SSC GD 2026 4 May 2026 Shift 2 GK Questions – with answers & solutions

Correct Answer: Parliament — Option (c)
The salary, allowances, and other emoluments of the Governor are determined by Parliament and charged to the Consolidated Fund of the concerned state. Under the Second Schedule of the Indian Constitution, Parliament is empowered to fix the remuneration of the Governor. This ensures that the Governor's salary is not subject to the vote of the state legislature.
Option (a) President — Incorrect: The President appoints the Governor but does not determine their salary; Parliament does.
Option (b) Prime Minister — Incorrect: The Prime Minister has no constitutional role in fixing the Governor's salary.
Option (d) Finance Commission — Incorrect: The Finance Commission deals with the distribution of financial resources between the Centre and states, not the salary of Governors.

Correct Answer: Parliament — Option (c)
The salary and allowances of the Vice President of India are determined by Parliament. As per the Second Schedule of the Constitution, Parliament has the authority to fix the remuneration of constitutional functionaries like the Vice President. The salary is charged to the Consolidated Fund of India.
Option (a) President — Incorrect: The President does not determine the Vice President's salary; Parliament does.
Option (b) Prime Minister — Incorrect: The Prime Minister has no constitutional role in fixing the Vice President's salary.
Option (d) Election Commission — Incorrect: The Election Commission conducts elections; it has no role in salary determination.

Correct Answer: Karnataka — Option (b)
Yakshagana is a traditional theatre form that originated in Karnataka, combining dance, music, dialogue, costume, and stage techniques. It is performed predominantly in the coastal and Malnad regions of Karnataka (especially in districts like Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, and Shimoga ). It depicts stories from Hindu epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Option (a) Kerala — Incorrect: Kerala has its own classical theatre form called Kathakali, not Yakshagana .
Option (c) Tamil Nadu — Incorrect: Tamil Nadu has Therukoothu as its folk theatre tradition, not Yakshagana .
Option (d) Andhra Pradesh — Incorrect: Andhra Pradesh has Kuchipudi as its classical dance form; Yakshagana originated in Karnataka.

Correct Answer: Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra — Option (b)
Ruskin Bond, the celebrated Indian author of English literature, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for his short story collection 'Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra'. The collection captures life in the hills of Dehradun and reflects Bond's deep connection with nature and the Himalayan foothills.
Option (a) The Blue Umbrella — Incorrect: 'The Blue Umbrella' (1980) is a popular novella by Ruskin Bond but did not win the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Option (c) Angry River — Incorrect: 'Angry River' is a children's novel by Bond, not the Sahitya Akademi Award-winning work.
Option (d) Delhi Is Not Far — Incorrect: This is another novel by Bond, not the award-winning collection.

Correct Answer: Aditya-L1 — Option (b)
Aditya-L1, India's first solar observation mission launched by ISRO in September 2023, carries the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) as one of its key payloads. The mission reached the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1) in January 2024 and commenced regular scientific observations. In early 2025, Aditya-L1 released its first science data set from the SUIT instrument, which studies the solar photosphere and chromosphere.
Option (a) AstroSat-2 — Incorrect: AstroSat-2 has not been launched yet; AstroSat-1 (2015) is a multi-wavelength space observatory but does not carry SUIT.
Option (c) Chandrayaan-3 — Incorrect: Chandrayaan-3 is a lunar mission, not a solar mission.
Option (d) XPoSat — Incorrect: XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) studies X-ray sources in the universe, not the Sun, and does not carry the SUIT instrument.

Correct Answer: 1965 — Option (c)
The Judo Federation of India (JFI) was officially established in 1965 and was affiliated to the International Judo Federation (IJF) in the same year. Since its establishment, the JFI has been the governing body for the sport of judo in India, organizing national championships and selecting players for international competitions.
Option (a) 1905 — Incorrect: Judo as a sport was founded in Japan in 1882, and 1905 is too early for an Indian federation.
Option (b) 1929 — Incorrect: The Judo Federation of India was not established in 1929.
Option (d) 1986 — Incorrect: By 1986, the Judo Federation of India had already been in existence for two decades.

