold.

Q2826.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements regarding the nature of rocks : I. Rocks are aggregates of one or more minerals. II. Granite is softer than soapstone. III. Gabbro is black and quartzite can be milky white. IV. Sedimentary rocks are related to foliation. Which of the statements given above are not correct ?

  1. A.I and II
  2. B.I and III
  3. C.II and IV
  4. D.II and III
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Correct answer: C. II and IV

Granite is far harder than soapstone, and foliation is a feature of metamorphic rocks, not sedimentary ones, so these two statements are wrong.

Q2827.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

In a solenoid, the current flowing through the wire is I and number of turns per unit length is n. This gives a magnetic field B inside the solenoid. If number of turns per unit length is increased to 2n, what will be the value of magnetic field in the solenoid ?

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

The field inside a long solenoid is directly proportional to the number of turns per unit length, so doubling n doubles the field.

Q2829.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Light year is a unit for measurement of

  1. A.age of universe
  2. B.very small time intervals
  3. C.very high temperature
  4. D.very large distance
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Correct answer: D. very large distance

A light year is the distance light travels in empty space in one year, so despite its name it measures length, not time.

Q2831.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Kamarajar Port was commissioned in 2001 to handle thermal coal requirements. It is situated along the coast of which Indian State ?

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

Kamarajar Port, earlier called Ennore Port, lies on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai. The port was built to take the load of coal imports off Chennai Port and to feed the thermal power stations of the Tamil Nadu electricity board.

Q2832.Art & CultureAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATHard

The headquarters of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) is located at

  1. A.New Delhi
  2. B.Lucknow
  3. C.Kolkata
  4. D.Bhopal
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Correct answer: B. Lucknow

The National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property has its headquarters in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. NRLC was set up in 1976 under the Department of Culture, Government of India, and works under the Ministry of Culture.

Q2833.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Ain-i-Akbari is not correct ?

  1. A.It was written by Abu'l Fazl.
  2. B.It is a part of a larger work called Akbar Nama.
  3. C.It describes the Mughal Empire as having a diverse population and a composite culture.
  4. D.It was later revised by Sadullah Khan on the orders of Shah Jahan.
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Correct answer: D. It was later revised by Sadullah Khan on the orders of Shah Jahan.

No such revision took place; the Ain-i-Akbari remained Abu'l Fazl's own work, completed in Akbar's reign. Abu'l Fazl, a leading noble and close friend of Akbar, wrote the Akbar Nama in three volumes.

Q2835.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATEasy

A mass is attached to a spring that hangs vertically. The extension produced in the spring is 6 cm on Earth. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is one-sixth of its value on the surface of the Earth. The extension of the spring on the Moon would be :

  1. A.6 cm
  2. B.1 cm
  3. C.0 cm
  4. D.36 cm
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Correct answer: B. 1 cm

The stretch of a spring is proportional to the force on it, and the weight of the mass on the Moon is one-sixth of its weight on Earth.

Q2837.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following statements with regard to the phenomenon of the primary rainbow formation by water droplets is/are correct ? 1. It involves refraction and one internal reflection of sunlight. 2. It involves refraction of sunlight only. 3. It is formed as the inner bow. 4. It may involve more than one internal reflection as well as refraction of sunlight. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

A primary rainbow comes from light that is refracted into a raindrop, reflected once inside it and refracted out again, and it is the brighter, inner bow.

Q2838.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATMedium

Consider the following statements : 1. The duties of the Attorney General of India are to give advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, and to perform such other duties of a legal character, as may from time to time be referred to or assigned to him by the President of India 2. The Solicitor General of India is the secondary Law Officer of the country, who assists the Attorney General, and is himself assisted by several Additional Solicitor Generals of India Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Statement 1 restates Article 76, and statement 2 correctly describes the Solicitor General's place below the Attorney General. Article 76 of the Constitution creates the office of the Attorney General, the highest law officer of the Union.

Q2840.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Arrange the following in chronological order from the earliest to recent : I. British East India Company formed II. Magellan circumnavigated the globe III. Dutch East India Company formed IV. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut/ Kozhikode Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.IV, I, II, III
  2. B.IV, II, I, III
  3. C.II, IV, III, I
  4. D.II, IV, I, III
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Correct answer: B. IV, II, I, III

Vasco da Gama came first in 1498, Magellan's voyage followed in 1519–1522, and the English and Dutch companies were set up in 1600 and 1602.

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