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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (25 Questions with Solutions)

Culture, polity, economy and science from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1, 20 September Shift 2: Puthari, BSA witnesses, Vindhyan rocks, import substitution and the PRITHVI mission.

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25
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15 min
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50

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About this test

SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA Question Paper, 20 Sep Shift 2 with Solutions

This is the General Awareness section of the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam held on 20 September 2025, Shift 2. Its mix leans on art and culture, polity, economy, sports and science, with current affairs on defence exercises and missions. On Aptitude360 every question comes with a written solution.

What the 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 GK paper covers

  • Art and culture: the Kodava festival Puthari, the Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem dance, Nalanda School sculpture, metta in Buddhism, the Vijayanagara Empire
  • Polity and law: witness types in the BSA, the Federal Court under the Government of India Act, the Union List, State Funds
  • Economy: import substitution in early planning, heavy industries, the international bodies behind the early-nineties reforms
  • Geography and science: Vindhyan rocks, why walking on sand is harder, generative design in launch vehicles, the PRITHVI Vigyan Mission
  • Sports and current affairs: relay rules, football goal height, the first Asian Games, Khelo India University Games, Exercise Tiger Triumph, the book Bonkers!

Fact areas this GA shift points to

  • Regional festivals and folk dances matched to their state or community
  • Provisions of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam on evidence and witnesses
  • Colonial-era constitutional bodies and when they were set up
  • Phases of Indian economic policy from planning to liberalisation
  • Rock systems and the minerals or building stones they yield

Revision pointers for SSC CGL static and current GK

  • Make a state-wise table of dances and festivals with the community that performs them
  • Read the three lists of the Seventh Schedule together so subjects are not confused
  • Note the objective and partner country for each joint military exercise
  • Tie basic physics questions, such as friction on sand, to the underlying force

Ideal for

SSC CGL candidates who have covered the basics and now want an actual Tier 1 shift to check their culture, polity and economy recall.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (25 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) General Awareness section?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 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 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) General Awareness?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 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 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) General Awareness?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 General Awareness section covered economy, awards and current affairs and art and culture. For example, one question begins: “Why is it more difficult to walk on sand than on a concrete pavement?”
What is an example question from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) General Awareness?
One question in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 General Awareness section asked: “What is the primary literary significance of the book 'Bonkers!' by Natasha Sharma?” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Is SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) General Awareness also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 General Awareness section is also part of the full SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) paper on Aptitude360, “SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 20 Sep 2025 Shift 2 (with Solutions)”, which runs all 4 sections in one timed test.
Where can I practise SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (20 September 2025, Shift 2) General Awareness questions online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 20 September 2025 Shift 2 General Awareness section on Aptitude360, where it is a free test. Normal practice is untimed and needs no account, while the Simulated test runs on one clock with a question palette and shows your score, section-wise analysis and the key at the end.

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SectionQuestionsTime
CGL25 T1 · 20 Sep 2025 · S2 · GA2515 min

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Total marks
50 across 25 questions.
Negative marking
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100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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