SSC CGL GK Questions 2026: Most Important General Awareness Questions for Tier 1 Exam

SSC CGL Important Questions 2026: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination for various Group B and Group C posts in central government departments. The exam is scheduled to be conducted from September 30 to October 30, 2026. As the exam dates are approaching many candidates are in their final stage of their preparation. General Knowledge is an important part of the Tier 1 exam which consists of 25 questions carrying 50 marks and covers various subjects such as History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Science and Current Affairs. Candidates who are preparing for this exam must practise important GK questions to revise concepts and improve their preparation.

This article provides the most important list of the 20 SSC CGL Important Questions 2026 along with their answers. These questions cover important General Knowledge topics that candidates must revise before appearing for the examination. Practicing these questions help to assess the preparation level, revise important concepts and strengthen the performance in the GK section. 

SSC CGL GK Questions 2026 with Answers

Candidates who will be participating in the upcoming SSC CGL  Tier 1 Exam 2026 must practice these 20 important GK questions. These questions cover topics from History, Geography, Polity, Economics, Science and other areas of General Knowledge. These questions help candidates for quick revision and are very important from an exam perspective.

Q 1 The Regulating Act of 1773 mainly reformed the East India Company administration in which two key domains? 

(A) Judicial processes and revenue systems 

(B) Home country governance and Indian territorial authority

(C) Military tactics and commercial policies 

(D) Ties with princely states and international diplomacy 

Ans (B) Home country governance and Indian territorial authority

Q 2 Schedule VII of the Indian Constitution lists

(A) Election procedures 

(B) Judicial rules

(C) Emergency provisions 

(D) Three legislative lists 

Ans (D) Three legislative lists 

Q 3 Which ancient Indian ruler's governance was characterized by a strongly centralized administrative framework? 

(A) Chandragupta Maurya

(B) Samudragupta 

(C) Harshavardhana

(D) Pulakeshin II 

Ans (A) Chandragupta Maurya

Q 4 Which of the following are features of glacial landforms? 

(A) Formation of deltas 

(B) Development of sand dunes 

(C) Creation of coral reefs 

(D) Formation of moraines and drumlins 

Ans (D) Formation of moraines and drumlins 

Q 5 Consider the following statements

1. The Finance Commission is a constitutional body.

2. Its recommendations are legally binding on the government. 

(A) Only 1 

(B) Only 2 

(C) Both 1 and 2 

(D) Neither 1 nor 2 

Ans (A) Only 1 

Q 6 Who scored the highest number of goals for India in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic hockey final? 

(A) Dhyan Chand Balbir

(B) Balbir Singh Sr. 

(C) Roop Singh

(D) Leslie Claudius

Ans (B) Balbir Singh Sr 

Q 7 A new All India Service can be created by Parliament through a resolution passed in the 

(A) Lok Sabha 

(B) Supreme Court 

(C) Rajya Sabha

(D) State Assemblies 

Ans (C) Rajya Sabha

Q 8 Under the Right to Information Act, information must generally be provided within

(A) 15 days 

(B) 30 days

(C) 45 days 

(D) 60 days

Ans (B) 30 days

Q 9 Which of the following best distinguishes a delta from an estuary? 

(A) Delta forms by river deposition; estuary by tidal action 

(B) Delta has deep channels only 

(C) Estuary always has freshwater only 

(D) Delta forms only in deserts

Ans (A) Delta forms by river deposition; estuary by tidal action 

Q 10  Consider the following pairs of folk dances and the states with which they are associated: 

1. Yakshagana — Karnataka

2. Chhau — Odisha 

3. Rouf — Himachal Pradesh

4. Lai Haraoba — Manipur 

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched? 

(A) 1 and 3 only

(B) 1, 2 and 4 only

(C) 2, 3 and 4 only 

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 

Ans (B) 1, 2 and 4 only

Q 11 Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits providing of any religious instruction in the educational institutions maintained by the State? 

(A) Article 29                     

(B) Article 28                      

(C) Article 30                      

(D) Article 31                       

Ans (B) Article 28    

Q 12 Which of the following countries won the first men’s Asian Hockey Championship trophy? 

(A) Japan 

(B) China

(C) Pakistan

(D) India 

Ans (D) India 

Q 13 Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?

(A) Todar Mal 

(B) Abdul Rahim 

(C) Mulla Do-Piyaza 

(D) Tansen 

Ans (A) Todar Mal 

Q 14  Who among the following devised the system of ‘Subsidiary Alliance’? 

(A) Lord William Bentinck 

(B) Lord Wellesley 

(C) Lord Dalhousie 

(D) Lord Canning

Ans (B) Lord Wellesley 

Q 15 Which of the following personalities is a Padma Shri awardee folk singer from the state of Uttar Pradesh? 

(A) Ajita Srivastava 

(B) Teejan Bai 

(C) Ila Arun 

(D) Gurmeet Bawa 

Ans (A) Ajita Srivastava

Q 16 In which of the following years did India NOT host the ICC Cricket World Cup Tournament? 

(A) 1987

(B) 1983 

(C) 1996

(D) 2011 

Ans (B) 1983 

Q 17 On which of the following dates does India celebrate its Constitution Day? 

(A) 15th August 

(B) 2nd October 

(C) 26th November 

(D) 26th January 

Ans (C) 26th November 

Q 18 The organisation that Comptroller and Auditor General heads is known as ___

(A) Indian Civil Accounts Organisation 

(B) Indian Audit and Accounts Department 

(C) Controller General of Accounts

(D) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Ans (B)Indian Audit and Accounts Department 

Q 19 Shab-e-Barat is celebrated by which religious group? 

(A) Buddhist 

(B) Jain

(C) Muslim

(D) Parsi 

Ans (C) Muslim

Q 20. Palladium on barium sulphate (Pd/BaSO4 ) is also known as

(A) The Rosenmund catalyst

(B) Cannizzaro reaction catalyst

(C)  an aldol reaction catalyst

(D) a Hillman reaction catalyst 

Ans (A) The Rosenmund catalyst

Candidates are advised to practice these important questions above to improve chances of scoring well in the SSC CGL Tier 1 Exam 2026. Jagran Josh wishes all candidates the very best for the upcoming examination.