SSC JE GK Questions with Answers: Quick Answer
This page gives you 20 original SSC JE General Awareness questions with answers and short explanations, written for the Paper 1 General Awareness section. Paper 1 of SSC JE carries 50 General Awareness questions for 50 marks in 2 hours, alongside 50 reasoning questions and 100 engineering questions, with 0.25 negative marking. The questions below are practice questions written in the style and level of the exam — they are not previous year questions, and no question here is copied from any paper. As of 2 November 2026, Paper 1 of the 2026 cycle is running from 2 to 6 November 2026.
General Awareness in SSC JE is a scoring section because it needs no calculation: every question is one mark for one fact you either know or do not. The section covers history, polity, geography, economy, general science and current affairs, mostly at school level. Work through all 20 questions, read the explanation for every answer — including the ones you got right — and then test yourself again on the free sectional mock tests linked at the end of this page.
How to Use These SSC JE General Awareness Questions
Answer each question before reading the answer line. In the real paper you get about 36 seconds per question across Paper 1 as a whole, so treat this set as a 15-minute drill: 20 questions, no notes, no phone. Mark the ones you guessed. The explanations name the fact behind each answer, so a wrong guess still teaches you something. If a topic keeps coming up wrong — for example, the Articles of the Constitution or the science questions — that is the topic to revise first, because Paper 1 General Awareness repeats the same core facts year after year.
20 SSC JE General Awareness Questions with Answers
Q1. Who was the first President of India?
(A) Dr S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr Zakir Hussain
(D) V. V. Giri
Answer: (B) Dr Rajendra Prasad. Dr Rajendra Prasad served as President from 26 January 1950 to 1962. Dr S. Radhakrishnan succeeded him in 1962.
Q2. Which Article of the Constitution guarantees protection of life and personal liberty?
(A) Article 19
(B) Article 32
(C) Article 21
(D) Article 370
Answer: (C) Article 21. Article 21 states that no person shall be deprived of life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law. Article 19 covers freedoms of speech and movement, and Article 32 covers constitutional remedies.
Q3. In which year was the First Battle of Panipat fought?
(A) 1556
(B) 1761
(C) 1527
(D) 1526
Answer: (D) 1526. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526 between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi, and it began Mughal rule in India. The Second Battle of Panipat was in 1556 and the third in 1761.
Q4. In which year was the Quit India Movement launched?
(A) 1942
(B) 1930
(C) 1919
(D) 1947
Answer: (A) 1942. The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942, with the call of 'Do or Die'. The 1930 movement was the Salt Satyagraha.
Q5. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established?
(A) 1947
(B) 1935
(C) 1950
(D) 1921
Answer: (B) 1935. The Reserve Bank of India was established on 1 April 1935 under the RBI Act, 1934. It was nationalised in 1949.
Q6. Which is the largest state of India by area?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (C) Rajasthan. Rajasthan covers about 3.42 lakh sq km, making it the largest state by area. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest.
Q7. Which is the longest river of India?
(A) Yamuna
(B) Godavari
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Ganga
Answer: (D) Ganga. The Ganga runs about 2,525 km from Gangotri to the Bay of Bengal. The Godavari is the longest peninsular river, and the Brahmaputra is longer overall but most of its course lies outside India.
Q8. On which date was the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' adopted?
(A) 24 January 1950
(B) 15 August 1947
(C) 26 January 1950
(D) 2 October 1950
Answer: (A) 24 January 1950. The Constituent Assembly adopted 'Jana Gana Mana' as the national anthem on 24 January 1950, two days before the Constitution came into force.
Q9. What is the SI unit of force?
(A) Joule
(B) Newton
(C) Watt
(D) Pascal
Answer: (B) Newton. Force is measured in newtons (N): 1 N is the force needed to accelerate 1 kg by 1 m/s². Joule is energy, watt is power and pascal is pressure.
Q10. What is the pH of a neutral solution at 25°C?
(A) 0
(B) 14
(C) 7
(D) 1
Answer: (C) 7. On the pH scale, 7 is neutral at 25°C. Values below 7 are acidic and above 7 are alkaline. Pure water has a pH of 7.
Q11. What is the chemical name of Vitamin C?
(A) Citric acid
(B) Folic acid
(C) Retinol
(D) Ascorbic acid
Answer: (D) Ascorbic acid. Vitamin C is ascorbic acid; its deficiency causes scurvy. Citric acid is the acid found in citrus fruits, folic acid is Vitamin B9 and retinol is Vitamin A.
Q12. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Akbar
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Humayun
Answer: (A) Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan built the Red Fort (Lal Qila) in Delhi between 1639 and 1648. Akbar built the Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
Q13. Fundamental Rights are guaranteed under which Articles of the Constitution?
