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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 19 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (24 Questions with Solutions)

General Awareness from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1: folk dances, Rashtrakuta and Gupta history, polity, economy, science and sports, with worked solutions.

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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ 19 Sep Shift 1: History, Polity, Culture

SSC CGL aspirants revising General Awareness can use this set to check how far their static and current GK reaches. It is the GA section of the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 paper of 19 September 2025, Shift 1, presented on Aptitude360 with a worked solution for every question. Topics range from folk dances and medieval dynasties to economics, science and sports rules.

Topics asked in the 19 Sep 2025 Shift 1 GA paper

  • Art and culture: Kambala festival, Hojagiri and Rouf dances, Hindustani rhythmic cycles
  • History: Rashtrakuta victory over the Cholas, Gupta-era obligations, Mughal monuments, Governor-General policies
  • Polity: Finance Commission, Supreme Court jurisdiction, constitutional limits on taxing interstate trade
  • Economy: mixed economy, disinvestment, reforms that opened India to MNCs, core inflation trends
  • Science and environment: enzymes, Green Credit Programme
  • Sports and books: table tennis ball rules, athletics lane rules, national archery winners, Sahitya Akademi authors

Key GA concepts to revise for SSC CGL

  • Tribal and regional folk dances matched to their states
  • Rashtrakuta–Chola conflicts and Gupta-era obligations
  • Constitutional articles on Centre-state financial relations and courts
  • Government schemes notified under environmental laws
  • Official equipment and field rules in common sports

Revision tips for CGL General Awareness

  • Revise dances and festivals state by state rather than as a single list
  • Practise assertion-reason and statement-type questions, since they test precise understanding
  • Pair each economic reform with the year and policy that introduced it

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 19 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (24 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) General Awareness section?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1 General Awareness section on Aptitude360 has 24 multiple-choice questions, and Aptitude360's timed version gives 15 minutes for them.
What was the marking scheme in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) General Awareness?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1 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 48.
Which General Awareness topics were asked in SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) General Awareness?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1 General Awareness section covered art and culture, polity and constitution and science. For example, one question begins: “How is the lane width for athletes in races up to 400 meters determined on a synthetic track?”
What is an example question from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) General Awareness?
One question in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1 General Awareness section asked: “What is the key objective of India's Green Credit Programme, recently operationalised under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Is SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) General Awareness also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1 General Awareness section is also part of the full SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) paper on Aptitude360, “SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 19 Sep 2025 Shift 1 (with Solutions)”, which runs all 4 sections in one timed test.
Can I attempt SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (19 September 2025, Shift 1) General Awareness as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 19 September 2025 Shift 1 General Awareness section is available on Aptitude360 as a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 19 Sep 2025 · S1 · GA2415 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
48 across 24 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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