Practicing SSC CGL GK previous year questions helps candidates master the General Awareness section effectively. These questions cover high-frequency topics like history, science, polity, geography, and current affairs. Repeated practice of these questions boosts accuracy and time management. Solving SSC CGL GK PYQs is one of the best strategies to score higher and crack the SSC CGL exam with confidence.
1. The ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ system was introduced by:
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Warren Hastings
Ans: (b) Lord Wellesley
2. Which Indian state shares its boundary with the maximum number of other states?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Rajasthan
Ans: (a) Uttar Pradesh
3. The ‘Right to Education’ was made a Fundamental Right through which Constitutional Amendment?
(a) 42nd Amendment
(b) 44th Amendment
(c) 86th Amendment
(d) 91st Amendment
Ans: (c) 86th Amendment
4. The ‘Silent Valley National Park’ is located in:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c) Kerala
5. Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services (ICS)?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Satyendranath Tagore
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: (b) Satyendranath Tagore
6. The ‘Helium’ gas used in balloons is mainly obtained from:
(a) Air
(b) Sea water
(c) Natural gas
(d) Coal
Ans: (c) Natural gas
7. Which Indian classical dance form originated in Kerala?
(a) Bharatanatyam
(b) Kuchipudi
(c) Kathakali
(d) Odissi
Ans: (c) Kathakali
8. The ‘Champaran Satyagraha’ was related to which crop?
(a) Tea
(b) Indigo
(c) Cotton
(d) Sugarcane
Ans: (b) Indigo
9. Which vitamin helps in blood clotting?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin K
Ans: (d) Vitamin K
10. The ‘Loktak Lake’ is located in which Indian state?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Tripura
(c) Manipur
(d) Nagaland
Ans: (c) Manipur
