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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 | 18-21 |
| General Intelligence | Easy-Moderate | 19-21 |
| General Awareness | Moderate-Difficult | 13-17 |
| Overall | Moderate | 71-76 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy. 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.
Questions from series & missing term were quite difficult. No question asked from counting of figure in this shift.
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coding-Decoding | 2-3 | Difficult |
| Calendar (birthday date) | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Term | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Matrix | 1 | Easy |
| Direction | 2 | Easy |
| Non-Verbal (Image) | 4 | Easy |
| Odd one out | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| cube (open dice) | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 2 | Moderate |
| Series | 2 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language
English Language section again surprised candidates with 5 questions from Cloze Test instead of RC. 1 question aksed from Active/Passive Voice and 1 question from narration. Para Jumble was a new introduction in this year’s exam and it is time consuming. Questions from Antonyms & Synonyms were quite difficult.
Idioms:
- At your finger tips
Antonym:
- Epidemic
- Rampart
Topic of Cloze Test: Bird species
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active/Passive Voice | 1 | Moderate |
| Narration | 1 | Moderate |
| Sentence Improvement (Fillers) | 2 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 3 | 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 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate-Difficult |
Quantitative Aptitude
Quant in CGL 2017 exam was of moderate level. In this shift, Questions were asked from Co-ordinate geometry. Quant questions were very calculative. 5 Questions from Bar Graph DI were asked. There were 5 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. Geometry questions are not that easy.Questions from Trigonometry & algebra were of moderate level.
There were 1 DI in the Exam:- Bar graph(Two companies & their revenue)
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| CI, Profit/Loss | 4-5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Trigonometry | 2-3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Algebra | 2-3 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Time and Work | 3 | Moderate |
| Coordinate Geometry / Geometry | 5-6 | 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.In this shift, exam was difficult. Maximum questions were from History (4-5) which are from ancient history, Polity (4-5) and Science (7-8 questions).
Some questions from exams are:-
- Where was Rugby 2015 held?
- Who got noble prize 2016 for chemistry?
- match the following: (book & Author’s Name)
- One questions related to fundamental rights.
- When did AIADMK established?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| History | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Geography | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
| Polity | 4-5 | Easy |
| Economics | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Science | 7-8 | Easy-Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate-difficult |
