General Awareness is one of the prominent topic in SSC CGL Tier I.  The General Awareness section is easy and can fetch you good marks if you can cover all the important topics: Science, Polity, History, Geography, Economy, Misc.

This article is focused at providing a comprehensive list of books to prepare General Awareness for SSC CGL. The syllabus for SSC CGL General Awareness section is quite lengthy.

Some quick tips and insights for preparing General Awareness section are discussed below.

• 2-3 questions are usually asked from all the major topics.
• Prepare the topics in descending order of difficulty.
• Solve more sample papers to get familiarized with the type of questions.
• Mostly straightforward questions are asked from economy.
• Best method to score well in General Awareness section is frequent revision of topics.
• On an average, candidates will have 15 minutes to solve the General Awareness section.

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SSC General Awareness Pattern Highlights

Candidates can check below the important highlights of SSC CGL General Awareness

• A total of 25 questions in the section.
• 1 mark will be awarded for every correct answer.
• 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer.
• No marks will be awarded or deducted for un-attempted question.
• 15 minutes given to complete the section.
• Good attempts come around 15-18.

SSC CGL General Awareness Expected Weightage

All topics are important but science section is most important as its subheads also form separate questions. The priority can be decided on the basis of the marks a topic has been awarded. The list shows important topics in descending order.

Check SSC CGL Syllabus

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Topic 1: Indian History & Culture

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• 4-5 questions can come in total.
• Questions are direct and easily answered.
• Confusion takes place between different eras and the hierarchy system.
• Mark the answers carefully as they are easy and tricky sometimes.

Important topics in Indian History & Culture

Best books

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Topic 2: Geography Indian & World

• River names can be easily mixed or can create confusion.
• Questions can be asked about states adjoining planes and rivers.
• Information about the terrain, soil, etc. can be asked.

Important topics in Geography Indian & World

Best Books

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Topic 3: Environment

• Questions are based on pollution levels and global warming.
• Discovery of new flora and fauna.
• Problems on atmospheric layers.
• Melting glaciers and new changes in environment.
• New pollution control acts and earth submit questions.

Best Books

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Topic 4: Economy

• National and International Economy is the primary focus of this topic.
• Questions are also based on old and new economic policies.
• New trends visible in an economy
• Worth of rupee as compared to different currencies
• Questions on currency name of various countries

Best Books

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Topic 5: Polity

• Candidates are quizzed on national and international politics
• New laws passed or amendments made in the constitution
• Recent reports published by UN or SAARC nations

Important Topics in Polity

Best Books

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Topic 6: Biology

• Questions are common from Anatomy and Physiology of Animals and Plants.
• Single cellular and multi-cellular organisms.
• Plant kingdom and animal kingdom classification
• Newly discovered plant or animal species

Important Topics in Biology

1. Parts of Plant & their Functions
2. Parts of Human Body & their Functions
3. Basics of Animal Kingdom.
4. Diseases, Prevention & Cure
5. Diseases, Prevention & Cure

Best Books

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Topic 7: Chemistry

• Reactivity series is the most important topic in terms of number of questions
• Formulae of Soaps and detergents
• Problems on alkenes, alkynes, carbon or hydrocarbons
• Formula or structure identification of different gases, polymers, etc. 

Important Topics in Chemistry

• Uses, common names and composition of various chemicals
• Alloys
• Definition Based Questions (Heat, Oxidation, Reduction etc.)
• SI units
• Chemical Change & Physical Change
• Chemistry in Everyday life

Best Books

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Topic 8: Physics & Space Science

• A a good deal of questions form Laws of Gravitation and Motion
• Different types of Constellations and Star Formation
• Composition of planets and asteroid belts
• New found planets

Important Topics in Physics & Space Science

Best Books

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Topic 9: Computer & Mobile Technology

• There are direct questions on logo and commands of MS office
• Paint command sequence
• Questions on different kinds of computer devices
• ASCII code questions
• Questions on logic gates  

Best Books

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Topic 10: Diseases, Pollution & Nutrition

• Questions on nutrition deficiency and vitamin deficiency
• Effects of pollution of air, water, noise, etc on society
• Deficiency in children
• Communicable and non communicable diseases
• Treatment of water for cleaning

Best Books

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Topic 11: Current Affairs

• Candidates need to know about recent developments taking place both at national and international level.
• Union Budget, Demonetization and Economic Survey
• Nobel prize winners, year, name and field of excellence.

Important Topics in Current Affairs

Best Books

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General Tips to Prepare for SSC CGL General Awareness

These are some general tested tips that candidates will find handy while preparing the General Awareness section for Tier I.

• Don’t waste your time on learning facts related to banking; they are rarely asked.
• Prepare science section first then other sections.
• Revise all topics.
• Make chits to remember important topics and formulae
• Create a notebook with all the important formulae written on it.
• Create highlighted notes to remember history dates related to different eras.
• Make a note of all parliamentary acts and amendments.
• Spend some time daily to revise and memorize various facts.
• Make a board and stick notes about facts which you forget easily.
• Do more practice papers to continuously assess your existing knowledge and preparation.

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