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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (25 Questions with Solutions)

General Awareness from the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 16 Sep, Shift 3, covering Teej, Gupta administration, constitutional articles, the Chabahar corridor and pulsars, each with a worked solution.

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 General Awareness PYQ, 16 September Shift 3 Paper

This is the General Awareness section of the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper held on 16 September 2025 in Shift 3. It mixes Indian history, art and culture, polity, economy, geography, science, sports and current affairs. Aptitude360 presents the original questions with a worked solution for every one.

Topics asked in the SSC CGL 16 Sep Shift 3 GA paper

  • History: the Gupta-era office of the Mahasandhivigrahika, early medieval dynasties and the regions they ruled
  • Art and culture: Perini Shivatandavam, Kashmiri music forms, the Teej festival, Capuchin church architecture
  • Polity: the article on Union-levied taxes, Parliament's power over State List subjects during an emergency, the repealed article on central law validity
  • Economy and geography: import substitution, the Happiness Index, the Sindri fertilizer plant, India's urban population share in the Census
  • Science: the flow of genetic information, wavelength of a sound wave, pulsars and black holes
  • Current affairs and sports: the Chabahar corridor, the Commonwealth Games host chosen after Australia withdrew, ISRO's NGLV, India Open badminton, pole vault rules, Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar

Key GA concept areas to revise for SSC CGL

  • Administrative titles and offices of ancient Indian empires
  • Regional dance and music traditions of Indian states
  • Emergency provisions and the Centre-State division of taxing powers
  • Statement-based and Assertion-Reason questions on economic policy and climate goals

Revision tips for SSC CGL General Awareness

  • Revise constitutional articles in groups, such as emergency, finance and judiciary, rather than one by one
  • Remember that the Sindri fertilizer plant in Jharkhand was set up close to the Jharia coalfield, which supplied its coal
  • Keep a running list of international sports events and their host cities
  • In multi-statement questions, judge each statement separately before eliminating options

Who should take this GA PYQ

SSC CGL aspirants revising General Awareness through real Tier 1 papers, and candidates for other SSC exams who want to check their static GK and current affairs.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 16 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (25 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness section?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section on Aptitude360 has 25 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 15 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section, each question carries 2 marks and a wrong answer costs 0.5 marks; an unanswered question costs nothing. The maximum score on this section is 50.
Which General Awareness topics were asked in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section covered awards and current affairs, polity and constitution, art and culture, science and history. For example, one question begins: “Which of the following statements uniquely identifies a symbolic or lesser-known element linking Teej to both nature and mythology?”
What is an example question from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness?
One question in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 16 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section asked: “Which of the following is a typical architectural feature of the Capuchin Church?” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Where can I practise SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (16 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness questions online?
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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 16 Sep 2025 · S3 · GA2515 min

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Total marks
50 across 25 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

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