SSC MTS 2019 General Awareness Preparation – Topics, Books & Tips

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) had released the SSC MTS Recruitment Notification 2019 for the post of Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) (Non-Technical Staff). SSC MTS General Awareness preparation is one of the most critical parts of the exam since it is the most scoring section of the SSC MTS Paper. SSC MTS Notification has come out a month back which means its high time that you pull up your socks and get down to preparations. In this blog, we will brief to you some tips on how you can score maximum marks in General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS 2019. We will also help you get an overview of the Exam Syllabus for General Awareness, book list for preparation and some sample questions for the General Awareness section of SSC MTS 2019 Exam.

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SSC MTS 2019 Exam: Important Dates

Remind yourself about the important dates of the Examination

1.	Dates for submission of online applications	22.04.2019 to 29.05.2019
2.	Last date for receipt of application	29.05.2019 (up to 5.00 PM)
3.	Last date for making online fee payment	31.05.2019 (up to 5.00 PM)
4.	Last date for generation of offline Challan	31.05.2019 (up to 5.00 PM)
5.	Last date for payment through Challan (during working hours for Bank)	01.06.2019
6.	Date of Computer Based Examination (Tier I)	02.08.2019 to 06.09.2019
7.	Date of Tier-II Examination (Descriptive Paper)	17.11.2019

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SSC MTS General Awareness Preparation: Tier 1 Exam Pattern

The examination will consist of a Computer Based Examination (Paper-I) and a Descriptive Paper (Paper-II).

Paper-I (Computer Based Examination-Objective Type):

Dates of Computer Based Examination  (Tier-I)	Part	Subject (Not in sequence)	Number of Questions/ Maximum Marks	Time Duration (For all four Parts)
02-08-2019 – 06-09-2019	I	General English	25/ 25	90 Minutes
	II	General Intelligence & Reasoning	25/ 25
	III	Numerical Aptitude	25/ 25
	IV	General Awareness	25/ 25

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Paper-II (Descriptive):

Subject	maximum marks	Time Duration
Short Essay/Letter in English or in any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.	50	30 minutes

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General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS: Important Topics

The Questions for General Awareness will be designed in such a way so as to test the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its applications in society. It will also test the Candidates knowledge on Current Events happening around us in day to day life.

The topics for General Awareness preparation of SSC MTS are as follows:

Topics	Sub-Topics
General Science	Biology-Human Body and Function, List of diseases caused by microorganisms, Plants Parts, Pant and Animal Kingdom and their Functions and Environment. Physics- Motion, Force, Gravity, Heat and Electricity, Magnetism, Pressure, Work, Sound and Units of Measurement. Chemistry- Chemistry in Daily Life, Definition of Basic Topics (Oxidation, Reduction, etc.), Atoms, Molecules, Elements, Alloys and Usage of Chemical Compounds.
History	Ancient India, Medieval India, Modern India, and Ancient Indian Books and Authors
Indian Polity	Schedules in Indian Constitution, Parts of Indian Constitution, List of the Indian States and List of Union Territories.
Economics Scenes	Types of Economic Systems, Planning in India, National Income, Human Development Index (HDI), Inflation, etc
Geography	Physical: Mountains, Oceans, Rivers, Deserts, Agriculture, soils, Climate, Rainfall, monsoon,  Indian Geography, Rivers, lakes, mountains, highways, Solar System Etc
Computers	Hardware, Internet, Emails, Chips, Latest Technologies, etc.
Sports	Archery, Athletics, Basketball, Famous Sports Personalities, Awards In the Field of Sports, etc.

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General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS: Previous Years Questions

General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS

Q1. What is the income of all the residents of the country called?

1. Per capita income
2. Average income
3. Total income
4. None of these

Answer: 3 (Total Income)

Q2. What are the deposits in the bank account that can be withdrawn on demand called?

1. Time deposits
2. Demand deposits
3. Withdrawal
4. Accumulations

Answer: 2 (Demand Deposits)

Q3. Under which article the President declares “Presidents Rule” in India?

1. A) Article 100
2. B) Article 356
3. C) Article 401
4. D) Article 90

 Answer: 2 (Article 356)

Q4. In which form of government, each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value?

1. Aristocratic
2. Monarchic
3. Democratic
4. Autocratic

Answer: 3 (Democratic)

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General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS: Books

• NCERT – 6th to 10th Std
• Lucent’s GK
• Manorama yearbook (the current year)
• Sectional Tests for General Awareness on Oliveboard

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General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS: Tips

General Awareness is one of the most scoring section of SSC MTS Exam. The General Awareness Syllabus is vast hence step-by-step approach needs to be taken for its preparation. To achieve maximum marks in general awareness section you can follow the Tips given below.

1. The Basics of General Science can be cleared by reading the 9^th and 10^th standard NCERT Books of History, Physics, and Geography.
2. The Questions of General Awareness section depend on facts hence they have a very direct answer, hence memorizing the factual answer helps.
3. To understand the Current Affairs, one must read the complete current affairs of at least for the last 6 months.
4. Attempt as many mock tests as possible, you can check the link below to give an SSC MTS Test.
5. Always have a positive approach towards the Mock test Marks, it will help you achieve success in actual SSC MTS exam, do not get demotivated on getting low marks. 

General Awareness Preparation for SSC MTS: Important Links

1. Daily General Awareness
2. Static Economy GK Ebook
3. Free Banking Awareness Ebook
4. BOLT SERIES: Monthly Current Affairs
5. BOLT SERIES:Monthly Current Affairs(Hindi)
6. BOLT SERIES for SSC and Railways Exam
7. Computer Awareness Bolt Series

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