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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

Q8621.Awards & HonoursAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2017, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following novels won the Pulitzer Prize for the year 2017 in the Fiction category ?

  1. A.The Goldfinch
  2. B.All the Light We Cannot See
  3. C.The Sympathizer
  4. D.The Underground Railroad
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Correct answer: D. The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead's novel won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Underground Railroad follows Cora, a young woman who escapes a cotton plantation in Georgia.

Q8623.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements on photoelectric effect is NOT correct ?

  1. A.Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize in Physics for explaining photoelectric effect
  2. B.For each metal, there is a threshold frequency ν₀ below which this effect is not observed
  3. C.At a frequency ν > ν₀, the kinetic energy of ejected electrons does not change on increasing the frequency of incident light
  4. D.The number of electrons ejected is proportional to the intensity of incident light
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Correct answer: C. At a frequency ν > ν₀, the kinetic energy of ejected electrons does not change on increasing the frequency of incident light

Above the threshold, the kinetic energy of the ejected electrons rises as the frequency of the light rises, so the statement that it does not change is wrong.

Q8624.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Let an electric current of 1.5 A flow through an incandescent lamp in a circuit. What is the amount of charge that flows through it in 10 ms?

  1. A.0.015 C
  2. B.0.15 C
  3. C.1.5 C
  4. D.15 C
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Correct answer: A. 0.015 C

Charge equals current multiplied by time, so Q = 1.5 A × 0.010 s = 0.015 C. Electric current is the rate at which charge flows, I = Q/t, so the charge that passes in a given time is Q = I × t. One ampere means one coulomb of…

Q8625.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2023, Paper IEasy

In some viral infections, number of platelets are reduced quickly. Platelets are essential because :

  1. A.they along with red blood cells carry oxygen.
  2. B.platelets are important to carry food to cells through blood.
  3. C.platelets remove carbon dioxide from blood.
  4. D.platelets have a role in blood clotting.
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Correct answer: D. platelets have a role in blood clotting.

Platelets plug a damaged vessel and start the chain that forms a clot. Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small cell fragments made from large cells called megakaryocytes in the bone marrow.

Q8626.General ScienceAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2024, Paper IEasy

In which organism did Gregor J. Mendel conduct the experiment to explain principles of inheritance ?

  1. A.Groundnut
  2. B.Garden Pea
  3. C.Four O'clock plant
  4. D.Fruit fly
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Correct answer: B. Garden Pea

Mendel worked out the laws of inheritance by crossing garden pea plants, Pisum sativum. Gregor Johann Mendel, an Austrian monk, carried out his hybridisation experiments between 1856 and 1863 in the monastery garden at Brno and published the results in 1866.

Q8627.Science & TechnologyMedium

The capacity building programme on urban service delivery at Mussoorie is organised by NCGG under which department?

  1. A.Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
  2. B.Department of Personnel and Training
  3. C.Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  4. D.Department of Expenditure
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Correct answer: A. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances

The National Centre for Good Governance works under this department and organises the Capacity Building Programme on Urban Service Delivery for Civil Servants of Multiple Countries, held at Mussoorie from 12 to 23 October 2026.

Q8629.Science & TechnologyEasy

Which BHASHINI platform provided real-time English to Spanish translation at the NCGG programme in Mussoorie?

  1. A.Shrutlekh
  2. B.Anuvaad
  3. C.Vaani
  4. D.Samvaad
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Correct answer: A. Shrutlekh

During the ice-breaking session of the capacity building programme on urban service delivery, the Digital India BHASHINI Division deployed Shrutlekh to translate speech as it was spoken, working in both directions between English and Spanish so that delegates from Spanish-speaking countries could take part without a language barrier.

Q8631.Summits & ConferencesMedium

India became the first G20 nation to source 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels. When did it reach this mark?

  1. A.November 2021
  2. B.November 2019
  3. C.March 2023
  4. D.August 2015
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Correct answer: A. November 2021

Under the Paris Agreement, India committed in 2015 to meeting 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030, and the Prime Minister told the forum that the country touched that level in November 2021 itself, nine years ahead of the deadline, becoming the first G20…

Q8632.Summits & ConferencesEasy

In which city was the Bloomberg New Economy Forum held when it came to India for the first time?

  1. A.Mumbai
  2. B.New Delhi
  3. C.Bengaluru
  4. D.Gandhinagar
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Correct answer: B. New Delhi

The Bloomberg New Economy Forum, which gathers business leaders, policymakers and delegates from many countries for discussions on the economy, technology, energy and global affairs, was held in India for the first time, and the Prime Minister addressed the gathering in the national capital.

Q8636.Government SchemesMedium

In the term 'Ashtalakshmi', used for India's North East, 'ashta' refers to which of the following?

  1. A.The eight states of the region
  2. B.Eight border districts of the region
  3. C.Eight major rivers of the region
  4. D.Eight autonomous tribal councils
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Correct answer: A. The eight states of the region

The North East is described as the country's Ashtalakshmi, the eightfold form of prosperity, with each of its eight states standing for one form of that wealth.

Q8638.Government SchemesEasy

Which Union ministry runs the Ashtalakshmi Darshan Programme?

  1. A.Ministry of Culture
  2. B.Ministry of Education
  3. C.Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
  4. D.Ministry of Tourism
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Ashtalakshmi Darshan is that ministry's own youth-contact initiative: it brings students from states outside the region into the eight north-eastern states so that they meet the region's culture, institutions and development work directly.

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