SSC GK Questions & Answers (English) – 2026

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SSC GK Questions & Answers (English) – 2026

Question: Which objective is *not* included in India’s fiscal policy?
Answer: Regulation of international trade.

Question: Which measure is *not* included among the Central Bank’s persuasive credit control measures?
Answer: Moral suasion.

Question: In which market structure is the market demand curve represented by the firm’s demand curve?
Answer: Oligopoly.

Question: What is meant by mixed farming?
Answer: Mixed farming refers to the practice of combining animal husbandry with agriculture.

Question: What is subtracted from the Net National Product (NNP) to calculate National Income?
Answer: Indirect taxes.

Question: Who was the first female Governor of independent India?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu.

Question: Which function does *not* fall within the purview of the Election Commissioner?
Answer: Electing the Prime Minister of India.

Question: Which term is *not* associated with the Parliament?
Answer: Family.

Question: What acts as an impediment to freedom and liberty?
Answer: Centralization.

Question: For what reason was Muhammad bin Tughlaq considered a failed ruler?
Answer: He was not a pragmatic statesman.

Question: Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak consider his political guru?
Answer: Swami Vivekananda.

Question: Who introduced the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie.

Question: In which region of India is extensive un-irrigated (dryland) farming practiced?
Answer: In the southern plateaus.

Question: Due to whose gravitational pull do tides occur?
Answer: Due to the influence of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth.

Question: In which region of India is extensive un-irrigated farming practiced?
Answer: In the Deccan Plateau.

Question: Between which two ranges is the Kullu Valley situated?
Answer: The Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges.

Question: Where is terrace farming practiced?
Answer: Terrace farming is practiced on the slopes of mountains.

Question: Due to the presence of what does a chameleon change its color?
Answer: A chameleon changes its color due to the presence of chromatophores (pigment cells).

Question: What results from a deficiency of iodine? Answer: A disease known as Goitre is caused by iodine deficiency.

Question: What are two known sources of dietary protein available in abundant and excellent quantities?
Answer: Soybean and Groundnut.

Question: What does saliva aid in digesting?
Answer: Saliva aids in the digestion of starch.

Question: Explain the correct phenomenon behind a “Test Tube Baby.”
Answer: It occurs when fertilization takes place externally, while development takes place internally.

Question: What is produced when solar energy is converted using a photovoltaic cell?
Answer: Electrical energy.

Question: Why does a person inside an artificial satellite feel weightless?
Answer: Because the force of Earth’s gravitational attraction becomes equal to the centripetal force.

Question: What effect does adding detergent to pure water have on its surface tension?
Answer: Its surface tension decreases.

Question: What is a Supernova?
Answer: A Supernova is an exploding star.

Question: What is the name of the device that converts computer output so that it can be transmitted over telephone lines?
Answer: Modem.

Question: What is a “bug” in a computer program?
Answer: In the context of a computer program, a “bug” refers to an error.

Question: What is “Wood Spirit”?
Answer: “Wood Spirit” is the term for Methyl Alcohol.

Question: Which process is employed in the production of biodiesel?
Answer: Transesterification.

Question: Which of the following is a characteristic property of ammonia?
Answer: In its aqueous solution, red litmus paper turns blue.

Question: With the help of what are biodegradable wastes converted into useful substances?
Answer: Bacteria.

Question: Is vehicular exhaust the primary cause of air pollution in large cities?
Answer: Yes.

Question: Due to the presence of which layer does the ultraviolet radiation from the Sun fail to reach Earth’s atmosphere? Answer: Due to the ozone layer.

Question: Consuming a greater quantity of which specific resource is the only way to adequately nourish the Earth’s ever-growing population?
Answer: Plant-based products.

Question: What do you understand by the term “Multinational Company”?
Answer: A company that conducts its business operations across multiple countries.

Question: For what specific reason did Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh recently gain prominence on the global map?
Answer: Due to its uranium deposits.

Question: According to the final results of the 2011 Census, what was the population density of India?
Answer: 382.

Question: What is the primary benefit of crop rotation?
Answer: The facility to cultivate more than one crop on the same piece of land.

Question: In whose honor is the Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival) organized in Puri?
Answer: Lord Jagannath.

Question: For what is Gagan Narang famous?
Answer: Gagan Narang is famous as an air rifle shooter.

Question: Which city in India is home to two railway zones?
Answer: Mumbai.
SSC GK Questions & Answers (Hindi) – 2026

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