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.
Which state is the largest producer of lac in India?
The correct answer is B, Jharkhand, the leading lac producing state of India, which also explains why the country's lac research institute stands at Namkum near Ranchi.
Read the full explanation →The gum which coats the silk fibre and is removed by degumming is
The silkworm's silk gland secretes a protein called fibroin, and over it a second protein, sericin, which acts as a gum and hardens the cocoon; boiling the cocoon softens the sericin so the filament can be reeled, and removing it afterwards is called degumming, which gives silk its lustre and…
Read the full explanation →The Central Silk Board, set up in 1948, has its headquarters at
The Central Silk Board was constituted under the Central Silk Board Act, 1948 and works under the Ministry of Textiles with its headquarters in Bengaluru, from where it runs the country's sericulture research and seed organisation.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is NOT a host plant of the lac insect?
The correct answer is D, castor, which is the host of the eri silkworm and has nothing to do with lac culture.
Read the full explanation →Lac is secreted by which insect?
The correct answer is A, Kerria lacca, earlier named Laccifer lacca, a tiny scale insect whose female settles on the twigs of a host tree, sucks its sap and secretes the resin we call lac.
Read the full explanation →The waggle dance by which honey bees communicate the direction and distance of a food source was explained by
The correct answer is A, Karl von Frisch, who decoded the dance language of bees: a round dance for a source near the hive and a waggle or tail-wagging dance for a distant one, in which the angle of the straight run shows the direction of the food relative to…
Read the full explanation →In a honey bee colony, drones develop from
The queen can lay both fertilised and unfertilised eggs; the unfertilised ones develop into haploid males called drones, a form of parthenogenesis, while fertilised eggs give rise to diploid females.
Read the full explanation →Which honey bee gives the highest yield of honey but cannot be domesticated?
The correct answer is C, Apis dorsata, the rock bee, the largest of the Indian honey bees, which builds a single huge comb on cliffs and tall buildings and yields the most honey per colony, yet is fierce and cannot be kept in hives.
Read the full explanation →The eri silkworm is reared on the leaves of which plant?
The eri silkworm, Samia ricini, feeds on castor leaves, and its silk is called ahimsa silk because the moth is allowed to emerge before the cocoon is used, leaving a broken fibre that is spun like cotton instead of being reeled.
Read the full explanation →Muga silk, famous for its natural golden colour, is produced mainly in which state?
Muga silk comes from Antheraea assamensis, reared on Som and Soalu trees of the Brahmaputra valley, and Assam's muga carries a Geographical Indication tag.
Read the full explanation →What is the scientific name of the mulberry silkworm?
The correct answer is B, Bombyx mori, the mulberry silkworm, the only fully domesticated insect of the silk group and the source of most of the world's raw silk.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the valedictory function of the Defence Correspondents Course at Tezpur?
Lieutenant General Neeraj Shukla, who holds that command, chaired the closing ceremony at Tezpur at the end of the three-week course taken by 24 journalists.
Read the full explanation →How many journalists took part in the Defence Correspondents Course that concluded at Tezpur?
The course was made up of 24 journalists, who went through legs with the Navy, the Air Force and the Army before the programme closed at Tezpur.
Read the full explanation →At which place did the Defence Correspondents Course conclude?
The Defence Correspondents Course ended there once the participating journalists had completed the Navy, Air Force and Army legs of the programme, and the valedictory function was held at the same place.
Read the full explanation →On whose recommendation was the Science and Technology Clusters programme conceived in 2020?
The clusters programme of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser was conceived in 2020 after that council recommended it, and it brings academia, research institutions, industry, startups and government together to tackle regional challenges through science, technology and innovation.
Read the full explanation →How many Science and Technology Clusters took part in the fourth All S&T Clusters Meet?
Representatives of all eight Science and Technology Clusters joined the deliberations, and each of them made a presentation on its work over the two days.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the Fourth All Science and Technology Clusters Meet held at Chandigarh?
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, who holds that post, chaired the meet on 9 and 10 October 2026 at Panjab University in Chandigarh, and the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser runs the whole clusters programme.
Read the full explanation →Which institution convenes the Kautilya Economic Conclave along with the Ministry of Finance?
The conclave is convened jointly by the Institute of Economic Growth, usually shortened to IEG, and the Union Ministry of Finance, and has run every year since it began in 2022.
Read the full explanation →Who delivered the inaugural address at the fifth Kautilya Economic Conclave?
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated the conclave on 3 October 2026 and gave the inaugural address, in which he said that economic resilience cannot be separated from social resilience and that inclusion is a foundation of resilience in a fast-changing world.
Read the full explanation →What was the theme of the fifth Kautilya Economic Conclave?
This was the theme chosen for the fifth edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave, held across three days from 3 to 5 October 2026 in New Delhi by the Institute of Economic Growth together with the Union Ministry of Finance.
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