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SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) General Awareness Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Awareness as it is examined in SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary 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.
What was the central idea of the Bhakti movement?
Devotion (bhakti) to a personal god as the path to salvation, rejecting ritualism and caste distinctions, often using regional languages.
Who was Kabir, and what was distinctive about his teachings?
Kabir was a 15th-century Bhakti saint-poet whose dohas (couplets) emphasized one formless God and criticized both Hindu and Muslim orthodoxy.
What was the Sufi concept of 'wahdat-ul-wujud', and which silsila (order) was most prominent in early India?
Wahdat-ul-wujud means 'unity of being' (oneness of God and creation). The Chishti order, led by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, was the most prominent.
Who founded the Vijayanagara Empire, and on which river was its capital Hampi situated?
Harihara and Bukka (Sangama brothers) founded it in 1336; Hampi was on the Tungabhadra River.
Who founded the Maratha Empire, and what was his ideal of self-rule called?
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj; his ideal of self-rule was 'Hindavi Swarajya'.
What were the two taxes levied by the Marathas on neighboring territories?
Chauth (one-fourth of the revenue) and Sardeshmukhi (an additional one-tenth).
In which battle did the British East India Company gain control of Bengal in 1757, and who was defeated?
The Battle of Plassey (1757), where Robert Clive defeated Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula.
Which 1764 battle gave the British the Diwani (revenue collection rights) of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
The Battle of Buxar (1764).
What was the 'Doctrine of Lapse', and which Governor-General is associated with it?
A policy by Lord Dalhousie under which a princely state lacking a natural heir would be annexed by the British, ignoring adopted heirs.
In which year did the Revolt of 1857 begin, and at which town did it first break out?
It began in 1857 at Meerut, sparked by the greased cartridge controversy.
Name two prominent leaders of the 1857 Revolt and the regions they led.
Rani Lakshmibai led Jhansi; Nana Sahib led Kanpur (Tantia Tope and Bahadur Shah Zafar at Delhi are also key).
What major administrative change in India resulted directly from the 1857 Revolt?
The end of East India Company rule; India came under direct British Crown rule (the British Raj) via the Government of India Act 1858.
In which year was the Indian National Congress founded, and who was its founder?
1885; founded by Allan Octavian Hume, with Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee as its first president.
What was the first mass movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India, launched in 1920?
The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–1922).
What event in 1930 marked the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement, and over what issue?
The Dandi Salt March (Salt Satyagraha) by Gandhi, protesting the British salt tax.
What slogan did Gandhi give during the 1942 Quit India Movement?
'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro).
Under which plan was India partitioned, and on what date did India gain independence?
The Mountbatten Plan (3 June 1947); India became independent on 15 August 1947.
Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India, and who was the chairman of the Constitution's Drafting Committee?
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first PM; Dr. B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.
Match the classical dance forms to their states: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi.
Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu; Kathak – Uttar Pradesh (North India); Odissi – Odisha; Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh.
Which two classical dance forms originate from Kerala and Manipur respectively?
Kathakali (and Mohiniyattam) from Kerala; Manipuri from Manipur.
What is the difference between the two major schools of Indian classical music?
Hindustani music is the North Indian tradition; Carnatic music is the South Indian tradition. Both are built on raga (melody) and tala (rhythm).
Which Mughal-era monument in Agra was India's first to be inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is it the Taj Mahal or Agra Fort?
Both the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort (Agra) were inscribed in 1983 among India's earliest UNESCO World Heritage Sites, along with the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
The Konark Sun Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site shaped like a giant chariot, is located in which state?
Odisha. It is also known as the 'Black Pagoda'.
What architectural style, blending Hindu and Islamic elements, characterizes the Qutb Minar complex in Delhi?
Indo-Islamic (Indo-Saracenic) architecture. The Qutb Minar, started by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and India's tallest brick minaret.
What this deck covers
The General Awareness deck follows the SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) General Awareness syllabus — 6 chapters and 26 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 96 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 CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary 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 CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary 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 CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) General Awareness syllabus — 6 chapters and 26 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.