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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

Q4861.General ScienceEasy

The centripetal acceleration of a body moving in a circle of radius r with uniform speed v is directed:

  1. A.Along the tangent, in the direction of motion
  2. B.Towards the centre of the circle
  3. C.Away from the centre of the circle
  4. D.Vertically downward
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Correct answer: B. Towards the centre of the circle

In uniform circular motion the magnitude of the velocity does not change, so the acceleration can have no component along the direction of motion; the whole of it is perpendicular to the velocity and points to the centre, which is why it is called centripetal, meaning centre seeking, and its…

Q4862.General ScienceMedium

A cyclist leans inward while taking a turn because:

  1. A.It reduces the weight of the cycle
  2. B.The reaction of the ground then has a horizontal component towards the centre of the turn
  3. C.It increases the rolling friction of the tyres
  4. D.It makes the centrifugal force disappear
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Correct answer: B. The reaction of the ground then has a horizontal component towards the centre of the turn

To move along a curve a body needs a force directed towards the centre of that curve.

Q4863.General ScienceEasy

Ball bearings are used in machines mainly because they:

  1. A.Convert rolling friction into sliding friction
  2. B.Convert sliding friction into rolling friction
  3. C.Remove friction altogether
  4. D.Increase the normal reaction on the shaft
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Correct answer: B. Convert sliding friction into rolling friction

A shaft turning directly inside a sleeve slides against it, and sliding friction is large; placing hard steel balls between the shaft and its housing makes the surfaces roll over one another instead, and rolling friction is a small fraction of sliding friction, so less energy is wasted and the…

Q4864.General ScienceHard

On a frictionless banked road, the angle of banking for a curve of radius r and a speed v is given by the tangent of the angle equal to:

  1. A.v squared divided by r g
  2. B.r g divided by v squared
  3. C.v divided by r g
  4. D.v squared multiplied by r g
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Correct answer: A. v squared divided by r g

On a banked road the normal reaction is tilted, its vertical component balances the weight and its horizontal component supplies the centripetal force; dividing one equation by the other leaves the tangent of the banking angle equal to the square of the speed divided by the radius multiplied by the…

Q4866.General ScienceAsked in: Delhi · 7 Sept 2021, Shift 3Medium

A car travels in a circular motion. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. A.Distance travelled by the car will always be less than displacement of the car.
  2. B.Distance travelled by the car will always be more than displacement of the car.
  3. C.Distance travelled by the car will always be equal to displacement of the car.
  4. D.Distance travelled by the car will be zero when displacement is zero.
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Correct answer: B. Distance travelled by the car will always be more than displacement of the car.

Distance is the length of the actual path and displacement is the straight line from the start to the finish, so on a curved path the two can never be equal: the arc of a circle is always longer than the chord joining its ends.

Q4869.General ScienceEasy

For the same pair of surfaces, which of the following types of friction is the smallest?

  1. A.Static friction
  2. B.Limiting friction
  3. C.Sliding friction
  4. D.Rolling friction
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Correct answer: D. Rolling friction

When a body rolls, the surfaces in contact change continuously and the irregularities have no time to interlock deeply, so rolling friction is very much smaller than sliding friction; this single fact is the reason the wheel was invented and the reason a ball bearing is fitted wherever a shaft…

Q4870.General ScienceMedium

Which of the following statements about the coefficient of friction is correct?

  1. A.It is measured in newton
  2. B.It has no unit and no dimensions
  3. C.It is measured in newton per square metre
  4. D.It is measured in joule
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Correct answer: B. It has no unit and no dimensions

The coefficient of friction is the ratio of the limiting or kinetic frictional force to the normal reaction, and since both are forces the ratio is a pure number; the same reasoning applies to other ratios such as the refractive index and relative density.

Q4872.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2019, GKMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Government of India Act, 1919 is not correct?

  1. A.It extended the practice of communal representation.
  2. B.It made the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature.
  3. C.It is also known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
  4. D.It paved the way for federalism by clearly separating the responsibilities of the Centre and the Provinces.
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Correct answer: B. It made the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature.

. The Act of 1919 did not make the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature; the Governor-General and his Executive Council stayed answerable only to the British Parliament.

Q4873.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2020, GKMedium

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)?

  1. A.Members of the Parliament (MPs) sanction, execute and complete works under the scheme.
  2. B.Nominated Members of the Parliament can recommend works for implementation anywhere in the country.
  3. C.The scheme is fully funded by the Government of India.
  4. D.The annual entitlement per MP is ₹5 crore.
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Correct answer: A. Members of the Parliament (MPs) sanction, execute and complete works under the scheme.

. Under MPLADS an MP only recommends works; the district authority sanctions, executes and completes them.

Q4876.Indian EconomyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2022, GKMedium

Which one of the following Labour Codes notified by the Government of India incorporated various provisions of the Central Labour Acts such as the Factories Act, 1948 and Plantations Labour Act, 1951?

  1. A.The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
  2. B.The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
  3. C.The Code on Wages, 2019
  4. D.The Code on Social Security, 2020
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Correct answer: A. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 brought together the Factories Act, 1948, the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 and other laws on safety and working conditions.

Q4877.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GKMedium

Consider the following statements: While diluting concentrated nitric acid solution

1. the concentration of [H3O+] ions/volume increases

2. water must be added slowly to concentrated acid

3. acid must be added slowly to water

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Only statement 3 is correct: the acid must be added slowly to water, and dilution lowers the concentration of hydronium ions per unit volume.

Q4878.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Identify the type of cloud on the basis of the given characteristics:

1. High, thin, puffy white clouds of ice crystals that look like ripples

2. They appear between 20000 feet and 40000 feet above the Earth's surface

3. One of its types is called a 'mackerel sky' because the clouds resemble large fish scales, especially when they are coloured pink at sunset

Select the correct answer.

  1. A.Altostratus
  2. B.Cirrostratus
  3. C.Altocumulus
  4. D.Cirrocumulus
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Correct answer: D. Cirrocumulus

These are cirrocumulus clouds: high clouds of ice crystals arranged in small white puffs and ripples. Clouds are grouped by height and shape.

Q4879.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2024, GKMedium

Which of the following statements about National Recruitment Agency is correct?

  1. A.It is a body to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist the candidates for vacancies under 'Group B' and 'Group C' of the Government.
  2. B.Employment in private sector is facilitated in all the districts, particularly 117 aspirational districts.
  3. C.It was set up in 2014.
  4. D.It has been accorded Constitutional status in 2021.
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Correct answer: A. It is a body to conduct Common Eligibility Test (CET) to shortlist the candidates for vacancies under 'Group B' and 'Group C' of the Government.

. The National Recruitment Agency was created to hold a Common Eligibility Test to shortlist candidates for Group B and Group C (non-technical) posts of the Central Government.

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