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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

Q8001.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

The energy, E, of a photon can be expressed as E = hf where f is the frequency and h is Planck's constant. The dimensions of h are the same as that of

  1. A.linear momentum
  2. B.angular momentum
  3. C.displacement
  4. D.torque
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Correct answer: B. angular momentum

Planck's constant has the dimensions [ML²T⁻¹], exactly those of angular momentum. From E = hf, h = E / f. Energy has dimensions [ML²T⁻²] and frequency has [T⁻¹], so h has [ML²T⁻²] ÷ [T⁻¹] = [ML²T⁻¹], with the SI unit joule-second.

Q8002.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2026, GATEasy

A person jumps from a height on soft sand. Which one of the following is the correct reason for less likely injury to the person?

  1. A.The sand exerts no reaction force.
  2. B.The sand reduces the change in momentum.
  3. C.The sand increases the impact time.
  4. D.The sand increases the momentum.
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Correct answer: C. The sand increases the impact time.

Soft sand gives way slowly, so the person is brought to rest over a longer time and the force on the body is smaller.

Q8003.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

The speed of a body that has Mach number more than 1 is

  1. A.supersonic
  2. B.subsonic
  3. C.300 m/s
  4. D.about 10 m/s
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Correct answer: A. supersonic

A Mach number greater than 1 means the body is moving faster than sound in the surrounding medium. The Mach number is the ratio of a body's speed to the speed of sound in the medium around it, named after the Austrian physicist Ernst Mach.

Q8004.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Mariana Trench is located in the ocean floor of

  1. A.Southern Atlantic Ocean
  2. B.Western Pacific Ocean
  3. C.Eastern Pacific Ocean
  4. D.Northern Atlantic Ocean
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Correct answer: B. Western Pacific Ocean

The Mariana Trench lies in the western Pacific, east of the Mariana Islands and near Guam. It is the deepest known part of the world's oceans.

Q8005.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2018, GATEasy

Whether an object will float or sink in a liquid, depends on

  1. A.mass of the object only
  2. B.mass of the object and density of liquid only
  3. C.difference in the densities of the object and liquid
  4. D.mass and shape of the object only
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Correct answer: C. difference in the densities of the object and liquid

An object denser than the liquid sinks, and one less dense than the liquid floats. By Archimedes' principle, a body placed in a liquid feels an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the liquid it displaces.

Q8007.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2019, GATMedium

The correct sequence of energy transfer that occurs when an apple falls to the ground is

  1. A.Gravitational potential energy → heat energy to air → kinetic energy → heat energy to ground and apple → sound energy
  2. B.Gravitational potential energy → sound energy → kinetic energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple
  3. C.Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple → sound energy
  4. D.Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → sound energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple
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Correct answer: C. Gravitational potential energy → kinetic energy → heat energy to air → heat energy to ground and apple → sound energy

The apple's gravitational potential energy first becomes kinetic energy as it falls, some is lost as heat to the air on the way, and at impact the rest goes into heating the ground and apple and into sound.

Q8008.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2019, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about diamond and graphite is not correct?

  1. A.Diamond has a tetrahedral structure, whereas graphite has a hexagonal planar structure.
  2. B.Both physical and chemical properties of diamond and graphite are different.
  3. C.Graphite is soft but diamond is hard.
  4. D.Graphite is a good conductor of electricity while diamond is not.
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Correct answer: B. Both physical and chemical properties of diamond and graphite are different.

Diamond and graphite are allotropes of the same element, carbon, so their chemical properties are the same; only their physical properties differ.

Q8009.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about Jaipal Singh is NOT correct ?

  1. A.He was a member of the Constituent Assembly
  2. B.He founded the Adivasi Maha Sabha
  3. C.He was the captain of the first Indian national hockey team
  4. D.He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh
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Correct answer: D. He campaigned for a separate state of Chhattisgarh

Jaipal Singh Munda campaigned for a separate state of Jharkhand for the tribal people of Chotanagpur, not for Chhattisgarh. Jaipal Singh, a Munda from Ranchi district, studied at Oxford and won an Oxford Blue in hockey.

Q8011.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2021, GATEasy

Which one of the following is not a part of Fundamental Rights ?

  1. A.Right to education
  2. B.Right to establish educational institutions by minorities
  3. C.Right to be conferred with titles
  4. D.Right against untouchability
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Correct answer: C. Right to be conferred with titles

The Constitution does the opposite: Article 18 abolishes titles, so receiving a title is not a Fundamental Right. Article 18 forbids the State from conferring any title other than a military or academic distinction, and bars citizens from accepting a title from a foreign State.

Q8013.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2022, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding a current-carrying solenoid is not correct?

  1. A.The magnetic field inside the solenoid is uniform.
  2. B.The current-carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet.
  3. C.The magnetic field inside the solenoid increases with increase in current.
  4. D.If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.
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Correct answer: D. If a soft iron bar is inserted inside the solenoid, the magnetic field remains the same.

Putting a soft iron bar inside a solenoid makes the magnetic field much stronger, so the claim that the field stays the same is not correct.

Q8015.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2023, GATEasy

Which one of the following processes involves chemical reaction?

  1. A.Evaporation of petrol
  2. B.Dissolution of salt in water
  3. C.Storing of oxygen gas under pressure in a gas cylinder
  4. D.Burning of magnesium ribbon in air
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Correct answer: D. Burning of magnesium ribbon in air

Magnesium combines with oxygen to form a new substance, magnesium oxide, so a chemical reaction takes place. When a magnesium ribbon is heated, it burns with a dazzling white flame and leaves a white powder: 2Mg + O₂ → 2MgO.

Q8016.Static GKAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2024, GATHard

Consider the following UN Declarations/Covenants : 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Convention on Refugees Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting with the earliest) of the above?

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

The Universal Declaration came in 1948, the Refugee Convention in 1951, the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966 and the Convention on women (CEDAW) in 1979.

Q8018.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct ?

  1. A.A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
  2. B.The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is nominated by the President from among the members of the Rajya Sabha
  3. C.The Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved before the completion of its five year term
  4. D.The members of Lok Sabha also vote in the election of the members of Rajya Sabha
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Correct answer: A. A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

Most members of the Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies through proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Q8019.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2025, GATMedium

In a Telescope, compared to the eyepiece lens the objective lens has

  1. A.larger focal length and larger aperture
  2. B.larger focal length and smaller aperture
  3. C.smaller focal length and larger aperture
  4. D.smaller focal length and smaller aperture
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Correct answer: A. larger focal length and larger aperture

A telescope's objective must gather as much light as possible from a distant object and form a large image, so it is both wide and of long focal length.

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