Previously Asked Questions in SSC CGL -
Static GK
1. A place, where soldiers live is called? - Fort/Barracks
2. What are the main causes of “Sepoy Mutiny”? - Hurting the Religious
sentiments of Sepoys
3. Study of Human Mind is called? - Psychology
4. What do you mean by “Net Neutrality”? - Internet Service Provider
should treat all internet data the same and should charge the
users uniformly.
5. Golden Revolution is associated with? - Horticulture Development
6. US Parliament is better known by which name? - United States Congress
7. Azolla is used for - Rice cultivation
8. What is the other name of World Bank? - International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development.
9. What is the “Indradanush Scheme” related to? - Revamping of state-run
banks/A Union Health Ministry scheme to provide vaccination to
children and pregnant women.
10. What is the full form of FCRA? - Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
11. What is the full form of WEP? - Wired Equivalent Privacy
12. Which county allows human euthanasia?- Netherlands
13. Which country exited from European countries? - Britain
14. What is Residex? - In India, National Housing Bank completely
owned by RBI, computes an index termed NHB RESIDEX for real
estate related indexation.
15. Which virus constantly keeps shifting to escape detection by antivirus? -
Trojan
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16. Kolattam and Chholiya are dance form of? - Andhra Pradesh &
Uttarakhand
17. Best use of non-biodegradable waste? - Recycle
18. What is SEBI? - A regulatory body
19. An example of smart money - Credit Card
20. Which trees are used in social forestry? - Eucalyptus
21. India‟s 1st Carbon-free state - Himachal Pradesh
22. FAST telescope installed in - China
23. Kovvda nuclear plan proposed to be set up in - Andhra Pradesh
24. India‟s volcano located? - Barren Islands
25. In IT, failure of Kernel means? - Operating System failure
26. What is Money Market? - Financial Market where short-term
securities, loans, etc. are traded between banks and financial
institutions
27. Who is known as Father of Macro-economics? - John Maynard Keynes
28. Rio Summit is done for - Environment and Development
29. Dilwara famous temple belongs to which religion - Jain
30. What is the meaning of IC - Integrated Circuits
31. Jallikattu is related to which festival? - Pongal
32. The first inscriptional evidence of the Sati System in India has been found
from? - Eran District (Madhya Pradesh)
33. Indian Railways issues insurance cover for how much money? - Rs. 1
(Cover of 10 lakh)
34. Ghatampur Thermal Power project is related to which state? - Uttar
Pradesh
35. Special Drawing Right (SDR) is created by? - International Monetary
Fund (IMF)
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36. Which space shuttle carried Sunita Williams beyond the Earth? - Soyuz
(Russian)
37. Who is Sunita Williams? - Astronaut
38. Narmada Dam Water Dispute is between which Indian States - Sardar
Sarovar in Gujarat and Narmada Sagar in Madhya Pradesh
39. What is the impact of decrease in CRR? - Lower Interest Rates
40. Paper publish by Gandhi in Africa -The Indian Opinion
41. Ujjawala Yojna related to - Cooking fuel
42. Agriculture tax was removed by which government recently - Karnataka
43. Which of the following is a method to calculate GDP - Income approach
44. What is the new capital of Andhra Pradesh? - Amravati
45. Largest internet user in world - China
46. Project Sankalp is for - AIDS
47. Skoda company belongs to which country? - Czech Republic
48. Sattriya is a dance of which state - Assam
49. First Post office Savings Bank ATM was recently inaugurated in -
Vishakhapatnam
50. The study of elections is called - Psephology
51. Who is the vice chairman of NITI Aayog? - Arvind Panagariya
52. The UDP protocol is - Connectionless protocol
53. Highest source of energy in India is - Thermal power
54. „ Fat tax‟ has been initiated in which state? - Kerala
55. Shortest day in India - December 21
56. Blood group was discovered by - Karl Landsteiner
57. What is repo rate? - The rate at which RBI lends money to
commercial banks.
