Unlike other sections of SSC CGL Tier I, the general awareness section doesn’t require any calculations and thus, is the least time-consuming section. SSC CGL  Tier I consists of 4 sections – General Intelligence and Reasoning, General Awareness/ General knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude and English Comprehension. The procedure of the exam consists of three stages:

• Tier-I
• Tier-II
• Tier-III

Tier I exam will be conducted from March 3, 2020- March 9, 2020. SSC CGL 2020 admit card has already been released on the official website. The section includes 25 questions with each question carrying 2 marks. General Awareness is considered as a make or break section by many aspirants. This article will provide thorough details about subtopics of main subjects included in GA section, marks distribution, topic-wise recommended books. In the later part of the article we will discuss some preparation strategies that can be taken into account wile preparing for the General Awareness section of SSC CGL 2020.

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How GA can Improve your Marks in SSC CGL Tier I ?

One needs to focus on GA as much as Reasoning and Quantitative aptitude. Here's why General Awareness can take a CGL aspirants to a safer spot if taken seriously:

• More marks in less time: Since it is less calculation based, you can attempt the entire GA section quickly. Even if you prepare science and technology, sports and current affairs nicely, you can look forward to to score at least 20 marks.
• Less chance to score negative marks: Again, since there is nothing to solve in General Awareness questions, you will always know whether you know the response or not. This means there is no chance that you will knowingly mark an answer wrong.

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Preparation Strategy for General Awareness for SSC CGL 2020

The General Awareness segment of SSC CGL Tier I exam can be a scoring section and a step between getting good and average score in CGL 2020, provided the answers are given appropriately.

• The first footstep toward GA preparation is to make a list of topic from each of the categories mentioned in the article and assess your knowledge in each category, with evaluation of your current familiarity about the topics, you can plan your preparation accordingly.
• In case of Science, the best move is to revise all that was studied in school and understand each concept. If your concept is clear, you would find it easier to memorize the topics.
• In case of static GK there is a need to revise on a regular basis because it does not involve concepts and you need to memorize the information. Also, it has been observed by many SSC CGLE toppers over the past years that previous year examination papers prove to be great help when preparing for General Awareness section.

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Subtopics and Marks Distribution

The subtopics of main subjects with their marks distribution can be found in the following table:

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Subject-Wise Important Topics

Science

Before you pick a book to start memorizing the facts, one must know what to focus on in Science. CGL includes questions that consists of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Thus one must follow very important topics first as this subject is vast and can mislead as a time consuming subject.

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History

Similar to General Science, History is also vast with subdivision in Ancient History, Medieval History and Modern History. One of the most important tip to keep in mind is that revising what one has studied during the school time is enough for this part of general awareness but if someone wants to learn more on these, one can find the recommended  books for each of the type mentioned below.

Geography

One can practice Geography using maps, thus you can easily remember about all ports in India and similarly about soil types.

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Polity

One must only follow the important topics that have been mentioned below as this is not a well asked section in SSC CGL.

Miscellaneous

Topics ranging from Population Census to Union Budget. Other important topics include Demonetization and Economic Survey, Important Books & Writers, Oscar Winners, First in Sports for India and World like First Olympics, First Asian Games etc., Famous Sea Ports, Airports and their locations, State Animals and Symbols, Important Institutions of India and World & their locations (like BRICS, World Bank, IMF and RBI etc.), Indian Art & Culture, Awards & their Significance, Nobel Laureates & their Fields.