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SSC MTS GK Questions 2026

Static GK decides the General Awareness score in SSC MTS. The 2025 notice keeps the syllabus at the 10th Standard: History, Geography, Art and Culture, Civics and Economics under Social Studies, General Science and Environmental Studies. Most of the 25 questions in Session-II come from these areas. History asks the Harappan sites, the Mauryas and Guptas, the Sultanate and Mughal rulers and the freedom movement. Geography asks rivers, soils, crops, minerals, national parks, States, capitals and neighbours. Civics asks the Constitution's Parts, Schedules and Articles, Fundamental Rights and Duties, the President, Parliament, the Supreme Court and local government. Economics asks basic terms, the RBI, taxes and schemes. General Science covers Class 6 to 10 Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and Environmental Studies asks ecosystems, pollution and conservation. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for SSC MTS, written as short facts and tables at exactly that level so a topic can be finished in one sitting and revised in ten minutes. Read a topic, then solve its previous-year questions and quiz on this site to see what stayed with you, and keep the notes for the last-week revision before the CBE.

SSC MTS GK Questions with Answers

Q4724.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 16 Oct 2018, Shift 2Easy

Which of the following is combined to form Solder?

  1. A.Lead and copper
  2. B.Tine and iron
  3. C.Lead and iron
  4. D.Lead and tin
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Correct answer: D. Lead and tin

Solder is an alloy of lead and tin, usually in nearly equal parts. An alloy is a mixture of a metal with one or more other elements, made to gain a property the pure metal lacks.

Q4727.General ScienceAsked in: RRB Group D · 4 Dec 2018, Shift 2Medium

5.5 kwh = ?

  1. A.14.0 × 10⁶ J
  2. B.19.8 × 10⁶ J
  3. C.14.4 × 10⁸ J
  4. D.14.4 × 10⁵ J
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Correct answer: B. 19.8 × 10⁶ J

One kilowatt hour is 3.6 × 10⁶ joule, so 5.5 kWh = 5.5 × 3.6 × 10⁶ = 19.8 × 10⁶ joule.

Q4728.General ScienceAsked in: Rajasthan · 29 Nov 2020Easy

What is the potential difference?

  1. A.Difference of Capacitance between two points.
  2. B.It is the difference of Potential between two points in an electric circuit.
  3. C.Difference of Current between two points.
  4. D.Difference of Resistance between two points.
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Correct answer: B. It is the difference of Potential between two points in an electric circuit.

Potential difference between two points of a circuit is the difference in electric potential between them, and it equals the work done in moving a unit positive charge from one point to the other.

Q4730.NationalEasy

Under the cleanliness campaign, what is a Swachhata Samvad intended to serve as?

  1. A.A platform for dialogue and discussion to widen participation in cleanliness work
  2. B.A competition ranking offices by the waste they dispose of
  3. C.An inspection by an external audit team
  4. D.A lecture series delivered by sanitation engineers
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Correct answer: A. A platform for dialogue and discussion to widen participation in cleanliness work

The action plan for the day envisages the Samvad in exactly these terms, so that awareness about hygiene and sustainable waste management spreads through conversation.

Q4731.NationalMedium

ICAR-CIRB, which organised a Swachhata Samvad in September 2026, conducts research on which animal, and where is it located?

  1. A.Goats, at Makhdoom
  2. B.Buffaloes, at Hisar
  3. C.Camels, at Bikaner
  4. D.Poultry, at Hyderabad
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Correct answer: B. Buffaloes, at Hisar

The abbreviation expands to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, and the institute works under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

Q4732.NationalMedium

What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?

  1. A.Swachhata Hi Seva, Seva Hi Dharma
  2. B.Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
  3. C.Sampoorna Swachhata for Sampoorna Bharat
  4. D.Ek Tareekh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath
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Correct answer: B. Swachhta Mein Sahbhag - Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat

The theme joins two ideas, participation in cleanliness and the goal of a developed India, and every activity held under the campaign is expected to reflect it.

Q4736.Indian PolityAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 13 Feb 2019, Shift 3Easy

Who is the Ex-Officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

  1. A.Opposition Leader in Rajya Sabha
  2. B.Speaker
  3. C.Vice President of India
  4. D.Prime Minister
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Correct answer: C. Vice President of India

Article 64 of the Constitution makes the Vice President the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and Article 89 repeats it.

Q4737.Books & AuthorsAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 11 Feb 2019, Shift 2Medium

Identify the author of the book "Straight from the heart".

  1. A.Sachin Tendulkar
  2. B.Kapil Dev
  3. C.M.S. Dhoni
  4. D.Saurav Ganguly
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Correct answer: B. Kapil Dev

Straight from the Heart is the autobiography of Kapil Dev, the fast bowler who captained India to its first World Cup win in 1983 at Lord's. The book came out in 2004 and describes his rise from Chandigarh, the 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells and his years…

Q4739.GeographyAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 14 Feb 2019, Shift 3Easy

Sandstone is an example of:

  1. A.non-foliated rock
  2. B.sedimentary rock
  3. C.igneous rock
  4. D.metamorphic rock
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Correct answer: B. sedimentary rock

Sandstone forms when grains of sand carried by rivers, wind or waves settle in layers and are cemented together over long periods, which makes it a sedimentary rock.

Q4740.Indian HistoryAsked in: SSC GD Constable · 11 Feb 2019, Shift 1Easy

The attack by the third estate on the Bastille prison sparked the _______.

  1. A.Russian Revolution
  2. B.French Revolution
  3. C.Break up of Soviet Union
  4. D.The fall of Tsar
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Correct answer: B. French Revolution

The storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 marks the beginning of the French Revolution. French society then had three estates: the clergy first, the nobility second and everyone else, from peasants to merchants, in the third, which paid the taxes but had no privileges.