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SSC CHSL General Awareness Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Awareness as it is examined in SSC CHSL. 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 does GDP stand for in economics?
Gross Domestic Product.
What is the difference between fiscal deficit and revenue deficit?
Fiscal deficit = total expenditure minus total receipts (excluding borrowings); revenue deficit = revenue expenditure minus revenue receipts.
Which institution is the central bank of India and regulates monetary policy?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
What does 'repo rate' mean?
The rate at which the RBI lends short-term money to commercial banks.
What is inflation?
A sustained rise in the general price level of goods and services, reducing purchasing power of money.
In which year was the GST (Goods and Services Tax) implemented in India?
2017 (1 July 2017).
What does the term 'NITI Aayog' replace, and when was it formed?
It replaced the Planning Commission; formed in 2015.
Newton's second law of motion gives which formula relating force, mass and acceleration?
Force = mass times acceleration (F = ma).
What is the chemical formula of common table salt?
NaCl (sodium chloride).
What is the SI unit of electric current?
The ampere (A).
Which gas do plants absorb and which do they release during photosynthesis?
They absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria.
What is the chemical symbol and atomic number of gold?
Au, atomic number 79.
What is the speed of light in vacuum (approximate)?
About 3 x 10^8 metres per second (299,792 km/s).
Which vitamin is produced in the human body on exposure to sunlight?
Vitamin D.
What is the pH value of a neutral solution at 25 degrees C?
7.
Which disease is caused by deficiency of vitamin C?
Scurvy.
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
206 bones.
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter.
Where are the headquarters of the United Nations located?
New York City, USA.
Which body administers the Olympic Games, and how often are the Summer Games held?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC); the Summer Olympics are held every four years.
What does ISRO stand for, and where is its headquarters?
Indian Space Research Organisation; headquartered in Bengaluru.
Which is the highest civilian award given by the Government of India?
The Bharat Ratna.
What does the abbreviation 'UPSC' stand for?
Union Public Service Commission.
What this deck covers
The General Awareness deck follows the SSC CHSL General Awareness syllabus — 1 chapters and 6 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 50.0 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 38 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 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 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 General Awareness syllabus — 1 chapters and 6 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.