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 | 71-77 |
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.
Some questions from Exam:
- Office: Colleagues:: Home: ?
- If REGRAIN is coded as QDFQZM then PRY will be coded as?
| 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.
Idiom:
- To go off the air
- Make a fuss
Spelling Correction:
- Possesses
- Murmuring
Synonym:
- Piquant
- Yearn
RC (Reading Comprehension): Endangered species
| 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 (no. Of tigers in six different sanctuaries)
Questions from Exam:
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- If P(8,5) is the mid point of (x, 5) and (2,y) then find the value of y?
- a³+b³, if a+b=4 and ab=3?
- tan 45 + 4 sec 60?
- Find the value of cosθ, if Sinθ = 24/29?
- Find the third proportion of 10 and 25?
- What is the reflection of (4, -3) if y=1?
- Right-angled triangle at B altitude is BD,AD = 3 DC = 9 find AB?
| 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:-
- One question from Arthopoda.
- Eye makes shadow at retina up to what time?
- Where G20 digital meeting held?
- One question from Scheme on bihar water?
- Population control under which list as per 7th schedule?
- copper oxide reacts with iron the resultant will be ferrous oxide and …?
- Land given by Chola Empire?
- Who was the winner of kabaddi world cup 2016?
- Mattan Cherry palace in which state?
- Demand of goods increasing with income level is called?
| 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 |
