SSC CGL prep: master GK and current affairs daily
SSC CGL's General Awareness section is the fastest-scoring 25 questions on the paper — if you've been consistent. Static GK plus a rolling 6-month current-affairs window rewards aspirants who never skip a day.
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SSC CGL has two computer-based tiers. Tier-I (100 questions, 60 minutes) covers Reasoning, General Awareness, Quant and English — with 0.5 negative marking. Tier-II decides final merit. CHSL and MTS follow similar patterns at different levels.
- ✓Tier-I: 100 questions / 200 marks / 60 minutes
- ✓General Awareness: ~25 questions — history, polity, geography, science, current affairs
- ✓Negative marking: 0.5 per wrong answer
The GK compounding effect
GK can't be crammed the month before — but 20 questions a day for six months is 3,600 questions of coverage. Improvam's daily quiz plus news-quiz loop is designed for exactly this slow-compounding section.
SSC — frequently asked questions
Yes — General Awareness and current affairs are common across CGL, CHSL and MTS. The same daily habit covers all three.
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