General Awareness is the highest-yield, lowest-time-investment section in SSC exams — unlike Quant or Reasoning, you either know a fact or you don't, and there's no calculation delay. Use this set to test where your static GK stands.


History

  1. Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885? Answer: Allan Octavian Hume
  2. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year? Answer: 1942
  3. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India? Answer: Lord Mountbatten
  4. The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year? Answer: 1757
  5. Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Constitution"? Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Polity

  1. How many fundamental rights are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution? Answer: Six (after the Right to Property was removed as a fundamental right in 1978)
  2. Which article deals with the abolition of untouchability? Answer: Article 17
  3. The Directive Principles of State Policy are inspired by the constitution of which country? Answer: Ireland
  4. Who has the power to declare a financial emergency in India? Answer: The President, under Article 360
  5. What is the minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha? Answer: 25 years

Geography

  1. Which is the longest river in India? Answer: Ganga
  2. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states? Answer: Eight states
  3. Which state has the longest coastline in India? Answer: Gujarat
  4. Which is the highest peak in India? Answer: Kangchenjunga
  5. The Deccan Plateau is bordered by which two mountain ranges? Answer: Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats

Economy

  1. What does GDP stand for? Answer: Gross Domestic Product
  2. Which committee recommended the establishment of NABARD? Answer: B. Sivaraman Committee
  3. The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in which year? Answer: 1949
  4. What is the full form of GST? Answer: Goods and Services Tax
  5. Which organization released India's first Union Budget in independent India (1947)? Answer: Presented by the first Finance Minister, R.K. Shanmukham Chetty

Static GK & Miscellaneous

  1. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is associated with which country? Answer: Philippines
  2. Which Indian classical dance form originated in Tamil Nadu? Answer: Bharatanatyam
  3. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India? Answer: Wular Lake, Jammu & Kashmir
  4. The headquarters of the United Nations is located in which city? Answer: New York
  5. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy? Answer: Vitamin C

How to Use This Set

  • Attempt all 25 without looking at the answers first, then note which categories you're weakest in.
  • Revisit weak categories in your static GK notes rather than moving on — GA rewards breadth, but only if the foundation is solid.
  • Pair static GK revision like this with daily current affairs reading, since SSC papers increasingly blend the two (e.g., a static geography question framed around a recent event).