Quick answer
General Awareness is 25 of the 150 questions in SSC CGL Tier 2, 75 marks (17% of the paper) with its own 20 min timer. +3 for each correct answer, −1 for each wrong answer. Maths, Reasoning, English and General Awareness make the 390 merit marks; the Computer Knowledge Test (60 marks) is qualifying and not added to merit.
Questions
25
Marks
75 of 450
Own timer
20 min
That is about 48 seconds a question. The section closes when its time ends, so pace it on its own clock.
General Awareness topics in SSC CGL Tier 2
Topic tests for this section are being added. The full mocks cover it in the real SSC CGL Tier 2 interface.
How Gen. Awareness is marked
+3 for each correct answer, −1 for each wrong answer. Maths, Reasoning, English and General Awareness make the 390 merit marks; the Computer Knowledge Test (60 marks) is qualifying and not added to merit.
What the report shows for Gen. Awareness
Accuracy, time per question and the topics you lost marks on in this section, after every full mock. Your Improvement Pack is built from those topics.
Take the Gen. Awareness section in a full SSC CGL Tier 2 mock
Every student gets a different paper with the same sections, timers and marking. Mocks come with a pass.
Questions students ask
How many General Awareness questions are there in SSC CGL Tier 2?
General Awareness is 25 of the 150 questions in SSC CGL Tier 2, 75 marks (17% of the paper) with its own 20 min timer. +3 for each correct answer, −1 for each wrong answer. Maths, Reasoning, English and General Awareness make the 390 merit marks; the Computer Knowledge Test (60 marks) is qualifying and not added to merit.
Which Gen. Awareness topics come in SSC CGL Tier 2?
The General Awareness section follows the official SSC CGL Tier 2 syllabus; our mocks spread questions across its topics in the proportion of recent papers.
Can I practise only the SSC CGL Tier 2 Gen. Awareness section?
The full mocks give you the General Awareness section with the real timer; topic tests for it are being added.