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SSC Selection Post sets 25 General Awareness questions for 50 marks in the Computer Based Examination (level-wise), so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
This is the most scoring section per minute because there is nothing to work out — you either know it or you do not. Banking and current affairs of the last six months dominate, so a steady daily habit beats last-minute cramming, and static facts (polity, history, geography) fill the rest.
How much General Awareness is worth in each SSC Selection Post stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Based Examination (level-wise) | 25 | 50 | 15 min | 25% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the SSC Selection Post pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.
Banking awareness · solved example
In which year was the Reserve Bank of India nationalised?
Solution
The RBI began operations in 1935 as a privately owned bank and was nationalised on 1 January 1949 under the Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948, bringing it fully under government ownership.
Geography of India · solved example
Which is the largest state of India by area?
Solution
Rajasthan, at about 3.42 lakh square kilometres, is the largest Indian state by area, ahead of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Art and culture · solved example
Who wrote the Indian national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana'?
Solution
'Jana Gana Mana' was written and composed by Rabindranath Tagore and adopted as the national anthem on 24 January 1950. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote 'Vande Mataram', the national song.
Polity · solved example
The voting age in India was reduced from 21 to 18 by which amendment?
Solution
The 61st Amendment (1988) lowered the voting age to 18.
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Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.
General Awareness shows up in every SSC Selection Post mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
SSC Selection Post 2026 cycle (Phase XIV) sets 25 General Awareness questions for 50 marks in the Computer Based Examination (level-wise).
Yes. SSC Selection Post deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, General Awareness included, so unsure guesses cost you. 0.50 marks (a quarter of the two marks a question carries) are deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
The SSC Selection Post syllabus lists Indian polity and Constitution, History and the freedom struggle, Indian and world geography, Economy and government schemes, General science: physics, chemistry, biology, Static general knowledge: awards, days, sports and more. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every General Awareness question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the SSC Selection Post mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.