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SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) General Awareness Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Awareness as it is examined in SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General Awareness deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Which soil type is most widespread in India and ideal for cotton cultivation?
Black soil (Regur soil), found mainly in the Deccan plateau (Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP).
Name the three major coal-producing states of India.
Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh.
Which Indian state is the largest producer of tea?
Assam.
What are the two main types of monsoon winds affecting India?
The South-West (summer) monsoon, which brings most rainfall, and the North-East (winter/retreating) monsoon.
What is the largest continent and the largest ocean on Earth?
Largest continent: Asia; largest ocean: the Pacific Ocean.
What is the longest river in the world and the largest river by discharge?
Longest: the Nile (some count the Amazon); largest by water discharge: the Amazon.
What is the imaginary line at 0° longitude called, and where does it pass?
The Prime Meridian, passing through Greenwich, England.
Which lines on a map join places of equal rainfall and equal temperature respectively?
Equal rainfall: isohyets; equal temperature: isotherms.
What are the three layers of the Earth's interior from outside to inside?
Crust, mantle, and core (the core has an outer liquid and inner solid part).
Define a food chain and the role of a producer in it.
A food chain is the sequence of energy transfer from one organism to another by eating; producers (green plants/autotrophs) convert solar energy to chemical energy via photosynthesis, forming the base.
What is biodiversity, and what are its three main levels?
Biodiversity is the variety of life forms; its three levels are genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity.
Which gases are the main greenhouse gases responsible for global warming?
Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), water vapour, and CFCs.
What does an 'Endangered' species mean in the IUCN Red List classification?
A species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future (more threatened than 'Vulnerable,' less than 'Critically Endangered').
Which committee/body drafted the Indian Constitution, and who chaired the Drafting Committee?
The Constituent Assembly drafted it; Dr. B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.
How long did it take to frame the Indian Constitution, and when did it come into force?
2 years, 11 months, and 18 days; it came into force on 26 January 1950 (Republic Day).
From which countries did India borrow the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Fundamental Rights: from the USA; Directive Principles (DPSP): from Ireland.
How many Fundamental Rights are currently guaranteed by the Indian Constitution, and name them.
Six: Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right against Exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights, and Right to Constitutional Remedies.
Which Fundamental Right did Dr. Ambedkar call the 'heart and soul' of the Constitution?
The Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32).
Which amendment added the Fundamental Duties, and how many duties are there now?
The 42nd Amendment (1976) added Fundamental Duties (Article 51A); there are 11 duties (the 11th added by the 86th Amendment, 2002).
Which Article of the Constitution contains the Directive Principle on Uniform Civil Code?
Article 44.
Who is the constitutional head of the Indian Union Executive, and how is the President elected?
The President of India; elected indirectly by an electoral college (elected MPs and MLAs) through proportional representation by single transferable vote.
What are the two houses of the Indian Parliament, and what are their maximum strengths?
Lok Sabha (House of the People), max 552; and Rajya Sabha (Council of States), max 250.
What is the minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?
Lok Sabha: 25 years; Rajya Sabha: 30 years.
What is the structure of the Indian judiciary, and who heads it?
A single integrated system: the Supreme Court at the top, headed by the Chief Justice of India, followed by High Courts and subordinate (district) courts.
What this deck covers
The General Awareness deck follows the SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) General Awareness syllabus — 6 chapters and 28 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 8.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 90 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General Awareness flashcards FAQ
How many General Awareness flashcards are in this SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Awareness cards cover?
They follow the SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) General Awareness syllabus — 6 chapters and 28 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.