How to Prepare General Awareness for SSC CGL 2017

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How to Prepare General  Awareness for SSC CGL 2017

How to Prepare General  Awareness for SSC CGL 2017

Dear Aspirants,

Staff selection commission  ( SSC) conducts SSC CGL ( Combined Graduate Level)  every year. This year SSC CGL  2017  is conducting its examination in the month of August tentatively. The Sincere students of Best Academy in Delhi /NCR has already geared up their preparation. This post is dedicated to provide strategy of preparing the General Studies for SSC CGL examination.

General Studies (GS) is an important section not only for the SSC CGL Examination but also for building a strong foundation of knowledge about the world. It is an essential component of almost every competitive exam in India. Let’s discuss how to prepare General Studies for SSC CGL 2017. In the exam, the GS section consists of 25 questions out of 100 questions in Tier I. The exam pattern for the General Studies section is provided below for better understanding and preparation

 

Sl no.	No of Questions	No of marks	Time allotted
1.	25	50	Stipulated time of 1 hr for 60 Questions

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The General Studies comprises of several subjects like Indian Polity, Indian History, Geography, General Science ( Physics, Chemistry, and Biology), Current Affairs and Static GK.

 

Sub Topic	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016 ( All shifts approximate)( Out of 25 Questions)
Geography	06	11	06	06	07	6	2
Chemistry	04	04	03	09	03	2	2
Computer	01	02	02	02	02	3	1
Economy	11	07	04	06	05	6	2
Biology	06	04	08	06	08	9	4
Indian History and Culture	05	06	05	06	05	4	3
Miscellaneous GK (Includes sports, honours, awards, current affairs, important dates)	03	05	10	08	10	9	6
Physics	07	06	04	03	04	5	1
Polity	07	05	08	04	06	6	2
Total	50	50	50	50	50	50	25

Strategy for preparing  Subjects of General Studies

a) Indian Polity – This an important subject of General Studies. One should cover this topic with full coverage of all important articles and amendments.The Indian polity carries 4-5 Question out of 25 questions asked in GS Section. One should revise the important political parties, CAG, Prime Minister, President, ECI etc.

b) Geography– In geography, there are three parts Astrophysics, Indian Geography, The World Geography. In the geography section, 80% of Questions are asked from Indian geography,

c) General Science – This subject comprises three main areas: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Among these, Biology holds immense importance, as it also covers environment-related topics. In comparison, the weightage of Physics and Chemistry is relatively lower than that of Biology, making it essential for students to focus more on Biology for competitive exams.

d) Current Affairs– It is an essential part of preparation as it also serves the purpose of Interview. One should make note of all essential current affairs from examination point of view. Current Affairs comprises of 3-4 questions from 25 question.

e) Static GK– The static GK refers to all the things which do not change with respect to time. In this the countries, capitals, currencies, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries etc are asked-

Books and sources to refer-

a) SSC General Studies by Arihant Publications– This book provides you the essential previous year questions with detailed explanation.

b) SSC General Studies by Kiran Publications– This carries a Question Bank of  SSC CGL, CHSL, SSC MTS, SSC JE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL EXAMS  conducted by SSC.

c)  General Studies for competitive examination by Plutus Academy-The Book carries comprehensive coverage of all topics of GS.

d) The Hindu Newspaper- It is the most renowned newspaper of the country and is the best source of vocabulary and current affiars.

e) PIB– This is the most preferable website for current and updated news.

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