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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

Q18723.GeographyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 5 Jun 2022Easy

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:

  1. A.First half of the month of June
  2. B.Second half of the month of June
  3. C.First half of the month of July
  4. D.Second half of the month of July
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Correct answer: B. Second half of the month of June

The longest day in the northern hemisphere is the summer solstice, which falls on 20, 21 or 22 June, usually 21 June.

Q18725.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 10 Oct 2021Easy

Which one of the following ancient towns is well known for its elaborate system of water harvesting and management by building a series of dams and channelizing water into connected reservoirs?

  1. A.Dholavira
  2. B.Kalibangan
  3. C.Rakhigarhi
  4. D.Ropar
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Correct answer: A. Dholavira

This Harappan city in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, is famous for its dams, channels and chain of stone reservoirs.

Q18726.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 28 May 2023Medium

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

  1. A.The Regulating Act
  2. B.The Pitt's India Act
  3. C.The Charter Act of 1793
  4. D.The Charter Act of 1833
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Correct answer: D. The Charter Act of 1833

This Act turned the Governor-General of Bengal into the Governor-General of India, with full civil and military powers over all British territory in India.

Q18727.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · Prelims GS Paper I, 16 Jun 2024Easy

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

  1. A.C. Rajagopalachari
  2. B.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. C.T.T. Krishnamachari
  4. D.Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha
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Correct answer: D. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

As the oldest member, he chaired the Constituent Assembly as its temporary President at its first sitting. The Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 in the Constitution Hall, now the Central Hall of Parliament, and Sinha took the chair following the French practice of letting the senior-most member preside.

Q18729.Sports GKAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 22 Nov 2021, Shift 2Easy

Sudirman Cup is related to which of the following games?

  1. A.Badminton
  2. B.Baseball
  3. C.Volleyball
  4. D.Basketball
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Correct answer: A. Badminton

The Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team championship of badminton, organised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was first held in 1989 in Jakarta and is named after Dick Sudirman, the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia.

Q18734.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 18 Nov 2021, Shift 1Easy

________ is secreted by the pineal gland.

  1. A.Melatonin
  2. B.Progesterone
  3. C.Epinephrine
  4. D.Insulin
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Correct answer: A. Melatonin

The pineal gland, a small pine-cone-shaped gland deep in the brain, secretes melatonin. Melatonin controls the body's day-night rhythm, called the circadian rhythm, and helps regulate sleep.

Q18735.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 11 Jan 2023, Shift 1Easy

Which vitamin is also known as Thiamin?

  1. A.Vitamin B2
  2. B.Vitamin B3
  3. C.Vitamin B1
  4. D.Vitamin B12
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Correct answer: C. Vitamin B1

Thiamin (thiamine) is vitamin B1, a water-soluble vitamin that helps the body turn carbohydrates into energy and keeps the nerves and heart working well.

Q18736.General ScienceAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 17 Feb 2025, Shift 1Easy

Magnesium hydroxide is a common ingredient of antacids and laxatives popularly known as:

  1. A.fused magnesia
  2. B.milk of magnesia
  3. C.magnesia alba
  4. D.caustic-calcined magnesia
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Correct answer: B. milk of magnesia

Milk of magnesia is a milky white suspension of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, in water. It is a mild base, so it neutralises the extra hydrochloric acid in the stomach that causes acidity and heartburn; the reaction gives magnesium chloride and water.

Q18739.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 10 Jan 2023, Shift 1Medium

Identify a way to reduce the pollution caused due to burning of fossil fuels

  1. A.By lowering the temperature of burning
  2. B.By increasing the efficiency of the combustion process
  3. C.By increasing the number of carbon molecules
  4. D.By decreasing the latent heat
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Correct answer: B. By increasing the efficiency of the combustion process

When coal, petrol or diesel burn with too little oxygen, the burning is incomplete and gives out carbon monoxide, soot and unburnt hydrocarbons, the worst pollutants from vehicles and power plants.

Q18740.Environment & EcologyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 10 Feb 2025, Shift 1Easy

In a forest ecosystem of Grass → Impala → Hyena, if all the Hyenas are taken away, what will happen ultimately?

  1. A.Impala population will remain stable.
  2. B.Impala will live happily forever.
  3. C.Grass land will not be affected.
  4. D.Impala will die of starvation due to higher population.
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Correct answer: D. Impala will die of starvation due to higher population.

In this food chain grass is the producer, the impala is the herbivore and the hyena is the predator that keeps the impala population in check.

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