SSC CGL General Knowledge 2020: To clear the exam you need to identify those sections where you can attempt a maximum number of accurate questions and score the highest marks in very less time which saves your lots of time to attempt questions in other subjects. SSC CGL General Awareness (GA) & Knowledge (GK) Section is considered to be one of the highest-scoring sections of the Exam.
Its aim is to test candidates’ general knowledge & awareness of current affairs occurring around the world and in India. With good preparation and practice, you can attempt more questions in less time and score good marks in SSC CGL General Knowledge Section.
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After going through the exam pattern and their weightage in the exam, the next step is to understand the topic-wise syllabus SSC CGL General Awareness Section. Major topics covered in the Staff Selection Commission CGL Tier-I exam under the SSC CGL General Knowledge Section :
| Category | Topics | Sub-Topics | No. Of Questions asked |
| Static Gk | History | Facts about Harappa Civilization | 9-11 |
| Vedic culture | |||
| Name of the Kings who built important ancient Temples and Institutions like Nalanda | |||
| Chronology of Medieval India and their important systems | |||
| India’s freedom movement and their leaders | |||
| Geography | India and its neighbouring countries | ||
| Famous Seaport and Airport and their location | |||
| Important institution of world and India and their locations like BRICS, World Bank, IMF, and RBI, etc | |||
| Economy | The terminology of Budget (like National Income, GDP, Fiscal Deficit and many more) | ||
| Five Year Plan and its importance | |||
| Famous persons in the economy | |||
| Institutions and their importance like RBI, SEBI, etc | |||
| Polity | Supreme Court | ||
| Meaning of Write | |||
| Election of President and his functions | |||
| Important constitution bodies like CAG | |||
| Facts about parliament | |||
| Fundamental Duties | |||
| Governor and his functions | |||
| State legislature | |||
| Major Constitutional amendments and their importance | |||
| Official Language | |||
| Emergency Provisions | |||
| National political parties and their symbols | |||
| General Science | Biology | Important Inventions and their inventor | 8-10 |
| Important and Interesting facts about human body parts | |||
| Nutrition in Animals and Plants | |||
| Diseases and their causes like Bacteria | |||
| Viruses and Protozoa | |||
| Last four chapter of NCERT of Class 12th for environment | |||
| Chemistry | Chemical Properties of Substance and their uses | ||
| SI units | |||
| Chemical Name of Important substances like Plaster of Paris, etc. | |||
| Chemical Change and Physical Change | |||
| Properties of Gases | |||
| Surface Chemistry | |||
| Chemistry in Everyday life | |||
| Physics | Important inventions and their inventor | ||
| S.I. units | |||
| Motion | |||
| Sound | |||
| Light | |||
| Wave | |||
| Energy | |||
| Electricity | |||
| Current Affairs | Recent Developments | Sports | 3-5 |
| Awards | |||
| Politics | |||
| Finance and Banking sector | |||
| International Events | |||
| Miscellaneous | GK | Population Census | 3-5 |
| Important Books and their writers | |||
| First sports achievement for India and the world like first Olympic, first Asian Game, etc. | |||
| State Animals and Symbols | |||
| Awards and their importance | |||
| Name of the Scientist who got Noble prize for important discoveries | |||
| Important Days | |||
| Computer | Development of computers | ||
| Input and output devices | |||
| Memory | |||
| Total | 25 | ||
| S.No. | Book | Author’s Name |
| 1. | Lucent G.K. (Theory) | Dr. Binay Karna and Manwendra Mukul |
| 2. | Lucent G.K. (Objective Questions) | Dr. Binay Karna and Manwendra Mukul |
| 3. | General Knowledge | Manohar Pandey |
GK is the most scoring section of the exam in recent years. By following these simple steps you can easily score good marks in this section:-
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. How many Questions are asked in SSC CGL General Knowledge section?
A. A total of 25 Questions is asked in SSC CGL General Knowledge section.
Q. Suggest some best books for SSC CGL General Knowledge preparation?
A.
| S.No. | Book | Author’s Name |
| 1. | Lucent G.K. (Theory) | Dr. Binay Karna and Manwendra Mukul |
| 2. | Lucent G.K. (Objective Questions) | Dr. Binay Karna and Manwendra Mukul |
| 3. | General Knowledge | Manohar Pandey |
A. A total of 2 questions is asked from the history part in the SSC CGL General Knowledge section.
Q. Is there negative marking in the SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam?
A. Yes, there is negative marking. 0.50 Marks will be deducted for every wrong answer in CGL Tier I,II and IV Exam. 0.25 will be deducted for every wrong answer in CGL Tier II Exam.
Q. Can a candidate apply for more than one post for the SSC CGL exam?
A.Yes, as long as a candidate fulfils the eligibility criteria he/she can apply for more than just one post.