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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

Q5021.Awards & HonoursHard

What is the full form of PRISM, the model used after a mine repurposing project is selected?

  1. A.Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model
  2. B.Progressive Reclamation and Integrated Site Management
  3. C.Planned Rehabilitation of Indian Surface Mines
  4. D.Public Resource Investment and Site Monitoring
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Correct answer: A. Post-Mining Repurposing Implementation Strategy Model

PRISM is the next step after SUVIKALP has helped identify a suitable project for land left over from mining.

Q5022.Awards & HonoursMedium

In which category was SUVIKALP given the SKOCH Gold Award 2026?

  1. A.Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making
  2. B.Environment and Climate Action
  3. C.Corporate Social Responsibility
  4. D.Skill Development and Livelihoods
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Correct answer: A. Digital Operational Efficiency - Data Driven Decision Making

SUVIKALP received the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 under this category on 26 September 2026, and the choice of category fits the tool, which ranks mine repurposing options through a structured, data-driven process that weighs technical, environmental, social and economic criteria.

Q5023.Awards & HonoursMedium

SUVIKALP, the mine repurposing tool honoured with the SKOCH Gold Award 2026, has been developed by which body?

  1. A.Coal India Limited
  2. B.Coal Controller Organisation
  3. C.NITI Aayog
  4. D.Central Pollution Control Board
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Correct answer: B. Coal Controller Organisation

The CCO, which functions under the Ministry of Coal, developed SUVIKALP as an in-house Mine Repurposing Tool to help stakeholders select suitable projects for land left behind after mining, and it is the CCO that has been recognised with the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 in the category Digital Operational Efficiency…

Q5024.Important DaysMedium

By which date has the Union Ministry of Home Affairs set its target of freeing India from the drug menace?

  1. A.31 December 2027
  2. B.31 December 2029
  3. C.31 March 2026
  4. D.15 August 2030
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Correct answer: B. 31 December 2029

The Union Home Minister said the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to wage a joint fight against drugs through the remaining part of 2026 and the years 2027, 2028 and 2029, so that the country is rid of the problem by the end of 2029.

Q5029.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATMedium

A planet has a mass M₁ and radius R₁. The value of acceleration due to gravity on its surface is g₁. There is another planet 2, whose mass and radius both are two times that of the first planet. Which one of the following is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of planet 2?

  1. A.g₁
  2. B.2g₁
  3. C.g₁/2
  4. D.g₁/4
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Correct answer: C. g₁/2

Surface gravity is g = GM/R², so doubling the mass doubles g while doubling the radius divides it by four, leaving g₁ × 2/4 = g₁/2.

Q5030.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as "Vitasta" ?

  1. A.Tista
  2. B.Jhelum
  3. C.Tungabhadra
  4. D.Bharatpuzha A - EDF-F-KJU
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Correct answer: B. Jhelum

The Jhelum was called the Vitasta in the Rig Veda and in later Sanskrit texts. The rivers of the Punjab region carried Vedic names: Vitasta for the Jhelum, Asikni for the Chenab, Parushni for the Ravi, Vipasha for the Beas and Shutudri for the Satluj.

Q5033.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATMedium

Which one of the following conclusions could not be derived from Rutherford's α-particle scattering experiment?

  1. A.Most of the space in the atom is empty.
  2. B.The radius of the atom is about 10⁵ times the radius of the nucleus.
  3. C.Electrons move in a circular path of fixed energy called orbits.
  4. D.Nearly all the mass of the atom resides in the nucleus.
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Correct answer: C. Electrons move in a circular path of fixed energy called orbits.

. Orbits of fixed energy were proposed by Niels Bohr in 1913; Rutherford's experiment said nothing about the energy of electrons.

Q5039.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Which of the following statements is/are correct in respect of Portland cement ? I. Adding more water (higher water-cement ratio) accelerates the initial setting time of cement. II. The addition of a small percentage of gypsum gives the desired retardation. III. Gypsum is added during manufacturing to accelerate the setting time of cement. Select the answer using the code given below :

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

Only statement II is correct: a small amount of gypsum is added to cement to slow down its setting. Portland cement is made by heating limestone and clay to form clinker, which is then ground with about 2 to 3 per cent gypsum (calcium sulphate dihydrate).

Q5040.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Which one of the following properties is NOT true for graphite ?

  1. A.Hybridisation of each carbon atom is sp³
  2. B.Hybridisation of each carbon atom is sp²
  3. C.Electrons are delocalized over the whole sheet of atoms
  4. D.Each layer is composed of hexagonal rings
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Correct answer: A. Hybridisation of each carbon atom is sp³

In graphite each carbon atom is sp² hybridised, not sp³, so statement A is the one that is not true.

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