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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

Q6302.Government SchemesEasy

In which city is the Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 visited by the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Secretary being held?

  1. A.Mysuru, Karnataka
  2. B.Guwahati, Assam
  3. C.Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  4. D.Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: A. Mysuru, Karnataka

The nine-day Shilp Samagam Mela 2026 is laid out at the Mysuru Dasara Exhibition Grounds, and the Union Secretary of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Sudhansh Pant, went round its stalls during a two-day official visit to the city.

Q6303.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATMedium

Consider the following statements about Roaring Forties : 1. They are strong Westerly winds found in the oceans of Southern Hemisphere. 2. The strong east to west air currents are caused by the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the earth's rotation and abundance of landmasses to serve as wind breaks. 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: A. 1 only

The Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds of the Southern Hemisphere, but statement 2 is wrong on two counts: they blow from west to east, and they are strong because there is very little land to slow them down.

Q6304.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATEasy

Which one of the following can charge an insulator?

  1. A.Current electricity
  2. B.Static electricity
  3. C.Magnetic field
  4. D.Gravitational field
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Correct answer: B. Static electricity

An insulator is charged by friction: rubbing transfers electrons from one surface to another, and because electrons cannot move through an insulator, the charge stays where it is as static electricity.

Q6306.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2021, GATEasy

A glass prism splits white light into different colours. This phenomenon is called dispersion of light by prism. Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. A.Red light will deviate the most and it is because of the reflection of light.
  2. B.Violet light will deviate the most and it is because of the refraction of light.
  3. C.Red light will deviate the most and it is because of the refraction of light.
  4. D.Violet light will deviate the most and it is because of the reflection of light.
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Correct answer: B. Violet light will deviate the most and it is because of the refraction of light.

In glass, violet light has the shortest wavelength and the highest refractive index, so it bends the most; dispersion is a result of refraction.

Q6307.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's anti-untouchability campaign is/are correct? 1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose. 2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  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

Gandhi set up the All India Harijan Sevak Sangh in 1932 to fight untouchability, and he argued that untouchability had no sanction in the Hindu shastras.

Q6310.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GATMedium

Which one among the following statements about the Mansabdari system is correct?

  1. A.All army troopers were allotted mansabs.
  2. B.Mansabs were usually assigned on the basis of ancestry.
  3. C.Position and salary of mansabdars were indicated by a numerical designation called zat.
  4. D.Mansabdars were never paid in cash.
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Correct answer: C. Position and salary of mansabdars were indicated by a numerical designation called zat.

Under the Mughal mansabdari system, every officer held a numerical rank called zat, which fixed his position in the hierarchy and his personal salary.

Q6312.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATEasy

Which one of the following is the correct sequence in increasing complexity?

  1. A.Protein - Organism - Tissue - Organ
  2. B.Protein - Organ - Tissue - Organism
  3. C.Protein - Organism - Organ - Tissue
  4. D.Protein - Tissue - Organ - Organism
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Correct answer: D. Protein - Tissue - Organ - Organism

Living things are built up level by level: molecules such as proteins form cells, cells form tissues, tissues form organs, organs form organ systems, and these together make an organism.

Q6314.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

  1. A.A scale measuring hydrogen ion concentration in a solution is called pH scale
  2. B.The higher the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution, higher is its pH
  3. C.We can measure pH generally from 0 to 14 on a pH scale
  4. D.The 'p' in pH stands for 'potenz' in German meaning power
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Correct answer: B. The higher the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution, higher is its pH

pH falls, not rises, as hydrogen ion concentration rises, so a more acidic solution has a lower pH. pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration: pH = −log[H⁺].

Q6315.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATEasy

Who among the following founded the 'Self-Respect Movement'?

  1. A.Jyotiba Phule
  2. B.Swami Vivekananda
  3. C.E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
  4. D.Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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Correct answer: C. E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

E. V. Ramasamy, known as Periyar, started the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu in 1925. Periyar left the Congress in 1925, unhappy with its attitude to caste, and began the movement to give non-Brahmins and the depressed castes a sense of dignity.

Q6316.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATMedium

Superphosphate of lime—a phosphate fertilizer—is obtained by the reaction of

  1. A.calcium phosphate with sodium hydroxide
  2. B.calcium phosphate with sulphuric acid
  3. C.calcium phosphate with hydrogen chloride
  4. D.calcium phosphate with nitric acid
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Correct answer: B. calcium phosphate with sulphuric acid

Treating rock phosphate, which is insoluble calcium phosphate, with sulphuric acid gives superphosphate of lime, a fertiliser whose phosphorus plants can absorb.

Q6317.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2026, GATMedium

Consider the following statements regarding nitrogen : I. Nitrogen contains a triple bond. II. Nitrogen is a triatomic gas. III. Forces acting between nitrogen molecules are weak van der Waals forces. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

A nitrogen molecule, N₂, is diatomic, not triatomic; its two atoms are joined by a triple bond, and the molecules attract each other only weakly.

Q6320.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2018, GATEasy

Which one of the following is called dry ice?

  1. A.Solid carbon dioxide
  2. B.Liquid carbon dioxide
  3. C.Liquid nitrogen
  4. D.Liquid ammonia
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Correct answer: A. Solid carbon dioxide

It is called dry ice because, at ordinary pressure, it changes directly from solid to gas (sublimation) instead of melting, so it never makes anything wet.

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