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 – Tough | 20 – 22 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy | 22 – 24 |
| General Intelligence | Easy-Moderate | 21-23 |
| General Awareness | Easy – Moderate | 18 – 20 |
| Overall | Moderate | 73-79 |
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 | Easy |
| Calendar (birthday date) | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Missing Term | 2-3 | Moderate |
| Matrix | 1 | Easy |
| Direction | 1 | Moderate |
| Non-Verbal (Image) | 4 | Moderate |
| Odd one out | 3-4 | Easy-Moderate |
| cube (open dice) | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Analogy | 1 | Easy |
| Series | 1 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language
English Language section again surprised candidates with 5 questions from RC (Reading Comprehension) instead of Cloze Test. 1 question asked 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.
Synonyms:
- Cynicism
- Pinnacle
Antonyms:
- Cinacle
One word: Keep at bay
RC (Reading Comprehension): Obesity
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active/Passive Voice | 1 | Esy |
| Narration | 1 | Easy |
| Sentence Improvement (Fillers) | 3 | M |
| Error Detection | 3 | E |
| Idioms/Phrases | 2 | E |
| Parajumbles | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Antonym/ Synonym | 4 | Difficult |
| One word substitution | 2 | Difficult |
| Spelling check | 2 | Easy |
| RC (Reading Comprehension) | 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 Pie Chart 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:-Pie chart (six persons & their votes)
Some questions from exam:
- A can do a work in 15 days B can in 30 days. Half work done in how many days by together.
- Find a+b if a³+b³ is 72 and ab is 8?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| CI, Profit/Loss | 4-5 | Easy |
| Mensuration | 2 | Easy |
| Trigonometry | 2-3 | Easy |
| Algebra | 2-3 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 2 | Moderate |
| Coordinate Geometry / Geometry | 4-6 | Moderate |
| Time Speed and Distance | 1 | Easy-Moderate |
| Average & Percentage / AP | 2 | 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:-
- Who built Charminar?
- Who made union & concurrent list?
- Animal cruelty comes in which list?
- What is soil erosion?
- Higher Citizen Galantry 2016 award comes in which category?
- books & authors (Match the following)
- Another name of copper suphate?
- Where will be FIFA 2018 world cup held?
- Which yojna connects state and central?
- By which process heat energy in machine consumed?
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| History | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Geography | 3-4 | Easy-Moderate |
| Polity | 4 | Easy |
| Economics | 2 | Moderate |
| Science | 6-7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 4-5 | Moderate |
| Total | 25 | Moderate-difficult |
