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 Atal Pension Yojana is open to subscribers of which age group?
The Atal Pension Yojana was launched in 2015 in place of the earlier Swavalamban scheme and is aimed at workers of the unorganised sector.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is correct about Tier I and Tier II accounts under the National Pension System?
Under the National Pension System a subscriber holds a Permanent Retirement Account Number and a Tier I account, which is the pension account proper and permits only restricted withdrawal before retirement, and may additionally open a Tier II account, which is a voluntary savings account from which money can be…
Read the full explanation →The National Pension System was made compulsory for central government employees joining service on or after
The National Pension System, a defined contribution arrangement, applies compulsorily to central government employees who joined service on or after 1 January 2004, with the armed forces excluded; employees recruited before that date remain under the older defined benefit pension.
Read the full explanation →The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority became a statutory body under an Act of which year?
The authority first worked as an interim body set up by a government resolution in October 2003, and it was given statutory status by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act of 2013, which came into force on 1 February 2014.
Read the full explanation →The Life Insurance Corporation of India was established in which year?
The Life Insurance Corporation of India came into being on 1 September 1956 under the Life Insurance Corporation Act, which nationalised life insurance in India and took over the business of about two hundred and forty-five insurers; its head office is at Mumbai.
Read the full explanation →The committee whose recommendations led to the opening of the Indian insurance sector and the creation of its regulator was headed by
The committee on insurance sector reforms was appointed in 1993 under R. N. Malhotra, a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
Read the full explanation →The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has its headquarters in which city?
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India was constituted under the Act of 1999, became a statutory body in April 2000 and has its head office at Hyderabad, having moved there from Delhi in its early years.
Read the full explanation →The Thal Ghat and the Bhor Ghat of the Western Ghats carry the routes from Mumbai to which two cities respectively?
The Thal Ghat, also called the Kasara Ghat, is the climb by which the road and railway from Mumbai reach Nashik and continue towards central India, while the Bhor Ghat is the climb by which the Mumbai to Pune road and railway cross the Sahyadri, passing Khandala and Lonavala.
Read the full explanation →Which hill station of Maharashtra does not permit motor vehicles and is reached by a narrow gauge hill railway?
Matheran, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, is an eco-sensitive hill station where motor vehicles are not allowed within the town; visitors walk, ride horses or use hand-pulled carts, and the Matheran Hill Railway, a narrow gauge line from Neral, is the classic way to reach it.
Read the full explanation →Which pass of Ladakh lay on the old caravan trade route from Leh to Yarkand in Central Asia?
The Karakoram Pass crosses the Karakoram range north of the Nubra valley and was the crucial crossing on the centuries-old caravan route that carried pashmina wool, silk and tea between Leh and Yarkand in Xinjiang.
Read the full explanation →The Lipulekh Pass, used on the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage route, lies in which district of Uttarakhand?
The Lipulekh Pass lies in the Pithoragarh district of the Kumaon division and has long been the traditional Indian route for the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, as well as an old trade crossing into Tibet.
Read the full explanation →Which city served as the summer capital of British India and is linked by a World Heritage mountain railway?
Shimla, in Himachal Pradesh, was made the summer capital of British India in 1864, and the Government of India moved there from Calcutta and later Delhi every hot season; the narrow gauge Kalka to Shimla Railway that serves it was added to the Mountain Railways of India World Heritage site…
Read the full explanation →The Khardung La pass, which gives access to the Nubra valley, lies on which range?
Khardung La lies on the Ladakh range just north of Leh and carries the road from Leh into the Nubra valley and on towards the Siachen area, which makes it one of the most strategically used high passes in the country.
Read the full explanation →Which three railways of India are together inscribed as the UNESCO World Heritage site called the Mountain Railways of India?
The Mountain Railways of India World Heritage site is made up of three lines added in stages: the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal, inscribed in 1999, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Tamil Nadu, added in 2005, and the Kalka to Shimla Railway in Himachal Pradesh, added in 2008.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the only hill station located in Rajasthan?
Mount Abu is the only hill station of Rajasthan and stands on an isolated block of the Aravalli range in the Sirohi district; Guru Shikhar, at about 1,722 metres, is the highest peak of the Aravalli and lies here, and the Dilwara Jain temples are nearby.
Read the full explanation →The Jawahar Tunnel on the Jammu to Srinagar route runs beneath which pass?
The Banihal Pass crosses the Pir Panjal range and is the historic gateway from Jammu into the Kashmir valley. Because the pass closes with snow, the Jawahar Tunnel was driven beneath it and opened in 1956, giving Jammu an all-weather road link with Srinagar.
Read the full explanation →Nathu La, a pass reopened for border trade in 2006, lies in which Indian state?
Nathu La lies on the Sikkim border and crosses into the Chumbi valley of Tibet; it was an important wool and trade route, was closed after the 1962 conflict and was reopened for border trade in 2006.
Read the full explanation →The Palakkad Gap, the largest gap in the Western Ghats, connects which two states?
The Palakkad Gap, also called the Palghat Gap, is about thirty kilometres wide and lies between the Nilgiris to its north and the Anaimalai hills to its south.
Read the full explanation →The Rohtang Pass, beneath which the Atal Tunnel has been built, lies in which state?
The Rohtang Pass lies on the Pir Panjal range in Himachal Pradesh and connects the Kullu valley with the Lahaul and Spiti district.
Read the full explanation →Which alloy is used in the heating elements of electric irons and toasters?
Nichrome is an alloy of nickel, chromium and iron with a high electrical resistance and a high melting point, and it does not oxidise easily when red hot, so a nichrome wire can glow for years without burning away; that combination makes it the standard material for the heating elements…
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