Correct Answer: Its orbiter continues to send data — Option (b)
Although the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-2 crash-landed on the Moon's surface in September 2019, the mission was not a complete failure. The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter successfully entered lunar orbit and has been continuously sending valuable scientific data about the Moon's surface, exosphere, and minerals. The orbiter was designed to function for 7 years and carries 8 scientific payloads.
Option (a) It studied Venus — Incorrect: Chandrayaan-2 is a lunar mission; it has nothing to do with Venus.
Option (c) It carried astronauts — Incorrect: Chandrayaan-2 was an unmanned robotic mission; no astronauts were carried.
Option (d) It was India's first Mars mission — Incorrect: India's first Mars mission was Mangalyaan (MOM-1), launched in 2013.

Correct Answer: An applied force compels a change — Option (c)
Newton's First Law of Motion (Law of Inertia) states that an object at rest stays at rest, and an object in uniform motion continues in that motion, unless acted upon by an external unbalanced (net) force that compels a change. This is the principle of inertia — objects resist changes to their state of motion.
Option (a) Balanced forces act on it — Incorrect: Balanced (equal and opposite) forces result in no net force, so the object continues in its current state — no change is forced. This is consistent with Newton's First Law, not a violation of it.
Option (b) Gravity changes its motion — Incorrect: Gravity is a force, but under Newton's First Law, it is only when an unbalanced net force acts that motion changes.
Option (d) Friction is removed — Incorrect: Friction's removal is not what keeps an object in motion; in an ideal frictionless environment, uniform motion continues by inertia.

Correct Answer: East to West — Option (a)
The Narmada river originates at Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh and flows westward through Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat before emptying into the Arabian Sea at the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay). It is unique among major Indian rivers in that it flows from east to west through a rift valley rather than toward the Bay of Bengal.
Option (b) West to East — Incorrect: Most major peninsular rivers (Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery) flow west to east, but Narmada is an exception — it flows east to west.
Option (c) North to South — Incorrect: The Narmada does not flow north to south; it flows along an east-west axis.
Option (d) South to North — Incorrect: No major Indian river flows from south to north except the Chambal and Betwa (tributaries).

Correct Answer: Northern plains — Option (b)
The Northern Plains (Indo-Gangetic Plains) have the most fertile soil in India. This vast alluvial plain, formed by the sediment deposited by rivers like the Ganga, Indus, and Brahmaputra, supports the most intensive agriculture in India. The deep alluvial soil is rich in nutrients and ideal for growing wheat, rice, sugarcane, and other crops.
Option (a) Coastal plains — Incorrect: Coastal plains have fertile soil in some areas, but overall they are narrower and less uniformly fertile than the Northern Plains.
Option (c) Peninsular plateau — Incorrect: The plateau has regur (black soil) and laterite soil, which are less fertile than the alluvial soil of the Northern Plains.
Option (d) Himalayan mountains — Incorrect: Himalayan soil is thin, rocky, and not suitable for large-scale agriculture.

Correct Answer: James Chadwick — Option (c)
James Chadwick, a British physicist, discovered the neutron in 1932. He conducted experiments by bombarding beryllium with alpha particles and detected a new electrically neutral particle — the neutron. For this discovery, Chadwick was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935. The neutron's discovery was crucial to understanding atomic structure.
Option (a) Ernest Rutherford — Incorrect: Rutherford discovered the proton (1917) and proposed the nuclear model of the atom, not the neutron.
Option (b) Niels Bohr — Incorrect: Niels Bohr proposed the Bohr model of the atom (1913), not the discovery of the neutron.
Option (d) Wolfgang Pauli — Incorrect: Wolfgang Pauli proposed the existence of the neutrino and the Pauli Exclusion Principle, not the discovery of the neutron.

Correct Answer: Cost, time and procedures to get electricity — Option (c)
The 'Getting Electricity' indicator in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index measures the procedures, time, cost, and reliability of electricity supply required for a business (typically a small or medium enterprise) to obtain a permanent electricity connection. It reflects how easy or difficult it is for businesses to access reliable electricity infrastructure.
Option (a) Number of electrified households — Incorrect: This is a rural electrification metric, not what the EODB indicator measures.
Option (b) National electricity production — Incorrect: Total electricity production is a macroeconomic energy statistic, not an EODB indicator.
Option (d) Energy efficiency — Incorrect: Energy efficiency metrics relate to conservation and sustainability, not to the ease of obtaining an electricity connection.

