The important dates for SSC CGL 2017 are:
- SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam: 5th Aug to 24th Aug 2017
- SSC CGL Tier-2 Exam: 10th-11th November 2017
- SSC CGL Tier-3 Exam: 21st January 2018
- Skill Test/Computer Skill Test: February 2018
| Section | Level | Good Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | Moderate-Difficult | 16-19 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 16-21 |
| General Intelligence | Easy | 21-23 |
| General Awareness | Easy-Moderate | 17-19 |
| Overall | Moderate | 74-79 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy as usual. But some questions were difficult which were asked from figure counting and coding-decoding. Students can have a fair idea of what SSC had been upto in terms of these questions. As per the inputs shared by students, this was the easiest among all the other sections.
Some Questions from Exam:
- Q. Find the missing term:- 9 18 72 576 ?
- Q. Find the missing term:-40:100::56:?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 1 | Difficult |
| Syllogism | 1 | Moderate |
| Matrix | 1 | Easy |
| Blood Relation & Ranking | 1 | Easy |
| Non-Verbal (Image) | 5 | Easy |
| Odd one out | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Direction Sense Test | – | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 2 | Moderate |
| Series lengthy | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 9 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy |
English Language
English Language section again surprised candidates with 1 question from Active/Passive Voice and 1 question from narration. There was no reading comprehension and this was a major shocker for students. This year in this shift there was a cloze test (cloze tests were not seen in CGL Tier I exams in last 2-3 years). Para Jumble was a new introduction in this year’s exam and it is time cosuming. Questions from Antonyms & Synonyms were quite difficult.
Antonym: Refulgent
Idiom: Herculean task
Topic of Cloze Test: Based on Child Disorder
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active/Passive Voice | 2 | Moderate |
| Narration | 2 | Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement | 2 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 2 | Moderate |
| Idioms/Phrases | 2 | Difficult |
| Parajumbles | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Antonym/ Synonym | 4 | Difficult |
| One word substitution | 2 | Difficult |
| Spelling check | 2 | Easy |
| Cloze test | 5 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate-Difficult |
Quantitative Aptitude
Quant in CGL 2017 exam was of moderate level. In this shift Quant questions were very calculative. 5 Questions from Line chart DI were asked. There were 5 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. There were 2-3 from trigonometry which are not of basic level. Questions from algebra were quite easy. Geometry questions are not that easy.
There were 1 DI in the Exam:- Line Chart (7 Countries & Agriculture Production)
Some Questions from Exam:
- A+B+C=11 Ab+ BC +AC=17 , then a³+ b³+ c³- 3abc= ?
- If A is 36 % more than C and 16% more than B. If B got 145 then C got?
- x⁴ = (1/x⁴) = 62 then what is the value of x⁶ + (1/x⁶)?
- (x/5)+(5/x) = -2 then What is the value of x³?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 5-6 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Trigonometry | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Algebra | 3-4 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Time and Work | 1-2 | Moderate |
| Geometry | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Average & Percentage | 1 | Moderate |
| DI | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate |
General Awareness
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017, General Awareness questions were asked from all aspects of GA. Maximum questions were from History (4-5), Polity (4-5) and Science (7-8 questions). The level was easy-moderate.
Some Questions are:
- Recently Arundhati roy book “The Ministry of utmost happiness”.
- Who is the first governor general of India?
- Who is the first female ruler of India?
- How many states share Nepal’s Boundary?
- Study of fungus?
- Question relation to scientist?
- Who didn’t get Arjuna Award 2016 in wrestling?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| History | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Geography | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Polity | 4-5 | Easy |
| Economics | 2 | Moderate |
| Science | 7-8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 3-4 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
