SSC General Awareness & Static GK¶

General Awareness questions in SSC require direct factual recall spanning static GK and basic science.

1. High-Yield Static GK Topics¶

Classical Dances:
Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu)
Kathak (Uttar Pradesh / North India)
Kathakali & Mohiniyattam (Kerala)
Odissi (Odisha), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
Manipuri (Manipur), Sattriya (Assam)
Folk Dances: Bihu (Assam), Garba (Gujarat), Lavani (Maharashtra), Ghoomar (Rajasthan), Rouf (Jammu & Kashmir).
Festivals & Fairs: Hornbill (Nagaland), Losar (Ladakh/Arunachal), Pushkar Fair (Rajasthan), Onam (Kerala), Baisakhi (Punjab).
Musical Instruments & Maestros:
Sitar: Pt. Ravi Shankar, Vilayat Khan
Sarod: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Shehnai: Ustad Bismillah Khan
Tabla: Zakir Hussain, Alla Rakha
Flute: Hariprasad Chaurasia

National Parks & Biosphere Reserves: Jim Corbett (Uttarakhand), Kaziranga (Assam), Gir (Gujarat), Sundarbans (West Bengal).
Rivers & Dams: Tehri Dam (Bhagirathi), Hirakud (Mahanadi), Sardar Sarovar (Narmada), Nagarjuna Sagar (Krishna).

Fundamental Rights: Articles 12 to 35 (Part III).
Important Writs: Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo-Warranto, Certiorari.
President: Article 52; Impeachment: Article 61; Pardon power: Article 72.
Emergency Provisions: National (352), State / President's Rule (356), Financial (360).

Physics: SI units, Optics (Mirrors and lenses), Newton's laws, Work and Energy.
Chemistry: Common chemical formulas (Baking soda: \(NaHCO_3\), Washing soda: \(Na_2CO_3 \cdot 10H_2O\), Bleaching powder: \(CaOCl_2\)), Metals and non-metals, Acids and bases (pH scale).
Biology: Human anatomy (circulatory, digestive, nervous systems), Vitamins and deficiency diseases (Vitamin A - Night blindness, Vitamin C - Scurvy, Vitamin D - Rickets).