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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

Q3342.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Which among the following statements with respect to carbon is/are correct?

1. Carbon forms the basis for all living organisms and many things we use

2. Carbon shows tetra-valency and the property of catenation

3. Carbon forms covalent bonds with itself and other elements

4. Carbon forms compounds containing triple and tetra bonds between carbon atoms

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are true, but carbon never forms a quadruple, or tetra, bond between two carbon atoms.

Q3345.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements :

I. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded earlier than S waves.

II. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to and fro in the direction of wave propagation whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up and down at right angles to the direction of wave propagation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

P waves are the fastest earthquake waves and reach a seismograph first, and they are longitudinal, while S waves are transverse.

Q3347.Indian EconomyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

Which one of the following is NOT a target of the 12th Five-Year Plan ?

  1. A.Real GDP Growth Rate of 8 per cent
  2. B.Agriculture Growth Rate of 5 per cent
  3. C.Manufacturing Growth Rate of 10 per cent
  4. D.Increase in green cover by 1 million hectare every year during the Plan period
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Correct answer: B. Agriculture Growth Rate of 5 per cent

The Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012–17) aimed at 4 per cent growth in agriculture, not 5 per cent. The Twelfth Plan, titled Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, was the last five-year plan; after it the Planning Commission was replaced by NITI Aayog in 2015.

Q3353.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following is the correct meaning of ziyarat ?

  1. A.Pilgrimage to the tombs of sufi saints
  2. B.The practice of revenue farming
  3. C.The death anniversary of a sufi shaikh
  4. D.A form of Islamic divorce
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Correct answer: A. Pilgrimage to the tombs of sufi saints

Ziyarat means a visit to a sacred place, and in India it came to mean the pilgrimage to the dargah of a sufi saint to seek blessings.

Q3355.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATMedium

Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Commission of India?

  1. A.The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  2. B.The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  3. C.The National Commission for Backward Classes
  4. D.The National Commission for Women
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Correct answer: D. The National Commission for Women

It was set up in 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, so it is a statutory body, not a constitutional one.

Q3356.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATEasy

The digestive enzymes are present in

  1. A.mitochondria
  2. B.vacuoles
  3. C.lysosomes
  4. D.ribosomes
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Correct answer: C. lysosomes

Lysosomes are small sacs bound by a membrane that are filled with digestive enzymes able to break down almost any material in the cell.

Q3357.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Airbags work on the principle of a chemical reaction triggered by the impact producing a gaseous product that causes a sudden volume change. Which one among the following chemical conversions is responsible for this ?

  1. A.Sodium azide into nitrogen gas
  2. B.Solid carbon dioxide into gaseous carbon dioxide
  3. C.Carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
  4. D.Sudden conversion of gaseous carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide
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Correct answer: A. Sodium azide into nitrogen gas

In a crash a sensor fires an igniter, and sodium azide breaks down almost instantly into sodium and a large volume of nitrogen gas that fills the bag.

Q3358.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATMedium

Kerosene and petrol mixture can be best separated by

  1. A.Sublimation
  2. B.Separating funnel
  3. C.Fractional distillation
  4. D.Compressing and cooling
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Correct answer: C. Fractional distillation

Kerosene and petrol mix completely with each other, and their boiling points are close, so they are separated by fractional distillation.

Q3359.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Which of the following statements regarding the given rivers is/are correct ?

1. Tsangpo crosses over into India under the name of Dihang.

2. Godavari has the second largest river basin covering about 10 percent of the area of India.

3. Rivers Chambal and Betwa are the important tributaries of river Ganga which join river Ganga directly in Uttar Pradesh.

Select the answer using the code given below :

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

The Tsangpo enters India as the Dihang and the Godavari has the second largest basin, but the Chambal and Betwa join the Yamuna, not the Ganga.

Q3360.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

The elemental composition of diamond is

  1. A.Carbon and Hydrogen
  2. B.Carbon and Oxygen
  3. C.Pure Carbon
  4. D.Pure Silicon
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Correct answer: C. Pure Carbon

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon, made of carbon atoms alone and nothing else. In diamond each carbon atom is joined to four other carbon atoms by strong covalent bonds, forming a rigid three-dimensional network.

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