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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

Q3581.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Which of the following statements regarding Earth's internal structure is/are correct ? 1. The oceanic crust is heavier than the continental crust. 2. Most of the Earth's internal heat is contained within the mantle. 3. Large convective cells in the crust circulate heat and drive plate-tectonic processes. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. A.3 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

Statements 1 and 2 are correct, but statement 3 is wrong because the convection cells that drive plate movement lie in the mantle, not in the crust.

Q3582.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2024, GATEasy

For Aluminium (Al) (atomic number : 13, mass number: 27), which one among the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Number of electrons present in Al is 13
  2. B.Number of protons present in Al is 13
  3. C.Number of neutrons present in Al is 14
  4. D.The valency of Al is 2
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Correct answer: D. The valency of Al is 2

This is false: aluminium has three electrons in its outer shell and loses all three, so its valency is 3.

Q3583.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

Cambium is an example of

  1. A.Lateral meristem
  2. B.Apical meristem
  3. C.Intercalary meristem
  4. D.Permanent tissue
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Correct answer: A. Lateral meristem

Cambium lies along the sides of stems and roots and its dividing cells increase their thickness, which is the work of a lateral meristem.

Q3584.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATHard

Consider the following statements : I. At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and here the winds blow perpendicular to the isobars. II. The Coriolis force is directly proportional to the angle of latitude. III. The Coriolis force and the resultant wind do not blow parallel to the isobars at higher latitudes. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Statements I and II describe the Coriolis force correctly; statement III is wrong, because away from the equator the wind ends up blowing parallel to the isobars.

Q3587.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

Consider the following statements relating to Richter scale : 1. It was devised in 1935 by Charles F. Richter 2. It describes the quantity of energy released by a single earthquake 3. Richter Scale has no upper limit Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  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: D. 1, 2 and 3

All three statements about the Richter scale are correct. Statement 1 is correct: the American seismologist Charles F. Richter devised the scale in 1935 at the California Institute of Technology, working with Beno Gutenberg.

Q3592.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2022, GATEasy

While watching news, you hear about a place, of which you had never heard of earlier. You want to know more about the place and you want to locate it on the map. Which of the following is/are required for you to be able to locate the place on the map?

  1. A.Only latitude of the place
  2. B.Only longitude of the place
  3. C.Both longitude and latitude of the place
  4. D.Latitude, longitude and altitude of the place
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Correct answer: C. Both longitude and latitude of the place

A point on a map is fixed where its line of latitude crosses its line of longitude, so both values are needed and enough.

Q3594.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATMedium

Identify the Iron and Steel Plant on the basis of the given characteristics : 1. It receives coal from Jharia and iron-ore from Sundargarh and Kendujhar. 2. Power for the electric furnaces is procured from Hirakund. 3. Water is obtained from Koel and Sankh rivers. Select the correct Iron and Steel Plant from the options given below :

  1. A.Bhilai Steel Plant
  2. B.Durgapur Steel Plant
  3. C.Rourkela Steel Plant
  4. D.Bokaro Steel Plant
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Correct answer: C. Rourkela Steel Plant

Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha matches all three clues: Jharia coal, Sundargarh and Kendujhar iron ore, Hirakud power and water from the Koel and Sankh.

Q3597.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Diamond is hard due to extended covalent bonding in it
  2. B.Fullerene is composed of five and six membered rings
  3. C.Diamond is a good conductor of electricity
  4. D.Graphite is used as a lubricant
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Correct answer: C. Diamond is a good conductor of electricity

This statement is false: diamond is an electrical insulator because it has no free electrons. In diamond, every carbon atom uses all four of its valence electrons to form strong covalent bonds with four other carbon atoms in a rigid three-dimensional network.

Q3598.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

As per the land-use categories in the Land Revenue Records of India, "a cultivable land which is left uncultivated for more than a year but less than 5 years" is called

  1. A.current fallow
  2. B.fallow, other than current fallow
  3. C.barren land
  4. D.culturable wasteland
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Correct answer: B. fallow, other than current fallow

Land left uncultivated for more than one year but less than five years falls in this category of the land revenue records.

Q3599.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements with regard to economic models is not correct ?

  1. A.They involve simplification of complex processes.
  2. B.They represent the whole or a part of a theory.
  3. C.They can be expressed only through equations.
  4. D.They help in gaining an insight into cause and effect.
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Correct answer: C. They can be expressed only through equations.

This is false: an economic model can be stated in words, shown in diagrams or graphs, or written as equations.

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