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.
Van de Graaff generator generates :
A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic machine that builds up a very large static charge on a hollow metal sphere, raising it to millions of volts.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements with reference to Jordan is/are correct ? 1. The country of Jordan was created through the British Mandate after World War I. 2. It is a landlocked country. Select the answer using the code given below :
Jordan grew out of the British Mandate after the First World War, but it is not landlocked because it touches the Gulf of Aqaba.
Read the full explanation →Twinkling of a star is due to :
Starlight is bent again and again by layers of air of changing density, so its path and brightness keep shifting and the star seems to twinkle.
Read the full explanation →An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm in front of a concave mirror with a radius of curvature of 20 cm. Which one among the following statements is correct for the image formed?
The focal length is 10 cm, and an object between F and C of a concave mirror gives a real image beyond C, in front of the mirror.
Read the full explanation →An X-ray beam can be deflected by :
X-rays are electromagnetic waves made of photons, which carry no electric charge, so electric and magnetic fields cannot bend them.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following statements related to below mentioned Committees of the Parliament is correct?
The Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes is a joint committee whose Chairperson is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from among its members.
Read the full explanation →What is the population norm for opening a bank branch in the Northeast, on a cluster basis?
For the Northeast the population needed to justify a bank branch has been brought down to 2,000 on a cluster basis, which is lower than the norm of 3,000 that applies across the country, and the relaxation exists because habitations in the region are smaller and more scattered.
Read the full explanation →What is the national credit-deposit ratio cited at the conclave, which Manipur and Assam are at or above?
That is the national credit-deposit ratio quoted at the conclave, and among the Northeastern states Manipur and Assam stand at or above it while Mizoram and several others fall short.
Read the full explanation →How many of the identified villages in the Northeast are now connected to a bank branch or India Post Payments Bank?
The minister said that out of the 9,479 villages identified for coverage in the Northeast, 6,905 now have either a bank branch or an India Post Payments Bank point, which comes to roughly 73 per cent.
Read the full explanation →Where was the North East Bankers' Conclave 3.0 held?
The third edition of the conclave was held there, and Dr Sukanta Majumdar, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region and for Education, addressed it on 13 October 2026, asking banks to widen their reach and lend more readily in the region.
Read the full explanation →Which body signed the YETI development agreement with ideaForge Technology Limited?
The TDB works under the Department of Science and Technology and it is the body that signed the agreement with ideaForge Technology Limited of Mumbai for support under the Research Development and Innovation Fund.
Read the full explanation →Up to what altitude above mean sea level is YETI designed to operate?
YETI is designed for an operating altitude of up to 6,500 metres above mean sea level, which is what allows it to be considered for high-altitude work in the mountains, and its weather-resistant build is also meant for deserts and marine conditions.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum payload YETI is designed to carry?
YETI is designed to lift payloads of up to 200 kg, and by a neat coincidence the same figure is its targeted range in kilometres, which makes the pair easy to remember together.
Read the full explanation →How much financial support has the Technology Development Board agreed to give for the YETI project?
That is the support the Technology Development Board has agreed to extend to ideaForge Technology Limited under the Research Development and Innovation Fund, and it comes in the form of debt financing.
Read the full explanation →Roughly how many training hours were generated by CTF 154 activities during the Indian Navy's command?
Across the Indian Navy's tenure, the activities of CTF 154 added up to more than 7,800 hours of training, with personnel from 39 countries taking part.
Read the full explanation →In which year did India become a full member of the Combined Maritime Forces?
India's association with the Combined Maritime Forces came in two steps: it first joined as an Associate Partner in 2022 and then took up full membership in 2023.
Read the full explanation →How many nations make up the Combined Maritime Forces partnership served by CTF 154?
The Combined Maritime Forces is a partnership of 47 nations, and CTF 154 is the one task force within it that is given over wholly to training, running professional courses and capacity building so that member navies can work with one another at sea.
Read the full explanation →In which city did the Indian Navy hand over command of Combined Task Force 154?
The ceremony at which the Indian Navy gave up command of Combined Task Force 154 was held at Manama in Bahrain on 14 October 2026, and it closed the first spell in which India headed a task force of the Combined Maritime Forces.
Read the full explanation →A snowboard pulled up by a tow rope travels at the rate of 5 m/s up a mountain. If 3000 watt of power is used, what force was applied to it ?
Power equals force times velocity, so the force is 3,000 W divided by 5 m/s, which is 600 N. Power is the rate of doing work: P = W/t. Work is force times distance, W = F × d, so P = F × d/t, and since d/t is the…
Read the full explanation →Broadly both birth and death rates are low in which one of the following stages of demographic transition model?
In this last stage both the birth rate and the death rate are low, so the population grows very slowly or stays almost steady.
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