Correct Answer: M. Visvesvaraya — Option (d)
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (M. Visvesvaraya), the legendary engineer and statesman, is considered the father of economic planning in India. He wrote the book 'Planned Economy for India' in 1934 — more than a decade before independence — outlining a systematic plan for India's industrial and economic development. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955. His birth anniversary (15 September) is celebrated as Engineers' Day.
Option (a) Dadabhai Naoroji — Incorrect: He is known for the Drain of Wealth theory and early Indian nationalism, not economic planning.
Option (b) Jawaharlal Nehru — Incorrect: Nehru championed planned economic development and established the Planning Commission, but M. Visvesvaraya is recognized as the father of Indian planning.
Option (c) Mahalanobis — Incorrect: P.C. Mahalanobis is known for the Second Five-Year Plan model ( Mahalanobis model), but not the founding father of Indian planning.

Correct Answer: 1951 — Option (b)
The industrial licensing system in India was formally introduced through the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act (IDRA), 1951. Under this system, establishing or expanding industrial units required prior government permission ( licence ). This was part of India's mixed economy model and aimed to direct industrial growth according to national priorities. The licensing system was largely abolished during the 1991 liberalization reforms.
Option (a) 1948 — Incorrect: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1948 classified industries but the formal licensing system began with the IDRA, 1951.
Option (c) 1956 — Incorrect: The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 expanded the role of the public sector but was not when licensing began.
Option (d) 1969 — Incorrect: 1969 saw bank nationalization and the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, not the start of industrial licensing.

Correct Answer: To reduce fiscal deficit — Option (d)
The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003 was enacted to institutionalize fiscal discipline in India. Its primary objective is to reduce and eliminate revenue deficit, bring down the fiscal deficit to manageable levels, and ensure long-term macroeconomic stability. The Act mandates the government to set annual fiscal targets and present medium-term fiscal policy statements.
Option (a) To control money supply — Incorrect: Controlling money supply is the function of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through monetary policy, not the FRBM Act.
Option (b) To manage exports — Incorrect: Export management is handled by DGFT and trade policies, not the FRBM Act.
Option (c) To promote cooperative banking — Incorrect: Cooperative banking promotion is handled by NABARD and state cooperative laws, not the FRBM Act.

Correct Answer: 15% — Option (b)
According to the Economic Survey 2024-25 presented by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the social service expenditure (covering health, education, housing, and social welfare) registered an annual growth rate of approximately 15% between FY2021 and FY2025. This reflects the government's increased commitment to human development and social infrastructure.
Option (a) 2% — Incorrect: A 2% growth rate would indicate near-stagnation in social spending, which does not reflect the actual trend.
Option (c) 21% — Incorrect: While social spending did increase, the Economic Survey figure is 15%, not 21%.
Option (d) 33% — Incorrect: This overstates the growth rate reported in the Economic Survey 2024-25.

Correct Answer: Tatya Tope — Option (d)
Tatya Tope (Ramchandra Pandurang Tope) was the trusted commander and close associate of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. During the 1857 Revolt, Tatya Tope fought alongside Rani Lakshmibai against the British forces at Jhansi and later at Gwalior, where Rani Lakshmibai died fighting in June 1858. Tatya Tope continued guerrilla warfare against the British even after her death.
Option (a) Rani Avanti Bai Lodhi — Incorrect: She was a freedom fighter from Ramgarh (Madhya Pradesh) but did not fight alongside Rani Lakshmibai in Jhansi.
Option (b) Bahadur Shah Zafar — Incorrect: He was the last Mughal Emperor and the symbolic leader of the 1857 revolt, based in Delhi, not Jhansi.
Option (c) Begum Hazrat Mahal — Incorrect: She led the revolt in Lucknow (Awadh), not in Jhansi alongside Rani Lakshmibai.

Correct Answer: Indian National Army (INA) — Option (c)
Subhash Chandra Bose reorganized and led the Indian National Army (INA), also known as Azad Hind Fauj, to fight for India's independence from British rule during World War II. The INA was originally formed in 1942 by Mohan Singh from Indian prisoners of war in Malaya. Bose took command in 1943 in Singapore and expanded it into a formidable force that fought alongside the Japanese army in Southeast Asia.
Option (a) Swaraj Sena — Incorrect: No such army was formed by Bose; this is a fictional name.
Option (b) Hindustan Liberation Army — Incorrect: This is not the name of the army formed by Subhash Chandra Bose.
Option (d) Bharat Mukti Sena — Incorrect: This is not the name associated with Subhash Chandra Bose's military organization.