General Awareness

By : Rahul Chadha

General Awareness Section can be one of the scorings and marks gaining sections in SSC Exams. Unlike other sections, General Knowledge (GK) doesn’t require any calculations and is thus the least time-consuming section. You can attempt this section very quickly and accurately. Check out the topic-wise General Awareness study material, books, and weightage in various SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, CPO, Stenographer & other exams.

General Awareness Study Material

Subjects	Topics
Current Affairs	National Affairs
	International Affairs
	Sports
Static GK	Art & Culture
	Books & Authors
	Honours & Awards
	Important Dates
	National & International Organizations
	Miscellaneous
Science	Biology
	Chemistry
	Physics
	Space, Defence in India
Others	Indian History
	Geography (Indian + World)
	Economy & Finance
	Polity
	Computer

General Awareness/GK Weightage in SSC Exams

Exams	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks
SSC CGL	25	50
SSC CHSL	25	50
SSC MTS	25	37.5
SSC CPO	50	50
SSC Stenographer	50	50
SSC Scientific Assistant	25	25
RBI Office Attendant	30	30

General Awareness Topic-Wise Weightage

Topics	CGL	CHSL	Steno	MTS	CPO
History	2	3-4	7-8	2-3	6-7
Geography	2	2-3	4-5	3-4	7-8
Polity	3	2-3	4-5	2-3	6-7
Economics	2	2-3	2-3	3-4	5-6
Science & Technology	9	7-9	14-16	6-7	10-12
Static Gk	1	1-2	5-6	2-3	2-3
Current Affairs	5	2-3	5-6	2-3	4-5
Computer	1	1-2	2-3	1-2	2-3

General Awareness Books for SSC

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

Download BYJU'S Exam Prep app and prepare General Knowledge for SSC exams.

General Awareness

ARTICLES QUIZZES ALL POSTS