58. Human Development Index is published by - UNDP
59. BRICS new development Headquarter is - Shanghai, China
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60. NTPC is related to which field? - Power Development
61. What are scheduled banks? - Scheduled Banks are the banks listed in
the 2nd Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. A
scheduled bank is eligible for loans from the RBI at bank rate.
62. Who among the following is the new President of Brazil? - Michel Temer
63. Kaivalya concept is related to which religion? - Jainism
64. What are Gilt Edged Securities? - Bonds issued by some National
Governments
65. Rodrigo Duterte is president of? - Philippines
66. What is the timeline of 12th Five Year Plan? - 2012-17
67. What is G-20? - Group of 20 Major Economies
68. Which animal among the following lives the longest life? - Tortoise
69. What is Kutir Jyoti Yojana? - Free Electrification of Tribal families
having Annual Income below Rs.11000
70. What is cache memory? - CPU Memory that can be accessed more
quickly.
71. Purpose of Farakka Barrage? - Divert water from Ganga to Bhagirathi
distributary.
72. Mobile payment is called - IMPS
73. Asiad 2018 will be held at - Indonesia (Jakarta and Palembang)
74. What is a Gilt-edged market? - The market that deals in government
securities or the securities guaranteed (as to both principal and
interest) by the government.
75. Black Revolution related to - Petroleum Products
76. Best indicator of economic development is - Per Capita Income
77. Who among the following is the new FTII chairman? - Bhupendra
Kainthola
78. CENVAT is related to? - Excise duty
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79. Mission Indradhanush is related to - Full immunization of children
and pregnant women
80. Study of inner earth crusts? - Geology
81. The bank ombudsman deals with? - Customer complaints against
Banks
82. Which state has the largest coastline in India? - Gujarat
83. Where are the headquarters of RBI located? - Mumbai
84. Best indicator of economic development is - Per Capita Income
85. Name the 1st Indian civilian aircraft - Saras
86. Swaran Jayanti Rojgar Yojana has been renamed to - Swarna Jayanti
Shahari Rojgar Yojna
87. Kalaripayattu is related to which state? - Kerala
88. Regional rural banks are governed by - NABARD
89. Irom sharmila belongs to which state-Manipur
90. Who among the following is the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government
of India? - Arvind Subramanian
91. The term coined by Gandhi ji, „Sarvodaya‟ means - Progress of all
92. What is meant by Market Economy? - An economy in which decisions
regarding investment, production, and distribution are based on
market determined supply and demand, and prices of goods and
services are determined in a free price system.
93. Raja Harsh changed his capital from - Thanesar to Kannauj
94. Stand-up India scheme is to empower? - SCs, STs and Women
Entrepreneurs
95. Consumer Price Index is released by? - Central Statistical Office
96. Dearness Allowance is calculated on the basis of? - Inflation
97. Which tax is not collected by central government? - All taxes except
Income tax, Customs duties, Central excise and Service tax.
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98. The largest committee in Indian Parliament? - The Estimates Committee
99. Which of the following states has bicameralism? - Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana, Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra and
Uttar Pradesh have bicameral Legislatures.
100. Indifference curve shows comparison between? - Two or more goods
101. Name the RBI app for illegal money? - Sachet
102. Parsec is unit of? - Length
103. Which of the following is not part of BRICS? - Indonesia
104. How many permanent members are there in the UN? - Five
105. World economic report is provided by? - IMF
106. Study of Soil is called? - Pedology
107. Ornithology is the study of? - Birds
108. Bilateral monopoly consists? - Single Seller and Single Buyer
109. Semi-solid waste is also known as? - Sludge
110. Lorenz curve represents? - Income Distribution
111. The concept of welfare is given in? - Directive Principle of State Policy
112. Which of the following is a virtual drive and Optical Disc Authoring
program? - Daemon tools
113. The concept of Hindu rate of growth was given by? - Professor
Rajkrishna
114. Which of the following blood types is a universal donor? - Type O Rh D
negative blood
115. Colour blind person cannot differentiate among? - Various colours
116. In which state has Himayat Scheme been launched? - Jammu and
Kashmir
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