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.
Constitutional safeguards available to Civil Servants are ensured by
It protects civil servants of the Union and the States against arbitrary dismissal, removal or reduction in rank. Article 311 lays down two safeguards.
Read the full explanation →Subhas Chandra Bose started the 'Azad Hind Radio' in which of the following countries?
Subhas Chandra Bose started Azad Hind Radio in Germany in 1942, broadcasting to India from Berlin. Bose escaped from house arrest in Calcutta in January 1941 and reached Berlin by way of Kabul and Moscow.
Read the full explanation →The Shompens are the vulnerable tribal group of
The Shompen are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group who live in the forests of Great Nicobar Island. The Shompen are a semi-nomadic people who hunt, gather and grow a little food along the rivers of Great Nicobar's forested interior, and they have very little contact with outsiders.
Read the full explanation →Rakshasa type of marriage is
The Rakshasa form, one of the eight forms of marriage described in the Dharmashastras, meant taking a bride away by force, often after defeating her relatives.
Read the full explanation →The fact that the planets move around the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, was first demonstrated by
In 1609 Kepler showed that the planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Read the full explanation →A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha can be held up by the Rajya Sabha for how many weeks?
Under Article 109, the Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill within 14 days, so it can hold the bill up for only about two weeks.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following statements about National Wildlife Action Plan (NWAP) of India for 2017-2031:
1. This is the Third National Wildlife Action Plan.
2. The NWAP is unique as this is the first time India has recognized the concerns relating to climate change impact on wildlife.
3. The NWAP has ten components.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The plan for 2017-2031 is India's third National Wildlife Action Plan and the first to deal with the impact of climate change on wildlife, but it has five components, not ten.
Read the full explanation →Tea growing in India in the 19th century was made possible by
The Scottish botanist secretly took tea plants, seeds and skilled tea workers out of China for the East India Company, which made large-scale tea growing in India possible.
Read the full explanation →Atmospheric conditions are well-governed by humidity. Which one among the following may best define humidity?
Humidity is the amount of water vapour present in the air. Air holds water as invisible vapour, and the amount it can hold rises with temperature.
Read the full explanation →The epic, Silappadikaram refers to the
Silappadikaram was written by Ilango Adigal, a prince who became a Jaina monk, and Jaina ideas run through its story.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the author of the book, A Comparison between Women and Men?
She wrote Stri Purush Tulana, A Comparison between Women and Men, in Marathi in 1882. Tarabai Shinde was born in Buldhana in Berar and was associated with Jyotirao Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following criteria got the highest weight for determination of shares of States in the formula given by the 14th Finance Commission?
In the 14th Finance Commission's formula for sharing central taxes among the States, income distance carried a weight of 50 percent, the highest of all the criteria.
Read the full explanation →The Economic historian, who has used the data collected by Buchanan-Hamilton to support the thesis of deindustrialization in the 19th century India, is
Bagchi used Francis Buchanan-Hamilton's survey figures for Gangetic Bihar to argue that India went through deindustrialization in the 19th century.
Read the full explanation →The Headquarters of the International Tropical Timber Organization is located at
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has its headquarters at Yokohama in Japan. ITTO is an intergovernmental body set up under the International Tropical Timber Agreement of 1983 and working since 1986.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following was the earlier name of Tokyo?
Tokyo was called Edo until 1868, when it was renamed Tokyo, which means eastern capital.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following statements about the social base of the Arya Samaj in British India is/are correct?
1. It was located mainly in Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh.
2. It mainly comprised the trading castes.
3. It was much more limited than that of the Brahmo Samaj.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Arya Samaj drew its strength mainly from Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh and from the trading castes, and its social base was wider, not narrower, than that of the Brahmo Samaj.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following became a part of China in 1997 following the principle of 'one country, two systems'?
Britain handed Hong Kong back to China on 1 July 1997, and it became a Special Administrative Region under the principle of one country, two systems.
Read the full explanation →The College of Fort William was established by which one of the following Governor-Generals?
Lord Wellesley founded the College of Fort William at Calcutta in 1800 to train young British civil servants of the East India Company.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following may be the true characteristic of cyclones?
Temperate cyclones are carried from west to east by the westerlies, while tropical cyclones generally move from east to west with the trade winds.
Read the full explanation →The 'four great needs' of the people as identified by the Guomindang were
These were the four great needs of the people that the Guomindang set out to meet, following the ideas of Sun Yat-sen.
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