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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

Q1762.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Step-up transformers are used for

  1. A.increasing electrical power
  2. B.decreasing electrical power
  3. C.decreasing voltage
  4. D.increasing voltage
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Correct answer: D. increasing voltage

A step-up transformer raises an alternating voltage, using more turns in its secondary coil than in its primary. A transformer works on electromagnetic induction and only with alternating current.

Q1764.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GATMedium

In case of a concave mirror, if an object is kept between principal focus F and pole P of the mirror, then which one of the following statements about the image is NOT correct?

  1. A.The image will be virtual
  2. B.The image will be enlarged or magnified
  3. C.The image will be formed at infinity
  4. D.The image will be erect
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Correct answer: C. The image will be formed at infinity

For an object between F and P, the image forms behind the mirror, not at infinity. When an object is placed between the pole and the principal focus of a concave mirror, the reflected rays spread out and never meet in front of the mirror.

Q1766.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2017, GATMedium

The time period of a simple pendulum made using a thin copper wire of length L is T. Suppose the temperature of the room in which this simple pendulum is placed increases by 30°C, what will be the effect on the time period of the pendulum ?

  1. A.T will increase slightly
  2. B.T will remain the same
  3. C.T will decrease slightly
  4. D.T will become more than 2 times
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Correct answer: A. T will increase slightly

Heat makes the copper wire expand a little, and a longer pendulum swings a little more slowly. The time period of a simple pendulum is T = 2π√(L/g), so it grows with the square root of the length.

Q1767.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-II 2017, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements about energy is correct?

  1. A.Energy can be created as well as destroyed.
  2. B.Energy can be created but not destroyed.
  3. C.Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
  4. D.Energy cannot be created but can be destroyed.
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Correct answer: C. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed.

This is the law of conservation of energy: energy only changes from one form to another. In any isolated system the total energy stays the same.

Q1769.General ScienceAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2025, GATEasy

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

  1. A.An ammeter is always connected in series in the circuit to measure the current
  2. B.A Voltmeter is always connected in parallel in a circuit to measure the voltage
  3. C.A voltmeter has a high resistance and an ammeter has a low resistance
  4. D.A voltmeter has a low resistance and an ammeter has a high resistance
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Correct answer: D. A voltmeter has a low resistance and an ammeter has a high resistance

This reverses the truth: a voltmeter has a very high resistance and an ammeter a very low one. An ammeter measures the current flowing through a circuit, so it is placed in series and the whole current passes through it.

Q1770.Reports & IndicesHard

In TRAI's drive test, which operator recorded the highest average download speed in the Kachchh city stretch?

  1. A.Airtel
  2. B.BSNL
  3. C.Reliance Jio
  4. D.Vodafone Idea
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Correct answer: C. Reliance Jio

In the Kachchh city stretch, which takes in Gandhidham and Bhuj, its average download speed was measured at 231.92 Mbps on 5G and 4G. Airtel came next at 177.25 Mbps on the same technologies, so option A is wrong on the ranking though the operator did well.

Q1772.Reports & IndicesMedium

TRAI's Independent Drive Test released in October 2026 covered which area of Gujarat?

  1. A.Saurashtra, including Rajkot and Jamnagar
  2. B.Kachchh, including Gandhidham and Bhuj
  3. C.South Gujarat, including Surat and Valsad
  4. D.Central Gujarat, including Vadodara and Anand
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Correct answer: B. Kachchh, including Gandhidham and Bhuj

The drive test also covered the highway running from Bhuj to Bhachau, and all of it lay within the Gujarat licensed service area.

Q1775.NationalMedium

Who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board who interacted with stakeholders at New Delhi during Rail Jan Samvaad?

  1. A.Jaya Verma Sinha
  2. B.Satish Kumar
  3. C.V. K. Tripathi
  4. D.Suneet Sharma
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Correct answer: B. Satish Kumar

As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board he took part in Rail Jan Samvaad at New Delhi on 22 October 2026 and met stakeholders there, while the Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances attended the same programme at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in…

Q1776.NationalEasy

Rail Jan Samvaad was held to collect passenger feedback mainly on which of the following?

  1. A.Fare revision and ticket pricing
  2. B.Cleanliness, passenger amenities and service delivery
  3. C.New railway line surveys
  4. D.Recruitment and vacancies
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Correct answer: B. Cleanliness, passenger amenities and service delivery

Those three were the stated subjects on which Indian Railways sought feedback and suggestions from passengers at 5,884 stations on 22 October 2026.

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