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.
What is the diameter of the ball used in table tennis?
The International Table Tennis Federation enlarged the ball from 38 millimetres to 40 millimetres after the Sydney Olympics of 2000, so that the slower, more visible ball would make rallies easier to follow on television.
Read the full explanation →Under the rally point system used in badminton since 2006, how many points make one game?
Since 2006 badminton has used rally point scoring, in which a point is won on every rally whoever served, a game runs to 21 points and a match is decided over the best of three games.
Read the full explanation →What is the height of the net at the centre of a badminton court?
The badminton net sags very slightly at the middle, so the laws fix two heights: 1.524 metres at the centre of the court and 1.55 metres over the side lines, at the posts.
Read the full explanation →How many feathers are fixed in a standard feathered shuttlecock used in badminton?
The Laws of Badminton require a feathered shuttle to carry sixteen feathers fixed in a cork base covered with thin leather, and the feathers, usually from the wing of a goose or a duck, must be of the same length in one shuttle.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the world team championship trophy for men in badminton?
Named after Sir George Thomas, an English player and administrator, it is the world men’s team championship in badminton and was first contested in 1948–49.
Read the full explanation →Corbillon Cup is associated with which of the following sports?
The Corbillon Cup is the trophy of the women’s team event at the World Table Tennis Championships, and its companion, the Swaythling Cup, is the men’s team trophy.
Read the full explanation →Black Card given to a badminton player during the game indicates _____________.
Badminton umpires use three cards, and the black one is the last of them: it removes the player or the pair from the match altogether, and the referee is informed.
Read the full explanation →Who announces the theme of a United Nations observance day for a particular year?
The lead body — WHO for the health days, UNESCO for education and language, the FAO for food, UNEP for the environment, or a United Nations office where the General Assembly named no agency — publishes the theme, the campaign material and the programme for the year.
Read the full explanation →International Mother Language Day, declared by UNESCO, is observed on:
UNESCO proclaimed the day in 1999 and it has been observed since 2000, to promote linguistic diversity and mother-tongue education; the date recalls the language movement of 1952 in what is now Bangladesh.
Read the full explanation →World Food Day, which marks the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization, is observed on:
The Food and Agriculture Organization was founded on 16 October 1945 at Quebec in Canada, and the day has been observed in its memory since 1981; the FAO has its headquarters at Rome and leads the campaign every year.
Read the full explanation →The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September, marks the signing of which treaty?
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed on 16 September 1987, and the General Assembly later fixed that date as the ozone day.
Read the full explanation →World Population Day is observed every year on:
The Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme began the observance in 1989, taking the date from Five Billion Day, 11 July 1987, when the world’s population was estimated to have crossed five billion; the United Nations Population Fund now leads the campaign.
Read the full explanation →International Literacy Day, observed on 8 September, was declared by which organisation?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization proclaimed the day in 1966, and it was first observed in 1967; UNESCO also leads International Mother Language Day on 21 February and World Teachers’ Day on 5 October.
Read the full explanation →The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on which date?
The General Assembly declared the day in 2007 and set it on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, so that the date honours the leader whose method of non-violent resistance the resolution names.
Read the full explanation →World Health Day is observed on 7 April because on that date in 1948:
WHO became a specialised agency of the United Nations on 7 April 1948, and the first World Health Day was observed in 1950; the organisation announces a theme for the day each year and its headquarters are at Geneva.
Read the full explanation →Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December, marks the adoption of which document?
The General Assembly adopted it on 10 December 1948 at Paris, and the observance of the anniversary began in 1950; the Declaration has thirty articles and is the most translated document in the world.
Read the full explanation →World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Programme, is observed on:
The General Assembly established the day after the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment of 1972, and it has been observed since 1974 under the lead of the UN Environment Programme, with a different country hosting the main event each year.
Read the full explanation →United Nations Day is observed every year on:
On this date in 1945 the Charter of the United Nations came into force, after the required majority of signatory states had ratified it, and the General Assembly called upon members to observe the anniversary from 1948.
Read the full explanation →What theme was decided to celebrate the second ‘International Day of Yoga’ in India?
The second International Day of Yoga fell in 2016, the year after the first observance of 2015, and the theme tied yoga to the Sustainable Development Goals that the United Nations had adopted in 2015, with the main event held at Chandigarh.
Read the full explanation →MS PowerPoint was first released in 1987 for which platform?
The program was created by Forethought Inc., where Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin designed it, and the first version ran on the Apple Macintosh in 1987.
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