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.
The oldest surviving mosque in India, built in the Qutb complex at Delhi, is:
Its name means 'might of Islam', its screen of pointed arches was raised by masons trained in Indian temple technique, and the Iron Pillar stands in its courtyard.
Read the full explanation →The Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan is the shrine of which Sufi saint?
The correct answer is A, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the saint who brought the Chishti order to India and settled at Ajmer, where his tomb became the best known dargah in the subcontinent; the annual Urs there draws pilgrims of every faith, and Mughal emperors from Akbar onwards made the journey.
Read the full explanation →Which is the oldest European church built in India, and the first burial place of Vasco da Gama?
Vasco da Gama died at Kochi in 1524 and was buried in this church, and his remains were moved to Portugal some years later, though the gravestone is still shown to visitors.
Read the full explanation →The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa holds the mortal remains of:
The basilica, completed in the opening years of the seventeenth century, is part of the Churches and Convents of Goa inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Read the full explanation →Takht Sri Patna Sahib in Bihar marks the birthplace of which Sikh Guru?
The gurdwara built on that site is Takht Sri Patna Sahib, one of the five Takhts, and the only one in Bihar.
Read the full explanation →Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, one of the five Takhts of Sikhism, is located at:
The five Takhts, or seats of Sikh religious authority, must be learnt as a set, because the question is usually set by swapping one place for another.
Read the full explanation →The Adi Granth was installed in the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar in 1604 by which Sikh Guru?
The correct answer is B, Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru, under whom the Harmandir Sahib was built and who had the Adi Granth compiled and installed in it in 1604, appointing Baba Buddha as its first granthi.
Read the full explanation →The Indian Veterinary Research Institute has its main campus at:
The institute, which lies at Izatnagar near Bareilly, is the country's premier centre for veterinary research and teaching, covering animal diseases, vaccines and livestock production, and it has a second campus at Mukteswar in the Nainital district.
Read the full explanation →The National Institute of Virology, which works under the Indian Council of Medical Research, is located at:
The institute is the country's reference laboratory for viral diseases, it tests and confirms outbreaks and it also works on vaccines; the National AIDS Research Institute is in the same city.
Read the full explanation →The Central Food Technological Research Institute, a CSIR laboratory, is located in which city?
The institute works on food processing, preservation, packaging and nutrition, and it shares the city with the Defence Food Research Laboratory, so Mysuru is best remembered as the food research city.
Read the full explanation →The National Institute of Oceanography has its headquarters at:
The institute is a laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and studies the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of the seas around India, with regional centres at Kochi, Visakhapatnam and Mumbai.
Read the full explanation →The Central Arid Zone Research Institute, which studies desert agriculture and the spread of deserts, is located at:
The institute works on dryland farming, sand dune stabilisation, agroforestry and the management of grazing land in the arid west of the country, and it comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Read the full explanation →The National Dairy Research Institute is located in which city?
The institute is the country's main centre for research and training in dairy science, covering animal breeding, milk production and dairy technology, and it works under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research; Karnal also holds the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute.
Read the full explanation →The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, which moved from Bihar after the earthquake of 1934, is now located at:
The institute began in 1905 at Pusa in Bihar, and after the Bihar earthquake of 1934 damaged its buildings it was shifted to Delhi, where the campus is still called Pusa; it is the country's leading agricultural research and teaching institute and was central to the Green Revolution.
Read the full explanation →The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, which works on fast breeder reactor technology, is located at:
The centre was set up in 1971 and is the country's main laboratory for the second stage of the nuclear programme, in which plutonium from spent fuel is used in fast breeder reactors; the Fast Breeder Test Reactor and the prototype fast breeder project are both at Kalpakkam.
Read the full explanation →India's rocket launches take place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, which is situated at:
The spaceport lies on an island on the Bay of Bengal coast, chosen because launches to the east pass over the sea and because its nearness to the equator helps eastward launches; it is named after Satish Dhawan, a former chairman of ISRO.
Read the full explanation →The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India's premier nuclear research facility, is located at:
The centre began in 1954 as the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay and was renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in memory of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the architect of India's atomic programme; the research reactors Apsara, Cirus and Dhruva are all on this campus.
Read the full explanation →Which legend of squash, from Pakistan, won ten British Open titles and remained unbeaten for more than five years from 1981?
He won the British Open ten times in a row and went unbeaten in competitive play for over five years from 1981, a run of hundreds of consecutive match wins that is often called the longest winning streak in any professional sport.
Read the full explanation →Emil Zatopek won the 5,000 metres, the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the same Olympic Games. Which Games were these?
The Czechoslovak runner won all three distance events at those Games, and the marathon was the first he had ever run; no athlete has repeated the treble.
Read the full explanation →Which driver won the Formula One world championship in 1994 and 1995 and then five times in a row from 2000 to 2004?
The German driver won his first two championships with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, moved to Ferrari and won five consecutive titles from 2000 to 2004, giving him seven in all.
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