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SSC GK Questions 2026

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.

SSC GK Questions with Answers

Q1661.Science & TechnologyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2024, GKMedium

Which one of the following is an indigenous assault rifle developed by DRDO?

  1. A.Heckler
  2. B.T91
  3. C.Tikka
  4. D.Ugram
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Correct answer: D. Ugram

Ugram is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed in India by DRDO for the armed forces and police. Ugram was developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a DRDO laboratory, together with a private Hyderabad firm, Dvipa Armour India, and it was unveiled in January 2024.

Q1662.General ScienceAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GKMedium

Consider the following statements associated with Malaria : 1. Only the female Anopheles mosquitoes take human blood for reproduction 2. Plasmodium can pass across the placenta from mother to foetus Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Female Anopheles mosquitoes bite humans because they need blood to mature their eggs, and the malaria parasite can cross the placenta.

Q1663.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Who among the following was the author of the Badshah Nama ?

  1. A.Abdul Hamid Lahori
  2. B.Abul Fazl
  3. C.Shah Jahan
  4. D.Sadullah Khan
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Correct answer: A. Abdul Hamid Lahori

He wrote the Badshah Nama, the official history of the reign of Shah Jahan. Abdul Hamid Lahori was a pupil of Abul Fazl and was chosen by Shah Jahan to write the history of his reign in the same style as the Akbarnama.

Q1664.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Consider the following Indian States : 1. Bihar 2. Rajasthan 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Haryana Which one of the following is the correct ascending order of the above States on the basis of percentage of State's population to total population of India (based on census 2011) ?

  1. A.3-4-1-2
  2. B.4-2-1-3
  3. C.3-4-2-1
  4. D.2-3-4-1
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Correct answer: C. 3-4-2-1

By Census 2011, Jammu and Kashmir had the smallest share of India's population among these four, then Haryana, then Rajasthan, and Bihar the largest.

Q1668.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

Name the calligrapher in Akbar's court who was honoured with the title "Zarrin Kalam" or Golden Pen

  1. A.Abul Fazl
  2. B.Tansen
  3. C.Muhammad Husayn
  4. D.Muhammad Kasim
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Correct answer: C. Muhammad Husayn

Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri, the finest calligrapher at Akbar's court, was given the title "Zarrin Kalam", meaning Golden Pen. Calligraphy was the most honoured art at the Mughal court, and Akbar ran a large imperial workshop where manuscripts were copied, painted and bound.

Q1669.GeographyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Where is Mekong Delta located ?

  1. A.Thailand
  2. B.Cambodia
  3. C.Myanmar
  4. D.Vietnam
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Correct answer: D. Vietnam

The Mekong river ends in a vast delta in southern Vietnam, where it splits into many channels before entering the South China Sea.

Q1674.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATHard

Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904 ? "Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme"

  1. A.Lord Curzon
  2. B.H. H. Risley
  3. C.Lord Minto
  4. D.Sir Lancelot Hare
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Correct answer: B. H. H. Risley

Herbert Hope Risley, Home Secretary to the Government of India, wrote these words in an official note in December 1904.

Q1675.Environment & EcologyAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following is a cause of acid rains?

  1. A.Ozone
  2. B.Ammonia
  3. C.Sulphur dioxide
  4. D.Carbon monoxide
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Correct answer: C. Sulphur dioxide

Sulphur dioxide dissolves in rainwater to form sulphuric acid, a main cause of acid rain. Burning coal and oil in power stations, smelters and vehicles releases sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen into the air.

Q1676.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?

  1. A.Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement
  2. B.It was not supported by the Congress
  3. C.It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire
  4. D.It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
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Correct answer: B. It was not supported by the Congress

The Congress did support the Khilafat movement, so this statement does not describe it. After the First World War, Indian Muslims feared that the Allies would strip the Ottoman Sultan, the Khalifa, of his power and of control over the holy places of Islam.

Q1677.Indian PolityAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATMedium

The creation of the institution of Lokpal was first recommended by

  1. A.Law Commission
  2. B.Santhanam Committee
  3. C.Shah Commission
  4. D.Administrative Reforms Commission
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Correct answer: D. Administrative Reforms Commission

The first Administrative Reforms Commission recommended a Lokpal and Lokayuktas in its 1966 report. The first ARC, set up in 1966 under Morarji Desai and later chaired by K. Hanumanthaiya, submitted an interim report on the Problems of Redressal of Citizens' Grievances.

Q1678.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following was a significant feature of the Quit India Movement ?

  1. A.Women did not play an important role in the movement
  2. B.Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement
  3. C.It was marked by anti-zamindar violence
  4. D.It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India
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Correct answer: D. It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India

With the leaders in jail, people in several regions set up their own governments. The Quit India resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the Congress on 8 August 1942, with Gandhi's call of Do or Die.

Q1679.Indian HistoryAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

Which of the following statements about the Chittagong group is NOT correct?

  1. A.Its membership included a large number of youth including Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Baul and Anant Singh
  2. B.Its leader Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group
  3. C.Surya Sen and his group were closely associated with Congress work in Chittagong
  4. D.This group had prepared an action plan to occupy the armouries in Chittagong
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Correct answer: B. Its leader Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group

Surya Sen was a schoolteacher in Chittagong, not a lawyer in Dhaka, so statement B is not correct. Surya Sen, called Masterda by his followers, taught mathematics at a school in Chittagong.

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