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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 | 18-20 |
Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 17-21 |
General Intelligence | Easy | 18-21 |
General Awareness | Easy | 17-20 |
Overall | Moderate-difficult | 75-79 |
General Intelligence
In SSC CGL Tier-1 Exam 2017 the questions of General Intelligence(Reasoning) were quite easy. But some questions were moderate. Students can have a fair idea of what SSC had been up to in terms of these questions. As per the inputs shared by students, this was average among all the other sections.
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Coding-Decoding | 2 | Difficult |
Syllogism | 1 | Moderate |
Matrix | 1 | Easy |
Blood Relation & Ranking | 1 | Easy |
Non-Verbal (Image) | 3-4 | 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. Questions from Antonyms & Synonyms were quite difficult.
One word – One who takes revenge- enmity, vindictive (options)
Spelling-Glamorous
idioms- Prodigy, Nemesis (options)
Topic of Cloze Test: Politics Related
Active/Passive: The kids are laughing at the lady.
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
Active/Passive Voice | 1 | Moderate |
Narration | 1 | Moderate |
Sentence Improvement | 3 | Easy |
Error Detection | 3 | Moderate |
Idioms/Phrases | 2 | Difficult |
Parajumbles | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Antonym/ Synonym | 3 | 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. 5 Questions from Bar Graph DI were asked and were very calculative and easy. There were 6 questions of SI & CI and Profit and Loss. There were 2 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:-BAR GRAPH, Movie Screen Related information.
Topic | No of Questions | Level |
---|---|---|
S.I, CI, Profit/Loss | 6 | Easy-Moderate |
Mensuration | 2 | Easy-Moderate |
Trigonometry | 2 | Moderate-Difficult |
Algebra | 3 | Moderate-Difficult |
Time and Work | 1 | Moderate |
Geometry | 3 | 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:
1.Ozone is —– of oxygen?
2. Second fight of Tarain between whom?
3. BOOK- The Light In The Window?
4. Who received Padma Shri award 2017 Cooking ?
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/computer | 3-4 | Moderate |
Total | 25 | Easy-Moderate |