SSC Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield SSC facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. Photochemical smog is caused by a reaction between: → NO2, O3 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight
2. The arithmetic mean of 10 numbers is 45. If each number is increased by 5, what is the new mean? → 50
3. Rusting of iron is an example of which type of chemical reaction? → Oxidation
4. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 6 hours and 9 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it in 12 hours. How long to fill the tank if all are open? → 36/5 hours
5. When one gene pair masks the action of the other, this is known as: → Dominance
6. Which document is generally required to download the SSC admit card? → Registration number and password/date of birth
7. Identify the error in: 'The committee have reached their decision unanimously.' → No error
8. Which SSC exam is specifically meant for recruitment of stenographers? → SSC Stenographer (Grade C and D)
9. Which of the following Venn diagrams best represents: Teachers, Professors, Humans? → Teachers and Professors overlap inside Humans
10. A man walks 4 km East, then 3 km North. What is the shortest distance from the starting point? → 5 km
11. What is the primary purpose of the SSC normalization process across multiple shifts? → To adjust scores for varying difficulty between shifts
12. A car covers a distance of 600 km in 6 hours. How much distance will it cover in 9 hours at the same speed? → 900 km
13. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence: → It's a lovely day
14. Which organ in the human body produces insulin? → Pancreas
15. Which is the largest desert in the world? → Antarctic Desert
16. Which planet in our solar system has the most moons? → Saturn
17. A sum doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest. What is the rate of interest per annum? → 12.5%
18. Choose the correct word order: 'He / slowly / the book / read' → He read the book slowly.
19. Descriptive paper (essay/letter writing) is a distinct tier in which SSC exam? → SSC CGL Tier-III
20. If the probability of an event occurring is 0.35, what is the probability of it NOT occurring? → 0.65
21. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was adopted on: → 26 November 1949
22. Which protocol is used for sending emails? → SMTP
23. The total energy of a missile launched at a velocity less than the earth's escape velocity is: → Negative
24. Find the odd one out by arranging the letters of each group to form a meaningful word. → VIDEID
25. In a code language, if '+' means '×', '×' means '−', '−' means '÷', '÷' means '+', then what is 8 + 4 × 3 − 2? → 14
26. Select the correct meaning of the idiom 'Burn the midnight oil': → To work late into the night
27. In SSC Tier-I exam, if passing marks are 33% and a student scores 148 out of 200, did the student pass? → Yes, scored above passing
28. Which phrase best replaces the underlined part: 'He is too weak to lift the box.' → so weak that he cannot
29. Which SSC exam recruits Junior Engineers in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical disciplines? → SSC JE
30. The 'Tropic of Cancer' passes through how many Indian states? → 8