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 | 19-21 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Easy | 17-19 |
| General Intelligence | Easy-Moderate | 20-21 |
| General Awareness | Easy – Moderate | 16-19 |
| Overall | Moderate | 75-81 |
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.
Antonym:
Squander
Spelling correction:
Revelers
Undulant
RC (Reading Comprehension): Buddha propagation to South India
| Topic | No of Questions | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active/Passive Voice | 1 | Esy |
| Narration | 1 | Easy |
| Sentence Improvement (Fillers) | 3 | Moderate |
| Error Detection | 3 | E |
| Idioms/Phrases | 2 | E |
| Parajumbles | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
| Antonym/ Synonym | 5 | 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 Bar 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:- Bar chart (five companies, Number of employees working)
| 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) and Science (6-7 questions).
Some questions from exams are:-
- Lady who died this year,she was 117..From which country?
- Who is the architecture of Humayun tomb?
- Which country will host World cup hockey 2018?
| 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 |
