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SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 21 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (25 Questions with Solutions)

General Awareness from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1, 21 September 2025, Shift 3: Mughal pietra dura, Financial Emergency, Green Hydrogen Mission and nichrome, with solutions.

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About this test

SSC CGL 2025 GA PYQ 21 Sep Shift 3: General Awareness Solved Questions

This set is the General Awareness section of the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 exam held on 21 September 2025, Shift 3. It covers history, polity, geography, economy, science, culture, literature, sports and current affairs. Aptitude360 gives a worked solution for every question, and several items use assertion-reason and multi-statement formats.

GK and GA areas in the 21 Sep Shift 3 section

  • History: Chola and Chera contributions, Mughal pietra dura and the double dome, the Rigvedic term Rik, and the Government of India Act that created a bicameral central legislature
  • Polity and law: salary cuts for judges during a Financial Emergency, technology provisions in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
  • Economy and schemes: the old-age pension scheme, fertiliser subsidies, the Green Hydrogen Mission, Navratna PSUs, the limits of GDP
  • Geography and culture: Bhutan as the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Talcher power station, groundwater aquifers, the Thoda dance, folk processions of Madhya Pradesh
  • Science and sports: why nichrome suits heaters, generative design software, basketball fouls, Indian shooting at the Olympics, the AIFF season
  • Literature and current affairs: Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, the Republic Day 2025 chief guest

Concepts to revise for this GA section

  • Emergency provisions of the Constitution and their effect on the judiciary
  • Mughal architectural features linked to each emperor
  • Properties of alloys used in heating elements, such as high resistance and a high melting point
  • Folk dances matched to their state and community

Revision tips for SSC CGL General Awareness

  • Group government schemes by ministry and target group
  • For assertion-reason items, judge each statement on its own before testing the link
  • Keep a short list of Republic Day chief guests and national missions

Who this GA PYQ is for

SSC CGL aspirants who want section-wise General Awareness practice from a real Tier 1 shift.

FAQs about SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 GK GA PYQ – 21 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (25 Questions with Solutions)

How many questions were in the SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness section?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 21 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 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness?
In the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 21 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 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness?
The Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 21 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section covered awards and current affairs, history and sports. For example, one question begins: “Who among the following was the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations in 2025?”
What is an example question from SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness?
One question in the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 21 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section asked: “Neither the Chola nor the Chera dynasty was directly responsible for the establishment of:” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Is SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 21 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section is also part of the full SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) paper on Aptitude360, “SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper – 21 Sep 2025 Shift 3 (with Solutions)”, which runs all 4 sections in one timed test.
Where can I practise SSC CGL 2025 Tier 1 (21 September 2025, Shift 3) General Awareness questions online?
You can practise the Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (SSC CGL) 2025 Tier 1, 21 September 2025 Shift 3 General Awareness section on Aptitude360, where it is 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 · 21 Sep 2025 · S3 · GA2515 min

Marking & rules

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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Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

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