SSC CGL 2019: Effective Tips to Prepare General Awareness Section of SSC CGL

It is believed that candidates must have gone through the syllabus and exam pattern of SSC CGL 2019 exam. Among all the sections, the section of General Awareness is considered to be simplest and most scoring section, if and only if, candidates are well-prepared for it. For every candidate’s information, it is important to note that this section carries 50 marks with 25 questions, each question carrying 2 marks. For many students, the syllabus of General Awareness Section may sound familiar or simple, but it is very elaborate and wide-spread. The students are required to develop good memorizing skills, as they have to grasp a pile of information from many topics in this section. While preparing an organized time-table, students must maintain regularity and consistency in their studying hours for General Awareness Section.

Broadly speaking, the candidates should have excellent knowledge of current affairs, Indian politics and constitution, static GK, important events and happening worldwide, scientific developments and inventions etc. In this piece of writing, we will discuss topic-wise importance of every prescribed topic.

After carefully examining previous year papers and scrutinizing their exam pattern, we have divided the General Awareness section into three main parts- Static General Knowledge (GK), Science and Miscellaneous.

From examination point of view, the Static GK is the most important part and it covers around 10 to 15 marks. The most commonly asked questions are from Culture, Indian History, Geography, Environment,         Economy and Polity. The Science part covers around 5 to 10 marks and recurrently asked questions are from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer & Technology, Disease & Pollution and Nutrition. The Miscellaneous part covers 5 to 7 marks and repeatedly asked questions are from Current Affairs, Dates, Portfolios, Schemes, Sports, People in News, Books. 

Significant Tips to score high in General Awareness in SSC CGL 2019

1. The syllabus of General Awareness is vast and it is very important to prioritize topics to reduce the burden of over-studying. It will also help you in understanding the difficulty levels of questions and distribution of marks topic-wise.
2. As mentioned earlier, the topic of Current Affairs is very important and so you have to update yourself with information regarding recent news, events, happenings etc. Therefore, you should be a daily reader of English Newspapers, information and knowledgeable magazines (Competition Success Review, Pratiyogyta Darpan etc). It will keep you updated and help you prepare well for the Current Affairs.
3. The static General Knowledge is another significant topic which should be studied methodically. You are advised to precise and clear in selecting study material for Static GK. The students are supposed to refer standard textbooks from reputed publication houses because it guarantees accurate and updated information on various facts, figures, places, events, person, news, happenings etc.
4. While studying Miscellaneous part, the students should primarily focus in topics like first in Sports for India and World like First Olympics, First Asian Games etc, Famous Sea Ports, Airports and their locations, Important Institutions of India and World & their locations (like BRICS, World Bank, IMF and RBI etc.), Nobel Laureates & their Fields, Union Budget, Demonetization and Economic Survey, Important Books & Writers etc.
5. In SSC CGL exam, you should develop good time-management skills and make sure that you do not spend more than 30 seconds on one question.
6. Likewise, accuracy also matters the most in SSC CGL exam as there is negative marking for every wrong answer. Hence, the students should avoid guess-work and try to work hard on basics of every concept. The good memorizing skills will work wonder for you and so be consistent in your preparation.  

While preparing General Awareness Section, the students should not be overconfident but sensible enough to make a smart preparation strategy to score maximum marks in the exam. SSC CGL 2019 exam is a golden opportunity to grab a Government job and so take every aspect of it seriously, including the preparation for General Awareness Section. 

In case you are located nearby Chandigarh and preparing for SSC CGL 2019 Exam then you can rely on IBT CHANDIGARH for the best exam preparations.

All the Best!!!