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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

Q8501.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2025, GKMedium

A sound wave travelling at a speed of 330 m/s produces 20 crests and 20 troughs in 0.1 second. The wavelength of the sound wave is:

  1. A.1.1 m
  2. B.3.3 m
  3. C.1.65 m
  4. D.2.2 m
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Correct answer: C. 1.65 m

Twenty crests and twenty troughs make twenty complete waves in 0.1 second, so the frequency is 200 Hz and the wavelength is 330 ÷ 200 = 1.65 m. One complete wave, or one cycle, contains one crest and one trough (for sound, one compression and one rarefaction).

Q8502.Indian PolityAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKHard

Which of the following statements about Goods and Services Tax (GST) in course of inter-State trade or commerce is/are correct? 1. Levy and collection of GST are governed under Article 269A of the Constitution of India 2. GST on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce may not be levied and collected by the States 3. GST is apportioned between the Union and the States Select the answer using the code given below:

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

Article 269A makes inter-State GST a tax that only the Centre levies and collects and then shares with the States.

Q8506.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following holds true for freely falling object ?

  1. A.It moves with a uniform velocity.
  2. B.It moves with a uniform speed.
  3. C.It moves with a non-uniform acceleration.
  4. D.It moves with a uniform acceleration.
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Correct answer: D. It moves with a uniform acceleration.

A freely falling object moves with a uniform acceleration, the acceleration due to gravity, g, about 9.8 m/s² near the Earth's surface.

Q8507.Environment & EcologyAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

In an ecosystem why is the number of trophic levels of a food chain usually limited ?

  1. A.Lower trophic level has lesser energy than the higher trophic level
  2. B.Because of the loss of energy at each trophic level
  3. C.Higher trophic level individual can control the lower ones more efficiently
  4. D.Limited trophic level makes a food chain less vulnerable to parasites
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Correct answer: B. Because of the loss of energy at each trophic level

A large part of the energy is lost at every trophic level, so after four or five links too little is left to support another level.

Q8508.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2025, Paper IMedium

Consider the following statements about the powers and duties of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India : 1. He audits and reports on all expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of India. 2. He controls the issue and receipt of money from the Consolidated Fund of India. 3. He audits and reports on the expenditure of all bodies substantially financed from the Union or State revenues. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

The CAG audits spending from the Consolidated Fund and of bodies substantially financed by government, but has no control over the release of money from the fund.

Q8509.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2026, Paper IEasy

Which one among the following events of Indian history was the earliest to take place?

  1. A.Dandi March
  2. B.Chauri Chaura Incident
  3. C.Partition of Bengal
  4. D.Champaran Satyagraha
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Correct answer: C. Partition of Bengal

Lord Curzon's partition of Bengal came into effect on 16 October 1905, years before the other three events. Curzon announced the partition in July 1905, claiming it was for administrative convenience, but it was widely seen as a way to divide Hindus and Muslims and weaken Bengali nationalism.

Q8510.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements about the Indigo Revolt of 1859 is correct ?

  1. A.It broke out at Poona and Ahmadnagar
  2. B.It was directed against moneylenders
  3. C.It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal
  4. D.It was directed against the petty Zamindars and ex-employees of the planters
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Correct answer: C. It was supported by the intelligentsia of Bengal

The Indigo Revolt (1859–60) of Bengal's peasants against European indigo planters won strong support from the Bengali intelligentsia, press and missionaries.

Q8511.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

  1. A.Glucose breaks down to CO₂, H₂O and energy in all organisms
  2. B.Glucose breaks down into ethanol, CO₂ and energy in our muscle cells
  3. C.Glucose breaks down into CO₂, H₂O and energy in all aerobic tissues
  4. D.Glucose breaks down into lactate and energy in yeast
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Correct answer: C. Glucose breaks down into CO₂, H₂O and energy in all aerobic tissues

In aerobic tissues, where oxygen is available, glucose is broken down completely into carbon dioxide, water and energy. Aerobic respiration begins with glycolysis in the cytoplasm, which gives pyruvate.

Q8516.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IEasy

Which one of the following statements regarding insulin hormone is correct?

  1. A.Insulin is a protein hormone which is not produced in human body.
  2. B.Insulin is a steroid hormone which is produced in human body.
  3. C.Insulin is a cholesterol-driven hormone given to human.
  4. D.Insulin is a protein hormone which is produced in human body.
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Correct answer: D. Insulin is a protein hormone which is produced in human body.

Insulin is a protein (peptide) hormone made in the human body by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas.

Q8517.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IHard

The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system was used for the first time by the Election Commission of India in

  1. A.North Paravur Assembly Constituency, Kerala
  2. B.Noksen Assembly Constituency, Nagaland
  3. C.Mapusa Assembly Constituency, Goa
  4. D.Nambol Assembly Constituency, Manipur
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Correct answer: B. Noksen Assembly Constituency, Nagaland

The Election Commission first used VVPAT machines with EVMs in the by-election to Noksen in Tuensang district, Nagaland, in September 2013.

Q8518.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IEasy

After fertilization, the ovule and ovary subsequently develop to form

  1. A.seed and fruit respectively
  2. B.fruit and seed respectively
  3. C.seed and flower respectively
  4. D.degenerated ovule and seedless fruit respectively
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Correct answer: A. seed and fruit respectively

After fertilisation, each ovule grows into a seed, and the ovary that holds the ovules grows into the fruit. In flowering plants, a pollen tube carries two male gametes to the ovule.

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