Step 1:
First go though the syllabus of general awareness which is same for all Exams conducted by SSC.
Syllabus:
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining
• History,
• Culture,
• Geography,
• Economic Scene,
• General Policy & Scientific Research,
• Current Affairs.
Step 2 :
The pattern of General Awareness asked in previous exam with individual topics are generally from three broad section :
•General Science : This section covers around 35-40% question mainly from Topics Biology, Physics, Computers, Chemistry, Daily Science etc. Out of these around 20-25% question are from Biology alone.
•Current Affairs : This section covers around 10% from areas like recent development in Sports, Awards, Politics, International happening etc. Few question from Finance and Banking also asked in previous exams.
•Miscellaneous : There are few question asked from this section. This section has around 8-10% weightage in the exam. This section covers areas like National schemes, Unusual GK question, Book Name and writer, question from logical analysis,important days etc.
•Static Way : Question in this section asked from static areas like Indian Politics, History and culture, Economy, Geography etc. This section have around 45-50% weightage in GS question.
Step 3:
Strategies to prepare for above sections :
•General Science : Best way to Prepare General science is to refer NCERT science books from class 7 to 10.you can also buy Lucent's General science.
•Current Affairs : For curent affairs you can read pratiyogita darpan, competition in focus etc(of your choice) of the last 12 months.
•Miscellaneous : For Miscellaneous section refer any general knowledge book(lucent,ari
hant) which is given in the last of the book.
•Static Way :
# Indian polity : For indian polity refer books like Indian Polity by M.Laxmikanth ,Pratiyogita darpan indian polity and NCERT books from class 7 to 12.
# Indian history and culture: For indian history and culture refer NCERT books from class 7 to 12,Indian history(Arihant),lucent G.k etc.
# Indian Economy: Refer NCERT class 11,PD(Pratiyogita Darpan) indian Economy.
# Indian geography: PD(pratiyogita darpan) indian Geography and NCERT books from class 7 to 12 etc.
Step 4:
Mainly question are asked from General Science, Current Affairs and Static Way, put your effort at these three section maximum.
NOTE : DONT DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON LUCENT'S GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. SO BETTER TO STUDY IN DETAIL AND STRATEGY WISE SO THAT YOU CAN GET EASILY AROUND 40 MARKS(MINIMUM).