State PSC & Services | UPSSSC PET
UPSSSC PET sets 35 General Awareness questions for 35 marks across 6 stages, 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 UPSSSC PET stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) | 5 | 5 | — | 5% |
| Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) | 5 | 5 | — | 5% |
| Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) | 5 | 5 | — | 5% |
| Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) | 5 | 5 | — | 5% |
| Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) | 5 | 5 | — | 5% |
| Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) | 10 | 10 | — | 10% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
Written to the UPSSSC PET 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.
Inflation · solved example
Cost-push inflation arises from:
Solution
Cost-push inflation is driven by rising production costs, such as wages or fuel, that push prices up.
Monetary policy · solved example
In India, the policy repo rate is decided by the:
Solution
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee, headed by the RBI Governor, sets the policy repo rate.
Indian Polity · solved example
Who is the constitutional head of the Union of India?
Solution
The President is the constitutional (nominal) head of the Union, while real executive power is exercised by the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.
Static GK · solved example
The Nobel Prize is NOT awarded in which of the following fields?
Solution
Nobel Prizes are given in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences, but not in Mathematics.
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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 UPSSSC PET mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
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Yes. UPSSSC PET deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, General Awareness included, so unsure guesses cost you. One-fourth (0.25) mark is deducted for each wrong answer. Unanswered questions carry no penalty.
The UPSSSC PET syllabus lists Indian history and the Indian national movement, Indian and world geography, Indian economy and Five-Year Plans, Indian Constitution and public administration, General awareness: neighbouring countries, capitals and currencies, states and Union Territories, Parliament, national and international days, organisations, awards. 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 UPSSSC PET mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.