(A) Articles 36 to 51
(B) Articles 12 to 35
(C) Articles 52 to 62
(D) Articles 1 to 11
Answer: (B) Articles 12 to 35. Part III of the Constitution (Articles 12 to 35) contains the Fundamental Rights. Articles 36 to 51 contain the Directive Principles of State Policy.
Q14. In which medium does sound travel the fastest?
(A) Gases
(B) Liquids
(C) Solids
(D) Vacuum
Answer: (C) Solids. Sound travels fastest in solids (about 5,950 m/s in steel), slower in liquids (about 1,480 m/s in water) and slowest in gases (about 343 m/s in air). It cannot travel through a vacuum at all.
Q15. In which year did the first railway line in India open, between Bombay and Thane?
(A) 1857
(B) 1863
(C) 1848
(D) 1853
Answer: (D) 1853. The first passenger train in India ran from Bombay (Bori Bunder) to Thane on 16 April 1853, covering 34 km.
Q16. Who is known as the father of the Green Revolution in India?
(A) M. S. Swaminathan
(B) Norman Borlaug
(C) Verghese Kurien
(D) Homi Bhabha
Answer: (A) M. S. Swaminathan. M. S. Swaminathan led the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties in India. Norman Borlaug is called the father of the Green Revolution worldwide, and Verghese Kurien led the White Revolution in milk.
Q17. Which is the smallest state of India by area?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Goa
(C) Tripura
(D) Manipur
Answer: (B) Goa. Goa covers about 3,702 sq km, the smallest of all states. Sikkim is the second smallest.
Q18. Photosynthesis in a plant cell takes place in which part?
(A) Mitochondrion
(B) Nucleus
(C) Chloroplast
(D) Ribosome
Answer: (C) Chloroplast. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll, the green pigment that traps sunlight for photosynthesis. Mitochondria release energy, and ribosomes make proteins.
Q19. What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha fixed by the Constitution?
(A) 500
(B) 552
(C) 600
(D) 550
Answer: (D) 550. The Constitution fixes the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha at 550 members: not more than 530 from the states and 20 from the Union Territories.
Q20. Who wrote the book 'The Discovery of India'?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote 'The Discovery of India' in 1944–46 while in Ahmednagar Fort prison. Gandhi's famous book is 'Hind Swaraj'.
SSC JE General Awareness: What to Revise Next
The questions above cover the six blocks that make up most of the General Awareness section: modern history (freedom movement dates and leaders), polity (Articles and institutions), geography (rivers, states and physical features), economy (RBI and banking basics), general science (physics, chemistry and biology at Class 10 level) and static general knowledge (books, firsts and awards). Current affairs from the last six months also appear, so read the daily current affairs pages on this site alongside this set.
Two revision habits pay off. First, learn dates in pairs: 1853 (first railway) with 1857 (first war of independence), and 1942 (Quit India) with 1947 (independence). Second, learn Articles by subject, not by number alone: Article 21 is life and liberty, Articles 12 to 35 are the Fundamental Rights, and Article 32 is the right to constitutional remedies. In the paper, the question usually gives you the subject and asks for the number, or the other way round.
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SSC JE GK Questions FAQs
How many General Awareness questions are there in SSC JE Paper 1?
50 questions for 50 marks. Paper 1 has 200 questions in total: 50 General Intelligence and Reasoning, 50 General Awareness and 100 from your engineering subject (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical). Paper 1 is qualifying in nature in the 2026 cycle; only Paper 2 marks decide the final merit.
Is there negative marking in SSC JE General Awareness?
Yes. Paper 1 deducts 0.25 mark for each wrong answer. With one mark per question, four wrong answers wipe out one correct answer, so do not guess blindly on questions you know nothing about.
Are these SSC JE previous year questions?
No. Every question on this page is an original practice question written for this page. It is not copied from any SSC JE paper, and it is not labelled as a previous year question. For real previous year papers, see the SSC JE previous year question paper page.
What topics should I revise for SSC JE General Awareness?
History (especially the freedom movement), polity (Constitution, Articles, institutions), geography (rivers, states, physical features), economy (RBI, banking, budgets), general science at Class 10 level (physics, chemistry, biology) and current affairs from the last six to twelve months.
How much time should General Awareness take in Paper 1?
Paper 1 gives you 2 hours for 200 questions, which is 36 seconds per question on average. General Awareness questions are mostly one-line facts, so aim to finish all 50 in 20 to 25 minutes and save the remaining time for the engineering section, which needs calculation.