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 does 'T' stand for in ATM?
ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine. A teller is the bank employee who takes and pays out cash at the counter, and the machine was built to do that same job without a person, which is how it got the name.
Read the full explanation →Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a vaccine for ______.
The BCG vaccine takes its name from Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin, the two French scientists who developed it from a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis.
Read the full explanation →Where is the corporate office of RBL Bank located?
RBL Bank, a private sector bank, has its corporate office in Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, while its registered office stays in Kolhapur in Maharashtra, where the bank was founded in 1943 as the Ratnakar Bank.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following revolutionaries was associated with Swadesh Bandhav Samiti?
He founded the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti at Barisal in 1905, during the movement against the partition of Bengal.
Read the full explanation →In 1977, an act was passed to govern the salary and allowances of which of the following positions?
The Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 gave the post statutory recognition for the first time and fixed the pay and perks of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Read the full explanation →Quwwat al-Islam mosque and minaret, built during the last decade of the ______ century.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak began the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in 1192, soon after the second battle of Tarain, and the first phase was finished by about 1198, which falls in the last decade of the twelfth century.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following is the author of the book 'Abode of Love'?
Abode of Love is credited to Narendra Modi, who wrote several books in Gujarati long before becoming Prime Minister.
Read the full explanation →The rooftop of Guru Hemkund Sahib is in the shape of an upturned ______.
The star-shaped shrine of Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib is built with a roof shaped like an upturned lotus, a flower that also appears in the story of the site.
Read the full explanation →What is the name of the compound having the formula CH3CH2OH?
CH3CH2OH, also written C2H5OH, is ethanol or ethyl alcohol, the second member of the alcohol family. The -OH group attached to the carbon chain is the functional group that makes it an alcohol.
Read the full explanation →What is the minimum age required to become vice-president of India?
Article 66(3) of the Constitution says a person must have completed 35 years of age to be eligible for election as Vice-President.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is a local wind?
The loo is a hot, dry wind that blows over the plains of north India and Pakistan in May and June, often pushing afternoon temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius and causing heat strokes.
Read the full explanation →Fundamental Duties were added in the Constitution of India under the leadership of which Prime Minister of India?
Fundamental Duties were inserted by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment of 1976, passed during the Emergency when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following performing artists bagged the best actress award for Meena Gurjari in 1975?
She won the best actress award in 1975 for her role in the Gujarati film Meena Gurjari, early in a career that moved between cinema, theatre and dance.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following musical instruments is also known as a 'Mangal Vadya'?
The shehnai is called a mangal vadya, an instrument of auspicious occasions, because it is played at weddings, temple rituals and processions.
Read the full explanation →Who among the following served the shortest tenure as the Prime Minister of India?
Of the four leaders listed, Chandra Shekhar had the shortest run, from 10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991, a little over seven months.
Read the full explanation →The President of which country attended the first Republic Day celebrations of India as its chief guest?
President Sukarno of Indonesia was the chief guest at India's first Republic Day on 26 January 1950, the day the Constitution came into force.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following countries has the highest Hindu population after India?
After India, Nepal has both the largest number of Hindus and the largest Hindu share of any country, with roughly four out of five Nepalis following the faith.
Read the full explanation →The ancient city of Champa is believed to be the capital of _________ Mahajanapada.
Champa was the capital of the Anga mahajanapada, and its site lies near modern Bhagalpur in Bihar, where the Champa river meets the Ganga.
Read the full explanation →In January 2022, who was named for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year?
The India opener was named ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year for 2021 and received the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in January 2022.
Read the full explanation →In the awareness programme at the Ganesh pandal, which idols were people advised NOT to immerse in drinking water tanks?
Participants at the programme were sensitised about the use of eco-friendly clay idols and were advised to avoid immersing idols made of Plaster of Paris, or carrying harmful chemical colours, in drinking water tanks.
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