Best Books for SSC CGL General Awareness

General Awareness is one of the prominent topics in both the tiers of SSC CGL exam. 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. Some quick tips and insights for preparing the SSC CGL General Awareness section are discussed below.

• 2-3 questions are usually asked from all the major topics.
• Solve more sample papers to get familiarized with the type of questions.
• Mostly straightforward questions are asked from the economy.
• On average, candidates will have 15 minutes to solve the General Awareness section.

SSC General Awareness Exam Pattern Highlights

Candidates can check below the essential highlights of SSC CGL General Awareness.

• A total of 25 questions are asked in this section.
• 1 mark will be awarded for every correct answer.
• 0.50 marks in Tier 1 and 1 mark in Tier 2 are deducted for every wrong answer.
• No marks will be awarded or deducted for an un-attempted question.
• A duration of 15 minutes is given to complete the section in Tier 1 and of 30 minutes in Tier 2. 

SSC CGL Indian History & Culture Syllabus

Generally, 4-5 questions are asked from this section in total. The important topics and books for the same are given below.

Important Topics in Indian History and Culture

The whole section is divided into three parts- Ancient, Medieval, and Modern. Important topics from all three sections are given below. 

Best Books for Indian History and Culture

The candidates can refer to the following books to study Indian History and Culture. 

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SSC CGL Geography Syllabus 

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 for SSC CGL Geography

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SSC CGL Environment

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

Best Books for SSC CGL Environment

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SSC CGL 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 for SSC CGL Economy

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SSC CGL Polity

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

Important Topics in SSC CGL Polity

Best Books for SSC CGL Polity

SSC CGL 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 SSC CGL 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 for SSC CGL Biology

SSC CGL Chemistry

• Reactivity series is the most important topic in terms of a 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 SSC CGL 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 for SSC CGL Chemistry

SSC CGL Physics & Space Science

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

Important Topics in Physics & Space Science

Best Books for SSC CGL Physics & Space Science

SSC CGL 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 for SSC CGL Computer & Mobile Technology

SSC CGL 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 for SSC CGL Diseases, Pollution & Nutrition

SSC CGL Current Affairs

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

Important Topics in SSC CGL Current Affairs

Best Books for SSC CGL Current Affairs

SSC CGL General Awareness Expected Weightage

All topics are important but the 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.

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