How to Prepare General Awareness for SSC CGL

General Awareness is easily the most scoring section of SSC CGL Tier I Exam. This section becomes
more important because this is the one section which can be attempted quickly and also helps you
score high marks in the paper. So let us start of by understanding what sort of topics and questions
to expect while studying the syllabus of General Awareness and then move on to tips to prepare
General Awareness for SSC CGL.

Overall Analysis of General Awareness for SSC CGL

Topic

Static GK

Science

Others

Questions
weightage

Culture

1-2

Indian History

5-6

Geography (Indian + World)

4-5

Environment

3-4

Economy

5-6

Polity

5-6

Biology

4-5

Chemistry

3-4

Physics + Space Science

2-3

Computer & Mobile Technology

1-2

Diseases, Pollution

1-2

Nutrition

2-3

Current Affairs

1-3

Important Dates, Portfolios, Schemes

1-2

Miscellaneous GK - Sports, People in

1-3

Total

23-29

13-19

3-8

the News, Books etc.

Total

50

SSC CGL Tier-I General

Awareness Breakup

Others
5%
Science
37%

Static GK

Static GK
58%

Science
Others

When starting to prepare for SSC one tends to focus more on the current affairs section as this is the
general requirement in various banking and other recruitment exams. But as you can see the
weightage of each subject in General Awareness, you will notice that the weightage to the static
portion is way higher than the current affairs.

So you need to go about preparing for this section smartly. You must continuously weigh the cost to
benefit ratio while preparing for this section. You need to look at how the paper setters have been
leaning because otherwise preparing for this section can get to be a never-ending task. For example,
a new trend nowadays is higher number of questions from the topic of Environment. It is also not
wise to say ignore current affairs completely, but do not invest too much time in them.

Subject-Wise Important Topics

Science
Physics

Chemistry
Uses, Common Names and

Gravity

Composition of Various
Chemicals

Biology
Parts of Plant &
their Functions
Parts of Human

Motion

Alloys

Body & their

Functions

Definition Based Questions

Work

(Heat, Oxidation, Reduction

etc.)

Pressure

SI units

Units of

Chemical Change & Physical

Measurement

Change

Sound

Chemistry in Everyday life

Heat
Electronics
Magnetism

Basics of Animal
Kingdom.
Diseases,
Prevention & Cure

History
Ancient
History
Indus Valley
Civilization
Buddhism &
Jainism
The Mauryans
Post-Mauryan
Kingdoms
The Gupta
Period

Medieval History
Establishment &
Expansion of the Delhi
Sultanate

Modern History
European Penetration &
British Conquest of India

Religious Movements
in the Fifteenth &

Major Battles

Sixteenth Centuries
Mughal Dynasty

Social & Cultural Awakening

in India

Later Mughals

The Great Revolt of 1857

The Maratha State

Indian National Congress

Nationalist Movement, 19051918: Growth of Militant
Nationalism
Struggle for Swaraj - I, 1919 1927
Struggle for Swaraj - II, 19271947
Governor-Generals of India
Indian Princely States

Geography
Movement Of Earth

Winds

Soils In India

Interior Of Earth

Ocean & Ocean

Agriculture In India

Currents
Latitude &

Volcanoes

Transportation In India

Earthquakes

Mineral Resources In

Longitude
Solar System

India
Atmosphere

Physical Features Of

Forests In India

India
Rivers In India

World Geo. Facts I.E.

Continents in the World.

Polity
Framing Of The

President

Governor

Vice President

Vidhan Sabha

Parts Of Indian

Attorney General Of

Vidhan Parishad

Constitution

India

Schedules In Indian

Comptroller Auditor Panchayats

Constitution

General

Citizenship

Lok Sabha

Parliamentary Funds

Article 370

Rajya Sabha

Supreme Court

Emergency In India

Bills

High Court

Commissions

Prime Minister

Writs

Constitution
Sources Of Indian
Constitution

Miscellaneous
1. Population Census
2. Important Books & Writers
3. First in Sports for India and World like First Olympics, First Asian Games etc.
4. Famous Sea Ports, Airports and their locations
5. State Animals and Symbols
6. Important Institutions of India and World & their locations (like BRICS, World Bank, IMF
and RBI etc.)
7. Awards & their Significance
8. Nobel Laureates & their Fields

Computer & Mobile Technology

1.

Development of Computers

2.

Input & Output Devices

3.

Memory

4.

Abbreviations

Tips to Prepare General Awareness in SSC CGL

You need to focus on each section according to the order of priority given below:
Science>> Polity>> History>> Geography>> Economy>> Misc.
You may search for free GK capsules on Testbooks Blog or you can go by the detailed study from
following sources:
1. Polity: The most important book on this topic is Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth. You can also
attempt to solve questions in NIOS study material and Lucent books.

2. History: You may start by reading Tamil Nadu State Education Board textbooks of class 11 and
12. Once again, Lucents GK book is also good for this section. Questions on Culture can also be
easily solved by reading Lucents GK books.
3. Geography: NCERT Textbooks for Social Science Class 7 to 10 and for Geography Class 11, 12.
4. Economy: Mostly straightforward questions are asked. e.g. Definition and concepts of
Economy. NCERTs Economy book of Class 11 (Indias Economy & Development) is a good read for
basic idea of Indian Economy.
5. Science: NCERT textbooks of Science from class 6 to 10 are the best source.
6. Miscellaneous: Lucents GK book is more than sufficient to tackle the miscellaneous topics.

Note: Frequent revision of these topics is the golden rule for securing good marks in this section.

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