General Awareness Preparation for SSC

Can you tell me how to prepare for General Awareness section in SSC CGL or Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level Exam?

In other Entrance Exams General Awareness Section is more focused on current affairs whereas, in SSC CGL, more questions will be based on Static General Knowledge.

In SSC CGL, there will be 50 questions on 1 mark each and various topics can be from the following.
1. Indian History
2. Indian Polity
3. Geography
4. Indian Economy
5. Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
6. Miscellaneous

There are almost 5-6 questions from each topic mentioned above except the miscellaneous section.

Among all the topics, General Science is expected to have 10-15 questions, with Biology being central.

History Questions in SSC CGL
Understanding History topics is very important for this examination as it is the backbone of every subject.
It is very rare that questions from World History have been asked, so there is no need to waste time on World History. Instead, concentrate on Indian History only.

Geography Questions in SSC CGL
There are two parts of Geography from where the questions are asked, these are – Indian Geography and Physical Geography.
For covering basics, NCERT Books of Class XI and XII will be sufficient.

Polity Questions in SSC CGL
Read NCERT Books of Class VIII to X for Polity, as it will cover most of the topics asked under the banner of Polity.

Economy Questions in SSC CGL
The economy also contains 2 parts – Indian Economy and Economics.
Indian Economy is the study of Indian Economics system and Economics
Further comprises of two topics which include: Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.
There are a few uncertain topics which one should only prepare from trusted sources.

The Miscellaneous section may contain various topics like current AFFAIRS, computer knowledge, technology, books and authors, sports, persons and places in news, abbreviations, etc.

Only a limited set of questions are asked on current affairs. So, try not to dedicate a major portion of time for it.

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